The American Boat & Yacht Council (ABYC) offers a nationally accredited certification program designed to improve the quality of boat maintenance and repair and the professionalism of technicians. This certification program provides standards-based, continuing technical education for marine technicians throughout the industry. ABYC Certified Technicians have proved their technical expertise by passing a difficult certification exam, which is verified by the third party Nocti Business Solutions ensuring relevance and value. An ABYC Certified Technician offers not only trusted customer satisfaction but also increased profits from better trained, more effective technicians on a recognized career path.