AMATEUR RACING CERTIFICATION
LAUNCHING
HIGH LEVEL HANDLING AND RECOVERY SKILLS
PASSAGE PLANNING AND DECISION MAKING
HIGH SPEED RIDING SKILLS
ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF ESSENTIAL SAFETY INFORMATION
HIGH LEVEL COLLISION AVOIDANCE AND ORIENTATION AT SEA
The certification program is structured towards individuals that wish to participate and become eligible to be drafted by sanction race teams.
Participates will have completed and must pass an active NWTA operator certification.
Once the course is completed there will be 40 hours of documented closed course before official race eligibility is granted.
This program will also include a comprehensive physical and health assessment.
RACE READY TRAINING PROGRAM
The NWTA’s expert trainers will provide customized training programs to prepare young riders and amateur racers.
Key Training Components
Upper Body Strength
Cardio
Stretching
Mental Focus
Race Strategy
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OPPERATOR
CERTIFICATION
Personal watercraft can be single-seater machines or can take two or three people. They are fast and exciting, but need to be handled with care.
This NWTA operator license is an 8-hour certification course geared towards watercraft training, and is run predominantly on the water. You will learn all the essential skills and knowledge to gain the NWTA proficiency certificate.
SKILLS
Launching, handling and recovery skills
Passage planning and decision making
High and low speed riding skills,
Essential safety information, collision avoidance and orientation at sea.
Use and the ability to direct the proper use buoyancy aids
Use of wetsuits
CPR Training
PROGRAM GOALS
Self-sufficient in good conditions, aware of limitations of self and craft.
Facilitate the recreational use of a personal watercraft.
Facilitate and lead the recreational use of group tour on personal watercrafts
Provide recreational safety training
Monitoring the use of personal watercraft for proper handling
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ELITE RESCUE CERTIFICATION
A Rescue certification program focused on the use of watercraft for emergency life savior will be offered to civilians and first responders. These elite individuals will serve has first responding rescue operators activated during natural disaster and other emergency activities.
SKILLS
CPR Training
Lifeguard Training
An annual physical test, health assessment, and performance test