A hands on course aimed improving skills in powerboat handling, basic engine troubleshooting, on the water safety, safe boat launching, high and slow speed operation of powerboats, safe docking and leaving docks, safe tying up strategies at those docks,  as well as general water safety with some navigation thrown in. We will be using the club safety boats; a RIB and the punt, and also the Stan Kay, our inboard diesel cray boat.

You will find yourself more capable of being in charge of a powerboat, delivering it to and taking it from the water on a trailer, have a greater understanding of propulsion systems and their maintenance and will be able to manouevre safely around people in the water, as well as dock and depart safely from a pontoon or another boat. Certainly you will be a much safer operator around people in the water.

At this time, this is not a MAST Boatwise course and licence, it is an Australian Sailing qualification, necessary for safety boat oeprators and instructors. We intend to apply to MAST to be able to deliver boat licence courses as well.

Course Overview
This one-day course is designed to improve your boat handling skills, especially in confined areas such as marinas and in swell and waves. You will learn more about engines and types of crafts and practise navigation techniques on a passage. In some instances, you can take your completion certificate to your State Maritime Regulator and gain the State Boat License. 

Course Prerequisites

Water confident. The skills and knowledge gained in Start Powerboating or equivalent power boating experience.

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for participants who wish to further develop their powerboat driving skills. This course is also a prerequisite for becoming a Dinghy and/or Windsurfing Instructor.

Course Outcome

You will gain your Powerboat Handling completion certificate.