Coastal Skipper or Yachtmaster?

[powerskipper]

1 LONG and 3 short!

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IMOSHO of course,

 

[tcm]

You are YM.

It is not a requirement to do YM theory beforehand, but seeing as you got through, you are a fuill YM now. There are no "YM with theory too" quals that are better. You are Ym or not YM. YM theory means nowt - except that you havnae got round to the practical. During the practical, any question might be practical, or theory, or bit of both. Note that you had to decide to do coastal or YM beforehand - one can't flunk the YM and get CS (although i think this used to be possible)

as for how easy they are - people still get failed for not keeping a log during the exam

oh and er Congratulations!

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[Aeolus_IV]

Thank you all for your congratulations, it was a good end to a fairly tiring week (not aided by me picking up a filthy cold and chest infection on the first, marathon, night sail). Like many qualifications I can see that this is more like a mile post on a journey than a destination. The examiner (who seemed to have tried all forms of sailing over the last 30 years), said that he was always learning something new each time he went afloat - apparently my blind nav into Wootton Creek was an example of this (don't know if this was good or bad).

Thanks again,
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[Cornishman]

AH! But do you know how long a LONG is and how short is a SHORT?





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[tcm]

sign of a good skipper

Well, very good i spose - you are still not overconfident even after having passed. Congrats again.

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[powerskipper]

short is 1-2 seconds a long is 4-6 seconds

<hr width=100% size=1>Julie ,
IMOSHO of course,

 

[alant]

Also, do you know what 'Bravo' is the signal for?
We could do the whole YM exam here!

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[powerskipper]

moving dangerous goods. on, off or carrying off. /forums/images/icons/smile.gif

One for you red and yellow flag. diagonal red topright half; yellow bottom left half . what does it mean and sound signal

<hr width=100% size=1>Julie ,
IMOSHO of course,

 

[tcm]

1-2 seconds short, 4-6 seconds long

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[alant]

Easy " _ _ _ " isn't it!!
How about " ._. & _._ _ " & full meaning.
PS official Bravo _ ... is "I am taking in, or discharging, or carrying dangerous goods

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[powerskipper]

.-. romeo,
-.-- yankee I am dragging my anchor

<hr width=100% size=1>Julie ,
IMOSHO of course,

 

[peterb]

Romeo Yankee: "You should proceed at slow speed when passing me"

But then two-letter signals were never in the YM syllabus.

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[BrendanS]

Re: Romeo Yankee

Doh! That's torn it. Watch out for the flurry of posts on how to fly a two letter Romeo Yankee signal correctly, and how they can report stinkies doing more than 5knts past them and have them incarcerated /forums/images/icons/wink.gif

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[sailorman]

perhaps u could just buy a boat, cast-off the mooring & go sailing instead?.

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[powerskipper]

did I pass then?

<hr width=100% size=1>Julie ,
IMOSHO of course,

 

[Cornishman]

It took you two days to find that out, and strictly speaking you are incorrect for the short blast. See Rule 32 (b) of IRPCS 'The term "short blast" means a blast of about one second's duration.'

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[alant]

Presumably your question is " .._. & ._ "
my answer is " ... & _ _ . _ " , ".. _ "

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