RYA Safety Boat Training #3
NDYC SAFETY BOAT COURSE, Friday, 12 - Sunday, 14th June
Cost: £40 + membership
INSTRUCTORS: Andy Mellors and Jonathan Miles
Date Start Finish
12 June 1200 1930
13 June 1230 2000
14 June 1330 2100
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
Theory:
Introduction admin and medical fitness
Safety Briefing
Safety Boat and Crew Preparation
Safety Briefing and Boat Handling Golden Rules
Crew Communication
On the Water:
VHF Procedures
Power Boat Handling Refresher: MOB
Single Hander Capsize Recovery
Single Hander Inversion recovery
Debrief
DAY TWO
Theory:
Safety Briefing
Positioning and covering the estuary
Search Patterns
Emergency Action club emergency action plan
Kite Surfers PWC and Kayaks - video learning
High Performance recovery video learning
On the Water:
Catamarans capsize and inversion
Multiple Capsizes and priority
Positioning and covering the estuary
Double Hander capsize recovery
Double Hander Inversion recovery
Entrapments
Debrief
DAY THREE
Theory:
Safety Briefing
Lee-shore rescue
Reflections on day one learning
Key skills on the water
Incidents and learning NDYC
On the Water:
MOB recovering a person from the water
Search Patterns
Feedback and Logbooks
Debrief
Last updated 12:44pm on 7 May 2026