PER - Recreational Boat Pattern

The Recreational Boat Skipper (PER) courses published in Sailwiz are taught in the best nautical schools in Spain. We select exclusively certified nautical schools that we consider to have the highest reputation and quality in each location.

The Recreational Boat Skipper course can last approximately two months, although this varies depending on the person and the time you want or can devote. The PER test consists of a simple test, although it requires preparation time. It is common for people who have already browsed before or who have a habit of study find it easier, but the agenda is affordable for everyone.

The price of the PER, or in other words, the total cost of the course (practices, teaching material, exam and issuance fees), as with most nautical titles, varies greatly depending on several factors: the place where the course, the season, the course modality (face-to-face, distance, at home ...), the instructor / student ratio, the school facilities, the teaching materials, the guarantees of each one, the quality of the courses practice boats, etc.

Normally, including all costs, the minimum price is about 650 euros. For lower prices it is convenient to read the fine print, online opinions or find out very well about the possible limitations of practice dates, number of students by groups, type of boat and check before the facilities, the state of the boats and the material that is delivered to the student

The maximum cost of the PER can exceed 2,000 euros, if for example we choose a private course at home and include all optional practices (sailing and extension of powers).

With PER you can take boats up to 15 meters in length to navigate a maximum distance of 12 miles from the coast or to navigate between islands of the Balearic and Canary Islands.
It is possible to extend these attributions by performing the attribution extension practices discussed below.

To obtain the PER degree you have to obtain certificates that prove that you have done the regulatory practices in an approved nautical school. The practices of this degree are composed of two mandatory tests:

• Motor practices (basic safety and navigation practices): They consist of a minimum of 16 hours in which you will learn docking and undocking maneuvers, anchoring, mooring a buoy, government of the boat, man maneuver to the water, among many other techniques.
• Radio practices (short range operator radio course): It consists of 12 hours, 4 theory and 8 practices in a simulator. In this course you will learn how to handle radio devices on a ship, practice how to make a distress call, how to communicate with other ships, the port, etc.

There are other practices that are not mandatory, but that serve to extend the attributions of your Recreation Skipper title:

• Sailing training practices: They consist of 16 hours and with them you will learn the basic maneuvers of a sailing ship. You must do them to have your title enabled to sail, if you want to take a sailboat.
• Practices expanding the powers of PER: This is a 24-hour journey without touching the ground, where you will do night navigation and learn how to prepare a long journey. Performing this practice, your PER title will be valid for boats up to 24 meters in length and you can make crossings between the peninsula and the Balear Islands.

The regulations allow combining the practice of sailing and the extension of the powers of PER in a single practice in a 48-hour journey, without touching the ground.

Sailwiz only works with the best nautical schools in Spain, therefore, you have the guarantee of booking in quality centers that we review.

Booking your course through Sailwiz allows you to call us if you encounter any problems during the course. If the school cannot give you a solution to your needs, in Sailwiz we will intermediate to help you solve it.

Also, in Sailwiz, your money is worth more! When you book a PER course in Sailwiz you automatically get miles that you can redeem in discounts for practices, for other plans to navigate or to rent a boat.

Is it possible to prepare PER for free? Yes, you can prepare the theoretical exam on your own, although it requires a little more effort than going to a school, but it is possible.

It is only mandatory to go to a school to do the internship. If you are going to prepare the PER test for free, here are some links that will be useful:

• Purchase Recreation Pattern book at Amazon
• App to do PER tests
• Enrollment in official PER exam exams

Once you pass your exam, you have a deadline to complete the internship and, of course, you can also book them in Sailwiz!

Sailwiz has an online PER mode to get your PER title for free, which will give you access to a virtual platform where you can study the theory in your own way and find multimedia content, exercises, notes and much more!