Training Checklist - NSBC 1

Reference:	National Safer Boating Council Instructor Certification Course Close-Quarters Checksheet; Objectives 1-13, 24-26
Timeframe:	3 hours, On-Water Training
Vessel Type:	Powerboat Less than 26 feet

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NSBC 1 : Training Checklist

0.0 Preparation for Trip

Waiver signed
Pre-departure checklist and safety briefing
Proper lifejacket
Inspection of boat systems and safety equipment
Obtain weather conditions and forecast
Discuss any potential hazards or conditions in the area
Explain how to safely board the vessel
Prepare the boat for departure

1.0 Proper Lookout

Maintain a Proper Look-Out

2.0 Steering Rules (Rules of the Road)

Comply with the Steering Rules

3.0 Aids to Navigation

Identify Navigation Aids

4.0 Boarding and Debarking a Boat

Boarding the Boat
Debarking the Boat

5.0 Centering the Wheel

Find the range of the wheel
Center the wheel

7.0 Steering Straight at Idle Speed

Steer straight toward a distant object
Steer at a different object (at least a change of 45 degrees)
Steer off course then correct back on course
Backing Down

8.0 Boater's Eye

Determine when the boat is stopped

9.0 Setting the Wheel

Setting the Wheel

10.0 Standard Stop Maintaining Bow Control

Standard Stop

11.0 Urgency Stop Maintaining Bow Control

Urgency Stop (within 1 boat length)

12.0 Understanding Weathervane Maneuver

Weathervane Maneuver

13.0 180 degree Turn-Around

180 degree Turn-Around in Open Water / Calm Conditions
180 degree Turn-Around in Narrow Fairway / Calm Conditions
180 degree Turn-Around in Narrow Fairway / < 5 knot crosswind

14.0 Ferrying Using the Wind

Ferry sideways, stern-to-wind
Ferry sideways, bow-to-wind

15.0 Holding Station Using Wind

Hold Station: Stern-to-Wind
Hold Station: Bow-to-Wind

16.0 Ferrying Using the Current

15.1 Ferry sideways, bow-to-current

17.0 Holding Station Using Current

Hold Station: Bow-to-Current

18.0 Secure the Boat

Prepare to Leave the Boat Unattended

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