| General Details |
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| Course & Certification:
ID: 6.1.24 Description: DeckCrew. Certification type: Certificate of Proficiency ISO 9001:2015 compliance course & certification. |
| Course Length:
A total of 48 hours consisting of; Pre-Course study = 2 hours. |
| Capacity of Certification:
To operate in the following capacities on-board a sailing yacht or classic sail vessel (subject to endorsment): 1. Deck crew on a sailing yacht or classic sail vessel <24.0 metres Length-Water-Line (LWL) cruising inshore waters, near coastal, offshore and ocean. 2. Look-out or Watch Team Leader on sail vessels <24.0 metres Length-Water-Line (LWL). 3. Helms-person. |
| Recognitions & approvals:
Not applicable. |
| Reference Standards:
Syllabus & Assessments adhere to UNECE Resolution N° 40 for Operators of Pleasure Craft, Sail Vessels <=24mtrs. |
| Certification Revalidation:
Not required. |
| Sea-time requirements:
5 days at sea. |
| Certification issuing requirements:
1. iymcs Self-Declaration of Medical Fitness. |
The custom-designed iymcs wallet type certification is stylish and practical.
The wallet outer is made of real leather with a sythentic interior that is resistant to water and protects the certificates.
It is wallet size, comfortable to carry around, it is not too small to lose like the credit-card style type certifications you often see now.
The iymcs Certificates are printed to ISO9001:2015 standards, are dual-language and feature extensive security features to security level 3
(Government passports & national Iidentification documents are security levels 1 & 2) and can be used as a personal ID in daily situations.
(Nb. It cannot be used instead of a passport/national identity card).
The iymcs DeckCrew™ Course is a multi-purpose versatile training course aimed at crew of sailing yachts & classic sail vessels who wish to either build or enhance their practical skills and knowledge. The course is offered in four formats shown below, each is configured to a particular level of experience:
Course Format |
Objectives |
Beginner Novice |
Ideal for persons looking to gain a basic general knowledge of sailing, develop their personal skills to the level they feel confident with. |
Experienced Crew |
Focusing upon the working practices found on-board the larger explorer and ocean cruising yachts >16 mtrs, topics include; safety procedures, safe working practices, watch-keeping, maintenance and repair skills. Essentially building seamanship skills from their existing knowledge and experience. |
Classic Sail Vessel Crew |
A hands-on learning forum for crew to actively participate with on-board tasks that include traditional seamanship, navigation techniques, rope & canvas work and the maintenance work of classic sail vessels. |
Skippers |
For the Skippers that would like to fill-in missing gaps of knowledge and be coached 1-to-1 upon particular tasks such as boat handling, general seamanship, maintenance and repairs, radio GMDSS communications, pilotage, passage planning, navigation. |
Confidence building is a fundamental part of this training. A unique aspect of the Course is the iymcs Task Book which features standard tasks which you undertake, the tasks are set according to the format chosen for the Course. There is also the option to add particular task/s that you would like to practise under the guidance of your Instructor.
The teaching of these tasks is not just from a single-minded approach ie. this is the way it should be done. The Course offers wherever possible, alternative methods for doing a task, the principal role of your Instructor is to advise you of these differing methods as well as to identify which of the method/s work best for you.
A successful outcome to the iymcs DeckCrew™ Course is whereby you have achieved your personal objectives and you have reached a level of competency as deck crew that you are satisfied with. This outcome is very much reflected in the Certification itself.
Our Society, the 'International Yacht Marine Certification Society" (iymcs) operates its entire operations under a Quality Management System
(QMS) that is in compliance with the International Standards Organisation (ISO) 9001:2015 amended. Part of this compliance involves full auditing procedures.
This is an important reference and enables us to gain recognitions from maritime admininstrations and marine industry bodies alike.
The QMS together with the ISO, ensures that iymcs and its Members operate to the highest standards possible. All our courses, and more importantly the
Certifications that we issue, are under ISO9001:2015.
This practise is most unusual for such courses and certifications. Some organisations will claim ISO:9001
adherence but often the reality is the ISO compliance is for a very small number of their courses.
| Scandinavia 800,-EUR | Northern Europe 700,-EUR | United Kingdom 800,-GBP |
| Southern Europe 700,-EUR | Middle East 900,-USD | North America 700,-USD |
| Prices exclude: course books,certification costs,personal travelling costs,course food and course accommodation. | ||
( Vers. 1.1. ) Click-on '+' to see Syllabus.
