What you will learn!
Leadership
Develop the skills to lead others.
Citizenship training
Acquire status from serving others.
Recreational training
Achieve skills in a wide range of recreational activities. These could include such activities as sailing (taught to Yachting New Zealand Standards with a recognised qualification), abseiling, canoeing, climbing, bushcraft (taught to Mountain Safety Council Standards) and caving.
Dress and Bearing
Become skilled in meeting exacting standards of personal presentation.
Drill
Learn the team work and skills required to stand tall in public.
History of RNZN and the Unit
Become familiar with where the Royal New Zealand Navy has been deployed and where your Unit comes from.
Boatwork
Develop and maintain safe seamanship skills in sail, oar and motor craft.
Rigging
Learn the correct way to utilise ropes, pulleys and knots.
Survival Skills
Gain the skills to survive on land and water.
First Aid
Know how to look after yourself and your team in the area of First Aid.
General Service Knowledge
Gain knowledge about the Royal New Zealand Navy, its ships and equipment, what it offers and how it assists New Zealanders.
Instructional techniques
Develop skills in passing on knowledge to other Cadets.
Navigation
Find your way around harbours and the open coast.
Weapons training and marksmanship
Become skilled in safe weapons handling and competition shooting.
Day skipper
You get the opportunity to qualify on this Royal New Zealand Coast Guard qualification.
Boat Master
You get the opportunity to qualify on this Royal New Zealand Coast Guard advanced qualification.
