Hire Boat Rquirements 2017 Training Course Programme

 

 

The pre-learning

Essential background

A brief coverage of:

  • What are hire boats
  • Why BSS hire boat requirements can be different to BSS private boat requirements.
  • Why changes to the BSS hire boat requirements were necessary

The changes

Documents covering:

  • How the private boat requirements are to be applied to hire boats
  • The Examination Checking Procedures for each of the 16 new hire boat requirements
  • Published information about how the new slip-resistant surfaces check is to be applied

Assessment

Pre-learning assessment (set aside around three hours) will be by way of answering a series of multiple choice questions and inserting free text into text boxes online, relating to the Pre-learning material.

 

The attended day-course

Description

The one‐day regional training event will focus on the practical aspects of applying the 16 new/amended specific only to the BSS hire boat requirements 2017.

Morning

Arrive 09:15 ready for a prompt start at 09:30. Coffee/tea will be available on arrival and throughout the morning session.

The morning session will last 3 hours and will cover around half of the new checks. It will involve one visit to a hire boat.

Lunch

12:30 -13:15 – Lunch – a buffet lunch is provided

Afternoon

The afternoon session will start promptly at 13:30. Coffee/tea will be available during the afternoon.

The afternoon session will last 3 hours and will cover around half of the new checks. It will involve one visit to a hire boat.

The course is scheduled to end between 16:30 and 16:45.

 

Post-learning Assessment

Online

After you have attended the day-course you will need to complete and pass the Post-learning Assessment by answering correctly a second series of multiple choice questions and inserting free text into text boxes online.

Note that examiners will not be authorised to carry out hire boat BSS examinations after April 2017 until they have successfully completed the Post-learning Assessment.
 

 Choosing your venue
Go to venue page

Please choose the appropriate training event booking form from the list on the page.

On the application form page it tells you how many applications have been received. Each venue has 15 spaces allocated and bookings are on a first come basis.

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