RYA POWERBOAT INSTRUCTOR COURSE AIM:
Equip new RYA Powerboat Instructor (PBI) candidates with the skills and knowledge required to teach the RYA Powerboat Scheme at RYA centres in the UK and overseas.
HOW LONG IS THE RYA POWERBOAT INSTRUCTOR COURSE?
The PBI Skills Test takes a day and the Powerboat Instructor Course is 3 days, so the combined programme is 4 days.
- Day 1 – RYA Powerboat Instructor Skills Assessment
- Days 2, 3, 4 – Powerboat Instructor Course
WHAT ARE THE PRE REQUISITES TO BECOME A RYA POWERBOAT INSTRUCTOR?
- RYA Powerboat Instructor Skills Assessment, completed on the first day of this package
- RYA First Aid Certificate or equivalent (essential)
- RYA Powerboat Level 2 (essential)
- RYA Dayskipper Shorebased (desirable)
- RYA SRC or higher level GMDSS cert (desirable)
- 5 years experience powerboating or one season full time (essential)
- Minimum age, 16 years (this will rise to 18 from 31 December 2025)
- Familiarity with a range of craft
- RYA Membership
WHAT IS COVERED ON RYA THE PBI COURSE?
The emphasis is on how to teach the relevant skills and how to debrief students. Successful candidates become qualified to teach RYA Level 1, Level 2 courses and assess ICC students at RYA Powerboat Training Centres.
INCLUDED ON THE RYA PBI COURSE?
- Powerboat Instructor Skills Assessment and the PBI course itself
- 4 days of training/assessment
- Use of our Powerboats
- Fuel
- Loan of a life jacket
- Free (on street) parking
- Tea & Coffee
NOT INCLUDED ON THE RYA PBI COURSE?
- Wet weather gear (£5 per day to hire)
- Lunch
WHAT IS THE COURSE RATIO?
RYA Powerboat Instructor training takes place with 2-6 candidates on the course. The RYA does not sanction 1:1 Instructor courses. There will be up to 3 candidates per boat.
WHY CHOOSE CHIEFTAIN TRAINING FOR THIS COURSE?
PBI and Advanced Instructor Courses are taught by Powerboat Trainers. We are one of the very few training centress in the world that has Two Advanced Powerboat Trainers on its staff. This means we can be much more flexible with training dates.
Our Instructor courses make use of our 6 & 7m wheel steered RIBs, and our Rigiflex 400 tiller steered powerboat.