Advanced Powerboat Course Dates in 2019-20 Season.
The Advanced Powerboat course is run every weekend.
If you require and Advanced Powerboat course on weekdays we are more than happy to do that for you, please get in touch to discuss what dates suit you.
The Advanced Powerboat Course is ideal for anyone with a power vessel that wants to venture out further, or wants to go out at night. It is an essential course for anyone looking to pass the Advanced Powerboat Commercial Examination for anyone wanting to work in a commercial environment. An exciting part of the Advanced Powerboat course is a night navigation passage.
Why choose to do your Advanced Powerboat with us? What do we do that is different?
We have a maximum of 2 candidates on the course per boat per instructor unless specially requested to have more thus maximising your time behind the wheel.
We promise never to cancel a course due to insufficient numbers of candidates or other students cancelling but happily run the Advanced Powerboat course for individual students, few training centres have this policy.
We operate on the Clyde Estuary one of the most productive places run Advanced Powerboat course lots to see and do especially on the night navigation.
Very experienced instructors who absolutely love running the Advanced Powerboat course. We really focus on training you to take charge on the course during the powerboat passages.
Please get in touch by email: info@seaforce.co.uk Phone:0141 221 1070 or Text: 07545903626
The Syllabus
Assumed Knowledge:
Candidates should be competent to the standard of the Intermediate Powerboat Certificate with a thorough knowledge of navigation and chartwork to the level of Coastal Yachtmaster shore based certificate.
What Do We Do That’s Different On The Advanced Powerboat Course?

Cost of Advanced Powerboat Course : £300
Aim Of The Advanced Powerboat Course: To teach boat handling, seamanship, pilotage and navigation up to the standards required to drive a planing or displacement powerboat safely by day and night in tidal coastal waters with which the candidate may be familiar. The ratio of students to instructors should not exceed 6:1 (using two boats). The course will be conducted on a planing or displacement (if that is your preference) powerboat with lights conforming to the IRPCS. Students must wear a minimum 150 Newton lifejacket with a DoT approved light for the night exercise.
Information regarding shorebased certificates.
It is recommended that you hold a first aid certificate and a VHF operator certificate.
Duration: 2 days including a night passage
Minimum age: 17

Preparation for sea
Can:
Boat handling
Knowledge of:
Understands:
Can:
Steering to transits and in buoyed channels. Turning in a confined space. Berthing in various conditions of wind and tide. Picking up and leaving a mooring buoy
Passage making and responsibility as skipper
Understands:
Can:
*XTE - cross track error, SOG - speed over ground, COG - course over ground, BTW - bearing to waypoint, DTW - distance to waypoint