To teach boat handling and seamanship in powerboats.
The course may be conducted in a variety of boats, both planing and displacement (by arrangement) and the certificate issued will be endorsed to show the type(s) of boat in which the training took place. The course takes two days.
1 Launching and recovery of a powerboat
2 Boat handling
3 Picking up and securing to a buoy
4 Anchoring
5 Leaving and coming alongside
6 Man Overboard
1 Types of Craft
2 Engines and drives
3 Siting of fuel tanks
4 Routine maintenance checks
5 Safety equipment
6 Personal buoyancy
7 Awareness of other water users
8 Application of IRPCS
9 Weather forecasts
10 Emergency Action / Communication with other craft
11 Towing and being towed
12 Fire precautions and fire fighting
13 Distress signals
14 Ropework
15 Alternative means of propulsion
Membership of DSWC entitles members to reduced course fees as well as free usage of Centre craft (as appropriate to members skill and prevailing weather conditions). Membership detail is available on the net and in the Centre foyer.
Last Updated 28-apr-08