Monaco
- Who issues it
- Direction des Affaires Maritimes [Directorate of Maritime Affairs]
- Minimum age
- 16 years
- Buoyage
- IALA region A
- Collision rules
- Règlement international pour prévenir les abordages en mer
Do you need a licence?
A licence is required for Monaco-registered seagoing pleasure craft mainly powered by motors totalling at least 5 CV. This motor-licensing rule excludes craft below 5 CV and mainly sail-powered boats. The minimum licence age is 16.
Permis de conduire des navires de plaisance à moteur — catégorie A · Motor pleasure-craft licence — Category A
From 16
- What it lets you do
- Skipper motor pleasure craft at sea up to 5 nautical miles from the coast.
- How you get it
- Oral or written theory on buoyage, collision rules and safety, plus practical boat handling and man-overboard recovery; at least 10/20 in each test.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Permis de conduire des navires de plaisance à moteur — catégorie B · Motor pleasure-craft licence — Category B
From 16
- What it lets you do
- Skipper any motor pleasure craft at sea without a distance limit.
- How you get it
- Oral or written theory on navigation, chartwork, tides and the shared safety syllabus; at least 10/20 in each test.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Radio certificates
Certificat de radiotéléphoniste
- What it lets you do
- Radio voice operator qualification under the general radio-station rules; exemptions may apply.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Certificat de radiotélégraphiste
- What it lets you do
- Radio telegraphy operator qualification under the general radio-station rules; exemptions may apply.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
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Official sources: Legimonaco — Ordonnance souveraine n° 9.641 du 5 décembre 1989 relative à la conduite des navires de plaisance à moteur · Legimonaco — Arrêté ministériel n° 89-682 du 12 décembre 1989 relatif aux conditions d'établissement, de délivrance et de validité des permis de conduire des navires de plaisance à moteur · Journal de Monaco — Ordonnance souveraine n° 14.872 du 4 mai 2001, articles O.752-3 et O.752-4 · Legimonaco — Code de la mer, articles L.610-3 to L.610-5 and O.752-3 to O.752-4 · Gouvernement Princier — Journal de l’Administration n° 48, mai–juin 2013, Flotte sous pavillon monégasque et permis « mer », page 11 · Legimonaco — Ordonnance souveraine n° 5.356 du 2 mai 1974 réglementant les stations radioélectriques privées