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RYA Powerboat Level 2

We offer bespoke RYA powerboat level 2 courses that are tailored to fit your previous experience and personal goals. Train on a powerful and well maintained 6.5m rib with experienced RYA instructors and low student ratios.

Our RYA training centre in Hamble, on the Solent (near Portsmouth and Southampton), offers the full range of RYA courses including the RYA powerboat level 2 course.

About this course

This two-day entry level course provides the skills and background knowledge needed to drive a powerboat and is the basis of the International Certificate of Competence (ICC).

It focuses on low speed close quarters handling, man overboard recovery, an introduction to driving at planing speed, and collision regulations. The course is run on the coast in tidal waters and your certificate will be endorsed accordingly.

RYA Powerboat Level 2 course details

Location :  Port Hamble Marina, Hamble, Southampton

Duration :  2 days (You choose the dates)

Student ratio : Shared courses offer a max student to instructor ratio of 2:1. Private tuition offers a 1:1 student to instructor ratio or you can bring family and friends at no extra cost.

Minimum age : 12 years. Candidates under the age of 16 will be issued an endorsed certificate.

Course prerequisites : None.

What’s in the RYA Powerboat level 2 course syllabus?

Low and high speed boat handling, securing to a mooring buoy, anchoring, leaving and coming alongside, man overboard, coastal pilotage and passage planning, emergency situations.

Pricing : Shared courses with a 2:1 instructor/student ratio cost from 50 points or £700 per persons. Contact us for private course rates.

Ability after the course : Self-sufficient powerboater in the right conditions, aware of your own limitations and those of the craft.

RYA Powerboat Level 2 Courses on the Solent (Hamble)

Why train with pure latitude boat club.

Pure Latitude is not just a powerboat school. We deliver high quality RYA Powerboat level 2 courses on our powerful club rib – with a focus on bespoke support and development through our training membership plans.

Our RYA powerboat level 2 courses are tailored to your previous experience and boating goals. Low instructor – student ratios ensure a high quality learning experience focused on your specific strengths and weaknesses. The bespoke nature of our courses ensures you maximise your training time – you can also bring family and friends at no extra cost.

Our base in Hamble offers immediate access to the Solent – the heartbeat of UK boating. Situated between Southampton and Portsmouth, we are easily accessed by road or rail. The Solent is a beautiful and demanding training location, with beautiful bays and harbours, varied pilotage options, challenging winds, complex tides and busy waterways. RYA powerboat level 2 courses completed in the Solent are held in high regard worldwide – it’s often said if you can navigate safely in this Solent you can go boating anywhere.

The RYA powerboat level 2 course is just the start of your journey as a skipper

Why train as part of pure latitude boat club .

Learning doesn’t finish at the end of the course. The same could be said for any discipline, but when it comes to boating, experience is everything.

Skippering boats is an ongoing journey, not just a destination. The formal RYA powerboat level 2 syllabus ensures you have the range of knowledge needed, but it’s having a way to practice, test and develop your skills each you get afloat that turns knowledge into expertise.

We provide the environment for members to spend whatever time they need skippering, be that on their own, on a 1:1 basis with an instructor or in a small group setting joining one of our popular events. In all cases, they focus on the specific things that matter to them – and that makes them more experienced boaters.

We developed our boat share club to make bespoke learning accessible, hassle-free and affordable. Add in our unique mix of sail and power boat training options and you have the perfect blend.

Thank you to all of you for your help and support. I and the crew feel really proud of our trip to France. My first across the channel and also my first as skipper.

I’d like to thank everyone at Pure Latitude for helping to enable what would have seemed an impossible dream only 3 years ago.

Peter D, member since 2014

RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course 307

This RYA Accredited 2 day classroom theory and hands on practical training program is perfect for individuals interested in improving their hands-on powerboat and tender operating skills. This course is great for beginners or seasoned tender operators! The practical portion of the course utilizes MPT’s powerboat and tender fleet up to 8 meters.

