Exam revision

[doug748]

I really must attempt my Yachtmaster. What is the best published aid to mugging up lights, etc? Brian

 

[gjgm]

i m not sure the aids help so much. Although not 100pct foolproof , you can build up some logic. One stern light or two lights, tells the length, then you can get the aspect, work out power or sail. Then you re half way there. Common ones are going to be pilot,dredging,aground etc. Who can remeber some of the catch phrases? balls in a line= a total balls up=run aground etc. Wahst the one about lights and pilot?
Confess I d need to revise them again, but just the RYA YM booklet is enough. I reckon you only need to learn about half a dozen "odd" ones- the rest you can deduce.
I can try to find my old notes if i ve still got them, but its not a case of having to memorize dozens of variations in fact. And for one more mark, I d not bother with some of them-think even the RYA recognise the exam should have some practical purposes!

 

[MarkV]

I have found the flash cards very helpfull. they can be used to ask a question from both directions, i.e. what lights should be shown by a vessel constrained by draft?, and also what do 3 vertical reds mean? You can also lay them out to sort out the patterns, similarities and differences to help make sence of it all.

 

[Talbot]

Most chandlers have the Bristol guide to IRPCS. This is used by a lot of commercial organisations for getting people back up to speed on the lights shapes and sounds etc.

 

[gandy]

Try
http://www.sailtrain.co.uk/

For some online stuff, including self tests.

Tony S

 

[npf1]

I found the Longbow CD to be very useful.

 

[sjohn_gibson]

Seamans Guide to the Rules of the Road
- excellent little self learning book that is structured in a way that enables the gen to stick to the old gray matter. Or at least it did for me. Good luck

 

[Benbow]

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completely agree, if you plough through it it drills the information into your brain. Not designed for revision or 'dipping into', but if you read it systematically it really works.

 

[TaurusSkipper]

Two white light dead in front .....

Open up and ram the C***

 

[Hakuna]

I actually recorded all the stuff onto an audio tape and listened to it to/from work in the car.

Recording it and then playing it a couple of times really made it stick, and if I ever need a revision, just pop it on for a long journey!

 

[tcm]

Re: heehee

 

[BlueMan]

Here is what you want...

Rules Master Pro

My 9 year old daughter was wandering around the Kelvin Hughes stand at the Southampton Boat Show in 2003 when one of the owners/developers caught her attention and gave her a demo. We were there for about half an hour and bought it on the spot. It really is very good.