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Dinghy Instructor
Courses 2008
Pre-entry Courses: 2008 24-25 May,
25+26Aug
Instructor Courses:
Summer RCYC 9-13 June, Autumn 27-31 Oct Course fee 2008: €495
Racing Instructor
Course : June 21/22
An intensive course training you how to teach ISA National
Scheme sailing, with an external examiner moderating.Ê You
learn how to organise a fleet and teach on the water, to make
a presentation in the classroom, the importance of understanding
your student, how to communicate and much much more.
Role To deliver Levels 1-3 of ISA Small Boat Sailng
Scheme in sailing dinghies Course Detail Course run
by ISA Dinghy Trainer Maximum Trainer to participant ratio
1:8 Minimum number of participants 4
Course Duration 5 days
Course provider must be recognised by ISA to run SBSS Level
1-3 Moderator required Yes, on 5 day course Certificate valid
3 years from date of issue
Pre-requisites ~ Minimum age 17 years ~ Recommendation
from Club Officer or Centre Principal ~ Dinghy Instructor
Pre-entry* assessment completed within last 12 months
~ Valid First Aid Certificated from from approved course ~
VHF Radio Certificate ~ ISA National Powerboat Certificate,
with endorsement for tiller & console & with 20hours power-boating
logged following certification
*Pre Entry Course and Assessment
2008- 24+25 May, 25+26 Aug -
€270
Special course- Level 4 Advanced Revision and Pre-Entry:
Aug 18-29: 10 days: €650
The assessment ensures that you have the pre-requisite
skills and knowledge necessary to teach up to Level 3 of the
National Dinghy Scheme ashore + afloat Skills Assessment:-Sail
a triangular course showing that you can apply the 5 essentials
and use the boats equipment to best advantage. Sail a triangular
course rudderless. Sail a tight circular course. Sail backwards.
Pick up a MOB dummy. Pick up a moorings. Sail "follow
the leader" course. Lee shore landing Background Knowledge:-Level
of ISA Advanced Sailing Skills. See
bottom of this page for full details
Phone 021 4811237 immediately if you want a place on this
course.
Advanced Dinghy Instructor 2
Course - 2008 TBA
This course prepares experienced
instructors to teach Advanced Sailing Skills (Level 4A) Candidates
must be fully familiar with all aspects of the syllabus (see
SBSS Instructors Handbook - or ISA website)
The practical
areas include: Consistent
awareness of the 5Es. Use of Spinnaker and Trapeze. MOB. Sailing
Backwards. Tight circles. Reefing afloat. Mooring, coming
alongside, anchoring. Towing under sail. Rudderless sailing.
Rig any type of dinghy. Capsize recovery . Theory and background:
Mast controls, running repairs, Nav publications - chart,
almanac, TSA. Use of Nav instruments. Buoyage and lights.
Compass. Tidal heights. Position fixing. Course plotting.
DR + EP Passage planning, Pilotage plans, prep for day cruise
Use of GPS + keeping a log Meteorology: Forecasts, synoptic
charts, local conditions
Racing Dinghy Instructor June
21/22 - - See ISA Instructors Manual for details.
Dinghy Senior Instructor: November
2008 Contact
us for details
Powerboat Instructor Pre Entry:A
one day assessment of powerboating skills afloat and background
knowledge. Dates: Mar 8 Nov 4 Fee 180 euro
Powerboat Instructor
Course
Powerboat Instructor Pre-Entry Test:
July 4, 5 + 6 Course fee Û450
Powerboat Instructor Course: Provides the competent and experienced
powerboat handler (Level 2 and 5 seasons experience a prerequisite)
with the training to teach powerboating up to the standard
of ISA Powerboat Level 2 under the supervision of the Principal
of an ISA recognised teaching establishment.(4 day course)
(2.5 days if you are a dinghy instructor)
An intensive course training you how to teach ISA National
Powerboat sailing, with an external examiner moderating.Ê
You learn how to organise boats and teach on the water, to
make a presentation in the classroom, the importance of understanding
your student, how to communicate and much much more.
