•  1. Knowledge of sea terms and parts of a boat, her rigging and sails
• Sufficient knowledge to understand orders given concerning the sailing and day to day running of the boat.
• 2. Sail Handling

• Bending on, setting, reefing and handling of sails
• Use of sheets and halyards and their associated winches
• 3. Ropework

• Handling ropes, including coiling, stowing, securing to cleats and single and double bollards
• Handling warps
• Ability to tie the following knots and to know their correct use: figure-of-eight, clove hitch, rolling hitch, bowline, round turn and two half hitches, single and double sheet bend, reef knot
• 4. Fire precautions and fighting

• Awareness of the hazards of fire and the precautions necessary to prevent fireb. Knowledge of the action to be taken in the event of fire
• 5. Personal safety equipment

• Understands and complies with rules for the wearing of safety harnesses, lifejackets and personal buoyancy aids
• 6. Man overboard

• Understands the action to be taken to recover a man overboard
• 7. Emergency equipment

• Can operate distress flares and knows when they should be used
• Understands how to launch and board a liferaft
• 8. Manners and customs

• Understands accepted practice with regard to: use of burgees and ensigns, prevention of unnecessary noise or disturbance in harbour including courtesies to other craft berthed
• Aware of the responsibility of yacht skippers to protect the environment
• 9. Rules of the road

• Is able to keep and efficient lookout at sea
• 10. Dinghies

• Understands and complies with the loading rulesb. Is able to handle a dinghy under oars
• 11. Meteorology

• Awareness of forecasting services and knowledge of the Beaufort scale
• 12. Seasickness

• Working efficiency is unaffected/partially affected/severely affected by seasickness
• 13. Helmsmanship and sailing

• Understands the basic principles of sailing and can steer and trim sails on all points of sailing
• Can steer a compass course, under sail and power
• 14. General duties

• Has carried out general duties satisfactorily on deck and below decks in connection with the daily routine of the vessel

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