Number of new boat operator license holders approved Japan FY 2021, by license type

Published by
Alexandru Arba,
Jul 10, 2024
In the fiscal year 2021, around 23.53 thousand examinees in Japan successfully passed their personal watercraft (PWC) operator license examination. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many people cultivated their recreational boating hobby, resulting in double-digit growth rates for boat operator license examinees. However, also other licenses registered a higher number of successful examinees.

Number of successful boat operator license examinees in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by license type

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Release date

November 2022

Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal year 2021; the Japanese fiscal years start on April 1 of the stated year and end on March 31 of the following year

Special properties

referring to watercraft shorter than 24 meters with a volume of less than 20 gross tonnage*

Supplementary notes

*In principle, small watercraft shorter than three meters and a power output below 1.5kW do not need a license.

First class: Navigation of small watercraft without distance restriction. A qualified engineer must be on board farther than 100 nautical miles from the shoreline.
Second class: Navigation of small watercraft within five nautical miles (ca. 9km) from the shoreline. Its lake/river restriction applies only to craft of less than five gross tonnage and a power output below 15kW.
Personal watercraft (PWC): Navigation of personal watercraft within two nautical miles (ca. 3.7km) from the shoreline. First class and second class licenses do not include PWC.

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