Safety Regulations, including Certificate of Fitness (COF) Information
Before a CoF can be done the following requirements must be met.
COF
he boat must be registered with SAS in the owner’s name
COF
Check sheet must be completed – all pages – and be ready at the survey
COF
Payment to SAS must be made and proof provided at the time of survey
COF
Ship Station licence must be on board (if not boat will be restricted to cat E)
COF
EPIRB’s where required must be registered with ICASA and MRCC where an EPIRB is not required but on board it should be registered. Owners may be required to demonstrate the test feature on the EPIRB
COF
Life jackets for cat A and B and for night sailing must conform to level 150N (inflatable 150N life jackets have been approved)
COF
Night sailing always requires a life raft