Join Captain Adam Yearwood of the Chesapeake Area Professional Captains Association (CAPCA) on Zoom on Thursday, July 8 at 7:00 PM to learn all about your VHF, how and when to use it and how to get the most from it. Everyone is welcome!
Topics include
-Requirements to monitor and obligations for response
-How to use and be comfortable using your radio
-What channels are for what
-MMSI (requirements, how to get, etc.) and DHC
-AIS and the vhf
-Etiquette (a hailing channel is a hailing channel, and the radio is not a toy)
-Pan pan, Securite, May Day and when to use each
-How to know where you are
-What to teach crew in orientation.
-Radio checks—is there a dedicated channel for that?
Captain Adam Yearwood is a licensed United States Coast Guard captain with extensive experience operating sail and power vessels of all sizes, including harbor tugs and large ships. He holds a 1,600 ton Master’s license and a second mate unlimited tonnage license. Having grown up on power boats and competitively raced on small and medium size sailboats, including historic Chesapeake log canoes, he is an expert boat handler with exceptional seamanship skills. Captain Yearwood has sailed across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, China Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea, and the East Coast of the U.S. including the Chesapeake Bay. As a charter boat captain, he enjoys meeting new people and providing clients with a fantastic experience on the water. With a passion for sharing knowledge, he lectures on maritime topics, provides private hands-on vessel operation instruction and delivery services, and is member of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary instructing boater education courses including the Maryland state course. He is also an American Sailing Association instructor.