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The Swedish Council for the Education and Training of Yachtsmen, NFB

The Swedish Council for the Education and Training of Yachtsmen (NFB) was founded in 1985 and is a non-profit organization. The purpose of the council is to develop and define diplomas for yachtsmen of pleasure crafts, educate and authorize examiners, promote the diplomas and inform the educational instances as well as the public.

NFB is a result of the cooperation between The Swedish Transport Agency, The Swedish Cruising Association, The Swedish Sailing Federation and The Swedish Yachting Association.

As of November 2021 NFB does not issue any new paperbased Blue Diploma books (but it is still a valid document). The old paper book is replaced by a plastic Diploma card in the size of a credit card, and a digital Diploma book. On the Diploma card the different diplomas are shown on the front side. The QR-code on the back side leads to our website where details about the different diplomas can be found. The digital Diploma book can be dowloaded on a smartphone and comes with detailed descriptions of our diplomas. Translations into English, German, French and Spanish are available. To select language you klick on the small globe in the top right corner.

This means that there are three possible ways to show that a person has a valid NFB diploma. The Blue paperbased Diploma book, the Diploma card and the digital Diploma book.

The Coastal Yachtmaster Diploma is compulsory according to Swedish regulations to master a Swedish pleasure yacht with a length of more than 12 meters and a width of more than 4 meters (12×4). The Diploma is not compulsory for vessels of less than 12×4 meters.

Our diplomas