intermediate powerboat

Covers the practical use of pilotage and passage planning by day on coastal waters using both traditional and electronic navigational techniques. It aims to teach the standard required to complete a short coastal passage by day. This course builds on the foundation knowledge of the Level 2 course and is suited to those who aim to drive larger more powerful powerboats. During the course you will cover cruising at planing speed and more advanced boat handling. It is recommended for anyone considering moving on to the Advanced course. The course can be conducted on a planing or displacement boat.

Candidates should be competent to the standard of RYA Powerboat Level 2. It is strongly recommended that candidates hold a first aid and VHF/SRC operator's certificate and have knowledge to the level of Day Skipper theory.

Planning a day cruise, boat preparation, boat handling, pilotage, passage making, man overboard.

Able to plan and execute short coastal passages by day

Predominantly practical but with some classroom elements. The aim of the practical session is to put into practice the theory and complete a passage.

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RYA Intermediate Powerboat Level 3

Rya intermediate powerboat level 3 in southampton: course summary.

• Course Duration:  2 days
• Course Cost:  From £325pp
• Course Location:  Saxon Wharf Marina, Southampton, SO14 5QF
• Previous Experienced Required: Yes
• Minimum Age Requirement: 16 years old
• What The Course Includes:  RIB fuel costs, loan of Gore-Tex waterproofs, RYA Intermediate Power Boat Level 3 certificate, parking and more.
• What You Will Learn: Chart work, tides, compass rose, weather, position fixing, navigation by GPS, pile moorings, manoeuvring in locks, and more.

If you have completed your Level 2 course and now want to develop your skills, qualifications and boating knowledge to venture into unfamiliar waters, the RYA Intermediate Powerboat Course, is your ideal next step.

The RYA Intermediate Powerboat course is for those boaters who want to embark upon longer coastal passages by day to broaden and expand upon their RYA Powerboat Level 2 knowledge.

Please note that this is a mandatory requirement for anyone looking to complete the  RYA Advanced Powerboat  qualification.

Guiding you through our RYA Power Boat Level 3 Southampton course, are our highly experienced RYA instructors who deliver high impact, high quality teaching either on a small group or individual basis.

Located in the heart of Southampton, this 2-day powerboat course is perfect for those located in Hampshire, on the South Coast or even in London. It is designed to take already competent powerboaters to the next level.

With a curated list of recommended accommodations to suit all tastes and budgets, the Ocean Sports Tuition team is more than happy to find you a place to stay for the duration of your visit. For more information about where we are located, call  02381 242159  or email  [email protected] .

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?

Unlike the Level 1 and 2 qualifications, the Intermediate Powerboat course requires previous powerboat experience. You may have completed the RYA Powerboat Level 2 course, or you may have an equivalent level of experience.

Many of our students also find that some of the theory courses help them to better understand some of the more technical elements of the course. If you have completed the RYA VHF, RYA First Aid or RYA Day Skipper theory course, you will find that you are able to put into practice some of the information that you have learned on the Intermediate Powerboat course.

Due to the more technical nature of this course compared to others, we have set a minimum age for students on the Intermediate Powerboat course of 16 years old.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

The RYA Intermediate Powerboat course will give you the opportunity to plan a cruise by daytime. You will have the opportunity to participate in two cruises – one by traditional methods of navigation and the other by GPS.

During this course you will have the opportunity to develop your existing safety and boat handling to the standard required for longer passages in more complex scenarios.

OUTLINE COURSE CONTENT

Subjects covered will include chart work, tides, compass rose, weather, position fixing, navigation by GPS, methods of navigation at high speed, pile moorings, manoeuvring in locks, and a range of man overboard methods.

As some of the most highly commended power boat courses in the UK, the RYA powerboat courses practice techniques, manoeuvres and best practices to keep you safe.

For further information on the topics covered, take a look at the  Intermediate Powerboat course syllabus .

WHAT DOES THE COURSE COST?

This course is £325.00 per person for two days of training with a qualified RYA instructor. Due to the size of our RIBs, all our courses take place in small groups, with a maximum group size of 3. Alternatively, to ensure that you get the maximum amount of time to practice and learn, we can run this course on a one to one basis at a cost of £810 plus VAT.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE COST?

• Mooring Fees
• Loan of Gore-Tex Waterproofs
• Use of our modern MCA inspected 6.8 metre Rib (Ribcraft)
• Rib fuel costs
• Expert tuition from your RYA MCA Advanced Powerboat Instructor
• RYA Intermediate Power Boat Level 3 certificate
• on site parking available 
• Free refreshments including Tea and Coffee

When you book onto this two-day course with Ocean Sports Tuition, we will ensure that you are provided with all of the relevant equipment to give you the best experience possible.