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2 day class in fort lauderdale, required materials.

PASSPORT for Photo ID, Paper, Pencil, Pen, Highlighter, Bathing Suit/Shorts, sunscreen, hat, boat attire, towel, boat shoes, weather attire (optional), one passport (40mm x 40mm) photograph for certificate (available here in ships store)

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The class is very practical--wish it were longer! Rachelle, Saturday May 2022 RYA Powerboat Level 2

Great class. Nice boat and very informative instructor. Pedro, Friday February 2022 RYA Powerboat Level 2

Keep up all the good work. It’s much appreciated. Zoe, Friday August 2021 RYA Powerboat Level 2

Great Instructor! Very professional and knowledgeable, thank you. David, Friday January 2021 RYA Powerboat Level 2

Very well done !!!! Very happy to be here with you !!!! Tnks!!! Cruz, Wednesday January 2014 RYA Powerboat Level 2

This was an amazing course. Would recommend it to anybody Eric, Friday May 2013 RYA Powerboat Level 2

PBLII was a good course. Jeff was very patient during the on-water-training, and overall good instructor. Jennifer, Wednesday April 2013 RYA Powerboat Level 2

you guys are great! Zachary, Thursday July 2012 RYA Powerboat Level 2

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Powerboat Training Portsmouth

Rya powerboat level 2 course near portsmouth.

If you want to master powerboats and take to the sea with complete confidence, book your place on a RYA Powerboat Course today.

At Duck-2-Go, we have skilled and experienced instructors who will make sure you get the experience you need to get your Powerboat Level 2 Certificate so you can apply to the RYA for your ICC.

Individual Bookings

List price £375.00 per person.

(We do not charge extra for VAT, Fuel or a Fuel Surcharge)

Late Availability

From £275 per person.

Please check for late availability & special price courses.

1-2-1 Bookings

A personal lesson.

Please phone or use the Chat Box to enquire.

Why Choose the RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course?

The RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course is the most popular powerboat course that will teach you everything you need to know to use your powerboat in confidence.

You will learn all the theory elements as well as practical instruction from an experienced instructor. The course lasts two days and goes into greater depth than the Powerboat Level 1 Course , giving you the skills, knowledge and confidence you need.

When you take the PB2 course with Duck-2-Water, qualified RYA instructors will provide training on a modern and fully-equipped powerboat. Your instructor will cover the following topics with you during your 2 days with him or her:

• Launching and recovery
• Powerboat handling
• Securing to a buoy
• Leaving and coming alongside
• Man overboard

2 Days Covering Both Theory & Practical Course Elements

On the first day of the course, you will usually cover the RYA theory element. This includes a lot of essential information about powerboats, the different types available, engines, safety checks, pros and cons of different boat types, communication and a lot more besides.

The second day usually covers the practical assessment, where you will show that you can handle the boat with confidence and carry out manoeuvres.

Book Your Course with Duck 2 Water

At Duck-2-Water, we have the skills, experience and facilities to ensure you have a great time on your course. You will learn everything you need to know in a fun and friendly environment, and you’ll love working with our skilled instructors.

Because our school near Portsmouth is on the coast, you’ll also get a certificate with coastal endorsement. This is important if you want to use your powerboat at sea.

Remember, you don’t need any powerboat experience, and the only requirement is that students are over 12 years old.

Book your place on the next RYA Powerboat Level 2 Course. You can choose your spot right here on our website. Got any questions? Just get in touch to speak with one of our friendly team members.

RYA Training Courses Near Portsmouth

Powerboat Level 1

Intermediate Powerboat Training

Advanced Powerboat Training

International Certificate of Competence

RYA VHF Radio Course

RYA First Aid Course

Why learn with duck-2-water.

At Duck-2-Water, we have the experience and skills to ensure you get the best learning experience on your course. We have many years of experience providing this and other courses. Our instructors are friendly and knowledgeable, and they will make the course a fun and rewarding experience.

