dusty turbine Member 90 Member For: 17y 1m 12d Gender: Male Location: Holbrook NSW Posted 03/11/08 07:02 AM Share Posted 03/11/08 07:02 AM Hey guys just wondering how hard the boat licence test is in NSW? Thinking about doing it. The old man has a boat sitting in the shed not getting any love so thought I might as well get off my arse this summer and make use of it. Little bit of water skiing and fishing is always good I reckon. So let me know your thoughts (if you have any!) Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/51302-hard-to-get-a-boat-licence/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 03/11/08 07:05 AM Share Posted 03/11/08 07:05 AM Not sure about NSW but it's easy as over here in WA.Best bet would be to go into a local boat shop & get details as they're normally pretty clued up What sort of boat is it?? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/51302-hard-to-get-a-boat-licence/#findComment-761377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusty turbine Member 90 Member For: 17y 1m 12d Gender: Male Location: Holbrook NSW Posted 03/11/08 07:11 AM Author Share Posted 03/11/08 07:11 AM 03XR6T said: What sort of boat is it??Thanks buddy. If I showed you guys a photo you'd definatly laugh at me and my old man!It was made in late 60's I think. It's pretty much a big tinnie with a 70hp outboard on the back. It pulls two donuts or knee boards. And it's got a little 5hp for fishing. Better than a dingy, but not by much! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/51302-hard-to-get-a-boat-licence/#findComment-761389 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 5m 29d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 03/11/08 07:17 AM Share Posted 03/11/08 07:17 AM Probably easier than getting a Heavy Articulate... (re: avatar..) Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/51302-hard-to-get-a-boat-licence/#findComment-761401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusty turbine Member 90 Member For: 17y 1m 12d Gender: Male Location: Holbrook NSW Posted 03/11/08 07:19 AM Author Share Posted 03/11/08 07:19 AM Not my doing dags, I promise. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/51302-hard-to-get-a-boat-licence/#findComment-761407 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ F6 Member 641 Member For: 19y 11m Gender: Male Location: Newcastle NSW Posted 03/11/08 07:23 AM Share Posted 03/11/08 07:23 AM They test is not to hard if you read the book. There are alot of rules and signals that you need to know and cant bluff your way through. I have my PWC licence and failed it once because I thought I could do it without reading the book. Russ Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/51302-hard-to-get-a-boat-licence/#findComment-761414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
typhoon_freak Cryptic Clothing Company Donating Members 4,556 Member For: 16y 10m 3d Gender: Male Location: Brisvages, Capalaba Posted 03/11/08 08:25 AM Share Posted 03/11/08 08:25 AM when I got my lic. and my rwc lic. took one day and it couldnt be easier.. just wanted a dvd, told us the rules and we sat the test, and helped us out if we were stuck. and the prac test is even easier.. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/51302-hard-to-get-a-boat-licence/#findComment-761494 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFHOON Donating Members 1,932 Member For: 19y 1m 19d Gender: Male Location: nsw Posted 03/11/08 09:22 AM Share Posted 03/11/08 09:22 AM as said you need to read the book.pay attention to lights and the most important part of the test is on the cardinal markers.you can pass with a few wrong in the first section but if you get the last ones wrong your screwed. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/51302-hard-to-get-a-boat-licence/#findComment-761539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Donating Members 2,930 Member For: 18y 1m Gender: Male Location: Caracciola Karussell Posted 03/11/08 09:27 AM Share Posted 03/11/08 09:27 AM Its far too easy to get boat licenses. We have the Rec skippers ticket over here and even noobs with no ocean experience can hand over cash and get one.. If you dont have much boating experience I'd do a course or something just in case. I've seen it all too often. Nothing worse than being well out of sight of land when the wind picks up and some bloke and his kids have no radio and need help! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/51302-hard-to-get-a-boat-licence/#findComment-761546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusty turbine Member 90 Member For: 17y 1m 12d Gender: Male Location: Holbrook NSW Posted 03/11/08 10:03 AM Author Share Posted 03/11/08 10:03 AM Thanks guys, yeah I'm a bit worried about remembering all the lights and markers. Never going to need to know them but it's all part of it. We just have a big open weir here. Plenty of room and very very few lights and signs. And don't worry Mat the open ocean is definatly not my thing! Tried it once and got big time sea sick! Not fun! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/51302-hard-to-get-a-boat-licence/#findComment-761574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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