




LEVEL
1 INTRODUCTION TO POWERBOATING
Launching
& recovering, safety equipment, pre-start checks,
personal buoyancy, use of kill cord, steering
controls,
securing to a buoy, leaving and coming
alongside,
being towed, theory & background, ropework.
LEVEL
2 THE NATIONAL POWERBOAT COURSE
Level
1 contents plus: Lines & fenders, Fuel Tanks,
high
& low speed manoeuvering, propeller controls,
anchoring,
man overboard, types of craft & engines, maintenance
checks, theory & background, weather forecasts, IRPCS, emergency action.
SAFETY
BOAT COURSE
Safety
equipment, assistance with race management, crew communication,
positioning
in respect to fleet, standing off, coming alongside under way,
dinghy
& windsurfer rescue, towing , mark laying,
rescue
of other water users, VHF, first aid.