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Who issues it
სსიპ საზღვაო ტრანსპორტის სააგენტო [LEPL Maritime Transport Agency], Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
Minimum age
18 years
Buoyage
IALA region A

Do you need a licence?

Yacht captains are certified by MTA from age 18. Inland operator certification covers motorboats over 7 m, or under 7 m carrying more than 5 passengers. Licence exemptions for small private boats are unconfirmed.

  1. შიდა სახმელეთო წყლებში ნაოსნობაში ჩართული გემის ოპერატორის სერტიფიკატი · Inland navigation vessel operator certificate

    From 18
    What it lets you do
    Under the inland certification rule: motorboats over 7 m, or under 7 m carrying more than 5 passengers.
    How you get it
    Final course exam at the training institution, monitored by MTA.
    Where to study
    Study it in Academy

  2. სანაპირო ნაოსნობაში ჩართული 24 მეტრზე ნაკლები სიგრძის იახტის კაპიტანი · Coastal yacht captain, under 24 metres

    From 18
    What it lets you do
    Yachts under 24 m in coastal navigation.
    How you get it
    Final course exam at the training institution, monitored by MTA.
    Where to study
    Study it in Academy

  3. სანაპირო ნაოსნობაში ჩართული 24 მეტრზე ნაკლები სიგრძის აფრიანი იახტის კაპიტანი · Coastal sailing yacht captain, under 24 metres

    From 18
    What it lets you do
    Sailing yachts under 24 m in coastal navigation.
    How you get it
    Final course exam at the training institution, monitored by MTA.
    Where to study
    Study it in Academy

  4. 24 მეტრზე ნაკლები სიგრძის იახტის კაპიტანი, რომლის ნაოსნობა განისაზღვრება არაუმეტეს 150 საზღვაო მილის დაშორებით ხმელეთიდან · Yacht captain, under 24 metres, up to 150 nautical miles from land

    From 18
    What it lets you do
    Yachts under 24 m, no farther than 150 nautical miles from land.
    How you get it
    Final course exam at the training institution, monitored by MTA.
    Where to study
    Study it in Academy

  5. 24 მეტრზე მეტი სიგრძის იახტის კაპიტანი (შეუზღუდავი) · Yacht captain, over 24 metres, unrestricted

    From 18
    What it lets you do
    Yachts over 24 m; unrestricted navigation.
    How you get it
    Final course exam at the training institution, monitored by MTA.
    Where to study
    Study it in Academy

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Official sources: Maritime Transport Agency / Legislative Herald of Georgia — Order No. 104, inland operator certification amendment, effective 1 July 2026 · Maritime Transport Agency / Legislative Herald of Georgia — Order No. 47, yacht captain training and certification rules · Government of Georgia / Legislative Herald of Georgia — Resolution No. 290, inland vessel safety rules amendment, effective 1 July 2026 · Legislative Herald of Georgia — Law on Education and Certification of Seafarers, Articles 15–19 and 24 · Maritime Transport Agency / Legislative Herald of Georgia — Order No. 10, fishing-vessel crew certificates, Article 3 · Canadian Coast Guard — The Canadian Aids to Navigation System 2023, IALA buoyage regions map and description · Maritime Transport Agency / Legislative Herald of Georgia — Order No. 72, inland operator training rules, Article 3(12); read with Order No. 104