DSC Training, RYA First Aid and RYA Sea Survival. You can get your European Powerboat qualification or "Boat Licence" in the form of the ICC - International Certificate of Competence from Boatability too. RIB, Cruiser and Powerboat charters are available. Some boats are available for bareboat charter depending on qualifications and others are provided with skippers.

Capable of providing a wide variety of recognised Powerboat Courses, including shore-based training, we utilise a selection of powerboats to ensure maximum training value. Alternatively your own boat can also be used for training with one of our instructors.

Located within the Portsmouth Harbour area we have ready access to training areas in the Solent that are both safe and challenging. For example it is 4 miles just to the harbour mouth so plenty to see and learn before opening the boats up once out at sea.

The Royal Navy have a saying, "If you can drive a boat in Portsmouth, then you can drive one anywhere!"

Some of our instructors have in excess of 20 years military boat driving experience and are either RYA, City & Guilds or Advanced powerboat Instructors.

Boatability has been teaching power boating and shore-based courses for over 18 years and is very well respected across the leisure and commercial boating industry.

RYA Powerboat training is conducted on a wide variety of boats including Dories, Ribs. This will enable you to get familiar with and learn how to handle many different types of powerboats on your powerboat training course.

Boatability is well established and benefits from the abundance of powerboat training experience that our staff have. Safety is always a priority and all vessels are coded to Portsmouth Harbour and RYA exacting standards. This ensures maximum possible safety at all times, regardless of the activity.

With many powerboat training instructors and powerboat resources you will benefit from first class course resources. For example we have four in house powerboat training instructors qualified to teach RYA powerboat training courses so you will always be well looked after by the very best powerboat trainers. Our extensively equipped office and classrooms are the envy of the industry. Fantastic locations, great facilities and more combined experience and ability than you can imagine. You will be well looked after with first class powerboat training on your course. With a range of boats available for charter or hire. The boats range from luxury cruisers, extremely fast ribs, yachts, through to specialist powerboats for those who require disabled easy access; This includes wheelchair users and for people with other kinds of disability.

If you have the urge to go out on to the water, but for whatever reason do not have access to a powerboat, appropriate powerboat training, or the appropriate facilities, Boatability's powerboat training courses hold the answers for you.