Boatmaster Certificate

When you learn to drive a car you take lessons - you learn to operate the vehicle in good weather and in bad, you learn the traffic signs and rules of the road - boating requires no less.
If anything goes wrong you can't get out and walk, and the next stop may well be Australia, Antarctica or America! Every year the lives of rescuers are put at risk going to the aid of incompetent and ill-equipped boaties. You will enjoy your boating more with the confidence gained by achieving your NZ Boatmaster Certificate.

Qualification:

Course Syllabus includes:
Chart work
Navigation and tides
Meteorology
Buoys and beacons
Rules of the road at sea
Boat handling
Safety equipment
And much, much more.

On successful completion of this course, candidates will receive the NZ Boatmaster Certificate

Should the candidate complete a statutory declaration detailing 100 hours of time spent on the water the certificate will be endorsed by Coastguard.

2010 Start Dates

Course #1: 25 February

Course #2: 15 July

Duration

1 evening per week for 11 weeks, 7-10pm

Class Size

Minimum of 15 candidates per class

Entry requirements

Open. No sea time is required to gain the NZ Boatmaster Certificate .
However, should the candidate complete a statutory declaration detailing 100 hours+ of any time spent on the water the certificate will be endorsed by Coastguard.

Fees:

NZ$280.00 per person (includes Coastguard levy, GST and equipment use)

Accreditation

Course approved by Royal NZ Coastguard.

Further Information & Enrolments

Please click here to request an information/enrolment pack.