Permis Plaisance Extension Hauturière
Along the coast, by day and night, with chartwork
Units19
Modules4
Ready now16
Done0
A written exam of 1 h 30 on the SHOM training chart: position, tides by the rule of twelfths, tidal streams, plus questions on electronic aids, weather and safety. No sea time and no practical test.
What you study
Navigation
Inshore skipper
Coastal skipper
- Compass course, variation and deviation
- Chartwork: plotting courses, distances and bearings
- Position fixing: cross bearings, transits and bearing with distance
- Dead reckoning and estimated position
- Tides and heights
- Tidal streams: atlases, tidal diamonds and timing a passage
- Tidal stream and leeway: set, drift and course to steer
- Chart exercises: a coastal passage step by step
- Electronic navigation: GPS errors, AIS and a paper backup
- Coastal navigation exam: chartwork and tides
IALA
Coastal skipper
Ocean and tides
Coastal skipper
Meteorology
It starts with a review of Permis bateau option côtière, which it builds on.
COLREG
Inshore skipper
- Who the rules apply to, and key definitions
- Look-out, safe speed, risk of collision and action to avoid it
- Narrow channels and traffic separation schemes
- Sailing vessels, overtaking and head-on situations
- Crossing: who gives way, who stands on
- Responsibilities between vessels
- Restricted visibility
- Quiz: the steering and sailing rules
- Lights you show and see on a small boat
- Lights: definitions, power-driven and towing vessels
- Lights: sailing, fishing, restricted and anchored vessels
- Quiz: lights and shapes
- Vessel lights in 3D
- Sound and light signals
- Distress signals (Rule 37 and Annex IV)
- Quiz: sound signals
- Game: sound signal guess
- Key terms: COLREG
- COLREG foundations check
IALA
Inshore skipper
GMDSS
Inshore skipper
- Your first VHF call: channels, phonetic alphabet and Mayday
- Radio simulator: first practice
Meteorology
Crew
Inshore skipper
- Practice: read a forecast and decide whether to go
- Quiz: marine weather
Ropes and knots
Crew
Emergencies
Crew
- Safety equipment and the crew safety briefing
- Fire on board: prevention and fighting
- Safety on board: foundations check
Manoeuvring
Inshore skipper
- Propeller walk, rudder, wind and current
- Berthing and leaving the berth
- Docking simulator
- Towing and being towed
- Anchoring manoeuvres: choosing a spot, letting go and the anchor watch
Law and watchkeeping
Inshore skipper
- Boating rules: licences, documents, required equipment and zones
- Quiz: boating rules
- Boating rules check
- France: safety equipment by distance from shelter (Division 240) and documents
Ocean and tides
Inshore skipper
- Pollution at sea and MARPOL on board
- Protected areas and marine life
- Quiz: ocean and environment
Ministère de la Mer / Affaires MaritimesFrance: all licences