This assessment is aimed at candidates wishing to sit an RYA Powerboat Level 2 direct assessment.
You should have a working knowledge of the following theory topics:

• Clothing and equipment
• Types of craft
• Propulsion systems
• Launch and recovery
• Tides and tidal streams
• Weather
• Watchkeeping
• Anchoring
• Basic charts & symbols
• Buoyage systems
• Use of GPS/Electronic nav
• Pilotage and passage planning principles
• Distress signals
• Cold water shock
• Immersion hypothermia
• Disabled craft
• Advice for restricted visibility
• Fire precautions and fire fighting
• Man Overboard procedure