Port Skipper Course
The port skipper title is one of the courses included in the training, certification and surveillance standards for the crew., known as STCW, and allows those who obtain it to plan and direct the ship on coastal voyages, guaranteeing the safety of passengers.
This training is useful for advance in learning to control the ship and care for the people who are on it. Furthermore, the port skipper course is an approved training course in Spain through which it is possible to develop certain professional functions.
Specifically, those who certify having completed the port skipper course may work as skipper on merchant ships, provided that the number of passengers does not exceed 150, that the navigations do not exceed 3 miles from the port and that the gross tonnage of the ship is less than 100 GT.
STCW Courses
What is the objective of the course?
The objective of the port skipper course is to train students in the following functions:
- Master of a merchant ship with a maximum gross tonnage of 100 GT, in navigations of a maximum of 3 miles and with a maximum of 150 passengers on board
- Chief engineer when the ship's power is less than 375 kW -or double if there is more than one engine-, and has the correct automation
- Planning and direction of coastal crossings, taking into account the above conditions and developing a safe navigation watch.
Course duration
To obtain the deck sailor certification, it is necessary to attend the course under the following conditions:
- A total of 150 hours, 110 theoretical and 40 practical
- Validity of 5 years
- Mandatory attendance at the in-person course, and only one 10% of the in-person hours may be missing
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This course is available all year round but check with Anclademia for the closest available dates.
Who is the Port Skipper course aimed at?
This training is indicated for students with some experience in navigation, since it requires certain knowledge prior to its completion, such as obtaining the Specialty Certificate in Basic Training in Maritime Safety.
In addition, it is also necessary to have carried out a minimum boarding period of one year in Spanish vessels with more than 100 kW of power and a minimum gross tonnage of 5 GT. A period in which a minimum of 6 months in the engine service and another 6 in the bridge service must also be certified.
On the other hand, to obtain the title of port skipper it is mandatory to present the maritime boarding medical examination -which must have been issued by the ISM (Social Institute of the Navy-, and have a minimum age of 20 years.
This is a training designed for those who wish to direct ships in the conditions indicated above, carrying out functions such as the management of extraction dredgers, boats and other beach vessels and fishing boats with a size of less than 12 meters in length.
On the other hand, they can also carry out professional functions in boats dedicated to maritime rescue, in tugboats and recreational shipyards, in natural parks or in nautical clubs, in addition to being in charge of transporting diving students to the points indicated for the dive. .
Port skipper course syllabus
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