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RYA
Offshore Safety - also known as the
ISAF Offshore
Racing Crew
Approved Course
for Personal
Survival
NOTE: The ISAF
regs. have
changed. First
Aid is no longer
part of the
RYA/ISAF
Offshore Safety
course.
Consequently
there is now a
requirement for
a percentage of
the crew to have
a First Aid
certificate.
Check with race
organiser. Click
for our RYA
First Aid
courses.
As required by
ISAF special
regulation 6.01 = Fastnet race & AZAB
The RYA/ISAF
Offshore Safety
Course provides
training for
skippers and
crews who may
encounter rough
weather and
problems at sea.
The course, also
known
internationally
as the ISAF
Offshore Racing
Crew Approved
Course for
Personal
Survival,
consists of two
parts: one day
of sea survival
training, in the
guise of the RYA
Sea Survival
course. And a
day long session
covering heavy
weather
seamanship and
emergencies.
The certificate
awarded confirms
crew eligibility
under section
6.01 of the ISAF
Special
Regulations for
category 0, 1
and some
category 2
offshore races.
ISAF
For the latest amendments to the ISAF regs go to the ISAF website:
www.sailing.org/
Or talk to Henry
Thorpe, ISAF
Technical
Coordinator. 023
80 635 111 or
Email:
technical@isaf.co.uk
RORC
For the ISAF
regs with RORC
prescriptions (Fastnet race)
go to:
www.rorc.org/
Talk to: Ian
Loffhagen. Tel
0207 518 3156 or
email: il@rorc.org.uk
ISAF Offshore
Special
Regulations:
Section 6 -
Training
6.01 At least
30% of a crew
including the
skipper shall
have undertaken
training within
the last 5 years
before the start
of the race....
*
6.01.2 Except as
otherwise
provided in the
Notice of Race,
an in-date
certificate
gained at an
ISAF Approved
Offshore
Personal
Training course
shall be
accepted by a
race organizing
authority as
evidence of
compliance with
Special
Regulation
6.01.... *
* See race
organizer for
exact
requirements,
these regs are
subject to
variation.
Syllabus
6.02
Training topics
for theoretical
sessions
6.02.1 care &
maintenance of
safety equipment
6.02.2 storm
sails
6.02.3 damage
control & repair
6.02.4 heavy
weather - crew
routines, boat
handling,
drogues
6.02.5 man
overboard
prevention &
recovery
6.02.6 giving
assistance to
other craft
6.02.7
hypothermia
6.02.8 SAR
organisation &
methods
6.02.9 weather
forecasting
6.03 Training
topics for
practical,
hands-on
sessions
6.03.1 liferafts
& lifejackets
6.03.2 fire
precautions and
use of fire
extinguishers
6.03.4
communications
equipment (VHF,
GMDSS, satcomms,
etc)
6.03.5
pyrotechnics and
EPIRB
Format:
The course is delivered over two days. One day is RYA Sea Survival. A
morning briefing followed by an extended pool session, our pool sessions
are three hours, not the usual two. Instructor is RN Chief
Instructor-Sea Survival. You won't get better. The remaining day is the
ISAF 'briefing' - see
syllabus above.
Sailors who
already hold the
an RYA Sea
Survival
Certificate are
excused that
part of the
course, however
the Offshore
Safety
certificate will
be dated from
the qualifying
date on the Sea
Survival
Certificate. We
must 'have
sight' of the
original
certificate, not
a copy. The
Offshore Safety
certificate is
valid for 5
years.
Holders of the
RYA Yachtmaster
Offshore
Commercial are
excused the
Offshore Safety
course. You
apply to the RYA
for the
certificate.
There is no fee.
RYA Tel. 0845
345 0400.
Remember that
your RYA
Yachtmaster
Offshore
Commercial must
be in-date.
Check the First
Aid certificate,
valid for 3 Yrs,
and medical, 5
Yrs for ML5, 2
Yrs for ENG 1.
Renewal fee
£25.00. RYA Tel.
0845 345 0400.
This information
is presented in
good faith, but
we take no
responsibility
for it's
accuracy.
Reading list, as
recommended by
ISAF
Heavy Weather
Sailing. A.
Coles & P.
Bruce.
A & C Black.
ISBN 0713644257
The Grab Bag
Book. Frances
Howorth
A & C Black.
ISBN 0713662212
Instant Weather
Forecasting.
Alan Watts.
Adlard Coles.
ISBN 0713668687
Essentials of
Sea Survival.
Frank Golden.
Human Kinetics.
ISBN 0736002154
First Aid at
Sea. Douglas
Justins.
Adlard Coles.
ISBN 0713667095
Travel &
Accommodation:
Crews travelling
from abroad will
find that a
range of
accommodation is
available
locally, see the
'Travel & Accommodation' page. We are
easy to get to
from London
Gatwick and
Heathrow
airports. Rail
links are
excellent, Lewes
is our local
station.
RYA Offshore Safety - Testimonials
"Instructor very good - most enjoyable day"
Desmond C.
"Thank you for a great course on Saturday. It was so well run and I really learned a lot. Nice informal feel to your school as well. "
Fiona S.
"Practical in pool very good. Wonderful instructor"
Jeremy C.
Why choose Mustang Sailing for your Offshore Safety course?
3 Hour pool session - see our Sea Survival page
Flare demo - every student discharges a hand held flare
Dates:
December 4 - 5
Fee's
£180pp, or £85pp without Sea Survival, see: Package deals & discounts
for ways to do more training for your money
Click below for:
Full
calendar
or call 0845 6809 069 - 7 days a week
Location
Our Ringmer
training centre
in central
Sussex is
ideally placed
for local yacht
sailors and
powerboat owners
who have craft
based in the
marinas at
Shoreham,
Brighton,
Newhaven and
Eastbourne.
Leisure craft
users in Sussex,
Kent and London
looking for
quality
shorebased
theory courses
find that we are
a great
alternative to a
long trek to the
major sailing
centres.
To find out more
call 7 days a
week on 08456 80 90 69
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