NEXT STEPS AFTER INTERMEDIATE POWERBOAT LEVEL 3 COURSE

If you are looking to expand your RYA Powerboat qualifications after completing your Intermediate Powerboat Level 3, you may wish to further your experience with the following RYA powerboat courses:

• RYA Advanced Powerboat Course
• RYA / MCA Advanced Powerboat Prep & Exam

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We can also deliver this powerboat course with an RYA instructor on your own boat.  For further information, please contact us on  02381 242159  or email  [email protected] .

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Our RYA Level 3 Powerboat training is run at our RYA training centre in Southampton and out on the Solent. To book your RYA Powerboat Intermediate in Southampton, call 02381 242 159 or email [email protected] .

Our RYA Intermediate Powerboat Solent courses have a minimum age limit of 16 years old.

RYA Intermediate Powerboat Southampton course costs £325.00 per person with Ocean Sports.

Yes. As it is an advanced course, it is essential that you have already achieved your Level 2 qualification, before undertaking the Level 3 Intermediate Power Boat course.

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The Basics:

This nautical program delves into the practical application of pilotage and passage planning during daylight hours on coastal waters. Integrating traditional and electronic navigational techniques, the course aims to instill the proficiency required for completing short coastal passages by day. Tailored for those aspiring to navigate larger and more powerful powerboats, it builds upon the foundational knowledge of the Level 2 course. Participants will advance their skills in cruising at planing speed and mastering more complex boat handling. Recommended for those considering progression to the Advanced course, this versatile training can be conducted on either planing or displacement boats at our Algarve-based nautical school.

Required Experience:

Candidates should be competent to the standard of RYA Powerboat Level 2. It is strongly recommended that candidates hold a first aid and VHF/SRC operator's certificate and have knowledge to the level of Day Skipper theory.

Minimum Duration:

2 Days Minimum Age: 16 Content:

This course covers the essentials of planning a day cruise, including boat preparation, proficient boat handling, pilotage, passage making, and effective man overboard procedures.

Certificate issuing criteria:

Able to plan and execute short coastal passages by day

Predominantly practical but with some classroom elements. The aim of the practical session is to put into practice the theory and complete a passage.

Assessment:

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Powerboat Training Courses – a useful guide

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The RYA Powerboat scheme that we specialise in teaching has a series of logical steps or building blocks to it. However, when you start looking at the powerboat training courses that are available it can sometimes be unclear what you need to do. Here we will explain to you the benefits of doing each course so you can decide how far you want to take your training. You can click on any of the icons on this page and get the specific details of each course we offer.

RYA Powerboat Level 2

The RYA powerboat training courses start with the Powerboat Level 2 course. There is a Level 1 course but this is really designed for children. It doesn’t get you a licence and just increases your costs. We don’t offer it.

The RYA Powerboat Level 2 is a two day course. Upon successful completion of this course you will be issued a UK licence to drive powerboats up to 10 metres in length. That’s a pretty big boat after just two days on the water!

During the course we will cover all the basics of seamanship and basic boat handling. We will teach you how to manoeuvre in the wind and tide and show you how to do various tasks. These will include anchoring, picking up a mooring buy for a lunch stop, recovering a person from the water and safe high speed driving and cornering. We also include a free VHF course. Not a bad bundle for £325 ?

The Powerboat licence can, if you wish, be converted into an ICC. That’s an International Certificate of Competence. This licence will allow you to drive powerboats while on holiday in the sun. Living the dream! In order to do this you simply need to send a form and a passport photo off to the RYA and for the princely sum of £45 they will issue your international licence. Alternatively, if you join the RYA for 1 year, they will issue the licence for free. Bargain!

Bear in mind though, most reputable places abroad will require you to have a VHF radio licence in order to legally charter a boat while you’re on holiday. That’s why we include it for free?️

RYA Essential Navigation

An extremely sensible add on to the Powerboat Level 2 course is the Essential Navigation classroom course. At £125 it’s not an expensive course but it does mean another weekend training. The benefit of this is the safety knowledge it gives you to take on the water when you go boating.

A bit like the highway code for boats it will teach you how to interpret the maps, to avoid getting caught out by the tide and how to avoid hazards and plan a safe day on the water.

