A Skipper is the captain of a ship or boat, especially a small trading or fishing vessel.
Below is How To Get A Skippers License In South Africa
Copy of ID document (must be 16 years or older)
Four passport/id photos.
Medical certificate.
Log of a minimum of 50 hours on dams/rivers or sea. To be signed off by a licensed skipper.
Pass the SAMSA exam.
How much does it cost to get a skipper’s license in South Africa?
Day Skipper | R740 | R1110 |
Local Waters Skipper | R750 | R1125 |
Coastal Skipper | R1660 | R2490 |
Yachtmaster Offshore | R1650 | R2475 |
What qualifications do you need to be a skipper?
The main qualification is an RYA Practical Certificate which then needs to be Commercially Endorsed.
To sea, within 3 miles nominated departure point in favorable weather and daylight. To sea, within 20 miles nominated departure point in favorable weather and daylight.
What qualifications do I need to work on a boat?
STCW Basic Safety Training Yacht Certificate. The STCW yacht qualification is essential, and a yacht recruiter cannot start to find your work without this basic yacht certificate.
A Seafarer Medical Certificate.