Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron
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Power Boat Handling 1 (Oct 21)
Sun 24 Oct 2021 10:00 - 18:00
Australian Sailing - Powerboat: Powerboat Handling Practical course
Course information
Registrations for this course are closed.
Powerboat Handling
The Powerboat Handing is a course designed to introduce you to practical driving skills, trip planning, boat maintenane and safety equimpment and imporve your boat handling skills, especially in confined areas such as marinas and in swell and waves.
The Powerboat Handling course will cover areas such as passage planning, sourcing weather information, powerboat terminology and rules, boat launching and docking as well as man overboard recovery and boat handling techniques in swells and waves.
Following on from Powerboat Handling, is our Safety Boat Operator course designed to provided the skills needed to support water based activities at clubs and recreations centres.
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Course Overview
The Powerboat Handling (PBH) Certificate is achieved by completing two course components:
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Powerboat Program Essential Skills e-learning – The online theory course must be completed before attending this Powerboat Handling face-to-face course.
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Powerboat Handling face-to-face course– A one-day practical course focusing on boat handling, particularly in confined areas such as marinas and in challenging conditions like swell and waves. Participants will also gain a deeper understanding of engines, different types of craft, and navigation techniques during a passage.
Together, these components provide the knowledge and practical skills required to handle a powerboat safely and confidently.
In some instances, you can take your Powerboat Handling completion certificate to your State Maritime Regulator and gain the State Boat License.
Who should complete this course?
This course is designed for participants to develop their practical powerboat driving skills. Attaining this course is a component to the PBH certificate andthat is also a requirement for becoming a Powerboat, Dinghy and/or Windsurfing Instructor.
Course Outcome
You will gain your Powerboat Handling completion certificate.
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