Jetski - Personal Watercraft (PWC) Courses

RYA Personal Watercraft Course

Age restrictions - Min age 12 years. Under 16's will be issued an endorsed certificate
Course length - 1 day
Certification - RYA personal watercraft certificate of competence
Previous Experience - None required
Ability after the course - Self-sufficient in good conditions. Aware of limitations of self and vessel

Course Content
Syllabus - Practical

Familiarisation
Control at slow speed
Falling off and reboarding
Capsize and righting
Control at speed
Following a planned route
Identifying buoys and marks
Recognising potential collision situations and taking correct avoiding action
Slalom exercise
Towing a PWC
Knots

Course Content
Syllabus - Theory

Personal equipment
Launching and landing
Safety equipment
Collision avoidance
Orientation at sea including subjects such as charts, buoys, tides and compass use
Weather forecasts
Emergency equipment
Courtesy to other water users

RYA Personal Watercraft Course

Course length: 1 day
Certification: RYA Radar Cert
Previous experience: None

Course Content
Syllabus - Practical

Course Content
Syllabus - Theory

Use of radar to aid navigation
Accuracy in range and bearing General safety precautions in using the equipment
Radar set components
Radar reflectors
Types of radar display
Radar plotting
Target definition and discrimination.

RYA Basic Navigation & Safety Course

Course length: 2 days (or 16 hours)
Certification: RYA Basic Navigation & Safety certificate
Previous Experience: None

Course Content
Syllabus - Theory

Charts and publications
Safety
Buoyage
Tidal awareness
Basic navigation and pilotage
Rules of the road
Electronic navigation Anchoring
Weather forecasts
Passage planning

RYA PWC Instructor Conversion Course

Duration - 1 day
Pre-requisites - RYA PWC certificate of competence, RYA powerboat instructor, RYA powerboat level 2, RYA VHF, RYA First Aid.

RYA PWC Instructor Course

Duration - 3 days
Pre-requisites - RYA PWC certificate of competence, RYA First Aid.

Minimum of one full season or two seasons part time PWC riding experience.

Suggested pre-reading:

RYA Introduction to Personal Watercraft.

RYA Powerboat Instructor Handbook.

Course Content Syllabus - Practical

Teaching techniques/styles.
Practice powerboat handling & teaching.
Communication skills.
Creating a useful course model.
Practical instruction techniques.
Teaching sessions within the RYA PWC competency course syllabus.
Carrying out the orientation exercise.

Course Content Syllabus - Theory

Classroom presentation skills.
Use of visual aids.
Course planning & management.
The instructor’s role.
The RYA scheme.