Category E - 1 Nautical Mile
One day is all you need for this Category E – 1 Nautical Mile SAMSA accredited Skippers Course. This hands-on course covers essential topics such as seamanship, safety protocols, and basic navigation techniques. Our expert instructors will guide you through theory, practical exercises and real-life scenarios to help you complete the course with confidence.
Course Layout
One day is all you need for this Category E – 1 Nautical Mile SAMSA accredited Skippers Course. This hands-on course covers essential topics such as seamanship, safety protocols, and basic navigation techniques. Our expert instructors will guide you through theory, practical exercises and real-life scenarios to help you complete the course with confidence. Each course consists of a theory presentation, an exam and a practical evaluation on the boat.
This course is an entry level course and it runs over 1 or 2 days depending on clients schedule.
- Chart Work 1
- Power 1
- Law 1
- Meteorology 1
- Seamanship 1
- Emergency 1
- Boat Handling 1
The practical assessment takes part on the ocean. Each candidate will have a turn at the helm to demonstrate their abilities. This normally take 1-2 hours per group.
Day Skipper Category E < 9m – This basic (academic) level of national certificate certifies that the candidate has demonstrated that he/she has the knowledge necessary to skipper, during daylight hours, any category E small vessel from and to his home-port or sheltered launch site, anywhere in South Africa, but limited to a distance of 1 nautical mile from shore and 15 nautical miles from an approved launch site.
Requirements
- 4 Colour ID photos
- Completed SAMSA Medical Form
- Certified Copy of ID
- 25 logged sea hours signed by a skipper with a copy of his skippers ticket
- LSGC or COF of boat used to complete loged hours