Module 16 - Pilotage
Yachtmaster Offshore Standard
Pilotage at Yachtmaster level is not just recall. The answer has to show command judgement, evidence quality, margin, and a fallback if the first plan stops being safe.
Scenario: A night harbour entry has background lights, cross tide, commercial traffic, and a final turn close to a shoal.
Examiner expectation: Use a pilotage plan with transits, clearing bearings, abort points, speed control, and crew briefing.
Key points
- State the evidence you trust and the evidence you distrust.
- Name the margin that makes the plan defensible.
- Choose the first action that preserves safe options.
- Explain the contingency before the situation becomes forced.
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