Talbot
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IRPCS Exam tonight - 100% wahoo - and I went sailing this afternoon, absolutely beautiful out in the solent, but only one other sail in sight.
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Yachtmaster Theory
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clyst
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Well done! Bet you cant remember it all in 6 weeks time though .
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Terry
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regards
Terry
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ParaHandy
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Mark
100% ... swot ... !! well done ...
Douglas
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100% ... swot ... !! well done ...
Douglas
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Magic_Sailor
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Well done! nm
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BlueSkyNick
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"100% wahoo" ??
Wahoo is a wonderful fish which can be caught in the western Atlantic, ie around Bermuda, and maybe elsewhere, I don't know. Its great fun to catch, and delightful to eat, especially if cooked on the BarBQ the same evening, wrapped in foil with lime juice and seasoning, accompanied by a few cold greenies. Ahh, sorry, I'm off dreaming again - sick of working in the UK!
Well done on the 100% result. BTW, what does IRPCS stand for, or should I know this already?
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Wahoo is a wonderful fish which can be caught in the western Atlantic, ie around Bermuda, and maybe elsewhere, I don't know. Its great fun to catch, and delightful to eat, especially if cooked on the BarBQ the same evening, wrapped in foil with lime juice and seasoning, accompanied by a few cold greenies. Ahh, sorry, I'm off dreaming again - sick of working in the UK!
Well done on the 100% result. BTW, what does IRPCS stand for, or should I know this already?
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Twister_Ken
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IRPCS
Infernal Restrictions for the Prohibition of Contusions at Sea. Or something like that.
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Infernal Restrictions for the Prohibition of Contusions at Sea. Or something like that.
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tcm
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"international rules for prevention of collisions at sea"
yep, you should know this already, altho the name itself is the most useless thing to know, really. You know the bits about turning to starboard, never to port, and keep to the right in a naroow channel? It's a load more about that sort of thing.
are Wahoo (and some other fish) really mackeral or cod? I mean surely the same fish has differenrt names depending on where it is?
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yep, you should know this already, altho the name itself is the most useless thing to know, really. You know the bits about turning to starboard, never to port, and keep to the right in a naroow channel? It's a load more about that sort of thing.
are Wahoo (and some other fish) really mackeral or cod? I mean surely the same fish has differenrt names depending on where it is?
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tcm
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I'm Really Proud of my Crap Seamanship
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jimi
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Its Rat Pack Collective Shagging!
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Twister_Ken
Well-known member
Fish names
>I mean surely the same fish has differenrt names depending on where it is? <
Quite right. In the Royal Yacht Squadron an old trout is usaully called Your Ladyship, whereas in West London it would be called a slapper.
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>I mean surely the same fish has differenrt names depending on where it is? <
Quite right. In the Royal Yacht Squadron an old trout is usaully called Your Ladyship, whereas in West London it would be called a slapper.
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tcm
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Re: IRPCS
Ignorant risk-taking probably causes smashups
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Ignorant risk-taking probably causes smashups
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BlueSkyNick
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OOPS ! Got a massive hangover this morning (thank God Christmas only comes once a year!), and hadn't twigged the meaning of the FLA (Five Letter Acronym for those equally affected).
I know the rules themselves better than some individuals I could mention, so I'm able to give way to cross channel ferries, et al.
Wahoo is much bigger than a mackeral, although the same shape - I recall catching them up to about 100lbs. The flesh is firmer than cod - more like fresh tuna but whiter - so its like eating a beef steak. Also good with bacon and plantains (cooked bananas) on top.
Im off to the chemist (or maybe the pub) then to swot up on those rules again.
Merry Christmas!
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I know the rules themselves better than some individuals I could mention, so I'm able to give way to cross channel ferries, et al.
Wahoo is much bigger than a mackeral, although the same shape - I recall catching them up to about 100lbs. The flesh is firmer than cod - more like fresh tuna but whiter - so its like eating a beef steak. Also good with bacon and plantains (cooked bananas) on top.
Im off to the chemist (or maybe the pub) then to swot up on those rules again.
Merry Christmas!
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Sybarite
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Re: IRPCS
Interminable rantings from politically correct sailors...?
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Interminable rantings from politically correct sailors...?
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penfold
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Re: pedant
plantains aren't bananas!
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plantains aren't bananas!
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BlueSkyNick
Active member
Re: pedant - true
Almost exactly similar.
It was a good enough description for this forum.
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Almost exactly similar.
It was a good enough description for this forum.
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Peppermint
New member
Re:Well Done
Remember though. The guys running the ships you meet, unless they are that rare bird the Brit or US merch officer, only need 60%. You can now spend the rest of your sailing career wondering which rules they know.
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Remember though. The guys running the ships you meet, unless they are that rare bird the Brit or US merch officer, only need 60%. You can now spend the rest of your sailing career wondering which rules they know.
