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RYA Safety Boat Training #3

23rd - 25 June 2025

NDYC SAFETY BOAT COURSE, Monday 23 June - Wednesday 25 June 2025

INSTRUCTORS:

Monday 23 June:   Start time  tbc    Depart  tbc

Tuesday 24 June:   Start time  tbc    Depart  tbc

Wednesday 25 June:   Start time  tbc    Depart  tbc

You must have your RYA Power Boat 2 certificate, and at least a years powerboat experience to complete this course so please bring your PB2 certificate (and an up-to-date log book if you have one).

Please bring the following with you on the day:-

  • Lunch, water, and snacks.  Light refreshments will be available during bar hours. Water and snacks may be taken afloat with you or in the coach boat. 
  • Your logbook if you have one.
  • Buoyancy Aid if you have one.
  • Hat (cap or winter warm)
  • Sunscreen
  • Towel
  • Dry change of clothes
  • Appropriate wet weather footwear, sneakers or water shoes.  Shoes must be closed toe and heel.
  • Wetsuit or dry suit (you will be getting wet and may deploy to the water in the exercises).
  • Wind breaker or waterproof jacket
  • Clothes appropriate for the weather of the day. It is much colder on the water so please dress over-warm; we can always put a layer in the coach boat.
DAY ONE DAY TWO
Theory
  • Introduction admin and medical fitness
  • Safety Breifing
  • Safety Boat and Crew Preparation
  • Safety Briefing and Boat Handling Golden Rules
  • Crew Communication,
  • Emergency Action club emergency action plan
  • Kite Surfers PWC and Kayaks - video learning
  • High performance recovery video learning
Theory
  • Safety Breifing
  • Positioning and covering the estuary
  • Search Patterns
  • Lee-shore rescue
  • Reflections on day one learning
  • Key skills on the water Incidents and learning NDYC
On the Water
  • VHF Procedures
  • Power Boat Handling Refresher: MOB
  • Single Hander Capsize recovery
  • Single Hander inversion recovery
  • Double Hander capsize recovery
  • Double Hander Inversion recovery
  • Entrapments
  • Debrief
On the Water
  • Catamarans capsize and inversion
  • Multiple Capsizes and priority
  • Positioning and covering the estuary
  • MOB recovering a person from the water
  • Search Patterns
  • Feedback and Logbooks
  • Debrief


Last updated 7:00pm on 4 December 2024

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