RYA Instructors Handbook/Справочник круизных инструкторов RYA

Participants in the RYA Cruising scheme range from young trainees on Tall Ships, skippers learning the intricacies of sailing a 26 foot bilge keeler in shoal water to a new owner learnng to berth a motorboat. Instructors must have a multitude of skills which have to be adapted to the type of vessel, the type of crew, or the pupil in the classroom. It is impractical to lay down specific techniques or devise an 'RYA method' in the same way as the RYA dinghy scheme.
There are, of course, regulations concerning the equipment on board and the qualifications of instructors but in general this book lays down guidelines rather than rules. It is intended as a handbook for the new instructor and a reminder for the more experienced, of the standards required.
Much of the material has been gained from practical instructor updates, conferences, shorebased workshops and talking to the students on the receiving end of the scheme. The courses are continually under review as methods of sailing, navigation and instruction change.

Contents
Introduction
Communication with centres and instructors
Practical scheme
The organisation and conduct of coastal skipper and yachtmaster offshore exams
Instructional technique
Shorebased scheme
Teaching the shorebased courses appendix
1 Typical Practical Course Briefing
2 Teaching Ideas for Practical Instructors
3 Coastal Skipper/Yacht master Offshore Examination Checklist
4 Reporting Serious Accidents