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Students must be in
good health and fit for activities aboard a boat underway. Following are The
Maryland School of Sailing & Seamanship minimum prerequisites for student
acceptance into each sailing course level. Satisfaction of these prerequisites
plus additional sailing related experience and training will be considered in
this evaluation.
| BKB
- Basic Keelboat Sailing: |
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| BCC
- Basic Coastal Cruising:
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Completed 4 days of basic sailing instruction in monohull sailboats, or
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Captained monohull sailboats of 15 feet for 25 days
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| ICC
- Intermediate Coastal Cruising:
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Completed 8 days of basic sailing instruction in monohull sailboats, or
- Captained
monohull sailboats of 20 feet
for 20 days.
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| ACC-
Advanced Coastal Cruising:
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Completed 13 days of basic and intermediate sailing instruction in monohull
sailboats and Captained
monohull
sailboats of 27 feet for 12 days, or
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Captained monohull sailboats of 27 feet for 40 days.
- Successfully
completed the ASA105 Coastal Navigation course and exam or a similar
course and exam from others.
- Body Mass
Index (BMI) less than 30.0
- Agree in
advance to a potential five day weather delay in the scheduled cruise
completion date.
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| OFS1: Entry Level Ocean Training
Cruise; Norfolk to Bermuda and Bermuda to Norfolk |
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Completed 20 days of basic and intermediate sailing instruction in monohull
sailboats and captained
monohull
sailboats of 35 feet for 30 days,
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or
Captained monohull sailboats of 35 feet for 60 days
- Successfully
completed the ASA105 Coastal Navigation course and exam or a similar
course and exam from others.
- Body Mass
Index (BMI) less than 30.0
- Agree in
advance to a potential five day weather delay in the scheduled cruise
completion date.
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| CON-
Coastal Navigation:
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| CEL-
Celestial Navigation:
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- Minimum age:
16
years
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Successfully completed a coastal navigation course or written exam,
or has equivalent experience
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Following
are the requirements for students seeking ASA Certifications through The
Maryland School of Sailing & Seamanship:
| ASA101-
Basic Keelboat Sailing Certification:
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Studied all assigned course literature, and
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Completed our BKB course and passed the ASA101 exam, or
- ASA101
certification
may also be achieved by passing the ASA101 written and practical exams if a
student has previously Captained monohull sailboats of 15 feet in length for 25 days and
successfully completed our BCC course.
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| ASA103-
Basic Coastal Cruising Certification:
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Has ASA101 Certification, and
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Studied all assigned course literature, and
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Completed our BCC course, and
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Passed the ASA103 written and practical exams.
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| ASA104-
Intermediate Coastal Cruising Certification: |
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Has ASA101 and ASA103 Certifications, and
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Studied all assigned course literature, and
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Completed our ICC course, and
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Passed the ASA104 written and practical exams
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| ASA105-
Coastal Navigation Certification:
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Passed the ASA105 written exam
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| ASA106-
Advanced Coastal Cruising Certification:
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Has ASA101, ASA103, ASA104 and ASA105 Certifications, and
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Captained monohull sailboats of 27 feet for 12 days, and
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Studied all assigned course literature, and
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Completed our ACC course, and
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Passed the ASA106 written and practical exams.
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| ASA107-
Celestial Navigation Certification:
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Has ASA105 Certification or equivalent training and experience, and
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Passed the ASA107 written exam
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| ASA108-
Offshore Passagemaking Certification:
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Has ASA101, ASA103, ASA104, ASA105, ASA106 and ASA107 Certifications, and
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Captained monohull sailboats of 35 feet for 30 days, and
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Studied all assigned course literature, and
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Completed our OFS1 ocean training cruise and received a favorable written recommendation from
the Captain, and
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Completed Celestial Navigation skills tasks during offshore passage as described
in the ASA Logbook Offshore Passagemaking Standard items 36, 37 & 38, and
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Provided a written analysis of the questions posed in the ASA Logbook Offshore
Passagemaking Standard items 1 through 34
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The
ASA101 certification level may be challenged when taken in conjunction with an
ASA 103 course taken at
our School. The fee for this challenge, including study materials, is $250 plus
a $39 ASA Member Fee,
in addition to the ASA 103 course fee.
The ASA105
and 107 certification levels may be challenged by taking a written examination
at our facility or at a public library for a fee of $225,
but this fee does not include study materials.
The
ASA105 and ASA107 courses may also be taken as part of our Home
Study 105 or Home
Study 107 programs for a fee of $325 each including study materials and written
examination..
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| Refer to our School
Store for a description of the Study References for our courses. |
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