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Birdseye
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Re:Well Done
Interesting bit of info. The YM pass level is 80% in the theory exam.
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Interesting bit of info. The YM pass level is 80% in the theory exam.
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DeepAndy
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Re:Well Done
Hi Talbot,
Well done,,,, 100% is great
I just this week passed my YM Practical for commercial ticket.
Questions asked by the examiner.
1 ) , Give me 2 examples when you may see a WARSHIP showing RAM signals ?.
2 ) , Your on a vessel showing NUC, and you have a vessel coming up on your
port quarter showing CD,,,, who has right of way ?
3 ) , How can you tell the difference bewteen a Submarine & and a Hovercraft,
( clue is in the YELLOW FLASHING LIGHT ).
There is a new rule that came out in December this year, to do with WWPG Waterbourne winged propelled aircraft or glider. something like that.
Anyway, good luck with the rest of your course, it's worth all the hard work.
Andy.
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Hi Talbot,
Well done,,,, 100% is great
I just this week passed my YM Practical for commercial ticket.
Questions asked by the examiner.
1 ) , Give me 2 examples when you may see a WARSHIP showing RAM signals ?.
2 ) , Your on a vessel showing NUC, and you have a vessel coming up on your
port quarter showing CD,,,, who has right of way ?
3 ) , How can you tell the difference bewteen a Submarine & and a Hovercraft,
( clue is in the YELLOW FLASHING LIGHT ).
There is a new rule that came out in December this year, to do with WWPG Waterbourne winged propelled aircraft or glider. something like that.
Anyway, good luck with the rest of your course, it's worth all the hard work.
Andy.
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Twister_Ken
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This morning\'s quiz
1. When damaged by enemy action; when flying aircraft off or on; when refuelling at sea or otherwise transferring men or stores; when jammed up against London Bridge; when an Admiral is driving.
2. How can a NUC give or cede right of way to anything? That's the whole point.
3. Yellow flashing light proceeding at high speed might also be a breakdown truck on the coast road.
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1. When damaged by enemy action; when flying aircraft off or on; when refuelling at sea or otherwise transferring men or stores; when jammed up against London Bridge; when an Admiral is driving.
2. How can a NUC give or cede right of way to anything? That's the whole point.
3. Yellow flashing light proceeding at high speed might also be a breakdown truck on the coast road.
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peterb
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Re: This morning\'s quiz
1. Flying off aircraft or replenishing at sea are conditions in which the vessel is "from the nature of her work" unable to manoeuvre as required by the regulations, and therefore merit RAM signals. But I would hope that action damage would count as "exceptional circumstances" and hence merit NUC signals. Incidentally, mine clearance vessels are defined as being restricted in ability to manoeuvre, so presumably the three greens must count as RAM signals as well. Does being jammed up against London Bridge count as being aground?
2. Look at Rule 13(a)
3. The hovercaft lights are covered in IRPCS, where she is required to carry a yellow flashing light when in non-displacement mode, and under Rule 21(f) a "flashing light" is defined as one giving 120 flashes or more per minute. Submarine lights are not covered in IRPCS. If you want to find out about them, look in Annual Notice to Mariners No 8. If I remember correctly (my copy is on the boat) a submarine shows a yellow light going on and off at 90-105 times per minute, (i.e. at a rate such that it doesn't fall within the IRPCS definition of a flashing light!).
Notice 8 also has one of the best examples of dry humour by a civil servant. After describing the lights, and the possibility of confusion, it says something along the lines of:
"The carriage of a flashing yellow light is intended to draw attention to the presence of an unconventional vessel. Subsequent differentiation between a submarine and a hovercraft can usually be made by visual observation."
1. Flying off aircraft or replenishing at sea are conditions in which the vessel is "from the nature of her work" unable to manoeuvre as required by the regulations, and therefore merit RAM signals. But I would hope that action damage would count as "exceptional circumstances" and hence merit NUC signals. Incidentally, mine clearance vessels are defined as being restricted in ability to manoeuvre, so presumably the three greens must count as RAM signals as well. Does being jammed up against London Bridge count as being aground?
2. Look at Rule 13(a)
3. The hovercaft lights are covered in IRPCS, where she is required to carry a yellow flashing light when in non-displacement mode, and under Rule 21(f) a "flashing light" is defined as one giving 120 flashes or more per minute. Submarine lights are not covered in IRPCS. If you want to find out about them, look in Annual Notice to Mariners No 8. If I remember correctly (my copy is on the boat) a submarine shows a yellow light going on and off at 90-105 times per minute, (i.e. at a rate such that it doesn't fall within the IRPCS definition of a flashing light!).
Notice 8 also has one of the best examples of dry humour by a civil servant. After describing the lights, and the possibility of confusion, it says something along the lines of:
"The carriage of a flashing yellow light is intended to draw attention to the presence of an unconventional vessel. Subsequent differentiation between a submarine and a hovercraft can usually be made by visual observation."
