RYA Powerboat Level 2

To take part in this course you must be available for both dates and be a member of Cransley SC - this course aims to develop safe powerboat driving skills for those who have had no previous experience.

The course will run from 0930 through to 1630 each day. The fee for CSC members is £45 and includes the RYA booklet “Start Powerboating” & RYA Logbook.

Provides the skills 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 quarters handling, man overboard recovery, an introduction to driving at planing speed, and collision regulations. The course can be taken inland or on the coast and your certificate will be endorsed accordingly. The course may be conducted in a variety of boat types, both planing and displacement, and the certificate issued will be endorsed to show the type of boat in which the training took place.

Assumed knowledge: None. May be preceded by Level 1

Minimum duration: 2 days

Minimum age: 12 (candidates under the age of 16 will be issued with an endorsed certificate)

Course Structure

Course content: Launching and recovery, boat handling, securing to a buoy, anchoring, leaving and coming alongside, man overboard

Ability after course: Self-sufficient powerboater in the right conditions, aware of own limitations and those of the craft