Powerboat Courses

Learn How To Handle Powerboats Safely

OUR POWERBOAT COURSES

Take place on the River Medway

Our Powerboat Courses Package:

POWERBOAT LEVEL 1 - 1 Day Course

About This Course:

It provides a practical introduction to boat handling and safety in powerboats, it covers boating techniques for launching and recovering a boat from a road trailer, everyday boat handling and the use of safety equipment. the course may be run on a variety of boat types both planning, and displacement and the certificate will be endorsed to show the type of boat in which the training took place.

Course Content:

Launch and recovery preparation of boat and crew, boat handling picking up and securing to a mooring buoy leaving and coming alongside man overboard (theory).

Ability After The Course:

Able to drive under supervision.

Previous Experience or Knowledge:

N/A

Min. Age:

18

Price:

£190 (based on two students)
£305 (one to one)

POWERBOAT LEVEL 2 - 2 Day Course

About This Course:

it provides the skill and background knowledge needed by the competent powerboat driver and is the basis of the International Certificate of Competence. It aims to teach boat handling and seamanship in powerboats. It focuses on low-speed close quatres handling, man overboard recovery, an introduction to driving at planing speeds and collision regulations. The course can take place at Inland or Coastal locations. It may be conducted on a variety of boat types; the certificate will be endorsed with the type of boat the training took place on.

Course Content:

Launching and recovery, boat handling, securing to a buoy, anchoring, leaving, and coming alongside, man overboard, basic navigation and tides and weather.

Ability After The Course:

Self-sufficient powerboater in the right conditions, aware of own limitations and those of the craft.

Previous Experience or Knowledge:

N/A

Min. Age:

18

Price:

£300 (based on two students)
£440 (one to one)

OWN BOAT TUITION

Min:

18

Price:

£120 per student per day up to a maximum of 3 students with a minimum charge of £240 per day.

ICC ASSESSMENTS

Min:

18

Price:

School Boat: £250
Own Boat: £240

Provided you have the appropriate size of vessel and Insurance and the vessel is appropriately equipped many of the Practical Courses and the ICC assessments can be conducted on your own boat. The costs will be the cost of the instructor for the course and his reasonably pre agreed expenses. You will be paying for the fuel used during the course and up to three persons can accompany you on your course for no extra charge.

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