AUSTRALIAN BOATING COLLEGE

For your Brisbane to Bribie Island Boat & PWC Licence course   Phone :   3841 4570

• Cleveland
• East Brisbane
• Karana Downs
• Redcliffe
• Bribie Island
• Manly

1 day courses available each weekend and mid week.
PWC students - boat runs and testing available regularly .
Gift Vouchers available

Boat Licence ONLINE PRE-STUDY COURSE is available on this site-   Click Here

To book on a course or for more
 information, please call  or email
 

BOAT LICENCE COURSE SCHEDULE

About the Instructors:
Jon has a strong interest in all things maritime with many years experience in  the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (with service on small ships); as Administrator of the Qld Maritime Museum; as a Churchill Fellow studying at Mystic Seaport Maritime Museum, USA; building and owning a sailing dinghy; sailing in A Class Yachts (Moreton Bay, Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht races, bringing a yacht from Hobart to Brisbane) and in training Recruits, Able and Leading Seamen in seamanship in the Naval Reserves.
     
Marian manages the office, holds Certificate 4 Category 2 in Training and Assessment, and for many years trained leaders in youth organisations.

Navigation Course
 This course is designed for those wishing to make offshore trips and for those making extended coastal passages. We’ve included the most useful topics for recreational purposes, from the more intensive commercial courses eg Coxswain

Duration is 6 hours in a classroom environment, usually running over two evenings. Cost is $150

You’ll gain the crucial navigation skills necessary to safely navigate a boat in open waters.
 
Topics include
How to plan your trip
Necessary charts, instruments and publications
Compass usage
How to work out your position
Latitude & Longitude
Safe anchorages
Distance, speed, time and fuel calculations
Basic electronics including GPS, radar, etc
 
At the end of the course you will receive a certificate of attendance, and have more skills to safely navigate your boat.

The course is conducted by a commercial skipper who is an Australian Boating College instructor.

Call Jon or Marian for more information on 3841 4570