Dead Set is a FANTASTIC show . Especially if you enjoy Big Brother UK . <| sep |> Except when it rains . So it is blue less than half of the time <| sep |> It is such a crap hole now <| sep |> My wife and I did 101 , 103 , and 104 all backtoback . It ' s a great way to do a ton of sailing all at once and not forget any information between classes . Doing them this way means that you ' ll really benefit from the fact that each class builds on the other . As others have already mentioned , the school should send you the ASA books a while before your class . Do take the time to read through the books including the practice quizzes before the classes , as the class itself won ' t necessarily cover all the material that ' s on the test e . g . , memorization of maritime rules and regulations .