ICC - International Certificate of Competency ​

International certified yacht school –skipper training

Yacht certificate ICC - International Certificate of Competency ​

We very often can hear questions: 

What license do I need to sail  a yacht?

Do I need yacht certificate ICC?

How to get ICC certificate?

What is meaning of ICC boat license?

ICC- International Certificate of Competency from the Irish Maritime Administration.

The ICC certificate confirms that an individual is competent to the level required to meet the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Inland Water Committee (UNECE IWC) Resolution 40. 

International Certificate of Competency ICC is the level of competency required when chartering a boat in the European countries (Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea etc).

When is ICC sailing course needed:
– if you plan to sail abroad
– if you do not have a national license from your state.
You do not need an ICC sailing course in your national waters if you have a skipper license from your state.

You can`t use ICC boat license instead of skipper license. International Certificate of competence ICC – it is confirmation of your qualification for international sailing.

Certificate ICC allows:
  • Command of a pleasure vessel up to a maximum length of 78 ft /24 meters.
How to get ICC certificate with Yacht Challenge

If you don`t have any IYT certificates:

– you complete with us the courses Bareboat Skipper IYT and Radiooperator VHF, and you obtain certificate ICC together with these certificates – more details

If you have certificates: Bareboat Skipper IYT or up and Radiooperator VHF:

– you pass theoretical and practical tests ICC.
Price – €200 + €150 for card certificate ICC.

  • The Candidate for ICC sailing course should be 16 years of age or over.

Dates and cost for ICC certificate course 2025

ICC Sailing course duration: For students with sailing certificate – 6 days, For students without any certificates – 10 days.

Estonia, Pärnu

  • 1828 May
  • June   01-11, 12-22
  • 23 June – 02 July
  • July   14- 24
  • 28 July – 08 August
  • September   20-30
  • October   01-10

Check-in: 12-00  Check-out: 12-00

Price per person: DBL – €890  

The price includes: accommodation in the cabin, the services of the captain-instructor, all the necessary textbooks and manuals, bed linen.

Paid additionally: meals on the yacht, including meals for the captain-instructor, Fuel, final cleaning,  insurance- €100.

Cost of ICC certificate – €175 (certificate Radio operator VHF/SRC included)

spain - france

  • march 15 – 22

Price per person: DBL – €1080  

The price includes: accommodation in the cabin, the services of the captain-instructor, all the necessary textbooks and manuals, bed linen.

Paid additionally: meals on the yacht, including meals for the captain-instructor

Fuel, final cleaning, boat insurance – €100

Cost of ICC certificate – €175 (certificate Radio operator VHF/SRC included)

montenegro, kotor

  • Apr 16 – 26

Price per person: DBL – €1080  

The price includes: accommodation in the cabin, the services of the captain-instructor, all the necessary textbooks and manuals, bed linen.

Paid additionally: meals on the yacht, including meals for the captain-instructor

fuel, final cleaning, boat insurance – €100

Cost of ICC certificate – €175 (certificate Radio operator VHF/SRC included)

Italy, Sicily

  • Oct 11 – 18

Price per person: DBL – €1080  

The price includes: accommodation in the cabin, the services of the captain-instructor, all the necessary textbooks and manuals, bed linen.

Paid additionally: meals on the yacht, including meals for the captain-instructor

fuel, final cleaning, boat insurance – €100

Cost of ICC certificate – €175 (certificate Radio operator VHF/SRC included)

TURKEY, Fethiye

  • Oct 25 – Nov 01

Price per person: DBL – €1080  

The price includes: accommodation in the cabin, the services of the captain-instructor, all the necessary textbooks and manuals, bed linen.

Paid additionally: meals on the yacht, including meals for the captain-instructor

 fuel, final cleaning, boat insurance – €100

Cost of ICC certificate – €175 (certificate Radio operator VHF/SRC included)

In accordance with UNECE Resolution 40 (Revision 4), citizens and residents of countries  from the list  below, that are signatories to Resolution 40, will be obliged to obtain an ICC from their own national issuing authority and not from IYT, with the exception of the United Kingdom and Latvia and if the applicant can provide proof of residency* in a country not on this list. *Proof of residency examples: residence card,  Utility bill (electric or gas), Property tax bill, Telephone bill, Insurance bill.

As of May 2016 the following countries have adopted resolution 40.

  • Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia**, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, South Africa, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom.
  • **The government of Latvia has given written permission for IYT to issue ICCs to their own nationals and residents

***IYT has been authorized to issue ICC’s to United Kingdom Nationals and Residents for the past 18 years which are issued on behalf of the British Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA). Reference: UNECE Resolution 40 document

The certificate ICC is valid for a period of five years, then it is necessary revalidate it.

ICC sailing course Scope
  • nautical terminology, safety, vessel checkout
  • boat handling under power, man-overboard procedures, anchoring
  • sails and sail handling,  basic rope work
  • basic meteorology
  • navigation, chart work
  • tides, currents
  • buoyage
  • collision regulations
  • basic first aid, responsibilities of the skipper

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