Once you’ve done your Boating Licence there may be specific skills that you’d like to work on, covering topics from trailer handling to mechanical maintenance.
You can book some time with Scott who will lend his expertise and years of boating knowledge to get you more confident on the water in no time.
Private lessons are flexible and are customised to meet your requirements to ensure you feel comfortable out on the water.
What can you cover during my boating lesson?
Scott can work with you to handle any custom maritime request you have for him – these are the ones we do most often:
- Handling a trailer-mounted vessel and reversing in a straight line down a boat ramp
- Launching and recovering a vessel from a boat ramp
- Berth and depart your private pontoon
- Bar crossings and offshore boat handling
- Estimating fuel consumption and day trip planning
- General boat maintenance and seaworthiness
- Getting to know your local waterway in your own vessel
The easiest days to organise personalised boating lessons are midweek on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.
Weekend days are not available as they are normally busy days at ABC Northern NSW, however, very limited weekend days may be available in the winter months.
You can most easily lock in a date if you get in early.
Where do you do the boating lessons?
If you’d like to use our ABC vessel we can travel to any convenient waterway around Port Macquarie to help you with your training needs, so long as there’s a boat ramp or other launching point.
Alternatively, many people have their own vessel that they’d like to be more experienced with – if that’s the case it’s even easier as we just meet you where it is convenient for you.
How much do the lessons cost?
Private lessons are dependent on the time and vessel you’d like to use as below:
| On Your Own Boat – First Three Hours | $495.00 |
| On Your Own Boat – Additional Hours | $150.00 per additional hour |
| On ABC Vessel – First Three Hours | $995.00 |
| On ABC Vessel – Additional Hours | $225 per additional hour |
How do I book my boating lessons?
Just use the enquiry form below to get in touch with what you’d like to get out of your lesson.
We’ll get in touch during business hours and get you sorted!
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Australian Boating College Northern NSW Division. ABN 74 636 995 983 is an authorised Nominated Representative of ABC Licence Training Pty Ltd. ABN: 43 080 057 923 and RTO Number: 3399 and is approved by NSW Maritime to provide practical boat training and/or knowledge testing for the NSW general boat driving licence and PWC driving licence.
