RYA Safety Boat

This two-day course provides the skills required when acting as an escort craft safety boat or coach boat for a fleet of dinghies windsurfers or canoes or for racing or training activities.

This course is highly thought of amongst individuals involved in working with sailing dinghies, kayaks and windsurfing. It teaches the skills required to escort and rescue craft from the powerboat. Pre-requisites are RYA Level 2 Certificate and basic knowledge of the crafts listed above; though if this is a little thin on the ground do not worry how the crafts work becomes more evident during the course.

Course Structure

Preparation, boat handling, dinghy rescue, windsurfer rescue, kayak or canoe rescue (can be covered as theory), towing, end-of-day procedures, safety, suitability of craft, local factors, communication, rescuing other water users.