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This scheme can be taught in a variety of small open powerboats such as RIBs, dories and sportsboats and is aimed at a variety of users from casual leisure boaters to professional small boat skippers. As an instructor you will therefore need to have experience in a variety of boats and situations.

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RYA Commercial Endorsements

If you are looking to work on small commercial vessels then you must commercially endorse your RYA qualification. There are two qualifications that you can commercially endorse, RYA powerboat level 2 & RYA advanced powerboat (with exam).

- rya powerboat level 2.

When commercially endorsed the powerboat level 2 will allow you to work on small commercial vessels under 10 metres in length and no more than 3 miles from shore during daylight hours. 

- RYA ADVANCED POWERBOAT CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE (EXAM)

When commercially endorsed the advanced powerboat will allow you to work on small commercial vessels under 24 metres in length and no more than 20 miles from shore both during day and night. 

As well as your RYA Powerboat Level 2 or Advanced Powerboat Qualification, you will need to complete the following courses:

- professional practice and responsibilities (ppr).

A compulsory online course for RYA Commercial Endorsement holders. No matter what your role on the water, we all have a duty of care to crew, passengers, and other water users, and you will be held to account if things go wrong.

- RYA SHORT RANGE RADIO (SRC/VHF) COURSES

When using radios on the water the RYA SRC/VHF radio course will teach you everything you need to know about protocol and how to use the the radios. This specialist course is run over 1 day and includes an exam at the end which you can book directly with the RYA (just follow the instructions sent to you when booking the course). Using specifically adapted radios in the classroom environment gives the perfect start to understanding how the radios work and can be used.

- RYA/MCA SEA SURVIVAL COURSES

This 1-day Sea Survival Course will prepare students for all eventualities at sea and is vital for yachtsman, crews, skippers and power boaters of all types. This training course concentrates on sea survival for professional crews, commercial operators and offshore race crews. The RYA Sea Survival Course covers essential survival techniques including what to do if the worst happens and you have to abandon your boat or ship. RYA/MCA Sea Survival is also day 1 of the 2 day ISAF Offshore Safety Crew Course, which is required for crews racing offshore in ISAF races.

- RYA/MCA FIRST AID COURSES

The courses cover areas including drowning, cold water shock, sea sickness, dehydration and hypothermia. They are only one-day courses but could save yours or a crew members life. These courses are aimed at anyone who gets afloat, whether on inland waters, rivers, estuaries or on cross channel passages. Immediate action in an emergency at sea can save lives.

THE POWERBOATING, VHF, SEA SURVIVAL AND FIRST AID COURSES CAN BE BOOKED ON THE CALENDAR BELOW

How do I apply for my commercial endorsement?

The following items must be sent to RYA Certification, RYA House, Ensign Way, Hamble, Hampshire SO31 4YA:

• Your Original Powerboat level 2/ Advanced Certificate. 
• Your Professional Practices and Responsibilities certificate
• Your completed commercial endorsement application form   
• Your original, completed ML5 or ENG1  medical fitness form .  
• A copy of your RYA Basic Sea Survival certificate or STCW Personal Survival Techniques
• A copy of your RYA Marine Radio SRC Certificate or other acceptable GMDSS Marine Radio Operator's Certificate.
• A passport sized photo with your name on the back
• The application fee (£35)

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Become 'commercially endorsed'.

So, what is a Commercial Endorsement?

You may have completed a course such as a Level 2 or Advanced Powerboat, which is great to improve your skills, but to work on a boat that isn't operating just for pleasure, you need to be commercially endorsed. This essentially means you meet a certain standard. This standard is laid down by the MCA and RYA. 

Any boat that is being used for anything other than the private use of the owner, or a club, is said to be a commercial vessel. There are some other exceptions, but basically if you are earning money or the boat is earning money- its probably a commercial vessel and you may need to have an endorsement. 

To get yourself commercially endorsed, you will need the following-

A Qualification

The following certificates can receive the standard commercial endorsement:

Course completion certificates: 

-RYA Level 2 Powerboat Handling Certificate

-RYA Advanced Powerboat Certificate (only if issued before 1 January 2005)  

-RYA Day Skipper practical course completion certificate supported by a Day Skipper shorebased course completion certificate

Certificates of competence:

-RYA Advanced Powerboat Certificate of Competence

-RYA Yachtmaster Coastal Certificate of Competence

-RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence

-RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Certificate of Competence  

Professional Practices and Responsibilities certificate

An online course outlining the ​ requirements of commercial vessels. This is available through us

An ML5 or ENG1 Medical

The ML5 medical can be completed by most GPs, just download this form and speak to your doctor. The ENG1 has to be completed by a doctor approved by the MCA. This level of medical is generally only required by those wishing to work further offshore. 

