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The RYA Powerboat Level 2 is a two-day practical course designed to provide the skills and background knowledge needed by a competent powerboat driver. It is ideal for aspiring and existing yacht crew who may be required to operate yacht tenders, as well as recreational boaters looking to develop safe and confident powerboat-handling skills. No previous powerboating experience is required.
Our course is conducted in coastal waters using a planing craft, and the certificate issued will be endorsed accordingly.
The RYA Powerboat Level 2 is the basis of the International Certificate of Competence (ICC). For those intending to use the qualification professionally, the certificate may also be commercially endorsed, subject to meeting the RYA’s commercial endorsement requirements.
Small group training: Maximum 3 students per instructor, ensuring plenty of practical time at the helm and individual coaching throughout the course.
What’s included:
What’s not included:
You will learn:
• Preparation of the boat, crew and safety equipment
• Low-speed and close-quarters boat handling
• Turning and manoeuvring in confined spaces
• Handling a powerboat at planing speed
• Leaving and coming alongside
• Securing to a buoy
• Anchoring
• Man-overboard recovery
• Use of kill cords and engine safety procedures
• Collision regulations (IRPCS)
• Charts, buoyage and basic coastal navigation
• Pilotage and passage planning
• Tides and tidal streams
• Use and limitations of GPS and chart plotters
• Weather information and local regulations
• Emergency procedures, distress signals and Mayday calls
• Fire precautions and actions in the event of breakdown or towing
Language: English
Minimum age: 16
Course location: Antibes Bateaux Services, Port Gallice
Endorsement: Planing craft
We provide this yacht training course in Antibes.
AssessmentContinuous and practical assessment