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Boating schools in Denmark
In short
Fast speedboats need the speedbådskørekort, vessels above 15 metres the duelighedsbevis. Below that there is no general duty.
When a certificate is required
The speedbådskørekort for fast pleasure craft under 15 metres, and the duelighedsbevis for vessels of 15 metres and over. An ordinary cruising boat below that needs no certificate.
Duration and minimum age
A few course days, theory and a practical test. 16 for the speedbådskørekort.
What a course costs
Around 2,000 to 4,000 kroner depending on certificate and school.
Who issues the certificate
Søfartsstyrelsen, the Danish Maritime Authority, www.soefartsstyrelsen.dk
Finding a school
Where the boating schools in Denmark are listed
No list of single schools, it dates within a season. We name the bodies that keep the registers.
Authority
Søfartsstyrelsen
Approved examiners and examination centres for every pleasure craft certificate.
www.soefartsstyrelsen.dkNational sailing body
Dansk Sejlunion
Clubs and sailing schools that teach and examine.
www.sejlsport.dkCruising association
Danske Tursejlere
Courses and examinations for cruising sailors, with dates across the country.
www.tursejleren.dkThe certificates
What each certificate covers
Speedbådskørekort
Fast pleasure craft under 15 metres
Duelighedsbevis i sejlads
Pleasure craft of 15 metres and over, the basis for an ICC
Yachtskipper af 3. grad
Larger yachts and wider cruising areas
SRC
Radio certificate, indispensable for charter
Context
How training works in Denmark
Denmark thinks in types of boat rather than in engine power. The speedbådskørekort is the certificate for the fast boat, and that is where the schools are: along the east coast and around the Limfjord, teaching that certificate and the radio ticket alongside it.
Everything bigger or going further is taught through the clubs. Dansk Sejlunion and Danske Tursejlere teach to the duelighedsbevis, which doubles as the basis for the ICC, and that is the document you need abroad.
Recognition, charter, cover
What the certificate means outside the classroom
Recognition abroad
The duelighedsbevis is the Danish basis for an ICC. Foreign certificates are recognised for visitors.
What the charter base asks for
Bases in the Limfjord and on the east coast normally ask for a certificate even where the state does not.
All countries at a glanceWhat matters for cover
Denmark lies within the Baltic cruising area. Which certificate applies depends on the type of boat, not on the flag.
All countries at a glanceQuestions and answers
Common questions about boating in Denmark
Do I need a boating licence in Denmark?
The speedbådskørekort for fast pleasure craft under 15 metres and the duelighedsbevis from 15 metres up. An ordinary cruising boat below that needs neither.
What is the duelighedsbevis?
The Danish certificate of competence for pleasure craft, and at the same time the basis for the international ICC.
Is my foreign certificate valid in Denmark?
As a visitor, yes. Anyone operating a boat in Denmark permanently follows the Danish rules.
Last reviewed: 27 September 2026. The authority of the country you boat in has the final word.
We insure boats whose owner or flag is in Germany, Austria or Spain.
Other countries
Do you run a boating school?
A training boat runs commercially, with a liable instructor: that needs its own arrangement.
