Personal Water Craft
A comprehensive course for users of PWC (Jet Skis).
Aim: To gain essential skills and knowledge to enable safe and competent operation of a PWC.
Duration: 1 Day.
Learning Options: A practical on-water course.
Modules:
Instruction Ashore
1. Instruction Ashore
- Parts of a PWC
- Equipment
- Pre-launch checks
- Safety
2. Collision Avoidance
- Rules of the road & local bylaws applied to PWC
3. Orientation
- Charts, direction and distance
- Buoys and beacons
- Tides
4. Weather & Safety
- Weather forecasts & implications
- Safety and emergency equipment
- Courtesy to other water users
Instruction Afloat
1. Launching and Familiarisation
- Launching from trailer
- Control at slow speed
- Falling off and re-boarding
- Capsize and righting
- Control at speed
- Stopping distances
2. Orientation
- Following a planned route
- Identifying buoys and marks
3. Collision avoidance
- Recognising potential collision situations and taking correct avoiding action
4. Control at speed
- Slalom exercise
5. Emergencies
- Towing a PWC
- Knots
- Distress signals
6. Recovery
- Storage & trailering preparations
