Recreational Skippers Ticket – Option 3
Option 3 Training Course: This program is between 9 and 12 hours in length and will provide you with the necessary skills and knowledge to successfully complete the tasks required for both the theory and practical assessments of the Recreational Skippers Ticket. Two evenings are spent in the classroom and one session is spent on the water. The course length varies depending on the number of students who will be assessed. The course fee includes the RST Assessments and use of a Club boat.
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Course Fee
Including GST |
Adults
Non members |
FSC Members
Students, Juniors |
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$260 |
$220
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Theory Assessment |
Practical Assessment |
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The multiple choice question paper assesses knowledge and understanding relating to:
• Boat maintenance
• Safety equipment requirements for recreational boats
• Trip planning
• Collision avoidance
• Marine signage
• Navigation lights
• Distress signals and response to distress situations
• Marine Rules and regulations
Candidates will have 60 minutes to complete their multiple choice questions and must have at least an 80% pass mark. |
You will be assessed on your ability to handle a boat by requiring you to plan, prepare and participate in a powerboat trip. The practical assessment will consist of eleven tasks that would take about 45 minutes to assess.
In order to pass the applicant must successfully demonstrate competence in all tasks that include;
• Operate within the rules and regulations;
• Check the conditions of a vessel’s berthing apparatus
• Conducting a safety briefing for all on board
• Start the motor safely
• Logging a voyage plan
• Departing a berth safely
• Retrieving a simulated ‘man overboard’
• Returning a vessel to a fixed location using transits
• Performing a controlled stop
• Returning to a berth and securing a vessel
• Logging off. |
Please contact the Training Office on 9435 8882 for course dates.
