SisterShip Training and Boat Licencing

SisterShip Training and Maritime Training School

Book Coastal Navigation (Self-Paced Course)

Build real boating confidence

Without feeling overwhelmed, embarrassed, or out of your depth.

Find the training that fits you

Docking & Anchoring without panic

For when docking, anchoring, or marina approaches feel stressful, especially when people are watching.

Help me dock and anchor calmly →

Charts, navigation, and e-charts

For when charts, chartplotters, bearings, distances, and navigation still feel confusing.

Help me understand navigation →

Knowing the rules on the water

For when you want to understand what other skippers seem to “just know.”

Help me understand the rules →

Weather, safety, and preparedness

For when you want to make better decisions before conditions change.

Help me make safer decisions →

Marine radio confidence

For when you need your marine radio certificate or MMSI, but also want to feel calm and confident using the radio when it matters.

Help me feel confident on radio →

Offshore safety and passage planning

For when longer trips, changing conditions, or emergency situations feel intimidating and you want to feel more prepared before heading offshore.

Help me prepare offshore →

Get Your NSW Boat Licence — And Feel Prepared On The Water

Clear, practical training that helps you pass the test and feel more confident once you’re actually out on the water.

Online boat licence course Face-to-face course in Bega

Already boating but still unsure?

If you already hold your licence, or don’t legally need one, but still feel nervous making decisions on the water, this course will help you feel calmer and more capable out there.

Boating Confidence for New Skippers

Practical boating education built for real-world confidence

Designed for recreational boaters, cruisers, and maritime students who want calmer, more practical confidence — not just theory.

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20+ years training experience

Over 20 years helping boaters and maritime students build practical, real-world confidence.

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1,000+ students taught

Online and face-to-face training designed to make boating easier to understand and apply.

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Real boating experience

Training built around the real decisions boaters face on the water — not just textbook scenarios.

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Step-by-step teaching

Clear explanations that help you understand what to do, when to do it, and why it matters.

Proud BIA Member

Supporting safer, more practical boating education for Australian boaters and marine students.

When boating finally starts to feel clearer and more confident

Students often come to us feeling unsure, overwhelmed, or nervous. The real win is leaving with clearer understanding and more confidence on the water.

★★★★★

“I feel so much more confident.”

“I came hoping to learn the basics of navigation. This has been exceeded, I feel so much more confident.”

— Jenny M, NSW
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“It finally made sense.”

“Jackie has the unique ability to make the course materials easy to comprehend and make sense.”

— David R, VIC
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“Confidence to keep going.”

“The confidence I have gained through their nav course has given me the strength to continue my dream of sailing.”

— Karen T, QLD
Plotting your position on a nautical chart

Other Books

Other Courses

Weather
Passage Planning
Emergency Preparedness
Col Regs
Marine Radio

Modules: 38 videos step-by-step + Quizzes + Practice Questions/Answers +Downloads +hints/tips

You can now purchase the Captains’ Course Bundle and Essential Crew Skills courses in great value Bundles, click here (7 courses for $150!)

The Navigation course includes – Modules: 38 videos step-by-step + Quizzes + Practice Questions/Answers +Downloads +hints/tips

  1. Where on Earth are we? And what does that mean?
  2. Speed, Distance, Time
  3. All About Charts
  4. Position Plotting
  5. Measure Distance
  6. Measure direction
  7. Variation and Deviation
  8. Three – Bearing Fixes
  9. Set and Drift
  10. Double the Angle Off The Bow
  11. Estimated Position and Deduced Reckoning
  12. Position by Bearing and Range
  13. Transits (bearings)
  14. Running Fix
  15. Leeway
  16. Electronic charts
  17. CHECK YOUR PROGRESS Q&A

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    Navigation Equipment you might need:

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    • 2 x Navigation Books for Students

      $89.99
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    • Chart AUS252

      $44.00
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    • Portland Course Plotter and 7" Brass Divider and Pencil Compass (Discounted)

      Original price was: $120.00.Current price is: $99.00.

Other Books

Other Courses

Weather
Passage Planning
Emergency Preparedness
Col Regs
Marine Radio