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RYA Powerboat Instructor Skills Assessment

Half day £100

This is a mandatory requirement ahead of the Powerboat Instructors course. Ideally, assessment should be undertaken a few weeks before the actual Instructor course, but we always schedule assessments for the day before an Instructor course, just in case you can’t make it earlier. This is valid for 6 months.

Your boat handling skills will be assessed and you should be able to competently demonstrate capability in all of the areas identified as ‘cans’ listed in the Powerboat Logbook (G20), to the level necessary to be able to demonstrate and teach these areas to students. Your theory/background knowledge will also be assessed (e.g. your knowledge of charts/tides/col regs etc).

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  • We follow much the same format as a Powerboat Level 2 Direct Assessment and as such you will be expected to demonstrate as a minimum, the following manoeuvres;

    • Holding Station in tide

    • Picking up a mooring buoy

    • Coming alongside in various wind and tide

    • Departing a pontoon in various wind and tide

    • Turning using warps

    • Turning in a confined space

    • MOB recovery

    • Anchoring

    • High speed handling (trim, steering etc.)

  • The trainer will  also check your supporting knowledge in the following areas

    • Distress signals

    • Safety equipment

    • IRPCS

    • Sources of weather information

    • Hull shapes and engine types

    • Tidal heights

    • Basic chart work & electronic navigation

    • Minimum age 16 years

    • Relevant experience in a variety of craft

    • RYA Powerboat Level 2 (essential)

    • RYA Powerboat Intermediate (recommended)

    • RYA Dayskipper Shorebased (recommended)

    • RYA Membership (join here)

    • 1/2 Day direct assessment by a Powerboat Trainer.

    • Fuel

    • Loan of a life jacket

    • Use of Wet Weather gear if required

    • Tea & Coffee

Given our commitment to keep prices as low as possible, we reserve the right to cancel & reschedule any course where minimum numbers are not reached