The RYA is the national body for all forms of boating, including dinghy and yacht racing, motor and sail cruising, RIBs and sports boats, powerboat racing, windsurfing, inland cruising and narrowboats, and personal watercraft.

This two-day course provides the skills and background knowledge needed to drive a powerboat and is the basis of the International Certificate of Competence.

It includes close quarters handling, high speed manoeuvres, man overboard recovery and collision regulations.

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Assumed knowledge

Course duration

  • Minimum of 2 days

Minimum age

  • 12. Candidates under the age of 16 will be issued with an endorsed certificate

Course content

  • Launching and recovery
  • Boat handling
  • Securing to a buoy, anchoring, leaving and coming alongside, man overboard

Ability after the course

  • Self-sufficient powerboater in the right conditions, aware of own limitations and those of craft