PWC (Jet Ski) COURSES
Thank you for choosing us for your 1 day Personal Watercraft (PWC) training Course, we are looking forward to your course and we will do everything we can to make it memorable, interesting, fun and educational. Please take a few minutes to read the pre course information below.
WHERE
Courses are run from Mariners Wharf. Please meet at our classroom; Chieftain House, 11 Harcourt Rd, Bitterne Park Southampton, SO181GB and NOT at our other training centre/HQ, which is also in Southampton.
TIMINGS
PWC Courses starts at 0915 and usually finishes around 1615
CERTIFICATION
Certification is issued at the discretion of your Instructor and the Principal. The certificate is usually issued at the end of the course before you leave.
MEALS
Tea and coffee is included. Meals are not. Please bring a packed lunch, there is a bakery, Co-op, Tesco Express and chip shop local to the training centre.
SAFETY
For PWC courses, all students are provided with an impact jacket. You may use your own impact jacket if it meets our minimum standard of body protection and flotation
WHAT TO BRING
- Passport photo of yourself
- Notepad & pen
- Thin layer of clothing/swimwear/rash vest to wear under the wetsuit
Towel - Cap/hat, gloves, sunglasses, suncream
- Wet suit and spray top (or hire ours for £5/day)
- Wetsuit boots (or footwear that can get wet), not flip-flops
UNDER 18s
Parents or guardians of students aged under eighteen must fill in and sign a medical declaration / consent form for their child prior to the course starting. This is usually done in the morning. If you will not be there to drop off your child, please contact the office for a form in advance. While we encourage youth (12-15 years) riders to join PWC course our advise is that riders under 16 should only operate powered craft under the supervision of a responsible adult.
OPTIONAL EXTRAS FOR PWC PROFICIENCY COURSES
At the end of the course you will be awarded the RYA PWC Prifency Certificate. We can also cover any of the following.
International Certificate of Competence (ICC)
By completing the RYA Powerboat Level 2 (or higher) course with us you are automatically eligible for an ICC (PWC, coastal). This is an international pleasure-boat certificate recognised in many (but not all) countries. If you require an ICC we can take care of the paperwork while you are here however you will need;
- An additional passport photograph
- Passport, as proof of nationality
- Proof of residence in the UK if you are from a UN country other than UK, USA, Canada or Holland.
- RYA Membership (this then waives the RYA license fee)
RYA ICC CEVNI Endorsement
Anyone training for the ICC with us will automatically receive the coastal endorsement to their ICC. If you additionally require the inland endorsement (for the inland waterways of Europe) then you will also need to take the CEVNI test (not included). The RYA book of CEVNI rules is essential pre course reading if you intend to also take the CEVNI test. The test can be taken online.