Rudyard Lake Sailing Club

							Rudyard Lake
Sailing Club
RYA Powerboat Level 2
National Powerboat
Certificate


Stuart Scrimgeour
Chief Instructor
RYA Powerboat Trainer
Introduction & Welcome

         Course Leader
        Instructor Staff
     Venue layout – Toilets
        Fire Procedure
       1st Aid Provisions
          Course times
      No Smoking Areas


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Structure of the RYA Scheme

             INTRODUCTION TO
              POWERBOATING
                  Level 1                  • Further Options

                                           Instructor
                                           Advanced Instructor
           NATIONAL POWERBOAT
               CERTIFICATE                 Powerboat Trainer
                  Level 2
                                           PWC Instructor



    SAFETY BOAT             INTERMEDIATE          ADVANCED
      COURSE                   COURSE              COURSE

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Level 2

  This course is probably the most important part
  of the scheme, forming the basis of boat
  handling techniques which are needed for the
  specific tasks implied in the Safety Boat and
  Advanced courses.




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Level 2            Course Contents
  Launch and Recovery
  Boat Handling Underway
  Securing to a buoy
  Anchoring
  Coming Alongside
  Man Overboard
  Disabled Craft


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Clothing Preparation
• Considerations             • Possible Clothing
     •   Temperature               • Fleece inner suit
     •   Location                  • Spray suits
     •   Time afloat               • Wet suit
     •   Type of boat              • Dry suit
     •   Conditions                • Sailing jacket and trousers
     •   Wind and spray            • Trainers/plimpsolls/wet suit
     •   Your health                 boots/wellingtons
                                   • Hat and gloves
     • Entering the water?


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Life Jacket
          vs.

              Buoyancy Aid

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Wind Awareness
    Sources of wind direction information

•   Flags
•   Burgee
•   Smoke
•   Back of the neck or face
•   Sails
•   Other boats
•   Ripples on the water




                                            Rudyard Lake Sailing Club
Time to go afloat