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Skipper Large Powerboat | Online Course
Learn to Skipper Large Powerboats
** NEW COURSE ** Master the knowledge and skills needed to safely operate powerboats 27ft and larger with inboard, stern, or outboard drive systems, nearshore, and in moderate to rough conditions. This comprehensive powerboating course covers everything from maneuvering and navigation to handling emergencies, ensuring you gain the confidence and competence to skipper your powerboat like a pro. Get started today with the world's most comprehensive online and interactive Large Powerboat Course.
Estimated time: 20 hours
Price: $105 $95.00
This course follows the American National Standards for on-water safe boating - Powerboats, which has been approved by the American National Standards Institute. It also follows international standards.
The Skipper Large Powerboat online boating course is designed to teach you all the theory, knowledge, and strategies necessary to safely and competently command large powerboats that are 27ft or larger, nearshore, and in moderate to rough conditions. The course covers multiple power plants, including inboard, stern, or outboard drive powerboats. Whether you are a beginner or intermediate powerboater, this comprehensive powerboat course is essential; including maneuvering, anchoring, navigation basics, electronics, and handling emergencies.
Topics covered in the Skipper Large Powerboat Course
- Weather and Sea Conditions
- Hull Designs
- Engines and the various drive systems
- Electrical Systems
- Rules of the Nautical Road
- Maneuvering and Docking
- Slip Departure and Return
- Using Spring Lines
- Motoring at Speed
- Communications
- Navigation
- Anchoring and Mooring
- Coping with Emergencies
We guarantee both your satisfaction AND Lifetime access to any sailing course you buy from us.
More about the Skipper online sailing course
- Learn to operate large powerboats with this comprehensive online boating course
- Available immediately online
- Extensive and essential knowledge for operating at the beginner / intermediate levels for inboard engine powerboats 27 ft (8m) and above
- This boating course takes approximately 20 hours of total time to complete
- Take as long as you need to complete
- Return as many times as you like to review
- You may take the tests anytime and as many times as you like online via browser or offline via our mobile testing app. See our sailing apps page
- Adds the Skipper Large Powerboat Course to your Boating Certificate and Resume
- This course follows the American National Standards EDU-1 for sailing training and is properly modified to account for large powerboats 27 ft to 60 ft (8 m to 18m)
- View Skipper Large Powerboat Course excerpts
This is an ONLINE course and test that is viewable in your browser window. The course pages are mobile-friendly. Thus you can review on any of your devices - computer, tablet, or phone.
Today's Investment: $105 $95
Not convinced yet that online sailing courses are cool? Visit our fully interactive and completely free Navigation Rules Course. You'll see why online e-learning is SO MUCH BETTER than a boring old Book.
Upon completion, you will feel confident that you know the theory of what to do when in command of a large powerboat. And if you're new to the fun of boating, you'll look like a pro in front of your hands-on, on-the-water instructor.
Are you ready to "get your feet wet" and feel the exhilaration of boating? Then let's get started!
The test is reasonably simple as long as you have read the material. You can take the test as many times as you like to pass or improve your score without any extra cost. Once passed you are awarded the NauticEd Skipper Large Powerboat Certificate and Rank and you'll be on your way to building your boating competency resume, which can be used with charter companies worldwide. And the great thing is that once you've registered, you can log back in for life for FREE to review the material and brush up your skills. We're constantly updating the course and adding information on new technologies as they emerge, so for just $95 - you'll always be up to date.
If you still have questions about NauticEd, the courses, and/or the boating certifications, just ask our automated intelligent support system a question or contact us via email or phone we're happy to help. Otherwise, register for the Skipper Large Powerboat Course now and enjoy your new adventures to come!
Learn all the theory of powerboating in the comfort of your home at your own pace with NauticEd. Register for the Skipper Large Powerboat Course now!
By Grant Headifen
NauticEd Global Director of Education
View Skipper Large Powerboat Course excerpt
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Excerpt from the course
Expand Excerpt from the courseAlready we have introduced you to a lot of information about boating - probably more than you thought. Well, hold onto your hat because this is the module you probably thought you signed up for - maneuvering your boat competently. Consequently, the topic of maneuvering and docking is the largest in this course.
This particular module covers general maneuvering - outside the marina. To lean a little on Pink Floyd's Meat and Pudding lyrics:
If you don't learn maneuvering you canna dock your boat.
How can you dock your boat if you canna do maneuvering!
Therefore this module is about making your boat do what you tell it to do using a combination of gears, throttle, and steering. No amount of holding your tongue sideways will help. To learn to maneuver less expensively, stay away from the marina at first. The following pages present real live exercises to gain confidence and competence in maneuvering.
Sea talk testimonials
At MIT's sailing program, we use the NauticEd Skipper course to make sure everybody gets a good understanding of the fundamentals before taking practical classes. It's a great timesaver and lets the sailors learn the classroom material at their own pace.