Course Overview

The National Equipment Auditor (NEA) Scheme provides a system for organising authorities (Clubs) to nominate NEA's to audit boats for Category 1-7 races.

The NEA Re-accreditation course is a free safety service provided to help ensure safety standards are consistently met through equipment compliance.

For NEA re-accreditation the seminar purely provides and educational role and is not a requirement of the re-accreditation policy.

If you are a current NEA and wish to re-accredit, AS will require you to:

• Be a member of an Australian Sailing affiliated club.
• Have conducted eight Category 1, 2 or 3 audits in the last four years.

This evidence can be submitted to AS via completing the NEA Re-accreditation Application Form.

The National Equipment Auditor Re-accreditation seminar reviews:

• The Cat 1-7 auditing forms.
• All Category specific updates to the Special Regulations.
• Procedures to be utilized whilst auditing.
• Where to obtain specific auditing information from the Racing Rules of Sailing and Special Regulations.

Course Prerequisites

• Currently accredited as a National Equipment Auditor.
• Read the Equipment Auditors' Code of Conduct then agree to abide by it when registering online for the NEA seminar.

Who should do this course?

This course is for National 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 accredited as a National Equipment Auditor; a person capable of auditing Cat 1-7 racing vessels.

If you have further queries regarding this course please contact your Club Support Officer.