The NauticEd Sailing Certificate Explained

Here is an explanation of how your NauticEd Sailing certificate will grow with your education and experience.

The Certificate is made up of 3 sections. Completed Courses, Rank and Level achieved and Practical Verification by a sailing school.

All registered persons at NauticEd are called students. Every student starts out with a Sailing Certificate. On day 1 it will look a little sparse since there will be no completed courses.

NauticEd Sailing Certificate with no courses completed

NauticEd Sailing Certificate with no courses completed

As the student begins to pass courses these are reflected on the sailing certificate.

NauticEd Sailing Certificate with the Rules of Right of Way course completed

NauticEd Sailing Certificate with the Rules of Right of Way course completed

As the student begins to fill out their online sailing logbook, the rank section begins to reflect this. Rank is calculated on both Courses completed and experience logged for a further  explanation of this.

NauticEd Sailing Certificate with the Rank

NauticEd Sailing Certificate with the Rank

Now as the student begins to get more serious about their education you can see the Courses section and the rank section really start to fill out. Notice also that this student has completed the Bareboat Charter course and thus gained a VHF radio endorsement which is required by many countries when chartering a sailboat on a charter sailing vacation.

NauticEd Sailing Certificate with courses and rank

NauticEd Sailing Certificate with courses and rank

Finally, when a student is tested out by a NauticEd Affiliated Practical Training School, the Practical Verification stamp is added to the sailing certificate. The stamp is automatically added when the student’s instructor logs into NauticEd and clicks on the verification button.

The NauticEd Sailing Certificate with Practical Sailing Verification

The NauticEd Sailing Certificate with Practical Sailing Verification

An incredible security system is built into NauticEd to prevent faked certificates. Verify any certificate here. The visitor types in the student’s email address and a privately held logbook code held by the student. NauticEd will then display the students Sailing Resume including all completed courses, logged experience, Rank and Level, and practical verifications.

Author

  • Grant Headifen

    Grant Headifen is a USCG-certified Master Mariner (50-Ton), founder of NauticEd, and one of the sailing world's most recognized educators. With 46 years on the water, charters across 40+ global destinations, 5 sailing books, 30+ online courses, and 300,000+ students worldwide, Grant brings real-world expertise to every article. He pioneered fractional boat ownership through SailTime and serves on the Texas Boater Safety Advisory Board. NauticEd is the only U.S. sailing education body recognized by the U.S. Coast Guard under American National Standards.

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Last updated on March 25th, 2024