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RYA Safety Boat Training #1

27th - 29 April

NDYC SAFETY BOAT COURSE, Monday, 27 - Wednesday, 29th April

Cost:  £40 + membership

INSTRUCTORS: 

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


Tickets

RYA Safety Boat Training #1 member only
£40.00
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member only

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.

Last updated 12:44am on 21 February 2026

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