Want to learn how to drive a powerboat? Need to learn for your job? Or maybe you just fancy learning another skill… Then you better get on a designated course.
There are various organisations that can train you to become proficient in powerboating, and it is important to know which course would suit you best.
Starting at the more basic, there is the RYA Powerboat Level 1 course. This is a one day course and is ideal for those just getting to grips with a powerboat. Next up the training pathway is the RYA Powerboat level 2 course. The standard entry point for most boaters is at the powerboat level 2 course, and upon completing this the boater is eligible to complete other courses including the RYA Safety Boat Course and RYA/MCA Commercial Endorsement. The contents of this course are varied, with the candidate learning skills concerning launching and recovery, boat handling, securing to a buoy, anchoring, leaving and coming alongside and man overboard.
Next up the ladder is the RYA Intermediate Powerboat course and the RYA advanced Powerboat Course, both two days long. The intermediate programme contains planning a day cruise, boat preparation, pilotage and passage making. It is recommended that you take this course if you have plans on moving onto the advanced course, which contains navigation by day and night, skippering a small boat on challenging passages in coastal waters, meteorology, emergency situations and use of engines. Lastly there is the RYA/MCA Advanced Powerboat Examination and Certificate of Competence.
Intertwined with these are three theoretical courses which can be taken in conjunction with the various programmes listed above. These are the Basic safety and navigation course, the Dayskipper theory course and the Yachtmaster theory course.
There are various organisations that can train you to become proficient in powerboating, and it is important to know which course would suit you best.
Starting at the more basic, there is the RYA Powerboat Level 1 course. This is a one day course and is ideal for those just getting to grips with a powerboat. Next up the training pathway is the RYA Powerboat level 2 course. The standard entry point for most boaters is at the powerboat level 2 course, and upon completing this the boater is eligible to complete other courses including the RYA Safety Boat Course and RYA/MCA Commercial Endorsement. The contents of this course are varied, with the candidate learning skills concerning launching and recovery, boat handling, securing to a buoy, anchoring, leaving and coming alongside and man overboard.
Next up the ladder is the RYA Intermediate Powerboat course and the RYA advanced Powerboat Course, both two days long. The intermediate programme contains planning a day cruise, boat preparation, pilotage and passage making. It is recommended that you take this course if you have plans on moving onto the advanced course, which contains navigation by day and night, skippering a small boat on challenging passages in coastal waters, meteorology, emergency situations and use of engines. Lastly there is the RYA/MCA Advanced Powerboat Examination and Certificate of Competence.
Intertwined with these are three theoretical courses which can be taken in conjunction with the various programmes listed above. These are the Basic safety and navigation course, the Dayskipper theory course and the Yachtmaster theory course.
