Jet Ski Licence

Jet Ski – Personal WaterCraft (PWC) Licence

Looking for a private jet ski licence course on the Sunshine Coast? Licence to Boat offers one-on-one PWC licence courses in Maroochydore — owner-operated, personalised, and designed around you.

As a QLD BoatSafe-approved provider, we deliver private Jet Ski (PWC) licence training with genuine attention in every session.

Please note: The private, small-group course conditions below apply to the standalone PWC licence course only. If you don’t yet hold an RMDL Boat Licence, check out our Combined Boat & Jet Ski Licence Course instead.

When you book the standalone PWC course with Licence to Boat, you’re training directly with the owner. With a maximum of just 2 students per session, you get more time on the water, faster progress, and a genuinely enjoyable experience.

  • Owner-operated — train one-on-one with an expert who cares about your outcome
  • Private & semi-private sessions — max 2 students, or book a solo course exclusively for yourself
  • More time on the water — less waiting, less classroom, more riding

These conditions apply to the standalone PWC course. Already hold your boat licence? You’re in the right place.

What’s included in your course:

  1. 1x PWC training session. (45mins -1h per student)
  2. 1x theory exam session. (2 attempts to achieve 100% allowed per day)

Not successful on your first assessment attempt? No problem. We’ll provide 30 minutes of additional one-on-one coaching and a free reassessment at a later date.

How it works?

  1. Complete our Online Theory course at home at your own pace
  2. Book your on water session with us at Maroochydore
  3. Complete your theory and practical training and assessment-all in one day
  4. Recieve your Statement of Competency and apply for your licence
  5. Start your course today, have your licence tomorrow!

Practical Assessment –
Personal WaterCraft Licence

To get a Queensland marine licence, you must:

  • You MUST already have an RMDL Boat Licence to take this course. If you don’t already have a boat licence you should take our Combined Course.

This course covers theory and practical elements including the following units:

  • equipment and preparing a personal watercraft (PWC) for
  • operation
  • legislative requirements
  • maneuvering a personal watercraft.

This course may be completed as a separate course (for existing marine licence holders) or done in conjunction with the recreational boat licence BoatSafe course.

For a typical PWC course it will include:

  • online or face-to-face theory training
    multiple choice theory assessment (45mins to complete)
    100% pass mark
  • practical training driving the PWC (until you are competent
    in all tasks)
  • practical assessment – you must successfully complete all
    tasks to be deemed competent

As we do with the boat training, we encourage you to practice riding a PWC with another licenced skipper or with a BoatSafe Trainer – you may not be competent in riding a PWC in just a few hours.

 

Some of the activities you should practice for both the PWC and Boat are:

  • man overboard drill
  • safely approach a floating object
  • port and starboard turn on and off the plane
  • figure 8 manoeuvre on and off the plane
  • berthing and unberthing
  • general navigation and control of the ship/PWC
  • operate at 6 knots or less.

Practical Training and Assessment must be completed within 3 months of finishing your online theory course.

Please note: we cannot guarantee a pass on the day, and in some cases further training will be required before attempting and/or passing assessments.

Once competent we will issue you with a statement of competency, This must be presented to Transport and Main Roads Queensland (TMR) within 6 months, you then pay their fee to receive your licence.

Please note: The statement of competency is not a licence, it must be taken to TMR within 6 months to gain your licence.

What to bring:

  • Photo I.D.
  • Swimmers and a towel
  • Sunscreen
  • Drinking water

Needing a combined course if no boat licence is held?