SA-SKIP-DAY-L4.2

Weather on the South African coast

SA-SKIP-DAY-M4 · The seamanship the exam tests · SA-SKIP-DAY-M4-A Rules of the road and buoyage, South African weather, surf and launching, basic navigation and emergency procedures.

Small boats die in weather they saw coming. The exam wants **synoptic charts, the Cape south-easter, the westerly buster, berg winds and the barometer**; the sea wants you to respect them.

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