Level 1 ● Be able to get on and off a boat at the dock with assistance as necessary. ● Be able to easily move about the cockpit from one side of the boat to the other. ● Be able to climb up and down the companionway ladder while at the dock.
Level 2 ● Be able to get on and off most boats at the dock with no, or minimal assistance. ● Be able to move about the cockpit, unaided, while at the dock. ● Be able to climb up and down the companionway ladder unaided while at the dock. ● Be able to bring provisions, and personal gear (clothing, foul weather gear, and bedding) to the boat. ● Be able to walk to the bow of the boat with boat at slip or on mooring.
Level 3 ● All tasks in Level 2, plus ● Be able to move freely about the cockpit and around the deck of boat while at the dock. ● Be able to climb up/down the companionway ladder while underway. ● Be able to throw and retrieve and tie lines while at the dock; use a boat hook. ● Be able to remove and replace lines and fenders from a lazarette. ● Be able to go to mast and assist with taking a sail cover on or off at the dock. ● Be able to walk to the bow of the boat with boat underway.
Level 4 ● All tasks in Levels 2 and 3 plus: ● Move around the cockpit and foredeck of boat while underway in easy/calm conditions ● Assist with raising and lowering a sail, on deck or with clutches ● Use a winch to trim or raise a sail in normal conditions (winds 5 to 15 kts) ● Assist with raising or lowering an anchor using an electric windlass. ● Throw lines to another boat while entering a raft and bend over to cleat lines. ● Climb up and down the companionway ladder while boat is moving in normal sailing conditions. ● Throw a ring buoy or cushion at least ten feet.
Level 5 ● All tasks in Levels 2, 3 & 4 plus: ● Be able to move easily around the cockpit and foredeck of boat underway in higher wind & wave conditions. ● Be able to assist with raising or lowering a sail in winds >15 and higher gusts, and higher wave conditions. ● Be able to assist with raising or lowering an anchor (line) without a windlass. ● Be able to climb up and down the companionway ladder in higher wind/wave conditions. (see above) ● Be able to use a winch for longer duration and with more wind stress.
Level 6 ● All tasks in Levels 2, 3, 4 & 5 plus: ● Be able to move around boat in heavy weather and stormy conditions possibly over several hours.
Unable to Answer ● I’m not familiar enough with the sailing tasks outlined in the described fitness levels to acknowledge whether I am fit to perform these task.
