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PER Pro

Skipper of pleasure boats with attached qualifications in Barcelona

With your PER title, plus the STCW Basic Safety Training certificate, you will be able to provide paid services on ships up to 24 meters long.

If you already have your PER title – Recreational Boat Skipper, dedicate a couple of weeks to the Basic Safety Training course and start getting the most out of your boat.

PER Pro features

Professional services

Transfers, freight transport, anchorage, lifeboats...

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24 meters

To govern motor and sailing pleasure boats up to 24 meters in length.

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5 miles

Sail within a radius of 5 nautical miles from the port or marina.

PER with attached qualifications

PER Pro

The title of Recreational Boat Skipper with associated qualifications allows you to provide paid services as a skipper/boat skipper.

To be PER Pro you need the title PER issued with the maximum attributions (Balears + Sailing) and the STCW certificate Basic Safety Training.

You can take the PER within a period of fifteen days to a month, depending on your dedication, and the Basic Training course in two weeks.

Requirements to obtain the PER Pro

As a PER PRO you will be able to professionally steer pleasure craft up to 24 meters in length (List 6a and 7a) within the waters of harbours, marinas, marinas and beaches, or up to a maximum of 5 miles from shore.

What will you be able to do as PER PRO?

  • Docking, anchoring or towing.
  • Transfer of boats between ports.
  • Seafaring work on boats in ports.
  • Government of rescue boats on beaches.
  • Transport of supplies to other vessels.
  • Sea trials with boats and jet skis.

How is the PER processed with additional qualifications?

  • The request addressed to the Director General of the Merchant Navy.
  • Photocopy of the recreation qualification issued by an autonomous community.
  • Pay the fees for form 790-028.
  • Certificate of basic security training, in force.
PER Pro - PER title with attached qualifications
PER with attached qualifications

PER course with face-to-face or online classes.

At Escola Port we offer you a wide variety of options throughout the year, in person and online, to prepare you for the official exam.

In Catalonia, calls for the Recreational Boat Skipper exam are held throughout the year.

To study the syllabus, you can do it independently with the Online At Your Pace course or with scheduled classes, whether during the week or on the weekend.

All classes and tutorials are recorded and available the next day in the virtual classroom.

Streaming class of the PER course, explanation of navigation chart exercises with digital board
Face-to-face classes in air-conditioned classrooms in Barcelona's Port Olímpic
PER with attached qualifications

Pleasure boat skipper course

You will learn the regulations, signage and how to navigate safely, among many other topics.

To obtain the basic qualification you must complete 16 hours of Safety and Navigation practices and radio operator training.

To obtain the attached qualifications, you must do complementary sailing and Balearic navigation practices.

PER with attached qualifications STCW

Basic security training course

The certificate Basic Safety Training It is a mandatory requirement for all personnel who are going to work in the nautical/maritime sector, from small boats to large cruise ships or merchants, whether they are: officers, PPER, hostesses, waiters, mechanics, skippers...

To obtain the certificate, you must complete a face-to-face course, with mandatory attendance, consisting of four modules that establish the minimum standards of competence in: Personal survival techniques, First-level fire prevention and fighting, First aid and Personal safety and social responsibilities.

Complementary practice
PER with attached qualifications

Sailing practices Balearic Islands + sailing


To obtain the complementary attributions of the PER title, you can carry out combined practices in Navigation in the Balearic Islands and sailing in a single 48-hour crossing.

Extension FOR. Joint practices of Navigation in the Balearic Islands and sailing in a single crossing of 48 hours.

Do you want to go further and with more passengers?

You need the professional certificate: PPER

The PER and Yacht Master Pro are the gateway to the professional world of the sea and you can get them in a very short time.
If you want more, in less than a year you can be PPER and sail 60 miles offshore with up to 12 passengers on board.

With the PPER you can sail at a distance of 60 or 150 nautical miles, with up to 12 people on board, plus the crew, in boats up to 24 m long with a Spanish flag and registered on list 6a or 7a.

Processing of annexed qualifications

To request the issuance of the certificate of PER with attached qualifications,
you must submit this documentation to the Maritime Administration of your autonomous community:

Appointment request Maritime Captaincy

Request an appointment.

Recreation title

Original and copy of the Pleasure Boat Skipper / Yacht Skipper title.

fees

Proof of payment of fees for Professional and Recreational Maritime Titles.
(Model 790, code 028).

Recreational nautical titles with accompanying qualifications. PER Pro, PY Pro - EscolaPort

Calendar of courses to obtain the PER with attached qualifications

Dates Mode Place
Tue. 22/04 to fri. 02/05
In person
Doctor Trueta, 48.
Mon. 12/05 to fri. 23/05
In person
Doctor Trueta, 48.
Mon. 19/05 to wed. 28/05
Available places
In person
Palamós Marina Port
Mon. 16/06 to fri. 27/06
Available places
In person
Doctor Trueta, 48.
Mon. 30/06 to fri. 11/07
Available places
In person
Doctor Trueta, 48.
Mon. 14/07 to fri. 25/07
Available places
In person
Doctor Trueta, 48.
Mon. 28/07 to fri. 08/08
Available places
In person
Doctor Trueta, 48.
Mon. 11/08 to fri. 22/08
Available places
In person
Doctor Trueta, 48.
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