Irish Sailing Advanced Powerboat Certificate – NEXT COURSES BEGIN END OF OCTOBER THROUGH TO MARCH 2027.
The 2.5-day Advanced Powerboat Certificate training course focuses on honing your boat handling and seamanship skills while also teaching practical navigation skills in both day time and night time conditions.
The Advanced Powerboat Certificate also allows you to apply for the ‘Commercial Endorsement‘. The Commercial Endorsement qualifies you to act as master or crew on vessels holding Passenger Boat licences as required by the Department of Transport.
Course Objective:
The aim of the Advanced Powerboat Course is to develop boat handling, seamanship, pilotage and navigation skills up to the standards required to drive a planing powerboat safely by day in all coastal waters and by night in coastal waters with which you are familiar.
Previous Knowledge / Experience:
To qualify for a place on the Advanced Powerboat Course participants must hold the Irish Sailing National Powerboat Certificate or an equivalent certificate and 20 hours driving experience following qualification.
The Advanced Powerboat course trains participants to undertake longer passages and passages at night, it is also strongly recommended that at least one member of a powerboat’s crew should hold a first aid certificate and the Short Range Certificate (VHF).
Duration: 2.5 Days (Including a night passage on Day 1)
Contact Mast Sea Training to enquire about this course
