BOAT LICENCES IN SYDNEY

A NSW Boat Licence is needed for anyone aged 12 or over who wants to drive a boat faster than 10 knots, or 18.5km/h.

This speed isn’t very fast, and you’ll need a Licence to get anywhere in a hurry!

The full NSW Boating Licence will let you drive any boat of any length and any power or speed, so long as it’s not in a commercial capacity – you can’t run a business, or drive the Manly Ferry.

• Practical Boating Experience
  As part of the course we’ll take you out on the water at one of our venues around Sydney, aboard one of our three boats, and guide you through the different boating techniques that you need to know.
  We cover Low Speed Manoeuvres (you’ll drive forward and backward), Man Over-Board drills, High Speed Manoeuvres and more.
• Face-to-Face Theory Training
  It only takes about 45 minutes at home to read the Boat Licence pre-study guide before your course and it primes you on all the terms you’ll need out on the water.
  We’ll also use our guide as a reference in the classroom, where we teach you the Boating rules and get them to stick through years of instructing students.
• Beat the Boating Test
  Once you’ve been primed with all the info you could need, we sit the multiple choice exam on paper in our closed-book classroom environment.
  Our success rate is incredibly high, with two attempts included at the test on the day. If you don’t pass during the course, you can come back on any other course date and have another go – at no additional cost!
• Apply for the NSW Boat Licence
  Now you’ve completed your full-day course with ABC, just take your completed application form to any RMS or Services NSW branch, no appointments needed.
  Simply enter the branch, select “Maritime” on the touchscreen for a numbered ticket, give them your form when called, pay the licence fee, and get your licence on the spot!