rya advanced powerboat

RYA Advanced Powerboat

The aim of this course is to teach handling, seamanship, pilotage and navigation up to the standards required to drive a planing powerboat safely by day and night in tidal coastal waters with which the candidate may be familiar. 

The course may be conducted on a planing or displacement powerboat

2 day course £380pp  

Given our commitment to keep prices as low as possible, in the current economic climate we reserve the right to cancel & reschedule any course which is not fully booked

Course Syllabus

Boat Preparation

Prepare the powerboat

Carry out fuel and engine checks

Stow and secure gear

Boat Handling

Knowledge of: 

Differences for a twin-engine vessel

Understands:

The importance of boat control in waves and adequate seating to minimise the possibility of injury

Characteristics of various hull forms and propeller configurations

Action to be taken in rough weather

Demonstrate a practical understanding and correct use of power trim and trim tabs

Demonstrate an awareness of the effects of wind and tide when manoeuvring, including

Steering to transits and in buoyed channels

Turning in a confined space

Berthing in various conditions of wind and tide

Picking up and leaving a mooring buoy 

Demonstrate the use of an appropriate length kill cord at all times 

Pick up a man overboard in differing conditions

Passage Making and Responsibility as Skipper

Understands: 

  The importance of pre-trip planning

Planning and making coastal passages, taking into account the relevant navigational hazards, the type of boat and the strengths of the crew

Chart plotters and radar, their advantages and limitations

Organise the navigation, safety and welfare of the crew during a powerboat passage

Navigate at higher speed using a range of techniques

Use electronic navigational equipment for planning and undertaking  a passage, including the use of waypoints, routes and XTE, SOG, BTW, DTW*

Cary out pilotage plans pilotage for entry into or departure from harbour

Use leading and clearing lines, transits back bearings and soundings as aids to pilotage

Navigate using soundings

Meteorology 

Terms used in shipping forecasts, including the Beaufort scale, and their significance to small craft

Sources of forecast information and interpretation of forecasts including synoptic charts 

The significance of meteorological trends

Interpret a synoptic chart

Use and interpret forecasts to make decisions about passages

Rules of the road:

Apply the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea

Use of Engines

Knowledge of:

How to change a propeller

Propeller diameter and pitch

Propeller ventilation and cavitation

Checks to be made before starting, during running, and after stopping for diesel and petrol engines

Periodic checks on engines and electrical system including spark plugs, water filters and pump impellers

Transmission belts

Spares to be carried

Emergency Situations:

Correct action to take in emergency situations

Fire prevention and fighting

Hull damage/watertight integrity

What to do in a medical emergency

Towing and being towed

Helicopter rescue procedures

Issue distress by all available means

Search patterns

The danger of cold shock and immersion hypothermia

Night Cruising

Take charge of a powerboat at night, including leaving and entering harbour

Demonstrate ability at keeping a proper look-out and identifying lit and unlit positions by night

Pre Requisites

Candidates should be competent to the standard of the Intermediate Powerboat Certificate with 

Thorough knowledge of navigation and chartwork to the level of the Coastal Skipper/RYA Yachtmaster Shorebased certificate. 

It is strongly recommended that candidates hold a first aid certificate and a VHF operator's ceritifcate.

Min. Age: 17

What's Included

2 days & 1 evening  of instruction on Maverick, our Humber Ocean Pro 6.8,

Loan of lifejacket, 

Advanced Powerboat Handbook & Cost of Certificate 

Use of wet weather gear (if required)

Use of Head Torch.

Course Dates

Contact us if dates are unsuitable, or no dates are showing

Aims to teach boat handling, seamanship, pilotage and navigation up to the standards required to drive a planing powerboat safely by day and night in tidal coastal waters, with which the candidate may be familiar, in more demanding conditions. Given the nature of these passages Advanced Powerboat courses should be delivered on powerboats of a minimum of 6 metres and an engine size sufficient to enable coastal passages at planing speed.

Candidates should be competent to the level of the Intermediate Powerboat Certificate with a knowledge of the navigation and chartwork to the level of Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased certificate.

It is strongly recommended that candidates hold a first aid certificate and a VHF operators certificate.

2 days including at least 1 night navigation exercise

Preparation for sea, boat handling, passage making and responsibility as skipper, pilotage, meteorology, rules of the road, use of engines, emergency situations, night cruising

Able to plan and execute coastal trips and return to a familiar port by night

The course predominantly takes place afloat however some elements, specifically navigation, are classroom based.

