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Competencies for Membership Ratings

CREW

Bend on sails and prepare J-22 for sailing.

Identify properly: outhaul, boom vang, main sheet traveller, jib sheets, jib stay, cunningham, back stay.

Demonstrate the proper tying of the following knots and explain their use on the J-22: Square, figure of eight, clove hitch, three half hitches, bowline, cleating, making up a line.

Demonstrate a proper tack from beam reach to beam reach.

Demonstrate heading up and falling off.

Demonstrate a controlled jibe, run to run.

Demonstrate beating to windward, using at least 5 tacks.

Demonstrate proper securing of J-22 to the dock.

Demonstrate adequate written knowledge of sailing by scoring 75 on a written test.

Demonstrate proper use of Type II, III, and IV PFDs.

 

SKIPPER II

Pass competencies for Crew status.

Demonstrate the proper procedure for reefing and unreefing the main while under sail.

Log 30 hours as a crew unless entering as a Skipper II.

Anchor J-22 and sail from an anchorage.

Demonstrate proper procedure for rescuing a man overboard from a beat, beam reach and a run using a throwable device.

Give appropriate response to four of nine emergency procedures selected by examiner, including: Running aground, halyard breaking, ripped sail, tiller broken, broken mast, severe thunderstorm, no wind with maximum tide.

Demonstrate knowledge of the rules of the road for sail vs. power and sail vs. sail.

Identify and explain the function in sail trim of the outhaul, boom vang, main sheet, traveller, jib sheet, cunningham, back stay, and halyard tension.

SKIPPER I

Must pass competencies for Skipper II status.

Demonstrate the proper procedures for leaving and returning to the marina.

Demonstrate proficiency in the use of the spinnaker. Included is packing, setting, trimming, jibing, and dousing in three positions.

Must be able to sail a J-22 with a novice crew.

Must log 30 hrs. as a Skipper II unless entering as Skipper I.

Note: All of the above are absolute standards. A crew must sail with at least a Skipper II aboard and a Skipper II with a Skipper I Crew aboard.