Seychelles
- Who issues it
- Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority (SMSA)
- Buoyage
- IALA region A
Do you need a licence?
Bareboat charter clients must be licensed skippers and carry proof they can sail independently. SMSA lists a personal-watercraft proficiency certificate. General private-boat licence thresholds and exemptions could not be confirmed.
Personal Water Craft Certificate of Proficiency
- What it lets you do
- SMSA lists this personal-watercraft certificate; its operating limits could not be confirmed.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Professional deck titles
Deck Rating
- What it lets you do
- SMSA lists a deck-rating examination; certificate limits are unconfirmed.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Able Seafarer Deck
- What it lets you do
- SMSA approves preparatory training; certificate limits are unconfirmed.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Coxswain (Near Coastal Trade)
- What it lets you do
- Near-coastal trade and hire-craft exams are listed; certificate limits are unconfirmed.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Watch keeper
- What it lets you do
- Written and oral exams are listed; vessel and voyage limits are unconfirmed.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Chief Mate
- What it lets you do
- Written and oral exams are listed; vessel and voyage limits are unconfirmed.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Master (Near Coastal Trade); Master (Unlimited-Trade)
- What it lets you do
- Near-coastal classes V, IV and III, plus unlimited trade; SMSA lists written and oral examinations.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Radio certificates
Restricted radio operator’s certificate for the GMDSS
ROC- What it lets you do
- Training covers GMDSS in sea area A1 and distress, urgency, safety and routine radio work.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Second-Class Radio Electronic Operator - GMDSS
- What it lets you do
- SMSA lists an endorsement for this GMDSS radio-electronics qualification.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
First-Class Radio Electronic Operator - GMDSS
- What it lets you do
- SMSA lists an endorsement for this GMDSS radio-electronics qualification.
- Where to study
- Study it in Academy
Ready to study for it?
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Official sources: Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority — Application for a Personal Water Craft Certificate of Proficiency · Tourism Department — The Liveaboard and Yacht Charter Policy, August 2020 · Official Gazette — Identification of Small Vessels (Repeal) Regulations, 2023, S.I. 21 · Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority — List of approved programmes and courses · Seychelles Maritime Academy — Restricted radio operator’s certificate for the GMDSS · National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency — Sailing Directions, Publication 160, Seychelles: Buoyage System · Official Gazette — Seychelles Maritime Safety Authority (Fees) Regulations, 2023, S.I. 3, Schedule G–H · Department of Environment — Beach Control Act and Beach Control Regulations, revised edition 1991