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These are taken from the Sailing Orders and are correct as at 27/09/07. Please refer to the Sailing Orders for the most up to date information
Skippers Responsibilities.
The Skipper is at all times responsible for the safety of the vessel and crew. Tasks involved in fulfilling this responsibility will, amongst others, include:
1. Complying with the requirements of SOLAS V by making an appropriate passage plan that includes a careful assessment of any proposed voyage taking into account all dangers to navigation, weather forecasts, tidal predictions and any other relevant factors including the overall balance of crew strength, competence and experience.
2. Ensuring that the names of all crew members are entered on the club computerised Booking System.
3. Arranging for the sponsoring member to enter contact and next of kin details for Temporary Members on the Booking System.
4. If there have been last-minute crew changes not recorded on the Booking System, details of these are to be left with the marina office.
5. Complying with the published Club start-up procedures.
6. Completing an appropriate safety briefing before sailing.
7. Assessing the crew’s ability to complete necessary sailing tasks, having regard to individual levels of experience and the prevailing and expected sailing conditions.
8. Ensuring that Lifejackets and Harnesses are used when conditions require them. This includes in winds over Force 5, during the hours of darkness and when in or transferring to/from dinghies. Lifejackets are to be worn in fog or where the crew might have to abandon the yacht.
9. Skippers must consider the likelihood of sea or weather conditions making recovery of a man overboard difficult, or, in the winter months, the effect of low sea temperature when deciding if Lifejackets and Harnesses are required.
10. Crew, particularly novices, are to be encouraged to wear lifejackets and safety harnesses whenever they wish to do so.
11. Non-swimmers are to wear lifejackets at all times when on deck.
12. Completing the Ship’s Log, Check-In/Out Log and Online Defect Log. Completing the cash book.
13. Optimising the enjoyment and safety of the crew, and their involvement in running the boat.
14. Complying with the published club shutdown procedures and leaving the boat in a clean and secure state ready for the next crew.
15. Advising defects in accordance with published Club procedures.
16. Advising the next skipper, Bookings Secretary and Duty Bosun of significant defects, particularly if they may affect subsequent trips.
17. Returning the boat’s keys to the marina office and collecting any crew lists left there.
18. If for any reason a Club boat is unexpectedly left at a port other than it’s home (or detachment) port, the skipper is responsible for informing the Bookings Secretary, and if possible the next skipper, of the location and whereabouts of the boat and keys.
19. Acting in the best interests of the Club particularly by planning trips so that, in all normal circumstances, the boat is available on the agreed mooring, cleaned, with full fuel and water tanks for the next crew by the end of the booked period.
20. Club boats are to be operated in compliance with Marine & Coastguard Agency (MCA) and Royal Yachting Association (RYA) guidance given in their yacht safety publications. At all times skippers are to comply with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) SOLAS V (Safety of Life at Sea) regulations. These are incorporated in UK maritime law..
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