Who can get an ICC?

• The RYA CANNOT issue an ICC to nationals of the following countries: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine
• If you are a national of one of the countries above then you should be able to obtain an ICC from your government provided you can meet their requirements for evidence of your competence to drive a pleasure craft.
• The RYA CAN issue an ICC to nationals of the following countries: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Liechtenstein, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Portugal, Russian Federation, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tajikistan, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United States of America, Uzbekistan

The holders of the RYA Day Skipper Certificate can apply directly for an ICC without having to do any further assessments.

More information about ICC Sail can be found at the official RYA website www.rya.org.uk

The ICC assessment

• On your arrival, you will be welcomed by one of our RYA-qualified instructors who will take you to the training yacht of our school which is going to be used for the assessment.
• You will have enough time to familiarise yourself with the yacht and its equipment before the assessment. The assessor will be one of our RYA-qualified instructors, he/she will brief you about the assessment and he/she will make sure that the whole procedure will be pleasant and conducted in a friendly environment. The assessment usually starts with the theory aspects followed by the practical assessment. The minimum duration is 4 hours and is conducted at our base in Lygia.

Before booking your assessment

• It is important to note that this ICC assessment is not a substitute for taking a theory and practical course.
• It is not a course and you will be assessed on your knowledge, understanding, and sailing skills. If your sailing and navigation skills do not reach the standard required to be issued an ICC your assessor will not be able to sign your ICC application form. If you are in any doubt you should consider taking the Day Skipper theory and Day Skipper practical course instead.
• An RYA center is unable to physically present you with the ICC certificate. Upon successful completion of the assessment, the assessor will sign the ICC form, which then needs to be sent to the RYA which is the only governing body in the U.K. that can issue the certificate. The turnaround is roughly 2 weeks. You are not legally qualified until you have the physical ICC on hand.