Sea Survival Certificate

This course can be taken through us, see the Sea Survival page for more details. 

RYA Marine Radio SRC Certificate or other acceptable GMDSS Marine Radio Operator's Certificate.

This course can be taken through us, see the VHF/SRC page for more details. 

Once you have completed the above courses, you can apply to have your certificate commercially endorsed by completing the form on the following link. 

If you need any more guidance about which certificate you need, or any advice, please just let us know. 

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RYA Powerboat Advanced

Who is the rya powerboat advanced  course for.

So, you want to go fast, travel at night, handle waves and integrate your boating with the digital world? The RYA Advanced Powerboat course covers all this and a whole lot more. If you think it’s time you took your boat further afield or out in more challenging conditions, then this intensive and fun two days should help bring you up to scratch. Advanced students are a mix of leisure and commercial powerboat skippers.

HOW LONG DOES THE RYA POWERBOAT ADVANCED  COURSE TAKE?

2 days, including a night navigation, planing speed exercise on the first evening.

DAY 1 HOURS

• Day 1 Start Time- 0915
• Day 1 Finish Time- 3 to 4 hours after dusk (2000 in December, much later in June)

DAY 2 HOURS

• Winter – 0915 to 1600
• Summer – A shorter day as we will have covered more of the syllabus the preceding day

 RYA POWERBOAT ADVANCED COURSE ESSENTIAL PRE REQUISITES:

• RYA Powerboat Level 2
• RYA Intermediate Powerboat  (or equivalent experience)
• Navigation knowledge up to RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Shorebased
• RYA First Aid   or STCW Elementary First Aid
• RYA SRC  or higher level GMDSS cert

COURSE CONTENT

The course embraces the use of digital resources for passage plan and safe navigation. It also includes advanced boat handling, planing-speed navigation, night pilotage, rough weather handling, search patterns and emergency actions.

WHAT RATIO IS THE RYA POWERBOAT ADVANCED COURSE TAUGHT TO?

There is a maximum of three students per boat and per instructor.

• Two days and a night of instruction
• Use of our RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat)
• All fuel and consumables
• Loan of a life jacket (fitted with light)
• RYA Advanced Powerboat Certificate
• Free (on street) parking
• Tea & Coffee

NOT INCLUDED

• Wet weather gear (can be hired for £5 a day)

CAN I ADD A COMMERCIAL ENDORSEMENT TO THE RYA POWERBOAT ADVANCED CERTIFICATE?

If your Advanced certificate was issued before 1 January 2005 it can be commercially endorsed as a certificate of competence. If however your Advanced certificate is dated on or after this date you need to progress onto the RYA/MCA Advanced Powerboat Certificate of competence which can be commercially endorsed .

The commercial endorsement will allow you to operate commercially operated powered craft up to 24m, (assuming relevant experience) up to 20 miles from a safe haven by day and night with no weather or seasonal restrictions.

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RYA Advanced Powerboat Exam

Full details of the exam syllabus and requirements are shown in the RYA's Powerboat Logbook (code G20) available from the webshop.

Boats used for exams

You may use your own boat or a boat that you have chartered or borrowed. You will be responsible for ensuring the boat is seaworthy and suitable for the area in which the exam takes place and equipped as shown below.

The vessel must be capable of a minimum of 12 knots, equipped with the following:

• lights conforming with IRPCS
• VHF radio (may be portable)
• GPS (may be hand held) or plotter
• depth sounder
• anchor, chain and warp
• basic tool kit and spares
• heaving line
• paddles or additional means of propulsion
• flares: 2 hand held, 2 orange smoke
• bilge pump or buckets/bailer
• first aid kit

Additionally if not on the boat, you will need to bring to the exam:

• laminated or waterproof charts
• GPS set (may be hand held)
• tide tables
• pilotage information for the local area, eg pilot books, port information etc
• plotting instruments.
• Photographic ID card or document, such as a passport or driving licence

Advanced Powerboat exam pre-requisites

Before you book your exam please check that you:

• can provide a boat
• have completed the required mileage and experience as skipper
• hold a VHF Radio Operators License or Short Range Certificate
• hold a valid first aid certificate
• have read the syllabus in RYA publication G20
• have read and comply with the pre-requisites above.

