Nautical practices

All official nautical qualifications require mandatory nautical practices to ensure basic navigation and safety knowledge. These practices must be certified by schools approved by the corresponding administrations.

The realization of the practices of nautical qualifications can occur before or after passing the theoretical exam, and they have a validity of 24 months to issue the title. In Sailwiz we put you in touch with nautical schools that can provide you with the official certification for your degree.

On the web you can find nautical practices for all degrees. In the following list you can access the specific practice pages of each title:

- Basic Navigation Pattern
- Recreational Craft Pattern
- Yacht pattern
- Yacht Captain
- Extension of powers of PER
- Enabling sailing

You can also see the theoretical-practical course of Navigation License .

Generally, in all recreational nautical degrees, navigation practices must be carried out in the open sea , or at least in places with tides in order to simulate a real navigation situation. This is in the case of the titles of PER, Yachtsman and Yachtsman.

In the specific case of the PNB title and the Navigation License, nautical practices, in addition to the sea, can also be carried out in river waters, lakes and swamps such as the San Juan Reservoir for those who want to get their license. in Madrid.

At Sailwiz we offer you a variety of options where you can carry out your navigation practices from Valencia, Seville, Castellón, Málaga, Barcelona, Vigo, Huelva, Alicante, among many other locations. Choose the most convenient location for you, on the dates and times that best suit your needs.

The realization of the nautical practices for the recreational qualifications can be given before or after passing the theoretical exam , and they are valid for 24 months to issue the title.

The most advisable thing is to do them once you have acquired all the basic knowledge and theoretical concepts so that you can apply them in real life and put what you have learned into practice with more meaning.

Apart from the compulsory navigation practices that we have already mentioned, there is the possibility of carrying out complementary nautical practices that will enable you to increase your powers as a skipper. These are totally voluntary and optional to the degree itself.

• Practices for expanding the PER: enable you to govern pleasure boats up to 24 meters in length. It also grants permission to navigate between the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands.

• Sailing qualification practices: these serve both for PNB, PER, Skipper and Yachtsman. It is about regulatory sailing practices that grant the ability to handle any type of sailing vessel, so that you can govern not only motor boats but also sailboats.

In addition, at Sailwiz you have the possibility of carrying out both complementary nautical practices in a single pack and at a lower price. Consult all our offer and choose the option that suits you best.