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Course Summary
Course provided by Pacific Sailing School
Located at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.
Student Instructor ratio: 1 : 12
Course Duration: 6-8 hours eLearning + 4 hours practical drills (pool and flares)
Included: Course certificate and materials.
Course Dates
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Book a Course
Course Summary
Course provided by Pacific Sailing School,
Located at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia.
Student Instructor ratio: 1 : 12
Course Duration: 4-6 hours eLearning + 3 hours practical drills (pool)
Included: Course certificate and materials.
Course Dates
Next Steps
World Sailing/AS -
Safety and Sea Survival
Online Course
with 4 hour practical drills
POINTS OF DIFFERENCE
- Theory delivered entirely online as moduled eLearning, you do NOT need to spend 2 days in a classroom
- Pool located within 15 minutes of our base at Darling Point
- Book online - multiple dates to choose from
- We can schedule a date to suit your crew or Club, with bookings of 8+
FULL COURSE
- Online Theory - 6-8 hours eLearning
- Flare Drills
- Pool Session with Practical Drills
REQUIRED FOR POOL
- Wet weather sailing jacket and pants
- NB: A spray jacket and pants or wetsuit are not acceptable
- Appropriate wet weather gear can be hired from PSS if required
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course is delivered as two separate components. Theory which you complete at your own pace and in your own time and 4 hours of practical pool and flare drills.
We bring the latest safety and emergency equipment to the pool for handing and discussion, including:
- EPIRB and PLB3
- Life Cell
- Immersion Suit
- Thermal Protective Aids
- Drogues
During the pool session you will expand on strategies for coping with emergencies at sea as well as familiarisation with safety and emergency equipment, its purpose, deployment and use.
You will have individual practice at:
- righting an upturned liferaft
- entering a liferaft unassisted
- use of a drogue to manouver a vessel
- retrieving crew with a throwing line
- deploying an inflatable lifejacket prior to and once in the water
- igniting a hand-held flare
This course assists owners and/or their representatives to understand their responsibilities, and helps skippers and crew develop and practice strategies and procedures to prevent and address emergencies at sea. The course was developed by Australian Sailing (AS) to provide survival training for Offshore Sailors. It is mandatory for 50% of crew in Category 1 Offshore Races and is highly recommended for sailors in Category 2 events. Blue water cruisers will also benefit greatly from the training. If you are considering competing in any Category 1 or 2 yacht races, you should consider this course as a standard component of your on-going skills development.
“The safety of a boat and her crew is the sole and inescapable responsibility of the owner, or owner’s representative who must do their best to ensure that the boat is fully found, thoroughly seaworthy and manned by an experienced crew who are physically fit to face bad weather. He must be satisfied as to the soundness of hull, spars, rigging, sails and all gear. He must ensure that all safety equipment is properly maintained and stowed and that the crew know where it is kept and how it is to be used.”
(World Sailing Approved Offshore Personal Survival Course)
AS Special Regulations, Addendum A.1, Section 1, Regulation 1.02 (a) OWNER’S RESPONSIBILITY.
REVALIDATION COURSE
- Online Theory - 4 hours eLearning
- Pool Session with Practical Drills
- Flares Optional
- Applicable if your SSSC expired within the last 2 years from the date of the practical session
- If your SSSC expired more than 2 years prior, as per Australian Sailing Special Regulation 6.01 you will need to undertake the full SSSC course
REQUIRED FOR POOL
- Wet weather sailing jacket and pants
- NB: A spray jacket and pants or wetsuit are not acceptable
- Appropriate wet weather gear can be hired from PSS if required.
COURSE OVERVIEW
This course is delivered as two separate components. Theory which you complete at your own pace and in your own time and 4 hours of practical pool and flare drills.
We bring the latest safety and emergency equipment to the pool for handing and discussion, including:
- EPIRB and PLB3
- Life Cell
- Immersion Suit
- Thermal Protective Aids
- Drogues
During the pool session you will expand on strategies for coping with emergencies at sea as well as familiarisation with safety and emergency equipment, its purpose, deployment and use.
You will have individual practice at:
- righting an upturned liferaft
- entering a liferaft unassisted
- use of a drogue to manouver a vessel
- retrieving crew with a throwing line
- deploying an inflatable lifejacket prior to and once in the water
- igniting a hand-held flare
This course assists owners and/or their representatives to understand their responsibilities, and helps skippers and crew develop and practice strategies and procedures to prevent and address emergencies at sea. The course was developed by Australian Sailing (AS) to provide survival training for Offshore Sailors. It is mandatory for 50% of crew in Category 1 Offshore Races and is highly recommended for sailors in Category 2 events. Blue water cruisers will also benefit greatly from the training. If you are considering competing in any Category 1 or 2 yacht races, you should consider this course as a standard component of your on-going skills development.
“The safety of a boat and her crew is the sole and inescapable responsibility of the owner, or owner’s representative who must do their best to ensure that the boat is fully found, thoroughly seaworthy and manned by an experienced crew who are physically fit to face bad weather. He must be satisfied as to the soundness of hull, spars, rigging, sails and all gear. He must ensure that all safety equipment is properly maintained and stowed and that the crew know where it is kept and how it is to be used.”
(World Sailing Approved Offshore Personal Survival Course)
AS Special Regulations, Addendum A.1, Section 1, Regulation 1.02 (a) OWNER’S RESPONSIBILITY.
ISSUE OF YOUR CERTIFICATE
It is important that you provide us with your current Australian Sailing number. Please note, you may have multiple numbers if a member of different Clubs.
Your Safety and Sea Survival Certificate will be issued following completion of both eLearning and practical drills.
- Email us a copy of your completed Theory Assessment (either prior to or after your practical component)
- PSS will advise Australian Sailing of your completion of both parts of the course
- Australian Sailing issues your Safety and Sea Survival Certificate
THE SAFETY AND SEA SURVIVAL CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED BY AUSTRALIAN SAILING. Please check your inbox and junk mail for their email. Alternatively, access your Certificate by logging into your Australian Sailing account here.