We also have a coastal-based school. This means your certificate will have coastal endorsement, which is important if you want to use your powerboat on the sea.

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Main contact number: 07767398892 or email: [email protected]

RYA Powerboat Level 1 & 2 Course in Port Solent, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK

For many of us the chance to go out and try a boat starts with a trip on a friends boat.

RYA Powerboat Courses

The RYA Powerboat Courses give you the opportunity to gain the experience and knowledge to be safe afloat. Be it in your own boat or one of our school boats.

Your boat licence : International Certificate of Competence ICC (up to 10m)

This will cover you in most European ports (always best to check). You may wish to use the European Inland Waterways. You will need to have your ICC endorsed with the GEVNI (a small written test).

The RYA Powerboat Level 1 & 2 Course is taken over two days and will cover the following topics:

Launching & recovery, Boat handling, Securing to a buoy, Anchoring, Leaving & coming alongside, Man overboard.

Knowledge of:

Types of craft, Engines and Drives, Siting of fuel tanks & lines, batteries , Wiring, Fire extinggushers. Engine checks & Maintenance. Use of GPS , Application of Local bylaws, Sources of weather information.

Understanding of:

Awareness of other water users, Communication with other craft hand & sound signals, Emergency action, Towing / being towed, Fire precautions, Ropework.

Charts, Buoyage systems, Tides & tidal streams, Steering & hand compasses.

Age limits are:

Level 1 age 8 Level 2 age 12

You may, should you have the skills required, take a direct assessment (one day course). This is an examination of your skills and not an instructional course.

The cost of the RYA Powerboat Level 1 & 2 Course :  

When placing a booking: 2 Days Classroom / Practical

With regret and due to the increase in services such as fuel and electricity during the past year. For the first time in 5 years we need to change our prices.

1-2-1 instruction, £400.00 Individual booking, £300.00 each Booking for two, £280.00 each Booking for three, £260.00 each

Courses will be run on a minimum of 2 students unless booked in for 1-2-1 tuition. This includes school boat hire and fuel + courses material if required Own boat tuition: £200.00 per day for one client + £25.00 per day for each extra client + course material + travel if required.

Powerboat Courses

• Powerboat Level 1 & 2
• Powerboat Intermediate
• Powerboat Advanced
• Bespoke Practical Training

Motor Cruising Courses

• Motor Cruising
• Basic Helmsman/Basic Safety/ICC24
• Day Skipper Practical
• Yachtmaster Coastal / Offshore

Course Payments

A payment of 25% of the course cost is required to confirm the booking and full payment one week prior to the course start date. Payments can be made by Bank Transfer: Card Payment: Debit cards no extra small admin charge for credit card payments   Cash payments: on request

Provides the skills and background knowledge needed by the competent powerboat driver and is the basis of the International Certificate of Competence. It aims to teach boat handling and seamanship in powerboats. It focuses on low speed close quarters handling, man overboard recovery, an introduction to driving at planing speed, and collision regulations. The course can be taken at an inland or coastal location. It may be conducted in a variety of boat types, both planing and displacement. The certificate issued will be endorsed to show the type of boat in which the training took place.

None. May be preceded by Level 1 Start Powerboating

Launching and recovery, boat handling, securing to a buoy, anchoring, leaving and coming alongside, man overboard

Self-sufficient powerboater in the right conditions, aware of own limitations and those of the craft

Predominantly practical but with some classroom elements.

RYA Powerboat Scheme Syllabus and Logbook

RYA Powerboat Handbook

£18.49

RYA An Introduction to Navigation

£15.99

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RYA Powerboat Training Centre in Portsmouth

One of the joys of boating is learning new skills and being able to handle your boat well. With boats, as with many other activities, you can never stop learning too. We believe that everyone gets more fun out of boating if they feel confident. For that reason, we are very proud that our Trafalgar Powerboat Training here on site, is an RYA approved center.