Most students tend to stop at this point to be honest. They have a ICC and a VHF radio licence so they can hire a boat on holiday. They also have just enough knowledge to be sensible and stay safe on the water. So at this point we have done enough high quality training for them to have the confidence they need as well as the skills.

RYA Intermediate Powerboat Training Courses

The intermediate powerboat training course is the next step in the journey. Again, it’s a two day course and people come back to it at different times. It’s an excellent course to do as we go off visiting new places. You will make a plan to enter a different harbour and then follow the plan on the water.

The intermediate powerboat training course teaches you to go further afield on even bigger adventures. That’s why people come back to it at different times. It depends how much boating you do after your Powerboat Level 2 course but eventually you will want to visit more places. It’s part of getting the best out of your new hobby. ?

Rather than focusing on boat handling, although this is still included, we will teach you to plan a coastal passage. From our base in Poole Harbour, this could mean navigating to a secluded cove on the Jurassic Coast. Visiting Christchurch for lunch at the Captain’s Club. Or a gentle river trip to a country village.

Day Skipper Theory

The Day Skipper theory course is a thorough navigation course that will give you the knowledge to plan coastal passages and keep everybody safe too.

This course has a minimum of 40 hours classroom time. During the course we will teach you:

• Position fixing and GPS navigation
• Rules of the road
• Weather forecasting
• How to get into new harbours
• Tidal calculations
• Emergency and safety procedures

Take Things Pro With These Powerboat Training Courses

After the intermediate course there are a range of courses and exams required so that you can go pro. Lets explore these options in more detail.

Yachtmaster Theory and the Advanced Powerboat Course

The Advanced powerboat course is required training in order to take the commercial skipper exam. During the course we will take you out in the dead of night and teach you to navigate by the lights. You will be trained to the point that you can stop the boat in the middle of the ocean within 5 metres of an unmarked position. It’s pretty cool stuff.

In order to gain the knowledge and be capable to pass the course you will have to have recorded between 400 and 800 miles of experience on the water. You will also need to pass the Yachtmaster theory course to give you the knowledge needed at a professional level.

This is also a two day course but you can expect a very late night. We will teach you how to conduct search patterns, give safety briefs and give you the tools to take paying passengers to sea.

The Advanced Powerboat Exam

The advanced exam is conducted by an independent examiner from the RYA. He will expect you to have a thorough knowledge of everything in the syllabus and be a capable boat handler.

Successful completion of this exam will qualify you to drive power driven vessels, up to 24 metres in length, as a commercial skipper. ?️

Become an RYA Powerboat Level 2 Instructor

This is probably one of the most awesome ways to earn extra pennies there is. It’s also not that hard to achieve which is the good news.

In order to be eligible to become an instructor you need to hold a Level 2 certificate and have three seasons experience of driving powerboats. Having said that, if you drive boats as part of your job, this is cut down to one season.

If you meet that criteria you can attend a skills assessment day with an independent powerboat trainer. If you make the grade then you can attend the week long instructor course. During the course you will learn how t structure and deliver an RYA powerboat level 2 course. On a successful pass you can then teach the course. We pay £100 per day for powerboat instructors. Not bad over a two day course program. ?

Intermediate and Advanced Powerboat Instructor

To be able to teach at the top level of the powerboat scheme you have to have been a powerboat level 2 instructor for at least a year. You also have to hold the advanced course certificate and the COC exam qualification.

If you do then it’s the same again. Attend an instructor course conducted by an RYA trainer. If your successful you can then teach people to go further afield and take them on adventures in the dark.

However far you decide to take your hobby or professional qualifications, we have the right powerboat training courses and the right attitude to your learning. We will work with you and get you where you want to be. Wherever that may be. ?????

Noel Hutchinson

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Intermediate Powerboat – on your boat

Duration: 2 days

Time: 9am to 5pm

Group Size: 3 per boat

Min Age: From 16

Price: £640 for up to 3 people

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Intermediate Powerboat – on your boat - General

Course Aim: To teach powerboating up to the standard required to complete a short coastal passage by day. In essence this course aims to introduce those boaters who have previously stayed ‘close to home’ to travel that bit further and undertake short coastal passages.

Course Duration

2 days from 9am to 5pm.

Instructor to Student Ratio

The RYA teaching ratio is one Instructor to three students to one boat, our price is the same whether you have one or three people on the course.

Prior Experience Required

Candidates should be competent to the standard of Level 2 (including the coastal endorsement). Whilst the course does include time on developing your boat handling we will not have time to develop basic techniques. It is recommended that attendees acquire a First Aid certificate and VHF operators certificate either before or after attending the course.

