ISAF Offshore Course
| Cost: | £180 |
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| Course Duration: | 2-day weekend |
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This 2-day ISAF Offshore Safety course provides training for
skippers and crews who may encounter rough weather and problems at
sea. The first day of the course covers the
Sea
Survival syllabus including a practical pool based
session.
Day two covers heavy weather sailing techniques, including
rigging storm sails and use of sea anchors as well as weather
forecasting, fire fighting, MOB rescue and recovery, search
patterns, effective communications and much more.
ISAF and Racing
Requirements
The certificate awarded confirms crew eligibility under section
6.01 of the ISAF Special Regulations for category 0, 1 and 2
offshore races. These require a percentage of the crew to
have taken personal survival training.
It is an absolute must for those crews undertaking any major
offshore race such as Round Ireland or the Rolex
Fastnet Race to consider doing the ISAF
Offshore Safety Course. Rule 6.01.3 of the ISAF Special
Regs states 'It is strongly recommended that all
crew members should undertake training as in OSR 6.01 at least once
every five years.'
The full ISAF Offshore
Regulations can be viewed on the ISAF Website.
Format:
A weekend course, run from our dedicated
classroom in Southampton. Saturday includes a practical session in
a nearby swimming pool. Sunday is classroom based with a
session on a boat rigging storm sails, and a live flare demo
(subject to coastguard permission). Both days start at
9am.
If you already hold a valid RYA Sea
Survival Certificate or approved equivalent, you can complete a
1-day upgrade by just attending on Sunday.
Cost: £180 per
person full course. £95 per person one-day upgrade
What is included:
Instructor, class room and pool
based session (with loan of wet-weather gear and life-jackets),
light refreshments, RYA Basic Sea Survival and ISAF/RYA Offshore
Safety Certificates.