PPER Course in Barcelona - Professional Skipper of Recreational Boats
The course to obtain the PPER (Professional Recreational Boat Pattern) is a certification that grants you the ability to navigate in Spanish flag recreational boats, registered in the 6th list, with a maximum distance of 60 or 150 nautical miles from the coast.
This enablement allows you carry up to 12 passengers on board, in addition to the crew. The vessels in which you can operate under this title have a length of up to 24 meters.
To obtain the PPER title, it is necessary to meet specific requirements and having previously obtained the title of Yacht Captain. Additionally, you must have Completed basic training, restricted operator and initial health training courses.
These courses are essential to ensure that you are prepared in essential areas such as maritime safety, operation of communication equipment and first aid at sea.
Once you have met the requirements and obtained the PPER title, You will be authorized to carry out various professional activities in the nautical field. This can include transporting passengers and renting boats (charter), as long as you follow the regulations established by the maritime authority.
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What is the objective of PPER?
The objective of the course is to be able to practice professionally as a Professional Employer with different functions.
- Training to work in nautical schools as an Instructor teaching navigation theory and practices.
- Offer services as a charter skipper with your boat.
- Being able to work as a Skipper in nautical companies
- Transfer of boats around the peninsula, and between archipelagos.
- Skipper in professional diving companies.
Course duration
The objective of the course is to train the student with the necessary training to be able to solve basic situations.
- 13 theoretical hours (online or in person)
- Teaching materials
- Test and Exams
- Tutorials and consultation forum
This course is available all year round but check with Anclademia for the closest available dates.
Who is the PPER course aimed at?
The PPER is a certificate that can only be obtained by people over 20 years of age with a valid national identity card or passport. Furthermore, it requires more advanced qualifications than other certificates, such as the completion of several prior training courses.
To obtain this certificate, you must have previously completed Basic Safety Training, the Restricted Operator SMSSM course, the initial Specific Health Training and the Yacht Master course, as well as the theoretical training required to take the PPER exam.
Likewise, students of the Professional Skipper of Recreational Vessels course must demonstrate having served a minimum period of 2 years on board as a yacht captain, pass the ISM medical examination and make the so-called Responsible Navigation Declaration.
Once all these requirements are met, those who obtain the PPER certificate will be able to perform professional functions as a charter skipper with their own vessel, skipper in nautical or professional diving companies, or work as an instructor in nautical schools offering theoretical and practical classes, in addition to transferring vessels between the archipelagos and the peninsula.
In more specific terms, the PPER course is aimed at:
- Advanced Nautical Fans:
- Maritime Professionals
- Nautical Instructors
- People interested in nautical tourism
- Nautical Charter Operators:
- People Seeking Career Change
- Those Who Meet the Requirements
PPER course syllabus
- State Ports and Merchant Navy Law
- Maritime Navigation Law
- Maritime administration
- Regulations on the Clearance of Vessels
- Maritime traffic monitoring and information system
- Regulation of maritime safety conditions
- Flagging and registration of pleasure craft
- Civil liability insurance regulations
- Regulation of nautical qualifications for the governance of pleasure craft
- Inspections of pleasure boats
- Regulation of safety, rescue, firefighting, navigation and spill prevention equipment
- International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue
- Civil Code
- MARPOL Convention
- Regulation on maritime radio communications on board
What is the PPER exam?
How long does the Professional Pleasure Boat Skipper course expire?
Every 5 years it is essential to renew the PPER, since it is a certificate that expires after this period, although it is possible to maintain it by renewing all the courses necessary to obtain it initially.
Can training as a Professional Skipper of pleasure boats be done online?
Every 5 years it is essential to renew the PPER, since it is a certificate that expires after this period, although it is possible to maintain it by renewing all the courses necessary to obtain it initially.
What professional opportunities does obtaining the PPER have?
Once they obtain the PPER, students can become sailing instructors, in addition to working as a yacht skipper in nautical and diving companies or in charters they own.
Furthermore, it is necessary for the interested party to act as skipper during these crossings, which are high altitude and last at least 48 hours. This information must be supported by mentioning the name and registration of the vessel used.
Is it mandatory to attend training to obtain the Professional Pleasure Boat Skipper certificate?
When obtaining this certificate, it is only mandatory to pass the exam - in addition to having completed all the training required for this -, although it is highly recommended to carry out the course, since it offers all the necessary syllabus to pass.
Furthermore, it is necessary for the interested party to act as skipper during these crossings, which are high altitude and last at least 48 hours. This information must be supported by mentioning the name and registration of the vessel used.
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