Powerboating – Anchor Away

A one day introduction to powerboating with no previous experience required. This course provides a practical introduction to boat handling and safety in powerboats. It covers boating techniques for launching and recovering a boat from a trailer, everyday boat handling and use of safety equipment such as  life-jackets, kill cords, fire extinguishers and flares.

A certificate and a logbook will be issued upon completion of the course. The certificate will include an endorsement stating the boat type used during training and an age restriction. This means the holder is not permitted to operate the boat unaccompanied by an experienced driver.

This two-day course covers all you need to know for self-sufficient powerboating at a basic level. Course includes launching, mooring, anchoring and recovery plus all the boat driving skills required for basic competence in a powerboat.

The RYA Powerboat Level 2 course is the basis of the International Certificate of Competence (ICC).  After completing the course, you will be a self-sufficient in handling a powerboat in the right conditions, aware of your own limitations and those of your craft.

RYA powerboat courses are primarily for those using small powered craft such as RIBs, dories and sports boats that don’t generally undertake long or offshore passages. The types of commercial craft requiring this level certification are typically: charter fishing boats, small passenger launches, thrill ride operators, harbour patrol launches, construction site safety boats etc.