Types of sail vessels & other vessels. Nautical Terminologies. Parts of a sailing vessel. Masts & rigs of sailing vessels. Basic parts of a rig. Types of sails. Rope & wire types. Crew positions when sailing. Safety equipment on-board. Personal safety wear & equipment. Navigation theory of; Mercator chart projection, angles, speeds & distance.
Rules 3,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,13,14,15,19.
Running lights configuration. Steaming lights configuration. Anchor lights. Working vessels.
Buoyage channel layouts. IALA System A & System B. Special Marks. Safe-water marks. Isolated danger marks. Basic buoyage lights.
Speed Log. Towing Log. Depth Sounder. Lead & Line. Wind Direction + Wind Speed. Wind Tell-tales. Mast Windex. Barometer & Barograph. Sea Temperature Sensors. Air Thermometer. Hygrometer (air humidity). Navigation Plotter & Satellite positioning (GNSS-GPS).
Vessels Navigation Log. Voyage & DPA Plan. Navigation Charts, booklets. Int. Chart N°1 Symbols & Abbreviations.Pilot books & Tidal Almanacs. Tidal height & stream software. Publication updates. Types of Plotter software & updates. Instrument operating instructions.
Mercator Chart Projection Scales. Paper charts or Electronic Nautical Charts. Practical use of International Chart N°1 Symbols & Abbreviations. Introduction to topography of land masses. Channels & Sea-ways. Charted depths & depth contours. Obstructions & shallow depths. Buoyage & Marks. Harbour & Port plans & bay/river large scale insets. Pilot books & sailing guides. Identification & reference to key lighthouses & beacons. Clearing Marks. Sector lights & Range/Transits.
Tidal movements. Tidal Heights & Tidal Streams. Tidal Almanacs. Tidal software programs. Drying heights.
Wind speed, direction, Beaufort Scale. Wave heights & velocity. Sea & Land Breezes. Low Pressure and High Pressure Systems and related wind direction. Cold Fronts & Warm Fronts. Troughs.Mountainous coastline wind effects. Headland winds. Veering & Backing winds. Surface winds.
Coast Radio Stations. Port & Marina Radio. MRCC SAR. CH 16 usage. Working Channels. Definition of Mayday Distress. Basic understanding of the DSC & voice operations: Distress Mayday Alerts & Messages. Urgency Pan Pan Messages. Safety Securite messages. Medico Messages. Procedure Cards.
Precautionary actions & basic first aid:
Heat stroke. Hypothermia. Sea-sickness. Head injuries. Cuts & bruises.
Limb strains & injuries. Skin conditions. Stings & burns.
Fire. Steering failure. Dis-masting, partially or full. Jammed furling gear. Sails under the hull. Rope around the propeller or rudder. Collision, Flooding, Sinking. Grounding.
Hull design & construction. Mast types. Rig type & sail plan. Main-sheet & beam-track arrangement. Vang & strut type & arrangement. Fore-deck arrangement. Cockpit layout, winch positions & tracks. Piano layout (rope-clutches, jammers, halyards & control lines). Helm steering system. Deck obstructions. Deck filler/s for fresh water, fuel. Hand-holds on-deck. Securing & opening deck hatches. Main companionway securing arrangements & internal steps issues. Crew positions when sailing. Safety Plan & Safety Equipment List. Contents of a Emergency Grab-Bag or a Safety Locker.
Life-jackets and Personal Flotation Devices. Safety harnesses & clip-on procedures. Clip-on points. Life-lines, guard rails & jack stays. Life-raft stowage & release arrangements. Dan-buoy & life-sling arrangements. Man-over-board equipment. Boarding ladder arrangements. Flare kits & location of. Medical kit. Fuel, gas & electrical cut-offs. Navigation lights & emergency set. Gas detector & cut-offs. Marine VHF DSC Radio. Type of AIS on-board -Tx/RX unit or Rx only. EPIRB location, activation & type. Electrical Panel -DC & AC. Checking battery levels. Bilge pumps -manual & electrical. Fire extinguishers & engine compartment extinguishing system. For’ard deck, side decks obstructions. Mainsail Boom & Sheet. Deck hatches, safety precautions. Companionway steps & interior obstructions. Emergency lighting. Emergency steering arrangements. Emergency Grab-Bag Deck & cockpit illumination.
Winches & their handles. Rope clutches & jammers. Shackle types & snap-shackles. Rope blocks & pulley arrangements. Deck & mast sheaves.Backstays. Runners & check-stays..