RYA Powerboat Scheme Syllabus and Logbook

RYA Powerboat Handbook

£18.49

RYA Navigation Handbook 2nd Edition

£19.99

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RYA Advanced Powerboat (Day and Night)

Aimed at leisure and professional boaters with intermediate level skills, this course will equip you with the skills to undertake more adventurous coastal trips by both day and night.

About the course

This is an advanced level course for powerboat drivers who already have some intermediate level skills, knowledge and experience. To join this course you must:

• be competent to the standard of the RYA Intermediate Powerboat certificate
• have a thorough knowledge of navigation and chart work, to the level of Coastal Skipper/RYA Yachtmaster certificate
• be 12 or over (under-16s must have an adult on the course with them)
• complete the medical consent form

We also strongly recommended that you hold current first aid and VHF/SRC operator's certificates. 

After completing this course, you’ll be able to safely plan and execute coastal trips and return to a familiar port by night.

Advanced Powerboat courses are run on a maximum ratio of 1 instructor to 3 students.

What to bring with you

• warm clothing
• comfortable closed-toe shoes
• lunch and snacks
• water bottle
• sunscreen and sunglasses
• your powerboat logbook
• Coastal Skipper and RYA Yachtmaster theory certificate

What we provide

• boats (6.5 metre Gemini RIBS)
• life jackets
• waterproof jackets and trousers
• certificates

Dates and times

All courses are taught on a Saturday 9am to 10pm and Sunday from 9am to 4pm.

• 30 November and 1 December
• 22 and 23 February
• 22 and 23 March
• 12 and 13 April
• 4 and 5 October
• 1 and 2 November
• 15 and 16 November
• 13 and 14 December

Our courses are available to everyone, but Sport members are able to book at a discounted rate.  

Membership type

Southampton Sports Membership

Mayflower Member, Sports Pass or Non-Member

Booking a course

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You can also:

• book by phone : +44 (0)23 8059 2119
• book by email : [email protected]
• book in person at Jubilee Sports Centre

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Full refund if you present a doctor’s note stating why you can't complete your booking

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No refund available

When we might cancel your booking

We might need to cancel a booking if:

• the weather means we cannot safely run a course
• staff members are sick and their absence cannot be covered
• we cannot meet our minimum student-instructor ratio

If we need to cancel your booking, we’ll always try to give you at least 24 hours' notice. We’ll also offer to reschedule your booking.

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Advanced Powerboat – on our boats

Duration: 2 days plus an evening

Time: 9am to 5pm plus an evening

Group Size: 3 per boat

Min Age: From 17

Price: £400

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Advanced Powerboat – on our boats - General

Course Aim: To teach boat handling, seamanship, pilotage and navigation up to the standards required to drive a planning powerboat safely by day and night in tidal coastal waters with which the candidate is familiar.

Course Duration

2 days. We start at 9 – 10am on day one and will finish about 3 – 4 hours after it gets dark. On day two we start at either 9 or 10am and typically finish between 4 and 5pm.

Instructor – student ratio

3 students to 1 Instructor and boat. We often run 2 – 3 boats per course the benefit being you get to use different boats and benefit from the interaction with other students. You often will find that you learn as much from watching another student execute a manoeuvre as you do from doing it yourself.

Prior experience

The course assumes you can handle a powerboat very well as it is about developing your skills rather than starting them! It also assumes you understand navigation to the level of Yachtmaster/Coastal Skipper Theory (although you don’t actually need the qualification). We would always suggest that we have a chat with you about your experience before you book the course to ensure that this is the best course for you

Minimum Age

Why choose Powerboat Training UK for your RYA Advanced Powerboat course?

Our boats ~ with 7.8m and 6.8m Ribcrafts as our main teaching boats we have invested considerably so that you get to use quality kit in great condition. Each RIB is fully equipped for training up to Advanced level and are fitted with Icom and Garmin electronics.

Our location and teaching facilities ~ Poole Harbour is a truly amazing teaching location – so much so that the RNLI and the Royal Marines base their training operations here. Our classrooms are well resourced, professional, clean and tidy.

Likewise our base in Lymington at Aquasafe Powerboat School is at Lymington Yacht Haven which like Cobbs Quay is a large marina with a huge range of craft. Our classrooms are well resourced, clean and professional.

