About Boating Safety

Offering a practical introduction to boating and boating safety

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Mission Statement

We believe in Boating Safety for everyone.

We meet the needs of our students by offering hands on practical boating education.

Understanding that all New Zealand communities, and ethnicity require support to ensure their safety on the water.

Our goal is to provide our community with the best marine education available, and for all our people to come home safely at the end of a days boating.

Head out on to the water anywhere, and feel confident you can handle any challenge that may arise, leaving you to focus on enjoying your craft, having fun and having memorable trips, with your family and friends, for all the right reasons.

If you own a boat and and are interested in honing your skills, then one of our courses, would be ideal, book now or contact me for more details.

Steve Bone

Principle Instructor

From basic childhood dinghy experience to jet boats, runabouts and small launches. Lots of fun with offshore power boat racing. Large commercial vessel handling, including both passenger and vehicular ferries and tour boats on Lake Taupo Fullers Ferries, The Auckland Harbour Master vessels as a Maritime Officer.

Qualifications & Experience

  • Coast Guard Rescue Vessel Skipper

  • Boat Master Instructor

  • Local Launch Masters Licence

  • Inshore Launch Master Licence

  • Commercial Launch Master’s Licence

  • Rescue Vessel Skipper

  • Radar Certification

  • Certified in Fire and Emergency

Our Three Courses

Basic Boating Skills

The aim of this course is provide a basic practical introduction to boating on the water for those with little or no previous experience.

Conducted in your own boat, this is not a classroom course and all the instructions are done out on the water.

This course is available as a one-on-one training or ladies only.

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Intermediate Skipper

This course is taught in your own boat. Either one on one, or you and a friend or family member for the same price.

This training is a hands-on practical on-water course, as opposed to sitting in a classroom.

This course is a full day course.

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Advanced Skipper

This course is a full day course.

Will give you the confidence to complete a short coastal trip (daytime only), conducted in your own boat totally hands on.

By this stage applicants must be reasonably confident and a proficient skipper.

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Practical Boating Training

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