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boating license
, amid costs and difficulties, is an important turning point for those approaching the sea. For many reasons taking it is not so easy, but as of today there is a major breakthrough. For those who fail the practical test of the boating license, there is an option to retake only the practical, without where to retake the theory.
At the Genoa Boat Show, Minister Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility Enrico Giovannini signed the reform measure. Several streamline the examination procedure for the boating license, benefiting both candidates and the administration.
Primarily, those who have passed the written test, but have failed – for the two times allowed – the practical test, can retake within thirty days only the practical test without starting the course again from the beginning with the requirement of a new theoretical examination (and new costs), as was the case until now.
Simplifications in examination programs as well: with a more pragmatic and practical approach. A candidate who has completed at least 5 total hours of maneuvering, attested by a nautical school, shall be admitted to the examination.
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