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Course Overview

The National Equipment Auditor (NEA) Scheme provides a system for educating Club Equipment Auditors (CEA) to audit boats for Category 3-7 races.

The Equipment Auditor - Club Level Re-accreditation Course is a free safety service provided to help ensure safety standards are consistently met through equipment compliance.

The Equipment Auditor - Club Level Reaccreditation Course reviews:

• Updates to the Racing Rules of Sailing that relate to Equipment Auditing.
• Category specific updates to the Special Regulations.
• Where to obtain specific auditing information from the Racing Rules of Sailing and Special Regulations.

Course Prerequisites

To become re-accredited as an Australian Sailing CEA:

• You must be currently accredited as a Club Equipment Auditor.

• Read the Equipment Auditors Code of Conduct then agree to abide by it when registering online for this course.

• Reading and acknowledging the updates to the Racing Rules of Sailing and the Special Regulations.

• Australian Sailing recomends updating your personal details and ensuring you are visible on the Australian Sailing Officials Finder (CLICK HERE for a guide).

• To reaccredit, please meet the listed requirements provided above then register for the Equipment Auditor - Club Level Reaccreditation Course. Free registration can be found at the bottom of this page.

Who should do this course?

This course is for Australian Sailing qualified Club Equipment Auditors interested in continuing to assisting clubs with providing a safety service for sailing racing.

Course Outcome

The course aims to develop skills and knowledge in the following areas:

• General auditing skills - Risk Management.
• Fundamental measuring.
• Assessment and reporting skills.

Participants will become re-accredited as a Club Equipment Auditor; a person capable of auditing Cat 3-7 racing vessels.

All Officials accreditations may take up to 30 day to process from the time training is completed.

If you have any further queries regarding the online Protest Committee Member Reaccreditation Online Course, please contact Australian Sailing via officials@sailing.org.au.

TO RE-ACCREDIT REGISTER HERE