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£160
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Delivered In-Person
The RYA Powerboat Instructor Skills Assessment is a mandatory requirement ahead of all Powerboat Instructor courses.
Course Duration
1/2 day for each group of 3 attendees. If we have 6 attending then one group will go afloat in the morning and another in the afternoon with an overlap at lunchtime to address the theory element of the assessment.
Instructor – student ratio
3 students to 1 Powerboat Trainer per boat.
Minimum Age
Those over the age of 16 can attend the assessment.
Course price
For those attending the RYA Powerboat Instructor course with us the cost of the assessment is £150.
Course dates
You can attend a pre-assessment at any time up to 6 months before your course. Assessments are always scheduled the day before a instructors course for those that can’t get to the centre ahead of the course. We are usually happy to schedule dates for assessments to suit your diary.
Candidates for the pre-assessment will be expected to demonstrate competence in
Hold off a mark
Pick up and secure to a buoy
Moor alongside up/downtide
Turn using warps
Turn in a confined space
Recover a man overboard (dummy)
Stop and start the engine
Planing speed runs including figure 8 and ‘U’ turns
Theory including charts, tides, buoyage, colregs and pilotage
At Torbay Sea School we have trained many RYA Instructors who have gone on to instruct with us, other RYA training centres or as freelance instructors. During the course of your general RYA training you will have gained all the skills necessary to sail, motor or power boat with confidence to a high standard. The following courses consolidate all those skills and give you the tools required to instruct others to gain their RYA qualifications. You will be able to utilise our Instructors experience and our boats/equipment to feel at ease with instructing others.