ICC Preparation & Assessment

Oral / Written Elements — All Candidates

Regulations

• Knows responsibility for keeping a proper lookout
• Can determine a ‘safe speed’
• Can recognise a potential collision situation
• Can identify ‘give way’ vessel in a collision situation
• Knows what action to take as ‘give way’ and ‘stand on’ vessel
• Knows responsibilities of a small vessel in a narrow channel
• Can recognise manoeuvring signals (1, 2, 3 & 5 short blasts)
• Can make and recognise visual distress signals

Safety

• Able to use and instruct crew on: life jackets, distress alerting (DSC VHF, EPIRB, flares), fire extinguishers, kill cord (if fitted)
• Can prepare a boat for use: engine checks, check fuel for range, obtain weather forecast, avoid overloading

Regulations (additional)

• Knows rules relating to Traffic Separation Schemes
• Knows navigation lights and shapes for own vessel
• Can recognise from lights: power driven, sailing vessel, vessel at anchor, tug and tow, fishing vessel, dredger
• Knows sound signals for vessels above

Navigation

• Can interpret a navigational chart, understand charted depths and drying heights, identify charted hazards
• Can plot position by cross bearings and by latitude/longitude
• Can determine magnetic course to steer allowing for leeway and tidal stream
• Can use a tide table to find times and heights of high and low water at a standard port
• Can determine direction and rate of tidal stream from a tidal stream atlas or tidal diamonds
• Understands basic use of GPS

Pilotage

• Can recognise by day and night, and understand significance of, IALA buoyage
• Knows sources of information on local regulations, port entry/departure signals, VTS and Port Operations Radio
• Can plan a harbour entry/departure, taking account of large vessels and navigational hazards

Practical Elements

Start

• Give safety briefing including use of safety equipment
• Pre-start engine checks, use kill cord (if fitted), check cooling, know fuel range

Depart from Pontoon

• Understands use of springs to depart from lee wall/pontoon
• Communicate with crew, position fenders correctly

360° Turn in Confined Space

Demonstrate ability to turn the vessel 360° in a confined space safely.

Securing to Buoy

• Communicate with crew, prepare warp, choose correct angle of approach
• Control speed of approach, secure boat effectively, depart safely

Man Overboard

• Observe MOB or instruct crew to do so
• Demonstrate correct direction and speed of approach, make suitable contact with MOB

Handling Under Sail (if appropriate)

• Sail triangular course with one leg to windward
• Use sails suitable for conditions, trim correctly on each point of sailing
• Warn crew before manoeuvres, look round before tacking and gybing, control sails throughout

Coming Alongside Windward Pontoon

• Communicate with crew, prepare warps/fenders
• Choose correct angle of approach, control speed, stop boat and secure to pontoon
• Stop engine