RYA PWC Instructor (jetski etc)

If you are an experienced rider looking to upgrade your skills to teaching standards, the RYA PWC Instructor Course is for you. This course will teach you high quality instructing techniques that will allow you to teach the RYA PWC Proficiency Course and the RYA PWC Safety Course for guests using PWC (jetskis) on superyachts.

If you already hold an RYA Powerboat Instructor’s certificate alongside the PWC Proficiency qualification, you will be able to fast-track this three-day course in one day. Please visit our RYA PWC Conversion Instructor Course page for more details.

Course Structure

The RYA PWC Instructor Course is a revised version of the PWC Proficiency Course adapted for teaching. The course content is a great practical introduction to teaching, focusing on demonstrating how to instruct and debrief students, with an emphasis on safety and handling. The RYA PWC Instructor Course syllabus provides a comprehensive knowledge of teaching jetski handling and safety, and includes:

Practical teaching skills

Classroom teaching skills

Debriefing

Launching and recovery

Essential safety information

Riding and handling at low speed

Riding and handling at high speed

General manoeuvres

Avoiding collisions

Decision making

Capsize recovery

Passage planning