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RYA Safety Boat Course
This two-day course provides the skills required when acting as an escort craft, safety boat or coach boat for a fleet of dinghies, windsurfers or canoes, or for racing or training activities. It includes rescue techniques and elements of race management and mark laying.
Course Content: Preparation, boat handling, dinghy rescue, windsurfer rescue, kayak or canoe rescue (can be covered as theory), towing, end-of-day procedures, safety, suitability of craft, local factors, communication, rescuing other water users. After the course you should be able to provide safety or support cover to a range of craft, particularly sailing or windsurfing. Minimum age 16.
Course A – Weekend 7th and 8th October 2017 – 9.30am to 5.30pm – £225 (Discount rates for PCC & WHSA members)