ANNUAL SCHEDULE OF EXAMINING BOARDS TO QUALIFY FOR MERCHANT MARINE TITLES 2026
SEAFARERS MANAGEMENT
NAUTICAL EDUCATION DIVISION
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NAUTICAL EDUCATION DIVISION
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Annual Schedule of Examining Boards to Qualify for Merchant Marine Titles 2026
| MONTH / WEEK | JANUARY | FEBRUARY | MARCH | APRIL | MAY | JUNE | JULY | AUGUST | SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER | NOVEMBER | DECEMBER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 01 to 02 | 02 to 06 LA CEIBA (application date Jan 02 to 06) |
02 to 06 CARUPANO (application date Feb 02 to 06) |
30/03 to 03/04 (Holy Week) |
01 (Labor Day) | 01 to 05 DELTA AMACURO (application date Apr 27 to May 01) |
29/06 to 03 (application date June 01 to 05) |
03 to 07 AMAZONAS (application date June 29 to July 03) |
31/08 to 04 PUERTO SUCRE (application date Aug 03 to 07) |
28/09 to 02 LA VELA (application date Aug 31 to Sept 04) |
02 to 06 PUERTO LA CRUZ (application date Sept 28 to Oct 02) |
30 to 04 (application date Nov 23 to 27) |
| II | 05 to 09 | 09 to 13 CARENERO (application date Jan 05 to 09) |
09 to 13 GUIRIA (application date Feb 09 to 13) |
06 to 10 PAMPATAR (application date Mar 09 to 13) |
04 to 08 PUERTO CABELLO (application date Apr 06 to 10) |
08 to 12 (application date May 04 to 08) |
06 to 10 CARENERO (application date June 08 to 12) |
10 to 14 LAS PIEDRAS (application date July 06 to 10) |
07 to 11 (08 Feast of the Virgin of the Valley) |
05 to 09 PUERTO CABELLO (application date Sept 07 to 11) |
09 to 13 DELTA AMACURO (application date Oct 05 to 09) |
07 to 11 |
| III | 12 to 16 | 16 to 20 (16 and 17 Carnival) |
16 to 20 MARACAIBO (application date Feb 16 to 20) |
13 to 17 PUERTO LA CRUZ (application date Mar 16 to 20) |
11 to 15 APURE (application date Apr 13 to 17) |
15 to 19 CIUDAD BOLÍVAR (application date May 11 to 15) |
13 to 17 GUIRIA (application date June 15 to 19) |
17 to 21 CARUPANO (application date July 13 to 17) |
14 to 18 MARACAIBO (application date Aug 17 to 21) |
12 to 16 Indigenous Resistance Day |
16 to 20 (18 Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá) |
14 to 18 |
| IV | 19 to 23 | 23 to 27 AMAZONAS (application date Jan 19 to 23) |
23 to 27 CIUDAD GUAYANA (application date Feb 23 to 27) |
20 to 24 PUERTO SUCRE (application date Mar 23 to 27) |
18 to 22 LA GUAIRA (application date Apr 20 to 24) |
22 to 26 (24 Battle of Carabobo) |
20 to 24 (24 Birthday of the Liberator Simón Bolívar) |
24 to 28 PAMPATAR (application date July 20 to 24) |
21 to 25 LA GUAIRA (application date Aug 24 to 28) |
19 to 23 CIUDAD GUAYANA (application date Sept 14 to 18) |
23 to 27 CIUDAD BOLÍVAR (application date Oct 19 to 23) |
21 to 25 (Christmas Week) |
| V | 26 to 30 | 27/04 to 01/05 LA VELA (application date Mar 30 to Apr 03) |
25 to 29 LAS PIEDRAS (application date Apr 20 to 24) |
27 to 31 LA CEIBA (application date June 22 to 26) |
26 to 30 APURE (application date Sept 21 to 25) |
28 to 01 (New Year’s Week) |
Note:
- Applicants for titles must submit their application from Monday to Friday through SINEA and select the Port Captaincy where they intend to take the exams (this must be done within a one-week period), one month prior to the date scheduled in the Examining Boards Execution Schedule. Any application submitted outside the scheduled timeframe (either early or late) relative to the dates set in the Schedule will be annulled.
- Testing will take place from Monday to Thursday, from 08:30 am to 12:30 pm and from 01:30 pm to 04:30 pm. Friday will be used to carry out administrative activities inherent to the board.
- The minimum passing grade for the examinations is 14 points.
GERMÁN EDOARDO GÓMEZ LÁREZ
President of the National Institute of Aquatic Spaces
Decree No. 4,852 dated August 28, 2023
Official Gazette of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela No. 42,701
President of the National Institute of Aquatic Spaces
Decree No. 4,852 dated August 28, 2023
Official Gazette of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela No. 42,701
JOSÉ JOAQUÍN BOGGIANO PERICCHI
Seafarers Manager
General Management of the Navy
Seafarers Manager
General Management of the Navy
HAROLD ANEYSCHYNS EZPAWL
General Manager of the Navy
General Manager of the Navy
