Powerboat Pre Course Requirements

The RYA provide pre-requisite guidance or sometimes referred to as Assumed Knowledge, to ensure that all students are best prepared for the next level of training course, within their chosen scheme.

By meeting these requirements, this will ensure that a student or candidate can gain the most out of the training they are undertaking, whilst increasing the chances of successful completion.


RYA Powerboat Level 1 & 2:                               
These courses are both introductory courses and require no Pre Course knowledge or experience.                               

RYA Powerboat Intermediate:

This is the practical course that follows on from the Powerboat Level 2 course.


Candidates should be competent to the standard of RYA Powerboat Level 2. It is strongly recommended that candidates hold a First Aid and VHF/SRC operator's certificate and have knowledge to the level of Day Skipper Theory.

RYA Powerboat Advanced:


This is the practical course that follows on from the Powerboat Intermediate course.


Candidates should be competent to the level of the Intermediate Powerboat Certificate with a knowledge of the navigation and chartwork to the level of Coastal Skipper & Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased certificate.

RYA Advanced Powerboat Exam:                                                                   



Advanced Powerboat Exam Pre-Requisites can be found via the RYA Web Page 'Here'


RYA Powerboat Scheme Syllabus & Logbook G20

This Publication will provide students and candidates with the current information for all Powerboat Courses.