RYA PWC

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Personal watercraft can be single-seater machines or can take two or three people. They are fast and exciting, but need to be handled with care.

Whether you just want to have a go on holiday or buy your own machine, our Personal Watercraft course will teach you how to get the best from it. Our course is designed for first time and experienced riders alike. Increasingly our certificate is required for launching in UK harbours and throughout the Med, but is also needed if you want to use your PW abroad.

Duration: Most courses take place over one day and can be taken either on a centre’s craft or your own.

Pre-course experience: None

Assumed knowledge: None

COURSE CONTENT

Launching, handling and recovery skills, passage planning and decision making, high and low speed riding skills, essential safety information, collision avoidance and orientation at sea

ABILITY AFTER THE COURSE

Self-sufficient in good conditions, aware of limitations of self and craft.

Minimum age: 12. Certificates for children aged between 12 and 16 will be endorsed to show that they must use PWs only under the supervision of a responsible adult