Fuel tank levels, refueling procedures. Garbage disposal ashore. Black & Grey water waste tanks, systems & pumping arrangements. Bilge water levels. MARPOL regulations. Water tank levels, water quality & re-filling procedure. Hatches & Port-holes closure. Stowage check. Power shore-supply cable. Depth & Speed Log instruments. Plotter & GNSS-GPS signal Rx. Wind instruments. Helm indicator. Keel bolts check (if applicable). Rudder & steering check.
Battery voltage levels. Pre-start checks; oil, coolant and fuel levels, battery isolators. Sea-cock & sea-strainer for cooling system (non-pressurized type). Throttle controls - cable. Post start-up checks including exhaust discharge. Clutching & de-clutching. RPM, oil pressure & oil temperature gauges.
Battery voltage levels. Pre-start checks; oil, coolant and fuel levels, battery isolators. Sea-cock for cooling system. Post start-up checks including exhaust discharge. Electrical load switchover. Voltage & Cycles output & ampera.
General layout plan. Grab-handle points. Low-level lighting. Emergency lighting. Fluorescent safety sign-age. General Stowage arrangements. Provisioning stowage arrangements. Galley usage & strap-in arrangement. Fresh water supply and usage. Salt water supply. Gas stove-oven precautions & gas cut off valves. Electrical stove-oven power supply. Stove-oven usage underway. Hot drinks organization. Crew menu system. Sinks waste discharge arrangements. Shower arrangements. WC water supply and discharge arrangements. Ventilation arrangements. Heating systems.
Watch-keeping on CH 16 & other working Channels. The recording in the Vessel’s Navigation Log Book reception of Distress, Urgency, Safety messages and the actions taken. Port or Marine Call-up on a working Channel under supervision.
Reef Knot (Square Knot). Sheet-Bend Knot. Clove-Hitch Knot. Round Turn & 2 Half-Hitches Knot. Rolling-Hitch Knot. Bowline Knot. Sheep-Shank Knot. Figure of Eight Knot. Double-Stopper Knot. A hand-splice eye in a three-strand rope. Parcel Whip a rope end.
Hand-coil a line, secure it. Flake a line on a deck. Prepare a rope for heaving ashore or to another boat. Accurately heave/throw a lien to a person. Make fast a line to a; deck cleat, deck or dock bollard, mooring ring, spar, belaying pin and a taught rope.
Line names & line orders. Preparation of fore & aft lines and springs. Fender usgage. Distance calling to the; dock, jetty, buoy or alongside another boat. Two crew docking alongside technoiques. Three plus crew docking alongside techniques. Mooring buoy ring pick up. Stern-too docking using ground lines or anchor. Post-mooring fore & aft or between two bow posts. Rafting-up to another moored vessel & departure techniques. As a helms-person: Steering under power, maintaining a track. 360° turn in a confined area. Propeller backwash & propeller walk to port or starboard. Simple alongside docking maneuverer against a pontoon or jetty in light winds. Depart from a jetty or pontoon in light winds.
Rig; shrouds, fore-stay, back-stay, inner-fore stays. Mast & Boom; mast spreaders, diamond spreaders, mast-foot, mast collar, boom goose-neck, boom vang or kicking strap, boom claw. Bowsprit. Mainsail Furling in-boom or in-mast. Genoa or Jib Furling. Jib Boom, hank & stay luff + reef clew points.
Topping-Lift, Mainsail Reef-lines & Jammers, Mainsail Halyard, Genoa or Jib Halyards, Spinnaker Halyards, Staysail Halyard, Mainsail Outhaul, Mainsail Leech-Line & Luff Line
Winches, rope clutches & jammers. Main-sheet & beam traveler track. Mainsail; halyard hoisting technique particular to the rig. Genoa; un-furling/furling technique in moderate/strong winds. Freeing up winch riding-turns & turning-blocks sheeve blockages. Jib/s: hanking on, reefing points, sail stowage on a spar or along a deck. Reducing sail area; reefing or furling mainsail, furling genoa whilst underway. Mainsail topping lift. Sail clew out-hauls & down-hauls. Mainsail & Genoa traveler tracks & car positions. Sail changing techniques -genoa & mainsail when underway. Cockpit & mast foot sheets and halyards organization.
Crew inter-communication. Cockpit & deck positions. Tacking co-ordination. Gybing co-ordination. Going-up to windward co-ordination. Bearing-away co-ordination. Situation coordination on-deck. Crew fore-deck safety. Winch safety. Using harnesses & clipping-on.
