Family Friendly Racing Sailing Club West of London with Excellent Training For Adults and Youth Sailors

Datchet Water Sailing Club

Queen Mother Reservoir Horton Road, Horton Berkshire SL3 9NT

Telephone +44 (O) 1753 683872

Email : sailing@dwsc.co.uk

 

RYA Powerboat Training

With a fleet of 4 modern Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs) and 3 Rigiflex Safety Boats and a 20ft Arvor Diesel Committee boat / Cabin cruisers, we have a wide range of powerboats used for training events / courses, club safety services and event Management.

 

It is in the Clubs interest to develop the power boating skills of our members who will be able to provide a service to the Club events and activities as well as train potential new instructors how to safe handle and confidently manoeuvre one of the Clubs safety boats.  Therefore, we are able to offer powerboat training to the RYA National Powerboat Level 2 standard.

 

RYA Two-Day Powerboat Level 2 Course

Aimed at all Club members wishing to gain the experiences and knowledge of setting up a RIB, performing safe manoeuvres and demonstrating confident boat handling, our Powerboat Level 2 course is the ideal pathway for all Safety Boat Drivers.

 

For those who wish to gain their Internal Certificate of Confidence (ICC) or wish to use powerboats in other locations, our Powerboat courses can be used to gain a boat “driving licence” recognised at all RYA Centres.

 

All courses include the following training elements, which are covered both as shore-based theory and on-the-water practice sessions:

 

Practical Sessions:

Boat and engine set-up and pre-start checks

Launching (both from a pontoon, beach and launching trailer)

Slow-speed manoeuvres and boat handling in ahead and astern gears

Med-speed / high-speed manoeuvres and boat handling techniques

Boat handling in close-quarters including turning in a confined space,  picking up a mooring buoy and coming alongside /

leaving a pontoon

Man-overboard recover

Emergency procedures and planning

 

Shore-based Sessions:

Sources or weather information, weather forecasting and planning

Identification of personal buoyancy and clothing

Safety equipment such as flares, first aid kits, tow lines, knife, basic tools, food and drink

Anchoring

Chart work and buoyage systems

Emergency procedures

Communication (including VHF operations and procedures, sound signals, flares and other means of communication)

 

All Powerboat Level 2 courses cost £150 for Club Members and is available on the following dates:

 

If you would like to book a Powerboat course, please use the following link to make an online application:

http://www.kbsuk.com/dwsc/training/index.asp