POWERBOATING
Our powerboat training falls into three disciplines; open powerboats (up to 10m), motor cruisers (over 10m) and personal watercraft (Jet Skis). We run the full range of RYA courses in each discipline. We also offer a range of BWS Ski Boat Driver and BSAC dive boat operator courses.
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SAILING
Our RYA sailing courses fall into four disciplines- dinghy sailing, keelboating, multi hull sailing and sail cruising. Yacht sailing can be inshore, offshore or trans ocean. Bareboat and skippered charter are available. We also compete in a large number of International yacht racing events on both sides of the Atlantic.
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SHOREBASED TRAINING
We offer a wide range of support courses in First Aid, safety, communications, boat care, navigation and meteorology. A lot of courses lead to world recognised RYA, STCW or HSE qualifications, others are Stormforce specific courses such as 12-volt electric or Weather for Yachtsmen.
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INSTRUCTOR TRAINING
How do you fancy teaching boating to others. We train hundreds of sailing and powerboat instructors every year across all disciples. Join a short instructor course or a fast-track instructor programme.
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YOUTH COURSES
All three centres are child friendly, why should the adults have all the fun? Our junior courses in sailing and Powerboating are aimed at 7-11 year olds. Our youth courses are aimed at 12-15 year olds. Our holidays are suitable for all ages.
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FAST TRACK COURSES
A range of modular training courses to allow sailors and power boaters to fast track their way into our industry. These courses work because they consolidate all of the necessary training into a short time period and we run with a low ratio of students to instructor.
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SUPER YACHT TRAINING
Thousands of “wannabe” crew are attracted by the sunshine, high salaries and global travel of the super yacht industry. If this appeals to you then there is no question that you need the right training on your CV before anyone will even consider you.
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BSAC Diver Cox'n
Aims:
The aim of the Diver Cox’n assessment is to assess a candidate’s practical boat handling skills, and the underpinning knowledge related to the general handling of small boats and to diving specific boat handling activities. The CDA Diver Cox’n Certificate will be awarded to those who demonstrate competence in the handling and management of a small powerboat.
Course Duration:
Four hours.
Pre Requisites:
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Five hours driving experience logged since taking the boat handling course or 20 hours logged experience as driver
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Minimum age 16BSAC Membership
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We also strongly recommend that candidates have completed a RYA SRC Radio Course .
Course Content:
The assessment comprises three sections:
Voyage Planning, Practical Boat handling and Theory Knowledge. Failure of any part means failure of the whole.
- Voyage planning: (taking consideration of local tidal conditions on the assessment day, and the times of high, low and slack water, as well as the inshore weather forecast). Preparation and checking of the boat.
- Practical Boat Handling: Open water handling – high speed, Confined water handling, Anchoring, Dropping and recover a shot line, Man overboard simulation, Dropping and recovering divers, Coming alongside, Approaching a shelving shore and Recovery onto trailer.
- General Theory: Safety equipment to be carried – See the CDA publication “Guidelines for the Safe Operation of Member Club Dive Boats” available from BSAC HQ. Emergencies – radio operation, Mayday and Pan Pan calls, engine failure procedure, overdue divers procedure and emergency signals. Knots – clove hitch, round turn and two half hitches, anchor bend, reef knot and bowline. Rules of the road – collision avoidance, head-on, crossing and overtaking situations, factors likely to influence a vessel’s ability to manoeuvre. Navigation lights. Buoyage, identification of lateral buoys & Cardinal buoys, general buoyage.
What's Included:
- 4 hour assessment
- Use of one of our RIBs
- Fuel
- Loan of a life jacket
- BSAC Diver Cox'n Certification
- Free parking on site
What's Not Included:
- BSAC Diver Cox'n certificate fee
- BSAC membership
- Wet weather gear (£5 hire)
Booking:
Please contact the office.
Price: £173
Please call the office on 02380 231 122 to book this course.
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Shamrock Quay Marina, William Street, Southampton, Hants, SO14 5QL
Telephone: 02380 231 122
E-mail: [email protected]