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General requirements 

• Experience required prior training: None
• Certification required prior training: None
• Minimum age required: 10 years old
• Suggested number of training hours: 20 hours (minimum 3 days)
• Who can run the training: ISSA Instructor or minimum Offshore Skipper
• Who can do the examination: ISSA Instructor or minimum Offshore Skipper
• How to sibmit the application: Only through authorized ISSA school

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  Skills and knowledge required 

Yacht's construction

1. Knows the basic parts of yacht and what are the designed for:

•      Cockpit;
•      Bildge;
•      Heads;
•      Galley;
•      Bow;
•      Stern, aft etc.
•      Boom;
•      Mast;
•      Rigging;

Haulyards.

1. Can operate elementary yacht's systems:

•      Toilet;
•      Gass oven;
•      Sink;
•      Shower; 

1. Can fill up the water and diesel tanks;
2. Can operate the inboard engine;

• Start it;
• Switch it off;
• Check whether cooling system works;
• Inspection before starting. 

Line and spring handling

1. Can combine two lines of the same and different diameter;  
2. Can make:

•      Bowline;
•      Fast a line on a cleat;
•      Fishermen's bend;
• ​     Coil mooring lines; 

1. Can:

•      Hand over,
•      Take,
•      Make fast on cleat;
•      Let go mooring lines;

1. Can describe different ways of taking a mooring. 

Handling sail sheets and haulyards

1. Can:

•      Set and bring down the sails;
•      Reef down and shake off the reefs. 

Handling fenders

1. Can:

•      Fix them by applying adequate knots:
•      effectively operate the manouvering fender: 

Operating the anchor.

1. Can:

•      Prepare anchor for weighing (switches and controls)
•      Operate the windlass (letting out and taking in the chain) 

Operating the dinghy.

1. Can:

•      Take the dinghy off the deck and pull it in onto the deck;
•      Secure the dinghy to the yacht;
•      Use paddles effectively;
•      Secure the dinghy to the deck. 

Safety.

1. Can:

•      Safely move arround the deck;
•      Use the safety equipement;
•      Use the distress singalling equipment (pirotechnics, mirror, flags etc.);
•      Use the fire fighting equipment (fire extinguishers – with consideration of various types available, fire          blanket);
•      Apply various methods to make a distress signal (at least 4 methods).  

Other skills

1. Can:

•      Keep observation of the sailing area and pass over information about the direction and distance to objects;
•      Knows the lights of their own yacht in the night;
•      Make adequate signals in fog (under sails, under power);
•      Effectively hold the helm.