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PNB Intensive

Intensive PNB course in Barcelona.

With in-person theory and practical classes on Saturday and Sunday, from 10:00 to 19:00, at the Olympic Port in Barcelona, we will prepare you to pass the PNB exam .

To obtain the Basic Navigation Skipper title you do not need any previous experience or qualification.

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All about the title PNB

Attributions of the title PNB

8 meters

Steering motor pleasure boats up to 8 meters in length.

5 miles

Sail within a radius of 5 nautical miles (± 9 kilometers) of a port, marina or place of shelter.

Jet skis

Rule all kinds of jet skis with no power limit.

Sailboats*

Steering sailing boats.
^{*Additional practices.}

PNB Intensive

All in Port Olímpic de Barcelona

In just one weekend you will study the theory and do all the practicals. To guarantee the quality of your training, the intensive PNB course is limited to 8 students.

PNB Intensive

All in one weekend.

Includes:

Face-to-face theory
Practical safety and navigation.
Training in radio communications.
Online teaching material.
Insurance and VAT.

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PNB Practices at the Port Olímpic of Barcelona

You must complete the safety and navigation practices, and the training in radio communications to obtain the PNB with basic attributions.

You can complete the practices before or after the exam.

If you want to extend these powers to steer sailboats, you need to do complementary practices.

PNB course, safety and navigation practices at the Olympic Port of Barcelona.

8 hours

Port Olímpic

Mandatory

PNB – Safety and navigation practices

Through various exercises in port and open sea you will learn how to navigate safely, how to maneuver, anchor and the use of basic ropes and knots.

Duration: 8 hours
Two consecutive 4-hour sessions.
You can do them in one or two days, during the week or at the weekend.

Enablement: 8 m motor boats.
To carry sailboats you have to do complementary practices.

On which ships: They are carried out in rigid boats and/or sailboats.
Our boats are moored at the Port Olímpic in front of the school.

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PNB course, radio communications practices at the Olympic Port of Barcelona.

4 hours

Port Olímpic

Mandatory

PNB – Radiocommunications

You will learn how to operate the on-board radio, how to make distress, emergency and safety communications, and much more.

Duration: 4 hours
Two hours of theoretical class and two hours of practice with simulators.

Enablement: Operation of the on-board radio station.
According to the SMSSM guidelines for your navigation area.

Where are they made: EscolaPort simulator classroom at Port Olímpic.

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PNB course, sailing practices at the Olympic Port of Barcelona.

16 hours

Port Olímpic

Complementary

PNB – Sailing practices

Carrying out various exercises in port and open sea you will learn how to sail safely, how to maneuver, anchor and the use of basic ropes and knots.

Duration: 16 hours
During the week in four sessions or at the weekend in two sessions.

Enablement: Steering of sailing vessels, within the limits of the title.

On which ships: They are carried out on J/80 sailboats of 8 m and Cruise of more than 12 m.
Our boats are moored at the Port Olímpic in front of the school.

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PNB Intensive

The fastest way to get your PNB.

If you have little time and want to pass the PNB exam in Catalonia, the PNB Intensive is the course for you!

In just 2 days of theoretical and practical classes, your instructor will guide you to assimilate and understand the syllabus easily so that you can pass the exam on the first try.

Theory + practices

On Saturday and Sunday you will:
Theory 6 hours.
Navigation 8 h.
Radio 4 h.

Online platform

Comfortable and intuitive: online tests, streaming classes, interesting videos, video classes, mock exams, inquiry channel.

Unlimited tutorials

Before and after the course, send your questions and every week you can connect to the streaming to solve them with an instructor.

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PNB Intensive

In the intensive PNB course you will learn:

Safety maneuvers in navigation.
Passage preferences between boats.
Navigation areas and limitations.
Safety on the watercraft.
Maneuvers of man in the water.
Nomenclature and parts of the vessel.
Interpret maritime beaconing.
Nautical terminology.
Make several marine knots.
Operating principles of the watercraft.
Tackle prevention rules.
Docking and undocking maneuvers.
Anchoring maneuvers.
Notions of radio communications.
How to act in case of emergency.

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PNB exam

Only the theoretical part is assessed.
They will not ask questions related to internships.
27 questions. 17 correct answers minimum.
Duration: 45 minutes.
You must bring a pencil, pen and ID.

Part of the theoretical content of EscolaPort's PNB courses.

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Content of the PNB theoretical course

The syllabus is divided into six theoretical units, from this content the 27 questions of the exam will be asked.

UT 1. Nautical nomenclature

Identify and name the different parts and elements of the ship. Know and name navigation concepts, notions and expressions.

UT 2. Mooring and anchoring elements

Identify and name the different mooring and anchoring parts and elements. Know and name concepts, notions and expressions associated with the anchoring maneuver. Know the requirements, conditions and procedures to carry out an effective and safe mooring or anchoring maneuver.

UT 3. Safety at sea

Prepare your boat before each departure. Know what precautions you should take in the face of bad weather. Keep the boat stable against any change in weather. Know which safety elements are mandatory to bring on board in your navigation area. What to do in case of: fire, person in water (all maneuvers), attend to an injured person on board, tow to a boat, call Salvament and Radio-Medical Service.

UT 4. Legislation

Identify the different regulatory bodies. Know the regulation and basic regulations in the maritime sector. Know the limitations to navigation near the coast. Know the basic aspects of permitted and prohibited discharges at sea. Get to know the protected areas of the Mediterranean.

