IT-B-EN-L1.2
The exam: written, oral and practical
IT-B-EN-M1 · The licence and the exam · IT-B-EN-M1-A What the category B licence covers, who may sit it, and how the written, oral and practical run.
A 90-minute written paper on navigation with a kinematics problem, an oral on the whole programme and a practical on a ship of 24 m or more. No quiz bank and no English.
Independent study. xplor is not affiliated with the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT), the Guardia Costiera / Capitanerie di Porto or any marine protected area, is not an approved nautical school (scuola nautica) or training centre, and awards no licence, title, certificate or endorsement. The category B exam is taken in Italian before a board appointed by the Capitaneria di porto, with the practical at sea on a vessel of at least 24 m that you provide; this course counts towards no school hours and no part of the exam. AI-drafted content pending subject-matter-expert review.