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Basic Keelboat Sailing Standard (ASA101)
Prerequisites: None
General Description: Learn- to- Sail. Students must sail a boat of approximately
24 feet in length in light to moderate winds and sea conditions
in familiar waters without supervision. This course is a
preparatory Standard with no auxiliary power or navigation
skills required.
SAILING KNOWLEDGE
A Certified Sailor has successfully demonstrated his
or her ability to:
TERMINOLOGY
- Identify the following parts of a sailboat:
| hull |
mast |
mainsail |
| keel |
boom |
bow |
| bow pulpit |
gooseneck |
jib |
| traveller |
stern |
stern pulpit |
| deck |
lifelines |
cabin |
| spreaders |
shrouds |
|
| headstay |
forestay |
backstay |
- Describe the functions of the following items
on a sailboat:
| mainsheet |
rudder |
tiller / wheel |
| boomvang |
boom topping lift |
jib sheet(s) |
| halyard(s) |
winches |
fairlead v s. padeye |
| downhaul |
outhaul |
cunningham |
| stays / shrouds |
shackle |
telltails |
| spring / breast lines |
fenders |
cleats |
- Define the following terms:
| port |
starboard |
skipper |
| helmsman |
crew |
forward |
| aft |
coming about |
gybing |
| running rigging |
standing rigging |
heel |
| ahead |
abeam |
astern |
| windward |
leeward |
beam |
- Identify the following sails and parts of a sail:
| mainsail |
jib |
storm jib |
| spinnaker |
genoa |
hanks |
| battens |
batten packets |
bolt rope |
| luff |
leech |
foot |
| head |
tack |
clew |
- Explain the following terms and points of sail
and identify them from diagrams:
| in-irons |
head to wind |
luffing |
| close hauled |
close reach |
beam reach |
| broad reach |
running |
starboard tack |
| port tack |
windward boat |
leeward boat |
| heading up |
heading down / bearing away |
sailing by the lee |
- Apply the Navigation Rules
(International and Inland Navigational Rules for prevention
of collision) by means of diagrams in the following situations
and identify the sailboat or powerboat that is the "stand-on"
and "give-way" boat.
- port tack and starboard tack
sailboats
- windward and leeward sailboats
- overtaking situation
- boat on the right (danger zone)
- boats meeting head-on
- Apply Rule 5 (Look-out Rule) contained
in the Navigation Rules (International and Inland Navigation
Rules for prevention of collision)
- Describe the actions to be taken
when sailing in the vicinity of commercial shipping (Rule
9. Nav. Rules)
- Define hull identification number.
- Describe the differance between
planing and displacement hulls.
- Describe proper means of waste disposal
including penalties for improper disposal and means for
Notification of authorities in the event of oil spillage.
- Describe how and when to file a
float plan.
- Describe registration numbers and
how to display them.
- Describe a capacity plate, where
to find one and the information which is contained on
the plate.
- Describe an alternate means of determining
a boat's passenger capacity.
- State the federal standards
for determining intoxication using Blood Alcohol Content
(BAC).
- What is the BAC of the state
in which you sail?
- Give 5 situations which may be considered
negligent operation on the part of boater.
- Describe when and to whom boating
accidents must be reported.
- Describe under what circumstances
an operator must render assistance to another boater in
danger.
- Describe the information an operator
should acquire before operating his/her boat in an unfamiliar
area. Local Knowledge.
- Describe where a boater would get
the information in the item above.
- Be able to identify lateral aids
to navigation by color, shape and numbering.
- Be able to identify Safe Water,
Information and Regulatory Markers by corol, shape and
numbering.
- List required safety equipment for
recreational vessels between 23 and 40 feet.
- Describe procedures for safety trailing
and launching a boat.
- Describe sound signals used by recreational
vessels and their meanings.
- Identify the location and color
of running lights used by recreational vessels.
- Describe common anchor types
and anchoring procedures.
SAILING SKILLS
A Certified Sailor has successfully demonstrated his
or her ability to:
GEAR AND EQUIPMENT
- Select and properly use a personal
flotation device.
- Select proper clothing for
sailing.
SAILING
- Hoist the basic sails, set appropriate
luff tensions, and coil and hang halyards and other lines.
- Without an Instructor or direction,
act as helmsman / skipper and crew on a sailboat using
proper commands and responses while sailing away and back
to a dock and mooring under various wind directions. Sail
a windward / leeward course while performing successful
come about and gybe.
Sample Commands:
| "ease sheets" "easing sheets" |
| "heading-up, sheet in" "sheeting in" |
| "ready about" "ready" |
| "helms-a-lee" "hard-alee" |
| "ready to gybe" "ready" "gybe-ho" |
- Lower, fold and stow sails properly.
MAN OVERBOARD
- Describe and demonstrate the actions
to be taken by a helmsman / skipper when sailing from
the time a person falls overboard without warning until
the crew member is safely recovered.
- Speed is secondary to safety in
performing this procedure.
- Describe how to get an exhausted
person aboard.
- Steer a sailboat by the lee for
100 yards without gybing.
- Steer a sailboat moving backwards
for 20 yards with sails backed.
- Secure a sailboat to a dock so as
to ensure limited movement and set out fenders properly.
KNOTS
- Describe the function of and
tie the following knots without assistance:
- bowline (in less than
20 seconds)
- figure eight (in less
than 15 seconds)
- cleat hitch (in less than
15 seconds)
- Tie the following knots without
assistance in less than 20 seconds:
- reef / square knot
- clove hitch
- round turn and two half
hitches
Special Note for Basic Keelboat Standard
Certification
The Items listed below have been added to the Basic Keelboat
Sailing Standard published in the ASA International Log
Book. Please note that these items will be taught and tested
in courses which lead to ASA Basic Keelboat Sailing Certification.
Apply the Navigation Rules (international and Inland Navigation
Rules for prevention of collision) by means of diagrams
in the following situations and identify the sailboat or
powerboat that is the "stand-on" and "give-way" boat.
- Boats meeting head-on
- Define hull identification number
- Describe the difference between
planing and displacement hulls.
- Describe proper means of waste disposal
including penalties for improper disposal and means for
notification of authorities in the event of oil spillage.
- Describe how and when to file a
float plan.
- Describe registration numbers and
how to display them.
- Describe a capacity plate, where
to find one and the information which is contained on
the plate.
- Describe an alternate means of determining
a boat's passenger capacity
- State the federal standards for
determining intoxication using Blood Alcohol Content (BAC).
- Give 5 situations which may be considered
negligent operations on the part of a boater.
- Describe when and to whom boating
accidents must be reported.
- Describe under what circumstances
an operator must render assistance to another boater in
danger.
- Describe the information an operator
should acquire before operating his/her boat in an unfamiliar
area. Describe where a boater would get the information
in the item above.
- Be able to identify by color, shape
and numbering, lateral aids to navigation.
- Be able to identify by color, shape
and numbering, Safe Water, Information and Regulatory
Markers List required safety equipment for recreational
vessels between 23 and 40 feet.
- Describe procedures for safely trailing
and launching a boat.
- Describe sound signals used by recreational
vessels and their meanings.
- Identify the location and color
of running lights used by recreational vessels.
- Describe common anchor types
and anchoring procedures.
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