GNP practices

Exceeding the navigation practices corresponding to the title of Basic Navigation Skipper (PNB) is one of the mandatory requirements to achieve the aforementioned nautical qualification. This is established by Royal Decree 875/2014, of October 10, which regulates nautical titles for the pleasure boat government.

To accredit the completion of the practices, it is necessary that you have done them in a certified nautical school in Spain.

The PNB Navigation practices, also known as Motor practices, have a minimum duration of 8 hours.

On the other hand, remember that another of the mandatory requirements to obtain the PNB is to conduct a Radio internship. These have a duration of 4 hours and you can also find them in Sailwiz.

The price of PNB practices varies according to the season, the place, the school that teaches them and the ship used. In general, they range between 100 and 175 euros.

Sailwiz guarantees the minimum price you will pay for the GNP practices. In the unlikely event that you find the same practice of the cheapest nautical school on another website, we match the price. In addition, by acquiring your internships in Sailwiz you can get discounts to use in future plans to navigate that you book through the web.

Sailwiz guarantees the quality of the nautical practices that are published on its platform. How? Sailwiz is a platform of nautical experiences that puts boat owners in contact with crew members. Nautical schools also publish their nautical practices in Sailwiz. Sailwiz requests the opinion of the users who reserve their practices on the platform and in case they observe that a nautical school breaches the obligations set forth in the Royal Decree on the performance of this activity, they notify the nautical school to correct their service and in case reiteration removes the school from the platform.

If you work in a nautical school and want to offer your PNB practices in Sailwiz, you must register and go to the Employers Area that you will find in your profile. From there you can publish the practices. We advise you to detail all the information and update all the dates you have available.

In order to publish nautical practices in Sailwiz, it is also essential to be aware of all regulations for approved nautical schools and to strictly comply with the Royal Decree on nautical qualifications.

Section 1. Security and checks before going to sea.
- Safety material. Stowage and maintenance of safety equipment. Use of the life jacket and recognition of its elements. Importance of its adjustment and placement. Use of inflatable vests. The lifebuoy, its use and stowage. Hand flares, precautions in handling and explanation of its use. Operation of the fog horn and the heliograph. The radar reflector The bilge pump and buckets. The on-board medicine cabinet and its contents.
- Checks before going out to sea. Review of the critical points of the boat: bottom taps, horn, rudder wick, portholes and other openings in the hull. Checks before departure to sea: general condition of the boat, bilge, checking of empty spaces, fuel level, drinking water, battery charge. Verification of the maximum number of people on board and the validity of the security elements.

Section 2. Motors.
Checking the opening of the sea intakes. Cooling pump Control of possible losses of water, oil or fuel. Oil level. Heaters. Cooler. Coolant level in case of motors with closed circuit. Inlays in the seawater circuit. Fuel level, presence of water and impurities in the tank. Fuel filter and decanter. Purging the fuel circuit in case of air in it. Consumption and engine speed. Calculation of navigable distance based on fuel, speed and state of the sea. Importance of reserve fuel. Outboard engines: peculiarities and precautions in handling. Checks prior to engine starting: absence of explosive atmospheres, levels, neutral and starting battery charge. Heating and oil level alarm. Engine start and cooling pump operation checks, exhaust smoke color and engine sound.

Section 3. Cabulería.
Precautions in the use of ends. Basic knots: Cote, guide ace, crossbow. Explanation of its uses. Way to make a cape firm in bitas and cleats. Make a tow line firm. Adduced Cocas prevention.

Section 4. Maneuvers.
- Docking maneuvers. Precautions before leaving the mooring: other boats, obstacles or ends in the water. Unlocking maneuver depending on wind and current. Effects of the rotation of the propeller in the maneuver. Evolution going forward and backward. Ciaboga Evolution curve Safety speed. Viewing and maneuvering angles at breakwater points and other places without visibility. Stop the snatch.
- Berths and landslides. Recognition of mooring points on land. Choice of berth side. Preparation of moorings on board. Placing defenses and precautions when covered. Approach to docking. Berth from side, bow and pointed. Uses of the file. Use of moorings: lengths, crossings and springs. Way to tie up cleats, norays and rings. Landslides depending on wind and current.

Section 5. Funding.
- Funding. Anchorage choice factors: shelter, wind, current and fork. Sand anchorages, mud and gravel, particularities. Chain length depending on the bottom and the sea and wind conditions. Make the funding firm. Anchorage alarms in GNSS equipment and probe. Hooked anchor. Orincado of anchors. Weigh.
- Precautions with bathers and divers: At the approach and exit of the anchorage, when starting the engine while anchored.

Section 6. Security maneuvers.
Man maneuver to the water. Identification of the different risks of falling to the sea. Way to proceed in case of man to the water. Launching of an object pretending to be the man in the water and collecting exercise in which the importance of visual control, the machine stop, the launch of a lifebuoy or floating object to the water, the approach to the man to the water, controlling the despondency, speed and rudder to rid the stern; the use of the file, the choice of the most practicable place for hoisting on board and pick-up. Precautions in case of hypothermia. Man maneuver to the water using the MOB function of the GNSS equipment.


If you need more information or have any questions, you can contact the Sailwiz team.


In addition to the motor practices (navigation) you must perform the PNB radio practices