PPCDL holders, leisure boaters, jet skiers

[moccajava]

Yo,

 

Anyone actively or know someone doing as above?

Been looking around for a sort of like SBF but boating forum.

 

Wanna know more bout renting boats/jet skis and navigating to great places around singapore...

[Guest NPNT]

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85850&highlight=ppcdl

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74043&highlight=ppcdl

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67845&highlight=ppcdl

 

Should be able to gain something from these i guess.

[moccajava]

great... found these too...

 

http://www.marinacountryclub.com.sg/facilities_boatcharter.html

http://www.fishingkaki.com

[Demon]

Any specific questions ?

 

navigating to great places around singapore...

 

and i can tell you, they don't exist

[moccajava]

hmmm not even coney island?

[Demon]

hmmm not even coney island?

 

Pu Serangoon aka Coney Island, whatever you want to do there, you can do it at Changi beach and with more convenience.

 

If you want great places, you can go island hopping just across the singapore straits in Indonesia waters. But you would need a sailing permit, and embark a local guide from their marina because there are no commercially available charts for these waters.

 

If you think you really like boating, I would suggest you take up dingy sailing first, like a Laser or Byte, and learn the about the wind and wave. Something you can start straight away, no licence required. After that if you still like the sea, then you can take up the PPCDL. With the knowledge of sailing, with some experience, and PPCDL, you can progress to keelboats.

 

SAF Yacht Clubs run such courses at affordable rates, even to non-members.

http://www.safyc.org.sg/ccf.html

[moccajava]

ermm haha actually oredi have the PPCDL

just thot of renting a boat/jet ski to tour around the island. something fun to do out of spore land within spore waters.

[Demon]

ermm haha actually oredi have the PPCDL

just thot of renting a boat/jet ski to tour around the island. something fun to do out of spore land within spore waters.

 

aiya then it's even easier, go SAFYC at Sembawang Clubhouse to rent a 6 seater boat. Bring some drinks & food, start the cruise westward to the causeway, then proceed eastward all the way to Coney Island, stop there for a short picnic, then go further east and round Pu Ubin via Nanas Channel, and proceed back to the clubhouse. All done within 6 hrs, slow cruise at 8kts, with 1 hr stop at Coney Island.

 

[Guest NPNT]

If u oredi have the licence, i find that Pulau Hantu is really nice. If u have not been der, its worth going. Really nothing there, but u can always fish and BBQ etc.

[moccajava]

great. sounds fab. any idea of the damage?

 

just hope to visit p. serangoon before PAP's plan to bridge it to the mainland under the Sengkang/Punggol upgrade thingie... grab some shots of raffles lighthouse and stuff... something out of the norm.

 

thanks again.

[Guest NPNT]

No idea of the damage ah boss. I overnight there during my OBS. Very nice place. I like. But i no hab licence.... can u bring me there my dear moccajava? U dont have to bring me to the moon...

 

Coney Island, ppl jet-ski there all the time issit? Commoners like me how to go? Haha... i hope govt link up Pgl to Coney soon liao and make it a really nice recreational spot!

[garfieldrox]

I heard that jet ski can rent out at paris ris park thr... dunno truth ant? haven go and check it out... cuz my fren gt about 3 jet ski park at rsyc...

[Demon]

great. sounds fab. any idea of the damage?

 

just hope to visit p. serangoon before PAP's plan to bridge it to the mainland under the Sengkang/Punggol upgrade thingie... grab some shots of raffles lighthouse and stuff... something out of the norm.

 

thanks again.

 

at SAFYC is less than $80 with petrol included for members only. Boat chartering (self-drive) is for members only, this is the practice at all clubs in Singapore.

 

From Sembawang, you won't have the time to venture into the western waters of Singapore.

[maddog]

i dun recommend u fish around P Hantu. A lot is being done to improve the reef conditions there. Having fishing weight and lines screwing up all the underwater work done is the last thing the reef needs.

 

btw, i got my PPCDL too

[moccajava]

thanks for heads up!

[ahchua5582]

mocca.. jus now at sim... they got course for ppcdl man... think 2 days cos nia... but dunno the cost how much

[maddog]

chua

 

2 days prob just the course. You get a cert saying u went for the course, but not your PPCDL.

 

To get your PPCDL, u need to pass the 2 tests

theory test is fri evenings at Singapore Poly (not every fri)

prac test is saturdays at Poly Marina (not every sat)

[ah_huats]

How is the practical test like ?

[garfieldrox]

Normal test. How to park and un-park ur boat? Do a man overboard. The instructor will throw the life buoy and ask u recover it. And ask u some boat theory thing again. Like rule of the road and so on.

[Demon]

How is the practical test like ?

 

- Berth and Unberth the boat safely.

- steer a straight course

- Do a simulated man-overboard recovery with a life-buoy.

 

Once you get through the theory test, the practical test is easy.

 

[ah_huats]

So is swimming skills a must or a good to have ?

[Demon]

So is swimming skills a must or a good to have ?

 

for PPCDL. there is no requirement for swimming skill as we are supposed to don life-jacket whenever we are operating the boat. Nevertheless, to me, swimming is one of the life skill in which we should be proficient since we live on an island.

 

[liuj0008]

haha anyone got any lobang to rent cheap boat. The last i rented was from raffles marina, think not available anymore already.

[moccajava]

how much did u rent it for liuj?

 

actually the practical test is easy just the oral test portion after the practical is a nerve-wrecker. considering u can still flung this portion if you got your theory F up.

[liuj0008]

how much did u rent it for liuj?

 

actually the practical test is easy just the oral test portion after the practical is a nerve-wrecker. considering u can still flung this portion if you got your theory F up.

 

I paid 360 for a 480 credit which can last a year, can't remember the rates hourly. But i went out 3 times in all.. 7pm to 7 am in the morning, then 7am to 6 pm, then 7am to 12, total about 25- 26 hrs.. but petrol have to pay ourselves. they using Dynaglass 20DX boat..