Operating a boat, like any other form of transport, requires knowledge and skills. Qualifications are used to demonstrate them, usually under government regulation. To charter a yacht or insure your own, you may be asked to prove your ability through certification. Much like driving a car.
The RYA (Royal Yacht Association) system is the UK’s state certification scheme. It is taught only in English. The school’s owner must be a British citizen. Categories:
• Competent Crew — crew member
• Day Skipper Tidal — recreational skipper, vessels up to 15m, daytime
• Coastal Skipper Tidal — recreational skipper, vessels up to 15m, day or night
• Yachtmaster Coastal — commercial skipper, vessels up to 24m, within 20 miles of shore, daytime
• Yachtmaster Offshore — commercial skipper, vessels up to 24m, within 150 miles of shore, day or night
• Yachtmaster Ocean — commercial skipper, unrestricted
IYT (International Yacht Training) is a private skipper-training system sold as a franchise. Schools must be inspected by instructors from the head office. Categories:
• International Crew — crew member, vessels up to 24m, within 20 miles of shore, daytime, up to Beaufort force 5
• International Flotilla Skipper — recreational skipper sailing in a flotilla, vessels up to 24m, within 20 miles of shore, daytime, up to Beaufort force 5
• International Bareboat Skipper — recreational skipper, vessels up to 24m, within 20 miles of shore, daytime, up to Beaufort force 5
• Yachtmaster Coastal — recreational skipper, vessels up to 24m, within 60 miles of shore, day or night, up to Beaufort force 5
• Yachtmaster Offshore — recreational skipper, vessels up to 24m, within 150 miles of shore, day or night
• Yachtmaster Ocean — recreational skipper, vessels up to 24m, unrestricted range, day or night
A licence from Russia’s GIMS (State Inspectorate for Small Vessels) is Russia’s state small-craft qualification. A small vessel is up to 20m long, carries no more than 12 people, and is used non-commercially. No licence is required if it weighs less than 200kg and the engine is under 8kW (10.88hp). GIMS recognises only its own qualifications.
Vessel categories:
• MS — motorboat
• Personal watercraft
• Sailing vessel — sail area up to 12, 22 or 60m², or over 60m²
• Hovercraft
• Special-design vessel
Water categories:
• VP — internal non-navigable waters
• VVP — inland waterways
• MP — internal sea waters and territorial sea
In Germany there is also a national licensing system. It is mandatory for residents who have lived in the country for more than a year and intend to operate a vessel with an engine above 3.68kW (5hp) on inland waters, or 11.03kW (15hp) at sea. Categories:
• Sportbootführerschein (SBF) Binnen — commercial skipper on inland waters, engine over 3.68kW (5hp), length up to 15m
• Sportbootführerschein (SBF) See — commercial skipper, engine over 11.03kW (15hp), length up to 20m, within three miles of shore, or unrestricted for non-commercial use
• Sportküstenschifferschein (SKS) — commercial skipper, within 12 miles of shore
• Sportseaschifferschein (SSS) — commercial skipper, within 30 miles of shore
• Sporthochseeschifferschein (SHS) — commercial skipper, unrestricted
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The RYA (Royal Yacht Association) system is the UK’s state certification scheme. It is taught only in English. The school’s owner must be a British citizen. Categories:
• Competent Crew — crew member
• Day Skipper Tidal — recreational skipper, vessels up to 15m, daytime
• Coastal Skipper Tidal — recreational skipper, vessels up to 15m, day or night
• Yachtmaster Coastal — commercial skipper, vessels up to 24m, within 20 miles of shore, daytime
• Yachtmaster Offshore — commercial skipper, vessels up to 24m, within 150 miles of shore, day or night
• Yachtmaster Ocean — commercial skipper, unrestricted
IYT (International Yacht Training) is a private skipper-training system sold as a franchise. Schools must be inspected by instructors from the head office. Categories:
• International Crew — crew member, vessels up to 24m, within 20 miles of shore, daytime, up to Beaufort force 5
• International Flotilla Skipper — recreational skipper sailing in a flotilla, vessels up to 24m, within 20 miles of shore, daytime, up to Beaufort force 5
• International Bareboat Skipper — recreational skipper, vessels up to 24m, within 20 miles of shore, daytime, up to Beaufort force 5
• Yachtmaster Coastal — recreational skipper, vessels up to 24m, within 60 miles of shore, day or night, up to Beaufort force 5
• Yachtmaster Offshore — recreational skipper, vessels up to 24m, within 150 miles of shore, day or night
• Yachtmaster Ocean — recreational skipper, vessels up to 24m, unrestricted range, day or night
A licence from Russia’s GIMS (State Inspectorate for Small Vessels) is Russia’s state small-craft qualification. A small vessel is up to 20m long, carries no more than 12 people, and is used non-commercially. No licence is required if it weighs less than 200kg and the engine is under 8kW (10.88hp). GIMS recognises only its own qualifications.
Vessel categories:
• MS — motorboat
• Personal watercraft
• Sailing vessel — sail area up to 12, 22 or 60m², or over 60m²
• Hovercraft
• Special-design vessel
Water categories:
• VP — internal non-navigable waters
• VVP — inland waterways
• MP — internal sea waters and territorial sea
In Germany there is also a national licensing system. It is mandatory for residents who have lived in the country for more than a year and intend to operate a vessel with an engine above 3.68kW (5hp) on inland waters, or 11.03kW (15hp) at sea. Categories:
• Sportbootführerschein (SBF) Binnen — commercial skipper on inland waters, engine over 3.68kW (5hp), length up to 15m
• Sportbootführerschein (SBF) See — commercial skipper, engine over 11.03kW (15hp), length up to 20m, within three miles of shore, or unrestricted for non-commercial use
• Sportküstenschifferschein (SKS) — commercial skipper, within 12 miles of shore
• Sportseaschifferschein (SSS) — commercial skipper, within 30 miles of shore
• Sporthochseeschifferschein (SHS) — commercial skipper, unrestricted
#training #documents
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