Westcoast Adventure College 
Marine First Aid
This course provides comprehensive basic first aid and CPR techniques with scenarios taken from the marine and fishing industry. The course covers a variety of topics…
S - Sailing
A 54 Hour Course, within our 920 Hour Program!
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Course Description:
This course includes theory and practical sailing to ensure students can be skilled and qualified as Crew or Day Skippers on sailing vessels. Students also go on a three day sailing trip!
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completing this course, students will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of:
- the parts, rigging and winches on a sailboat
- the mainsail and it’s hoisting, reefing and setting systems
- the foresail and it’s hoisting or furling, reefing and setting systems
- the terminology used on sailboats
- steering and common manoeuvres for sailboats
- gybing and action required to avoid an accidental gybe
- safe practices and seamanship
- heaving to, man overboard and lookout procedures
- emergency procedures
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