PREREQUISITES:

Hold a current US Sailing Coastal Passage Making Instructor Certification and have taught, US Sailing Coastal Passage Making course(s) for a minimum of 12 days.

Pass the US Sailing Celestial Navigation Student test with a score of 90%+ or have a U.S. Coast Guard Celestial Navigation endorsement on your U.S. Coast Guard license.

Pass the Offshore Passage Making Student Written Exam with a grade of 90% or better.

Demonstrate radar proficiency by either passing a Coastal Passage Making Instructor Course with radar or having a radar endorsement on your U.S. Coast Guard license.

Provide recommendations:

• From your current employer and
• From both of your Coastal Passage Making Instructor Trainers or
  From two recognized sailing authorities.
• Document an unbroken ocean passage of more than 700 miles as skipper or mate. Acceptable documentation is either a copy of the vessel’s log or a letter from the vessel’s skipper/owner stating your position and responsibilities. Vessel name, and documentation number, dates and ports of departure and arrival should be included.
• Provide documentation of your current CPR, First Aid, and U.S. Coast Guard License.
• Provide a sailing resume

EVALUATION:

• Prepare a Passage Plan for a route assigned by the Adult Program Operations Manager. The Passage Plan should include, but is not limited to, the following topics:
  
  Safety
  Seamanship
  Navigation
  Vessel Selection
  Repairs & Maintenance
  Heavy Weather Tactics
  Provisioning & Menu Planning
  Crew Management & Health Care