PER · Spanish Boat Licence
The standard licence. With the PER you can charter a boat up to 15 metres in any Spanish port and sail up to 12 nautical miles offshore. It's what four out of five people who write to us are actually looking for.
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The details
- What it allows
- Motor vessels up to 15 m
- Distance offshore
- Up to 12 nm, plus inter-island passages in the Balearics and Canaries
- Official exam
- Yes. 45 multiple-choice questions, 1 h 30
- Compulsory practicals
- 16 h safety and navigation (usually 2 days)
- Radio
- SRC/ROCA compulsory (separate course, 12 h)
- To skipper under sail
- Sail endorsement, 16 h (separate course)
- Extension to 24 m
- 24 further hours of practicals on passage, including night navigation. Also covers the mainland–Balearics crossing
- Prerequisite
- None. No previous licence required
- Minimum age
- 18
What you'll be able to do
- Berth and unberth in wind, which is where practice actually shows
- Anchor properly, and know how much chain to lay
- Plan a day's passage and work a chart
- Handle an emergency aboard: man overboard, breakdown, bad weather
- Work the VHF with the correct protocol
How it works here
Theory in a small in-person group or live by video with a tutor. The 16 hours of practicals aboard our own sailing yachts out of Puerto Banús, on weekend intakes. And we handle the exam admin with you: dates, fees and paperwork.
On its own, the PER is a motor licence. To skipper a sailing yacht you also need the sail endorsement (16 h), and to use the radio, the SRC/ROCA (12 h). Those three together are what actually lets you charter a sailing yacht — and the last two are done once in your life.
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PER · Spanish Boat Licence
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Yes. The PER requires no prior qualification.
Yes — 16 hours of safety and navigation at an approved school, usually over two days. Some Spanish regions allow them to be replaced by an official practical exam instead; tell us where you'll sit the exam and we'll tell you which route applies.
Only if you also do the 16-hour sail endorsement. Without it, the PER is a motor licence.
Yes. With 24 further hours of practicals on passage, including night navigation, it extends to 24 metres and also covers the mainland–Balearics crossing.
Where to next
The two most people do alongside the PER, and the step up after it.
