Jet Ski Training
Course Syllabus

Personal Watercraft (Jet Ski) Training
The course we teach here at Jet Ski Training is designed to ensure that you can ride safely and responsibly but with the most fun and excitement possible! This certificate is known and recognised internationally, it can also help lower insurance and is now required by most PWC launching sites.

The minimum age to receive PWC training is 12 years who must be accompanied by an adult. All under 16's will be issued with an endorsed certificate until the age of 16 when they can then apply for their full certificate. The course takes about a day (8 hours) and consists of everything you will need to know to make you a more safer and confident rider.

The PWC Course consists of both practical and theory sessions. Below is a brief description of what to expect during the duration of the course:-

Introduction - Ashore
Layout of a PWC controls propulsion and steering system, fuel and oil, stowage compartment.
Personal equipment - wet/dry suit, buoyancy aid, head/eye protection.
Checks on PWC prior to launching.
Essential safety information - kill cord, safe speed, local hazards.

Launching and Familiarisation - Afloat
Launch from trailer, board in shallow water and start engine.
Control at low speed balance and trim.
Falling off and reboarding, capsizing and righting.
Control at speed, stopping distance.

Collision Avoidance - Ashore
Rules of the water for PWC's, Including:
Lookout.
Safe speed.
Priorities between different classes of vessels.
Overtaking, crossing and end-on approach rules.
Local rules, speed limits and prohibited areas.

Orientation at sea - Ashore
Charts scales, Direction and distances, Representation of land, Shallow and deep water.
Buoys, Lateral and Cardinal, Avoiding shipping channel's, Special buoyed areas for water-skiing etc., Tides, High and low water and tidal streams.

Orientation - Afloat
Following a planned route, Identifying buoys and marks.

Collision Avoidance - Afloat
Recognising potential collision situations and taking correct avoiding action.

PWC Control at speed - Afloat
Slalom exercise.

Emergencies - Afloat
Towing a disabled PWC, knots bowline and round turn and two half hitches.
On completion of this practical exercise, recover PWC from water and prepare for trailing and storage

Weather, Safety and courtesy to other water users - Ashore
Sources of significance of weather forecasts.
Lee and weather shores.
Safety and emergency equipment.
Courtesy to other water users and avoiding pollution.
Avoiding disturbance and damage to wildlife habitats.