RYA Powerboat Advanced Course
Two days of planning and navigating more challenging passages by day and night.
Course description
Aims to teach boat handling, seamanship, pilotage and navigation up to the standards required to drive a planing powerboat safely by day and night in tidal coastal waters, with which the candidate may be familiar, in more demanding conditions. Given the nature of these passages Advanced Powerboat courses should be delivered on powerboats of a minimum of 6 metres and an engine size sufficient to enable coastal passages at planing speed.
Course overview
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Course length |
2 days including at least 1 night navigation exercise |
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Course format |
Practical course on the water |
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Required experience |
Candidates should be competent to the level of the Intermediate Powerboat Certificate with a knowledge of the navigation and chartwork to the level of Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased certificate. It is strongly recommended that candidates hold a first aid certificate and a VHF operators certificate. |
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Minimum age |
17 |
More information
- Preparation for sea
- Boat handling
- Passage making and responsibility as skipper
- Pilotage
- Meteorology
- Rules of the road
- Use of engines
- Emergency situations
- Night cruising
