SA-SKIP-CO-L3.3

Offshore passages: preparation, equipment and fuel

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.

Skipper Offshore is the certificate for **extended and ocean passages**. The paperwork is the easy part; the boat must be Category A, the crew self-sufficient, and the fuel sums done twice.

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.