COURSE INFO

 

Boat Licence | PWC Endorsement Course Requirements

MEET ELIGIBILITY

  1. Meet Age Prerequisites (see below). Be fit and well to safely participate. Or be cleared by your doctor to participate in this course and hold a licence.

ENROL

2. Select your Course Date & Location, & pay for your course.

3. Read the Tasmanian Safe Boating Handbook

4. Complete Online Theory Practice Test (includes Enrolment Form)
This helps us ensure everyone has a good foundation of understanding, and identify the areas we may need to spend additional time discussing.

5. Email your Evidence of Identity *.
*Required by MAST / Service Tasmania to issue your Boat License &/or PWC (Jetski) Endorsement.

ATTEND PRACTICAL COURSE DAY

6. Attend Practical + Theory Skills and Assessment Day
IMPORTANT: You will need access to a registered Jetski for this practical session.

THEN

7. Pay for your Boat/PWC Licence: Once the above requirements are met, AquaCraft will inform MAST, who will update ServiceTas. Service Taswill send you an approval email. Take the email to Service Tasmania to pay your Boat License &/or PWC Endorsement. Tip: Keep an eye on your email inbox and junkmail.

NOTE: If you are doing Jetski only endorsement you must already have a valid Recreational Motor Boat License. You will be asked for the Boat Licence number on the enrolment form so ServiceTas can add your PWC endorsement

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Our Approach

Our approach aims assist you to pass your practical and theory assessment on the practical course day. But more importantly it also aims to embed and consolidate the information. You won’t have a handbook on the water with you, and knowledge is essential to safe operation of a boat or jetski. For the safety of both yourself and others we ask you to partner us in gaining this knowledge.

 

Courses include:

  • Online pre-reading (or download and print)

  • Online theory pre-assessment test (and enrolment)

  • Practical Skills & Assessment Day - providing theory information, discussion and assessment as well as practical skills information and assessment

  • Course pre-reading and practice test aims to help ensure a good foundation of knowledge before you attend the course. It also assists us to identify areas that might require additional discussion.

  • Your experienced trainer/s aims to inform you about everything you need to know to pass the practical and written assessments

  • The Course includes the following Units of competency from the Boatsafe Boat License package:

    • Trip Planning

    • Navigation

    • Weather and Tides

    • Emergencies

    • Manoeuvring

  • Click the MAST PRACTICE TEST For a taste of the questions in the online written test.

Age Pre-requisites

  • Must be over 12 years of age to complete the course.

  • If aged between 12 and 16 a provisional licence can be obtained. A parent or guardian must be present and on the water with participants for the practical session. As required by legislation they must also accompany you once you are licenced until you turn 17yo.

  • At 17yo a full boat licence / PWC endorsement can be achieved.  

Course Reading & Theory Assessment

  • Read the Tasmanian Safe Boating Handbook to be able to answer the online theory test.

  • See MAST’s latest educational video for PWC riders below.

  • The information can be read online, or downloaded and printed. A hard copy can also be purchased at Service Tasmania sites.  Contact Service Tasmania to check they have them in stock before attending.

  • Complete the Online Theory Assessment (after paying for the course) which includes the Enrolment Form.

    *Complete the test before the Practical Skills + Assessment Day. You can resubmit after the training day so that you can get any clarification needed.

This is MAST’s latest PWC education video for those who ride a PWC (Jetski).

There are some handy tips and some great footage – a must for all those with a PWC and PWC endorsement.

The information may help you in your Theory Assessment.

 

 What to Bring Along

  • A collapsible camp chair (compact version) – at least part of the course will be theory in the field and may involve moving around depending on the site.

  • Hat, sunscreen, sunglasses

  • Waterproof clothing / jacket – in case it rains

  • Suitable swimwear or wetsuit for entering the water (practical assessment)

  • Change of warm clothing (in the event of wet weather)

  • Suitable footwear, lunch / drink (water)

  • Life Jacket for each person on/in the water. Life Jackets must meet current Australian Safety Standards here.

  • Registered Jetski on a registered trailer with required safety equipment.

    Recreational Boating and PWC Licence courses are provided in line with Marine and Safety Tasmania requirements.

Approved Life Jackets                            

  • Life Jackets must meet current Australian Safety Standards here.

Optional Course: Orientation to Boat | Jetski ownership

  • These are booked as private courses and may be extended to include other participants. This short course is an optional additional session for new boat /jetski owners includes orientation information which Includes:

    • MaST safety requirements and use (including practical flare use)

    • Boat /Jetski /trailer pre-checks

    • Entering harbours, rivers or channels (practical examples)

    • Boat Ramp etiquette

    • Tips for backing trailers and launching boats

    • Awareness and scanning of shallow water or objects in the water

    • Practical implementation of speed restrictions – judging approximate distances from  boat ramps, from shore, from swimmers and so on.

    • Returning to the boat ramp or jetty

    • Tips on mooring and other useful information

 

It is important to understand that this is a practical orientation session only. At all times the responsibility for your own safe practices, the safety of people around you, and protection of yours and other peoples’ equipment lays with the boat owner and/or skipper.  We can only provide information about good practice. We cannot control your actions.

  • Private or Family Courses may be available.

    Email us for details.