Basics:

• General seamanship
• Parts of the boat
• Tying up alongside
• Preparation for sea
• Knots and tacking

Navigation:

• Understanding charts and depth contours
• Plotting courses considering tidal set and drift
• Position fixing by various means
• Estimated position accounting for tidal set and dr

Tidal streams:

• Using tidal diamond tables and tidal stream atlas
• Working out tidal set and drift for different times of day
• Compensating for spring and neap tides

Tidal heights:

• Determining height of tide for entering ports, crossing shallows, and avoiding grounding
• Using tidal height tables
• Accounting for springs and neap tides
• Basic secondary port calculations with time differences

Collision regulations:

• Basic collision avoidance
• Correct use of lights
• Identifying vessel types from lights and day shapes
• Sound signals and their uses

Electronic navigation:

• Using onboard electronic equipment like chart plotters and instruments.

Weather:

• Understanding causes of weather systems
• Reading and considering present and future weather forecasts
• Interpreting weather charts and sources of weather information

Buoyage:

• Recognising buoys by shape, colour, and characteristics
• Understanding actions to take when approaching buoys

Safety:

• Basic safety at sea
• Use of life rafts and life jackets
• Handling and using flares
• Types of firefighting equipment and fire prevention
• Mayday calls and alerting other vessels in a mayday situation