PER practices pack in Barcelona.

The basic pack includes:

• Mandatory practices in Port Olímpic:
  · Safety and navigation 16 h.
  · Radio operator 12 hours.

Method and structure of the PER practices

The PER navigation and radio operator practices are carried out, every month of the year, in the Port Olímpic of Barcelona.

Mandatory practices of the PER

These are the minimum practices that you must complete to obtain the PER.

Safety and navigation 16 h

• They are carried out on a voyage basis with a rest stop every 4 hours.
• Groups of up to 10 participants.
• Every month of the year in the Port Olímpic of Barcelona.
• On board RIBs or sailboats up to 15 meters in length.
• Sessions during the week, four consecutive days. 4 hours of practice each day.
• Weekend sessions, two consecutive days. 8 hours of practice each day.

Agenda of the basic regulatory practices of security and navigation of the PER

The distribution of the total internship time would be divided into nine sections:

• Safety and checks before going out to sea.
• Defeat planning and firefighting.
• Engines and electrical installation.
• Boat maintenance, pollution prevention and ropes.
• maneuvers.
• Anchoring, surveillance and control of the defeat.
• Practical aspects of navigation.
• Security maneuvers.

Radio operator 12 h

Short range radio operator.

• Classroom practices with simulators.
• Groups of up to 8 participants.
• Every month of the year in the Port Olímpic of Barcelona.
• Three independent sessions of 4 hours each.
• During the week or weekend.
• They must be done in order, that is, you will not be able to do the “Radio Operator 2” practice if you have not completed “Radio Operator 1”.
• The first session, Radio Operator 1, is theoretical training.

Short-range radio operator training agenda

• General knowledge of radiocommunications in the Maritime Mobile Service.
• Use the radio equipment of a ship.
• Practical use of equipment.
• Purpose and use of digital selective calling.
• Use of GMDSS subsystems and equipment.
• Procedures with and without DSC for distress, urgency and security communications.
• MSI: Maritime Safety Information – in the GMDSS.
• Cancel false alarms.
• Regulations, procedures and mandatory practices.
• Use of the international phonetic alphabet. IMO standard phrases.

PER Complementary Practices

They are advanced navigation practices, to make the most of them we recommend you do them after doing the basic navigation practices.

Sailing 16 h

• They are carried out on a voyage basis with a rest stop every 4 hours.
• Groups of up to 10 participants.
• Every month of the year in the Port Olímpic of Barcelona.
• On board sailboats up to 15 meters in length.
• Sessions during the week, four consecutive days. 4 hours of practice each day.
• Weekend sessions, two consecutive days. 8 hours of practice each day.

You will do the sailing practices only once, since they are valid for any of the titles, that is, if you later get the PY title, this title will be enabled for sailing.

Agenda of the sailing practices of the PER

The objective of the practices is that you identify what are the safety guidelines on board and that you are able to avoid risks during sailing. Special emphasis will be placed on tacking and jibing maneuvers, since during these there is a greater risk of accidents and breakdowns.

During the 16 hours of internship you will learn:

• Courses of the boat depending on the wind and maneuvers.
• Boat elements related to sailing: rigging, rigging, sails... and the most common knots.
• How sails are folded and cared for.
• How to hoist and lower the sails.
• How sail balance influences gait.
• How the boat reacts when you put the rudder to one side or another and its effect on speed reduction.
• Adjust sails depending on the course and the use of the ropes.
• How to take the waves depending on the course and its influence on the progress of the boat.
• How to carry out advanced maneuvers under sail: tackling, pairing, anchoring, leaving the anchorage under sail and safety maneuvers such as collecting man overboard, putting reefs, etc.

Navigation practices to the Balearic Islands of PER 24 h

• 24-hour journey with a minimum of 4 hours of night navigation.
• The port is not entered except in emergencies or to refuel
• Groups of up to 10 participants.
• Every month of the year in the Port Olímpic of Barcelona.
• On board sailboats up to 15 meters in length.
• Departure on Friday afternoon.
• Navigation between 10 and 20 miles from the coast along the Catalan coast in the direction of Costa Brava or Tarragona.
• They qualify to navigate by motor between the peninsula and the Balearic Islands.
• Extend the length up to 24 meters.

Agenda of the complementary practices of navigation to the Balearic Islands of the PER

The objective of the navigation practices is to prepare you for long-term navigation. In its development we will work on the navigation aspects oriented mainly to the journey and safe night navigation.

• Preparation of defeat and abandonment exercise.
• Checking the charts of the area to be navigated.
• Update of the notices to the navigators.
• Defeat plot. Hazard identification.
• Documentation to carry on board.
• Weather forecasts.
• Review of the critical points of the boat and checks prior to going out to sea.
• Fuel level check, battery charge. Navigation lights.
• Availability of water and sufficient food for people on board.
• Communication to the CCS of departure, area to be navigated and ETA.
• Maintenance of an effective navigation watch.
• Compliance with guard shifts.
• Effective surveillance. Visibility. Navigation lights.
• Monitoring of weather forecasts.
• positions on the chart.
• Use of GPS and radar.
• Calculation of the current, its course and hourly intensity.
• Esteem navigation.
• Landfall.

Navigation to the Balearic Islands + Sailing 48 h

You can do the two complementary practices in a single journey.

They enable you to navigate by motor and sail between the peninsula and the Balearic Islands, in addition to extending the length to 24 meters.

How the sailing practices to the Balearic Islands + sailing are organized

• The Barcelona – Balearic Islands – Barcelona crossing will last 48 hours, with a minimum of 8 hours of night navigation.
• The estimated departure from Port Olímpic will be on a Friday around 7:00 p.m. aboard a cruising sailboat of more than 40 feet.
• The meeting point is at the Marina Dock of the Port Olímpic of Barcelona.
• The sailboats are equipped with all the regulatory security measures, both for personal security elements and for communications. They have a location system that allows us to know where they are at all times.
• Depending on the weather forecast, it is advisable to bring a raincoat and warm clothes. In addition to comfortable clothing appropriate for a journey and appropriate footwear.
• During the navigation you will be able to rest while others will guard on deck, you will take turns.
• As for food, it is recommended that you cook little on the boat, try to bring prepared food or things that are easy to do. The school will put coffee pot, coffee, infusions and sugar on the sailboat.