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Course includes:
- Comprehensive college notes
- Interactive format
- Qualified experienced commercial skipper trainers
- NSW Maritime Boat Licence Test
Duration
4 hours face-to-face and pre-learning.What you will learn
- Boating rules and regulations
- Distances off and speed restrictions
- Sound signal, marine radio and distress signals
- Knots and boating terms
- Emergency procedures
- Regulation, safety and duty of care
- The International Collision Regulations (ColRegs)
- Local knowledge
- Weather information
- Towing people - waterskier, wakeboarders
Pre-requisites
Participants must complete the course readings prior to attending the training.
If not completing a practical boating session with the College, the NSW Maritime Practical Logbook is required to record logbook entries of on-water experience by an experienced Skipper.
Evidence of complying with practical boating experience requirements must be provided before NSW Maritime will issue a boat licence.
What to bring
- Pen
- 1 form of photo ID - Drivers licence, Passport, Photo ID Card, Student Card
Training and assessment
The course, test and practical are derived from training competencies of the SRO03 Sport and Recreation Training Package.
The unit of competency is:
SROYAC001B - Comply with maritime rules and regulation.
Outcome
On successful completion of the course theory session and boat licence test students will receive a Certificate of Satisfactory Course Completion.
The Certificate of Satisfactory Course Completion must be presented at a Maritime Service Centre, along with evidence of having complied with practical boating experiernce requirements, before NSW Maritime will issue the boat licence, along with proof of ID and on payment of the licence fee the licence will be issued.
Special needs
Students who have special needs such as significant problems with understanding, reading or writing English are advised to contact a local NSW Maritime centre, where interpretative services can be made available.
