Learning paths
Study guides that take you step by step towards a licence or certificate
Foundations: your first days afloat
Your first days afloat: the boat, knots, safety, the rules of the road, buoyage and the weather. It prepares the inshore licences (PNB, permis côtier, SBF See).
45 steps39 ready now, 6 coming soonCoastal navigation: from the chart to a coastal passage
From the chart to a coastal passage: chartwork, compass, tides, electronic navigation and pilotage. It covers the navigation part of the PER, the RYA Day Skipper or the SKS.
16 steps14 ready now, 2 coming soonCoastal seamanship and safety
Coastal seamanship and safety: the rules in practice, anchoring and heavy weather, emergencies, first aid on board, and the boat's engine and systems, as for the PER, the RYA Day Skipper or the SKS.
25 steps17 ready now, 8 coming soonCoastal weather and radio
Coastal weather and the short range radio certificate: forecasts, fronts and sea state, VHF DSC and distress calls.
17 steps13 ready now, 4 coming soonOffshore to ocean
Offshore and ocean: radar, current triangles, passage planning and stability, then celestial navigation and ocean weather, as for Patrón de Yate, Yachtmaster and Capitán de Yate.
42 steps29 ready now, 13 coming soonSTCW Basic Training: the theory
The theory of the STCW basic training (Formación Básica): personal survival, fire prevention and fire fighting, elementary first aid and personal safety. The practical part is done at an approved centre.
15 steps12 ready now, 3 coming soonTowards officer of the watch
Towards officer of the watch (STCW II/1): the deck officer's theory, from watchkeeping and the sailings to stability, cargo, GMDSS and maritime English.
49 steps31 ready now, 18 coming soonTowards chief mate and master
Towards chief mate and master (STCW II/2): voyage planning and cargo at management level, the emergency response, medical care, leadership and the master's business.
15 steps10 ready now, 5 coming soon