Australia is the largest island in the world with a long coastline. As a result of geographical location, Australians love the sea and sea sports to an innumerable degree. Buying yachts to take the whole family on a cruise is a holiday pastime for many Australians.
Australia is a country that "kills the rich and the poor", with few rich and even less poor, with 80 per cent of the middle class. The symbol of the middle class is the possession of villas and yachts. In Australia every ten families own a private yacht. A second-hand yacht of $50,000 is enough, most of which can be bought. Because yachts are expensive to store in the bay, each yacht pays a parking fee of $10, 000 a year. As a result, some families simply hauled yachts home in trailers and put them in their yards. So we often see yacht trailers running all over the street on the road and becoming a scenic line.
This is the wharf of Adelaide Greer Beach and many private yachts are moored in the bay.
Australians are such a way of life: simplicity, freedom, vitality, leisure and adventure.
How do I get a yacht driver's license in Australia?
Then getting a yacht license would be a good choice, and it's not as difficult as you think.
First of all, there are two types of yacht driver's license.
The first: simply driving a yacht, such as just fishing out of the sea, ah, listen to the waves, the hair of a daze;
The second type: on the basis of being able to drive a yacht, you can also drive a marine motor boat, or drag a person behind the boat to play water skiing, water parachute and so on.
If you want to take the second test, then the test will add this part, and after passing it, you will endorse PWC (Personal Watercraft). On your driver's license.
In Victoria, there are two ways to get a yacht license:
1, the first method
- Half-day classes at Vic Roads (Road Bureau) accredited training institutions
- There will be exams after class
- If you pass the exam,
- The training institution will send you a certificate.
- Visit Vic Roads's website to download the yacht license application form
- Fill in the application form and bring the certificate, and you can get the Vic Roads to change your yacht driver's license.
This is the website of the list of Vic Roads accredited training institutions:
http://transportsafety.vic.gov.au/maritime-safety/recreational-vessel-operators/powerboat/licensing/accredited-training-providers
This method is direct and convenient. In the course of taking part in the course, you can ask the teacher directly and get answers immediately. The following is a brief introduction to the contents of the training course.
The fees for training courses are generally between 120 and 250. The prices charged by different training centres vary slightly. You can choose a few more training centers to compare. For example, this charge is 135 Australian dollars per person.
The entire course, which combines Power Point and video, covers:
- Registration of vessels
- Requirements for licences
- Preparations to be made before going to sea
- Installation of safety equipment on board ships
- Rules in navigation
- Attention should be paid to towing water sports (such as water skiing)
- A symbol of a wide range of waters.
- Application of vessel signal Lamp
- And procedures for emergency calls, etc.
The course starts at 10 a.m., fills in the form, starts teaching, takes three or four short breaks in the middle of the day, takes more than one hour of examination, the teacher changes the paper, issues the certificate, the course is completed, and it's 03:30 to make sure that all of this leaves the school.
The examination is divided into two parts
- The first part: is about the yacht, a total of 30 multiple-choice questions, can only be wrong 4;
- The second part: is the examination of PWC, a total of 15 multiple-choice questions, can only be wrong 2;
If there are more than 4 questions and 2 questions wrong, the exam is dead.
This means that you have to get 80 points or more to pass the exam.
2. Second option
Get a free copy of the Victorian Recreational Boating Safety Handbook (Virginia yacht safety manual at any Vic Roads)
There are 12 chapters in the safety manual, which are what we talk about in class, but it is written.
After reading this 148-page security manual, you can make an appointment for the Vic Roads exam. Exam time can be booked online.
The cost to the Vic Roads is $26.50. The content and form of the exam is the same as ours, and it is also divided into two parts. The first part of 30 multiple-choice questions can only be wrong 4; the second part 15 multiple-choice questions can only be wrong 2.
However, in the Vic Roads examination, you can only do it on your own.
The difference between these two methods costs more than 100 Australian dollars, basically the same day to get the certificate.
It's cheap to take the Vic Roads exam, but you have to be confident that you'll have to finish the exam independently, or you'll have to re-take the exam N times, and you'll have to make an appointment.
Of course, if you are high achiever, I suggest you choose the second method.
After passing the exam, no matter which method you choose above, after passing the test, you must fill out the application form for obtaining the yacht license first and submit it to the Vic Roads, before you can change to the official driving license.
Application for yacht driving licence download address: https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/~/media/files/formsandpublications/licences/licence_or_learner_permit_application.ashx?la=en
When filling out the form, the first page, the lower left-hand corner of the applicant's signature first do not sign, to save to the Vic Roads in front of the clerk's signature.
After taking the application form to Vic Roads, the procedure for changing the certificate is as follows:
- Get the number plate, wait for the call number.
- When it's your turn, hand in the certificate and application form
- The operator will ask you to take your driver's license and medical card to make sure it's you.
- If you don't have an Australian driver's license and medical card, you have to provide a passport, plus a bank card with your name and a letter to you.
- This letter should have your name and address on it, and it must be sent by regular companies such as banks, power companies, gas companies, telephone companies, etc.
- Test the eyesight, whether you wear glasses or not, the operator will look for a line of letters on the visual table for you to read out, that letter is still quite large, don't worry about it
- If you wear glasses, he will ask if you wear glasses for a long time. Just answer it truthfully. It doesn't affect your license.
- If your certificate is taken together with PWC, he will ask if the license you are going to apply for is endorsed by PWC
- Pay: the current five-year license fee for PWC is $195.50 (changes from year to year)
- Photo: after you pay the money, you can take pictures at another counter that specifically takes pictures for driver's license holders.
- After taking the photo, you can go, and the driver's license will be sent to your house in a few days. It grew up like this:
After getting the driver's license, how big can you drive a yacht?
After getting the driver's license, how big can you drive a yacht? The answer is: as long as it is leisure and entertainment, not commercial boats, most of the line. In other words, before seen in Hong Kong and Taiwan drama, tuhao people can drive a large yacht oh. For example, the following figure:
Warm tips although it is not very difficult to get this driver's license, but also do not take lightly. The sea is ruthless, especially after just getting a driver's license, the size of the ship, and the distance from the sea, is better by shallow and deep.
Before going to sea, remember to check the official radar weather forecast, wind direction report, and tide table to make sure the weather is suitable for sailing. The most reliable is the official website of the Australian Meteorological Service: www.bom.gov.au
One last reminder: emergency call channels and procedures must be familiar with.
For more information on yacht licences, visit Vic Road's official website: https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/licences/licence-and-permit-types/marine-licence
