Motor's boat lesson
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Each session prepares the candidate to take the exam to obtain the Swiss license, categories A, motorized boats of more than 8 HP. To take the exam, the candidate must master different maneuvers: make a U-turn in a narrow channel, enter a mooring place in forward and reverse gear, dock a pontoon on starboard and port in forward and reverse gear, take a buoy, recover a man who has fallen into the water, anchor, know 8 nautical knots, determine a course on the nautical chart, take a bearing, apply different safety rules on board, etc. |
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The course and examination boat is a 5m50 Littoral Alu equipped with a 100 HP outboard engine. All maneuvers are done in the port with the exception of "man overboard", you must demonstrate good control of the boat and its speed at all times. The exam takes place on board the same boat, a SAN inspector comes to Port Choiseul from May to October, during the other months the exams are scheduled at Eaux-Vives. We only offer 1h1/2 courses in order to avoid too many appointments (travel) and to have time to work on all the maneuvers in each session. |
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Stéphane Harder - has sailed and still sails on all waters for nearly 30 years, holder of an offshore license, skipper on an old rig from 1992 to 1994 in the Caribbean Sea, Atlantic crossing in 1994, several boat deliveries in the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea and Indian Ocean. Tel. 079 342 59 04 or stephane@diveexplorer.com |
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Cédric MARCHAND - was a lifeboat captain and trainer with the SNSM (National Society for Rescue at Sea) in Britany. Tel. 076 247 94 67 |
| Courses price 2025 | ||
| 1 hour 1/2 | CHF 150.- | |
| 8 sessions of 1h1/2 + exam | CHF 1'180.- | |
| Exam at Port Choiseul | CHF 80.- | |
| Examen in anonther port of Geneva | CHF 120.- | |
| 1 hour 1/2 on your boat | CHF 100.- |
Prepared licence : Swiss motorboat licence
Prerequisite: be 18 years old, be registered for the theory test at the office of motor vehicles and shipping in Carouge (phone 022/343.02.00) or have already passed the knowledge test or have the permit sailing.
Course Location: Port Choiseul in Versoix.