Training Pathways

Course Schedule

Coastguard Theory

RYA Practical

Aim: To gain safety knowledge and proficiency in safety boat operation, enabling better safety cover for sailors involved in yacht club activities.

Qualification: Club Safety Boat Operator Qualification (Endorsed by Yachting NZ).

Course Content: A practical on-water training course for operators of yacht club safety boats. 

• Preparation, boat checks & safety equipment
• New Zealand law
• Launching & retrieving
• Boat handling
• Mark laying
• Communication
• Righting inverted & partially inverted craft
• Casualty rescue
• Towing
• End of day procedures

For further information or to book on this course email education@coastguard.org.nz.