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A two-day course and assessment for BSAC Open Water Instructors who are also experienced Diver Coxswains, leading to registration as an approved Boat Handling Instructor.
2 days · £285 + training pack · Instructor-level course and assessment
If you are an experienced boat handler looking to sharpen your edge, or to refresh your skills ready to teach others, this intensive two-day course and assessment focuses not just on what you teach, but how you teach it. It is open to BSAC Open Water Instructors who are also experienced Diver Coxswains, and successful candidates are registered as approved Boat Handling Instructors.
During the course you will cover the following:
Contact us for details of the next scheduled dates for the BSAC Boat Handling Instructor Workshop.
To ask about available dates, call us on 07970 292 132
To send us an enquiry, use the 'Enquire About This Course' button
You can also email JurassicAquaSports@gmail.com
Additional dates can be easily added for club or group bookings.

Existing qualified Boat Handling Instructors and Diver Coxswain Assessors can take the Instructor Refresher Training
Please reach us at jurassicaquasports@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
You need to be a BSAC Open Water Instructor and a current BSAC member, medically fit to dive, a BSAC Diver Coxswain with at least 20 logged boat handling hours, and hold an RYA VHF SRC Radio certificate.
Yes. The examiner assesses you over the two days, making sure you can teach the skills well to fellow candidates. They will give you key teaching points to help you improve. At the end you will give a 5-minute classroom teaching session and sit a theory knowledge paper.
Jurassic Aqua Sports, a BSAC centre in Weymouth, Dorset, runs the BSAC Boat Handling Instructor Workshop from Portland Harbour and Marina. Contact us on 07970 292 132 to arrange dates.
You are registered as an approved Boat Handling Instructor, able to teach independently within club, regional or centre environments. You can then teach BSAC's Boat Handling Skill Development Course within your own club.
Yes. Jurassic Aqua Sports can add dates for club or group bookings. Call us on 07970 292 132 to arrange.

Recognised by BSAC across all three designations, with training run to national BSAC standards from Portland Marina.

Training is carried out within the safety and shelter of Portland Harbour and Portland Marina on the Jurassic Coast.

Training aboard RIBs and our dive boat Waverider, used as a floating classroom for chartwork and passage planning.

Additional dates can be easily arranged for club, group and individual bookings.
We keep our groups small so every student gets maximum time on the water and maximum attention from their instructor. If you have any concerns about your progress during the course, we will address them before the day ends. Your confidence on the water is our priority.

Sharpen your handling skills and learn how to teach them, with a two-day course and assessment leading to registration as an approved Boat Handling Instructor.
Complete our enquiry form and we will be in touch. Or call us directly if you have any questions first.
Call us now on: 07970 292 132
Recognised by BSAC across all three designations.
All our courses are delivered by fully qualified and experienced BSAC instructors.
Maximum time on the water and maximum attention from your instructor.
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