Ab and competent crew

[John Arton]

Cappy
simple answer.
Go onto the RYA website and look up the syllabus content for a competent crew member and then go to the MCA website and look up the same for an A.B.
With the growth of the super yacht industry the size of many of them mean that they fall within the scope of International Regulations for Merchant Ships and even if they are solely for the personal use of the owner only and even if they only carry the owner and his guests they still have to follow international regulations covering such thins as safety equipment, certification of crew etc. I would suspect that the RYA qualification is almost in line with that of an MCA certified A.B., albeit that one is working in the leisure industry whilst the other in the commercial industry.
rgds
JA

[j.sabourn]

Copy of my skippers ticket.


WESTERN AUSTRALIA
RECREATIONAL SKIPPERS TICKET

John William Sabourn
Has successfully completed all of the competency requirements for the
Western Australian Recreational Skippers Ticket

Certificate Number ******

_________________________ _______________________ 18/01/07
Authorized Assessor Authorized Assessor Number

Dept. Planning and infrastructure Marine safety
Authorized Assessor Signature

[j.sabourn]

On the back of cert. 1. This document must be produced on request.
2. Persons between 14 and 16 years are restricted to
Daylight operation only
A maximum speed of 8 knots.
Issued for the purpose of Regulation 47C(2)(a)of the navigable Waters Regulations 1958 PS Wonder if any of these Foreign Flag owners will accept as a cert. of competency on their big super duper tankers, especially if flying the underpants as a recreational vessel Cheers JS

[cappy]

yes a good cross reference .......must say i preffered being at sea in a large merchantman for both food and accom.showers and space etc but liked the freedom of a sailing vessel and the pleasure of being more in charge of it.........weatherwise although being in a typhoon off osaka and the weather inthe bight or cape of storms i was never truly scared but must say off the west coast of scotland in a full gale i was not a happy bunny in a 36 foot westerly......and wished i had not lead such a unreligeous life..... while in true merchant man fashion saying i have seen it worse than this.....the cold was the most dis spiriting thing and the thought of sailing shipmen......down the southern ocean or battling cape horn in winter ......does not enthrall me at all......ah well time for coffee and biscuits....regards cappy

[John Pruden]

oooow what a goal in life for cappy john and kong all on the same boat and me the boss the bounty would seem like the queen Vic or Mary {no don't say the word Mary were cappy is?} jp

[j.sabourn]

#14... Biscuits Biscuits, your not on JPs yacht yet, you"ll be lucky if you can get one of Tobies, when he"s not looking. JS

[cappy]

#14... Biscuits Biscuits, your not on JPs yacht yet, you"ll be lucky if you can get one of Tobies, when he"s not looking. JS

###its said JPs yacht has a golden toilet in the owners accom.....amongst other capitalist toys......and tobie only eats chicken and fillet steak ....cappy

[cappy]

oooow what a goal in life for cappy john and kong all on the same boat and me the boss the bounty would seem like the queen Vic or Mary {no don't say the word Mary were cappy is?} jp

######what sort of dog is tobie .......he is not a liverpudlian leg humper is he mary ses he will get splinters in his thingummy jig........but she is frightened to take it off cos JS gets too amourous when she is on the hop ..regards cappy

[John Pruden]

cappy he is an 8st lab retriever and the only thing in Liverpool that walks slower than me we will take him for ballast{along with your wallet} jp

[E.Martin]

remember.The titanic was built by professionals and noahs ark was built by amateurs

Noahs Ark built by amateurs what makes you think that,Jesus dad was a Carpenter.