Safety Boat Certificate
Overview
Course Title: Irish Sailing Safety Boat Course
Accreditation: Irish Sailing (Irish Qualification)
Cost: €299
This course is designed for those seeking to improve their competency in the sport and focuses upon areas such as escorting racing fleets of dinghies, windsurfers and canoes; providing safety and rescue cover for training fleets and assisting in race management duties.

Syllabus
- Preparation of boat for use
- Basic boat handling
- Race management (sailing boats)
- Approaching and assisting sailing dinghies, windsurfers, canoes & kayaks, kitesurfers
- Towing
- Boat types
- Incident management and medical emergencies
Course Pre-requisites
Participants must hold a National Powerboat Certificate (Level 2) or an equivalent certificate and 20 hours driving experience following qualification. It is strongly recommended that participants hold a VHF radio operators certificate and a first aid certificate.
The course runs from 9.30am to 5pm each day.
Our cancellation policy for this course can be viewed here.
Irish Sailing Safety Boat Certificate
Course | Date | Spaces Left? |
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Saturday 17th September - Sunday 18th September |
6 |