Our Instructors ~ we ensure that our instructors are teaching 100% ‘Best Practice’ and have a process whereby we constantly review their sessions to ensure that you get the most productive experience from your time with us. All teach because they love boating and we work with them to constantly ‘upskill’ their qualifications and experience.

Our history ~ we started the school over ten years ago and have grown a reputation for delivering on our promises. Our clients range from individuals with their own craft to organisations such as Sunseeker, the RNLI and we were awarded the RYA Training contract by Dorset Police for the London 2012 Olympic events in Weymouth.

What is included in the course price? ~ when you undertake your Advanced Course on our boats then the price you pay includes Fuel (often charged as extra at the end of courses by schools), and free use of waterproofs/drysuits (once again often charged as an extra). Price includes VAT too – yet another common extra. From 2014 with the launch of the RYA Advanced Powerboat Handbook you get a free copy of this book written by us for the RYA.

Does the course price represent good value? ~ remember in life you pretty much get what you pay for. We don’t pretend to be the cheapest but the course will be on well maintained first rate craft, and run by instructors guaranteed to teach current best practice. We have great facilities in a large marina offering a great all-round experience. Check out the other relevant pages on this website to see what we mean.

Course prices ~ £360 per head for 1 person, £351 per head for 2 persons, £342 per head for 3 persons.

Some of the offers available when buying this course include…..

Special Offer No1!! Book and pay for your VHF Course at the same time as you book the Advanced course and only pay £100 for the VHF course (including course pack). (Usual cost is £120, you also need to pay the RYA Fee which is £70). You can choose whether to undertake the course in the classroom or online. We run VHF Courses every two weeks so fitting you in will never be an issue – we run these courses in Poole.

Special Offer No2!! We also offer the opportunity to book the RYA Yachtmaster Theory Course (online version) for £325 when booked alongside an Advanced Powerboat course. For advanced users this is a great course to ensure that you have all of the background knowledge necessary to undertake longer passages.

Advanced Powerboat – on our boats - The Course

The Advanced powerboat course is aimed at experienced leisure powerboaters and professional users keen, or needing to, to develop their knowledge onto the next level.

It is a challenging course and gives students the chance to develop their capabilities and knowledge in a variety of areas. A key aspect of the course is the planning and execution of two passages – one by day and one by night. Equally, given that attendees are likely to be undertaking longer passages in less good conditions a key feature of the course is developing the capability of the skipper to manage the crew and boat taking decisions in challenging situations.

The quality of the Instructors makes a huge difference to the value you derive from the course. Our Advanced Instructors are hugely experienced and teach these courses throughout the year to a range of leisure, commercial and military users.

NB: If you want to work commercially you will need your Advanced Powerboat Exam – Advanced Powerboat

Your instructor will cover the following topics with you during your course:

• Preparation for sea
• Boat Handling (inc rough water)
• Passage making
• Meteorology
• Rules of the road
• Use of engines
• Emergency situations
• Undertaking searches
• Night cruising

Advanced Powerboat – on our boats - This course is aimed at

The pinnacle of the courses within the RYA powerboat scheme the Advanced Powerboat course suits:

• Experienced leisure users who tend to boat throughout the year keen to develop their understanding of areas such as rough water handling, search patterns and helicopter rescue. The opportunity to develop the capability to navigate at night is always a significant area of interest to attendees.
• Those keen to work commercially will almost certainly want to attend the Advanced Powerboat course before attending their Advanced Powerboat Examination as the course is a way to ensure that they are ‘doing it right’ and in a manner that is likely to prove acceptable to the examiner.
• Existing Powerboat Instructors keen to develop onto become an Advanced Powerboat Instructor will need to undertake the Advanced Course as one of the steps towards becoming an APBI.
• Existing commercial users operating at a level below the Advanced level will often use the advanced courses as a form of ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD). to ensure those skippers continue to develop their skills

We can undertake Advanced Powerboat courses on your own boat subject to the craft being suitable for the course. We are able to run courses throughout the year at any location subject to the approval of the RYA.

Advanced Powerboat – on our boats - Syllabus

Aim: To teach boat handling, seamanship, pilotage and navigation up to the standards required to drive a planing powerboat safely by day and night in tidal coastal waters with which the candidate may be familiar.

Assumed knowledge: Candidates should be competent to the standard of the Intermediate Powerboat Certificate with a thorough knowledge of navigation and chart work to the level of the Yachtmaster Theory Shorebased certificate.

