The basic qualification ‘Union Patent’ provides the basis for expanding one’s personal areas of responsibility at the management level by acquiring the qualification ‘Rhine Risk Section’.
The basic qualification, Union Patent, provides the basis for expanding your personal areas of expertise at the management level by acquiring the qualification ‘Maritime Waterways’ or ‘Risky Section Rhine’.
The basic qualification Union Patent provides the foundation for expanding personal areas of operation at the management level through obtaining the qualification “Maritime Waterways.”
The goal is intensive preparation for the successful implementation of the last practical part of the GDWS exam ‘Reisedurchführung’ to acquire the Union Patent.
After completing the course and passing the exam, you are authorised to:
The course takes place over a period of 19 days. Four face-to-face teaching units are planned for the SBF Inland & Sea (combined course) (four sessions and a meeting on the information evening). The total duration is approx. 10 hours. Details and times can be found below.
After completing the course and passing the exam, you will be authorised to safely and independently operate pleasure craft with an engine power of over 15 hp, with no length restriction, in coastal and open sea areas such as the North Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea and other waters.
The course takes place over a period of 5 days. Three face-to-face teaching units are planned for the Sport Boat Licence Sea (three sessions and a meeting on the information evening). The total duration is approximately 7–8 hours. Details and times can be found below.
After completing the course and passing the exam, you are entitled to safely and independently operate pleasure boats up to 20 metres in length (15 metres on the Rhine) and with an engine power of over 15 hp (5 hp on the Rhine) on inland waterways such as the Rhine, Moselle, Danube and others.
The course takes place over a period of 6 days. Two classroom teaching units are planned for the Sportbootführerschein Binnen (two sessions and a meeting on the information evening). The total duration is approximately 4–5 hours. Details and times can be found below.
After completing the course and passing the exam, you are entitled to:
The combined course combines the requirements for UBI and SRC and prepares you comprehensively for both exams. The course takes place over a period of 17 days and includes 3 sessions with a total duration of approximately 5 teaching hours. Details and times can be found below.
The aim of the course is to provide intensive preparation for the management-level examination required to obtain the Boatmaster’s Certificate (Union Patent). Through a combination of theoretical instruction and practical experience on board, participants acquire the essential skills for safe and efficient vessel operation.
After 90 days of sailing time – within the nine-month further training programme – and having successfully passed the IHK administrative examination, participants receive the entry ‘sailor’ or ‘boatman’ in their service record book from the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration.
Since this course is divided into 9 modules, please click here to book tickets for this course.
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