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FOUNDATION
Everyone,
without
exception,
completes
the
Foundation
Course as soon as they join a Unit.
The
course
is
designed
around
6
Modules
and
is
tailored
to
fit
the
member’s
attendance
frequency
as
it
is
a
rolling programme.
During
the
Foundation
Course
you
will
meet
senior
officers
of
the
Unit
who
will
be
responsible
for
your
training
and
well-being.
They
will
encourage
your
participation at all levels.
As
a
new
recruit
(either
novice
or
marine
professional)
this
course
will
allow
you
to
experience
our
ethos
and
the way MVS do things.
This
section
on
ropework
will
provide
details
to
cover
knowing all about ropes and their usage.
In particular the following;
•
Types
•
Care
•
Lassoing
•
Tying off
•
Heaving line
•
Safety line
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DETAILS
This
section
on
knots
will
provide
details
to
cover
tying
an
object
to
a
line,
joining
two
lines
together
and a knot at the end of a line.
The knots that have been reviewed are;
•
Bowline
•
Clove hitch
•
Reef
•
Round turn
•
Sheet-bend
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DETAILS
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DETAILS
This
section
on
first
aid
will
provide
details
which
cover;
•
Drowning
•
Heart attack
•
Hypothermia
•
Obligations
•
Priority
•
Seasick
•
Shock
•
Survey
•
Triage
•
Unconsciousness
This
section
will
provide
essential
information
you
need
to
familiarize
yourself
with
nautical
matters.
The
details will cover;
•
Crew
•
Deck fittings
•
Hulls
•
Parts
•
Power systems
•
Propulsion systems
•
Safety features
•
Terms
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DETAILS
This
section
on
local
knowledge
will
provide
more
details on the following subjects;
•
Bye laws
•
Environment
•
Harbour
•
Tides
•
Weather
•
Wildlife
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DETAILS
This
section
on
personal
safety
will
provide
more
details of the following subjects;
•
Life jackets
•
Man overboard
•
Moving onboard
•
Safety briefing
•
Summoning help
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DETAILS
•
Abandon ship
•
Clothing
•
Engine controls
•
Fire fighting
•
Health and safety
This
section
covers
a
basic
introduction
to
operating
a VHF radio.
It will provide details of the following subjects;
Radios
•
Handheld
•
Fixed
•
Licence
•
Use
Communication
•
Coastguard
•
Ships
•
Marinas
•
Harbour master
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DETAILS
Types of calls
•
Help
•
Information
•
Groups
Channels
•
92 +
•
Most used
Explore
your
Local
Resilience
Forum
that
integrates
the
Volunteer
agencies
with
the
civil
Authorities
and
Blue
light .
Attend
training
opportunities
to
cover
DEFRA
MOD1
with Annex H - Water Safety Awareness.
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DETAILS
- MVS
- Maritime Studies
- Able Volunteer
- Foundation
- Induction
- Introduction
- Leading Volunteer
- Role of LV
- Collision Regs 11 - 31
- Rule 11 - Vessels insight
- Rule 12 - Sailing vessels
- Rule 13 - Overtaking
- Rule 14 - Head on
- Rule 15 - Crossing
- Rule 16 - Give way
- Rule 17 - Stand-on
- Rule 18 - Precedence
- Rule 19 - Restricted visibility
- Rule 20 - Application
- Rule 21 - Definition Lights
- Rule 22 - Visibility - Lights
- Rule 23 / 31 - Lights & Shapes
- Rule 32 / 37 - Sound & Lights
- Navigation Part 2
- Pathway
- MVS
- Introduction
- Induction
- Foundation
- Able Volunteer
- Leading Volunteer
- Detail
- Role of LV
- Collision Regs 11 - 31
- Detail
- Rule 11 - Vessels insight
- Rule 12 - Sailing vessels
- Rule 13 - Overtaking
- Rule 14 - Head on
- Rule 15 - Crossing
- Rule 16 - Give way
- Rule 17 - Stand-on
- Rule 18 - Precedence
- Rule 19 - Restricted visibility
- Rule 20 - Application
- Rule 21 - Definition Lights
- Rule 22 - Visibility - Lights
- Rule 23 / 31 - Lights & Shapes
- Rule 32 / 37 - Sound & Lights
- Navigation Part 2
- MVS
- Introduction
- Induction
- Foundation
- Able Volunteer
- Leading Volunteer
- Detail
- Role of LV
- Collision Regs 11 - 31
- Detail
- Rule 11 - Vessels insight
- Rule 12 - Sailing vessels
- Rule 13 - Overtaking
- Rule 14 - Head on
- Rule 15 - Crossing
- Rule 16 - Give way
- Rule 17 - Stand-on
- Rule 18 - Precedence
- Rule 19 - Restricted visibility
- Rule 20 - Application
- Rule 21 - Definition Lights
- Rule 22 - Visibility - Lights
- Rule 23 / 31 - Lights & Shapes
- Rule 32 / 37 - Sound & Lights
- Navigation Part 2