Candidates should be familiar with all the equipment on board the vessel, as they may be asked to use this during the examination.

If you need your Certificate of Competence in order to work on board a commercial craft subject the MCA's codes of practice, you will need to get it commercially endorsed .

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RYA Advanced Powerboat Exam

Advanced Powerboat Exam

The RYA/MCA Advanced Powerboat Exam is a practical test of skippering by day and night. It is an external exam run by an RYA Powerboat Trainer. There are no powerboat Trainers working locally, and so we would either need to bring one in or you would need to head away to do the exam. Either way it is best to leave 6-8 weeks at least from the time of booking the exam. If you want to do this then you will need to contact us to work out availability, and usually it would be best for 2 or 3 people to be assessed at the same time.

Before you contact us please check that you:

• Can provide a boat (ours can be hired to use for the exam).
• Have completed the required mileage and experience as skipper (see below).
• Hold a VHF/SRC Radio Operators License.
• Hold a valid First aid certificate .
• Have read the syllabus in RYA publication G20 .
• Have read and comply with the pre-requisites below.

Exam pre-requisites

Commercial Endorsing your Powerboat qualification

The Level 2 and the Advanced Powerboat (with the exam) can be commercially endorsed.  Further information on the requirements and the forms required can be found here and  here.

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What is a commercial endorsement?

A commercial endorsement is required for work on board British flagged vessels subject to the MCA’s codes of practice for small commercial vessels.

A number of additional training courses and medical fitness certificates are required to be eligible for a commercial endorsement.

Which certificates can be commercially endorsed?

The following certificates can receive the standard commercial endorsement:

I) Course completion certificate:

• RYA National Powerboat Certificate – Level 2
• RYA National Powerboat Certificate – Advanced (only if issued before January 1, 2005)
• RYA Day Skipper Practical course completion certificate, if supported by a Day Skipper Theory course completion certificate

II) Certificate of competence (exam passed):

• RYA Advanced Powerboat Certificate of Competence
• RYA Yachtmaster CoastalCertificate of Competence
• RYA Yachtmaster Offshore Certificate of Competence
• RYA Yachtmaster Ocean Certificate of Competence
• In addition, the RYA Yachtmaster Offshore and Yachtmaster Ocean Certificates of Competence can receive the STCW endorsement.

Which certificate do I need?

The MCA’s codes of practice categorise British flagged commercial yachts according to the type of yacht and the waters in which they operate. It is this categorisation that determines which of the above certificates you will need.

The RYA is a certifying authority for the codes of practice and can give advice on the coding and categorisation of commercial yachts.

How do I apply for a standard commercial endorsement?

Send the following items to RYA Certification, RYA House, Ensign Way, Hamble, Hampshire SO31 4YA:

• Your original certificate – see list above
• Your Professional Practices & Responsibilities certificate
• A commercial endorsement application form
• An ML5 or ENG1 medical fitness certificate
• We can only accept the latest version of the ML5 form (currently Rev 04/12). Skippers working in category 1 or 0 waters will need the ENG1 medical. Contact the MCA for a list of approved doctors.
• A copy of your Basic Sea Survival certificate or STCW Personal Survival Techniques
• First Aid Certificate . There are some First Aid qualifications that are Unacceptable to the RYA/MCA (only required if applying for a commercial endorsement to a Day Skipper , Power Boat Level 2 or Advanced Powerboat Course Completion Certificate).
• SRC Certificate or other acceptable marine radio operator’s certificate (only required if applying for a commercial endorsement to a Day Skipper , Power Boat Level 2 or Advanced Powerboat Course Completion Certificate.
• A passport sized photo with your name on the back

Note : From April 2012 onwards applicants for the commercial endorsement also have to complete an online PPR course and assessment, as detailed here .

