RYA Advanced Powerboat Course

Duration: 2 days
Previous Experience Required: Knowledge to RYA Intermediate Powerboat level and a level of navigational knowledge to RYA Dayskipper Theory level. First Aid certificate equal to RYA First Aid, SRC/VHF Radio Licence
Course Overview: This course is designed to teach you seamanship, boat handling, pilotage and navigation to a level required to undertake coastal trips in tidal waters by day or night
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Cost: £340

This advanced course is for the more experienced power boater and is the required standard by many professional bodies such as the RNLI, Police and Military. During the course you will carry out more advanced manoeuvres such as lee shore handling, helicopter rescue procedures, berthing in adverse conditions and search and rescue patterns. You will also learn more about high speed and night time navigation and put this into practice on a night time passage.

Minimum Age: 17

This course is run all year round. Please call us for latest availability. If you would like own boat tuition to complete this course please feel free to call us to discuss the options

Itinerary: 1200 until late on Day 1. 0900 until 1700 on Day 2. Click here for an example schedule of how you will spend the weekend

What's Included: Wet weather gear and tea and coffee

Support Courses: RYA First Aid, SRC/VHF Radio, RYA Dayskipper Theory

Course Dates: This course is run on demand. Please call the office for latest availability. If you would like own boat tuition to complete this course please feel free to call us to discuss the options

Last Updated on Monday, 26 October 2009 16:24