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Buy full Dutch boat license to sail the waters around the Netherlands

Buy full Dutch boat license to sail the waters around the Netherlands

Buy Dutch boat license as a skipper

For sailboats and motorboats that are longer than 15 meters (about 50 feet) or have a top speed of more than 20 kph, a boating license (vaarbewijs) is required. 

You can buy your Dutch boat license from us without having to go through the long and sometimes overwhelming process of getting one from the authorities, getting your boat license from us means you can skip the whole boat license process as we require only your information which we will use to register your license to produce your boat license.

Your Dutch boat license will be delivered to you within 2 to 4 days after you have provided us with all information required to produce your license.

Buy Dutch pleasure boat license

The pleasure boat license does not allow you to use your boat for commercial purposes and in order to get a pleasure boat license through the normal process you will need to complete a theory exam after which you will also need to complete the practical exams, however you you already know how to operate your craft, you do not need to go through this process as you can buy your Dutch pleasure boat license from us without going through the time consuming process of applying and we only require your information.

We work with our friends at the Ministry of infrastructure and water management to make sure your boat license is the real license.

Do I need a Boat license ?

You do not always need a boat license to sail in the Netherlands, depending on your craft size, speed of your boat and the water you want to sail on, however it helps a lot when you are in possession of your sailing license.

Boats that can travel at a speed more than 20 kph (12 mph), such as jet skis, and/or those that are longer than 15 m (50 ft), require a (small) navigation license.

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Buy Dutch boat license I

The fundamentals covered in boat license I are priority regulations, legal requirements, engine technology, safety precautions, fairway marking, meteorology, and boat maneuvering theory. You can sail on rivers, canals, and small lakes with this license. You will instantly be given the International Boat License if you pass the boat license I test. (ICC for inland waters).

You can easily buy your boat license from us without the requirements that you pass the exams.

Buy Dutch boat license II

Let’s say you wish to operate a boat that needs a license on the open waters of the Wadden Sea, the Oosterschelde, the Westerschelde, the Ems, the Dollard, the IJsselmeer, and the waterways near Amsterdam (the IJmeer and Markermeer). The Boat license II will also be required in that situation. The main focus of Boat license II is open-water navigation while taking tides and currents into consideration. You will instantly be given the International Boating License once you pass the Boat license II test. (ICC for inland and coastal waters).

it’s only possible to take the Boat license II exam after you have passed the Boat license I exam.

You can easily buy your boat license from us without the requirements that you pass the exams.

Buy VHF operating certificate (Basiscertificaat Marifonie).

Dutch law requires that at least one person has an operating certificate (Basiscertificaat Marifonie). Given that you can learn to operate the VHF radio online, you can choose to buy a certificate from us.

If you want to use a VHF radio or other maritime transmitting equipment, you must take an exam.

VHF basic certificate, Marcom-A and Marcom-B

You can apply for 3 types of operating certificates:

  • The Basic Certificate VHF Radio is intended for the use of maritime frequency space, especially on inland waterways.
  • The Restricted Maritime Radio Communication Certificate (Marcom-B) is intended for the use of maritime frequency space on inland waterways and especially coastal waters.
  • The General Certificate Maritime Radio Communication (Marcom-A) is intended for use of frequency space at sea.
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