Course Details

Times: 0900hrs – 1730hrs each day

Location: Kilrush Marina, V15 AD62

Pre Requisites: Introduction to Powerboating or equivalent experience

The aim of this course is to develop the skills and knowledge that allow participants to safely and effectively skipper an open powerboat by day, on inland and coastal waters with which they are familiar.

The course is delivered on open powerboats including console planing RIBs and tiller operated displacement craft. Using the facilities at Kilrush Marina as a base, our courses offer the participant excellent training grounds with exercises conducted in the confines of the marina, as well as out on the tidal Shannon Estuary. The nature of the base we operate from even allows operating and use of automated lock gates which you would not otherwise experience elsewhere.

Skills learned on this course include:

Boat preparation and equipment
Coming alongside
Man overboard recovery
Close quarter handling
Rope work
Tide and weather theory
Basic navigation
High speed manoeuvres
Safety
Collision regulations
A range of other skills!

On reaching competence in the National Powerboat Certificate, the participant can apply for an International Certificate of Competence (ICC) as well as a commercial endorsement.

Get ready to open a new world of adventure and start your powerboat journey with Atlantic Powerboating!