SISOSAI001 — Sail small boats in smooth water and light to moderate wind conditions

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79 assessable components: 8 elements (45 performance criteria), 10 performance evidence and 19 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare for the sail.

1.1Select clothing, footwear and personal protective equipment suitable for conditions, and check for safe working condition.
1.2Select a suitable site for sailing activities according to current conditions.
1.3Confirm activity safety and emergency response procedures to ensure compliance during activities.
1.4Confirm protocols for communications between party members and with other water users.
1.5Fit and adjust lifejacket to ensure comfort and safety.

2 Rig small boat.

2.1Select lines and other rigging equipment to suit design of small boat in use.
2.2Rig sails to mast and boom using appropriate tension.
2.3Secure lines by tying knots suitable for rigging.
2.4Complete safety checks according to organisational procedures.

3 Launch small boats.

3.1Determine wind direction to enable easy launching.
3.2Embark and launch small boat from bank or shore while maintaining stability, direction, speed and control.
3.3Secure or drop the centreboard, where present, and rudder.

4 Sail a marked course in smooth water and light to moderate wind conditions.

4.1Comply with waterway rules throughout all activities, including use of boat within permitted areas.
4.2Manoeuvre boat using primary boat controls, safely approach, and negotiate obstacles and hazards to minimise risk of injury.
4.3Determine wind direction and use wind, wind indicators and directional change to follow marked course.
4.4Respond to changing wind conditions; adjust sails to effectively manoeuvre boat using techniques appropriate for wind conditions.
4.5Use wind indicators and angle of sail to vary speed and use a basic heave to as a reference point.
4.6Sail the boat close hauled to a destination directly upwind.
4.7Identify perimeters of no go zone, and tack boat from close hauled to close hauled.
4.8Sail boat on a dead run and gybe mainsail while boat remains sailing on a dead run.
4.9Identify hazards of gybing when sailing downwind, and implement strategies to avoid unexpected gybe.

5 Recover crew member lost overboard.

5.1Provide clear and concise instructions to person being rescued and others assisting.
5.2Engage a lookout to maintain sight of crew overboard at all times and to consistently indicate position in water.
5.3Reduce speed to safe level, approach and stop to leeward side of crew member in water.
5.4Rescue crew member from water using reach techniques.
5.5Utilise throw resources to reach and recover crew member in water.
5.6Position boat appropriately and assist injured crew to re-enter boat.

6 Recover from a capsize.

6.1Recognise warning signs and take immediate action to prevent capsize.
6.2Signal for assistance following capsize, as required, and implement organisational capsize procedures.
6.3Check safety of crew, provide instruction, and stay clear of rigging in water.
6.4Maintain contact with boat, secure floating items, as able, and ease sheets.
6.5Utilise all crew members to right small boat using counterweight methods and smooth transitions; maintain head to wind.
6.6Re-enter crew to boat gradually as sufficient freeboard is regained after first crew member has re-entered and started bailing.

7 Operate small boats under tow.

7.1Drop and secure sails and secure all equipment.
7.2Receive and secure towline using appropriate fixtures, knots and tensions to spread load on towline.
7.3Seat crew in positions to provide balance to small boat.
7.4Signal towing vessel when ready to proceed.
7.5Maintain communication with towing vessel and monitor towline and response of small boat, adjust any equipment as required.

8 Land and secure small boats.

8.1Bring small boat to anchor using techniques appropriate to situation.
8.2Drop sails, raise centreboard, where present, and rudder and prepare lines in preparation for return to shore.
8.3Account for effects of wind and tide to safely manoeuvre boat into landing position.
8.4Maintain stability, direction, speed and control to land boat into a range of free and tight positions.
8.5Secure small boat to bank or shore using appropriate knots, and retrieve boat from water.
8.6De-rig and pack all components.
8.7Secure boat for road transport using suitable methods.

