Advanced Powerboat - Lagos

The Basics:

Aims to teach boat handling, seamanship, pilotage and navigation up to the standards required to drive a planing powerboat safely by day and night in tidal coastal waters, with which the candidate may be familiar, in more demanding conditions. Given the nature of these passages the Advanced Powerboat course will be delivered on a powerboat of a minimum of 6 metres and an engine size sufficient to enable coastal passages at planing speed.

Required Experience:

Candidates should be competent to the level of the Intermediate Powerboat Certificate with a knowledge of the navigation and chartwork to the level of Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased certificate.

Minimum Duration:

2 days including at least 1 night navigation exercise

Minimum Age:

17

Content:

Preparation for sea, boat handling, passage making and responsibility as skipper, pilotage, meteorology, rules of the road, use of engines, emergency situations, night cruising

Certificate issuing criteria:

Able to plan and execute coastal trips and return to a familiar port by night

Format:

The course predominantly takes place afloat however some elements, specifically navigation, are classroom based.

Assessment:

We need to assess your theory knowledge before you enrol on the course.