Role To deliver Levels 1 and 2 of ISA Powerboat Scheme
in open power deiven boats Course Detail Course run
by ISA Dinghy Trainer Maximum Trainer to participant ratio
1:8 Minimum number of participants 4
Course Duration 4days (2.5 days if you are a dinghy
instructor)
Course provider must be recognised by ISA to run Powerboat
Scheme Level 1-2 Certificate valid 3 years from date of issue
Pre-requisites ~ Minimum age 17 years ~ Recommendation
from Club Officer or Centre Principal ~ National Powerboat
Cert with endorsement for tiller & console & with at least
a few seasons power-boating logged following certification~
Valid First Aid Certificated from from approved course ~ VHF
Radio Certificate ~ Powerboat Pre Entry Assessment
Safety Boat Instructor
One evening + two day course to train safety boat instructors.
Prerequisite - Safety boat certificate and Powerboat Instructor.
DATES TBA: Schedule Fri 1330-1730 Sat 0930-1800 Sun
0930-1730
Fee € 350
Recreational Powerboat
Instructor One evening + two day course to train
instructors. Prerequisite - Recreational Powerboat certificate
and Powerboat Instructor.
DATES TBA: Schedule Fri 1330-1730 Sat 0930-1800 Sun
0930-1730
Fee € 350
Advanced Powerboat Instructor
3 day course to train to the most advanced level. Prerequitsite
- Powerboat Instructor, Advanced Power Boat cert., Navigation/pilotage
to Day Skipper standard and VHF Cert.
DATES TBA: €400 Schedule Fri 1200-2200 Sat
0930-2030 and Sun 0930-1330
What to bring: Ê 1. Plenty of warm clothes (including
hat and gloves) + a change of clothes. 2. Booties or soft
shoes and seaboots. 3. Waterproofs or oilskins. 4. Safety
Boat courses and instructor courses you will be required to
go in the water- so a wetsuit or drysuit is necessary. 5.
Buoyancy aid or lifejacket- will be provided if necessary.
6. Pencil and paper to take notes - an up to date powerboat
logbook will be needed. It is reccommended that you purchase
the "Safety Boat Handbook" (Available from SailCork)
Powerboat Senior Instructor Contact
us for details
Dinghy Instructor - Pre-Entry
Assessment
In order to qualify for entry onto an ISA instructor-training
course you must successfully complete the appropriate ÔInstructor
Pre-entry AssessmentÕ. This assessment ensures that you have
the pre-requisite skills and knowledge necessary to teach
up to Level 3 in the ISA Small Boat Sailing Scheme. The assessment
itself reviews those skills and knowledge covered in The Improving
Skills course (Level 3) and The Advanced Sailing Skills Course
(Level 4) of the Small Boat Sailing Scheme.
The assessment has two parts. Part 1 being an assessment
of your sailing skills and Part 2 being an assessment of your
background knowledge.
The assessment must be conducted by an ISA SBSS Instructor
Trainer Eddie English. The assessment must be conducted in
a minimum wind speed of 11 knots and must be undertaken in
a sailing dinghy, catamaran or keelboat depending on the type
of instructor course that it is required for. When undertaken
in dinghies the assessment will be conducted in a three sail
dinghy with trapeze. When the assessment is undertaken in
keelboats spinnakers must be used if conditions permit.
Part 1 - Skills Assessment
You will be asked to complete the following tasks. While doing
so you should demonstrate the ability to apply Ôthe Five EssentialsÕ
ie. sail setting, balance, trim, centreboard and course sailed,
to each task. The Assessor will be seeking to confirm that
you can sail competently and confidently. Through this section
the term on the first attempt should not be taken to mean
that you cannot make a seamanlike decision to break off at
a reasonably early stage and try again. It means that once
you have become a committed to a task, it should be successfully
completed. The assessment must be conducted in a minimum wind
speed of 11 knots and must be undertaken in a sailing dinghy,
catamaran or keelboat depending on the type of instructor
course that it is required for.
