ISA Advanced Powerboat Certificate.

€490 EUR

Course Type:

STCW ➜ RYA Powerboat Level 1-3

Training School:

The Seamanship Centre

Location:

Killybegs Harbour, County Donegal, Ireland

Duration:

2 days

Language:

English

This course is for leisure and professional boaters wanting to undertake more adventurous trips by day and night.

It includes navigation at planing speed, weather and other aspects of skippering powerboats on more challenging passages in coastal waters. Given the nature of these passages Advanced Powerboat courses should be delivered on powerboats of a minimum of 6 meters and an engine size sufficient to enable coastal passages at planing speed.

Anybody undertaking this course must have the practical skills of the Intermediate course and knowledge of navigation to at least the standard of the Day Skipper shorebased course.

Assumed Knowledge

Candidates should be competent to the standard of the Intermediate Powerboat Certificate with a thorough knowledge of the navigation and chartwork to the level of Coastal Skipper/RYA Yachtmaster Shorebased certificate. It is strongly recommended that candidates hold a first aid certificate and a VHF operators certificate.

Minimum Duration

2 days including at least 1 night navigation exercise

Minimum Age

17

Course Content

Preparation for sea, boat handling, passage making and responsibility as skipper, pilotage, meteorology, rules of the road, use of engines, emergency situations, night cruising.

Ability After This Course

Able to plan and execute coastal trips and return to a familiar port by night.

Please note if you would like to work commercially this Advanced Powerboat Course completion certificate can not be commercially endorsed, you will need to go on to complete the Advanced Powerboat Certificate of Competence (exam)

Book Here