RYA INTERMEDIATE POWERBOAT COURSE

RYA INTERMEDIATE POWERBOAT COURSE
RYA INTERMEDIATE POWERBOAT AIM: To teach powerboating up to the standart required to complete a short coastal passage by day. ASSUMED KNOWLEDGE: Students should be competent to the standard of powerboat level 2. It is recommende that they hold a first aid certificate and a vhf radio certificate. COURSE CONTENT THEORY: Planning a day cruise. Navigation True and magnetic bearings Chart symbols Tidal diamonds and tidal streams Use of pilot books Plotting instruments Lateral and cardinal buoyage IRPCS GPS, waypoint navigation,xte,sog,cog,btw,dtw. Use of laminated charts afloat PRACTICAL Aim: To put into practice the theory detailed above and to complete a passage, which shall include: Boat preperation Boat handling Pilotage Passage making Man overboard Holders of the intermediate certificate will be capable of plannin and carrying out a short coastal cruise in day light. REDBAYPOWERBOATING 59a COAST ROAD CUSHENDALL Co ANTRIM

RYA INTERMEDIATE POWERBOAT

AIM: To teach powerboating up to the standart required to complete a short coastal passage by day.

ASSUMED KNOWLEDGE: Students should be competent to the standard of powerboat level 2. It is recommende that they hold a first aid certificate and a vhf radio certificate.

COURSE CONTENT

THEORY:

Planning a day cruise.

Navigation
True and magnetic bearings
Chart symbols
Tidal diamonds and tidal streams
Use of pilot books
Plotting instruments
Lateral and cardinal buoyage
IRPCS
GPS, waypoint navigation,xte,sog,cog,btw,dtw.
Use of laminated charts afloat

PRACTICAL

Aim: To put into practice the theory detailed above and to complete a passage, which shall include:

Boat preperation
Boat handling
Pilotage
Passage making
Man overboard

Holders of the intermediate certificate will be capable of plannin and carrying out a short coastal cruise in day light.

REDBAYPOWERBOATING 59a COAST ROAD CUSHENDALL Co ANTRIM