RYA POWERBOAT Level 2 QUALIFICATION

Aim:

The RYA Powerboat Level 2 qualification is designed for people who want to learn how to drive their boat like a professional.

The course may be conducted either on your boat or on our school boat.

This is not a classroom course and all teaching is done afloat on a boat. There is a maximum ratio of 3 students to one instructor which provides a great quality learning environment.

Duration: 2 days

What’s included in the Qualification:

  • Launch & Recovery

  • Turning in confined spaces

  • Coming alongside under a variety of situations

  • Good general boat handling

  • High-speed safety considerations

  • Anchoring

  • How to recover a Man Overboard

  • Emergency situations such as grounding and collisions

Theory aspects covered include:

  • Basic Chartwork

  • Tides

  • Collision Regulations/Rules of the road

  • Knots

By the end of this qualification, you should feel a lot more confident about your boat handling. You will be able to determine how to drive a boat relative to the wind and tide. You will also have a good appreciation of how to react in common emergency situations and daily operations.

RYA Powerboat Level 2 is an internationally recognised qualification.