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Recreational boating licence (PER, PNB, PY, CY)

Recreational boating licence (PER, PNB, PY, CY) is filed with DGMM / Consejería competente de la Comunidad Autónoma del litoral. With Managora you do it 100% online: you answer a few questions, sign a digital mandato (power of representation) and we draft, sign and file your application for you. Estimated total cost: from €129. Official tasa (government fee): Issuing tasa for the licence (varies by region or DGMM, around 80-120 €)

We handle the issue, renewal, duplicate or exchange of recreational boating licences with the relevant coastal Comunidad Autónoma (autonomous region) or the Dirección General de la Marina Mercante (Directorate-General of the Merchant Navy): Patrón para Navegación Básica (PNB, basic navigation skipper), Patrón de Embarcaciones de Recreo (PER, recreational craft skipper), Patrón de Yate (PY, yacht skipper) and Capitán de Yate (CY, yacht captain). We check the theory exam, the basic safety and navigation practical training, the radio communications practical training where required, the medical fitness certificate and the tasa (official fee). Legal framework: RD 875/2014 plus Orden FOM/3200/2007.

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Estimated total cost
from €129
Managora's fee
€59.29 (21% VAT incl.)
Tasa (official government fee)
Issuing tasa for the licence (varies by region or DGMM, around 80-120 €) (suplido: paid to the authority on your behalf, no VAT)
Processing time
Usually issued 2-6 weeks after the paperwork is complete.
Where it is filed
DGMM / Consejería competente de la Comunidad Autónoma del litoral ↗
What you receive
Application

Cost breakdown: Our fee 49 € plus the issuing tasa (official fee) for the licence (roughly 80 to 120 €, varying by region or DGMM). It does not include the course or the practical training at a sailing school..

Recreational boating licence (PER, PNB, PY, CY): how is it filed?

  1. 1Answer the questions (around 6 minutes).
  2. 2We check the exam, the practical training and the medical fitness required for your licence.
  3. 3Payment of 49 €.
  4. 4You sign the mandate and we file with the relevant Comunidad Autónoma or the DGMM.

Which documents do you need?

  • •Valid DNI (Spanish national identity document) or NIE (foreigner identity number).
  • •Certificate confirming you passed the official theory exam (for a first issue).
  • •Certificate of basic safety and navigation practical training (16 h) at an approved school.
  • •Certificate of radio communications practical training if the licence requires it.
  • •Valid medical fitness certificate for boating (medical examination).
  • •2 passport-sized photographs.
  • •Proof of payment of the issuing tasa.

Legal basis and things to bear in mind

  • Legal framework: RD 875/2014 plus Orden FOM/3200/2007.
  • The PER allows you to skipper craft of up to 15 m and to sail up to 12 miles from the coast.
  • A valid boating medical fitness certificate is essential in order to issue or renew the licence.
  • Related applications: inscripcion_buque_recreo, despacho_embarcacion_recreo.

Recreational boating licence (PER, PNB, PY, CY): frequently asked questions

Recreational boating licence (PER, PNB, PY, CY): how much does it cost?

The estimated total cost (our fee + official tasas and taxes) is from €129: Our fee 49 € plus the issuing tasa (official fee) for the licence (roughly 80 to 120 €, varying by region or DGMM). It does not include the course or the practical training at a sailing school.. Managora's fee is €59.29, 21% VAT included (€49.00 net + €10.29 VAT). The official tasa charged by the authority (a suplido paid on your behalf, no VAT) is: Issuing tasa for the licence (varies by region or DGMM, around 80-120 €).

Recreational boating licence (PER, PNB, PY, CY): how long does it take?

Usually issued 2-6 weeks after the paperwork is complete.

Recreational boating licence (PER, PNB, PY, CY): which documents do I need?

You need to have to hand: Valid DNI (Spanish national identity document) or NIE (foreigner identity number)., Certificate confirming you passed the official theory exam (for a first issue)., Certificate of basic safety and navigation practical training (16 h) at an approved school., Certificate of radio communications practical training if the licence requires it., Valid medical fitness certificate for boating (medical examination)., 2 passport-sized photographs., Proof of payment of the issuing tasa.. You do not upload them here: we collect the details through the guided chat.

Who files the procedure?

Managora files it in your name with DGMM / Consejería competente de la Comunidad Autónoma del litoral. You only provide the details through the chat and sign a mandato (power of representation); we prepare, sign and register it.

Can it be done online?

Yes. The whole process is online: you answer a few questions in the guided chat, sign a simple mandato on screen and receive the receipt and the official documents by email, with full legal validity.

Related procedures

Based on the legislation in force and on the official site of the competent authority: DGMM / Consejería competente de la Comunidad Autónoma del litoral ↗.

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