NATIONAL BOATING
COLLEGE

Thank you for taking the time to familiarise with our terms and conditions.

These Terms and Conditions form part of our registration and accreditation with  the Austrailian Skills Quality Authority (AQSA) and NSW Maritime.

Consider our list of most asked questions and information for booking online. Please contact us with any queries you may have.

• Students are only enrolled for training with the college when fees have been paid in advance.
  Payment can be made online by credit card (Visa and MasterCard). If you wish to pay by internet to our bank account the details are: BSB 012010 Account 486772958. Cash payments are not normally accepted. Payment options can be discussed by calling us on 1300 723 112.
• NSW Boating College (trading as the National Boating College) reserves the right, to change and/or re-schedule venue locations, dates and times at anytime. Should this situation occur changes will be posted to the website and if students are affected they will be notified immediately.
• Prices - National Boating College reserves the right to change prices without prior notice. All prices include Goods and Service Tax (GST) at the current rate of 10% in Australia.
• The boat and/or PWC licence test requires students to be prepared before attending the course. Pre-reading material and quizzes are made available to all students prior to completing a licence course with the College.
  
• It is essential that the individual has studied and understood the current NSW Maritime Boating Handbook prior to attending the training.
• Many but not all questions will be dealt with in the tuition time by the college trainer.
• Refunds are not generally available but will be considered on a case-by-case basis. A refund administration fee of no more than $50.00 may be applied.
  
• In the event that you cannot attend the course, and you provide at least 24 hours notice  your booking and payment is transferable to another date (up to three transfers).
• Refund policy for fees paid on the day. Refunds are not available once the course has commenced, though the course can be completed at a later date  if required.
  
• Students must be able to read and write English fluently and advise of any health condition, eyesight, hearing, learning disability or disability that may compromise training.
• Students have the right of appeal, complaint or grievance and a student complaint form is available in the student information. If an unpleasant experience is encountered during training please, if comfortable discuss it with the trainer or put your complaint in writing to the College.
• Attendance on time, acceptable behaviour and standard of dress is required at the venues and on the vessel. We recommend students are well rested and have had breakfast prior to attending a course.
  
• Directions to College training venues are available online.
  
• All National Boating College course material is protected by copyright and is not able to be copied or utilised by you or any other party without permission from NSW Boating College P/L.This applies to the complete course materials or any part of them. If you need directions or are running late call the College.
  
• Students are warned before going out in the boat that any variance from trainer instructions, negligence, unsafe or dangerous practice on the vessel may immediately end the session with the student forfeiting moneys paid.
• First aid supplies and support are availble. Any injury sustained on the College vessel or at training vessel should be reported to the Trainer and College immediately.
  

• Students private details as recorded by the college for the purpose of providing training, identification and boat licencing will not be disclosed to any third party other than where required by law.
• By law a person must be 16 years of age to obtain a NSW general (power-boat) licence. A general young adult licence can be obtained by doing this training if they are 12 - 16 years of age together with parent/guardian and full I.D.- both being paying students. One parent/guardian with multiple children is acceptable.
• Upon successful completion of the training the student will be given a Certificate of Satisfactory Course Completion which can be presented to any NSW Maritime Customer Service Centre for verification and upon payment of the licence fee NSW Maritime will issue a licence. This must be achieved within 6 months of the training otherwise the student will have to re-sit the boat licence test.
• Students who fail the NSW Maritime Boat Licence Test may re-sit the test with the college by re-booking into a subsequent 'seminar-test' - fees apply.
• An oral test of the NSW Maritime Boat Licence Test is available by arrangement - fees apply.
• Students may have access to their records on application to the college principal. This usually happens where a statement of attainment is lost. Students are advised that an administrative charge of $30 will be made for providing copies of their records - regardless of how many pages of information that amounts to at any one request.
• Smoking is not permitted on the College training vessels or within classroom venues.
• Photographic permission - if you are not willing to be in any any training photographs pr videos please advise the College.
• Language and literacy support - please discuss any lanquage or literacy issues with the College prior to attending training. This will enable the trainer to organise and discuss with you appropriate support.
• Occupational Health and Safety - Listen to directions from staff and trainers and take special care in and around the College vessel. Strict footwear guidelines apply.
  
• Student Declaration - I have read and understood the College conditions of enrolment as detailed herein and understand my rights and obligations. My attendance at a College course and on a College training vessel is my acceptance of these terms and condittions.
  

RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING & QUALIFICATIONS FROM ANOTHER RTO

• As a general rule, NSW Maritime view the NSW general boat licence (recreational) as a primary qualification and therefore recognition of prior learning and recognition of qualifications from another RTO does not apply. NSW Maritime will recognise current general boat licences issued in other states of Australia.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR ONLINE STUDENTS

• Students have 30 days to complete the study from the first date of payment/access. On each subsequent access the program will advise you of how many days left for you to complete the study
• If you do not complete the study within 30 days you have not met the conditions of completing the study and you will not be able to sit the boat licence test.
• Do not let others have access to your study. They may complete the exercises and so prevent you from completing the study.
• You cannot proceed to the next section of the study until all questions in the exercise have been answered correctly. You can review your work so far anytime within the 30 days.
• There are over 100 questions in this study further questions are at www.maritime.nsw.gov.au site.
• You are required to book the test with this college - within 14 days of completing the study - the earlier the better while information is fresh
• Purchase of an NBC Online learning course allows the purchaser (an individual) access to the online course for a period of 30 days. Only the original individual purchaser is granted rights to access the online course, access rights are not transferable to
  any other party and sharing of user names and passwords is prohibited.
• National Boating College reserves the right to immediately terminate access to online courses if it believes that more than one user is accessing an online learning course using the same log-in details.