Pre-Departure Checklist Bavaria 44 – Illustrated Guide to Safe Casting Off (Us)

Description

A smooth departure starts before you cast off.

“Pre-Departure Preparations” is a hands-on exercise designed for skippers, crew members, charter companies and sailing schools working with a Bavaria 44. Every check is shown in a photo, on the boat, next to its checkpoint, so you know exactly what to check and where to find it.

What’s inside

Pages 1-3 – A photo walk-through of the boat (41 annotated HD photos)

• Weather & navigation: forecast, tides, Notices to Mariners, route and safe harbors
• Communications: fixed-mount and handheld VHF, Channel 16 watch, emergency numbers
• Instruments & electronics: GPS, depth sounder, log, compass, lights, autopilot, steering
• Engine & propulsion: fluid levels, leaks, batteries, start-up, cooling water, transmission
• Sails & rigging: mast, shrouds, halyards, sheets, winches, furler
• Safety: life jackets, harnesses, life raft, flares, fire extinguishers, bilge pump, seacocks
• Fuel, water & power
• Environment: discharges, holding tank, garbage (MARPOL)
• Anchor & anchoring, mooring & deck
• Final check before departure, after casting off
• Crew & briefing: the last check before you leave

Page 4 – Annotated plans

• Deck view and interior view of the Bavaria 44, showing where each item to check is located

Page 5 – Printable checklist

• 135 checkpoints in 13 sections
• Checkboxes, plus fields for date, time, destination and persons on board
• Skipper signature
• SOLAS (ch. III, IV, V), MARPOL (Annexes I, IV, V), STCW and COLREGs references shown for each relevant section

Why this exercise

• ✓ Nothing gets missed: a clear, section-by-section method
• ✓ Visual: every item is illustrated aboard a real Bavaria 44
• ✓ Practical: print the checklist and keep it at the chart table
• ✓ Great for training: ideal for briefing a crew or preparing for an exam
• ✓ Reusable: print a fresh checklist for every trip

Format

• High-quality PDF, 5 pages, high-resolution photos (A4 – prints on US Letter with “Fit to page”)
• Print-ready in color, or use it on a tablet
• Instant download after purchase
• Available in English and French

Please note

SOLAS, MARPOL and STCW apply mainly to commercial vessels. For a recreational sailboat, they are used here as a good-practice reference. Your flag state’s national regulations still apply.

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