Powerboat Courses

POWERBOAT HANDLING

Practical on-water powerboat skills

The Powerboating Handling course is an ideal introductory boating course offering both theory and practical on-water boat handling instruction.

This course is designed to improve boat handling skills, especially in confined areas such as Marinas and in swell & waves and develop knowledge about engines, types of craft, and practice navigation techniques.

You will receive a textbook which provides some valuable pre-reading and is a great reference manual.

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There are two components to the course and both must be completed to receive your certificate:

• Online e-Learning knowledge module
• On-water practical module

The online Powerboat Essential Skills e-Learning course should be completed prior to attending the practical course to ensure you have the necessary theoretical knowledge.

Upon successful completion of the eLearning, your certificate will be automatically recorded on your Australian Sailing (AS) Profile within 24 hours.

The second component of the course is spent mostly on-water completing the Powerboat Practical Skills Training.

Learning the correct pre-launch checks, start up and low speed manuovers.  We then move onto docking, man overboard and high speed planning.  Throughout the day we will teach you how to plan a Powerboating trip to finish off your hands on practical assessment.  Along the way you will pick up on all the tricks and tips to be a safe, diligent and confident Powerboater.

The full-day (8-hour) practical course is conducted from 8:30am to 4:30pm, meeting in the clubhouse first for a briefing, before heading on water in the club’s various safety support boats.

Your instructor will lead you though the nationally recognised syllabus and sign off the relevant sections once completed successfully.  Upon completion of the syllabus you will receive an electronic Certificate of Completion.

This course level is required for all Australian Sailing dinghy and windsurfing instructors.

Cost:

$350 per person

NCYC Member Discounts:  General 10% and Crew Members 5%. Please use the discount codes upon registration.  Minimum of 2 people, maximum of 4

Course cost includes:

• ‘National Powerboat Handbook’ text book and Australian Sailing log book
• Additional reference materials and case studies
• Online e-Learning course for knowledge module
• Use of the Club’s support boats during the practical module
• Tuition by Australian Sailing qualified Powerboat Instructors

Pre requisites:

No practical experience is required to attend the course however, participants are encouraged to complete some pre-reading and complete the eLearning course .

For an extra challenge, participants may wish to complete the online practice General Boat Knowledge Test prior to the start of the course.

Age Requirement:

The lower age limit for training is 12 years old, however Australian Sailing recommends anyone under the age of 16 years to be under the supervision of an adult when operating a powerboat.

Training Location:

Our courses are conducted on the waters of Newcastle Harbour.  The variety of wind & sea conditions and myriad of navigational markers on this busy waterway provides an outstanding training environment.