Greece Category A Theory study plan

Set up a paper chart, parallel rulers, dividers and plotter, and demonstrate a two-bearing fix with a stated position circle of error

Convert between true, magnetic and compass bearings using variation and deviation for three worked examples without error

Compute speed, distance and time with the 60-D rule across six mixed problems

Lay off a course to steer that accounts for a known tidal set and drift over a two-hour run

Extract position, depth, hazards and buoyage from a chart extract and list the safe-water corridor for a given draught

Identify every IALA Region A buoy type and light characteristic from written descriptions alone

State the four steering-and-sailing rules of Part B and apply them to five written encounter scenarios

Explain the hierarchy of responsibility under Rule 2 and Rule 8 and justify an early avoiding action in a narrow channel

Reproduce the lights and shapes for power-driven vessels under 50 m, sailing vessels, fishing vessels and vessels at anchor

Determine give-way and stand-on status from a written description of lights and relative bearing, then state the manoeuvre

Apply Rule 19 conduct-of-vessels-in-restricted-visibility to a radar-only scenario with a closing target

Plan a harbour approach on the chart and annotate it with the sound signals and light phases expected at each stage

Demonstrate and explain the five essential knots and a towline setup, describing when each is used on board

Describe anchoring procedure including scope calculation for a given depth and conditions, and the recovery sequence

List the skipper's legal duties for departure, crew briefing and passage planning under the applicable national and international framework

Explain the documents and certificates a Greek-flagged recreational vessel must carry and who holds responsibility for each

Execute the man-overboard sequence for power and sail, stating the helm, throttle and lookout actions at each stage

Describe the correct use, servicing interval and limitations of the fire extinguisher types carried on a small vessel

Outline the distress alerting options in order of range and the content of a MAYDAY call

Explain abandonment, liferaft boarding and the first actions to raise the alarm and account for all persons

Read a synoptic chart and identify fronts, pressure systems and the expected wind shift for a stated position

Interpret a marine area forecast and decide go, no-go or sheltered route for a planned day sail

Explain local wind effects including sea breeze, land breeze and katabatic gusts in a Greek island setting

State the Beaufort scale from 0 to 8 with the sea state description for each

Describe the pre-start checks, cooling water path and common overheating causes on a marine diesel engine

Explain the battery charging circuit, isolation of circuits and the checks before switching to shore power

List the fuel-system failure symptoms a skipper can diagnose at sea and the immediate action for each

State the checks that prevent fire in the engine space and the shutdown sequence for an engine fire

Complete two full timed mock papers under exam conditions and record the score per domain

Re-study the two weakest domains using only the recorded errors, then re-test those areas

Recite the collision regulations most often examined and the distress procedures without notes

Confirm the exam-day logistics, permitted materials and chartwork equipment list