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Our instructors
We have invested heavily in our boats, our classrooms and our equipment however
at the end of the day it will be for nothing if the Instructors we ask to work
with you are not up to the job.

We have a core group of 8 Instructors that run the majority of our courses
and a further 8 or so that work regularly with us. Occasionally new Instructors
join the team however they will only ever lead a course once they have gone
through our induction process and worked on courses alongside one of our Senior
Instructors so they are comfortable with our standards and how we would like the
courses to be run - and of course we get a chance to ensure that we are
happy with them!
One of the most common observations we get about our Instructors is how
patient and calm they are and how that has really helped to increase the
confidence of the person being trained. Hand in hand with this goes a real
passion for boating in all of its forms and of course a real depth of experience
coupled to an ability to clearly get that knowledge across to you in a relaxed
and fun way.
What we think of our Instructors only counts for so much though and it is
really your views that count. Later in this section you'll find some quotes from
our clients about the Instructors.
A bit more though about the people that work with us....
Instructors
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Paul Glatzel, Principal & Director -
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Terry McFall,
Senior Instructor & Chief Instructor: Powerboating - Terry
joined the school soon after it started coming onboard in 2001......
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Don Roper, Senior
Instructor & Chief Instructor: Motor Cruising - Don joined
us from Dorset Police's Marine Section where he had...
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Ian Poole, Senior
Instructor & Chief Instructor: Personal Watercraft - Ian has
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Simon Hawkins,
Senior Instructor & Chief Instructor: Solent - Simon has
been with us for many years too and early on took responsibility for....
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Dan Loughlin,
Senior Instructor - Despite being one of our youngest
Instructors Dan is.....
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Paul Sargent,
Senior Instructor - New to the school in 2007 Paul has
rapidly established himself as one of our regular.....
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Nye Davies,
Instructor - Another new recruit to the school Nye is hugely
experienced.....
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Colin Ridley, Trainer
Author of the new RYA Powerboat Instructors Handbook.....
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Campbell De
Burgh, Shorebased Instructor Our main Shorebased Theory Instructor.....
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Viv Glatzel, In
charge of everything !! - Viv really is the engine room of
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Mad dog Buffa -
our friendly mascot......
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The school also employs a number
of other Instructors always ensuring that in addition to being extremely capable
Instructors they share our passion for powerboating. Each of our
Instructors agrees to our exhaustive Operating Procedures & Safety Manual
and our Risk Assessment but as importantly to uphold our mission
statement:
"Powerboat Training UK prides itself on providing professional and expert
instruction in a safe but fun environment. The school operates to the highest
possible standards and expects all of its Instructors to uphold and surpass this
expectation."
Each year we do consider
applications from a few new Instructors to join our team. If you want to have a
chat or send a CV then please do. As a guide we would generally expect you to
be:
- A natural communicator
- An outstanding powerboater
most probably already possessing your Advanced certificate and many years
experience
- Already possessing Dayskipper
(theory) or above
- Ideally a broad mix of boating
experience including sail/dinghy
- Already Instructing elsewhere
- All relevant backup
qualifications
- A passion for powerboating and
powerboat training
If you are interested contact
Paul.

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