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From 11 August to 19 September, I got drawn into #training for a #GIMS licence. First, I paid 20,000 roubles for theory access at #sailingacademy , which was interesting but didn’t cover even a third of the exam questions. I also took three one-hour practical sessions with them, handling a small dinghy.
I was surprised by the sheer amount in the question bank: geographical terms, engine and sail maintenance, navigation, safety, first aid, getting off a grounding, turning in a current, and much more.
Unfortunately, although IYT and RYA require all this too, they don’t test it as strictly or cover it in such detail. The exam gives you 30 questions picked at random from thousands, with one mistake allowed. Preparation is hard. Mikhail Bazhin’s ‘GIMS Exam’ app helped (http://test-apps.ru). It has the theory, the questions, and even a link from each question to the relevant section of theory.
In the end, I qualified to operate a motorboat on internal waters and inland waterways. I clearly wouldn’t have time to prepare for the coastal waters category, and all the sailing exam slots were taken.
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I was surprised by the sheer amount in the question bank: geographical terms, engine and sail maintenance, navigation, safety, first aid, getting off a grounding, turning in a current, and much more.
Unfortunately, although IYT and RYA require all this too, they don’t test it as strictly or cover it in such detail. The exam gives you 30 questions picked at random from thousands, with one mistake allowed. Preparation is hard. Mikhail Bazhin’s ‘GIMS Exam’ app helped (http://test-apps.ru). It has the theory, the questions, and even a link from each question to the relevant section of theory.
In the end, I qualified to operate a motorboat on internal waters and inland waterways. I clearly wouldn’t have time to prepare for the coastal waters category, and all the sailing exam slots were taken.
#documents
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