Marinheiro boating licence course in Porto at Douro Marina, Vila Nova de Gaia with BBDouro, a four to six-week programme at 395 euros combining theoretical lessons twice a week after working hours with three practical hands-on sessions on the water at weekends, preparing you for the official recreational boating licence examination. Examination and licence-issuing fees, insurance and VAT all included. Minimum age 16. Participants under 18 are subject to additional restrictions including boats up to 6 metres and a maximum of 30 HP until they turn 18.<\/p>\n
The Marinheiro licence allows you to operate recreational boats up to 12 metres in length during daylight within 3 nautical miles of the coast and 10 nautical miles from a safe harbour, subject to applicable power restrictions. The course covers the fundamentals of navigation and maritime safety, boat handling and manoeuvring, and includes access to an online learning platform with study and exam preparation materials alongside guided instruction from experienced BBDouro instructors throughout both the theoretical and practical components.<\/p>\n
\u2693 The essential rules of navigation, maritime safety and responsible boating
\n\ud83d\udea4 How to manoeuvre and handle a recreational boat safely in real conditions
\n\ud83e\udded The fundamentals of navigation and coastal orientation for independent navigation
\n\ud83d\udccb Exam preparation for the official Portuguese recreational boating licence<\/p>\n
\u2693 Theoretical classes twice a week after working hours across four to six weeks
\n\ud83d\udea4 Three practical hands-on sessions on the water at weekends with experienced instructors
\n\ud83d\udcbb Access to an online learning platform with study and exam preparation materials
\n\ud83d\udccb Examination and licence-issuing fees, insurance and VAT<\/p>\n
A Portuguese Marinheiro recreational boating licence, the knowledge and practical skills to navigate independently within the permitted limits and the freedom to explore Portugal\u2019s coastline and waterways on your own terms.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2729,"featured_media":66189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"listing_category":[154,1476,1179,1173],"event_category":[],"service_category":[153],"rental_category":[],"classifieds_category":[],"listing_feature":[1496],"region":[164],"class_list":["post-66162","listing","type-listing","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","listing_category-all-things-sea","listing_category-handson-courses","listing_category-friend-activities","listing_category-gift-an-experience","service_category-sports-fitness","listing_feature-sailing","region-porto-workshops"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing\/66162","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2729"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66162"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing\/66162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66455,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing\/66162\/revisions\/66455"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing_category?post=66162"},{"taxonomy":"event_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_category?post=66162"},{"taxonomy":"service_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_category?post=66162"},{"taxonomy":"rental_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rental_category?post=66162"},{"taxonomy":"classifieds_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/classifieds_category?post=66162"},{"taxonomy":"listing_feature","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing_feature?post=66162"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/handson.pt\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=66162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}