Sail around a triangular course You will be asked
to sail around a triangular course. Each leg of the course
will be at least 400 meters long. During this you will be
expected to; Demonstrate that you can apply the five essentials
at all times.Demonstrate that you can closely round a mark
without touching it. Demonstrate that you can allow for any
tide / currents if present. Demonstrate that you can use all
of boats equipment to best advantage including spinnaker if
conditions are appropriate.
Sail around Triangular course without a rudder (dinghies
& keelboats only) You will be asked to sail the same course
as previously, but without a rudder. During this you will
be expected to; Demonstrate that you can sail the boat around
the course without noticeable difference from sailing with
a rudder. Demonstrate that you can maintain proper control
of the boat on all points of sailing as well as while tacking
& gybing. Demonstrate that you can make the necessary adjustments
to sail area, sheeting arrangements, & centreboard position.
Demonstrate that while sailing without a rudder, that you
can maintain proper awareness of other water users and take
proper avoiding action if necessary. Note that you will not
be penalised for reefing the boat if conditions are such that
it would be seamanlike to do so.
Sail a tight circular course. You will be asked to
sail a tight circle around a stationary but free-floating
boat. The circle should be as small as you can safely make
it. However, the assessor will accept that in doing this,
you may have to leave the centreboard in one position. During
this you will be expected to; Demonstrate that you can sail
a smooth circle within a radius of three boat lengths of the
assessors boat. Make only one tack & one gybe during the circle.
Maintain appropriate sail trim and boat balance / trim at
all times.
Sail a Ôfollow my leaderÕ course The course may include
all points of sailing and may be behind another sailing boat
or behind a power-boat. During this you will be expected to;
Maintain a constant distance of approximately one boat length
between you and the boat in front.
Pick up a Man-Overboard dummy You will be asked to
drop off and then pick up an MOB dummy. The dummy will be
of sufficient weight so as to represent a person in the water.
During this you will be expected to; Stop the boat dead in
the water when you pick up the dummy. Pick up the MOB at the
windward shroud. Not tack while you pull the MOB on board.
Not need more than one attempt to pick up the MOB.
Lee-shore landing and departure (dinghies & catamarans
only) You may be asked to demonstrate a lee-shore landing
& departure. During this you will be expected to; Use the
correct sail plan (jib only if necessary) Land in a controlled
fashion. On departure, clear the shore successfully in a controlled
way on the first attempt.
Anchor / pick up a mooring Ð wind against tide. You
may be asked to either anchor or pick up a mooring in a wind
over tide situation. During picking up a mooring you will
be expected to; Use the correct sail plan Stop the boat dead
in the water next to the buoy. Pick up the mooring on the
first attempt. Keep the boat under control once the buoy is
on board. During anchoring you will be expected to; Use the
correct sail plan Anchor in the area designated by the Assessor.
Anchor successfully on the first attempt Keep the boat under
control once you have anchored.
Come alongside a moored boat, wind against tide You
may be asked to come-alongside in a wind against tide situation
During this you will be expected to; Maintain complete control
of the boat during the approach. Stop alongside the boat at
the first attempt. Remain in control of the boat once you
are alongside.
Recover a capsized dinghy and sail away (dinghies
& catamarans only). You will be asked to recover a capsized
dinghy and then sail it away. During this you will be expected
to; Successfully right the dinghy without external help in
a calm and controlled manner. Need only one attempt to recover
the boat. Recover the crew and yourself into the boat and
sail away while maintaining control of the boat at all times.
Reducing sail while underway You will be asked to
change headsails and reef the mainsail while underway. During
this you will be expected to; Maintain control of the boat
at all times. Reef the sails in a manner that allows them
to be set to best effect. Ensure the safety & security of
crew. Execute the changes in a timely and efficient manner.
