Course Overview
This one and a half day course is designed to improve your boat handling skills, especially in confined areas such as marinas and in swell and waves. You will learn more about engines and types of crafts and practise navigation techniques on a passage.

The course will include an evening on water navigation component.  Please bring appropriate clothing and wet weather gear.

Course Outline

(1) Online Theory - Thursday 11 April  6pm - 8pm (links to be emailed prior to session)

(2) Practical on water - Saturday 13th April 2023 9am - 5pm

Course Prerequisites

Water confident. The skills and knowledge gained in Start Powerboating or equivalent power boating experience (please contact HHSC to discuss your powerboat experience).

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for participants who wish to further develop their powerboat driving skills and is an important step towards achieving your safety boat qualification. This course is also a prerequisite for becoming a Dinghy and/or Windsurfing Instructor.

Course Outcome

You will gain your Powerboat Handling completion certificate. 

Registration

All regitrations must be made in the legal name of the participant.  Additional fees may apply if you request a change of name to your registration. 

At the completion of your course you will be issued a certificate.  

Member Discount

A $150 member discount to the $325.00 course fee applies to all current HHSC members. This is applied to your invoice automatically by registering through your HHSC login and using the discount code HHSC22. 

Course Overview
This one-day course is designed to improve your boat handling skills, especially in confined areas such as marinas and in swell and waves. You will learn more about engines and types of crafts and practise navigation techniques on a passage. In some instances, you can take your completion certificate to your State Maritime Regulator and gain the State Boat License. 

Course Prerequisites

Water confident. The skills and knowledge gained in Start Powerboating or equivalent power boating experience.

Who should do this course?

This course is designed for participants who wish to further develop their powerboat driving skills. This course is also a prerequisite for becoming a Dinghy and/or Windsurfing Instructor.

Course Outcome

You will gain your Powerboat Handling completion certificate.