Safer Crew, Cleaner Seas
STCW & Yacht Training in Croatia
Making Waves in Maritime Training since 1989
From Basic Safety and certificate renewals to bridge simulators and the Belgian 500GT yachting CoC: approved courses taught by instructors with sea service.
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Find your course
- 4.8 Google rating, Šibenik centre
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50,000+
seafarers trained
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100+
approved courses
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Since 1989
five centres across Croatia
Training paths
Choose your training path
Two programme tracks, the same instructors and centres. Start with the one that fits the vessel you work on, or want to.
Maritime & STCW
Certificates for merchant ships
From Basic Safety before your first contract to officer and management level, plus renewals when a certificate is about to expire.
Yachting & boating
From Boat Leader to 500GT command
Licences for charter skippers, training for new yacht crew, and the STCW commercial yachting certificates for officers and masters.
Training a whole crew? Private sessions at any of our centres, scheduled around your rotations.
Company training →Courses
Popular courses and next start dates
Dates update as soon as a new course is scheduled. Open a course for the programme, requirements and every date.
Belgian Maritime Administration approved
STCW Commercial Yachting CoC, approved outside Belgium
Adria Libar is the only training centre outside Belgium approved to deliver the STCW 500GT Commercial Yachting Certificate of Competency. You train in Šibenik; the Belgian Maritime Administration issues your CoC.
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Officer of the Watch 500GT
STCW II/1 · within 200 NM
Navigation, ship handling and emergency procedures at operational level.
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Master 500GT
STCW II/2 · within 200 NM
Full command of commercial yachts under 500GT.
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Master Ocean
STCW II/2 · unlimited
No distance limit; includes celestial navigation.
Why Adria Libar
Trained on the equipment you’ll use at sea
Founded in Šibenik in 1989 to bring STCW standards to Croatia. Today we train on full-mission simulators and a waterfront practical ground, with instructors who have served at sea.
Inside our Šibenik centre
Simulators, classrooms and the waterfront training ground.
Full-mission bridge simulators
Wärtsilä Transas NTPRO 5000 and ECDIS 4000 with ARPA radar.
Waterfront practical ground
Enclosed lifeboat with davit launch, life rafts and a fire-fighting container.
Instructors with sea service
Serving and former captains, officers and engineers.
Certificates that travel
Recognised by flag states including the Marshall Islands and Liberia.
Approvals and recognition
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Ministry of the Sea, Transport and InfrastructureIssues our STCW certificates
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Croatian Register of ShippingApproves our courses · ISO 9001:2015
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Belgian Maritime Administration500GT commercial yachting CoC
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Marshall Islands RegistryFlag state recognition
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Liberian RegistryFlag state recognition
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IASSTMember
Our centres
Five centres, one standard
Certificates carry the same recognition at every centre, and you can combine courses across locations. Offices are open Monday to Friday, 08:00–16:00.
Main centre
Šibenik
Our largest centre, on the waterfront at Uvala Sv. Petar: bridge simulators, enclosed lifeboat and davit, fire-fighting container, and all yacht crew and Belgian CoC training.
Tanker · Cyber security
Zadar
Basic safety and simulator training, our widest tanker programme with 13 courses, and the only centre running Maritime Cyber Security.
High Voltage · Instructors
Rijeka
Basic Safety, ECDIS, High Voltage at both levels, plus our instructor and assessor programmes (TTT and TSTA).
OPRC · High Voltage
Split
Classroom training in oil pollution response and High Voltage.
Classroom courses
Zagreb
Basic Safety, Yacht Master and Boat Leader licences in the capital.
Frequently asked questions
Questions we hear most often
Recognition, enrolment, renewals and documents. Anything else, a training advisor answers within 24 hours on working days.
Ask a training advisor →Yes. STCW certificates are issued by the Croatian Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, and all Adria Libar courses are approved by the Croatian Register of Shipping. Our training is recognised by flag state administrations including the Marshall Islands, Liberia and Belgium, and follows the STCW Convention, IMO model courses, SOLAS and MARPOL. A certificate carries the same recognition at whichever Adria Libar centre you train.
Call any of our centres, send an enquiry through our contact page, or email us. A training advisor helps with course choice, dates and certificate requirements. We usually reply within 24 hours on working days.
We can help. Any of our centres can prepare your replacement application and register you for the renewal examination on your behalf. The examination and the reissue of the certificate are handled by the Harbour Master’s Office.
It depends on the course, but usually a valid ID card or passport, 2 colour passport photos, your seafarer’s book (if you have one), the certificates the course requires, and a medical certificate if the programme asks for one. Your training advisor confirms the exact list when you enrol.
Yes. We work with shipping companies, yacht management firms and offshore operators on training for their crews: scheduling around your rotations, tailored content and dedicated sessions. Get in touch through our contact page.
Yes. Many trainees combine centres depending on dates and convenience. Your training record stays with Adria Libar wherever you train, and our advisors can plan a schedule across centres.
Your next step
Talk to a training advisor
Tell us what you need to get on board, or what your crew needs. An advisor will suggest the right course, date and centre.
We typically respond within 24 hours on working days.