Maldives
- Who issues it
- Ministry of Economic Development, Transport & Trade, or its authorised issuing bodies
- Minimum age
- 18 years
- Buoyage
- IALA region A
Do you need a licence?
Local powered boats in Maldivian waters need a licence; applicants must be 18. Maldivians may steer under a licensed skipper beyond one mile outside an atoll's rim. Driving during an authorised test is also allowed.
އުޅަނދު ދުއްވުމުގެ ލައިސަންސް (A) · Boat driving licence (A)
From 18
- What it lets you do
- Outboard boats up to 20 hp.
- How you get it
- Practical driving test.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
އުޅަނދު ދުއްވުމުގެ ލައިސަންސް (A1) · Boat driving licence (A1)
From 18- What it lets you do
- Outboard boats between 20 and 100 hp; also covers category A.
- How you get it
- Practical driving test.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
އުޅަނދު ދުއްވުމުގެ ލައިސަންސް (B) · Boat driving licence (B)
From 18- What it lets you do
- Outboard boats above 100 hp; also covers A and A1.
- How you get it
- Practical driving test.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
އުޅަނދު ދުއްވުމުގެ ލައިސަންސް (C) · Boat driving licence (C)
From 18- What it lets you do
- Inboard boats below 100 hp.
- How you get it
- Practical driving test.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
އުޅަނދު ދުއްވުމުގެ ލައިސަންސް (D) · Boat driving licence (D)
From 18- What it lets you do
- Inboard boats above 100 hp; also covers category C.
- How you get it
- Practical driving test.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
އުޅަނދު ދުއްވުމުގެ ލައިސަންސް (E) · Boat driving licence (E)
From 18- What it lets you do
- Towing vessels (tugs) up to and including 150 hp.
- How you get it
- Practical driving test.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
އުޅަނދު ދުއްވުމުގެ ލައިސަންސް (F) · Boat driving licence (F)
From 18- What it lets you do
- Towing vessels (tugs) above 150 hp; also covers category E.
- How you get it
- Practical driving test.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
އުޅަނދު ދުއްވުމުގެ ލައިސަންސް (G) · Boat driving licence (G)
From 18- What it lets you do
- Waterjet-powered boats.
- How you get it
- Practical driving test.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
އުޅަނދު ދުއްވުމުގެ ލައިސަންސް (H) · Boat driving licence (H)
From 18- What it lets you do
- Other powered craft, individually specified.
- How you get it
- Practical driving test.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Professional deck titles
Certificate of Proficiency (navigational watch rating)
STCW II/4- What it lets you do
- Deck rating forming part of a navigational watch.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Certificate of Proficiency (able seafarer deck)
STCW II/5- What it lets you do
- Deck rating qualified as an able seafarer.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Certificate of Competency (Watch keeping Officer)
STCW II/1- What it lets you do
- Navigational watch officer; tonnage limits depend on the certificate.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Certificate of Competency (Chief Mate)
STCW II/2- What it lets you do
- Chief mate; tonnage limits depend on the certificate.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Certificate of Competency (Master)
STCW II/2- What it lets you do
- Master; tonnage limits depend on the certificate.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Radio certificates
Restricted Operator Certificate (ROC)
ROC- What it lets you do
- Radio qualification listed for deck CoC revalidation.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
General Operator Certificate (GOC)
GOC- What it lets you do
- Radio qualification listed for deck CoC revalidation.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
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Official sources: Ministry of Economic Development, Transport & Trade — Local vessel driving licence regulation 2023/R-50, sections 3–7 and 13–14 · Attorney General’s Office, Maldives Law — First amendment to regulation 2023/R-50 (2025/R-130) · Ministry of Economic Development, Transport & Trade — Maritime Transport Services 2 · Attorney General’s Office, Maldives Law — Seafarer training and certification regulation 2023/R-20, sections 17–19 and schedules 1–3 · US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency — Sailing Directions Planning Guide, Publication 160, Maldives: Buoyage System · International Maritime Organization — IMO Compendium, person certificate capacities (IMO1020)