Minimum Age

16. Children over 16 can attend the course with you and can a achieve a course certificate for reaching the required standard.

Course Dates

We can schedule an intermediate course on your boat at any time and often at short notice.

Why choose Powerboat Training UK for your Intermediate Powerboat course?

Our location and teaching facilities ~ Poole Harbour is a truly amazing teaching location – so much so that the RNLI and the Royal Marines base their training operations here. Our classrooms are well resourced, professional, clean and tidy.

Likewise our base in Lymington at Aquasafe Powerboat School is at Lymington Yacht Haven which like Cobbs Quay is a large marina with a huge range of craft. Our classrooms are well resourced, clean and professional.

Our Instructors ~ We ensure that our instructors are teaching 100% ‘Best Practice’ and have a process whereby we constantly review their sessions to ensure that you get the most productive experience from your time with us. All teach because they love boating and we work with them to constantly ‘upskill’ their qualifications and experience.

Our history ~ We started the school over ten years ago and have grown a reputation for delivering on our promises. Our clients range from individuals with their own craft to organisations such as Sunseeker, the RNLI and we were awarded the RYA Training contract by Dorset Police for the London 2012 Olympic events in Weymouth.

We are also very proud to have written the RYA Powerboat Handbook for the RYA and alsothe RYA Advanced Powerboat Handbook too.

What is included in the course price? ~ When you undertake your Intermediate Course on your boat then the price you pay includes all RYA course materials, free use of waterproofs and other safety gear that you may need and it also includes VAT too – a common extra.

Does the course price represent good value? ~ Remember in life you pretty much get what you pay for. We don’t pretend to be the cheapest but the course will be run by instructors guaranteed to teach current best practice with real hands on experience of your type of boat. We have great facilities in large marinas offering a great all-round experience. Check out the other relevant pages on this website to see what we mean.

Some of the offers available when buying this course include…..

Special Offer No1!! Book and pay for your VHF Course at the same time as you book the Intermediate course and only pay £75 for the VHF course (including course pack). (Usual cost is £100, you also need to pay the RYA Fee which is £60). You can choose whether to undertake the course in the classroom or online. We run VHF Courses every two weeks so fitting you in will never be an issue – we run these courses  in Poole and Lymington.

Special Offer No2!! We also offer the opportunity to book the classroom based and online versions of the RYA Dayskipper Theory Course for significant discounts when booked alongside an Intermediate Powerboat course. The Dayskipper course is a great way to really develop on from the Intermediate course and the fact that you would undertake 5 days of theory rather than the one you get the time for on the Intermediate course explains the difference in depth this can be taught to. You will get a discounted rate of £280 for the online course and £330 for the classroom based course – great deals!

Intermediate Powerboat – on your boat - The Course

Reflecting a demand for a course to follow naturally on from Level 2 the RYA launched the Intermediate Powerboat course. This course is taught by Advanced Centres and is a great course for those with their own boat keen to go further afield. The course lasts 2 days and is a very popular course and naturally builds on the basic building blocks of skill created and developed in the Level 2 course.

Your instructor will cover the following topics with you during your time with him/her:

Theory subjects such as:  

• Bearing distance
• Charts, symbols & use of charts
• Use of almanacs
• Use of marina locks
• Latitude & longitude
• Principals of GPS
• Sources of forecast information & interpretation of them
• Use of plotting instruments
• Waypoint navigation
• Emergency situations

Practical subjects including:  

• Boat preparation including kit
• Crew preparation
• Boat handling including effect of waves
• Rougher conditions
• Awareness of wind & tide
• Passage making including application of subjects covered in theory section
• Man overboard recovery techniques

Broadly speaking the course divides into i) developing the core navigation skills to be able to undertake coastal passages ii) Using these skills afloat to undertake a passage/entry to a port safely.

Day one will tend to start with a bit of a recap on the theory side to see where you are relative to the level that we need to achieve during the course. You then go afloat and spend some time practicing and enhancing your close quarter boat handling skills. Once back in the classroom the instructor will look in detail at the areas of passage planning and pilotage so that you have the skills to put it into practice.

Day two will spend lots of time learning new skills such as the ways to use GPS to create effective and rapid position fixes in small open craft. You’ll use the skills developed on day one to plan and execute pilotage plans setting you up well to be able to use these skills where ever you choose to go boating.

When we are training on your boat we can choose a passage to undertake with you. For example if you are in Poole then a passage to Yarmouth is a great trip but whatever passage you choose we will put the skills into practice we’ve covered during the course.

