PRACTICAL ACTIVITY 1 SEAMANSHIP WHEN OPERATING SMALL VESSELS STUDENT NAME:.........................................................
ACTIVITY	DATE	NOTES Location, Partial Sign off, etc
Rope types and common areas of use are identified. The knots below and their application is demonstrated:
Bowline
Bowline on a bight
Common whipping
Double sheet bend
Sheepshank
Figure of eight
Reef knot
Rolling hitch
Stopper for a mooring line
Round turn & two half hitches
Clove hitch
Soft eye splice Short splice Back splice
Rigging a Stage and a Bosuns Chair
Rope, wire, chains and rigging gear is checked, maintained and reported prior to use and/or going to sea
BS and SWL of ropes, chains, wires and other rigging gear are determined. Loads are correctly handled using appropriate maximum load limits in the course of deck operations.
Witness Name, (Position, Qualification & contact details)……………… Signs………………….. Student Signs…………………………

Competent Not yet Competent Required, additional evidence of unit elements:

PRACTICAL ACTIVITY 2 SEAMANSHIP WHEN OPERATING SMALL VESSELS STUDENT NAME:................................................................
ACTIVITY	DATE	NOTES Location, Partial Sign off, etc
Accommodation is checked for cleanliness, hygiene and tidiness and correctly secured for sea to operational standards
Watertight integrity is checked and appropriate action is taken to prepare for prevailing and forecast conditions
Lines are made up in preparation for berthing of vessel.
Lines are correctly handled to assist in berthing, unberthing & mooring a vessel using a winch/drum to veer, surge and standard deck equipment to secure.
Winches, capstans or windlasses (as appropriate) are correctly prepared and safely operated in deck operations.
Anchors cables and deck fittings are correctly identified and used to anchor & weigh in varying weather conditions.	,
Preparations and correct procedures/precautions are applied for towing and being towed.
A sea anchor is rigged to control, drift emergency steering and to prevent broaching.
Correct response to a simulated person overboard.
Recovery of a simulated person from the water.
The activities should be carried to relevant OH&S standards. Use effective listening and questioning skills to understand, interpret and implement orders and instructions. Use effective verbal and non-verbal communication when carrying out duties. Use appropriate nautical language to convey information.
Witness Name, (Position, Qualification & contact details)……………… Signs………………….. Student Signs…………………………

Competent Not yet Competent Required, additional evidence of unit elements: