RYA Advanced Powerboat Course

The Advanced Powerboat course is aimed at the more experienced powerboat handler.Run over 2 days and a evening (night exercise), the Advanced Powerboat course is designed to teach boat handling, seamanship, pilotage and navigation up to the standards required to drive a planing powerboat safely by day and night in coastal waters.

Pre Course Experience	Competent to Intermediate Powerboat standard, hold a first aid certificate and VHF SRC certificate.
Assumed Knowledge	Candidates should be competent to the standard of the Intermediate Powerboat Certificate with a thorough knowledge of navigation and chart work to the level of the Day Skipper Shore based certificate.
Course Content	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 engined vessel.
Assessment	Practical Navigation Skills and night exercise
Duration	2 Day
Minimum Age	All candidates MUST hold a first aid certificate and VHF SRC certificate. The minimum age is 17.
Price(s)	£295
RYA Fees	N/A

Course Dates 2012

January	February	March	April
N / A	25 / 26	31 / 1st Apr	N/A

May	June	July	August
26 / 27	N / A	7 / 8	N / A

September	October	November	December
22 / 23	N/A	3 / 4	N/A