Our Instructors that will deliver the course are all highly experienced Advanced Powerboat Instructors holding current Commercially Endorsed Advanced Powerboat Certificates. These instructors know the areas where we run these courses very well but critically have real first hand experience of making passages so understand the practicalities and limitations of doing so.

Intermediate Powerboat – on your boat - This course is aimed at

Whereas Level 2 focuses on introducing boaters to short trips close to shore the Intermediate Course aims to take them further afield. The course perfectly suits:

• Those who are quite new to boating and wish to build on the skills and knowledge gained in their Level 2 course. As a guide typically a 12 month gap is perfect however if after getting your Level 2 course you have got plenty of hours under your belt less than 12 months can be fine. Call to discuss if you are unsure.
• The course is also perfect for those who have boated for years but want to expand their horizons. The Intermediate Course can ‘bolt on’ perfectly to many years of experience opening up new horizons and improving confidence and the enjoyment of exploring new places.
• For those with their own boat the intermediate course is a fantastic way to gain experience travelling further away from your home base. Having an instructor on board when you undertake a coastal passage is both a great reassurance but of course a great way to make sure that you are doing it right.

Intermediate Powerboat – on your boat - Syllabus

Aim:  To teach powerboating up to the standard required to complete a short coastal passage by day.

Assumed knowledge:  Candidates should be competent to the standard of the National Powerboat Certificate (Level 2) with Coastal Endorsement.

Knowledge of:  The subject will be briefly explained. Familiarisation during the course and where to find out more after the course.

Understands:  The subject will be covered in greater depth and you will be asked to demonstrate a basic understanding and go away from the course able to develop your own skill in this area.

Can:  The subject will be covered in great depth, including background theory, demonstrations by the instructor and repeated practice by yourself until you can demonstrate good skills in the subject.

Planning a day cruise

Knowledge of:

• Use of marina locks (can be covered practically if appropriate)

Understands:

• Latitude and longitude
• The principles of GPS and chartplotters
• Sources of forecast information and the interpretation of forecasts
• Tidal heights at secondary ports
• Use a plotting instrument and plot a course to steer (CTS)
• Work out tidal heights for standard ports using a tidal curve
• Take true and magnetic bearings
• Interpret bearing and distance
• Interpret chart symbols
• Interpret tidal diamonds and tidal streams
• Use pilot books
• Interpret Lateral and Cardinal buoyage
• Implement IRPCS, in particular rules 5,7,8,9,12-19,23
• Use GPS waypoint navigation and determine XTE, SOG, COG, BTW, DTW
• Use a laminated chart afloat
• Use pilotage to enter an unfamiliar port by day
• Issue distress by all available means

The aim of the practical session is to put into practice the theory detailed above and to complete a passage, which shall include:

Boat preparation

• The importance of protective clothing and safety equipment
• The minimum level of equipment for the boat
• Considerations of equipment required for longer passages
• Correct stowage of equipment

Boat handling

• Effect of waves
• Awareness of other water users
• Mooring stern-to between posts or Med style
• The importance of boat control in waves and adequate seating to minimise the possibility of back injur
• Demonstrate awareness of wind and tide
• Moor alongside, in a marina berth (whereavailable)
• Demonstrate the use of an appropriate lenght of kill cord at all times
• Demonstrate a practical application of techniques for pilotage in local waters

Passage making

• The need for pre-planning, including advice in the event of having to return at night
• Apply the lessons learnt in the theory section and successfully complete a practical passage
• Fix position by traditional and electronic means

Man overboard

• Techniques for picking up a man overboard in differing conditions
• Pick up a man overboard

Intermediate Powerboat – on your boat - Reviews

“Just wanted to drop you a line to thank you all hugely for the Intermediate course. When I got home Jo asked me what the best bit was and I really struggled to put into words all the great things we did. I really enjoyed the theory side and felt that I consolidated and built on what I had learned on Level 2, the passage to Yarmouth was awesome – being able to see the Needles up close was great – but I suppose it was the Instructors patience and knowledge that made it for me. Nye and Paul were always relaxed but totally in control but have such a huge amount of knowledge which they share in a really relaxed way. As Arnie said – I’ll be back!!. PS: Thanks to Viv – very smooth booking process” Johnnie

“Just to say thanks for a fantastic Intermediate Course at the weekend, good to refresh on some handling skills and also cover some of the stuff from the Dayskipper theory on top of the new stuff. However, the sojourn into the bay in a very lumpy sea was by far the best bit, had a great time and really enjoyed the experience. Congratulations on having Nye on your team – you seem to specialise in using really friendly people who know what they are doing and know how to put it across. I don’t think you could have found a better person to put me at ease, and the two other chaps on the course were good company too.” Steve

