Powerboat Level 1 (PB1)

A one-day introduction to simple boat handling and the use of safety equipment.

Provides a practical introduction to boat handling and safety in powerboats. It covers boating techniques for launching and recovering a boat from a road trailer, everyday boat handling and the use of safety equipment. The course may be conducted in a variety of boat types, both planing and displacement, and the certificate issued will be endorsed to show the type of boat in which the training took place. A one day introduction to Powerboating with no previous experience required.

What You’ll Learn:

Launch and recovery (8-11 years olds to observe), preparation of boat and crew, boat handling, picking up and securing to a mooring buoy, leaving and coming alongside, man overboard/person in water (theory) & keeping a good lookout/preventing a collision at sea under the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collision at Sea (IRPCS).

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  • £225 per person (minimum of 2 persons, one to one available on this course)

  • No experience required

  • Minimum duration: 1 day

  • Minimum age 8 (candidates under the age of 16 will be issued with an endorsed certificate)

One to One Training

All our courses are available on a one to one basis, where one of our trainers will guide you through the regular course.