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Mayor Lauren McLean

Candidate for boise mayor (incumbent) visit website, mayor lauren mclean has been a conservation champion  since she established the foothills open space levy campaign in 2001 — protecting thousands of acres in the foothills for future generations. she also has been steadily working toward her goal of making sure every family is within a 10 minute walk of a park. these programs help protect boise’s open spaces for generations to come, regardless of the priorities of future boise mayors., mclean has also been a leader in bringing new businesses and new jobs into the valley while supporting existing ones, providing housing options for all boiseans, and supporting new transportation options — like the work she is doing to reconnect the passenger railway to boise., as one of the fastest growing cities in the nation, mclean has worked to ensure all boiseans have homes within their price range. she led the city council in unanimously passing new zoning policies that allow additional gentle density in existing neighborhoods, including adus, triplexes and quad-plexes. she has also created public/private partnerships that have resulted in homes that are affordable for all boise residents and used federal funding to prevent evictions. , over the last year, her staff at the city of boise have moved 45 families into homes, with 200 additional families slated to move into units currently under construction. the city is on track to build 1,100 affordable homes by 2026..

City Council Member Colin Nash

Candidate for boise city council district 2 (incumbent) visit website, since being appointed to boise city council in april 2023, colin nash has fought to improve multi-modal transportation, increase tree canopy and protect boise’s open spaces. he played an instrumental role in passing boise’s modern zoning code. , nash has also served as the representative for district 16b in the idaho state house since 2020. during his time in the idaho legislature, nash helped pass a historic investment in idaho’s public lands, and helped fund efforts that support farmers and help conserve water across the state. , if re-elected, he will continue working with mayor mclean to increase the number of parks in west boise and make all boiseans within a 10 minute walk of a park. he will also continue his collaborative efforts to improve the emerald lane overpass to help people cross over the boise connector safely, and create a connector pedestrian overpass at liberty st..

Jordan Morales

Candidate for boise city council district 4 visit website, jordan morales is the department manager for boise state university’s computer science department. morales has been heavily involved as a volunteer in finding ways for all boiseans to be able to afford housing. that led him to support the boise zoning code rewrite, which passed unanimously earlier this year. , if elected, morales will work to improve access to public transportation on major corridors in his district — like vista avenue — increase the number of walking paths and safe biking lanes, and protect the city’s open spaces. he will continue working to find policies that increase the kinds of housing in the city, so every family can afford a home. another of his commitments is to make progress in ensuring all families have access to affordable childcare..

City Council Member Meredith Stead

Candidate for boise city council district 5 (incumbent) visit website, meredith stead was appointed to boise city council on aug. 10 to fill a vacancy left by former council president holli woodings. before that, stead served on the boise planning and zoning commission since 2018. during that time, she worked to protect boise’s open spaces, create walkable neighborhoods, and provide boiseans with a variety of housing options. stead also supported the passage of boise’s modern zoning code. , if re-elected, she has committed to continue her work investing in pedestrian and bicycle connectivity, and valley-wide mass transit. she will also continue protecting our natural resources, open spaces, water, and air with smart investments and conservation policy, and fighting for every boisean’s access to equal and consistent city amenities including parks, transportation, connectivity, and emergency services..

City Council President Jimmy Hallyburton

Unopposed candidate for boise city council district 6 (incumbent) visit website, even before being elected in 2019, hallyburton was a conservation champion that helped make boise a safer place to walk and bike. on city council, hallyburton led the efforts to construct and form the pathways master plan, 112 miles of off-street walking and biking paths that connect the city of boise. he was also instrumental in helping pass the modern zoning code, and helped add multiple new provisions that will lead to a more sustainable and affordable future. in addition, hallyburton has worked to make trails and playgrounds more accessible so everyone in boise can enjoy outdoor spaces safely and conveniently., meridian endorsement.

City Council Member Elizabeth Strader

In 2020, strader utilized her background in finance and business to write a clean energy resolution that established a commitment to fiscally responsible environmental stewardship. after its passage, that resolution has led to impactful local solutions, such as a cost-saving conversion to led street lights, a biosolids drying facility to reduce trips to the landfill, and the capture of biogas at the wastewater treatment plant to repurpose it as fuel in the city of meridian. these are solutions that protect meridian’s clean air and water while saving taxpayer dollars., caldwell endorsement.

Becky Mitchell

Candidate for caldwell city council district 4, as the 2018 idaho teacher of the year, becky mitchell learned the value of her voice and was inspired to run for office to continue to make a difference for future generations. becky is an environmental science teacher, and will bring that strong understanding of conservation to the caldwell city council. if elected, she will prioritize education, business, and services for seniors., garden city endorsements.