“Thanks for the weekend, we had a great time. Our aim was to be able to go to the solent safely and head out on the berth holders cruises and we feel we can do so. Thanks to Martin for his help.” David and Michelle on their Fairline 29

“Great course, great boats and great instruction – thanks” James

“Not a good result on Wednesday. Tom now wants a big RIB and says nothing less than Harrier will do!!!!!! Joking aside a really beneficial course and I feel far more confident now” Richard with his 16 year old son Tom

“And you call instructing a job?” Nikki

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RYA Intermediate Course - £350

The rya’s intermediate powerboat course - icc, is the perfect springboard to give you that know-how and confidence out at sea..

Understands:

• Latitude and Longitude 
• The principles of GPS 
• Sources of forecast information and the interpretation of forecasts 

Has Knowledge of:

• Navigation 
• True and magnetic bearings 
• Bearing and distance 
• Chart symbols 
• Tidal diamonds and tidal streams 
• Use of pilot books 
• Position lines 
• Use of marina locks 
• Boat Preparation 
• Boat Handling 
• Passage Making 
• Man Overboard 

After the RYA Powerboat Intermediate Training you will be able to:

• Use a plotting instrument and plot a course 
• Work out tidal heights for standard ports 
• Interpret Lateral, Cardinal Buoyage & Special Buoyage Systems (IALA) 
• Implement IRPCS, in particular the following rules, 5,7,8,9,13-17,23 
• Use GPS way-point navigation and determine Cross Track Error (XTE), Speed Over Ground (SOG), Course Over Ground (COG), Bearing to way-point (BTW), Distance to Way-point (DTW) 
• Use a laminated chart afloat 
• Use Pilotage to enter an unfamiliar port 
• Explain how to make a VHF emergency call 

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Thinking of being more adventurous and going further afield, then the RYA Intermediate (Coastal Cruising) Powerboat course is a 2-day course and a natural progression from the RYA Powerboat level 2 as it aims to teach powerboating up to the standard required to safely complete a short coastal passage by day.

Don’t underestimate the importance and value of this course. The RYA Intermediate Powerboat course is the natural progression between the RYA Powerboat Level 2 course and the RYA Advanced Powerboat course.

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This RYA Powerboat Intermediate course develops your skills with in depth knowledge of powerboating, including how to manoeuvre in a variety of conditions of wind and tide and combined with a range of pilotage techniques to enable you to plan and execute longer coastal passages.

If you have  RYA Powerboat Level 2 and want to develop your skills, qualifications and knowledge to venture into unfamiliar waters, this is your ideal next step. It is also a mandatory requirement for anyone seeking the RYA Powerboat Advanced qualification. Discounts for groups of 2 or 3.

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RYA Powerboat Intermediate is a two-day course to improve all your powerboat handling skills and is ideal for those seeking RYA Powerboat Advanced . £349

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Our fully equipped classroom and on the water training helps ensure you get an RYA approved training qualification.

The RYA Powerboat Intermediate course helps you embark upon longer coastal passages by day and broadens and expands upon your existing RYA Powerboat Level 2 knowledge. This course includes plenty of on the water practice, chart work in the classroom and using chart plotters onboard, all backed by training in a range of pilotage techniques for safe passage making. You will also learn how to predict tidal heights and streams using almanacs, as well as covering basic meteorology, enabling you to review weather forecasts to determine how they might affect your passage.

Our Hayling Island RYA Training Centre has easy access to Chichester Harbour and the Solent for the on the water aspects of the RYA Powerboat Intermediate course. Many powerboaters also find that some of the other DD Marine Training theory courses help them to better understand some of the more technical elements of this course. If you have completed our RYA VHF or RYA First Aid course, you will find that you are able to put into practice much of the information that you have learned on the RYA Powerboat Level 2 course.

RYA Powerboat Intermediate course £349 per person:

• Maximum per course: 3 people
• Course duration: 2 days
• Experienced required:  RYA Powerboat Level 2
• Minimum age: 16 years old (accompanied by an adult)
• Course location: Unit 9 Sparkes Marina, Wittering Road, Hayling Island, Hampshire PO11 9SR

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RYA Powerboat Intermediate course content:

Develop your existing safety and boat handling to the standard required for longer passages in more complex situations, with the opportunity to participate in daytime cruises by both traditional methods of navigation and GPS.

