Europe · UNECE Resolution 40
ICC — International Certificate of Competence
The ICC is a recreational licence recognised across most European inland and coastal waters under UN ECE Resolution 40.
Core: COLREG 1972 rules of the road, IALA buoyage, basic navigation, safety.
Who should take the ICC
Recreational skippers chartering in Europe who need a widely-recognised certificate.
Topics tested
Practice tests
How to prepare
Study COLREG Rules 5–19, IALA lateral + cardinal marks, basic lights and sound signals.