Private Training with Certified NSBC Instructor

Duration

4 Hours

About

Whether you're a novice power-boater or seeking to enhance your skills in docking and close-quarters maneuvering, this course is tailored for you. Our Boat Control On-Water Training Course Modules are meticulously designed to impart boat handling expertise to recreational boaters and personnel responsible for operating vessels used in marine patrol. Led by a highly qualified NSBC Certified Instructor, this course covers a range of topics, progressing from safety gear and pre-launch checklists to close-quarters docking and refueling. Each maneuver is practiced, advancing from idle speed to displacement mode, and then planing mode.

Module 001: Introduction to Powerboating Includes:

• Pre-Launch and Pre-Departure Procedures
• Operating the Vessel at Idle Speed
• Introduction to Boater's Eye
• Standard and Urgency Stops
• Weathervane Technique
• Ferrying with the Current and Wind
• Returning to or Leaving the Dock

Module 002: Precision Docking and Boat Handling Includes:

• Pre-Launch Procedures
• 180-Degree Turn-Around or "Pivot Turn"
• Docking Alongside a Pier
• Departing from a Pier
• Proper Lookout Techniques

Module 003: Open Water Boat Handling Includes:

• Boat Trim Adjustment
• Stop Lanyard Usage
• Operating in Displacement Mode
• Ferrying in Displacement Mode
• Holding Station Techniques
• Shoreline Landings

Module 004: Open Water Advanced Maneuvering Includes:

• Recognizing Plow Mode
• Operating in Planning Mode
• Avoidance Turns
• Emergency Stops
• Man Overboard Procedures

Enhance your powerboating skills and confidence with our expert-led training.