RYA Powerboat Scheme

COURSE CONTENT

Powerboat LEVEL 1

Preparation: launching and recovering; safety equipment; pre-start checks; personal buoyancy.

Boat handling and manoeuvres: starting and stopping; use of kill cord; steering controls; securing to a bouy; leaving and coming alongside; being towed.

Theory and background: IRPCS; rope work; awareness of other water users.

Powerboat LEVEL 2

Preparation: launching and recovering; safety equipment; lines and fenders; fuel tanks.

Boat handling and manoeuvres: effects of current or tide; high and low speed manoeuvring; propeller controls; securing to a buoy; anchoring; leaving and coming alongside; man overboard.

Theory and background: types of craft and engine; maintenance checks; IRPCS; weather forecasts; emergency action.

INTERMEDIATE Powerboat

Preparation: pilotage; navigation; fuel and engine checks.

Boat handling and manoeuvres: effect of waves and rougher conditions; power trim and trim tabs; berthing in differing situations; use of GPS in high speed navigation and pilotage by day.

Note – it is recommended that candidates hold a first aid certificate and a VHF operator’s certificate.

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ADVANCED Powerboat

Preparation: passage planning; meteorology; skipper’s responsibilities.

Boat handling and manoeuvres: high speed boat handling; advanced manoeuvres; manoeuvring in rough weather; chart plotters and radar; pilotage by day and night; emergency situations; differences for a twin engine vessel.

Note – you are required to hold a first aid certificate and a VHF operator’s certificate.