Table of contents
Rigger / Female Rigger — by LEO GROSSO
TABLE OF CONTENTS — RIGGING EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN TRAINING
Chapter 1 — Discovering the rigging equipment technician trade
Introduction to the trade, role, duties, professional environment, and required qualities.
Chapter 2 — Understanding the boat and its environment
The different parts of a boat, the deck, the hull, the rigging, the technical areas, and essential nautical vocabulary.
Chapter 3 — Rigging hardware: equipment and functions
Detailed presentation of the main rigging hardware equipment and understanding of their role.
Chapter 4 — The rigging technician’s tools
Hand tools, power tools, measuring tools, and specialized tools used in the trade.
Chapter 5 — Materials used in boating
Stainless steel, aluminum, wood, plastics, composites, and other materials encountered in rigging work.
Chapter 6 — Fastening and installing equipment
Screws, bolting, riveting, bonding, mechanical fastening, sealing, and installation methods.
Chapter 7 — Drilling, machining, and preparing surfaces
Drilling, marking out, cutting, fitting, and surface preparation techniques before installation.
Chapter 8 — Ropes and their uses
Types of ropes, characteristics, maintenance, cuts, splices, and main uses on board.
Chapter 9 — Pulleys, cleats, rope clutches, and lead systems
Operating rope circulation systems and installation of the various equipment.
Chapter 10 — Winches and handling systems
Operation of winches, maintenance, disassembly, reassembly, adjustment and troubleshooting.
Chapter 11 — Rigging and its equipment
Masts, shrouds, cables, turnbuckles, chainplates, fittings and main elements associated with the rigging.
Chapter 12 — Maintenance and upkeep of deck hardware
Maintenance methods, cleaning, lubrication, wear inspection, corrosion and preventive maintenance.
Chapter 13 — Diagnosis and troubleshooting
Professional method to identify a problem, find its cause and determine the appropriate solution.
Chapter 14 — Repair and replacement of equipment
Disassembly, repair, replacement of parts, adaptation and recommissioning of equipment.
Chapter 15 — Sealing and protection against leaks
Seals, sealants, sealing products, surface preparation and prevention of water leaks.
Chapter 16 — Safety in the rigging fitter trade
Professional risks, personal protective equipment, working at height, tools, loads, ropes and on-board interventions.
Chapter 17 — Organizing a marine worksite
Preparing an intervention, reading a work order, preparing equipment, organizing the workstation and checking the work.
Chapter 18 — Working on different types of boats
Sailboats, motorboats, yachts, racing boats, professional vessels and specific intervention requirements.
Chapter 19 — Professional relationship and quality of work
Relationship with the client, understanding a request, advice, intervention report, teamwork and quality control.
Chapter 20 — Becoming a professional rigging fitter
Summary of skills, job preparation, career development, specialization, the nautical market environment and good professional practices.
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