This 8-hour hands-on, on-the-water course is for anyone who will be using powerboats to perform safety and rescue functions. It is designed for regatta personnel, marine patrols, police and fire rescue personnel, park rangers, and on-the-water sailing instructors and coaches. Participants learn:

On-the-Water Sessions

• VHF radio communications
• Boat rescues, incl. capsizes
• Person in Water rescue
• Towing: astern & alongside
• Williamson turn
• Steering a range in/outbound
• Intercepting & maintaining position with moving vessel
• Use of bearings & GPS
• Search pattern

Classroom Sessions

• Weather & water briefings
• VHF radio procedures
• Safety & rescue equipment & procedures
• Towing concepts
• Search patterns concepts
• Plotting a position
• Calculating tides & currents

Prerequisites: Safe Powerboat Handling certificate & proficient boathandling skills
Suggested Age: 12–adult
Certification(s) Earned: Safety and Rescue Boat Handling certificate