SA-SKIP-CO-L1.2

Entry requirements and sea time

SA-SKIP-CO-M1 · The certificates and how they connect · SA-SKIP-CO-M1-A Scope of Coastal Skipper and Skipper Offshore, entry and sea time, the examinations, and recognition across SA Sailing, RYA and MCA.

The routes to Coastal and Offshore are long and specific: **night hours, overnight passages, and for over 9 m, a SAMSA medical and four ancillary certificates**. Plan them a year out.

Independent study. xplor is not a SAMSA-accredited training provider and awards no certificate or Certificate of Competency. Coastal Skipper and Skipper Offshore are obtained only by SAMSA-recognised examination with properly logged sea time, night hours and overnight passages, and, for commercial vessels over 9 m, examination by SAMSA officers. AI-drafted content pending subject-matter-expert review.