RYA Advanced Powerboat and Exam

RYA Advanced Powerboat

The RYA Advanced Powerboat course aims to teach boat handling, seamanship, pilotage and navigation to the standard required to command a planing powerboat safely by day and night in tidal, coastal waters with which the candidate may or may not be familiar. To benefit from this course you should already be an experienced powerboat driver at the intermediate level and have commensurate experience. You should also have completed the Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Shorebased course or have equivalent knowledge. The course will test and extend your skills in boat handling and seamanship as well as in planning and executing short passages including night pilotage. It is primarily a hands-on practical course with most of the training conducted on the water aboard our Humber 7.5 metre RIB. Classroom sessions are included to check your professional knowledge of pilotage, navigation (including electronic navigation systems), passage planning, weather forecasts and IRPCS. You will be part of a crew of 3 students and one instructor. We provide all safety equipment and waterproof clothing if required and you do not need to bring any specialist clothing or kit.
The advanced course is ideal preparation for the Advanced Powerboat Exam.
Candidates who wish to take the exam for the Advanced Powerboat Certificate of Competence, should book this as a separate event that we would usually arrange over 2 days, 1day Prep and 1 day Exam.