Club Safety Boat Operator (Basic Level) - Rowing Club version

A practical on-water opportunity to demonstrate boat-handling skills for operators of rowing club safety boats.

Aim: To demonstrate safety knowledge and proficiency in coach and safety boat operation, enabling better safety cover for rowers involved in rowing club activities and events.

Duration: 6 hours.

Qualification: Club Safety Boat Operator Certificate (Endorsed by Rowing NZ).

Prerequisites: Some knowledge/experience of small power-driven vessels preferred. Rowing New Zealand's Water Safety Code 2016 recommends that all members are able to swim 50m in light clothing.

Recommended by Rowing New Zealand.

A practical on-water opportunity to demonstrate boat-handling skills for rowing club coaches and safety boat operators.

Course bookings are available to private groups only. Please contact us on bookings@boatingeducation.org.nz for a quote. A minimum of 8 students is required for the course to proceed (maximum 10 students per course). The cost is $185 per student and additional charges may apply, such as tutor travel, freight of sending resources, etc. which is dependent on the course's location.

Courses are ideally run at the rowing club, for its members, as vessels, hazards and processes will be club specific. The Club Safety Officer should be in attendance to assist with training on club specific procedures and equipment.

Course Options

Lots of content - quite intense but hugely informative. The practical component was very valuable and I gained lots of experience for the future. Great to have a course tutor with so much experience and knowledge that kept us all engaged. Excellent.

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Which course format is right for you?

Online Study

Online Self-Directed Study: We have 3 online courses; Beginning Boating, Day Skipper and Maritime VHF. These courses are designed to be studied online using your own computer and have great content and illustrations, are interactive and easy to navigate.
Home Study: This is a paper based distance learning option which we mail out to you for you to complete at home. This is currently not online. Both options allow you to study at your own pace giving the flexibility to schedule learning around busy lifestyles and commitments. You can also complete the course in blocks and can come back to it on a weekly basis until it is completed.

Classroom Study

Classroom Courses offer the student the ability to study intensely over a finite period of time (usually a weekend) to complete a boating course. It is a chance to meet up with other like-minded boaties and learn from their experiences. Having an educated teacher with years of boating knowledge enables the student to be taught face-to-face and ask any questions that may come up.
Virtual Study offers the student the ability to study with a classroom course and tutor but virtually from their own home on their own device. They can interact with the tutor and study at the same pace as the other students in the classroom.

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DISCOUNT CODES

New Member Day Skipper Course $75 discount:
To use your National Coastguard NZ new member discount for $75 off a Day Skipper course, please in put your membership number in the Discount Code field below (e.g. 123456). Do not use CGM in front of the number. This discount code may not be used in conjunction with any other offer, and can only be redeemed once.

10% Membership discount:
To use your National Coastguard NZ 10% membership discount on other selected Home Study courses, input "CGM" and your Coastguard membership number (e.g. CGM78091) into the "Discount Code" field below. This discount code may not be used in conjunction with any other offer. The courses included in this discount offer are: Day Skipper (Not to be used in conjunction with $75 discount), Boatmaster, Maritime VHF Radio Operator Certificate, Inboard Engine Maintenance, Outboard Engine Maintenance and GPS Operator.

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