Yngling Maintenance Test

Objective

To ensure all Yngling key holders can contribute efficiently to the maintenance of the club's Yngling fleet.

Eligibility

Any active YCC member who is preparing for the Y test.

Yngling Maintenance Test

The Maintenance test examiner is Tim Foster who organises tests on request.
The test takes place in Port Choiseul but does not involve an outing.
The test normally takes about one hour with a group of up to four well prepared candidates.
Candidates will be asked questions on the following subjects.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Understand the responsibilities of club members in maintaining and repairing boats.
• Understand the role of the maintenance coordinators and know who they are.

Boat Logbooks

• Know who is responsible for filling in the logbook after each outing.
• Know how to access the logbook.
• Be able to list the minimum details which need to be logged.
• Be able to explain what to do if the boat is damaged in an accident involving a YCC boat.
• Be able to explain what to do if anyone is injured in an accident involving a YCC boat.
• Know how to report key system problems.

Moorings and Fenders

• Understand the importance of correct tension in the mooring lines.
• Understand how the rear mooring buoy is kept in position and how the mooring line is attached to the buoy.
• Understand how to avoid that the rear mooring line becomes tangled around the mooring buoy.
• Understand the correct positioning of fenders.

Sails

• Understand how to ensure sails have as long a life as possible.
• Know what should be in the sail repair kit.
• Know when and how to use the items in the sail repair kit.

Fixtures and Fittings on Boat

• Understand the importance of checking the boat before each outing and listing the most common faults to look out for.

Tools, Spare Parts and other Resources

• Know where the toolbox is, how to access it and what can be found in it.
• Know where and how to obtain spare parts which are not available in the toolbox.
• Know what resources are available on the web site.