RYA Safety Boat Cancelled
This two-day course teaches the skills required when acting as an escort craft, safety boat or coach boat for a fleet of dinghies, windsurfers or canoes, or for racing or training activities. It includes rescue techniques and elements of race management and mark laying. It is an essential requirement for becoming an RYA Senior Instructor and a useful skill for club patrol duties.
The course covers preparation, boat handling, dinghy rescue, windsurfer rescue, kayak or canoe rescue (can be covered as theory), towing, end-of-day procedures, safety, suitability of craft, local factors, communication, rescuing other water users. At the end of the course, successful students will be confident in providing safety or support cover to a range of craft, particularly sailing or windsurfing.
Experience required: RYA Powerboat Level 2 is essential, basic understanding of sailing boats and windsurfers is useful.
Minimum age: 16.
Cost: £200 (members), £250 (non-members)
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Last updated 12:57am on 20 April 2024
