SAMSA Skipper Category C (Coastal, up to 15 nm) Exam (South Africa) case studies
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The SAMSA Skipper Category C certificate of competence is a South African coastal qualification that allows the holder to command a small vessel within the coastal limits defined for that category, commonly cited as up to 15 nautical miles offshore. It suits recreational boat owners, charter skippers, anglers and anyone operating a small commercial or private craft in coastal waters who needs to demonstrate competence to the South African Maritime Safety Authority. The SAMSA Skipper Category C (Coastal, up to 15 nm) Exam (South Africa) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,095 words.
1Position Fix Off Cape Recife in a Cross-Swell
You are skipper of a 12 m motor vessel on passage from Port Elizabeth to Knysna, running about 1.5 nm off the coast near Cape Recife. It is 09:40 local time.
622 words, about 3 min2Crossing the Port Alfred Bar at Dusk
You intend to enter the Kowie River at Port Alfred in a 9 m twin-outboard ski-boat. It is 17:50 in mid-winter.
608 words, about 3 min3Squall Line Approaching on a Coastal Passage
You are on a 10 m sailing yacht motorsailing north-east along the KwaZulu-Natal coast, about 4 nm offshore, at 14:20. The forecast was for a moderate NE, but the barometer has dropped 3 hPa in the last hour and the sky to the south-west has gone a dark, hard-edged grey with a low roll cloud.
648 words, about 3 min4Night Collision Risk in the Traffic Separation Scheme off Cape Town
You are the skipper of a 14 m motor yacht on a night passage south of Cape Town, crossing a traffic separation scheme at about 02:00. Visibility is good, about 6 nm, with a moderate SW swell.
634 words, about 3 min5Anchor Dragging in a Blustery Bay
You are anchored for the night in a sheltered bay in a 12 m cruising yacht. The forecast is for the wind to veer from SE 10 kn to SW 25 kn overnight.
583 words, about 3 min