UT 5. Accreditation

Identify the regulations applicable to maritime signaling. Identify the regions of the world that have the same beaconing system. Know all the brands in the ports and navigable waters. Identify the different brands and what to do when you see them. Know the different rhythms and colors of the brands' lights.

UT 6. RIPA (International Regulation for Approach Prediction)

Know the traffic rules with normal and reduced visibility. Recognize when there is a risk of collision and what maneuvers to perform. Know how to get a boat. Know how to avoid tackling in different situations. Passing preferences according to the type of ship/vessel. Recognizing, by its lights, a ship and its situation. Identify the acoustic signals emitted by ships/vessels during manoeuvres/warnings/reduced visibility. Recognize danger signs.

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Teaching material for the PNB course

To study the theoretical part, you have access to all the content online, but if you prefer the printed study guide, you can include it in your purchase:

Backpack with the printed study guide.

– Printed study guide (syllabus).
– Notebook.
– Pencils
– Pen

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8 hours of basic safety and navigation practices for PNB

On Saturday and Sunday you will learn how to navigate safely, maneuver, anchor and much more.

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Radiocommunications training course for the PNB title

In comfortable air-conditioned classrooms, with state-of-the-art simulators, you will do the practical part of the Radiocommunications course.

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On the online course platform you can take hundreds of tests with exam questions

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Official PNB exam tests

At aula.escolaport.com test your knowledge and set the pace of your learning with online tests organized by topic.

Quizzes are automatically and randomly generated with hundreds of exam questions, you'll always take a different quiz!

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Unlimited streaming tutorials

Every week, before, during and after the course, you will have your instructor at your disposal to solve your doubts about the syllabus.

Send your questions in advance and if you can't participate live, you can watch the recording the next day.

The streaming tutorials are consultation and support sessions where your instructor will solve your doubts related to the syllabus.

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PNB Intensive

What is the title?

Your nautical certificate will be a PDF document.

You can download it, from your personal space, in the application of the nautical department of the Generalitat de Catalunya.

There are neither physical titles (carnet, folio, etc.) nor provisional ones, only the definitive title.

To process it, you will simply have to pay the corresponding fee and upload your medical certificate to the application.

You can do the expedition once you have completed the internship and passed the exam.

Both the exam pass and the practicals will be registered in the computer system, you will not need any document or proof.

Calendar of the Intensive PNB course in Barcelona

Dates	Mode
Sat. 19/04 to sun. 20/04 Saturday and Sunday 2 places	In person / Online
Sat. 10/05 to sun. 11/05 Saturday and Sunday	In person / Online
Sat. 17/05 to sun. 18/05 Saturday and Sunday	In person / Online
Sat. 07/06 to sun. 08/06 Saturday and Sunday	In person / Online
Sat. 14/06 to sun. 15/06 Saturday and Sunday	In person / Online
Sat. 05/07 to sun. 06/07 Saturday and Sunday	In person / Online
Sat. 12/07 to sun. 13/07 Saturday and Sunday	In person / Online
Sat. 13/09 to sun. 14/09 Saturday and Sunday	In person / Online
Sat. 20/09 to sun. 21/09 Saturday and Sunday	In person / Online
Sat. 25/10 to sun. 26/10 Saturday and Sunday	In person / Online
Sat. 29/11 to sun. 30/11 Saturday and Sunday	In person / Online

The PER exam lasts an hour and a half. 45 questions of which you must answer at least 32 correctly.

Official exam in Catalonia

The exam assesses the theoretical knowledge of the content of the 6 units of the PNB syllabus.

^{The APTE in the exam is valid for 24 months.}

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The exams are called by the Generalitat de Catalunya and there are eight conocatories a year.

You can sign up for the exam you prefer voluntarily, the school will not register you for the exam without your formal authorization.

It is not mandatory to sign up for the one that coincides with the theoretical training.

There are specific deadlines for registering for the exam, after a certain date you will no longer be able to appear and you will have to wait for another call.

To take the exam, in addition to registering for the call of your choice, you must pay a registration fee on the website of the Generalitat's nautical department.

– The exam is usually held at the weekend, in a public institute.

- A few days before each call, the list of admitted candidates is published.

– You choose the call, but until the list is published you will not know the place, day and time when you have to appear for the exam.

Exam dates and details

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Registration of practices

At EscolaPort, we register all your internships in the computer system of the nautical department of the Generalitat de Catalunya, before and after you complete them.

^{The APTE in practice is valid for 24 months.}

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Once completed, the validation of these practices is carried out within four days.

When the time comes to issue your degree, simply select in the gencat web application the internships you have done from the available options.

If your exam is from another Autonomous Community, you can request a practice certificate.

Procedures

The fees and administrative procedures to register for the exam and issue the PNB title are around €150.

^{You can manage it directly with the Generalitat de Catalunya or delegate these processes to the school.}

Examination

The examination fee gives you the right to appear for a call. The price in bulk is around €65.

You can delegate this process to the school by paying a management fee.

title

To process the title, either for the first time, renewal or extension of attributions, you will have to pay a fee of around €65.

You can delegate this process to the school by paying a management fee.

Medical certificate

When you go to process the issuance of the title you must pass a psychophysical examination and attach it to the application.
_{Only what is done in centers authorized by the DGT is valid. Once completed it expires after 90 days, it is important that you get it after passing the exam and the internship.}

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Taking a course at EscolaPort always has advantages

Discounts on your next courses.
Two free trips with the sailing club, when you buy your first pack of trips.
All in one place, the Olympic Port of Barcelona.

Advantages and discounts for EscolaPort students.

Intensive PNB course in Barcelona.