RYA Advanced Powerboat

The advanced powerboat course is aimed at experienced amateur powerboaters and professional users. It is a two day course and aims to teach boat handling, seamanship, pilotage and navigation up to the standards required to drive a planning powerboat safely by day and night in tidal coastal waters with which the candidate is familiar. Individuals considering attending an advanced course should possess their National Powerboat Certificate Level Two (Coastal), be very competent powerboat handlers and have a level of knowledge of navigation and chartwork to the level of Day Skipper Shorebased certificate.

Course Structure

Preparation for sea

Boat Handling (inc rough water)

Passage making

Pilotage

Meteorology

Rules of the road

Use of engines

Emergency situations

Undertaking searches

Night cruising