Powerboat Practical Courses Spain

RYA Powerboat level 1, 2 and Advanced Practical Courses

RYA Powerboat Level 1 : Introduction

Preparation
Launching & recovering, safety equipment, pre-start checks, personal buoyancy
Boat Handling techniques & maneuvers
Starting & stopping, use of kill cord, steering controls, securing to a buoy, anchoring, leaving & coming alongside, being towed.

Theory & background
IRPCS, rope work, awareness of other water users.

RYA Powerboat Level 2 : Practical Course

Preparation

Safety brief & equipment
Line handling and use of fender
Boat and systems check
Basic passage planning

Leaving and coming alongside
Man overboard procedures
Basic navigation at sea/pilotage
Emergency actions

Engineering

Theory

Systems - Oils Fuel and Water
Basic fault finding

Boat husbandry
Collision regulations
Basic pilotage
Weather and tides

Boat Handling Techniques

Launching and recovery.
Effects of current and tide.
High and low speed maneuvering.
Propeller effects.
Securing to a buoy.
Anchoring

Duration

2 Days

Experience needed

None

Advanced Powerboat Course

Preparation

Sequence of events
Passage planning
Meteorology
Preparations for sea (Boat, engines and equipment)

Boat Handling Skills

Berthing and leaving alongside berth
High speed handling by day and night.
Rough water and long distance open sea handling by day and night
Emergency procedures.
Power trim and trim tabs.
Turning in confined spaces.

Meteorology

Sources of forecast information.
Terms used in shipping forecasts including Beaufort scale.
Significance to small craft.

Navigation & Rule of the Road

Importance of pre-planning.
Passage planning
Pilotage plans for entering and leaving harbour
High speed navigation.
Electronic navigation.
Applications of ROR theory and practical

It should be noted that the Advanced level course assumes a high standard of powerboat handling and knowledge, which includes navigation. In some cases you may be asked to bring proof of this (a log). There is also an emphasis on night and rough/open sea handling.