Performance evidence

complete two group sailing sessions in light wind conditions
complete two group sailing sessions in moderate wind conditions
during each session consistently: follow safety procedures and safely negotiate hazards
during each session consistently: follow waterway rules
during each session consistently: utilise effective techniques to: rig the sail boat
during each session consistently: utilise effective techniques to: launch and land the sailboat under control
during each session consistently: utilise effective techniques to: power, steer and turn the sailboat under control on a marked course
participate in simulations to: recover three crew members lost overboard, one at any given time, and collectively use reach and throw techniques and equipment
participate in simulations to: recover from a capsize on three occasions
participate in simulations to: operate under tow on one occasion

Knowledge evidence

organisational safety and emergency response procedures for sailing activities
clothing and footwear suitable for sailing activities: types of clothing and fabrics that protect against the effects of weather including sun, temperatures, winds and precipitation of different levels; effective design and construction features of waterproof gear; types of footwear including specialist boating sandals and shoes and their advantages over other types of footwear; features and uses of sailing gloves and mittens, and advantages and disadvantages
features and functions of lifejackets suitable for smooth water conditions and how to fit and adjust these for comfort and safety
location and function of these small sailboat parts: bow and stern; hull; deck; cockpit; painters ring; centreboard; tiller and rudder; mast; boom; sails: mainsail and jib; parts of sails – battens, luff, leech, head, foot, tack and clew; rigging: standing and running rigging - meaning and difference; halyards and sheets; downhauls, including Cunningham’s eye, and outhauls; cleats of different types
types of small sailing boats suitable for use in smooth water conditions and: different construction materials, effects on performance, advantages and disadvantages; design features, handling characteristics and limitations: manoeuvrability, stability and speed
communication protocols for sailing activities to include: calls; hand signals; international distress signals
the impact of the following on selection of sailing location, and on launching, landing and manoeuvring small sailing boats: tides, currents, waves and rips; on, cross, and off shore winds
the meaning of the following terminology used for sailing: port; starboard; ahead, abeam, astern; fore and aft; windward, upwind; leeward, downwind; cross wind; dead run; luffing up; bearing away
safe manual handling techniques used to lift and carry small sailing boats and equipment
equipment features and techniques used to secure small sailing boats for transportation
techniques and knots used to rig small sailing boats, and correct tensions
techniques used to: embark, launch, land and disembark small sailing boats from bank or shore, including those for tight positions; secure boats to bank or shore
specific to smooth water and light to moderate wind conditions: fundamental sailing manoeuvres and techniques for tacking and gybing on a marked course; different techniques used to adjust sails and when these would be used: trimming, reefing, heaving to; different techniques used to anchor small boats and when these would be used; points of sail and all associated terminology; the “no go zone” and how to get upwind; principle of tacking upwind and gybing downwind; hazards associated with gybing downwind and how to manage these
typical hazards associated with sailing, and techniques used to safely negotiate these: tides, currents and rips; built objects – piers, navigation markers; steep, slippery or rocky shores; sections of dark, deep or cold water; marine animals; other boating traffic
features, functions and operation of equipment used to rescue crew from water: reach equipment; throw bags, lifebuoys and slings; throw ropes
techniques used to rescue crew from water: reach techniques; throw techniques; using rescuee’s lifejacket and dragging injured crew member onto boat
for capsizes: actions that can prevent imminent capsize; easing sheets, shifting weight, change heading; appropriate swimming strokes and techniques to use while clothed in smooth water conditions; counterweight techniques used to re-establish upright small boat, and correct positioning of boat in relation to wind direction; importance of gradual crew re-entry into boat; how to empty water from small boats, and equipment used to assist
equipment and towing techniques used for small sailing boats when under tow
specific to the local state or territory: categories of waterways determined by law and maritime authority: description of waterway and limits; how to interpret basic limit charts issued by the local authority; safety equipment required for small sailing boats within the limits; life jackets required within the limits; rules specific to the operation of small sailing boats: give way rules – passing, crossing and overtaking powered and non-powered vessels; distance limitations (“distance off”) – rules for swimmers, designated swimming zones, dive flags, unpowered and powered vessels stationary or underway, moored or anchored vessels, built structures (bridges, jetties, navigation markers); prohibited local areas – also called “exclusion” and “no go zones”; alcohol and drug restrictions; requirements for lights after sunset; incident reporting requirements including those for verbal and written reports

Foundation skills

Reading skills: interpret detailed and familiar organisational safety and emergency response procedures; interpret potentially unfamiliar and complex information about waterway rules.
Oral communications skills: use clear and unambiguous verbal and non-verbal communications to make intent known.
Numeracy skills: interpret and calculate numerical data involving: direction and speed of wind and currents; angles that relate to points of sail and tacking manoeuvres.
Planning and organising skills: manage own timing to complete activities within planned timeframes.
Self-management skills: critically analyse all circumstances and implications to provide a prompt and considered response to rescue requirements.

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