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Small Boat Master (Power)

Develop your powerboat handling, passage planning and judgement for more demanding trips. This course brings practical seamanship together with the responsibilities of taking command.

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Course overview

Small Boat Master is for powerboat drivers who want to take on more demanding trips and the responsibilities that come with command. It builds on sound boat-handling and navigation experience. You plan passages, interpret weather and sea conditions, and practise manoeuvres that call for precise control. You also use navigation equipment to confirm your position and decisions, and rehearse how to respond when a situation changes. Throughout, your instructor helps you connect practical seamanship with good judgement, so you can explain each decision you make as skipper.

Who it is for

Powerboat drivers with sound boat-handling and navigation experience who want to skipper on more demanding trips.

What you will learn

  • Planning a passage
  • Interpreting conditions
  • Manoeuvring with confidence
  • Using navigation equipment
  • Responding to changing situations

How training works

Practical training on the water with an instructor. Contact IMSO for current venues, dates and group sizes.

Before you enrol

This course is designed for people with sound boat-handling and navigation experience. Contact IMSO for current entry requirements, assessment details and the approved scope of the certificate.

Assessment and certificate

Ask IMSO how progress is assessed on this course and which certificate is currently issued.

Questions

Common questions about this course

Is Small Boat Master right for me?

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When does the next course run?

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