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.