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, 10878 KB).
Individual chapters
- Contents (PDF, 410 KB)
- Licensing and registration (PDF, 700 KB)
- Planning and preparation (PDF, 466 KB)
- Safety on the water (PDF, 729 KB)
- Safety equipment (PDF, 1345 KB)
- Weather and other potential hazards (PDF, 461 KB)
- Navigation (PDF, 588 KB)
- Buoys, marks, beacons, signals and signs (PDF, 2992 KB)
- Anchoring, mooring and berthing (PDF, 714 KB)
- Emergency action (PDF, 871 KB)
- Navigating South Australian rivers (PDF, 689 KB)
- Special activities (PDF, 481 KB)
- Protecting the environment (PDF, 724 KB)
- Contact details and further information (PDF, 335 KB)
- Index (PDF, 280 KB)