# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Boat Handling
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 25 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 am – Sun, 26 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The Boat Handling course is open to anyone aged over 14 and it’s a great way to get non-divers involved in the club, especially if they have family members who dive. No diving qualification is necessary to take part.

This two-day event will take place in Belfast (day one) and Strangford Lough (day two). Exact time and location details will be shared with attendees ahead of the event.

It’s a practical boat-based course that gives each student plenty of time at the helm of a small dive boat to practise their skills, including how to drop and recover divers safely. Some boat insurers require any person driving a boat to have an approved boat-handling qualification.

You will be out and about in boats on both days of this two-day course, which includes a mix of four theory, two dry practical and three open-water practical sessions aboard a RIB. You will learn about the responsibilities of owning, towing and driving a boat, and how to launch and recover it. 

Practical skills include high-speed driving, slow-speed manoeuvring, anchoring and coming alongside. You will develop your overall seamanship skills, including voyage planning, essential rules of the road and learn the actions to take in an emergency.

Read more about this course: https://www.bsac.com/training/skill-development-courses/seamanship-courses/boat-handling/
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/belfast/boat-handling/200030101720258
- **Event Categories**: workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Belfast
- **state**: NI
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
- **lat**: 54.5971
- **long**: -5.9301
- **full address**: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Boat Handling being held?
  - **A:** Boat Handling takes place on Sat, 25 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 am to Sun, 26 Jul, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Boat Handling?
  - **A:** Boat Handling is organized by BSAC - British Sub-Aqua Club.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Boat Handling is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Belfast, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Boat Handling sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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