RYA Powerboat level 2

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Excuse me visiting from the 'other side' but I thought you lot would give a more sensible answer and it seems I'm not allowed to ask in the Lounge.

I'm being checked out this week to see if I'm up to PB2 standard. What sort of things are they likely to ask me to do? Apparently they don't think YM Ocean qualifies me to drive a 16 ft displacement boat round a reservoir.
 
PBL2 is very straight forward. From what I can remember the course included some very simple chartwork, simple colregs, how to moor, how to anchor and a bit brief assessment at the helm.

I dont think you will have any issues!!!
 
snowleopard said:
Excuse me visiting from the 'other side' but I thought you lot would give a more sensible answer and it seems I'm not allowed to ask in the Lounge.

I'm being checked out this week to see if I'm up to PB2 standard. What sort of things are they likely to ask me to do? Apparently they don't think YM Ocean qualifies me to drive a 16 ft displacement boat round a reservoir.
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based on the performance of our local RYA area rep on Sunday this week, you have to hit 3 boats getting out of the berth then T-Bone the boat that was beside you in the original berth causing much splintered gel coat,split dodgers & broken guard wires.
Utter incompetence in no wind or tide
 
l'escargot said:
There is a specific assessment, you should find it on the RYA site.
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I looked it up and all I found was:

Level 2
This two-day course provides the skills and background knowledge needed to drive a powerboat and is the basis of the International Certificate of Competence.

It includes close quarters handling, high speed manoeuvres, man overboard recovery and collision regulations. The course can be taken inland or on the coast and your certificate will be endorsed accordingly.
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If you can point me to more detail I'd be grateful.
 
From memory, basic chartwork including taking bearings & plotting a course. Leaving & coming alongside, picking up a buoy & anchoring, MOB including Williamson turn, basic rope-work, general boat handling etc. About it I think.
 
rubberduck said:
From memory, basic chartwork including taking bearings & plotting a course. Leaving & coming alongside, picking up a buoy & anchoring, MOB including Williamson turn, basic rope-work, general boat handling etc. About it I think.
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Fairly accurate Rubber
Williamson Turn aint in it though
The syllabus can be found on the RYA sight or on some RYA schools sights, like check ours through my link
One thing I find a bit odd
If you look at the requirements for the ICC quall it goes into more depth ref nav and passagemaking and lights etc than the PB2 Syl does
Yet a 'PB2' gives the Student the option to apply for an ICC for 10 metre
In fact prior to Jan 1st 2055 it 'qualified' the Student to 24 m ICC!!!
 
I am 65 and I did it last year as I required an ICC and although I had PB2 I could not find the paper work
I went to cumbrae sports centre on the Clyde so it was tidal
The exam I had consisted of doing man overboard exercises in a rib ,parking which was coming along side a pontoon and some general questions on the boat and handling idont recall anything about chart work as such but it may have been covered followed by a discussion on how to know when high tide was . I looked at the jetty and said it was just on high water from the lack of damp but the correct answer was check a tide table!
I suspect that the examiner had decided that I was ok fairly early on did some teaching to brush up the MOB skills
A lot will depend on the examiner but if you display cautious competence I suspect you will be ok.
Is it a certified exam or an assessment for club use only ?
 
snowleopard said:
Excuse me visiting from the 'other side' but I thought you lot would give a more sensible answer and it seems I'm not allowed to ask in the Lounge.

I'm being checked out this week to see if I'm up to PB2 standard. What sort of things are they likely to ask me to do? Apparently they don't think YM Ocean qualifies me to drive a 16 ft displacement boat round a reservoir.
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Certianly YM Ocean not no good, necessarily. :(

Boathandling skills is what they would look for in these conditions, nothing to do with Navigation etc.

RYA powerboat level 2 teaches/ instructs on -
Boat launching
Boat handling at close quarters
Boat handling at high speed
Manouvers
Man over board
Recovery and collision
Regs

simples
 
snowleopard said:
...If you can point me to more detail I'd be grateful.
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Here you go:

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Myself 61 & 50 yrs of boating in all types of craft,& daughter 17, did the course this w/e, no problem to pass.
The course is aimed at people that have never been on a boat.
 
snowleopard said:
So what's Level 1???
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Both 1 & 2 assume no prior knowledge strangely enough but the outcomes are different - after PB1 you are considered "Able to drive under supervision" and after PB2 are considered a "Self-sufficient powerboater in the right conditions, aware of own limitations and those of craft". PB1 is only one day, PB2 two days. I don't think many people bother with PB1 and go straight for PB2.
 
Snow Leopard,

Having done PB2 and Safety Boat, I think you will have no issues with the boat handling elements given your experience of yachting. As l'escargot says, it assumes no knowledge at all. When I did mine there was a need to have a basic understanding of buoyage, laterals, cardinals and the like but no nav as such.

The only thing worth checking is that from memory if you only do the course in a displacement vessel your completion certificate will be endorsed as such whereas I believe the fast planing course will cover you for both.

Odd isn't it? You posted on the Mobo forum and have got just as much advice from Raggies!!
 
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