How to get a license to navigate

If you want to become a real sea lion, you will surely want to know what you must do to obtain all the necessary permits to navigate in the different boats . And it is that sailing is a tremendously fun activity for which you need to be prepared . So if you want to get permission to navigate and you do not know how or where to do it, follow these steps that will guide you.

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Getting permission to navigate is easier than it may seem. What you have to do is go to a navigation school where they teach courses to get the title of boat skipper. You will find them very easily on the Internet, for example on Titulosnauticos.net you will find a fairly extensive list of nautical schools ordered by provinces.

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You also have to be clear about what type of boat you have in mind. It is not the same to get a permit to sail on a yacht than a permit to sail in a small zodiac boat. Each type of vessel will require a different permit.

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The most basic title is the Pattern Title for Basic Navigation (PNB) . It will allow you to carry watercraft, motor boats up to 7.5m in length and sailboats up to 8m in length. With this title you will be able to go 5 nautical miles away from the coast. Its price is usually between 250 and 350 euros.

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The Master Title for Recreational Boats (PER) will allow you to take water bikes and sailing and motor boats up to 12 m in length. You can get away 12 miles from the coast and navigate the interior of the Canary and Balearic archipelagos. Its price ranges between 500 and 700 euros.

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With the title of Skipper you can fly jet skis and sail on sailboats and motor boats up to 20 m in length and you can get up to 60 miles from the coast. To get this title it is necessary to be in possession of the Master Title for Recreational Boats (PER). It usually costs between 600 and 700 euros .

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With the title of Captain of Yacht you can take any type of boat and you can get away from the coast as much as you want, even cross oceans if you want. To get this title it is necessary to be in possession of the title of Skipper. It is the most expensive of all, its price goes from 1000 euros.

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Also, you should know that there are boats that you can take without having a navigation permit : motor boats that do not exceed 10 Kw of power and that have a maximum length of 4 meters, sailing vessels up to 5 meters length and the beach boats and floating objects.