Based on the banks of the  Swale at Longreach, opposite the Isle of Sheppey, the calm waters of the river offer an ideal opportunity to practice slow speed boat handling yet, just a few minutes downstream, and we're out in the expanse of the Thames estuary and some very challenging water.

 
 
 
 
 
 

LEVEL 1    INTRODUCTION TO POWERBOATING Preparation Launching and recovering, safety equipment, pre-start checks, personal buoyancy Boat handling techniques & manoeuvres Starting and stopping, use of kill cord, steering controls, securing to a buoy, anchoring, leaving and coming alongside, being towed. Theory & background IRPCS, rope work, awareness of other water users.   LEVEL 2    NATIONAL POWERBOAT CERTIFICATE.   Includes International Certificate of Competence (ICC) Preparation Launching and recovering, safety equipment, lines and fenders, fuel tanks Boat handling techniques & manoeuvres Effects of current or tide, high and low speed manoeuvring, propeller controls, securing to a buoy, anchoring, leaving and coming alongside, man overboard Theory & background Types of craft and engine, maintenance checks, IRPCS, weather forecasts, emergency action INTERMEDIATE Theory Planning a day cruise, Navigation, GPS, Charts, Pilot books, IRPCS, Tides Practical Boat preperation, Boat handling, Pilotage, Passage making, Man overboard ADVANCED  POWERBOAT COURSE Assumed Knowledge: Candidates should be competent to National Powerboat Level 2   Section A:  PRACTICAL Preparation for sea Boat handling Passage making Pilotage Meteorology Rules of the road Use of engines Emergency situations Night cruising     Home For more information:  Email us at  Rival Sea School