If you are just starting out with powerboating or wanting to move up to the next level, our experienced RYA qualified instructors are here to help you. We can offer tuition in your own boat including familiarisation and family training. Plus you can take courses including basic boat handling and navigation through to more advanced powerboat driving skills.

These professional courses are run by our highly qualified instructors either from our fully equipped on-site training room or for practical courses on our modern training RIBs.

Our recognised courses with bespoke coaching are run by a handful of highly qualified instructors:

• RYA Intermediate Powerboat Level 2
• RYA Intermediate Powerboat Course
• Own Boat Tuition – bespoke training on your own boat

Shore Based

• VHF (SRC) Marine Radio

Shore-based training is run from a fully equipped on-site training room and practical courses use a modern training RIB.

Trafalgar Wharf Hamilton Road Portsmouth Hampshire, PO6 4PX United Kingdom

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Safer Waters is a Charity offering a unique service in Northern Ireland, established in 2020 to provide a Safety Boat service for water-based community events. We are also an RYA Training center offering Powerboat PB2 courses

As a charity we try to keep the cost of our courses down but it doesnt mean we reduce the quality. Our instructors strive to ensure participants learn new skills and importantly enjoy themselves. Safer Waters rely on the below RYA courses to fund our Safety Boat Service to community events. So thank you to all who attend our courses.

Powerboat level 2 handling (PB2)

Course Duration – 2 day

Without a doubt the most popular RYA Powerboat Course in the world, the RYA Powerboat Level 2 is a two-day practical and theory course that acts as the starting point for providing all the skills and background knowledge that you need to go afloat safely, including man overboard recovery and collision regulations.

It is also the most popular powerboat charter qualification and is also known as the ‘Powerboat Handling Level 2’. Those gaining their Powerboat Level 2 can then apply to the RYA for their ICC (International Certificate of Competence).

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Course Duration – 1 day

Our one-day First Aid course covers all the usual first aid subjects, but from a boating perspective. It is aimed at anyone who goes afloat, whether on inland waters, rivers, estuaries, or on cross-channel passages. This course is MCA approved and satisfies the requirements for Coastal Skipper Yachtmaster and Advanced Powerboat certificates of competence and some commercial work afloat.

Marine Radio SRC Course and Exam

This RYA Marine radio SRC (Short range certificate) course and exam for anyone who owns a fixed or handheld marine VHF radio. A vhf radio is an important piece of safety equipment on board and it is vital to understand the correct procedures. The Short Range Certificate is the minimum qualification required by law to control the operation of VHF and VHF Digital Selective Calling (DSC) equipment on any British flagged vessel voluntarily fitted with a radio either fixed or hand held. Bottom line is that you need an RYA VHF Radio License otherwise known a Short Range Certificate.

ICC  Assessment

Course Duration – 1 Day

The ICC (or to give it its full title International Certificate for Operators of Pleasure Craft) is a certificate which is intended to provide evidence of competence when requested by officials in foreign countries. It was historically known as the International Certificate of Competence. 

(Where evidence of competence is necessary, is intended for British recreational boaters operating UK registered Pleasure Vessels and is based both on what we understand the law to say and boaters’ experiences in the country. The RYA generally recommends carrying the ICC as evidence of competence in other European countries).

If you’d like further info or want to find out more, use this form to get in touch with us.

Safety Boat

Course Duration – 2 Days

This two-day course provides the skills required when acting as an escort craft, safety boat or coach boat for a fleet of dinghies, windsurfers or canoes, or for racing or training activities. It includes rescue techniques and elements of race management and mark laying. It is strongly recommended that a member of the rescue crew should hold a first aid certificate (or should have experience of first aid).

Applicants should have a basic understanding of sailing boats and windsurfers (though not essential). RYA Powerboat Level 2 certificate must be held prior to this course

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Welcome to the website of Chichester Sea School!

We are an RYA-recognised training school offering powerboat courses for all levels, from beginners to advanced day and night courses, all run by experienced professionals with your interests at heart.

