SisterShip Training and Boat Licencing

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.

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.

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.

20+ years training experience

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

1,000+ students taught

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

Real boating experience

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

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
★★★★★

“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

Planning your trip is fun, but it is also a serious task and incredibly helpful, especially when those unexpected challenges create a twist in the journey. Your mind should fully explore where you plan to take your boat and crew.

All the information together with preparing for your journey can be overwhelming, but it is far better to have a good handle on the data pertinent to your trip at the start, before you untie the lines.

And it doesn’t need to be overwhelming. Once you have one Float Plan or Passage Plan in place, it is easy to amend the details for following voyages.

You cannot sufficiently passage plan on electronic charts alone. You must view and study the big picture on paper charts. It is beneficial to plan using both paper charts and electronic charts.

While your plan doesn’t necessarily have to be as detailed as a commercial vessel’s, it is good seamanship and your responsibility to consider all these topics.

You’re the Skipper, you’re responsible.

More info

Passage Planning is a vital part of the cruising adventure. We’ve included some useful Passage Planning links, to start you off.

It doesn’t need to be arduous, but you do need to study charts, have backup plans, and brief everyone on board.

Emergency
When an emergency hits, you won’t have time to read through details, find radio channels or phone numbers, discuss what everyone should do immediately.

You need to plan.

Passage Planning Links/Continue Reading

See what else we get up to here.

Including: Electronic Charts Capabilities and Limitations.

For more details on the content and sample images, scroll down.

FULL PRICE INCLUDES POSTAGE

$45.00