This is the official course book for Levels 1 and 2 of the RYA National Powerboat Scheme (formally Powerboat Practical Course Notes). It goes through everything you need to know as a novice powerboater, from basics such as the boat and the equipment you need, through to heavy weather techniques and night navigation.
Jon Mendez developed an interest in boats at a young age with friends and family on the River Thames and has been teaching professionally for the last ten years.
Jon is a RYA Yachtmaster Instructor Examiner and a Powerboat Trainer, and was the RYA Chief Powerboat Instructor. His work has taken him across the world from Scotland to New Zealand skippering yachts of up to 40m. He now runs his own marine business doing what he enjoys most working with boats, people and having fun on the water.
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Powerboating is a fun, fast and exhilarating sport. The number of powerboats on the water is increasing and the need for both confidence and competence on the water has never been more important. If you are looking to progress to the intermediate levels of the RYA Powerboat Scheme then this new edition of the RYA Powerboat Handbook is a must.
Becoming a capable and safe powerboater comes from a mixture of training, experience, and common sense. Updated with new information on electronic navigation and handling at speed, this book will help you acquire the knowledge and confidence to get the most from your time on the water. 
The examples bring concepts to life and methods are adapted to what is realistically achievable in an open powerboat.
Chapters include: 
• Parts of a Boat• Types of Boats, Engines, Hulls, and Seating Arrangements• Propellers • Safety and Planning• Launch and Recovery• Boat Handling• Leaving and Coming Alongside• Anchoring• Travelling at Speed• Challenging Conditions• Man Overboard• Helicopter Rescue• Towing on the Water• Knots and Ropework• Collision Regulations• Buoyage• Navigation• Weather• Boating at Night and in Restricted Visibility• Trailing Your Boat• Cruising in a Powerboat• Buying and Owning a Boat• SOLAS V• Considering the Environment• Life-Saving Signals
This book takes advantage of Google's accessibility features (https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6006564?hl=en-GB). 

This eBook is the official companion to the RYA Powerboat Advanced course but it is equally relevant to those who are simply keen to develop and consolidate their knowledge to help improve their theoretical and practical skills.
The eBook has been designed to be a key and progressive learning tool which focuses on the advanced aspects of powerboating. This includes the essentials on and off the water and demystifies the more complicated techniques for operating an open vessel by day and night.A variety of illustrations bring concepts to life as they are described on the page.
Chapters include:
The Role of the SkipperRadar and AISHandling in Rougher WeatherHigher-Speed Handling
It expands on the knowledge already contained in the entry-level RYA Start Powerboating and intermediate-level RYA Powerboat Handbook, with a focus on the higher-level aspects of advanced powerboating.
This book takes advantage of Google's accessibility features (https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6006564?hl=en-GB).