Certified Training
ISA Introduction to Power boating
The aim of this course is to provide a short practical introduction to boat handling and safety on powerboats being used on all Irish
waters. It is ideally suited to those new to power boating and those whose primary role will be as crew on a powerboat. By the end of the course participants will be able to safely and effectively crew a powerboat and take the helm while under supervision.
ISA National Powerboat Certificate
The aim of this two day course is to develop the skills and knowledge that allow participants to safely and effectively skipper an open powerboat by day, on inland and coastal waters with which they are familiar.
The ISA recommends this Certificate as the minimum level of training/knowledge
required before anyone uses a power boat on their own. In the majority of cases
beginners would do this course and the Introduction to Power boating as part of
the same Two day course. The certificate can also be achieved through direct assessment by a Powerboat Instructor.
ISA Advanced Powerboat Certificate
By the end of this course, the successful participant will have a sound introduction
to using fast open boats at sea. An essentially practical course equipping experienced
boat users with the tools necessary to take fast open boats like RIBs on coastal passages,
this course covers skills ranging from advanced boat handling through to pilotage by day and night.
It will be assumed that every student starting this course has already mastered the
skills and absorbed the background knowledge required for the ISA Day skipper (shore based course).
