Direct Assessment
For those individuals who are experienced Powerboat Drivers, PPSA is able to offer Direct Assesments for the Powerboat Level 2 (Powerboat Helm) certificate.
Candidates should have the equivalent of at lease one full season’s powerboat handling experience and will be expected to carry out the following practical manoeuvres in a safe manner:
- Securing to a buoy
- Holding off
- Turning in own boat length
- Mooring alongside up/down tide
- Turning using warps
- Conduct MOB Procedures
- Start/Stop engines
- Planing speed runs including S and U turns.
Additionally, candidates will be expected to answer correctly theory questions that may include but not limited to:
- Hull forms and sea keeping
- Seating
- Engines/drives
- Fuel/Electrical systems/Fire procedures/Maintenance
- Use and limitations of chart plotter and digitial navigation
- Sources of weather information
- Collision Regulations and local bylaws
- Awareness of other water users
- Communications
- Emergency Actions/Distress situations
- Charts/symbols/tides/buoyage
More Information
For more information regarding the Direct Assessment and the rest of the RYA Powerboat Scheme you can look in the Powerboat Scheme Syllabus and Logbook.
Assumed Knowledge
Minimum of one season practical boat handling
Duration
Half day to one day
Course Dates
Please get in touch with PPSA to discuss your requirements and fees.
Next Steps
If why not develop your skills further by undertaking the Intermediate Powerboat Course (Day Crusing):
Accommodation
