First Mate Safe Return Course

Description

First Mate Safe Return – Course Description
First Mate Safe Return is a boating safety course developed by boaters for boaters
to help address the question, “What would I do if something should happen to
my Skipper while we are out on the water?”
The First Mate Safe Return course is designed to review some of the fundamental
skills a ‘First Mate’ should have to more confidently take control of an emergency
situation should the Skipper become disabled for whatever reason.
We cover situations & topics such as:
 Medical Emergencies
 Flooding
 Fire
 VHF radio procedures
 Man Overboard
 Basic boat handling, anchoring
& docking

 Use of a Compass
 Distress Communication
 Basic rules of the ‘road’
 Types PFD’S
 Four basic knots to know
 Aids to Navigation (ATONS);
buoys and daymarks
This course contains 8 hours of on-line classroom discussion of the topics listed above. A course workbook is supplied with the $80.00 enrollment fee.