The SLC examination is a comprehensive test of your sailing knowledge skills. It is a required exam for gaining your SLC Mediterranean sailing license. For the SLC license, there are other requirements as well; see the SLC requirements here. If you are planning on skippering a sailboat on any sailing vacation you should be able to breeze through this test. If you have trouble, it is an indication that you are not properly prepared. The test will take approximately 3 hours of time. There is no time limit and no cost.
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At MIT's sailing program, we use the NauticEd Skipper course to make sure everybody gets a good understanding of the fundamentals before taking practical classes. It's a great timesaver and lets the sailors learn the classroom material at their own pace.