DAMRules General Skills: Small Boat Use (powered)

Knowledge and practiced ability in operating and directing powered small boats. Gives understanding of the techniques of powered small boat use, its equipment, and maintenance.

Once Rating reaches 68 a Specific may be chosen of either a vessel, condition (windy, calm etc.) or environment (rivers, open sea etc.). Specific starts with Rating of 61 but may divide basic skill down to 68 Rating and add to new Specific at choosing. Whenever basic skill gains an extra 5 Rating a new Specific may be taken if applicable and some experience has been gained in the same way.

When the Specific reaches 70 Rating a Specific Speciality may be taken that starts at 61 Rating, but no division may be made to add to it.

RATING
SKILL ABILITY

1-35
General skill in normal, calm conditions and in familiar environments. Craft must be familiar to user. -20 Handling.

36-60
Competant user, can use craft in all situations and conditions (except extreme) in familiar environments. Craft must be typical or similar to user. -10 Handling.

61-70
Skilled boatperson. Gives ability to use familiar, similar craft in every situation and condition, as well as all safety procedures and maintenance of craft as well as easy to medium difficulty repairs.

71-90
Professional boatperson. Can use any vessel and 'pick up' ability. to use similar vessel in (100-Rating)÷3 minutes. Allows extreme conditions without penalty and safety procedures and maintenance as well as difficult repairs.

91-100
James Bond, you could operate a vessel to out-manoeuver gunshots while leaping out of the water to land on a bridge without getting wet. Gives Excess speed capability and an extra Manoeuver.

RATING	SKILL ABILITY
1-35	General skill in normal, calm conditions and in familiar environments. Craft must be familiar to user. -20 Handling.
36-60	Competant user, can use craft in all situations and conditions (except extreme) in familiar environments. Craft must be typical or similar to user. -10 Handling.
61-70	Skilled boatperson. Gives ability to use familiar, similar craft in every situation and condition, as well as all safety procedures and maintenance of craft as well as easy to medium difficulty repairs.
71-90	Professional boatperson. Can use any vessel and 'pick up' ability. to use similar vessel in (100-Rating)÷3 minutes. Allows extreme conditions without penalty and safety procedures and maintenance as well as difficult repairs.
91-100	James Bond, you could operate a vessel to out-manoeuver gunshots while leaping out of the water to land on a bridge without getting wet. Gives Excess speed capability and an extra Manoeuver.