Wavelength k eeping R Y A instr uctors and coaches in touch Paul Wyeth
Dates for the Diary
2 April: Launch of Level 1 Yacht – Start Sailing and Level 2 Yacht – Basic Skills. Two new courses to the Sail Cruising Scheme (see page 3)
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7 May: Webinar for Maritime Labour Convention
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11 July: Closing date for articles and job ads in September’s Wavelength
e In this issue...
Editorial 2 Richard Falk, RYA Training Manager welcomes 2014 highlighting many new opportunities
Sail & Motor
Cruising 3 Two new courses in the Sail Cruising Scheme and quick fixes to get you home
Shorebased 5 New RYA Training Chart Plotter available soon and what’s next for RYA Interactive?
Powerboat, PW and
Inland Waterways 6 Controlling high speed turns. Demonstrating the Inland Waterways Helmsman course. Teaching stand up
Sailing & Safety
Windsurfing 9 Dinghy Show report. How far should we push our students? Team15 update and much more.
Management 13 Incident and accident reporting
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Management 13 Maritime Labour Convention, the secret of a good inspection, certificate registration and website improvements
Something for
Everyone 15 Effective coaching techniques, instructor membership offers, news and information for everyone
Around the World 18 Reasons to teach in Ireland
Around the UK 19 Update from the regions and Regional contacts
Jobs page It will never happen to me I
’m an experienced power boater and know what I’m doing. I’ve been driving
powerboats for years and would never be stupid enough to fall out while the boat’s moving. Is this you or anyone you
work with? All too frequently we see accidents that could have
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been avoided if a kill cord had been used properly. May of last year saw the tragic incident in the Camel Estuary where the
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Milligan family was run over by their own boat having been ejected while turning at speed. Two members of the family
were killed and two others were seriously injured. There is no new lesson to be learned from this – just the same old one. Wear a kill cord and encourage everyone you come across to do the same. You might just save a life. Make a difference – think kill
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People wanted and people available
31 July: Closing date for Powerboat Trainer Course Sel
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Selection applications (see page 7)
24-25 Jan 2015: RYA Raymarine Yachtmaster™ Instructor Conference
31 Jan-1 Feb: RYA Principals Conference for dinghy, windsurfing and powerboat schemes (provisional)
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