Learning outcome

After successfully completing the course, the candidate will have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence.

Knowledge

The candidate has knowledge of:

• Planning trips according to ability
• Sailing in a group, safety procedures and trip guidelines
• What "getting ready for sea" means
• Responsibilities, distribution of tasks, trip guidelines, and safety procedures
• Traditional utility boats (sprit, gaff and square sail); equipment and its correct use when sailing and rowing
• Coast nature and culture
• Weather, wind, currents, drifts with relevance for sailing and rowing inshore
• The history of utility boats

Skills

The candidate can:

• Demonstrate and explain procedures and basic skills associated with the use of traditional utility boats (sprit and gaff sail) in coastal waters
• Demonstrate skills in the use of the boat
• Demonstrate how to dock and undock the boat
• Demonstrate how to drop anchor correctly
• Demonstrate and explain rescue techniques, self-rescue and rescuing others when sailing utility boats (man-overboard)
• Demonstrate and explain more advanced coastal navigation, long trips, night navigation, estimating speed, time, distance
• Demonstrate and explain how to do simple maintenance: tackle, splicing, sail making, lacing

General competence

The candidate:

• Can analyse and ensure their own and group safety at sea
• Has the skills to plan and execute trips and courses using utility boats
• Can function as a competent skipper aboard a traditional utility boat on coastal waters in the summer period under good conditions, when several boats sail together
• Has an understanding of didactics and methodology related to the training of beginners in using utility boats
• Has the competence to communicate trip guidelines, procedures, organization and working methods in relation to beginners
• Has the ability to communicate nature and cultural topics related to the coast

Course Description

• Trip Planning: Where to plan the trip, A-plan, B-plan and emergency plan
• Risks, equipment, etc.
• Safety, responsibility and consequence thinking when rowing and sailing boats
• Trip guidelines, procedures, organization and working methods
• Getting the boat ready for sea
• Shelter and camping on the coast
• Rowing and sailing
• Group dynamics: Various roles and distribution of roles within the group
• Navigation
• Seamanship: Skills and practice of good seamanship
• Coastal outdoors, leaving no trace, management of the coastal zone
• Guidance and instruction, planning and implementation of educational programs

Teaching and Learning Methods

• 3 lectures
• 7 days with a supervisor
• 6 days of individual trips

• Tuition; reading of curriculum literature by students; training skills that correspond to the learning outcomes described above. Attendance of all practical teaching is obligatory.

Assessment Methods

100 % compulsory participation is required in practical activities. The practical component counts for 60% of the course grade; a 4-hour written examination counts for 40% of the course grade. The course grade is awarded on a descending scale using letter grades from A to E for passes and F for fail.

The assessment methods are designed to assess the candidate's knowledge, skills and competence, and ability to communicate the subject; please refer to the learning outcomes above.

Minor adjustments may occur during the academic year, subject to the decision of the Dean