Credentials Mess

[Spirit of Glenans]

All in all it wouldn´t be a problem if I only intended to sail in Portugal (or charter in Croatia, for example), but I am living here right now and I would really like to charter a boat locally (inland waters). I cannot apply for an ICC (accepted locally) because they are not issued to any other EU countries beside UK…

The Irish Sailing Association is empowered by the Government of Ireland to issue ICC Certificates to persons passing the relevant assessment. You could sign up with an Irish sailing school for the 2-day course/assessment as your English seems to be good enough.
Flights from Prague to Dublin would probably be cheap for a weekend break, as the traffic is normally in the opposite direction

 

[Tranona]

The Irish Sailing Association is empowered by the Government of Ireland to issue ICC Certificates to persons passing the relevant assessment. You could sign up with an Irish sailing school for the 2-day course/assessment as your English seems to be good enough.
Flights from Prague to Dublin would probably be cheap for a weekend break, as the traffic is normally in the opposite direction

He would need to check that it includes non nationals. This is possible with the RYA and such a course of action has already been suggested, taking an RYA certificate or assessment. It is only very recently that the UK government has got agreement that the RYA can do this.

 

[JumbleDuck]

He would need to check that it includes non nationals. This is possible with the RYA and such a course of action has already been suggested, taking an RYA certificate or assessment. It is only very recently that the UK government has got agreement that the RYA can do this.

The RYA seems a little confused about residence requirements. On one page they write

The following UNECE countries have not yet adopted Resolution 40.
The RYA is currently authorised to issue a UK ICC to eligible nationals and residents of these countries. However, if any of these countries adopts Resolution 40 then this may have an impact on the ability of the RYA to issue a UK ICC to the nationals and residents of that country.

[...]

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United States of America, Uzbekistan

http://www.rya.org.uk/infoadvice/boatingabroad/icc/Pages/icc-no.aspx​

and on another

The RYA is not permitted to issue the ICC to the nationals of other UNECE countries unless they are British residents. This means that the RYA cannot issue the ICC to the nationals of:

Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

http://www.rya.org.uk/infoadvice/boatingabroad/icc/Pages/apply.aspx​

 

[Tranona]

Guess that is probably sloppy updating of the website. The first statement (I think) reflects the recent change, whereas the second is how it was previously.

Would be better if they put out consistently better information!

 

[JumbleDuck]

Guess that is probably sloppy updating of the website. The first statement (I think) reflects the recent change, whereas the second is how it was previously.

Would be better if they put out consistently better information!

I think you're probably right ... it all needs a good scrub up. I have emailed them an edited version of my comment above.

 

[messias]

Wow...
As Tranona has clearly explained, I´m into a LOT of challenges ahead with this "sailing inland" stuff!

The Irish Sailing Association is empowered by the Government of Ireland to issue ICC Certificates to persons passing the relevant assessment. You could sign up with an Irish sailing school for the 2-day course/assessment as your English seems to be good enough.
Flights from Prague to Dublin would probably be cheap for a weekend break, as the traffic is normally in the opposite direction

I will check that out as well. If it´s possible and that´s the only way to go... so it will.

Thanks everyone for the support and ideas!

 

[Spirit of Glenans]

He would need to check that it includes non nationals. This is possible with the RYA and such a course of action has already been suggested, taking an RYA certificate or assessment. It is only very recently that the UK government has got agreement that the RYA can do this.

Sorry, just checked; ISA can only issue ICC to Irish citizens or non-nationals resident in Ireland, but hey, surely you have a friend or relative living in UK or Ireland who could provide you with a postal address?

 

[messias]

Hehehehe....
If only they did not asked for the papers... :angel: