Study Guide for Bytown Brigantine Trainee Logbook

Level III - Watch Officer [Senior]

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 II Competency

Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of all parts of Level II.

2. Teaching Level II

Be able to teach all pertinent Level II requirements.

3. Leadership Skills

Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Captain effective and consistent leadership skills.

4. Abandoning Ship

Describe Abandon Ship procedures and the actions of the Officers.

5. EPIRB

What is an EPIRB and how is it activated? Describe the use of the EPIRB in an Abandon Ship situation.

6. Distress Signals

Locate and describe all distress signalling equipment on board. List at least 10 of the 16 internationally recognized distress signals.

7. Fire Fighting

Discuss Crew deployment and priorities during a shipboard fire.

8. Life Rafts

What type of life rafts does Fair Jeanne carry and how are they correctly launched?

9. First Aid Course

Hold a current advanced First Aid and CPR certificate.

10. Ship Board Injury

Give an example of a ship board injury that could lead to shock. Describe the systems and First Aid treatment for a person in shock.

11. Actions to Take

Describe the complete actions to be taken for the following occurrences:

• flooding,
• steering failure,
• M.O.B.,
• engine failure,
• electrical failure,
• running aground,
• fouled propeller,
• crew accident,
• collision,
• lightning strike and
• dismasting/spar failure.

12. Collision Regulation

Achieve 80% on an examination of the Collision Regulations.

13. Navigation

Achieve 80% on a Navigation Examination. See Appendix III-A.

14. Reference Tools

Describe and demonstrate the use of the following:

• Pilot Books,
• Sailing Directions,
• List of Lights,
• Radio Aids to Navigation,
• Notice to Mariners,
• dividers, and
• a sextant.

15. Deviation by Line of Transit

Calculate the deviation of a compass using a Line of Transit.

16. Electronic Navigation Equipment

Demonstrate the proficient use of the following on board electronic equipment:

• RADAR, and
• GPS.

17. Knot Meter & Depth Sounder

Describe techniques to determine accuracy of Knot Meter and Depth Sounder and make adjustments as needed.

18. Meterological Terms

Describe the meteorological terms listed in Appendix III-B and interpret their significance.

19. Tides & Currents

Explain tides and currents and identify the terms in Appendix III-E. Demonstrate a proficiency at calculating tidal and current predictions.

20. Heavy Weather

Be able to describe and demonstrate precautions and actions to be taken in the event of heavy weather, including all terms in Appendix III-F.

21. Reducing Sail

Demonstrate reefing and shaking a reef. Why is it better to reef earlier rather than later?

22. Anchoring/Docking

Describe procedures for:

• Anchoring,
• Weighing Anchor,
• using a second anchor, and
• picking up and departing mooring buoys.

23. Ship's Departure

List all considerations and actions necessary to prepare a vessel for an offshore voyage.

24. Piloting

Demonstrate the ability to pilot in buoyed waters.

25. Communications

Identify all the signal flags and their meanings.

26. Terms

Identify and describe the terms listed in Appendix III-D.

27. Identify Rigs

Identify the following types of rigs:

• Brig,
• Barque,
• Barquentine,
• Ship.

28. Sail Theory

Be able to describe how a sail works and the theory of sail as listed in Appendix III-C.

29. Running Rigging

Be able to name, locate and tell the function of the entire running rigging on board.

30. Sail Without Supervision

Demonstrate proficience in the following manuvers under sail:

• Recover an M.O.B
• Wearing Ship
• Coming About
• Supervise a Helmsman

31. Power Without Supervision

Demonstrate proficience in the following manuvers under power:

• recovering a M.O.B.
• approach an anchorage,anchor,and weigh anchor

32. VHF Radio Certificate

Hold a valid VHF marine radio certificate.

33. Ship's Boat

Supervise the launching of the ship's boat and demonstrate an ability to operate and handle the boat safely.

34. Cordage and Sail Cloth

Be able to name and describe the different types of sail cloth and cordage used aboard ship.

35. Assessing Sails

Describe the considerations in selecting sail combinations under various wind and weather conditions.

36. Marlinspike Seamanship

Demonstrate a proficiency in Marlinspike Seamanship, including

• all splices,
• rope grommets,
• Herringbone stich,
• Round stich,
• seizings (including Round seizing, Racking seizing) and
• worming, parcelling and serving, as well the use of Rip Stop Tape.

37. Blocks and Tackles

Be able to name and demonstrate the mechanical advantages of:

• Single Whip,
• Double Whip,
• Gun Tackle,
• Spanish Burton,
• Luff Tackle,
• two fold or double purchase, and
• name the parts and different types of blocks used aboard ship.

38. Stuffing Box

Describe the importance of the stuffing box, and describe it's proper maintenance, and possible problems.

39. Re-fueling

Describe re-fuelling procedures and precautions in reference to safety and pollution control.

40. Ship's Maintenance

Describe and understand the steps required to maintain the ship and the proper order in which these duties should be done.

41. Ship's Equipment

Demonstrate competence in:

• starting the main engine and generator,
• charging batteries,
• pumps,
• windlass,
• small boat engines, and
• proper use of high pressure fire hose and pumps,
• proper maintenance and tuning of rig.

42. Small Boat Endorsement

Have successfully competed the Bytown Brigantine Small Boat endorsement.

43. Sea Time

The trainee shall complete at least 20 days aboard a sail-training vessel including 2 full nights at sea, and covering a minimum of 400 nautical miles.

Small Boat Endorsement

1. Pleasure Craft Operator

2. Manoeuvring Ship's Tenders

3. Small Boat Procedures

4. M.O.T. Required Items

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