The International Certificate of Competence (ICC) was established under resolution No. 40 of the Working Party on Inland Water Transport for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The aim of the ICC is to provide boat owners and people wishing to charter boats with an internationally recognised document certifying their competence to skipper a boat for recreational use.
South African Sailing working with UNECE and SAMSA have obtained the authority to issue the International Certificate of Competence. South Africa is the first country outside the EU to be authorised by the UNECE to issue the ICC.
SAS has been authorised to issue the ICC to South African nationals or residents who hold a SAS Day Skipper Certificate of Competence or a higher SAS certificate of competence.
The ICC comes in two versions – “inland” and “coastal”. At this point in time SAS will only issue the “coastal” version. The “inland” certificate would require examination on the European inland waters CEVNI rules. If there is demand for the inland ICC we will develop the relevant CEVNI exams.
SAS would like to say a big thank you to Mrs Azhar Jaimurzina of the UNECE and Captain Dave Colly at SAMSA for their help in making this possible.
The International Certificate for Operators of Pleasure Craft, more commonly known as the International Certificate of Competence or ICC is widely recognised in Europe and is often requested by charter companies.
The application form for the ICC is available on the SAS web site.