PWC (jetski) instructor - Teaching Theory:

Teaching the background Knowledge for the PWC course, please see the links for further information:-

• Types of PW (jetski)
• How a PWC (jetski) works?
• Weather
• Tides & streams
• Capsize recovery
• IRPCS (road rules)
• Navigation - chart work, distance, bearings
• Buoyage
• Launching & Recovery
• Stand up PWCs
• PWC Storage & Winterisation

Briefly Cover:

• Chart Name / Area
• Year of print (is it current enough?)
• Colours
• Depth
• Scale
• Symbols (Hazards, Buoyage, Useful Items: Fuel, Slipways, Toilets, Water/Taps for flushing etc)
• Land Marks

Briefly Cover: 

• What to avoid ! 
• Big Buoys = Big Boats!
• Channels
• Lateral, Cardinal, Special, Danger & Wreck Marks

Briefly Cover: 

• Where to find tidal information (EasyTide, Internet)
• Relevance to us: Slipways / Launching, Anchoring, Depth, Sea Conditions (Wind With & Wind Against Tide), Safety
• Tidal Streams: 'Show' your students a visual representation (i.e. on a buoy)
• DO NOT TEACH: 'how tides occur, tidal curves, rule of 12th or tidal diamonds (if they want to learn more recommend the RYA Essential Navigation & Seamanship course

Cover: 

• How to interpret tidal information & add it to Chart Datum to get depth. 
• Relevance to us: Slipways / Launching, Anchoring, Depth, Sea Conditions (Wind With & Wind Against Tide), Safety

Cover: 

• Application of a route plan
• Get your students to take it turns identifying the route to travel and carrying it out. 

There is no requirement in the syllabus for your students to 'create' a route plan / passage or pilotage plan so rather than doing this have a 'pre-prepared' one for the operating area. If they want to learn how to do it themselves recommend the RYA Essential Navigation and Seamanship course

Cover (Afloat): 

• Use a hand bearing compass to locate a mark / area you intend to travel to following the passage / pilotage plan