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Aim: Develop comprehensive boating knowledge.
Prerequisites: Day Skipper recommended.
Qualification: NZ Boatmaster Certificate.
Course Content: A comprehensive course for boaties with some existing knowledge and experience. Applies to a wide range of vessels including yachts, launches and powerboats.
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1. Equipment
2. Emergencies
Accidents
Distress signals
Distress procedures
Search & rescue
Lifesaving & fire fighting
3. Navigation
Compass
Chartwork & publications
Tides & weather
Buoys & beacons
Lights & day shapes
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4. Boat Handling
Stability
Anchors & anchoring
Steerage & manoeuvring
Berthing, launching & retrieving
Rough seas & surf
Crossing bars
5. Rules & Regulations
Collision prevention rules
Water recreation rules
Harbour bylaws
Skipper responsibility
6. Ropes
Rigging, bends & hitches
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Students doing a Day Skipper or a Boatmaster course with our school have an exclusive opportunity to apply their knowledge during an evening on Auckland Harbour aboard a 60' Coastguard Rescue Vessel. Click here for more information.
Member Discounts
Are you a Coastguard Member? Coastguard Members get 15% off our most popular classroom based courses, including Boatmaster courses.
Not a Coastguard Member yet? Join here and get an introductory $100 off the Day Skipper course, as well as 15% off our other popular courses, including VHF Radio Operator and Engine Maintenance.
Book a Boatmaster course
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Last updated: 18 Dec 2019
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