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• Chart symbol study
• Navigation at high speed
• Pile mooring techniques
• Manoeuvring in locks
• Man over board methods

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The RYA Intermediate Powerboat course covers the practical use of pilotage and passage planning by day on coastal waters using both traditional and electronic navigational techniques.

The RYA Intermediate Powerboat course aims to teach the standard required to complete a short coastal passage by day.

The RYA Intermediate Powerboat course builds on the foundation knowledge of the Level 2 Powerboat Handeling course and is suited to those who aim to drive larger more powerful powerboats.

During the RYA Intermediate Powerboat course you will cover cruising at planing speed and more advanced boat handling.

This course is delivered in English.

RYA Intermediate Powerboat Course

The RYA Intermediate Powerboat course is designed for experienced powerboat drivers who want to improve their skills and knowledge. This course covers all the essential topics such as boat handling, navigation, safety and weather. It’s perfect for people looking to progress from Level 2 Powerboat qualifications or those with some experience of driving a powerboat. During the course you will develop your skills in boat handling, planning and navigation of coastal voyages by day and night. You will also learn boat-handling techniques for in-shore waters, as well as developing your understanding of the weather, safety and regulations that apply to powerboating. At the end of the course you’ll have a solid knowledge of all aspects of powerboating and be well equipped to plan and undertake coastal passages by day or night with confidence.

• Do I need previous experience or knowledge to join this course? No previous experience at sea or prior knowledge is required for you to join the course. If you have no experience at sea, you might consider having a look at the RYA Competent Crew Skills booklet, which would help you greatly in familiarising yourself with the syllabus before joining the course. You can easily purchase a printed or electronic version of the booklet from the RYA Shop by clicking the button below.
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DAY CRUISING

Covers practical use of pilotage and passage planning by day on coastal waters, using a wide variety of navigational techniques.

Preparation • Pilotage • Navigation • Fuel and engine checks

Boat handling and maneuvers • Effects of waves & rougher conditions • Power trim and trim tabs • Berthing in different situations • Use of GPS in high-speed navigation and pilotage by day. • It is strongly recommended that candidates hold a first aid certificate and a VHF operator’s certificate.

Theory and background • Navigation • Position lines

Must be competent to standard of Powerboat Level 2.

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The nearest metro station, which has the same name "River Station" - 600m. By taxi to the center - 15 km, officially - 450 rubles.

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Veresch is the man! AIM.

People will tell you how to call a taxi from Rechnoy.

http://www.svobodnoe-taxi.ru/stat/rech.html

There are small bonuses for ground transportation - you can see something on the way, a kind of a little excursion.

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Main problem on the way: traffic jams which you can not calculate; once in late November on weekend night I had such a problem to get to the city from the Sheremetevo airport along the same road - never could imagine; drivers taking clients from the downtown area to Sheremetevo now are to bear in mind 2-3 hours. Choose the underground!

> Main problem on the way: traffic jams which you can not calculate

Having driven there from the ring road all the way to the center today I'm afraid I have to revoke that statement. It was quite dense there, not standing still, but slow in places. Took about 20-30 minutes from Rechnoy to Belorussky (should have taken five at most).

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Moscow's High Rise Bohemia: The International Business District With No Business

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The Moscow International Business Center (Also known as Moskva-City ) was meant to be Russia ’s ticket into the Western world. First conceived in 1992, the district at the edge of Moscow’s city center is intended to contain up to 300,000 inhabitants, employees and visitors at any given moment and, when completed, will house over 4 million square meters of prime retail, hotel and office space to create what the Russian government desired most from this project: an enormous financial district that could dwarf London’s Canary Wharf and challenge Manhattan . Twenty three years later though, Moscow-based real estate company Blackwood estimates that as much as 45% of this new space is entirely vacant and rents have plummeted far below the average for the rest of Moscow. The only press Moskva-City is attracting is for tenants like the High Level Hostel , a hostel catering to backpackers and other asset-poor tourists on the 43rd floor of the Imperia Tower , with prices starting at $25.50 for a bed in a six-person room. This is not the glittering world of western high finance that was envisioned back in the post-Soviet 90s; but what has it become instead?

As one might expect from a project of this sheer ambition, Moskva-City has a troubled past. The economic crash in 2008 hit Russia hard enough to evict the previous Mayor of Moscow , Yuri Luzhkov, who had been a cheerleader for the district, and replace him with the considerably more austere Sergei Sobyanin, who famously declared that the whole idea was an “urban planning mistake.” But as recently as 2013, the Wall Street Journal was triumphantly claiming that Moskva-City had risen from the dead, citing 80% occupancy rates and glowing quotes from industry insiders claiming that Moskva-City was the "place to be." Driven by record highs in oil prices, Moscow looked poised to become the next Dubai .

