Sportkustenschifferschein
The sport coastal certificate ( SKS ) is one of the official sports boat slips. Training and testing is tailored to the keeping of yachts and motor sail in coastal waters ( seas to 12 nautical miles distance from the mainland coast ).
Since a change in the Lake Sport Boat Regulation ( SeeSpbootV ) satisfies the SKS for the commercial ride on pleasure boats in coastal waters. The exact manning requirements for commercial use resulting from the Annex 4 to SeeSpbootV. Depending on the trip time, it may be necessary that the crew heard another member that is at least owned by the sports lake boat license.
For chartering a yacht in the sea-going Sportbootführerschein See suffice, although some charter companies exist depending on the area on the proof of knowledge on the level of the SKS. In addition, the SKS proof of proficiency play a role in a maritime accident and the related investigation by the Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty and perhaps following judicial process.
Conditions and acquisition
- Generally Age: 16 years
- Possession of the sports lake boat license
- For the practical test detection of 300 nautical miles on yachts in coastal waters
- Theory: consisting of one half of a questionnaire on the subject navigation, seamanship, maritime law and Meteorology (90 minutes testing time) and the other half is a complex task cards (90 minutes test duration). If necessary. is an additional oral verification required.
- Practice: maneuver (mandatory: man overboard under power and under sail ), knots, knowledge of the ship and Others
The examination syllabus of the SKS is much more extensive than that of the sports lake boat license. The theory test is divided into two parts, one theoretical question part and a map section, in which you must demonstrate extensive knowledge of navigational charts based on a task. Also questions about current and tides are provided here. In the question portion of the questions, including sample answers are known in advance and are available commercially. The map section is not made public and therefore not known beforehand. However, similar patterns tasks are commercially available. Failure to achieve a certain score, there may be an oral examination. Moreover, in a practical examination extensive knowledge regarding the management of a seagoing yacht to be investigated as the Sportbootführerschein lake. Maximum of 24 months may elapse between the theoretical and the practical test.
The SKS is alternatively also in a variant issuable only under engine. In this case, the test will be taken on a motor boat and not on a yacht, and at the exam questions continue to represent the issues relating to the sailing part of the examination. The variant " with motor and sail ," however, is the most typical.
The SKS- license corresponds to the English Capability Yachtmaster Coastal (formerly Coastal Skipper ). However, the seafaring requirements of the Yachtmaster Coastal are considerably higher than those of the SKS.
International certificate
The SKS includes the International certificate in accordance with Resolution No 40 of the Economic Commission of the United Nations International Certificate of Competence. Leader of pleasure boats can prove their qualifications abroad with the help of this evidence.
Predecessor
Unlike Sportseeschifferschein sports and deep-sea ship-appear, the sport coastal certificate no official predecessor. As predecessors, however, the DSV -BR bill can be considered. He could and still can be rewritten in the SKS.
Literature ( SKS )
- Axel Bark: sport coastal certificate Sportbootführerschein lake. With official questionnaires. 9th edition. Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2008, ISBN 978-3-7688-2477-4.
- Rolf Dreyer: sport coastal certificate and Sportbootführerschein lake. With the official questionnaires. 9th edition. Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 2009, ISBN 978-3-7688-2681-5.