| Preparation for Sea | Be able to prepare a yacht fro sea, including engine checks, selection of sails, securing and stowage of all gear on upper deck and below. |
| Organisation of Watch | Be able to take charge of a watch at sea, by day or night and organise an anchor watch. Know action required in reduced visibility, adverse weather conditions and in emergency situations. |
| Deck Work | Reef, shake out reefs and change sails to suit prevailing conditions. Prepare an anchor, mooring warps and take charge of work on the upper deck when mooring alongside, coming to a buoy, anchoring, weighing anchor and slipping from a buoy or alongside berth. |
| Navigation | Be proficient in chart work, and carry out routine navigational duties. |
| Meteorology | Know sources of forecast information, can interpret forecast and use a barometer as a forecasting aid. |
| Rules of the Road | A working knowledge of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. |
| Maintenance and Repair Work | Understand and be able to carry out maintenance tasks. Make eye splice in rope and common and sailmakers' whippings. Know the properties and uses of common synthetic fibres. |
| General Organisation | Make out a victualling list and supervise victualling organisation afloat. |
| Emergency Situations | Is able to take correct action as helmsman for recovery of man overboard. Fully understand use of distress flares and EPIRBS. Know correct procedures for helicopter rescue. |
| Boat Handling | Under power, bring a boat safely to and from an alongside berth, mooring buoy and anchor. Under sail bring a boat safely to and from a mooring buoy and anchor. Be able to accept a tow and steer and manoeuvre while being towed. |
| Passage Planning | Plan a short passage, on tidal/estuary waters, taking account of relevant navigational hazards and limitations imposed by the type of boat and the strength of the crew. |