Wind direction, gusts, backing & veering winds. Windex & Tell-Tales. Short or long wave lengths, wave direction & velocity. Tidal currents & streams. Top surface currents. Leeway. Set-Up wind speed & direction instruments (TWS,AWS,TWA AWA). Sail specific angles of sail as a helms person ; close-hauled, fine reach, beam reach, broad reach, reaching, running before the wind. Run down wind safely & understands gybe dangers. Sail close-hauled to windward effectively. Tack under full sail in moderate winds (F5 <21kts). Gybe under full sail in moderate winds (F5 <21kts). Recognise stress & overload factors in sails & rig. Course steer; to a header reference point, to a compass reference, to a wind shift reference. Reduce the speed of a sailing yacht or vessel either by sail adjustment or sail reduction.
Position awareness using plotter with vector charts + local large paper scale chart. Identification of land navigation marks and objects. Position referencing using a pilot book or a sailing guide. 2-visual or 3-visual bearing fix using a hand-bearing compass. Assist with: Passage Planning. Pilotage Planning. Port or harbour departure or entry planning. Calculation of Magnetic Variation for local area. Calculation of TVMDC for a Course to Steer Compass Magnetic. Course steering by GPS Compass and by Magnetic Compass. Depth control readings in narrow channels, rivers, bays, ports etc.
Screen set-up; illumination, contrasts, instrument inputs, system configuration. Distance measuring using; latitude scale, ruler, measuring tool, cursor & VRM. Measuring angles & bearings using; EBL & cursor. Information boxes. Performance data screen/s set-up. Highlight obstructions. Charted depths & contour lines. AIS Rx & Tx -basic concept of, vessels transponder units & Aids to Navigation Tx units. Cross-checking position shown on plotter against paper chart by visual reference.
Tidal calculation for heights & times. Tidal stream projection. The use of tidal almanacs, atlases & software.
Disorientation aspects. Judging distances. Deck & interior illumination. Instrument screens set-up. Night-sailing meteorological aspects. Safety measures on deck. Harnesses, clip-on procedures. Watch-call up for major deck tasks.
Overtaking, head-on & crossing related to the rules 13, 14 & 15. Keeping a look-out Rule 5 and maintaining a safe speed Rule 6. Rule 11 sailing vessels, port tack rule, windward rule & port leeward rule. Rule 19 in or near areas of restricted visibility.
Life-ring or horse-shoe lifebuoy throwing practice exercise. In-sight exercise under power F4 <16 kts wind speed; using horseshoe life-ring, fender & bucket. In-sight exercise under sail/power F4 <16 kts wind speed; using horseshoe life-ring, fender & bucket..
Choosing an anchorage referring to publications & charts. Checking of tidal heights. Prevailing wind & wave direction. Identifying special area restrictions in designated natural parks etc. Identifying type of sea-bed. Using hand signals for or UHF radio for communications to the helms person or Skipper. Pick-up a ring, secure a mooring line on to a mooring buoy or double a line up & make fast using a twin cleat arrangement. Mooring line release. Securing arrangements of the anchor. Small anchor capstan or windlass safe operation. Estimating chain-rope pay-out & Scope. Vessel swing radius & anchor position watch using visual references. Swim watch & safeguards for crew swimming off the boat. Weigh anchor in coordination of the helms-person or Skipper. Maintaining a continuous lookout for swimmers, divers & sports activities in the anchorage whilst moving in or out of it.
Tender types & models. Pre-launch checks. Launching arrangements. Boarding & loading a tender. Competenly row with persons on-board in a straight line, turn using oars, hold position using oars, row astern, ship/stow oars properly. Scull with one oar on the transom (if available). If fitted with an outboard motor (petrol or electrical): Mounting an outboard motor. Checking either fuel tank levels or battery voltage level. Check oil levels & refill process.
Wash-down materials. Wash-down decks, superstructure, hull process. Washing & cleaning teak decks. Washing canvas covers, biminis etc. Cleaning & polishing deck windows, hatches & portholes. Polishing Stainless Steel fittings. Reconditioning rope. Removing GRP stains & light scratches. Repairing gelcoat chips in GRP. Replacing teak deck caulking. Antifouling hull & keel. Replacing & fitting anodes. Repainting flotation water line or cove line. Sanding, preparation and application of oil or other finishes to: teak decks, rubbing strakes etc. Sanding and varnishing wood work using single to two-component varnish. Replacing a frame seal on hatch and porthole frame (not an insert seal on a glass perspex).