THE INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCE

The International Certificate for Operators of Pleasure Craft -more commonly known as the International Certificate of Competence or ICC - was established under Resolution 40 of the Working Party on Inland Water Transport of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).It has become quite common for charter companies in the Mediterranean to request the ICC. Both SAS and the RYA recommend that people wishing to go cruising around Europe and the Mediterranean obtain an ICC.

SAS has been authorised to issue the ICC. The prerequisites are:
	The person must be over 16 years old.
	The person must be a South African national or a South African resident or a national of a non UNECE country.
	3. The person must hold a SAS Day Skipper Certificate of Competence or a higher SAS Certificate of Competence.

There are ICC certificates for inland waters and coastal waters. At this stage SAS only issues the ICC for coastal waters.Thecertificates issued by SAS are marked for both sail and motor and are valid for use on recreational vessels up to 20 meters in length.
The International Certificate of Competence issued by SAS is valid for 5 years.

Use the link below to download the application form in pdf format:
	International Certificate of Competence Application Form