Chapter 06
Tenders and Toys
Prepare, launch and recover equipment without improvising the safety checks.
What this chapter builds
By the end of it, you can
- Prepare a guest transfer and keep assistance coordinated with the driver and boarding crew.
- Assess movement, clearance and chafe in the vessel's approved tender-securing arrangement.
- Identify the exact craft and connections and follow its own flushing and aftercare instructions.
- Explain the phases of a tender launch and recovery and identify checks that must remain installation-specific.
- Leave matched equipment clean, correctly stored and honestly labelled for its next use.
Lessons
5 lessons open
- 6.1Practical demonstration · about 5 minutesTender guest etiquettePrepare the transfer and make it feel easy for the guest. Video coming soonSee it: Make the transfer feel easy
- 6.2Practical demonstration · about 6 minutesSecuring the tenderRead the conditions, movement, clearance and chafe before deciding the arrangement. Video coming soonSee it: Choose the arrangement, then keep checking it
- 6.3Practical demonstration · about 5 minutesPWC flushing after saltwater useUse the exact craft's sequence, flush correctly and finish the saltwater aftercare. Video coming soonSee it: Yamaha VX1050F-Y: the flushing order
- 6.4Practical demonstration · about 6 minutesDaily tender launch and recoveryPlan the lift, control the operation and reset the tender when it is back aboard. Video coming soonSee it: Positive checks, not remembered ones
- 6.5Written reference · about 6 minutesToy setup, storage and readinessKeep matched equipment clean, dry, complete and genuinely ready for use. Video to be confirmedSee it: Inspect first. Charge or store second.