Safety Boat Certificate
Overview
Course Title: Irish Sailing Safety Boat Course
Accreditation: Irish Sailing (Irish Qualification)
Cost: €325
Course Times: 9.30am - 5pm
Course Duration: 2 Days
Minimum Age: 16+
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, kite-surfers
- Towing
- Boat types
- Incident management and medical emergencies.
- Part of the course involves simulating dinghy rescue and you will get wet. We can provide wetsuits.
Next Course takes place on Saturday 19th – Sunday 20th August 2023
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.
Course Calendar
Course | Date | Spaces Left? |
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Course 5: 19-20 August |
Saturday 19th August 2023 - Sunday 20th August 2023 |
FINISHED |