RYA Advanced Powerboat Course
This is a 2 day course, 10am – 4pm then night exercises in the late evening/night.
Course Aim: 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.
Price £360
Minimum age 17 years old.
We require you to have completed a coastal powerboat 2 and intermediate course and have at least 2 years relevant experience including night pilotage. As a guide; 30 days, 2 days as skipper, 800miles, 12 night hours.
We require you to have completed the Day Skipper and Yacht Master/Coastal skipper theory courses, and have a the RYA first aid and VHF operators certificates.
The course covers;
- Preparation, passage planning meteorology, skipper’s responsibilities.
- Boat handling and manoeuvres, high speed boat handling, advanced manoeuvres, manoeuvring in rough weather.
- Chart plotters and radar, pilotage day and night.
- Emergency situations, differences for a twin engine vessel
Got a question? Get in touch!
If you have any questions about any of our activities, please do drop us an email using the form below or call us on 01548 842276 or 07713 745609
Salcombe Water-based Activities
Salcombe Sea-n-Shore
25 St. Dunstans Road
Salcombe
Devon, TQ8 8AL
Tel: +44 (0) 1548 842276
or +44 (0) 7713 745 609
Email: ali@sea-n-shore.com
Opening Hours
Mon-Fri: 8:00-20:00
Sat: 8:00-20:00
Sun: 8:00-14:00