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US Sailing Sanctioned Offshore Safety at Sea Course

  • Saturday, September 07, 2024
  • 8:00 AM
  • Sunday, September 08, 2024
  • 4:30 PM
  • Lake Mead Marina, 490 Horsepower Cove, Boulder City, NV 89005
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Registration

  • If you have taken this Offshore course in person, you are eligible to take the one-day hands-on ONLY course (Sunday) to receive the International Offshore certificate. You are expected to have completed your Offshore in-person or your Offshore online course before attending the Hands-On course.
  • You are not required to pay the extra $35 to receive the Offshore certificate. If you would like the certificate, please choose the certified option for registration, thank you.

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US Sailing Sanctioned

Safety at Sea Seminar

At NYC, September 7-8, 2024


Offshore Safety at Sea

This Course is for
Crew members of offshore races, long-distance cruisers, and any sailor wanting to improve his/her sailing skills. This course is also the first step for crew members of long-distance and international offshore races, long-distance cruisers, or persons requiring the International Offshore certificate that complies with World Sailing guidelines for Personal Safety (World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations Appendix G compliant). If you are attending a hands-on-only course, this is the course you need to take. If you are unsure which online course you need to take, contact adult@ussailing.org.  You may also email johnmiller@sailawweigh.org or text to (760) 650-6901.

Safety at Sea: Offshore (In-person)

Typically the in-person course covers 8-10 units listed in Appendix G of the OSRs, from Giving Assistance, Personal Safety Gear, Care and Maintenance of Safety Gear, Fire Safety, Crew Overboard, Cold Exposure, Crew Health, Marine Weather, Heavy Weather, Storm Sails, and Reefing, Damage Control, Search and Rescue, Signals, Emergency Communications, and Life Rafts.

Agenda

Day1

0800 Registration

0815 Welcome and Opening

Capt. John

0830 Offering Assistance

Capt. John

0845 Marine Weather

Capt. John

0945 Break

1000 Personal Safety Gear, Care and Maintenance

Capt. John

1100 Medical Briefing/Hypothermia/Drowning

Amy Briggs, MD via Zoom

1230 Lunch

1330 Crew Overboard, Abandon Ship and Signals

Capt. John

1430 Communications

Capt. John

1500 Break

1530 Developing a Safety Ethos

Capt. John

1600 Wrap Up with Q and A

All


Day2

0800 Registration

0815 Welcome and Overview

Capt. John, Deb Miller

0830 What’s New

Capt. John

0900 MOB Recovery – Dock

Capt. John

1000 Life Raft & Cold Water Exercises           

Capt. John

1130 Lunch – Rambler Review

Peter Isler(Via Zoom)

1300 Search and Rescue

Capt. John

1400 Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting

Capt. John

1430 Flare Training

Capt. John

1500 Break

1515 PFD Recharge

Capt. John

1600 Test

Capt. John

1640 Q&A

All


Our Instructor

Hi, my name is John Miller.  I have sailed over 70,000 nm on the ocean, coastal, inland lakes and rivers in the US, Canada, the Caribbean and Mexico.  And, have had the pleasure to work with some of the most talented sailors on the West Coast to deliver the best attended and highest rated safety programs; Bruce Brown, Peter Isler, John Jourdane and Keith Kilpatrick to name a few.

  • USCG MM Master 100T with Sailing Endorsement
  • US Sailing Moderator - Safety at Sea Programs
  • US Sailing Liaison to the USCG GMDSS Taskforce
  • Southern California Yachting Association Chair - Safety Programs
  • Wilderness Medical...


NOTE: BRING YOUR PFD, Foul Weather Gear, Sea Boots, a towel, and a change of clothes!

Must be 13 years of age to participate. Participants under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Classroom training will be held rain or shine (wind or no wind). The Nevada Yacht Club Fleet Captain may cancel on-the-water activities if hazardous weather conditions exist. If both days of on-water activities are cancelled due to hazardous weather, the Nevada Yacht Club will attempt to schedule a single make-up day, but a make-up day is not guaranteed. Cancelations will incur a $10 fee per canceled registrant. Cancelations must be received 10 days prior to the event to be eligible for a refund.




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