Summer Boating For Youth - Voyager
Total: 30 hours/5 Days

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

This course is a 30 hour, five day program for students 14 to 17 years of age. It is designed to:

• Build on the skills acquired in the Summer Basic and Summer Advanced programs.
• Teach young men and women the skills required to safely plan and navigate a coastal offshore voyage.
• Prepare the student to qualify for Chapman School’s Summer Voyager Certificate.
• Minimum class size is 3 and the maximum is 6 students.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Seamanship, Safety & Environmental Concerns

• Review Advanced Navigational Rules..
• Review Navigation, chart reading, dead reckoning, compass, time speed and distance, latitude and longitude.
• Basic marine electronics.
• Line handling including spring lines, docking and undocking.

Voyage Planning - Students will prepare for the voyage covering the following topics:

• Rescue techniques
• Safety equipment
• Survival at sea

Hands-On Instruction - Students will train on a power vessel and will complete the following hands on training:

• 4 Hours of boat handing to sharpen skills prior to undertaking the voyage
• Undertake a six hour voyage outside the St. Lucie Inlet to Fort Pierce and  return
• Troubleshooting underway problems
• Electronics & vessel systems while underway

ADMISSION

Persons attending the 5 day program must be between ages 14 and 17 and in good health.  Students need basic math skills and completion of Summer Boating for Youth.  Each student is required to furnish his/her own deck shoes.

CERTIFICATION

A Chapman School certificate of completion is awarded to students who complete the course.  The Summer Voyage students will also receive a letter certifying completion of  2 days of documented sea time.

CLASS SCHEDULE - 2008

TUITION & FEES

• Tuition Dep....$50.00    Tuition Bal....$425.00    Tuition Total....$475.00

• The Enrollment  Application must be completed and signed (by a  parent or guardian if the applicant is younger than 18) and returned to the Chapman School along with the $50 non-refundable deposit.

• Tuition balance is due in full 10 days prior to the start of class.

• Tuition includes books, supplies, and laboratory fees.

• Tuition does not include housing, board, or transportation.

• All costs are payable in U.S. currency only.

• The Chapman School accepts Discover, Visa, or MasterCard

REFUND POLICY

• If the application is not accepted by the Chapman School, all payments made by the applicant will be refunded.

• If cancellation is requested within three (3) business days after signing the Registration Form, all payments made by the applicant will be refunded.

• If cancellation is requested more than three (3) business days after signing the Registration Form, but before the beginning of classroom instruction, the applicant is obligated for the non-refundable tuition deposit, which may be applied to a future boating course within one year.

• For the student terminating training after the beginning of the course, the student is obligated for the full amount of the contract price.

• Applicable refunds are made within thirty (30) days.

ENROLLMENT APPLICATION

1. Download the Registration Form

2. Complete, Print, and Sign

3. Fax to us at (772) 283-2019

Registration Form (pdf)