World Sailing Offshore Safety Sea Survival

Overview

Course Title: World Sailing Offshore Safety Sea Survival

Cost: €300

 

Sea Survival Course

The course is designed to give pleasure boaters and racers the confidence to understand what to do in an emergency. The World Sailing Offshore Safety Course in addition covers the requirements of World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations 6.01 for category 0, 1 and some category 2 offshore races.

Course Syllabus

The course syllabus includes the following;

  • Care & Maintenance of Safety Equipment
  • Storm Sails
  • Damage Control
  • Crew Routines
  • Man Overboard Prevention and Recovery
  • Giving Assistance to other craft
  • SAR Organisation and Methods
  • Practical Fire Precautions and Fire Fighting
  • Distress Alerting and Survivor Location Aids

In addition to time in the classroom there is also a practical session where participants will get experience handling, boarding and using a life raft. This will take place in a local swimming pool or the sea with times and location advised upon booking. Times will fall within the overall course times. We will provide lifejackets and oilskins to give you the experience of entering the water and manoeuvring in this gear, however, you are more than welcome to bring your own too.

Our cancellation policy for this course can be viewed here.

 

 

Course Dates

Courses run on the following dates and times:

  • Course 1: Saturday 9th (9.30am-5pm) and Sunday 10th March (2-5pm)
  • Further courses will be announced, please email sailing@inss.ie to be notified of new dates or call our team on 01 2844195

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