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# Helmsman

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Objective:- Show basic skill in leading a boat’s crew
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1. Pass or have passed the Oarsman badge 
2. Show a knowledge of different types of local craft 
3. Be able to identify parts of a rowing boat, motor boat, and a life boat 
4. Be able to lead a crew of a boat, and be able to get the boat under way and come along side of another craft or jetty etc.. 
5. Be able to anchor correctly and also make fast to a Buoy. 
6. Make a form of a sea anchor from available material in the boat, whilst hove to, and understand its use in an emergency. 
7. tDiscuss the rules of road at sea and have a thorough knowledge of any local hazards peculiar to the local sailing waters