POWERBOAT AND/OR PWC INSTRUCTOR COURSE PREPARATION TASK 1
Pre Entry Skills & Knowledge (25 marks available)
Which Instructor Course are you booked on?
RYA Powerboat Instructor
RYA PWC Instructor
What is the start date of our Instructor course?
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Month
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Day
Year
Date
Name
First Name
Last Name
Email
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What is the key difference between a Life Jacket, a Buoyancy Aid and an Impact Vest? (1 mark)
What is a "Double Sheet-bend" used for? (1 mark)
List 4 separate methods of communicating that you are in distress from a small craft? (2 marks)
Roughly how long is the cycle from springs to neaps and back to springs? (1 mark)
6 hours
12 hours
24 hours
1 week
2 weeks
1 month
What does Ebbing Mean?(1 mark)
LW 0900, height of tide 3m. Using the rule of 12ths, what is height at 1300 if 6m range? (1 mark)
What does a red and black striped buoy signify and what would be its top mark? (2 marks)
Where is IALA B used? (2 marks)
When should a vessel display a black ball? (1 mark)
Two powered craft are head on, what should they do to avoid each other and what sound signal could they make? (2 marks)
List the responsibilities of a “stand-on” vessel? (2 marks)
What weather is associated with High Pressure?(1 mark)
What is Force 2 in knots?(1 mark)
What sort of engine requires oil to be mixed with the fuel? (1 mark)
Which is likely to give the highest top speed? (1 mark)
3 bladed prop
4 bladed prop
6 bladed prop
List four benefits of an inboard diesel engine over an outboard petrol engine? (2 marks)
A displacement craft’s maximum speed is governed by what? (1 mark)
When a propeller is spinning in air dragged down from the surface it suffers from what? (1 mark)
Using a compass how can you determine if a risk of collision exists?(1 mark)
What must we be mindful of when starting the PW engine in shallow water? (1 mark)
What is datatag? (1 mark)
When you engage reverse gear on a ski with the handlebars steering to port (i.e. port handle bar down) many PWCs go astern to starboard, where as some go astern to port (like a bicycle or an outboard driven boat). What is different? (2 marks)
If your ski is fitted with a “trim” control give 4 reasons why would you trim the bow down? (2 marks)
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