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Do you know the differences between yacht skipper and yacht captain?
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The yacht master and yacht captain licenses are often associated and have similar names, which is why aspiring yacht masters wonder: aren’t they the same? What differentiates them? The truth is that, although they have many attributes in common, they are different qualifications. and below we explain the differences between yacht skipper and yacht captain.
What powers do these titles grant?
Both qualifications allow to steer boats for day and night navigation up to 24 meters in length and all types of jet skis. In addition, with the title of yacht skipper and yacht captain can be validated as PRO yacht skipper and PRO yacht captain, you can provide certain professional and transport services such as:
- Charter skipper (maximum 6 persons on board) and up to 5 miles from home port.
- Transfer of vessels between ports up to 5 miles from the coast.
However, the title of yacht captain is above the yacht skipper within the scheme of Spanish qualifications for yachting, and is in fact the highest ranking qualification of all. It therefore presents some additional advantages, and also greater difficulty in passing the exam.
Distance from coast
One of the main differences is that the yachtmaster license entitles the holder to navigate up to a maximum distance of 150 miles. coastal nautical activities. Whereas with the yacht captain license, there are no distance limitations or geographical restrictions.
Access to the title of Professional Yacht Patron (PPER)
Only skippers who already have the yacht captain’s course can access this title, which has very complete professional attributions:
- Skipper in recreational boats, developing professional functions. Navigation is permitted between the coast and a line parallel to the coast that is parallel to the coast. e not more than 60 /150 (depending on the credited sea days) nautical miles. In no case in the boat may sail more than 12 passengers, excluding crew members.
- Instructor in schools and recreational nautical academies for obtaining nautical qualifications.
Mandatory internships
On the other hand, there are also differences in how the mandatory practical training is conducted to obtain each license. Both licenses require 48 hours of mandatory passage-making practice, including 8 hours of night navigation, and an authorized rest period of 6 hours per day whenever the vessel is anchored.
However, However, yacht captain practices include stargazing, astronomical to obtain positioning through the use of the sextant. Knowledge that is not required of a yacht master candidate.
Prerequisites
In addition to being of legal age, passing the corresponding theoretical exam and completing the mandatory practical training, the Spanish recreational navigation licensing system establishes as an essential requirement holding another nautical license. In this regard, to obtain the title of yacht skipper, you need to be a recreational boat skipper (PER).. And in the case of the yacht captain, you must have previously obtained the title of yacht skipper. .
Now that you know the relationship and differences between these two qualifications, are you interested in doing your internship in the Rías Baixas, considered the best sailing area in the Iberian Peninsula? Rías Baixas, considered as the best sailing area in the Iberian Peninsula.? In Julio Verne Náutica we have professional sailing instructors, great experience in pleasure boats and vocation for teaching, contactus to pass your yacht skipper or yacht captain exam successfully!
Iván Pérez-Gándaras is CEO of Julio Verne Náutica and the main Director of the company's RYA Training Center. His vast experience is based on the highest nautical qualifications such as Yachtmaster without limits, STCW95 and RYA Yachtmaster Offshore with commercial endorsement. He has accumulated more than 20,000 ocean miles in deliveries and transatlantic crossings, in addition to 30,000 miles in scientific expeditions, including Antarctica and Newfoundland.
A trainer since 1993 and instructor of nautical qualifications since 2009, his background combines a solid technical background with exceptional practical experience. With a degree in Marine Biology from the University of Santiago de Compostela and World Champion in Dinghy Sailing (1989), his unique perspective ensures that Julio Verne Náutica's articles, training and charter services are delivered with the highest level of technical rigor and passion for the sea.
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