RYA Advanced Powerboat

Day and night coastal skippering

Advanced boat handling skills for those looking to extend their range

Course overview

This two-day course develops skippering techniques for coastal and offshore passages by day and night. Candidates plan and execute a night passage themselves in the Bristol Channel – one of the UK’s most challenging and educational coastal training environments. Suitable for both leisure and commercial boaters wanting to extend their range.

Course duration: 2 days (includes night passage)

Timings vary depending on dates booked; an email confirming course timings is sent after booking.

What you’ll learn

• Preparation for sea
• Boat handling
• Passage making and responsibility as skipper
• Pilotage
• Meteorology
• Rules of the road
• Use of engines
• Emergency situations
• Night cruising

Prerequisites

Candidates should be competent to the level of the Intermediate Powerboat Certificate with a knowledge of the navigation and chartwork to the level of Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased certificate. It is strongly recommended that candidates hold a First Aid certificate and a VHF Operators’ certificate.

Minimum age: 17

What you’ll achieve

RYA Advanced Powerboat course completion certificate. Able to plan and execute coastal passages and return to a familiar port by night.

Instructor to student ratio

• 1 instructor to 3 students

Course Materials

• None.

Assessment Method

• Participants will be observed throughout the course