Whether you are looking to develop your powerboat handling skills to an advanced level, own boat-training or simply have a fun day out in one of the UK's most beautiful harbours, our passionate instructors offer expert guidance in well-equipped boats . 

All our courses lead to RYA-backed qualifications, with personal tuition in small groups. We can also tailor courses to suit you and offer gift vouchers to give your loved ones. 

Please browse our website to see what we currently have on offer, but if you are not sure which course is right for you or if you can't find exactly what you're looking for then phone or e-mail us. We would be happy to discuss your requirements with you and how we can help you to meet these.

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RYA Intermediate Course - £350

The rya’s intermediate powerboat course - icc, is the perfect springboard to give you that know-how and confidence out at sea..

Understands:

• Latitude and Longitude 
• The principles of GPS 
• Sources of forecast information and the interpretation of forecasts 

Has Knowledge of:

• Navigation 
• True and magnetic bearings 
• Bearing and distance 
• Chart symbols 
• Tidal diamonds and tidal streams 
• Use of pilot books 
• Position lines 
• Use of marina locks 
• Boat Preparation 
• Boat Handling 
• Passage Making 
• Man Overboard 

After the RYA Powerboat Intermediate Training you will be able to:

• Use a plotting instrument and plot a course 
• Work out tidal heights for standard ports 
• Interpret Lateral, Cardinal Buoyage & Special Buoyage Systems (IALA) 
• Implement IRPCS, in particular the following rules, 5,7,8,9,13-17,23 
• Use GPS way-point navigation and determine Cross Track Error (XTE), Speed Over Ground (SOG), Course Over Ground (COG), Bearing to way-point (BTW), Distance to Way-point (DTW) 
• Use a laminated chart afloat 
• Use Pilotage to enter an unfamiliar port 
• Explain how to make a VHF emergency call 

Why do your RYA Intermediate Powerboat Training with Boatability

Boatability, how to read tidial streams from an admiralty chart .

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RYA Intermediate Powerboat Course

Take your powerboating skills to the next level on the RYA Powerboat Intermediate Course.

Price £349 (inc VAT).

2 day course

Max 3 students per course

Fuel and lifejacket use included

Free parking at Southsea Marina

Minimum Age 16 (Under 18's to be accompanied by a guardian)

How to book a course

If you would like to book a course with Portsmouth Marine Training you can use the online booking system at the bottom of the page, or feel free to give us a call on 02392 838885 or 07597 311612 and we can take your booking over the phone.

RYA Powerboat Intermediate Course aims:

The RYA Intermediate Powerboat course will develop your skills to provide a more in depth knowledge of powerboating. You will gain a better understanding of how to manoeuvre a powerboat in a variety of conditions of wind and tide. A range of pilotage techniques are practised to enable you to plan and execute coastal passages. This is also helped by developing your chart work and passage planning in the classroom, before putting it into practice on the boat. By the end of the course you will have practised the skills needed to plan and execute longer coastal passages.

Powerboat Intermediate Course content:

On the RYA Intermediate Powerboat course you will cover a range of topics to help you develop and further your skills. This includes learning how to predict tidal heights and streams using almanacs. You will practise chart work in the classroom as well as using chart plotters onboard. This is backed up by developing a range of pilotage techniques for safe passage making. The course covers basic meteorology, enabling you to find weather forecasts and work out how they will effect your passage. Of course it also includes plenty of hands on practice, giving you ample opportunity to practise both slow and high speed manoeuvres. These include coming alongside and leaving a pontoon, picking up a mooring buoy, turning in confined spaces and high-speed turns. You will also learn how to help prevent and how to deal with emergency situations such as man over board.

Course pre-requisites:

For the RYA Intermediate Powerboat course you will need experience equivalent to Powerboat Level 2, preferably a Level 2 certificate. You should be happy navigating and planning trips in your local waters and be able to handle a boat in easy conditions (but you don’t have to be the best!).

Related course materials…

Buy rya powerboat scheme - syllabus and logbookat the rya shop here.

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