Recreational Skipper’s Ticket
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Who should do a recreational skippers ticket?
Anyone who would like to earn a recreational boat driver’s licence, as required by the Department of Transport. The minimum age is 14 Years old.
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Skipper's Ticket Course Overview
This is the most thorough recreational skippers ticket course in the South West, with the most experienced instructors.
The course takes 4 to 5 hours and includes: revision of the theory involved in the test, sitting the test, practical training in our boat and finally the practical assessment.
The assessment requires you to Pass (80%) a theory test and then display competence in a range of practical tasks.
We will prepare you for this assessment and will continue to work with you on theory or practical elements until you are ready to be assessed. If you don’t pass, we’ve not done our job properly.
You will train in our 5 m Quintrex training boat, which is an easy boat to drive.
We provide boat, fuel, lifejacket, instructor, test papers and certificate.
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Prior Knowledge
Once you have booked on the website, please read the RST workbook on the confirmation email you will receive before attending the course.
No practical boat skills required.
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Course Outcome
You will leave us with your Recreational Skippers Ticket certificate and be legally able to drive any recreational vessel Australia wide.
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What to Bring
Driver’s Licence or Learner’s Permit
Hat
Lunch
Water bottle
You must bring your driver’s licence (or learner’s permit) with you as we use this to satisfy ID and eyesight requirements. If you don’t have a licence call Matt (0428372931) and he will explain the other options.
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Where to meet
ADVENTURE SAILING OFFICE
(Directly behind the main marina office)
Port Geographe Marina,
2/21 Spinnaker Boulevard
Geographe, WA
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Cost
Cost of the course is $380 (inc GST)
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Course Material
Prior to the course you need to read the Department of Transports RST work book and have a go at the online quizzes. This book can be found online by clicking this link:
Review from Hale School:
Adventure Sailing has been providing a Recreational Skippers Ticket course at Hale School for the last 5 years. This RST course has become so popular that we now run 3 each year during long weekends and school holidays. The courses are always at capacity, and we carry a healthy waitlist. What makes these courses so popular is the friendly and helpful trainers from Adventure Sailing who really understand the learning needs of 15yo boys and are willing and able to tailor the learning package to get the best result from individual students. It is definitely not an automatic pass situation, and this is something we also truly value. The instructors do everything in their power to provide the students with enough practice and opportunity to achieve their RST but they also don’t award students who are not yet ready. We highly recommend Adventure Sailing to any school or institution looking to provide a Recreational Skippers Ticket course that is well pitched to school age students.
Greg Harvey Head of Department - Outdoor Education - Hale School
