Course and qualification
RYA Personal Watercraft Proficiency Course
About this course
The RYA Personal Watercraft Proficiency course will give you the skills to safely and confidently use a personal watercraft (PWC), commonly referred to as Jetskis. You’ll learn the basic principles of personal watercraft riding as well as essential safety information including launching, handling and recovery skills, passage planning, collision avoidance and orientation at sea. Of course, you’ll also cover how to ride safely at speed and become confident at controlling the power when you want to manoeuvre at lower speeds.
Course fundamentals
| Minimum age | Minimum age: 12 |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1 day |
| Course content | Weather; Safety & courtesy to others; Launching & familiarisation; PW handling; Emergencies; Rules of the road; Essential navigation,; Recovery & aftercare |
| Certificate or qualification | The appropriate RYA course completion certificate is awarded following successful completion of the course and its prescribed assessment. |
| Award type | Course completion certificate |
| Separate assessment | Not required |
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