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PNB Practices

PNB practices at Port Olímpic in Barcelona.

Every week, all year: sailing, sailing and radio.

To obtain the PNB title you must complete navigation practices and Radiocommunications training. You can do them before or after the exam, you decide.

If you want the basic degree, you only have to do the compulsory ones, but if you want to manage sailboats, you also have to do complementary practices.

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Requirements

Be 16 years or older

To sign up for the PNB exam or do the internship you must be over 16 years old.
You will need a signed authorization from your parents or guardians.

Pass a theoretical exam

In Catalonia, official exams are held several times each year.
At EscolaPort we schedule theoretical courses on dates close to each call.

Complete the practices

In addition to passing the exam, you must do 2 compulsory practices: Navigation 8 hours and Radio 4 hours.
You can do the practice before or after the exam.

Expand attributions?

If you want to steer sailboats, in addition to the mandatory ones, you must do complementary sailing practices at 4 p.m.
If you do the sailing practice after having issued the title, you must request a new issue to include the new attributions.

Pay fees

Examination
Registering for the exam requires payment of the registration fee.
And the registration in the corresponding call within the period indicated.

expedition
To process the title you must pay the issuing fee.
When you have passed the exam and the practicals.

Nautical 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.

Deadlines

To sign up for an exam there are specific deadlines, which you can consult at Port School, on the website of the Generalitat de Catalunya or in your CCAA.
To request the issuance of your degree, the maximum period will be 24 months from the date on which the exam notes are published.

In the same way, the period of 24 months counts from the date on which the internships have been passed. If you have not passed the exam, you have 23 months to do so and issue the degree.

Validity period

The PNB title is valid for 10 years.
To renew it you must pay the corresponding fee and provide a medical certificate.

PNB Practices

PNB practices all year round at the Olympic Port of Barcelona

Safety and navigation practices.
8 hours
Radio communications
4 hours
Sailing practices
16 hours

PNB Practices

At the Olympic Port of Barcelona.

Includes:

  • Safety and navigation – 8 hours.
  • Training in radio communications – 4 hours.
  • Insurance and VAT.
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Port Olímpic
Mandatory
PNB Practices

PNB – 4 hours of radiocommunications training

Training in Radiocommunications - Radio is mandatory for obtaining the PNB qualification and qualifies the student to operate the on-board radio station.

During the training, at least two hours will be practical with simulators. It takes place in comfortable air-conditioned classrooms, with state-of-the-art simulators, you will do the practical part of the Radiocommunications course at Barcelona's Olympic Port.

duration
4 hours

modality
A session Two hours of theory and two hours of practice.

Syllabus
The distribution of the total practice time is divided into two sections:

  1. General knowledge of radio communications in the maritime mobile service.
  2. Detailed practical knowledge and ability to use radio communication equipment.
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In the web calendar you can see and book the different options.

method
You will start with a theoretical training which you will then put into practice by carrying out different exercises with the simulators.

For the Radio practice you must come to school and in the simulator room you will be assigned a station with which you will practice the different procedures.

Syllabus of the training in radiocommunications
Theory:
– Basic general characteristics of the maritime mobile service.
– Types of stations.
– Types of communications.
– Maritime Mobile Service Identification Numbers.
– General characteristics of VHF communications.
- Mandatory basic documents.
– VHF radio installation with and without LSD.
– General communication procedures using VHF equipment.
– Rescue, emergency and safety operational procedures on VHF.

Internships:
– Transmission, proof of receipt and complete course of a distress call using a VHF facility.
– MAYDAY RELAY.
– Transmit and receive announcements and emergency and security calls.
– Portable VHF equipment.
– 406 MHz satellite location radio beacons.
– Energy sources for radio equipment.
– Mobile telephony.
– Practical use of VHF radio communication equipment.
– Operating procedures of the SMSSM.
– Radiotelephone procedures with DISTRESS.

How should I prepare for sailing practice?

How should I prepare for sailing practice?