Hannah Ball

Candidate for garden city city council, hannah loves garden city and has shown that passion by participating in and organizing multiple community events, including river clean-ups and a farmers market. if elected to city council, hannah would find ways to increase public input in decision making, work on greenbelt maintenance and long term planning, support a healthy river, and make garden city safer and more friendly for pedestrians and cyclists..

Kent Rasmussen

Candidate for garden city city council visit website, as a planning and zoning commissioner for garden city, kent has been an advocate for additional housing and increased safe mobility options. if elected to city council, he intends to be a strong advocate for sidewalks, bike paths, public transit, and other safe transportation options. kent will also be a strong supporter of clean, abundant, and cheap energy., bellevue endorsement.

Mayor Chris Johnson

Candidate for bellevue mayor (incumbent), johnson was appointed bellevue mayor earlier this year after being elected to bellevue city council in 2021. he has worked to protect the blaine county watershed and open spaces. he also worked to enact the blaine county sustainability program, and partnered with the agriculture community to further sustainable agricultural practices., ketchum endorsements.

Michael David

Candidate for ketchum city council (incumbent) visit website, michael david was first elected to ketchum city council first in 2012. throughout his service on the city council, he has worked to increase funding of mountain rides transportation authority to expand commuter times buses and to support the complete transition to electric buses before 2030.  he has also improved walking paths and worked to increase affordable housing opportunities in ketchum, as well as assisting in the creation of the warm springs preserve restoration project. , if reelected, he will continue to find ways to reduce energy consumption, reduce pollution, and provide residents with more affordable housing and transportation options..

Tripp Hutchinson

Candidate for ketchum city council, hutchinson is a former staff member in the housing department of the city of ketchum and volunteer firefighter. if elected, he will work to protect ketchum’s outdoors by making sure hillsides are protected from excessive development, and work to enact additional flood prevention and habitat protection policies., hailey endorsement.

Dustin Stone

Candidate for hailey city council, dustin stone was appointed to the hailey planning & zoning commission in 2020. during his time on the commission, he focused on reducing the amount of water being consumed by new developments and advocated for more housing types, including more affordable units. he has also partnered with the bureau of land management (blm) to build new trail systems near hailey. he served in the u.s. navy for 20 years before joining the power engineers team as an electrical engineer., sun valley endorsement.

City Council President Jane Conard

Candidate for sun valley city council (incumbent), jane conard is the current sun valley city council president, seeking re-election. she has worked to balance growth, by improving the quality and safety of walking and biking paths and working to improve access and usage of open spaces. she has also advocated to increase funding of mountain rides and help the fleet transition to 100% electric vehicles. if elected, jane conard will continue to preserve outdoor spaces, improve transit, and find solutions to the housing problems., pocatello endorsement.

Hayden Paulsen

Candidate for pocatello city council visit website, hayden grew up hunting, fishing, camping, and skiing across idaho, and would bring those conservation values to the pocatello city council. he is a strong supporter of clean energy, open space, and improved pathways. if elected, hayden will prioritize returning the right to public comments, support better and more transparent zoning decisions, and advocate for more efficient uses of public funds., idaho falls endorsement.

City Council Member John Radford

Candidate for idaho falls city council (incumbent) visit website, since being elected, john radford has worked to save parks, begun work on a canopy project, and elevated public green spaces as untouchable. supported a brand-new public park on the snake river heritage park.  i work to make our city walkable and we have passed a resolution for a carbon free power company that is run by our city. if reelected, radford will continue his work to plant 100,000 trees, and to work to restore our storm water creeks that were abandoned with irrigators. restoring williow creek would be a sportsman’s dream and help our water and canopy of trees., moscow endorsement.

Bryce Blankenship

Candidate for moscow city council visit website, bryce is the senior instructor of philosophy at university of idaho and is passionate about the protection of wild lands and the environment. as an experienced educator and moscow mentor, he would bring his ability to listen, learn, advocate, and communicate to the city council. if elected, he will prioritize management of the palouse basin aquifer and critical infrastructure work for the moscow-pullman airport and downtown revitalization., sandpoint endorsement.

City Council President Kate McAlister

Candidate for sandpoint mayor visit website, kate mcalister is the current city council president of the sandpoint city council. if elected to mayor, she will continue to work to protect the sandpoint watershed, advocate for infrastructure improvements, support small business owners and continue to lead on affordable housing., about our endorsement process.

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