Study Guide for Bytown Brigantine Trainee Logbook

Level II - Petty Officer [Intermediate]

These pages are intended to be printed out and put in a binder to collect study notes. This will not replace the Trainee Logbook which Bytown Briganting trainees will still need to get signed off. The idea is that the crew member in training can use these pages to take notes in preparation for examination and sign off in the Trainee Logbook.

The appendicies should be particularly useful in jotting down definitions to all those nautical terms as you learn them. Please note that these Study Guide pages are under construction. If you have comments or suggestions, please let me know by sending an email to Webmaster@tallshipsadventure.org. Thanks, and I hope you find these pages useful.

Don Booker
—Bytown Brigantine Webmaster

1. Level I Competency

Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of all parts of Level I (must be completed first).

2. Teaching Level I

Be able to teach all pertinent Level 1 requirements.

3. Watch

Demonstrate in a practical manner the ability to lead and organize a watch aboard ship in the areas listed in Appendix II-A.

4. Yachtmen Courtesy

Be able to describe the responsibilities and actions for the following common courtesies and customs of yachtsmen:

  • limiting the ship's wake in vicinity of smaller vessels;
  • keeping clear of boats racing (even though cruisings boat may have right of way);
  • need for timely manoeuvring;
  • flag etiquette (1) national ensign (2) courtesy ensign 3) burgee-house ensign;
  • rendering assistance to yachtsmen in distress.

5. Leadership

Ie. able to work and communicate with other members of a watch and lead by example while performing duties under competent supervision.

6. Firefighting

Explain the appropriate extinguishers for different types of fire (A, B & C).

7. Ship's Log & Standing Orders

Be able to make entries in the ship's log correctly and have a complete knowledge of the vessel's standing orders and understand their importance.

8. Swimming at Anchor

Detail the safety measures to be implemented before allowing anyone to go swimming while at anchor.

9. Advanced Helming

Be able to steer under sail in open water and by compass in restricted visibility or at night. Explain the terms in Appendix II-B.

10. Lee Shores

Describe the dangers of a lee shore.

11. Signal Flags

Identity the following signal flags and know their meanings: A, B, C, H, 0, N, & Q.

12. Lead Line

Take and report soundings with a lead line.

13. Storing Gear

Be able to locate and store gear aboard ship.

14. Maintenance

Discuss and perform routine daily and weekly maintenance procedures included in Appendix II-J.

15. First Aid

Hold a current certification in basic first aid.

16. Distress Signals

Locate and describe use of all distress signalling equipment aboard ship.

17. Complete Canadian Buoyage System

Achieve a minimum of 80% on an exam of the Canadian Buoyage System.

18. Navigation

Achieve a minimum of 80% on the chartwork exam including the terms in Appendix II-C.

19. Collision Regulations

Achieve a minimum of 80% on the Collision Regulations exam including the terms in Appendix II-D.

20. Electronic Navigation Equipment

Explain the uses of the equipment listed in Appendix II-E.

21. Meterology

Name and describe common cloud formations and the weather associated with them. Be able to decode a MAYFOR Broadcast.

22. Barometric Pressure

Demonstrate proficiency in reporting wind direction and barometric readings and trend. Explain their significance.

23. Identifying Rigs

Identify the following rigs:

  • cat,
  • sloop,
  • cutter,
  • ketch,
  • yawl,
  • schooner,
  • brigantine,
  • marconi rig,
  • bennuda rig, and
  • gaffrig.

24. Sail & Rigging Terms

Identify and define the terms as listed in Appendix II-G.

25. Nautical Terms

Be able to identify and describe the parts of a vessel and terms, as listed in Appendix II-H.

26. Knots, Bends & Hitches

Tie the following:

  • fishermen's bend,
  • blackwall hitch,
  • slippery reef knot,
  • timber hitch,
  • cats' paw,
  • sheepshank,
  • sheetbend and double sheetbend and
  • a marlinspike hitch.

27. Marlinspike Seamanship

Demonstrate a

  • back splice,
  • eye splice,
  • seizing,
  • two types of whippings,
  • mousing of a hook and shackle and
  • a turk's head.

28. Anchoring

Explain how to determine whether or not the vessel is dragging. Describe the principles of anchoring and the duties of an anchor watch as listed in Appendix II-F.

29. Menu Planning

Create a menu and shopping list for your current ship's company.

30. Sea Time

The trainee must complete at least 10 days aboard a sail training vessel including 1 full night at sea, covering a minimum distance of 200 nautical miles.

 
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