Skagit Valley College

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 Course Title:   Rigging

 Title Abbreviation:   SAIL BOAT RIGGING

 Department:    MT

 Course #:    106

 Credits:    4

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    4.5

 CIP:    470616

 EPC:    736

 REV:    2018


 Course Description  

Includes types of rigs, conversion or modifications of rigging. Proper tuning of rigging as well as selection of materials and approved installation methods for standing and running rigging. Includes how to rig, lift, and secure marine equipment for installation and removal.

 Prerequisite  

None

Additional Course Details

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 33

Lab: 22

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0


Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory Required for ATA degree  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Other Institution Equivalencies Table
Institution Course # Remarks
N/A

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

  1. Interpret force and load to determine type and size of rigging material.
  2. Effectively align rigging to specifications.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

2. Critical Thinking

Definition: The ability to think critically about the nature of knowledge within a discipline and about the ways in which that knowledge is constructed and validated and to be sensitive to the ways these processes often vary among disciplines.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
2.9 Apply and/or create problem-solving strategies to successfully adapt to unpredictable and/or changing environments.

3. Communication

Definition: Understanding and producing effective written, spoken, visual, and non-verbal communication.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
3.1 Recognize, read, and comprehend academic and/or professional writing.

6. Individual Awareness & Responsibility

Definition: Understanding, managing, and taking responsibility for one’s learning and behavior in varied and changing environments.

Outcomes: Students will be able to . . .
6.2 Demonstrate standards of professionalism in manner, appearance, and setting appropriate to the context, including the classroom, workplace, and community.
6.3 Apply successful organizational strategies of planning, goal setting, prioritizing, resolving conflict, and managing time to specific goals and/or projects.

Course Contents

  1. Nomenclature and terms of sail rigging.
  2. Splicing of new materials to old and bonding to wood or metal.
  3. Fasteners and releases, wires, clevis, pins, shakles, and other hardware used in standard rigging.
  4. Roller furling; winches; hydraulic stays.
  5. Type of mast and boom structures and attachments.