Candidates are recommended to hold a valid first aid certificate and a VHF operator’s certificate.

Understands:  The subject will be covered in greater depth and you will be asked to demonstrate a basic understanding and go away from the course able to develop your own skill in this area.

Can:  The subject will be covered in great depth, including background theory, demonstrations by the instructor and repeated practice by yourself until you can demonstrate good skills in the subject.

Preparation for Sea Can:

• Prepare the powerboat
• Carry out fuel and engine checks
• Stow and secure gear

Boat Handling Knowledge of:

• Differences for a twin engine vessel

Understands:

• The importance of boat control in waves and adequate seating to minimise the possibility of back injury
• Characteristics of various hull forms and propeller configurations
• Action to be taken in rough weather
• Demonstrate a practical understanding and correct use of power trip and trim tabs
• Demonstrate an awareness of the effects of wind and tide when manoeuvring, including:
• Steering to transits and in buoyed channels
• Turning in a confined space
• Berthing in various conditions of wind and tide
• Picking up and leaving a mooring buoy
• Demonstrate the use of an appropriate length kill cord at all times

Passage making and responsibility as Skipper Understands:

• The importance of pre-trip planning
• Planning and making coastal passages, taking into account the relevant navigational hazards,the type of boat and the strengths of the crew.
• Chart plotters and radar , their advantages and limitations
• Organise the navigation, safety and welfare of the crew during a powerboat passage
• Navigate at higher speed using a range of techniques
• Use electronic navigational equipment for planning and undertaking a passage, including the use of waypoints, routes and XTE, SOG, COG, BTW, DTW

Pilotage Can:

• Carry out pilotage plans and pilotage for entry into or departure from harbour
• Use leading and clearing lines, transits, back bearings and soundings as aids to pilotage
• Use GPS and understand its limitations in pilotage
• Navigate using soundings

Meteorology Understands:

• Terms used in shipping forecasts, including the Beaufort scale and their significance to small craft.
• Sources of forecast information and interpretation of forecasts including synoptic charts
• The significance of meteorological trends
• Interpret a Synoptic chart
• Use and interpret forecasts to make decisions about passages

Rules of the Road Can:

• Apply the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea

Use of Engines Knowledge of:

• How to change a propeller
• Propeller diameter and pitch
• Propeller ventilation and cavitations
• Checks to be made before starting, during running and after stopping for diesel and petrol engines
• Periodic checks on engines and electrical system including spark plugs, water filter and pump impellers
• Transmission belts
• Spares to be carried

Emergency Situations Understands:

• Correct action to take in emergency situations
• Fire prevention and fighting
• Hull damage/watertight integrity
• What to do in a medical emergency
• Towing and being towed
• Helicopter rescue procedures
• Issue distress by all available means
• Search patterns
• Pick up a man overboard in all available conditions

Night Cruising Can:

• Take charge of a powerboat at night, including leaving and entering harbour
• Demonstrate ability at keeping a proper lookout and identifying lit and unlit marks by night.

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• RYA Advanced Powerboat course
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What is the RYA Advanced Powerboat course?

The RYA Advanced Powerboat course covers the practical use of pilotage and passage planning by day and night in tidal coastal waters using both traditional and electronic navigational techniques. Given the nature of these passages Advanced Powerboat courses should be delivered on powerboats of a minimum of 6 metres and an engine size sufficient to enable coastal passages at planing speed.

Candidates should be competent to the level of the Intermediate Powerboat Certificate with a knowledge of the navigation and chartwork to the level of Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased certificate.

It is strongly recommended that candidates hold a first aid certificate and a VHF operators certificate.

People that have booked this course have also booked:

RYA VHF Radio course RYA Powerboat Level 2 RYA Intermediate Powerboat STCW 95 Elementary First Aid STCW 95 Personal Survival Techniques (Sea Survival)

Planning a day cruise Boat preparation Boat handling Pilotage Passage making Man overboard

Prerequisites: A minimum age of 17.

Duration: 2 days including at least 1 night navigation exercise

Certification: RYA advanced Powerboat

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• Reviews (2)

2 reviews for RYA Advanced Powerboat

Robert L – 20/03/2024

Excellent course, Dan was very knowledgeable and put us all at ease, learnt a lot, some very useful tips gained.

Richard G – 20/03/2024

Dan is a very good trainer, very knowledgeable and explained things well. Pace of lessons are good and willing to explain further when required, using examples. Would highly recommend.

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