Once you book your Boat Licence and Jetski Licence with iiCaptain you will receive a confirmation email with all the details and a link to an online course that must be completed before you attend your practical session. Once completed your will obtain a “Completion Certificate” that you will need to either print or download to show your trainer on the practical day.

We meet at Lota Reserve, Lota on The Esplanade where you can grab a coffee at the nearby cafe before sitting for the theory component. The short theory exam usually takes 45 minutes as we keep the theory as quick and easy as possible, leaving more time to spend on the water. Once the theory is completed, you jump onto the boat for the Recreational Boat Licence practical, and if you have booked for Jetski as well, this will follow once you’ve completed the Boat Licence.

We offer you the choice of using one of our boats (for free), or using your own boat to do your boat licence if you and your mates want to do it together as a group. Sometimes when we have large bookings we run multiple classes at the same time (multiple trainers on multiple boats and Jetski’s) to keep the group sizes small so that you’re not sitting around waiting.

Less time sitting in a classroom, more time to spend on the water

Once we are out on the water your trainer will demonstrate various manoeuvres both high slow speed and high speed, all designed to improve your skills then each student will have a go and be assessed on their ability.

As soon as you complete the assessment, the Assessor will give you your Statement of Competency, you will then have up to six months to take that to Department of Transport & Main Roads to pay the small fee and get your Boat License or your PWC License.

It’s as simple as that…

For all you you that have just become the proud owner of a new boat (or you’re even smarter and have a mate who is) and are keen to get out on the water, we can come with you to show you the ropes and give you piece of mind. Book a course with us, (book here) and we will have someone meet you at the ramp when you first take it out for a spin.

Our experts at iiCaptain and Queensland Boat School will assist to launch the boat, show you the best way to set up and handle the ropes and all the other basics that you are going to need to know.

This flexibility means that if you want a peaceful relaxing lesson, choose a time when there aren’t many boaters. Choose a weekday, a Sunday or early before work on a weekday before it gets too hot and windy. Or if you have left it to the last minute and just want to get it done, we can help you there too.

We have many Trainers and a range of boats, so if you book a date and time we will coordinate an assessor to meet you there.All of this should only take about 3 – 5 hours – it’s about boating safety).

Be a Better Boater

If you are wanting to learn more about how to handle your boat or how to take your boat to somewhere that you have never been, you should check out our range of boat handling courses. Although there are several hours of practical training included with the basic Recreational Boat License, iiCaptain & Queensland Boat School provide a range of boat handling courses suitable for ANY level of experience on ANY type of boat. Whether you are a beginner and would like an expert to show you how to reverse a trailer, or have years of experience, remove the stress that comes with taking out your new boat for the first time and get one of Brisbane’s most experienced Captains to show you how it’s done.