Yes - As of October 2024, you can gain an SLC-p which is valid for powerboats in the Mediterranean, the Seychelles, and the Bahamas.
To gain the SLC-p you need to gain the Bareboat Charter Master bundle of courses for Powerboats certification, have logged the required amount of boating experience* in your history into your NauticEd electronic logbook, and pass an assessment of your powerboat skills with an American National Standards Powerboat Instructor/assessor - on a powerboat greater than 28 ft.
- For USA citizens and residents, you must also pass your state boater safety card - free at www.boatus.org/free.
- For Canadian citizens or residents, you must also pass your PCOC.
*The required amount of experience is:
50 days in total - 25 of which at least as master of the vessel and 25 at least on a vessel greater than 28 feet - this experience can be on a sailboat or a powerboat (noting again that the final assessment must be done on a powerboat.
For full information and courses required, see this page:
How to Gain your Mediterranean Sailing and Boating License
Note that strictly: If you want to charter a powerboat you need the SLC-P
If you want to charter a sailboat you need the SLC
Most of the courses between the SLC and the SLC-p are common and so you only need to take (and pay for) the common courses once.
Common courses are: Electronic Navigation, Coastal Navigation, and the Bareboat Charter course