Powerboating Level 1
An introduction to powerboating over one day, covering the basics of getting started and handling powerboats along with essential safety awareness.
This course has a maximum of three students to the instructor or you may choose to pay a supplement to undertake the course with lower numbers. Equally if you prefer why not do the course on your own boat and benefit from leaning the unique characteristics of your own boat.
- Course content
- Launching and recovery
- Safety equipment
- Pre-start checks
- Personal buoyancy
- Starting and stopping
- Use of kill cord
- Steering controls
- Securing to a buoy
- Leaving and coming alongside
- Being towed
- IRPCS
- Ropework and awareness of other water users
- A full day of quality and essential tuition
- Age restrictions
- Minimum age: 8
- 8 to 11 year olds will receive a level 1 certificate which will be endorsed: “The holder should only use powered craft under the supervisions of a responsible adult on board the craft”
- 12 to 16 year olds will receive a level 1 certificate which will be endorsed: “The holder should only use powered craft under the supervisions of a responsible adult”
- Price
- One day course
- £150 (contact us for special offers)
- Own boat tuition
- £195 (maximum of three people for one day)
- Availability
- Please email us for availability
