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Instructor Guide — Seaplane Rating (TP 12668)

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Instructor Guide — Seaplane Rating

May 1996

• Introduction
• Part 1 — Organizing the Training
  • The Rating
  • Ground Training
  • Air Work
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Some Principles of Learning
  • Demonstration — Performance Method of Teaching
  • Control of the Aircraft
  • Awareness, Attitude, and Discipline
  • Recommending for the Rating
  • Some Headings Explained
• Part 2 — Planning and Preparation
  • Objective
  • Motivation
  • Estimating Aircraft Performance
  • Seaplane Bases, Rules, and Aids to Marine Navigation
  • Fuelling the Aircraft
  • Pre-Flight Inspection
  • Passenger Safety Briefing
  • Starting Engine
  • Completion Standards
• Part 3 — Water Handling
  • Objective
  • Motivation
  • Displacement Taxiing
  • Plowing Taxiing
  • Step Taxiing
  • Sailing
  • Docking
  • Beaching
  • Mooring
  • Abnormal Water Handling Situations
  • Completion Standards
• Part 4 — Take-off
  • Objective
  • Motivation
  • Normal Take-off
  • Glassy Water Take-off
  • Crosswind Take-off
  • Engine Failure After Take-off
  • Completion Standards
• Part 5 — Approach and Landing
  • Objective
  • Motivation
  • Power-On Approach and Landing
  • Power-Off Approach and Landing
  • Crosswind Approach and Landing
  • Approach and Landing Over an Obstacle
  • Glassy Water Approach and Landing
  • Recovering from Abnormal Landing Situations
  • Completion Standards
• Part 6 — Advanced Exercises
  • Ramping
  • Short Run Take-off
  • Rough Water Take-off
  • Confined Area Take-off
  • Rough Water Approach and Landing
  • Step Turns
  • Fuelling From Barrels
  • Carrying External Loads
  • Basic Seaplane Training Resources

Date modified:

2010-05-20

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