The safety of the vessel, participants, and crew are our first priority and the instruction of safety is high on the list of learning objectives. One of the highlights of the safety instruction is an actual abandon ship and liferaft deployment exercise. This exercise includes boarding and snacking on liferaft provisions and floating in the raft for one hour. West Quoddy Head to New York. We will navigate within the boundaries of the Sea Buoy off Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Portland, Maine, Cashius Ledge 100 miles offshore, and the Mt Desert Buoy off Bar Harbor, Maine.
Flotation is required while underway.
We provide deck jackets or bring your favorite approved flotation device. Stuffing Box Offshore Navigation and Celestial Navigation Dead reckoning using Walker Log Log Book Maintenance SSB Radio Operations Daily weather reporting using Weather fax Celestial Navigation Radio Log Maintenance Auto Pilot operations Four to five participants partitioned in 3 two person watch teams.