Yacht skipper
Patrón de yate (PY) is a nautical title that authorizes the government of pleasure boats with the Spanish flag. The conditions that regulate the nautical qualifications of recreational boats belong to the General Directorate of the Merchant Marine (DGMM), dependent on the Ministry of Public Works of Spain. However, the autonomous communities have delegated powers in the issuance of this title.
Basic Attributions
Government of recreational motor or motor and sail boats of up to 24 meters in length, for navigation that takes place in the area between the coast and the line parallel to it drawn at 150 nautical miles. In addition, they will be able to govern nautical motorcycles.
Complementary powers
Government of sailing vessels up to 24 meters in length, for navigation that takes place in the area between the coast and the line parallel to the same drawn up at 150 nautical miles. For this, in addition to the basic safety and navigation practices established for the title, it will be necessary to carry out sailing practices.
| Title | Eslora max. (meters) | Area (miles) | Nautical motor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yacht captain | Recreation boats: 24 Recreation ships: without limit (max.: 3000 GT) | without limit | A | independent sailing |
| Yacht pattern | 24 | 150 | independent sailing | |
| Recreation boat pattern | 15 (→24) | 12 | independent sailing 24m enabled and optional navigation to the Balearic Islands | |
| Basic navigation pattern | 8 | 5 | independent sailing | |
| Navigation license | 6 | 2 | C | navigation diurna |
| Federative authorization (titulin) | 6 (power max.: 40 kW) | delimited areas | - | navigation diurna (obsolete, replaced by Navigation License) |
| No title | motor: 5 (power max.: 11,26 kW) | 2 | - | navigation diurna |
| candle: 6 |
Requirements to obtain it
- Poseer the title of Recreation Board (PER).
- Being older.
- Overcoming a medical examination in a homologated center.
- Adopt the theoretical examination with four possible answers each.
- Carry out the basic safety and navigation practices in a boat of a legally authorized school, the duration of which may not be less than 48 hours, of which at least 36 hours will be on the road and where the student will perform a full day and night sailing guard.
- Execute regulatory practices of radiocommunications, SMSSM system, which may not be less than 4 hours, which will be performed in a classroom, in a certified simulator of an authorized school.
- Performing sailing practices (only in the case of motor and sailing), the duration may not be less than 16 hours and will be performed on a boat of a legally authorized school. These practices are common to all recreational qualifications and will only be required once.
- Request the issuance of the title.
Content of the multiple choice theoretical exam
The exam will last a maximum of 2 hours: 45 minutes for the generic module and 1 hour and 15 minutes for the navigation module.
| Items | Module | Duration | Questions | Maximum faults | Minimum of success |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security at sea | Generic | 45 minutes | 10 | 5 (only in case of module correction) | 5 (only in case of module correction) |
| Meteorology | 10 | 5 (only in case of module correction) | 5 (only in case of module correction) | ||
| Theory of navigation | Navigation | 1 hour and 15 minutes | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Navigation | 10 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Total | 2 hours | 40 | Maximum total errors: 12 | 28 | |
It will be corrected with a double evaluation criteria:
- Globally: Having a minimum of 28 hits and no more than 5 errors can be made Theory of navigation and 3 errors Navigation.
- By modules. A module may be approved provided that the requirements set out in the table above are met. The approved module will be retained during the following 2 calls from the administration that performs the review.