SA Boating Safety Handbook
Anyone who operates a recreational vessel with an engine in South Australia, including a personal watercraft (PWC), is required to have a boat operator’s licence, even if the engine is not in use at the time. This handbook contains all the information needed to pass the exam for a boat licence.
Download South Australian Recreational Boating Safety Handbook (PDF, 22.8 MB).
Individual chapters
- Introduction (PDF, 203KB) (PDF, 22.8 MB)
- Definitions/Common marine terms (PDF, 22.8 MB)
- Licensing and registration (PDF, 22.8 MB)
- Planning and preparation (PDF, 22.8 MB)
- Safety on the water (PDF, 22.8 MB)
- Safety equipment (PDF, 22.8 MB)
- Weather and other potential hazards (PDF, 22.8 MB)
- Navigation (PDF, 22.8 MB)
- Buoys, marks, beacons, signals and signs (PDF, 22.8 MB)
- Anchoring, mooring and berthing (PDF, 22.8 MB)
- Emergency action (PDF, 22.8 MB)
- Navigating South Australian rivers (PDF, 22.8 MB)
- Special activities (PDF, 22.8 MB)
- Protecting the environment (PDF, 22.8 MB)
- Customer service and further information (PDF, 22.8 MB)
- Index (PDF, 22.8 MB)