INTRODUCTION TO POWERBOATING
Provides a practical introduction to boat handling skills.
Preparation
• Launching and recovering
• Safety equipment
• Pre-start check
• Personal buoyancy
Boat handling and maneuvers
• Starting and stopping
• Use of kill cord
• Steering controls
• Securing to a buoy
• Leaving and coming alongside
• Being towed
Theory and background
• IRPCS (International rules for the Prevention of Collision at Sea)
• Ropework
• Awareness of other water users
Includes logbook, Course notes and International Recognised Certificates.
Course Features
- Lecture 0
- Quiz 0
- Duration 8 hours
- Skill level Beginner
- Language English
- Students 1059
- Assessments Yes