Powerboating Courses

Whether it’s fishing, water skiing or getting out and exploring the New Zealand coastline, powerboats are New Zealanders favourite type of boat.

The powerboating courses I offer will take you through all the essential skills you need to be safe and confident on the water:

Boat and crew safety

1. Essential safety equipment and crew briefings
2. Strategies for emergency situations
3. Boat and e ngine checks and essential maintenance

Boat handling

1. Introduc tion to different mooring techniques
2. Controlling the boat in confined spaces
3. Man overboard procedures

Navigation skills

1. Navigate a boat in tidal waters
2. Learn various pilotage techniques
3. Man overboard procedures
4. Passage planning and meteorology

Courses are available either on your own boat or on our vessel ‘The Spirit of Manakau’.

Prices start from $65.00 per hour including GST, please contact me for a personalised quotation.

You are welcome to Contact Me now to discuss your requirements or to make a booking.

Courses Available

Course	Aim	Format	Requirements
RYA Powerboat Level 1	To provide a practical introduction to boat handling and safety in powerboats	One day. Preparing and launching the boat, basic boat handling and mooring techniques. Basic rules of the road.	Minimum age 8. Candidates under the age of 16 will be issued an endorsed certificate.
RYA Powerboat Level 2	Provides the skills and background knowledge needed by the competent powerboat driver	Two days. 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.	None. May be preceded by Level 1. Minimum age 12. Candidates under the age of 16 will be issued an endorsed certificate.
RYA Intermediate Powerboat	Able to plan and execute short coastal passages by day.	Two days. A progression from Level 2, introducing pilotage, navigation and boat handling techniques for planing boats on coastal waters by day.	Minimum age 16. Candidates should be competent to the standard of Powerboat Level 2
RYA Advanced Powerboat	Able to plan and execute coastal trips including return to a familiar port by night.	Two days including at least one night navigation exercise. Includes pilotage, navigation and boat handling techniques for planing boats on coastal waters by day and night.	Minimum age 17. Candidates should be competent to the standard of the Powerboat Level 2 with a knowledge of navigation and chartwork to the level of the CBES Boatmaster shore based certificate.
RYA Safety Boat	Able to provide safety cover to a range of craft, particularly sailing or windsurfing.	Two days. Able to provide safety cover to a range of craft, particularly sailing or windsurfing.	Minimum age 16. Basic understanding of sailing boats. Powerboat Level 2 certificate must be held prior to the course.