RYA Powerboat Level 2

The RYA Powerboat 2 course with Sea N Shore

Course Structure

We cover:

Personal Buoyancy and Clothing

Parts of the Boat

Types of Craft

Engines and Drives

Boat Controls

Crew, Knots and Rope Work

Boat Handling

Anchoring

Collision Regulations

Day shapes and Lights

Passage Planning

Pilotage

Towing

Flares

VHF marine radio routine and emergency work

Kill cord use

Engine maintenance and fault fixing

Launching and Recovery

Slow manoeuvres, turning in a confined area,

Figures of 8 around two buoys, forwards and backwards

Coming alongside and leaving pontoons with springs and tides and wind considerations

Tides

Weather

Coming alongside and tying up to mooring buoys

Chart work and navigation

High Speed manoeuvres including man over board and high speed handling

Useful Information

We provide full waterproofs and life jackets. Timings of the course are usually 9am – 4pm each day.

At the end of the course you will get a full certificate RYA powerboat 2, that is registered with the RYA.