Every question about the licence and the course, in one place
What people ask us about the Licencia de Navegación, the Spanish basic boating licence: what it allows and how the course works in the Port of Blanes. If yours isn't here, a real person answers.
These questions are about the course and about the licence itself. If what you want to know is which boat you can hire with it, that is better explained by the Costa Brava Rent a Boat page, which belongs to the boat hire company in the same group.
Questions and answers
Is there an exam?
No. The school certifies the training and issues the licence on its own responsibility, so there are no exam dates and no issuing fee.
Does it expire?
It doesn't expire. You get it once.
What can I skipper with it?
Motor boats up to 6 metres in length, up to 2 nautical miles from the coast and in daylight only. Above that length you need the PER.
From what age?
From 18. At 16 and 17 too, with consent from a parent or guardian.
Do I need a medical certificate?
Yes: a medical fitness check at a driver medical centre, the same kind of centre where you renew a driving licence. It is valid for 2 years, the student pays for it and the school does not arrange it.
Can I book a place yet?
Not yet. There are no course dates and no places open: we are going through the authorisation process and we open soon. Leave us your email and we'll tell you as soon as there is a date.
How long is the Licencia de Navegación course?
Six hours in a single day: two of theory, in person, and four of practical on board. You come in the morning and leave with the licence.
Can the theory be done online?
No. The Generalitat requires the two hours of theory for the licence to be taught in person, with no distance-learning alternative. They can be taught on board the training boat, which is how we do it here.
Which boat are the practical hours on?
On the Trimarchi 57S, a boat 5.70 metres long, in the Port of Blanes. Groups of six students at most, with a skipper holding a professional qualification (PPER), which is the one the rules require to teach the practical hours.
What do I need to bring?
A valid DNI or NIE and the medical fitness check, which is done at a driver medical centre and paid for by the student. You need no previous experience and you don't have to be able to swim to take the course.
Do you teach the PNB or the PER too?
No. This school only teaches the Licencia de Navegación. The PNB and the PER are qualifications with an official government exam, and if you need one of them we'll point you to where to prepare for it.
When does the first course start?
Opening is expected soon, once the school's authorisation is resolved. Until then there are no course dates, no places and no published price: the waiting list gets one email the day the first course has a date.
I have already hired a boat with Costa Brava Rent a Boat, does that count for anything?
Yes. Costa Brava Rent a Boat is the boat hire company in the same group, and anyone who has hired with it gets 10 % off the course. We check it against the phone number you booked with, with no code needed.
We open soon. We'll tell you as soon as there's a date
The school is awaiting authorisation: today there are no places, no course dates and no final price. Leave us your email and you'll be among the first to know. If you'd rather ask, a real person answers on WhatsApp.