  • Consult the calendar and choose the date that suits you.
  • Check the weather forecast.
  • Wear comfortable (sports) clothes adapted to the weather.
  • Footwear is important, preferably neutral-soled boat shoes, but a pair of trainers will do.
  • You will spend many hours exposed to the Sun, sun protection, tinted glasses and a cap will come in handy.
  • Arrive well in advance of departure.
  • If you are prone to motion sickness, ask your trusted pharmacy what you can take before boarding.
  • Hydration is very important, remember to bring your water bottle.
PNB - Training in Radiocommunications - EscolaPort - Barcelona
Complementary sailing practices for the PNB - PER - PY and CY - EscolaPort - Barcelona degrees
8 hours
Port Olímpic
Complementary
PNB Practices

PNB – 16 hours of sailing practice

Complementary practices in sailing, the completion and completion of which assumes the student's ability to sail, in accordance with the attributions conferred by his qualification.

These practices must be done only once, for example, if after the PNB the student obtains the PER title he will be able to sail up to 12 miles, without the need to do additional practices.

duration
16 hours They are held in 4-hour sessions.

Modalities
They can be done in four consecutive 4-hour sessions during the week or in two 8-hour sessions at the weekend.

Syllabus
The distribution of the total practice time would be divided into eight sections:

  1. Theory of sailing.
  2. Exarchia and sails.
  3. Sailing maneuver I.
  4. Sailing maneuver II.
  5. Sailing maneuver III.
  6. Advanced sail maneuvering.
  7. Safety maneuvers.
  8. Safety in sailing.
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The practices are carried out on board different sailboats and you can do them with various instructors in Barcelona's Olympic Port.

In the web calendar you can see and book the different options.

method
The working method is rotational participation, you and other crew members will alternate at the controls of the ship and work as a team to develop different maneuvers in 4-hour sessions.

In addition to your instructor's instructions, your learning will depend as much on what you do as on careful observation, and understanding, of the successes and failures of the other participants. Sailing is a team effort.

Remember that sailing is learned by sailing.
In the 16 hours of practice we will give you the basics to sail safely, but only as you accumulate hours and miles in different situations, sea conditions and types of boat, you will come to have the confidence and security necessary to to steer a boat with guarantees.

How should I prepare for sailing practices?

How should I prepare for sailing practice?

  • Consult the calendar and choose the date that suits you.
  • Check the weather forecast.
  • Wear comfortable (sports) clothes adapted to the weather.
  • Footwear is important, preferably neutral-soled boat shoes, but a pair of trainers will do.
  • Preferably wear sailing or bike gloves.
  • You will spend many hours exposed to the Sun, sun protection, tinted glasses and a cap will come in handy.
  • Arrive well in advance of departure.
  • If you are prone to motion sickness, ask your trusted pharmacy what you can take before boarding.
  • Hydration is very important, remember to bring your water bottle.

BOE no. 247

The detailed content of these practices can be seen in BOE No. 247
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Sec. I. Page 83046

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Navigation internship students of the PNB title at EscolaPort
Night navigation practices of the PNB course at EscolaPort
Navigation internship students of the PNB title at EscolaPort
Navigation internship students of the PNB title at EscolaPort
Student at the helm during navigation practices of the PNB course at EscolaPort
On board the practice boat, your instructor will evaluate your performance and active participation in the EscolaPort sailing practices.
PNB Practices

Evaluation of practices

Unlike the exam, the internships are evaluated by the nautical school, with the internship instructor awarding Pass or Fail.

The instructor must assess the student's ability, in accordance with the following points, and may not sign the corresponding practice certificate if any of them are not met: 

  1. Punctuality and attendance at practices.
  2. Acceptance of the rules of the recreational nautical school. The student will have to accept the school's rules for teaching the practices.
  3. Active participation. The student must participate actively during the entire internship, being receptive to the training.
Cancellation/Change of practices

You can modify the date of your reservation or temporarily cancel your reservation by notifying the school with:
– 48 hours in advance for navigation and radio practices.
– Five days for the crossing practices.

The nautical school is forced to financially penalize non-attendance at practices.

The amount of this penalty is:
– €45 for navigation and radio practices.
– €95 for crossing practices.

To avoid penalties, any change in date or cancellation of internships must be notified, in writing, to the school with:
– 48 hours in advance for navigation and radio practices.
– Five days for the crossing practices.

Nautical schools are obliged to notify the number of participants in the practices to the Generalitat de Catalunya, days before they take place.

Once the school has notified the Generalitat of the list of participants, it cannot be changed except in the event of demonstrable force majeure*.

If a participant does not show up for the internship, they will not be able to be evaluated and their APTE will not be recognized, but they will also cause harm to another person who has not been able to fill their place and to the school, which will not be able to sell that place.

*Causes of force majeure: illness, accident, etc.

PNB Practices

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.
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