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

Self-Paced Courses - Passage Planning

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This includes everything you need to prepare properly and enjoy your time on the water.

What you get:

  • Step-by-step we go through the processes and procedures to create a Passage Plan
  • Sample Passage Plan
  • Passage Plan Template
  • Samples from a Safety Management System (SMS)
  • Safety Management System Template
  • Navigation techniques for quick and easy position checking en route.
  • MORE THAN 20 DOWNLOADS – CHECKLISTS – TIPS – INFO – REMINDERS ETC (see list below)
  • 5 QUIZZES – step by step to check your progress
  • 5 CROSSWORDS – a fun way to test your knowledge
  • BOOKLET – Tides, Under Keel Clearance
  • 20 VIDEOS – sit back and learn
  • EMERGENCY CHECKLISTS
  • Navigation reminders (video):
    Plotting, bearings, Notices to Mariners, 3-bearing fix, transits, bearings, soundings, DR, EP
    Free Surface Effect
  • Fuel calculations
  • Crew responsibilities and watches
  • Chart details and planning
  • Appraisal, planning, execution, and monitoring

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DOWNLOADS

  • Passage Plan Example
  • Passage Plan Template
  • The Theory of Tides Booklet
  • Alarms
  • Checklist before sailing
  • Cyclone Preparation
  • Daily checks when underway
  • Date Log regular checks when underway
  • HF Radio Stations from BOM
  • Info – compass to true and true to compass reminders
  • Info – speed, distance, time
  • Info – formula and useful information
  • Info – Mayday calling procedure
  • Info – Mayday – Pan Pan –
  • Security
  • Log Engine Oil
  • Navigation checklist
  • Night Watch tips
  • Personal Items
  • Routine checks
  • Safety Management Systems
  • Template/samples
  • Example of SMS SOPS (Standard Operational Procedures)
  • Safety Environment – Sample
  • Emergency Procedures – Sample
  • Responsibilities and Authorities – Sample

Be safer and feel more confident on the water!    $75  “the downloads alone have this much value!”

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We are confident our Self-Paced Courses – Passage Planning course will help you. We traversed thousands of ocean miles and our preparation always helped us deal with all the challenges Mother Nature could throw at us!