Powerboat Instructor Training

To both assess an attendees capability but also train them in instructional techniques and develop other skills as appropriate.

3 days, with moderation on day 3

To become an Instructor you are expected to be a competent powerboater. You should be experienced in, and able to handle, a range of powerboats and have a good grasp of all the subjects you would expect to teach both on the water and ashore.
You should have at least 5 seasons logged experience of powerboating, though for those who use powerboats as an integral part of their full time occupation this is reduced to one season.
Powerboat Level 2 certificate.
First Aid Certificate.
You are also required to pass a Powerboat Instructor Skills assessment before attending the instructor course. This assessment is a test of your practical boat handling skills and depth of knowledge, upon successful completion of which the instructor will sign your G20 logbook.

16 years

• Principles of practical instruction
• Lesson planning
• Teaching styles
• Use of questioning
• Preparation & use of visual aids
• Assessment of students' learning
• Explanation and preparation of theory subjects
• The structure of the National Scheme
• Planning progressive teaching sessions
• Preparation of boats & equipment
• Teaching methods to Level 2
• Assessment of the students' ability to instruct to an appropriate level, using real students where possible.