RYA Advanced Powerboat
Ability to plan and execute coastal trips and return to a familiar port by night. |
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Course Overview:
The aim of this course is to teach boat handling, seamanship, pilotage and navigation up to the standards required to drive a planing powerboat safely by day and night in tidal coastal waters. Candidates should be competent to the standard of RYA Intermediate Powerboat (coastal) with a knowledge of navigation and chartwork to the level of RYA Coastal skipper/Yachtmaster offshore.
Level: Advanced
Qualification: RYA Advanced Powerboat Course Certificate
Course fee: £340
Duration: 2 Days
Start and finish times for the advanced course vary depending on time of sunset.
Format:
Preparation for sea, boat handling, passage making and responsibility as skipper, pilotage, meteorology, rules of the road, use of engines, emergency situations, night cruising.
Requirements/ Prerequisites:
Candidates should be competent to the standard of the Intermediate Powerboat Certificate with navigation and chart work to the level of Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster offshore. Please ensure your theory level is high enough by reading over this document. This theory will be assumed knowledge prior to the commencement of the Advanced course and will not be taught during the course.
Minimum Age; 17 Years
Ability after course:
Able to plan and execute coastal trips and return to a familiar port by night.
Candidates may go on to sit their Advanced Powerboat Exam which will, when passed, result in a MCA/RYA Certificate of Competence, which can be commercially endorsed to become a commercial skipper.
The aim of this course is to teach boat handling, seamanship, pilotage and navigation up to the standards required to drive a planing powerboat safely by day and night in tidal coastal waters. Candidates should be competent to the standard of RYA Intermediate Powerboat (coastal) with a knowledge of navigation and chartwork to the level of RYA Coastal skipper/Yachtmaster offshore.
Level: Advanced
Qualification: RYA Advanced Powerboat Course Certificate
Course fee: £340
Duration: 2 Days
Start and finish times for the advanced course vary depending on time of sunset.
Format:
Preparation for sea, boat handling, passage making and responsibility as skipper, pilotage, meteorology, rules of the road, use of engines, emergency situations, night cruising.
Requirements/ Prerequisites:
Candidates should be competent to the standard of the Intermediate Powerboat Certificate with navigation and chart work to the level of Coastal Skipper/Yachtmaster offshore. Please ensure your theory level is high enough by reading over this document. This theory will be assumed knowledge prior to the commencement of the Advanced course and will not be taught during the course.
Minimum Age; 17 Years
Ability after course:
Able to plan and execute coastal trips and return to a familiar port by night.
Candidates may go on to sit their Advanced Powerboat Exam which will, when passed, result in a MCA/RYA Certificate of Competence, which can be commercially endorsed to become a commercial skipper.
We offer courses all year round, most dates available. please visit our online booking system or contact us if the dates you would like are not shown, we operate a 'courses when you want them policy'
