Особое место среди надводных транспортных средств занимают аквабайки или гидроциклы. С одной стороны, это довольно экстремальный вид спорта, с другой - потрясающее времяпрепровождение.
Однако, несмотря на то, что гидроцикл не попадает под определение "маломерное судно", для того, чтобы получить право им управлять, необходимо пройти соответствующее обучение, например, в нашей школе.
This is a one day theory and practical course designed to cover the requirements for the safe operation and maintenance of a personal watercraft. As well as the theory component, the instruction will emphasise the practical applications of handling a PWC on the water. Candidates should be 16 years of age or over. Please note however, if there are local laws in place in specific area of operation of a pwc, those laws will of course supercede IYT's minimum age requirement.
Course Outline
- Correct use of life saving equipment and emergency duties
- Basic VHF radio terminology, requirements and procedures
- Types of PWC and parts of a PWC
- Concept of jet drive engines
- Safe handling of PWC and fuelling
- Safety equipment and spares/tools to be carried
- Basic maintenance and safety checks
- PWC operations, load constraints, weight distribution, stability, balance
- PWC handling in various conditions and environments
- Weather and the effect on safe operations
- Launch and recovery, stowage, transfer to and from a vessel, and dock, coming alongside, beaching and launching from beach and handling with wind and/or current effects
- Visual checks and aids to monitoring engine condition
- Man overboard procedures
- Legal requirements of towing and use of correct signals and requirements
- Ropework.
- Buoys, marks and charts and their symbols
- Lights, shapes and sound signals
- Sources of weather forecasting and basic passage planning
- Understands the need to obtain weather information
- Basic Collision Regulations (Rules of the Road)
- Understands accident prevention as it relates to PWC
- Care and maintenance of the PWC
- Demonstrates ability to clean and maintain PWC in good and safe order
- Protecting the environment