Licensed boat captain

The price of boat skipper courses varies depending on several factors: the specific degree, the location of the nautical school and its reputation, the season of the year, the course modality, the instructor / student ratio and the type of boat with which the practices are carried out. Therefore, the following price list is indicative.

- Navigation License (former Titulín): the price of the Navigation License is around € 150, since it consists only of 2 hours of theory and 4 hours of practice. It is not necessary to pass an exam.

- Basic Navigation Pattern (PBN): this course includes theoretical classes, boat practices and with a radiocommunication simulator. The price is around € 300.

- Recreational Craft Pattern (PER): this course includes internships, teaching material, theoretical classes, access to a virtual school, etc. Its price is around € 700.

- Yacht Skipper (PY): To obtain this nautical qualification it is necessary to be in possession of the PER title. The total price of this course is around € 1,000.

- Yacht Captain (CY): To obtain this nautical qualification it is mandatory to have the title of Yacht Skipper. The total price of this course is around € 1,200.

Boat skipper courses are usually taught in approved recreational yacht schools. Sailwiz works with academies throughout Spain that teach these degrees.

Compulsory navigation practices for the PNB, PER, Yacht Skipper and Captain of the Yacht titles must be carried out in places with tides, so schools must have the possibility of having ships in areas that meet this requirement.

To obtain the boat card, the theoretical and practical hours established for each qualification must be taken.

- Navigation license: theoretical course of 2 hours in an approved nautical school + safety and navigation practices of 4 hours in a motor boat.

- Basic Navigation Pattern (PBN): it consists of a theoretical course of 8 hours duration + 12 hours of navigation practices and 2 hours of radiocommunications.

- Recreational Craft Pattern (PER): you must take the theoretical course and once the exam is passed, perform the mandatory practices:

- Basic safety and navigation practices: 16 hours.
- Short range radio operator course: 12 hours, 4 theory and 8 practices with a simulator.

The nautical schools of Madrid teach the courses of the main nautical recreational qualifications. To carry out mandatory navigation practices in tidal areas or in the open sea, these schools have offices in coastal cities.

To obtain the Navigation License, practices can be carried out in reservoirs near the capital.

You can also take all the recreational nautical qualifications in the nautical schools of Barcelona , with the advantage of being by the sea and having a greater offer and possibilities to perform navigation practices.

The city has its own calendar of official exams to obtain the nautical titles.

Valencia is another of the cities with the greatest offer of nautical training that we can find in the nautical schools of Valencia . All recreational navigation titles can be obtained and like Barcelona, it has the advantage of being on the coast and can offer a wide variety of schedules and dates to perform mandatory navigation practices.