The Solo Trans Tasman Yacht Challenge is organising safety training for its competitors and has limited additional spaces available for OCC members and supporters.
The Offshore Personal Safety (Advanced Sea Survival) course will be held at OCC / Kawakawa Pool on May 19th and 20th.
This course covers the following training areas:
- History, statistics, and legislation
- Accidents and emergencies
- Equipment
- Safety and emergency planning
- Risk assessment
- Man overboard, life rafts and equipment
- Distress signals and responsibilities
- Practical wet drills with a liferaft
- SAR systems and responsibilities
- Fire precautions and fire fighting
- Medical care aboard
- Damage control
- Weather and forecasting
- Heavy weather techniques
- Storm sails
Members and club supporters can attend for just $450 per person.
We currently have just six spaces left, so please contact race@transtasmanchallenge.org to register if you would like to attend.
