Who needs a CoF?

Vehicles that need a CoF, rather than the more common a Warrant of Fitness (WoF), are heavy vehicles like trucks, larger trailers & motorhomes with a gross vehicle mass of over 3,500kgs. Commercial passenger vehicles, like taxis and rental cars also require CoF assessments.

A COF is for vehicles that weigh more than 3500kg – typically these are heavy trucks, large trailers and fifth-wheelers, and large motorhomes. Commercial passenger vehicles of any GVW, taxis and rental cars also require a COF.

A Certificate of Fitness is a regular check to ensure that your vehicle meets the required safety standards. New Zealand law requires vehicles to be inspected every six months for a Certificate of Fitness.

A CoF test typically costs between $150 – $250.

Certificate of Fitness. A certificate of fitness is the vessel’s license and gives it the right to be on the water. The certificate is valid for 12 months and is issued by an approved SAMSA surveyor. All vessels with an engine power of more than 15hp or longer than 9 meters must have a Certificate of Fitness.

How long will it take? Light vehicles – approx. 30 mins – 1 hour. Heavy vehicles – approx.

The GVM is the maximum loaded weight of a rigid vehicle while driving on the road.

Yes, you can drive most of motorhomes and campervans with a standard NZ full car license. If you hold a full class 1 New Zealand driver license you can drive motorhomes with a Gross Laden Weight (GLW) or Gross Combined Weight 6000kg or less.

LVV certification can cost between $250 and $800 depending on the extent of the modification. The LVV certifier arranges to get a plate for your modified vehicle. You must go back to the certifier who will fit the plate to a permanent part of the vehicle body.

The certification fee increases of $0.95 and $5.03 for WoF and CoF respectively are small compared with the total cost of a WoF (around $50) or CoF (around $150) inspection.

There is no set price for a WoF, so it’s up to your inspector how much they charge. But, you can expect to pay somewhere between $50-$70.

All boats, except if powered by 15 horsepower or less, must obtain a certificate of fitness from a SAMSA officer, safety officer or an authorized agency. … A capsize bottle with a lanyard the width of the boat clearly marked with the boat number containing the following items: Two red hand held distress flares.

You are required by law to have a skipper’s ticket, which is pretty much a ‘driver’s license’ to operate a boat. … To operate a vessel, smaller or equal to 9 meters with an engine larger than 15hp – jet skis included, on dams, rivers, sea and in harbors in South Africa, a skipper license is required.

Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) is specified by the vehicle manufacturer and is the maximum allowable weight of the vehicle including all its occupants, luggage, and the tow-ball mass. So if you want to know how to calculate gross vehicle mass it’s KW + payload = GVM.

GVM – Gross Vehicle Mass – This is a manufacturer’s rating that stipulates the maximum total weight of a vehicle and its load (excluding any trailers and trailer load and including occupants, fuel and other incidental items plus, where applicable, drawbar weight and or applied turntable load) that the vehicle is …

Kerb Mass (or Kerb Weight): is the mass of the vehicle in running order unoccupied and unladen with all fluid reservoirs filled to nominal capacity, including fuel and with all standard equipment.

The standard driving licence issued to a driver passing his or her test today (after 1 January 1997 of course) covers categories B and B1. … Many new motorhomes are built with a MAM of less than 3,500kg so that almost anyone with a full licence can drive them.

To become a bus driver you need to have held a clean Class 1 driver’s licence (a car licence) for two years. Depending on the size of bus you want to drive, you also need a Class 2 or Class 4 driver’s licence. You must also have a valid passenger (P) endorsement on your licence, which shows you can carry passengers.

Once you have successfully passed your PCV Category D1 practical test, you will then obtain a Category D1 (minibus licence) on your driving licence which will entitle you to drive any minibus up to 17 seats (including drivers seat) for private or hire and reward purposes.

Under the new laws, vehicles will still need to have no part of their body less than 10cm above the ground, meaning cars that come from the factory with a low ride height may not be able to be lowered as much as other cars.

LVV certification is always required for the fitting of a supercharger or turbocharger as a modification, or the upgrading of a supercharger, turbo or wastegate, or the re-chipping of electronic engine control units on turbo vehicles.

The 100mm suspension height limit (measured from the underside of the vehicle to the road surface) is a ‘modification threshold’.

You don’t need the trailer with you and you cant get a WOF until the ‘Rego’ is done first. All you need to know to fill in the form is that the type of motor vehicle is “trailer” and the model is either “car” or “boat” as appropriate.

less than 2 years old, the WoF will be issued to the third anniversary of when it was first registered. between 2 and 3 years old, the WoF will be issued for 12 months.

Lights were the most common reason cars failed WoFs in 2017, and were a factor in over half of failures. A car will fail unless all its headlights, brake lights, indicator lights and park lights are working. It’s easy not to notice if they aren’t working, since you’re always inside the car when it’s driving.

1. Local. Completed application form. Valid SAMSA certificate. …
2. High Seas. Same as for local, but the SAMSA certificate should reflect that the vessel may fish on the high seas.
3. Foreign. the name and details of the vessel owner (including ownership shares) the length of the vessel.

To operate a vessel, smaller or equal to 9 meters with an engine larger than 15hp – jet skis included, on dams, rivers, sea and in harbours in South Africa, a skipper license is required. The penalties for operating without a license are high and inspectors are clamping down on those operating without a license.

The main qualification is an RYA Practical Certificate which then needs to be Commercially Endorsed. To sea, within 3 miles nominated departure point in favourable weather and daylight. To sea, within 20 miles nominated departure point in favourable weather and daylight.

Overview. The International Certificate of Competence (ICC) is a test of competence that provides the student with an internationally recognised qualification. The assessment is a mix of theoretical and practical elements.