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Adults' Adventure Courses

Adults' RYA Safety Boat Course

  • Duration

    2 days

  • Minimum age

    16 years

  • Supervisor ratio

    1:6

  • Swimming ability

    Water confident

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This two-day course provides the skills required when acting as an escort craft, safety boat or coach boat for a fleet of dinghies, windsurfers or canoes, or for racing or training activities. It includes rescue techniques and elements of race management and mark laying. It is strongly recommended that a member of the rescue crew should hold a first aid certificate (or should have experience of first aid).

Required experience: should have a basic understanding of sailing boats and windsurfers. RYA Powerboat Level 2 certificate must be held prior to this course. 

The course content includes preparation, boat handling, dinghy rescue, windsurfer rescue, kayak or canoe rescue (can be covered as theory), towing, end-of-day procedures, safety, suitability of craft, local factors, communication and rescuing other water users. 

The course certificate is awarded when the student has demonstrated they are able to provide safety or support cover to a range of craft, particularly sailing or windsurfing. 

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Refunds
  • Up to seven days prior to your activity date you can cancel an existing booking and receive a full refund. You can also amend your booking free of charge. 
  • Up to five days prior to your activity date you can amend your booking free of charge. 
  • Within five days of the booking date, if Aztec Adventure Ltd are operational, you will not be entitled to move your booking, or receive any refunds for cancellations. 
  • To make a change to your booking, please email: hello@aztecadventure.co.uk and include your booking reference number with your request. 

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