ISSA Inshore Power Boat Skipper

DAY 1 (THEORY) - Time: 8:30 – 17:00

• Marine terminologies
• Safety at sea / safety equip
• Types of Boats & Engines
• Boat launching & recovery
• Basic boat handling under power including PWCS.
• International Regulation for Preventing Collision at Sea
• Aids to navigation at sea
• Tides & Current
• Meteorology
• Anchors & Anchoring
• Man Overboard Procedure
• Rope work, Knots, Bends

DAY 2 (PRACTICAL) - Time: 8:00 – 13:30

• Vessel preparation including safety checks
• Performing basic checks on engine
• Operating navigation system on board
• Boat handling under power & the use of engine throttles
• Turning the vessel in a confined area using single engine
• Docking and undocking alongside
• Steering by compass and high speed manoeuver
• Retrieving Man Overboard (MOB)
• Anchoring technique

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Course Calendar

2026, SEPTEMBER

Weekend Course Dates

Saturday 5 & Sunday 6
Saturday 12 & Sunday 13
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27

Weekday Course Dates

Tuesday 1 & Wednesday 2
Thursday 3 & Friday 4
Tuesday 8 Wednesday 9
Thursday 10 & Friday 11
Tuesday 15 & Wednesday 16
Thursday 17 & Friday 18
Tuesday 22 & Wednesday 23
Tuesday 24 & Wednesday 25
Thursday 29 & Friday 30

2026, OCTOBER

Weekend Course Dates

Saturday 3 & Sunday 4
Saturday 10 & Sunday 11
Saturday 17 & Sunday 18
Saturday 24 & Sunday 25

Weekday Course Dates

Thursday 1 & Friday 2
Tuesday 6 Wednesday 7
Thursday 8 & Friday 9
Tuesday 13 & Wednesday 14
Thursday 15 & Friday 16
Tuesday 20 & Wednesday 21
Thursday 22 & Friday 23
Tuesday 27 & Wednesday 28
Thursday 29 & Friday 30