ISSA Inshore Power Boat Skipper

DAY 1 (THEORY) - Time: 8:30 – 17:00

• Marine terminologies
• Safety at sea / safety equip
• Types of Boats & Engines
• Boat launching & recovery
• Basic boat handling under power including PWCS.
• International Regulation for Preventing Collision at Sea
• Aids to navigation at sea
• Tides & Current
• Meteorology
• Anchors & Anchoring
• Man Overboard Procedure
• Rope work, Knots, Bends

DAY 2 (PRACTICAL) - Time: 8:00 – 13:30

• Vessel preparation including safety checks
• Performing basic checks on engine
• Operating navigation system on board
• Boat handling under power & the use of engine throttles
• Turning the vessel in a confined area using single engine
• Docking and undocking alongside
• Steering by compass and high speed manoeuver
• Retrieving Man Overboard (MOB)
• Anchoring technique

Certificate

Course Calendar

2024, SEPTEMBER

Weekend Course Dates

Saturday 7 & Sunday 8
Saturday 14 & Sunday 15
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29

Weekday Course Dates

Tuesday 3 & Wednesday 4
Thursday 5 & Friday 6
Tuesday 10 & Wednesday 11
Thursday 12 & Friday 13
Tuesday 17 & Wednesday 18
Thursday 19 & Friday 20
Tuesday 24 & Wednesday 25
Thursday 26 & Friday 27

2024, OCTOBER

Weekend Course Dates

Saturday 5 & Sunday 6
Saturday 12 & Sunday 13
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27

Weekday Course Dates

Tuesday 1 & Wednesday 2
Thursday 3 & Friday 4
Tuesday 8 & Wednesday 9
Thursday 10 & Friday 11
Tuesday 15 & Wednesday 16
Thursday 17 & Friday 18
Tuesday 22 & Wednesday 23
Thursday 24 & Friday 25
Tuesday 29 & Wednesday 30
Thursday 31 & Friday 1 (November)