This nationally Recognised Training Program is facilitated by The Australian Boating College.

Upon completion, participants receive a certificate which they can present to any Vicroads office, whereupon a licence will be issued. No further testing is required. It’s the easiest, safest and best way to obtain your Victorian Boat Licence or Victorian Personal Watercraft (PWC) Licence.

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Extreme Watersport offer the Personal Watercraft Operators Licence at the same time as the Boat Licence Course. The two Courses can be completed simultaneously or for those who already hold a Victorian Boat Licence we can offer just the PWC endorsement.  Our highly experienced instructors are commercial mariners, who also hold national training qualifications.

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WHAT TO BRING
You’ll need to bring along suitable proof of identity. eg drivers licence, passport, credit card, medicare card. Photographic Drivers Licence or Learners Permit OR one Primary and one Secondary.

 

TOPICS
The course is designed as a complete boating course, and covers:

Victorian marine regulations
Collision avoidance rules
Safety equipment regulations
Duty of care and how it affects you as skipper
Navigation
All aspects of anchoring
Trip planning
Handling emergencies
Weather and tides
Engine and vessel maintenance
Marine radio Group $$ discounts for 4 or more people are available.

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PRIVACY

Under the Privacy Act, the individual’s details we obtain at the course will only be used for issuing a training certificate for the purpose of applying for a Victorian Recreational Boat Licence and for auditing purposes.

 

ASSESSMENT
Assessment on the day is via a Multiple Choice Questionnaire. Two attempts on the same day are offered for candidates who are unsuccessful on the 1st attempt. If unsuccessful after the 2nd attempt, the instructor will organise with you for more training and you can re-sit the exam on another day.

 

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS FOR A LICENCE
Pursuant to regulation 30 of the Marine Safety Regulations 2012 (Vic) the following persons are not eligible to apply for a marine licence:

A person who is disqualified from obtaining a marine licence, during the period of that disqualification
A person who is the holder of a marine licence that has been suspended, during the period of that suspension
A person who is disqualified from obtaining a licence or other authority to be the master of or to operate a recreational vessel under
(i) the law of another State or Territory, or
(ii) the law of another country,
in circumstances which, if they occurred in Victoria, would have resulted in the person being disqualified from obtaining a marine licence in Victoria

 

A person who is the holder of a licence or other authority to operate a recreational vessel issued by another State or Territory that has been suspended, during the period of that suspension
 

Persons aged under 16 years of age are not eligible to obtain a personal watercraft endorsement

Applicants should also note that they will be required to meet the health requirements for operating a car, motorcycle or boat and this may include further testing where appropriate.