Competent Boaters Check These Key Items Before Boating
Charter Sail Boat Captain Assessment Tool – whether you need a self-check for accountability, or some ideas of items to go over before departing the dock; this list will give you somewhere to start your day of boating. I love a good checklist! What would you add to this one? Let me know in the comments below.
Above Decks
Anchor locker
Windlass
Emergency tiller
Emergency bilge pump
Shore power cord
Docklines
Running rigging
Engine controls, panels
Instruments
Below Decks
Through hulls
Bilge pump(s)
Radio(s)
Fire extinguishers
Flares
Fuel shutoff
Fire port
Oil
Coolant
Belts
First aid kit
Trash, ice box
Electric panel
Documents, registration, tow
Speed/depth inducer
Co2/Smoke alarms
Safety Brief
Name
Boat name
Radio
Sound producing device
Fire extinguishers
Pfd’s
Type IV throwable
Flares
Toilet
Steps, companionway, hatch
Black soled shoes
Getting Underway
Line handling
Wind
Wheel
People
Lines
Traffic
Electric
Stern (lines/manatees/exhaust)
Horn
Cushions
Flag
Throttle control
Transit Marina
Traffic
Speed
Control
Current
Tidy cockpit
Sit for low tide
Sail Raising
Comfort
Control
Line handling
Dousing Sails
Comfort
Control
Line handling
Emergencies
Anchoring
Time
Control
Efficiency

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