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# Oarsman

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Objective: - *Demonstrate basic skills in handing a rowing boat.*
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1. Take charge of a small dinghy or a similar craft in response to orders which shall include sculling over the stern, anchoring, bringing alongside and making fast.
2. Be able to pull an oar as a member of a boat’s crew
3. Know the right way to lead a boat with either stores or personnel and how to trim her correctly
4. Use a heaving line from a boat
5. Know the safety rules applicable to boating
6. Get into a dinghy from water