Inland Boat Licence

[Neuk_]

Has anyone been through the process recently? My future FIL has bought a boat that we will use on the Hartebeespoort dam so we need to organise our licences, any information, recommendations, etc. will be appreciated.

 

[rodga]

Should have bought one that cant receive any signals, then you dont need a license

 

[Neuk_]

Should have bought one that cant receive any signals, then you dont need a license

Like a portable cloaking device?

 

[Speedster]

It's a pretty simple exercise. There are a few guys in the Harties area that provide the licensing. You get a book to study, write a short test and do a practical on the water.

 

[Neuk_]

It's a pretty simple exercise. There are a few guys in the Harties area that provide the licensing. You get a book to study, write a short test and do a practical on the water.

Yeah, I found this thread specifically for Hartebeespoort but it is pretty old so hoping to find someone who has done it more recently.

Skippers license at Hartbeespoortdam??

Anyone knows of a place or can give me a number of a place in Hartbeespoortdam where I can do my boat skippers license?

www.4x4community.co.za

 

[CaptainObvious]

I did my course a couple years ago at Bronkhorstpruit dam, https://skippercourses.co.za/
I waited nearly a year for my licence to show up due to Covid etc. normal waiting times, i'm told, are 6 months. but you get a temporary licence in the meantime.

 

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[Neuk_]

I did my course a couple years ago at Bronkhorstpruit dam, https://skippercourses.co.za/
I waited nearly a year for my licence to show up due to Covid etc. normal waiting times, i'm told, are 6 months. but you get a temporary licence in the meantime.

Thanks for the suggestion, if waiting times are 6 months we'll have to get temporary licenses as summer is around the corner.

 

[victorlebza]

Hi guys, I'm also planning to get the licence. What are the fees for an R-Licence? I know different service providers will charge different costs, but what are the price ranges I need to budget for?

"R-LICENSE – Dams and Rivers
The license which allows the holder to operate on dams, rivers, lakes, lagoons and harbours in South Africa.

• Copy of ID document (must be 16 years or older)
• Four passport/id photos
• Medical certificate
• Log of a minimum of 25 hours on dams or rivers. To be signed by the applicant/student.
• Pass the exam."

 

[victorlebza]

Has anyone been through the process recently? My future FIL has bought a boat that we will use on the Hartebeespoort dam so we need to organise our licences, any information, recommendations, etc. will be appreciated.

Hi @Neuk_ ,how far are you with the process?

 

[Neuk_]

Hi @Neuk_ ,how far are you with the process?

We haven't started, my FIL has made enquiries at the Pecanwood boat club while we finish the house renovations.

 

[Gaz{M}]

How the shmuck are you supposed to clock 25 hours of boating?

 

[IzZzy]

How the shmuck are you supposed to clock 25 hours of boating?

That is exactly the difficulty I had. You need to find a friend with a boat, or pay an instructor to give you the practical hours. It's a farce - you can learn everything in 3-5 hours. But I did it and now the domino chain can fall with my wife cracking her hours under my watch etc. Much easier for her...

 

[notayoba]

How the shmuck are you supposed to clock 25 hours of boating?

SImple. You log of a minimum of 25 hours by writing it down on a form after the exam. It's the logging that counts, no so much the boating......

 

[Sinbad]

I did an RYA PB2 course over 2 days. Comes with the option of an international competency certificate valid for powerboats up to 10m most places in the world...

 

[GhostSixFour]

How the shmuck are you supposed to clock 25 hours of boating?

Rent a houseboat for a weekend.

 

[Neuk_]

Myself, FIL, SIL, BIL and SIL's boyfriend all managed to get our Category R skippers licence last night It was relatively easy and painless, needed a medical clearance from our GP, optician clearance after a basic test, ID photo's, copy of ID, R2300 cash, sat in a lecture for nearly two hours, wrote an exam which we were helped with if needed and now we can skipper the inlaws boat at Hartebeespoort.

 

[Neuk_]

SImple. You log of a minimum of 25 hours by writing it down on a form after the exam. It's the logging that counts, no so much the boating......

This turned out to be 100% accurate, we filled in the log before the lecture started.

 

[rodga]

Myself, FIL, SIL, BIL and SIL's boyfriend all managed to get our Category R skippers licence last night It was relatively easy and painless, needed a medical clearance from our GP, optician clearance after a basic test, ID photo's, copy of ID, R2300 cash, sat in a lecture for nearly two hours, wrote an exam which we were helped with if needed and now we can skipper the inlaws boat at Hartebeespoort.