International Certificate of Competence

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An International Certificate of Competence (ICC) is a certificate issued by the RYA (UK Royal Yachting Association) on the authority of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA). It enables owners of British registered yachts and vessels to use them in those European waters where it is required, and proves to local authorities that the skipper has the required UK qualifications for skippering the vessel.

Other EU countries are required to accept the ICC under UN Resolution 40.

ICCs are for British boats only. An ICC does not enable a British skipper to skipper a non-British registered vessel. If a British skipper wants to skipper a non-British registered vessel then he/she must be qualified per the regulations of the country in which the vessel is registered.

The certificate is only available to British Citizens or bona fide British residents.