Greece Category A Theory case studies
Greece Category A Theory · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Greece Category A Theory examination is the written knowledge test that supports the Greek professional small-craft skipper licence, the highest of the national recreational and light-commercial categories. It is aimed at candidates who intend to command a vessel commercially within Greek waters, charter with paying guests, or operate at the upper end of the size and power limits the category allows, and it assumes real sea time rather than classroom-only familiarity. The Greece Category A Theory case studies are 5 cases and about 4,669 words.
1Loss of GPS on a night passage from Paros to Syros
At 21:00 on 14 September the 12.5 m sailing yacht Kymothoe clears the southern cape of Paros, bound for Ermoupoli on Syros. The last confirmed fix, plotted on paper at 21:20, is 2.0 NM due south of the cape.
930 words, about 5 min2Motor-sailer crossing a high-speed ferry in the Saronic Gulf
At 22:40 on a clear night in the Saronic Gulf the 24 m motor sailer Thalassa is motor-sailing at 8.0 knots on 090°T, mainsail and genoa set, engine at 1,400 rpm, no black cone displayed. The ARPA shows a passenger catamaran ferry doing 32 knots, bearing 040° on the starboard bow, range 4.5 NM, CPA 0.2 NM, TCPA 7 minutes.
883 words, about 4 min3At anchor in a Cycladic bay as the Meltemi builds
On 2 August the 15 m charter yacht Anemos lies at anchor in a bay on the north coast of a Cycladic island, 300 m off a lee shore, in 6 m of water with 40 m of chain and good holding. The morning forecast is north 5 to 6, occasionally 7 in the east, sea moderate.
962 words, about 5 min4Med-mooring in a crosswind with a fouled lazy line
At 17:30 the 16 m sloop Nisos enters a small Cycladic harbour to med-moor between two yachts, leaving gaps of about 4 m. The wind is north 20 knots gusting 28 across the harbour from the starboard beam, and a 0.4 m swell rolls in through the entrance.
968 words, about 5 min5Engine-room fire nine miles offshore at night
At 02:20 the 18 m motor yacht Pelagos is 9 NM south of the coast, making 10 knots, with six persons on board: the skipper, two crew and three guests. The engine-room smoke detector alarms and smoke is seeping from the engine-room vents; the engine has stopped by itself.
926 words, about 5 min