SA-SKIP-CO-L3.1

Night navigation

SA-SKIP-CO-M3 · Night, heavy weather and offshore · SA-SKIP-CO-M3-A Night navigation and lights, heavy weather and the east coast abnormal-wave zone, and preparing a vessel and crew for offshore passages.

Night is what the Coastal certificate adds. It is also where fatigue, shore lights and misidentified vessels catch skippers who were competent at noon.

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.