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Day Boat Preparation Course

Curriculum

  • 6 Sections
  • 20 Lessons
  • Lifetime
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  • The skipper's responsibilities
    2
    • 1.1
      The importance of the skipper
    • 1.2
      Arrival time
  • Boat handling
    10
    • 2.1
      Starting engine and use of throttle gearbox
    • 2.2
      Setting off
    • 2.3
      Steering, speed limits and driving on the right
    • 2.4
      Mooring up
    • 2.5
      Shutting off the engine
    • 2.6
      Ropes and knots
    • 2.7
      How to clear a tangled propeller
    • 2.8
      Going aground
    • 2.9
      Swing bridge No4 between Market Harborough and Foxton
    • 2.10
      Mooring at Foxton
  • Safety
    4
    • 3.1
      Alcohol
    • 3.2
      Fire safety
    • 3.3
      Safety on deck
    • 3.4
      Falling overboard
  • Internal tour
    3
    • 4.1
      Appliances
    • 4.2
      Gas, electricity and water supply
    • 4.3
      Operation of toilet
  • Boat return and timing
    1
    • 5.1
      Time to return
  • Quiz
    1
    • 6.1
      Day Boat Preparation Quiz
      5 Questions

Time to return

You should allow 2.5 hours for your journey from Foxton basin to Union Wharf Marina.

Please arrive back by 4.30pm (summer) or 4pm (winter) to give yourselves time to bag up your rubbish, clean all used utensils and put them away, and leave the boat in a clean, tidy condition.

You will need to be off the boat entirely by 5pm at the latest, or by darkness in the winter months. This will give us time to prepare the boat for hire the following day.

The key can be left in the grey dropbox outside the office. Thank you.

key drop box
Key drop box

 

We hope you have a fabulous time and squeeze all the fun possible out of your day! If you enjoy social media, we would love to see your photos and hear about your trip 🙂

 

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