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.
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 1: 21-22 January 2023 |
Saturday 21st January 2023 - Sunday 22nd January 2023 |
FINISHED |
Course 2: 4-5 February |
Saturday 4th February 2023 - Sunday 5th February 2023 |
FINISHED |
Course 3: 25-26 March |
Saturday 25th March 2023 - Sunday 26th March 2023 |
BOOKED OUT |
Course 4: 20-21 May |
Saturday 20th May 2023 - Sunday 21st May 2023 |
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