RYA Powerboat Level 2
Duration: 2 days
Max. students/instructor: 3:1, usually run as 2:1
Cost: £250 (member pricing - 50% rebate available during the 2 seasons following your course dates for support boat volunteers helping on 4 or more occasions). Create an account to view pricing for a taster membership and book for a non-member, or contact us for more information.
The Level 2 powerboat course provides the skills and background knowledge needed as a competent powerboat driver and forms the basis of the International Certificate of Competence. No prior experience is required for this course, and we would recommend adults move straight to Level 2, as this includes and builds on much of the content of Level 1.
It aims to teach boat handling and seamanship in powerboats, focusing on low speed and close quarters handling, man overboard recovery, an introduction to driving at planing speed and the collision regulations.
The course is likely to be conducted in one of the club's RIBs, and the certificate issued will be endorsed to show the type of boat in which the training took place.
Students will be provided with a copy of the RYA Start Powerboating book.