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International Certificate of Competence |
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The International Certificate of Competence (ICC) is a certificate of competence that has been developed in accordance with a UN resolution to create a basic standard skippers certificate that is internationally recognised. It is effectively the closest thing there is to an official state recognised driving licence for yachts or boats. ICCs can be for power or sail (including yachts with inboard engines) and may or may not be taken with a section to validate them for use on European inland waterways. Anybody that wishes to start skippering or chartering yachts is strongly advised to get one of these. The single biggest advantage of the ICC over other certification is that even though they are only to a basic skippering level, and are still issued by the individual training organisations concerned, they all follow the same standard and are recognised as national qualifications. More and more charter companies, therefore, are now requesting this particular qualification over others, either for insurance purposes or to satisfy government regulations. Each country that has joined up to the scheme (most European ones have) appoints training organisations that are approved to issue ICCs to citizens or residents of that country. Therefore, as an IYT recognised training school, we can assess anybody from the UK or Ireland (or genuine residents of those countries) for ICCs for sailing yachts. This can be either as an add on to one of our normal training courses, or a straightforward assessment. The actual test consists of a practical boat handling assessment and then a short written paper on navigation, collision regulations, etc. Anybody that has done one of our Flotilla Skipper courses would already satisfy all the boat handling requirements, but some extra prior study would be necessary for the theory, particularly on the tidal elements. Please contact us for some guidance on study that should be done before the assessment.
As the ICC is more of an official licence, anybody wishing to take one of these assessments must book this in advance, as there are some extra costs and paperwork, which depend on the option you have booked. ICCs are issued directly by IYT head office. To learn more about the IYT please visit www.yachtmaster.com
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