Within 6 miles of the coast
ARTICLE 39 OF THE ITALIAN BOATING CODE · SEA AND INLAND WATERS
In Italy no boating licence is needed to navigate within 6 miles of the coast, and on inland waters, if the engine stays under the legal limits. Beyond 6 miles a licence is always required, whatever the engine: it is the distance, before the horsepower, that makes the rule.
No more than 30 kW, that is 40.8 hp
POWER AND DISPLACEMENT, TOGETHER · FOUR-STROKE OUTBOARD UP TO 1,000 CC
The limit applies to power and displacement together: 30 kW, equal to 40.8 hp, and for a four-stroke outboard 1,000 cubic centimetres. That is why the 40 hp outboard is the choice of those without a licence: we check power and displacement on the papers of the engine you choose, before writing them into the quote.
Up to 6 people, in 4.80 metres
BOW SUNPAD · SEAT IN FRONT OF THE CONSOLE · STERN BENCH
Four cushions at the bow, the seat in front of the console, the bench at the stern: 6 real places, with the teak-effect deck underfoot. It is the boat for a family day along the coast, not for a crossing.
From 16 years of age, because it is a natante
SMALL PLEASURE CRAFT · HULL UP TO 10 METRES · NO COMPULSORY REGISTRATION
With a hull under 10 metres the NAVY 4.80 is, under Italian law, a natante da diporto, a small pleasure craft: to drive it without a licence, within the engine limits, you need to be 16, and there is no obligation to register it. With its CE marking it navigates within the limits of its design category and in any case no further than 12 miles from the coast.
All the licence-free NAVYs