• Be at the Training Centre by 9am 
• Bring your licence, passport identification 

This course covers theory and practical elements including the following units:

• preparing a recreational vessel for operation
• applying international and state regulations relevant to the operation of a recreational vessel
• assessing weather conditions and forecasts
• operating mechanical and electrical appliances of a recreational vessel
• manoeuvring a recreational vessel
• applying safety management processes on a recreational vessel.

Some of the practical activities you will need to be competent in are:

• man overboard drill
• safely approach a floating object
• port and starboard turn on and off the plane
• figure 8 manoeuvre on and off the plane
• berthing and unberthing
• general navigation and control of the ship
• operate at 6 knots or less.