Combined Boat and Jet Ski Licence Course
Choose which boating experience you want by doing the boat and jet ski licence course at the same timeOnline Video Theory Course
Short weekend prac in Redcliffe
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Quick Facts
- Cost $500 (includes first assessment fee for both boat and jet ski)
- Reassessment fee $110 for each assessment (boat and/or jet ski)
- Online theory course approx 5.5hrs at home
- Theory exam on the day of the on-water training – max 45mins
- Practical on-water training – approx 1hr each on boat and jet ski
- Practical on-water assessment – approx 0.5hr each on boat and jet ski
We encourage you to practice driving a boat and PWC with a licenced skipper / rider before arriving at a BoatSafe course – you may not be competent in driving the boat and jet ski in just one day.
If you don’t have access to a boat and PWC and licenced skipper please contact us to discuss additional training sessions.
This videos below show some of the tasks you are required to be competent in for the boat and PWC.
Combined Boat & PWC Course Overview
The combined boat and personal watercraft (PWC) or jet ski licence course covers the essential knowledge and practical skills to acquire your Qld Boat and PWC licence if you don’t already have a boat licence, but just as importantly, to ensure you can operate a boat or jet ski safely and enjoy your marine machine for many years to come!
The Combined Boat and Jet Ski licence course incorporates
- online video theory learning and an online practice quiz,
- a final multiple choice theory assessment (50 questions boat + 20 question PWC)
- practical training and assessment on the boat and PWC
You must successfully complete all tasks on the boat and PWC and pass the theory exam at 100% to be deemed competent. But don’t panic, our skilled instructors are here to support you in developing the required competence levels to pass your assessments.
Important!
Because a jet ski is a power boat (albeit a fast and very cool boat), to get your PWC licence you must either:
- already hold a Recreational Marine Driver Licence (Power Boat Licence), OR
- complete the combined boat and jet ski licence course
Course content
The Combined Boat and PWC licence course will cover the following topics for both the Boat and PWC:
- Planning your trip
- Understanding marine safety, legal obligations and seaworthiness
- Main parts of a small recreational boat and PWC
- Boat maintenance
- Safety equipment and pre-launch checks
- Starting and launching your PWC
- Operating and manoeuvring your PWC
- GPS systems and determining position
- Applying COLREGS system of navigation to prevent collision at sea
- Weather and tides
- Responding to marine emergencies and incidents
In addition, the practical component on both the boat and PWC Includes explanation, demonstration, practice and assessment of the following activities:
- Manoeuvres at slow speed – 6 knots or less, Port and Starboard turns and figure 8
- Manoeuvres at speed – Port and Starboard turns and figure 8
- Man overboard drill
- Safely approach a floating object
- Emergency stop
- Berthing and unberthing
- General navigation and control of the boat
When/How do I get my Boat and PWC licence?
On successful completion of this course, you’ll receive two Statements of Competency (SoC), one for the boat and one for personal watercraft. It’s like an offical piece of paper that says you passed all the necessary theory and practical assessments, but IT’S NOT A BOAT OR PWC/JET SKI LICENCE.
To acquire your Boat AND PWC licence, you must present your SoC’S at a Transport and Motoring Service Centre (better known as Department of Transport and Main Roads Customer Service Centre) within 6 months of issue at which time you will pay further govt. charges equal to approx. $114.90 per licence as at 01 July 2020 (approximately $230 for both boat and jet ski).
Again, your PWC and Boat statement of competency (SoC) is not a PWC or boat licence or even a temporary licence. If you get pulled over by the Water Police on your jet ski or boat with no licensed person on board and you pull out your SoC, no excuse will be good enough. You will receive a fine.
Mates rates!
$10 off per person for group of 3
Course FAQs
Do you run courses mid-week?
Yes! Check out the booking calendar to see if there is a scheduled mid-week course that’s suitable to you. Contact us >
What is the minimum age to attend this course and get your boat licence?
What if I fail the course?
To be determined competent you must first pass the theory exam at 100% with only 1 additional attempt at any questions you get wrong before you can move on to the practical training and assessment. If you do not you will need to review your theory course and attend another assessment session. You need to know the rules of the water just like the road right?
Once we get on the water your instructor will demonstrate each task you are required to perform on your practical assessment and hand the helm to you to practice and develop your confidence until both you and your instructor feel you are ready to undertake your assessment. We expect this would take between 45 minutes and 1 hour for each person.
The on water-practical assessment is a formal assessment where you must demonstrate your competence to drive a boat without any assistance from your instructor. You are provided with one practical assessment attempt on the day. If you are judged to be not competent in any of the tasks you will be required to come back for more training and another assessment on the elements that you were not competent in.