POWERBOAT, PWC, DINGHY, KEELBOAT & MULTIHULL INSTRUCTOR COURSE PREPARATION TASK 1
Pre Entry Skills & Knowledge (25 marks available)
Which Instructor Course are you booked on?
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RYA Powerboat Instructor (marked out of 25)
RYA PWC Instructor (marked out of 25)
RYA Dinghy Instructor (marked out of 33)
RYA Keelboat Instructor (marked out of 33)
RYA Multihull Instructor (marked out of 33)
What is the start date of your Instructor course?
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SAFETY & SEAMANSHIP
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)
TIDES
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)
BOUYAGE
What does a red and black striped buoy signify and what would be its top mark? (2 marks)
Where is IALA B used? (1 mark)
IRPCS
When should a vessel (over 7m) display a black ball? (1 mark)
Using a compass how can you determine if a risk of collision exists? (1 mark)
Two small powered craft are head on, what should they do to avoid each? (1 mark)
List the responsibilities of a “stand-on” vessel? (2 marks)
Give 4 examples of when a powerboat is not required to give way to sailboat? (2 marks)
METEOROLOGY
What weather is associated with High Pressure? (1 mark)
What is Force 2 in knots? (1 mark)
POWERBOAT
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)
PWC
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) most 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)
SAILING
What is a Portsmouth Yardstick? (1 mark)
Assuming a sail has 3 corners, what are they called? (3 marks)
When sailing on a broad reach with an asymmetric spinnaker, the boat starts to become overpowered and heels excessively to leeward. What action should be taken by the helm to correct this? (1 mark)
SAILING (Dinghy & Keelboat)
What is the primary purpose of sail battens on a beginner boat (i.e. not a fully battened sail)? (1 mark)
Which side of a dinghy or small keelboat should we pick up a MOB on and Why? (2 marks)
Which side of the dinghy or keelboat should we pick up a Mooring on and Why? (2 marks)
If picking up a mooring wind against tide, which sail configuration is most likely to apply? (1 mark)
Headsail only
Mainsail only
Spinnaker only
Headsail and mainsail
DINGHY SAILING
What does a centreboard / daggerboard do?(1 mark)
Why do we lift the centreboard / daggerboard when sailing downwind? (1 mark)
When returning to a slipway/beach when is it appropriate to drop the mainsail and sail under just headsail? (1 mark)
KEELBOAT SAILING
What are the 2 main purposes of a keel? (2 mark)
What is a self tailer? (1 mark)
MULTIHULL SAILING
Why are cats generally faster than monohulls of a similar length (2 marks)
The clew of a cat mainsail often has three cringles to clip the main sheet to. When would you use the forward cringle? (1 mark)
Name two common causes of pitch poling? (2 marks)
Returning to a beach, which rudder would you normally lift first (1 mark)
What is the common traveller position for upwind sailing? (1 mark)
What does GSZ stand for? (1 mark)
When does a multihull tacking angle get smaller? (1 mark)
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