RYA Safety Boat

RYA Safety Boat Course (£350)

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Where?                     Snettisham Beach Sailing Club

How Long?                3 Days

How Old?                  Minimum age is 16

How Many?               1:6

How Much?               £350

ABOUT THE COURSE:

At Snettisham, we run our powerboat courses over 3 days. This is to ensure that we can maximise time afloat with the amount of time that the tide is in here.

The RYA Safety Boat course is recommended for anyone who is carrying out safety boat duties.

The purpose of the course is to enable you to provide safety or support cover to a range of craft, particularly sailing or windsurfing. 

Our courses are run in 5m Humber RIBs on the sea, and will possibly be combined with use of tiller steer boats on our Pit, if appropriate.

The course is predominantly practical but with some classroom elements.

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.

Required experience:

Should have a basic understanding of sailing boats and windsurfers. RYA Powerboat Level 2 certificate must be held prior to this course. 

SBSC Members: Although Snettisham Beach Sailing Club only require their members who provide safety cover to hold a Powerboat Level 2 certificate, the PBL2 course does not include towing rescue of craft/mark laying etc.  So, it is encouraged for duty helms to complete the RYA Safety Boat course.

Last updated 14:43 on 23 July 2025