Safety & Sea Survival Course Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
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The following information will provide you with guidance as to whether you will be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for a Safety and Sea Survival Certificate (SSSC). Please note, do not complete this online application unless you have documentation for all 3 components of the SSSC course. Also note that the expiry date of the certificate will be 5 years from the date you completed the wet drill component. |
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If you have not completed all 3 components of the SSSC course, please contact one of our accredited SSS Centres.
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You are exempt from the practical component if you have completed a liferaft and lifejacket practical session in the last five years as part of one of the following courses (Document #1):
- Elements of Shipboard Safety (ESS) - TDMMF1107B Survive at sea in the event of vessel abandonment
- General Purpose Hand, Coxswain, Master <24, or other course that includes ESS or CoST
- STCW78 (as Amended) Personal Survival Techniques, Proficiency in Survival Craft
- AMSA Certificate of Safety Training (CoST)
- RYA Sea Survival course
- Equivalent Course (see below) - World Sailing approved
You are exempt from attending the theory component if you have been issued with one of the following in the past 5 years (Document #2):
- NSCV Part D Certificate of Competence (Coxswain, Master <24m, or higher)
- Marine Order 3 or 70 series Certificate of Competence
- RYA Yachtmaster Certificate of Competence (Coastal/Offshore/Ocean)
- Current World Sailing approved Offshore Personal Survival course certificate (bearing the World Sailing logo)
You are exempt from undertaking the assessment component if you have achieved one of the following in the past five years (Document #3):
- RYA Yachtmaster Certificate of Competence
- World Sailing approved Offshore Personal Survival course certificate (bears the World Sailing logo)
| Certifications |
Document #1: Practical Component (within 5 yrs) |
Document #2: Theory Component (within 5 yrs) |
Document #3: Assessment Component (within 5 yrs) |
| Elements of Shipboard Safety (ESS) - TDMMF1107B Survive at sea in the event of vessel abandonment (or MAR Training Package equivalent) | EXEMPT* | ||
| General Purpose Hand or Deck Hand | EXEMPT* | ||
| STCW 78 (as amended 95) Personal Survival Techniques, Proficiency in Survival Craft | EXEMPT* | ||
| AMSA Certificate of Safety Training (CoST) | EXEMPT* | ||
| RYA Sea Survival Course | EXEMPT* | ||
| Coxswain, Master <24 (or higher) | EXEMPT* | EXEMPT | |
| RYA Yachtmaster® Coastal/Offshore/Ocean | EXEMPT | EXEMPT | |
| AMSA Marine Order 3 or 70 series Certificate of Competence | EXEMPT* | EXEMPT | |
| Equivalent Course - World Sailing Approved Offshore Personal Survival | EXEMPT* | EXEMPT | EXEMPT |
*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; for example, if you completed an AMSA Certificate of Safety Training 4 years ago as part of your Master <24 (to achieve RPL for the Practical) and undertake the theory assessment, your SSSC will expire after 12 months. The World Sailing Special Regulations require the training to have been completed within 5 years prior to commencement of a race.