chartering qualifications

[Molteni]

Just a vague idea, but what do chartering businesses actually require?

I've a Day Skipper qualification, but my partner has nothing.

Hoping to arrange a charter in Croatia , is this possible??

 

[Sneds]

Day Skipper will allow you to apply for your ICC, contact the RYA
You may also need your VHF radio operator's licence.
Ask the hire company, they'll of course be able to tell you

 

[Melody]

If you have a photo-ID Day Skipper certificate you may not need an ICC. You will almost certainly need a Marina Radio Operators license in Croatia. You may also need a co-skipper but they can usually sign a declaration of competence rather than have a certificate. Ask the charter companies as there will be differences between them.

Btw you can do a very good online RYA radio course and then just go for an exam at a training centre. See their website.

 

[ronsurf]

Join the RYA and get an ICC using your Day Skipper as evidence of competence for free. The ICC is accepted more widely than the Day Skipper so you have more options. Hopefully your partner has some experience, so they can write a brief statement ("Crewing for x years").
You'll need a Radio Operators licence for Croatia, but not for some countries such as Greece.
If you're lacking confidence/experience in skippering a boat, then a bareboat flotilla is an option

 

[single]

Iv'e never been asked to provide anything in Spain,Greece or Caribbean, but i'm sure they all said proof of ICC is all you need. Spain got really funny on a different occasion, so i was very glad i had the correct certs.

 

[Dub2Dub]

I'm not qualified at all, but I got a 4HP put put in Croatia just the other week.

They wanted me to take a bigger boat, even when I said I had no license they just said lets see your car license and it'll be fine.

Another chap I bumped into a few days after said all he needed was a copy of his ICC and that's it.

They seemed a bit too relaxed if you ask me, but then it's an up and coming destination with probably not to many horror stories to report on just yet.

I also read in the guide you can do an exam in a day, you have to book 10 days in advance and various locations in Croatia.

You will love Croatia!

 

[DAVIDO]

I have only ever required day skipper sail ticket in Croatia with no other crew qualified.

 

[chrishelen]

We hired a 49 foot bav in Corfu last year...they took photocopies of my ticket which is a commercial power one, then faxed it to the port police with the details of the boat and me...my brother was co skipper and he had to sign a declaration saying he had x amount of expieriance of sailing....year before that we hired a 40 foot bav in Antigua, didn't ask to see my tickets...although I had them in case. But I here stories of boating outfits not asking for any quals, especially in Greece... Should be interesting should an insurance issue arise.

 

[DAVIDO]

My first trip to Greece we chartered a Bavaria 47ish all i had to do was provide a passport sized photo which they glued into an 'ICC' on the quayside.
This was 10 yrs ago when i had no qualifications.

 

[shan]

I'm not qualified at all, but I got a 4HP put put in Croatia just the other week.

They wanted me to take a bigger boat, even when I said I had no license they just said lets see your car license and it'll be fine.

Another chap I bumped into a few days after said all he needed was a copy of his ICC and that's it.

They seemed a bit too relaxed if you ask me, but then it's an up and coming destination with probably not to many horror stories to report on just yet.

I also read in the guide you can do an exam in a day, you have to book 10 days in advance and various locations in Croatia.

You will love Croatia!

We have always been asked for our licences in Croatia. We were told you need one to hire anything with a bigger engine than 5hp.

In Turkey, we were asked fr copies of everything we had. Day Skipper, ICC and VHF.

 

[Molteni]

We're now back from our wonderful holiday charter in Croatia. The company only took copies of my Day Skipper certificate, although I also offered them my VHF certificate.

My guess is that the charter fee included a large insurance premium (understandable), and the 2000 Euro deposit was the insurance excess.