Powerboating - please call us to book a course on your vessel

Tuition at Lyttelton Harbour.

Also see our Course Intakes & Costs

(Suitable for Runabouts, Ribs, and other outboard-driven craft).

Note: Full details on the Powerboat Scheme, course syllabi & certifications are listed in the RYA Powerboat Logbook RYA G20, available from us

Powerboating Level One

Aim: To gain a practical introduction to boat handling and safety.
Duration: 1 Day.
Qualification: Course completion certificate.
Prerequisites: None.

Modules:

• Pre-startchecks & safety equipment
• Launching & recovering
• Engine use & controls
• Mooring buoys & coming alongside
  Rules & regulations

Powerboating Level Two

Aim: To achieve all basic Powerboat handling and seamanship skills.
Duration: 2 days.
Qualification: Course completion certificate.
Prerequisites: None. Note: Direct assessment option is available.

Modules:

• Boat preparation
• Effects of wind & tide
• High & low speed manoeuvring
• Handling in confined spaces
• Anchoring, moorings & coming alongside
• Man overboard
• Types of craft & engines
• Maintenance checks
• Rules & regulations
• Weather forecasts

Intermediate Powerboating

Aim: To complete open water and coastal passage by day.
Duration: 2 days.
Qualification: Course completion certificate.
Prerequisites: Skills to Powerboating Level Two (Marine VHF Radio Operators recommended).

Modules:

• Trip planning
• Bearings & distance
• Charted depths, latitude & longitude
• GPS & chart navigation
• Practical pilotage & passage-making afloat
• Open-water boat handling

Advanced Powerboating

Aim: To enable competent, high speed navigation by day or night.
Duration: 2 days.
Qualification: Course completion certificate.
Prerequisites: Skills to intermediate level, Marine VHF Radio Operators and First Aid.

Modules:

• Passage planning
• Advanced pilotage & navigation techniques
• High speed trim & boat handling
• Rules of the road at sea
• Meteorology
• Emergency situations

Safety Boat Course

Aim: To introduce the techniques used in powerboats escorting racing fleets of dinghies and windsurfers, providing safety and rescue cover for training fleets, and assisting race management.
Duration: 2 days.
Qualification: Course completion certificate
Prerequisites: Powerboating Level Two

Modules:

1. Preparation

Safety equipment

See our Course Intakes for the start dates and our Course Costs