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The Enkhuizen Nautical College specialises in the training of sailors to become Officer or Captain on large sailing vessels.

The core training courses are the Kleine Zeilvaart (coastal waters) and the Grote Zeilvaart (worldwide) which, when coupled with the necessary practical experience at sea, lead to a Dutch STCW-Certificate of Competency as Captain or Officer on sailing vessels in international waters. The Dutch certificates are accepted by most maritime authorities.

Lessons take place on Fridays and/or Saturdays for 24 weeks from October to the end of March each year. If you are unable to physically attend the classes in Enkhuizen it is possible to follow the lessons online, although students must travel to Enkhuizen to sit the exams at the end of each semester (in late-December and mid-March).

The exams for KZV (limited sailing area) and GZV (unlimited sailing area) are held at the school and are supervised by the LEB (National Bureau of Commercial Sailing Examinations), which has ISO 9001:2015 accreditation.

For foreign students we can arrange accommodation aboard a ship during the period that KZV and GZV lessons are being given.