SSS Instructor Recognition of Prior Learning

For the purpose of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), the Australian Sailing Safety and Sea Survival course comprises of three components:

• Practical exercises – including the use of liferafts, inflatable lifejackets, PLBs, EPIRBs and distress flares.
• Theory content – covering storm sails, heavy weather, damage control and repair and man overboard (MOB) prevention/recovery.
• Assessment paper – assessing knowledge of Safety and Sea Survival principles.

You may have completed some components of the SSS accreditation within other courses over the last 5 years. Check the table below to see whether you may be eligible to apply for RPL:

*Please note that certificates will only be valid for 5 years from the date of the Liferaft & Lifejacket practical exercise to comply with the World Sailing Special Regulations (e.g. if you completed an AMSA Certificate of Safety Training 4 years ago and apply for RPL, upon completing the theory and assessment components, your SSC will expire after 12 months)

Equivalent Courses

Australian Sailing will accept a Safety and Sea Survival course as equivalent to the Australian Sailing Safety and Sea Survival Course if the:

• Course:
  
  • Has been delivered within the last 5 years, and

  • Meets the standard of the World Sailing model course outlined in Appendix G of the World Sailing Special Regulations.

• Certificate:
  • Bears the words "World Sailing/ISAF Approved", and
  • Bear the MNA and World Sailing/ISAF logos