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Online Yacht Captain course

Online Yacht Captain Course with live streaming video classes.

Whenever and wherever you want, prepare to pass the yacht captain exam and for long voyages around the planet in boats up to 24 meters long.

In our virtual school, aula.escolaport.com you can take your Yacht Captain course online, as if you were in a face-to-face class but from the comfort of your own home.

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Requirements

Requirements to obtain the title Yacht Captain

Have a yacht skipper/wave title


To register for the CI exam you must have a PI qualification.
If you don't have the PY yet you can hire one pack with all the courses.

Pass a theoretical exam

In Catalonia, 3 CI exams are held a 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 a mandatory practice: Navigation 48 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 have to do complementary practices.
If you do the complementary practices after having issued the degree, 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 Yacht Captain title is valid for 10 years.
To renew it you must pay the corresponding fee and provide a medical certificate.

Attributions of the title Yacht Captain

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24 meters**

Governing motorized pleasure craft up to 24 meters in length.

No limits

Navigation without geographical limits.

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Jet skis

Rule all kinds of jet skis with no power limit.

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sailboats*

Steering sailing boats.
*Additional practices.

PPER*

Charter, transfers, internship instructor...
+ STCW certificates.

** The only limitations on this qualification are the number of passengers that can be on board, a maximum of twelve not counting the crew, and if it is a pleasure boat, the gross tonnage must be less than 3000 GT .

Online Yacht Captain course types in Barcelona

Theory and practice packs.

Online Yacht Captain Theory Courses

Our teaching method is based on two objectives: that you pass the exam in the first place and that you maximize, in total safety, your skills as a sailor.

You can follow the Yacht Captain course from any device. On the online course platform you will take tests with key questions for each topic, watch explanatory videos, participate in classes and tutorials via chat and test your knowledge with exams.

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Online Yacht Captain Course at your own pace

Study online and at your own pace all the theoretical content of the exam and review each week with your instructor in streaming tutorials.

In addition to approving the exam you have to complete an internship:
– Navigation | Safety and navigation (48 hours).

With complementary practices, you can expand your powers to steer sailboats.

Online Yacht Captain course

At your own pace

Includes:

  • Streaming tutorials.
  • Practical safety and navigation.
  • Online teaching material.
  • Insurance and VAT.
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7 weeks
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Online weekday yacht captain course

10 classes broadcast live by videoconference, on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Hours from 10:00 to 13:00 or from 19:00 to 22:00.

30 hours of theoretical training in streaming.

In addition to approving the exam you have to complete an internship:
– Navigation | Safety and navigation (48 hours).

With complementary practices, you can expand your powers to steer sailboats.

Online Yacht Captain course

Classes during the week

Includes:

  • 10 theoretical classes.
  • Streaming tutorials.
  • Practical safety and navigation.
  • Online teaching material.
  • Insurance and VAT.
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The Yacht Captain exam lasts two and a half hours. 40 questions of which you must answer at least 28 correctly.
Online Yacht Captain course

Yacht Captain Exam

  • duration: 2 hours and 30 minutes.
  • questions: 40 in total, with a minimum of 28 correct answers.
  • Syllabus: 4 units, in two blocks.
  • Calls in April, June and December.
Online Yacht Captain course

Content of the theoretical course Yacht Captain

These are the 4 topics that the questions will ask you about the exam.

All the units are related, understanding them as a whole is essential for optimal training.

  • UT 1. Navigation theory
  • UT 2. Calculation of navigation.
  • UT 3. Meteorology.
  • UT 4. English
Online Yacht Captain course

Teaching material for the Yacht Captain course

To study the theoretical part you have access to all the content in the virtual classroom, but if you are more of an underlining and taking notes in the notes when you register for the course you can include your briefcase with the printed material.

Online Yacht Captain course

Yacht captain safety and navigation practices 48 hours

To obtain the CI title, in addition to being in possession of the PI and passing the theoretical exam, you must complete an internship that you can complete before or after the exam.

Navigation practices last 48 hours.

They are carried out in one session with a minimum of 36 hours in transit.

Through various exercises, other aspects of navigation are sought to be perfected, mainly aimed at crossing and safe navigation, in addition, each student will have to perform a full navigation watch during the day and another at night.

We leave Port Olímpic on a Friday afternoon heading for the Balearic Islands, returning on Sunday at the same departure time.

These practices are carried out on board one of our ships in Barcelona's Olympic Port.

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Online Yacht Captain course complementary practices

Yacht captain sailing practices

If you have completed them with the PER or the Yacht Master, it is not necessary to repeat them, your yacht captain title will already be qualified for the steering of sailing vessels.

Complementary practices are voluntary and valid to expand the basic attributions you obtain with the mandatory practices.

You have to complete the sailing practices if you are interested in sailing sailboats, they last 16 hours and you can complete them in 4-hour daily sessions during the week or in two 8-hour sessions on a weekend.

More details about sailing practices
Complementary sailing practices for the PNB - PER - PY and CY - EscolaPort - Barcelona degrees

Official exam in Catalonia

The exam assesses the theoretical knowledge of the content of the 4 units of the syllabus.

The APTE in the exam is valid for 24 months.

Statement 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.

Procedures

The fees and administrative procedures to register for the exam and issue the CI degree are around €270.

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

Online Yacht Captain course

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.

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Online course platform with self-correction tests.
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Official exam tests

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

The tests are automatically and randomly generated with hundreds of questions. exam, you will always take a different test!

Online Yacht Captain course

Unlimited streaming tutorials

Every fortnight, 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.

Unlimited tutorials Every week you can connect to the streaming to solve your doubts with an instructor.

PPER

Do you want to work as a professional skipper?

The PPER enables you to sail, with up to 12 passengers on board, at a distance of 60 or 150 miles in boats up to 24 m in length.

With the Yacht Captain title and 3 STCW certificates, you just need to pass the PPER exam and start working.

More information about the PPER

Calendar of Yacht Captain courses in Barcelona

Dates Mode
Thu. 06/03 to thu. 24/04

Monday and Thursday

19 a 10 p.m 10 places
In person / Online
Mon. 28/04 to thu. 19/06

Monday and Thursday

19 a 10 p.m
In person / Online
Thu. 23/10 to thu. 11/12

Monday and Thursday

19 a 10 p.m
In person / Online
Online Yacht Captain course

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.

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