Part 2 Ð Assessment of Background
Knowledge This part of the Instructor Pre-entry
assessment will assess the knowledge, understanding and skills
necessary to become an Instructor teaching up to ÒImproving
SkillsÓ in the ISA Small Boat Sailing Scheme. Method: The
assessment may be in the form of; 1) Aural interview with
the Assessor. 2) Written answers / calculations done during
the assessment. Original copies of RYA Training Chart 1 will
be used be used for all of the assessment / calculations where
a chart is required. Tables used will be the RYA Practice
Navigation Tables. Sailors must be informed of this prior
to the assessment to allow them to familiarize them selves
with the chart. The assessor will provide sufficient charts
and PNTs. Candidates must provide their own stationary, calculators
and navigation instruments.
Sail & mast controls Using a three sail boat normally
fitted with a trapeze the sailors will be asked to identify
any of the boats sail & mast controls, describe how it might
be used, and if possible, demonstrate on the boat the effect
that control has. Main sail- Halyard, Cunnigham, Out haul,
Vang, Battens, Main-sheet, Traveller Telltales. Jib - Halyard,
Sheets & Sheeting angles, Telltales. Mast - Rig tension, Spreader
length & angles, Mast ram / chocks, Rake.
Compass The sailor will be asked to; Take a course
to steer from a chart and apply it to a compass Having been
given two points on a chart the sailor should be able to plot
a course between the two points onto the chart, Convert this
course to a course to steer by applying the appropriate variation
and deviation from the compass card provided. Plot a magnetic
bearing onto a chart Having been given three compass bearings
the sailor should be able to plot a position fix onto a chart.
Chart symbols The sailor will be asked to identify
a number of common symbols and features from a chart. Latitude
& longitude, Depth contours, Tidal diamonds, Rocks, Drying
areas, Port & Starboard Lateral marks, North, East, South
& West Cardinal marks, Special marks, Isolated danger mark
& Safe-water mark.
Tides For a primary port, the sailor will be asked
to either; Predict the depth of water at a given time and
place. Given a position on a chart, a time and a set of tide
tables for a primary port the sailors should be able to calculate
the depth of water at that point. Predict the time at which
the water will reach a particular depth at any given time
or place. Given a required depth at a position on a chart
and a set of tide tables for a primary port the sailors should
be able to calculate the time at which the water will be at
the depth given. For a position on the coast or in a channel
adjacent to a primary port the sailor should be able to estimate
the time and direction of maximum and minimum tidal flow.
Given a position on a chart, a set of tide tables and a set
of tidal charts the sailor the sailor should be able to estimate
the time and direction of maximum flow and time of minimum
tidal flow.
Collision Regulations Using either an aural interview,
written questions or models the sailor will be asked to; -
From colour pictures, identify a number of common navigation
day marks and descried their relevance to sailors. Port &
Starboard Lateral marks, North, East, South & West Cardinal
marks, Special marks, Isolated danger mark & Safe-water mark
- Correctly identify who has priority and correct action by
stand on vessel in a number of simple scenarios. Sail vÕs
sail Port / starboard, overtaking, windward / leeward Sail
vÕs power meeting vessels, overtaking, restricted manoeuvrability
Power vÕs power meeting vessels, overtaking, towing.
Weather During an aural interview; The sailor will
be asked to describe the prevailing weather patterns and effects
for a period of 2 days prior to the assessment. The sailor
will be asked to provide a synopsis of the expected weather
for the day of the assessment and describe how it might be
expected to affect the sailing area used for the assessment.
The sailor will be asked to describe the cause of, effects
of and features of at least two common weather conditions
/ features. Sea breeze, Radiation Fog, Sea Fog, Thunderstorms,
Line squalls, Warm front, Warm sector, Cold front, Cold sector,
Occluded fronts, Depressions, Anti cyclones. The sailor will
be asked to identify two types of cloud from colour photographs
Cirrus, Cirrostratus, Altostratus, Altocumulus, Stratus, Cumulus,
Cumulonimbus, Nimbostratus, Fractostratus, Stratocumulus.
The sailor will be asked to describe identify the prevailing
wind speed and direction.
Ropework The sailor will be asked to tie and describe
the appropriate use for three knots Reef Knot, Bowline, Clove
hitch, Round turn & two half hitches, Sheet bent and Rolling
hitch, Figure of eight. Ê Ê
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