Jetski Pack (RYA PWC)
Two essential courses to get you started towards securing your first deckhand job and gaining your jet ski licence: STCW Basic Safety Training and RYA Jet Ski/ PWC course. STCW Basic Safety is a mandatory training for all seafarers, and jet ski license will allow you to drive jet ski legally and advance your career on superyachts.
What you need to know
STCW Basic Safety Training
Place: Antibes
Duration: 5 days
PWC/Jet Ski License
Place: Golfe-Juan
Duration: 1 day
About the course
STCW Basic Safety Training
STCW Basic Safety Training is a 5-day course comprised of five modules:
- Personal Safety & Social Responsibility: understanding of on-board working conditions, safety procedures and accident prevention.
- Personal Survival Techniques: survival at sea in the event of an emergency, life-raft familiarisation.
- Elementary First Aid: basic first aid training & resuscitation.
- Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting: fire causes, prevention, extinguishing techniques.
- Proficiency in Security Awareness: importance of on-board security and how to recognise and react in the event of security threats.
The course provides students with an important introduction to working at sea and will equip them with necessary skills and knowledge to work safely onboard a seagoing vessel. Once students obtain STCW Basic Safety Training, they meet the minimum mandatory requirement for working on superyachts and commercial vessels over 24 metres in length.
The STCW (Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping) courses are run in accordance with section A-VI/1 of the STCW Code including the Manila amendments introduced in 2010.
PWC/Jet Ski License
1-day PWC /Jet Ski qualification course includes launching & recovery, safety on water, navigation, high speed jet ski handling and taking care of personal watercraft. You will receive an RYA license to drive a jet ski legally.
Important information: It is illegal to drive a jet ski without a licence in the whole Mediterranean for safety & insurance reasons.
With PWC/Jet Ski license and actual experience riding jet ski you can advance your career as PWI / Jet Ski Instructor and offer training both onboard superyachts and onshore.
Accommodation
Our trainings and packages do not include accommodation. However, we work closely with a number of crew houses in Antibes that offer accommodation. Please, check the list here.