British Rowing: Coaches
RYA Powerboat, VHF and First Aid training
Following continued interest in RYA training for British Rowing coaches, we are pleased to offer the following subsidised training opportunities and package deals for coaches working on the tideway:
The RYA Powerboat Level 2 syllabus is suitable for novices. No prior experience of launch driving is required.
We have a range of teaching craft available, including both tiller-steered and centre-console helm configurations. The core syllabus covers a range of essential theory and practical topics to prepare candidates for helming powered launches on the tideway.
Co-located with the RNLI at Chiswick Pier, our training courses take place on the tideway. This makes for an ideal learning environment for prospective coaches and safety launch helms looking to apply these skills on the tidal Thames. Our team of instructors includes British Rowing coaches, RNLI crew, safety boat instructors, and commercial boat operators with decades of powerboat helming experience.
RYA Level 2 Powerboat Syllabus
Theory topics
Equipment
Clothing and equipment
Types of craft
Propulsion systems
Environment
Launch and recovery
Tides and tidal streams
Weather
Navigation
Watchkeeping
Introduction to charts & symbols
Buoyage systems
GPS/Electronic nav
Pilotage and passage planning
Emergency procedures
Distress signals
Cold water shock
Immersion hypothermia
Disabled craft
Advice for restricted visibility
Fire precautions and fire fighting
Man Overboard procedure
Practical syllabus
Introductory skills
Boat familiarisation
Slow speed handling
Holding off
High Speed manoeuvres
Planing
High speed turns
Trim tabs & power trim
Close Quarters
Turning in a confined space
Turning using springs
Leaving and coming alongside in a range of conditions (wind & tide)
Mooring and Berthing
Approach and securing to a mooring buoy
Anchoring
Mooring alongside a pontoon
Emergencies
Man Overboard – standard approach
Man Overboard – drift-down method
Recovery of Man Overboard into craft
Navigation
Use of steering compass
Execute basic passage plan
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