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Ribs 4 kids
AIM: | A Unique Junior Training program specific to driving inflatable tenders in Salcombe Harbour |
DURATION: | 1 day |
MINIMUM AGE: | 8 yrs |
Areas covered:
- Safety Equipment
- Buoyancy Aid
- Suitable Clothing
- Kill Cord
- Bailer
- Paddles
- Harbour Layout guide
- Boat Care
- Preparation
- Fuel
- Engine
- Start/stop engine
- Gears
- Correct tube inflation
- Preparation
- Local knowledge
- Weather conditions
- Tides
- Landmarks
- Navigation Marks
- Speed Limit Areas
- Where to leave your boat
- Basic Boat Handling
- Familiarisation
- Secure to a Buoy
- Come alongside a pontoon
- Rules of The Harbour
- Knowledge of collision regulations
- Knowledge of collision regulations
- Beach Landings
- Planning
- Which Beach
- Hazards
- Method of approach
- Crew communication
- Mooring/Anchoring
- Anchoring
- Preparation
- Attachment to boat
- Don’t forget tide
- Knots
- Round turn and two half hitches
- Bowline
- Emergency Situations
- Engine failure
- Going aground (running out of water)