Get your International Sailing License (SLC)
Accepted by Port Authorities in the Mediterranean and Worldwide
If you’ve always wanted to charter in the Mediterranean, you need the SLC. We offer both training to prepare and the practical assessment to gain the SLC. Training and assessment is available in Long Beach, California, and on selected Sailing Adventures in the Sea of Cortez, Catalina, and Channel Islands.
Going on a sailing vacation in Greece, Italy, Croatia, Spain, France, Turkey? You need the SLC. In the past you needed the ICC (International Certificate of Competence), something that was very difficult for North Americans to obtain, as there are very few RYA schools (1 in the USA and 3 in Canada) able to issue it.
Now, the NauticEd SLC is accepted as a valid sailing license for bareboat chartering by all port authorities and yacht charter companies operating in the Mediterranean. Santana Sailing is authorized to conduct the practical on-the-water sailing skills assessment for the SLC, a process which takes approximately 6 hours to complete. Marc Hughston, an accomplished sailor and experienced instructor, will be your assessor.
Qualifications and Process to Gain the SLC
Gaining the SLC is a straightforward process that requires completion of online courses and tests, a government issued boater license, practical sailing experience, an on-the-water assessment, an optional catamaran endorsement, and the payment of fees for all of the above.
NauticEd has published the detailed qualifications and process to follow on their International License page and in this blog, How to Gain Your SLC Mediterranean Sailing License. The assessment utilizes the Bareboat Charter Master (BBCM) and SLC Rubrics – a scoring guide. After you’ve read through the process, come back here for how to get it done with Santana Sailing in the LA / Long Beach / Newport Beach area, or on an upcoming Sail Training Adventure (hint: Sea of Cortez).
Completing Your SLC Assessment With Santana Sailing
The SLC assessment is a comprehensive 6-7 hour on-the-water pass / fail evaluation of your sailing skills. Preparatory training for the assessment is not required, and does not guarantee a pass, but most sailors find the preparatory training extremely valuable. If you are not sure you can back down to a Med-mooring while deploying your anchor in a cross wind, you should consider training with us. The training and assessment for the SLC can be completed several ways, as follows.
