Romania
- Who issues it
- Autoritatea Navală Română (ANR) [Romanian Naval Authority], or port captaincies designated by ANR.
- Minimum age
- 18 years
- Buoyage
- IALA region A
- Collision rules
- COLREG — Regulamentul internațional pentru prevenirea abordajelor pe mare
Do you need a licence?
Yes, on navigable waters a motor or sail leisure boat from 2.5 to 24 metres needs a certificate.
You don't need one for:
- a human-powered boat
- from 16, an inland motorboat or jet ski below 3.68 kW, 5 hp
The exam age is 18. Sailing needs S.
Certificat internațional de conducător de ambarcațiune de agrement — clasa D · International recreational boat skipper certificate — class D
From 18
- What it lets you do
- You can use inland waterways only; internal maritime waters are excluded.
- How you get it
- Under ANR's 2025 method, you answer 26 computer multiple-choice questions in 30 minutes and need 22 correct. The 2026 regulation also requires practical competence.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Certificat internațional de conducător de ambarcațiune de agrement — clasa C · International recreational boat skipper certificate — class C
From 18
- What it lets you do
- You can use sea areas within 6 nautical miles of shore.
- How you get it
- ANR's 2025 method gives you 26 computer multiple-choice questions in 30 minutes, with 22 needed to pass. The 2026 regulation requires practical competence as well.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Certificat internațional de conducător de ambarcațiune de agrement — clasa B · International recreational boat skipper certificate — class B
From 18
- What it lets you do
- You can use sea areas within 24 nautical miles of shore. To take the exam route, you must have held class C or D for 2 years.
- How you get it
- Under ANR's 2025 method, you take four computer multiple-choice papers, each with 30 questions in 30 minutes. You need 24 correct for COLREG and 21 for the others; COLREG is in English.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Certificat internațional de conducător de ambarcațiune de agrement — clasa A · International recreational boat skipper certificate — class A
From 18- What it lets you do
- You can use all sea areas and inland waterways. To take the exam route, you must have held class B for 2 years.
- How you get it
- ANR's 2025 method uses six computer multiple-choice papers, each with 30 questions in 30 minutes. You need 24 correct for COLREG or Danube rules and 21 for the others; COLREG is in English.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Clasa S — Manevra ambarcațiunii cu vele · Class S — sailing endorsement
From 18
- What it lets you do
- This adds sailing to your ANR skipper certificate. The navigation-area limits of your underlying certificate still apply.
- How you get it
- You complete an approved sailing-handling course, then have your skipper certificate reissued with S added.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Professional deck titles
Timonier maritim
STCW II/4- What it lets you do
- You can work as a deck rating forming part of a navigational watch.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Șef timonier maritim
STCW II/5- What it lets you do
- You can work as an able seafarer in the deck department.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Ofițer punte
STCW II/1, II/3- What it lets you do
- You can serve as a watch officer under II/1 without restriction, or under II/3 on coastal ships under 500 GT.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Ofițer punte secund
STCW II/2- What it lets you do
- You can serve as chief mate under unrestricted and limited-tonnage II/2 certificates.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Comandant
STCW II/2, II/3- What it lets you do
- You can be master under unrestricted or limited-tonnage II/2 certificates, or under II/3 on coastal ships under 500 GT.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Radio certificates
Certificat general de operator radio pentru ambarcațiuni de agrement în serviciile mobil maritim și mobil maritim prin satelit (GMDSS-LRC)
LRC- What it lets you do
- You can operate GMDSS radio for recreational boats in maritime and maritime satellite services.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Certificat restrâns de operator în GMDSS (ROC)
ROC- What it lets you do
- You can operate ship GMDSS radio stations in sea area A1 only.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Certificat general de operator în GMDSS (GOC)
GOC- What it lets you do
- You can operate ship GMDSS radio across sea areas A1, A2, A3 and A4.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Certificat de operator în serviciul radiotelefonic pe căile de navigație interioară (SRCNI)
- What it lets you do
- You can operate ship radio stations using inland-waterway radiotelephony frequencies and procedures.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Certificat de radioelectronist în serviciile mobil maritim și mobil maritim prin satelit — clasa II (GMDSS)
- What it lets you do
- You hold a class II GMDSS radioelectronics qualification.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Certificat de radioelectronist în serviciile mobil maritim și mobil maritim prin satelit — clasa I (GMDSS)
- What it lets you do
- You hold a class I GMDSS radioelectronics qualification.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
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Official sources: Ministerul Transporturilor și Infrastructurii / Portal Legislativ — Regulation of 23 April 2026, approved by Order 427/2026 · Autoritatea Navală Română — Recreational skipper examination methodology, 2 September 2025, Part II · Ministerul Transporturilor / Portal Legislativ — Ordinul nr. 1.252/2014, consolidated; Annex 2 certificate titles and STCW mappings · ANCOM / Portal Legislativ — Decizia nr. 543/2017, radio operator certification · Ministerul Transporturilor / Portal Legislativ — Ordinul nr. 1.079/2014, Article 73 skipper requirements · U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency — Sailing Directions (Planning Guide), Pub. 140, Romania: Buoyage System