ICC in Turkey

[Toutvabien]

Do owners of private yachts require ICC to navigate Turkey? Some mates have bought a boat but have no formal qualifications.

 

[kaptainkrunchie]

Seems that some form of "captains license" is required by the Turkish authorities. An ICC is acceptable.

As an ICC examiner based in Fethiye I get regular panic calls from owners who are unable to renew their Transit Log until they produce an ICC or similar.

BUT hay-hoe, this is Turkey and the rules are often not applied universally!! You may get away without one; you may not.

 

[sailaboutvic]

We will let you know in a few days my YM or ICC is asked for once we checked in .

 

[Borden]

We've been in Turkey for two years and I've never been asked for proof of competence or sanity. You might be lucky, but it only takes one check to ruin your day. Get the ICC. I have YM Offshore and get ICC for free as a byproduct but in those ports outside Turkey where my quals have been checked they seem to rate the ICC over the YM Offshore. No accounting for taste!

 

[Tranona]

they seem to rate the ICC over the YM Offshore. No accounting for taste!

Not surprising as the whole purpose of the ICC is that it is internationally recognisable so local authoriries do not have to remember the myriad national qualifications.

To get an idea of the scale of the problem, the Croatian ministry drew up a list of all national qualifications and it ran to hundreds.

 

[Norman_E]

I have never been asked to show any qualification. I have just checked back into Turkey at Bozburun and was not asked for anything other than boat papers, passports and proof that I had been out of Turkey so that my five years allowance to keep the yacht in Turkey without paying duty is reset. A copy of my Greek crew list sufficed.

 

[jimbaerselman]

I have never been asked to show any qualification. I have just checked back into Turkey at Bozburun and was not asked for anything other than boat papers, passports and proof that I had been out of Turkey so that my five years allowance to keep the yacht in Turkey without paying duty is reset. A copy of my Greek crew list sufficed.

Croatia will always want to see proof of competence on arrival. ICC or any of a range of national certificates will be enough.

Most other EU countries do not routinely ask for proof of competence - unless you're involved in some incident or accident. At that stage, if you can't produce a certificate, I've had reports of yachts being held until a local "test" has been taken. The cost is the test fee, plus any delay in finding a tester.

 

[sailaboutvic]

Croatia will always want to see proof of competence on arrival. ICC or any of a range of national certificates will be enough.

Most other EU countries do not routinely ask for proof of competence - unless you're involved in some incident or accident. At that stage, if you can't produce a certificate, I've had reports of yachts being held until a local "test" has been taken. The cost is the test fee, plus any delay in finding a tester.

Jim you might be right about croatia , althought we asn't ask for any thing last year .
As far as Turkey goes , we will know soon enough , 6.8 nm from Datca