PRACTICAL TRAINING
PNB, PER AND YACHT SKIPPER
PNB
What practical training is compulsory to obtain the PNB qualification?
To obtain the PNB qualification it is COMPULSORY to obtain a certificate showing you have completed Safety and Navigation practice and radio communications practice. You can do these with us at Academia Náutica Alborán or anywhere else you like. You can do the practical training before or after passing the theory exam.
Additional privileges.
Apart from the compulsory practical training, you can also do Sailing practice, which will qualify you to skipper sailing boats. This practice is done only once and is valid for the PNB; later, if you obtain the PER qualification, the same practice will allow you to skipper sailing boats up to 24m in length.
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Compulsory Practical Training:
1. Safety and Navigation Practice:
This practical training will give students enough practical knowledge to sail safely.
The practical course lasts 8 hours and takes place sailing on an approved Academia Náutica Alborán boat.
8 h course
This course lasts a total of 8 hours.
It can be done in 2 sessions of 4 hours or 1 session of 8 hours.
Approved Boat
The practical training takes place on one of Academia Náutica Alborán’s approved boats.
2. PNB Radio Practice
Our courses comply with current regulations, with the best radio communications instructors and simulators. We know it can be hard to fit in with our timetable, so we will adapt to your schedule. Contact us now to schedule the course.
How long is the course?
The radio course for the Basic Navigation Skipper lasts 4 hours and can be completed in a single day. It consists of 2 hours of theory and 2 hours of practice.
PNB Radio Communications
Approved Course
Official, approved radio communications course for operating on-board radio station equipment. It meets the requirements of Resolution 343 of the International Telecommunication Union.
1-day course
This course lasts a total of 4 hours, divided into:
- 2 hours of theory
- 2 hours of practice
A single 1-day class.
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Additional Practical Training:
1. Sailing
Sailing practice is NOT COMPULSORY to get your nautical qualification, but it is well worth having your Sailing endorsement. This practice is valid for the PNB qualification and allows you to sail sailing boats up to 8 metres in length.
If you later obtain the PER qualification, this same practice will count towards it, allowing you to skipper SAILING BOATS up to 15 metres in length. And if you complete the PER extension practice, you will be able to sail sailing boats up to 24m.
This practice is valid for: PNB, PER, PY, CY….
16 hours
This practice consists of 16 hours of sailing on our Atlantic 61 sailing boat. It can be done in 2 sessions of 8 hours or 4 sessions of 4 hours.
It takes place on one of the most beautiful coastlines in the south. Setting off from our facilities at Marina del Este, we will sail along the coasts of Granada and Málaga.
Atlantic 61
Sign up for the Sailing course
Whether you have the PNB, PER or Yacht Skipper qualification, make the most of this opportunity and do your Sailing practice with us. Extend your privileges and start riding the winds along our coast.
Do I have to choose a date to sign up for the course?
Yes, but it is not set in stone. You can sign up for the course by choosing a date, and if it later does not suit you, we can change it to another that better fits your schedule.
PER
1. Compulsory practical training:
What practical training do I need to obtain the Recreational Boat Skipper qualification?
To hold the PER qualification, apart from passing the theory exam, you need to have completed the basic safety and navigation practice and the radio communications practice.
Apart from the compulsory practical training, you can extend your privileges to skipper sailing boats, or extend your PER to skipper boats up to 24 metres in length and sail to the Balearic Islands.
1.1. Basic Safety and Navigation Practice
This practical training is COMPULSORY to obtain your Recreational Boat Skipper qualification. You can do it before or after passing the PER exam. This practical training will give students enough practical knowledge to sail safely.
The practical course lasts 16 hours and takes place on several approved Academia Náutica Alborán boats.
16 h course
This practice can be done in 2 sessions of 8 hours or 4 sessions of 4 hours.
Approved Boats
This practical training takes place on several approved Academia Náutica Alborán boats.
- Safety and checks before going to sea.
- Route planning and firefighting.
- Engines and electrical system.
- Boat maintenance, pollution prevention and ropework.
- Manoeuvres.
- Anchoring, watchkeeping and route monitoring.
- Navigation.
- Safety manoeuvres.
Where does the practical training take place?
Our practical training takes place in Marina del Este. With us, you will get used to sailing different boats of various sizes. All of this training is carried out from our marina and along our wonderful coastline, where sailing is a true luxury.
1.2. PER Radio Practice
Our courses comply with current regulations, with the best radio communications instructors and simulators. We know it can be hard to fit in with our timetable, so we will adapt to your schedule. Contact us now to schedule the course.
How long is the course?
The radio course for the Basic Navigation Skipper (PNB) lasts 12 hours: 4 hours of theory and 8 hours of practical training.
Approved Course
Official, approved radio communications course for operating on-board radio station equipment. It meets the requirements of Resolution 343 of the International Telecommunication Union.
2-day course
This course lasts a total of 12 hours, divided into:
- 4 hours of theory
- 8 hours of practical training
- General knowledge of radiocommunications in the Maritime Mobile Service.
- Knowledge of and ability to use a boat’s radio equipment.
- SMSSM operating procedures and detailed practical use of SMSSM subsystems and equipment.
- Operating procedures and regulations for radiotelephone communications.
2. 1. Sail Endorsement.
If you hold the PNB and completed the Sail endorsement, it is also valid for the PER. This practical course is only taken once and is valid for PNB, PER, PY….
THIS ENDORSEMENT IS NOT COMPULSORY TO OBTAIN THE PER.
2. 2. Inter-island Endorsement + 24 metres
With this course, you will be able to skipper boats of up to 24 metres in length and sail to the Balearic Islands.
THIS ENDORSEMENT IS NOT COMPULSORY TO OBTAIN THE PER.