Instead, Moscow is now in the grip of an economic winter prompted by western sanctions and drops in the price of oil. The large financial groupings that Moskva-City was meant to shelter have been warned off by their inability to issue credit to international markets, for example - but Moskva-City isn’t just an Empire State Building left empty by the Great Depression.

A fundamental problem that is holding Moskva back compared to the rest of Moscow is the simple fact that currently, getting to Moskva-City is nigh-on impossible at peak hours. Moscow has long been plagued with transport problems, ever since the government failed to match the dramatic expansion of the city with a dramatic expansion of the transport system after the Second World War. Despite being only 2.5 miles from the Kremlin , Moskva-City is only just inside the ring road that bounds the city center and which acts as the only real transport link to it (and as a result, is clogged by construction vehicles.) A railway and metro hub has been finished, but so far only runs a one-stop shuttle service to the closest Metro station that is actually integrated with the rest of Moscow Metro. The isolation of the outer districts is a large, negative part of the Moscow psyche, and it’s not surprising that this is driving away the globetrotting financial elite this project was meant to attract.

The project is managed by architectural practice No.6, which is a constituent part of the large Moscow based practice Mosproject-2 , which is itself a public corporation headed up by Mikhail Vasilyevich Posokhin, who is apparently the “People’s Architect of Russia.” Despite all this state involvement, the project has still managed to become bogged down in bureaucratic infighting - each lot is managed and developed individually, which has led to developers competing for occupants by slashing rates.

Much has been written about the way modern financial districts and towers that inhabit them can be unwelcoming, forbidding or even hostile by design, but the skyscrapers of Moskva-City seem even less friendly than usual. The site - a former stone quarry, chosen out of necessity as the only place in the city center where a new district could be plausibly constructed - is isolated both physically and visually, leaving the cluster a stark anomaly on the city skyline. Even the names seem more imposing than optimistic now: Imperia, City of Capitals , Steel Peak.

The Mercury City Tower , so far the tallest completed building on the site, is officially “a strong reference to Russian constructivism, [which] gives the tower a strong vertical thrust similar to the one found in New York's Chrysler building .” It would be easy to criticize the Mercury City Tower for picking ‘inspirations’ that are so totally opposed to each other - The Chrysler building the defining emblem of American pre-crash confidence and Constructivism created with the express purpose (especially architecturally) of extending the Bolshevik revolution into a social revolution - but the way they smash those two inspirations together is almost beautifully ironic.

Even though the High Level Hostel is less an asset to a financial district than it is a PR problem, it’s been a huge success since opening in September, already ranked 27th out of 766 hostels in Moscow by TripAdvisor. According to the management agency for Moskva-City , 58% of the new occupant signings this year have been non-financial, including a number of small to medium size businesses. Other areas of office space have been occupied by a restaurant and a culinary school, while another space has been redeveloped into a 6,000 seat theater.

While Moskva-City is failing to be a financial district that could take on the world, it’s inadvertently becoming a humanized space catering to the very groups that the Russian economic miracle left behind. Taking advantage of rents lower than the rest of Moscow , the world class facilities and the sheer desperation of the developers, the humanization of Moskva-City could well create the world’s first high-rise bohemia.

Of course, these are not spaces designed for a community, or even for people: these are spaces designed for money, and there’s little scope for changing something that seems so baked into the design of Moskva-City . The High Level Hostel is trading off of the irony of being a hostel in a banking tower, but it’s perfectly possible that at some point people will no longer find this joke funny (especially in a building that seems hostile to the very idea of humor). The isolation of Moskva, even though it allowed this community to spring up in the first place, is just as detrimental to a humanized district as it is to a financial one: even bohemians need to move around the city, or the district risks becoming a black-spot instead of a hot-spot.

Moskva-City’s isolation won’t last forever. The end of construction will open the roads up to traffic, and plans to properly integrate the spur lines of the Metro in this area into the wider system are well under way. The integration of the district will inevitably push up rents, and the Russian economy will eventually boom once again. When that happens, Moskva-City is prime territory to be reconquered by the giants of international finance, and it seems unlikely that the municipal or national governments would want to step in to protect this accidental district. For now, though, the towers capture perfectly this moment of Russia ’s schizophrenic understanding of its place in the world.

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