To provide adequate competency training to prospective skippers and crew of small craft along the lines of the standards set by the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA).
To provide seaworthiness surveying and small craft registration services to owners of such vessels.
To act as a responsible authorised agent for SAMSA.
Establish a culture of high ideals, moral standards and ethics among small craft skippers.
Endeavour to educate its members, and the general public, to adhere to all laws relating to the preservation of the marine and aquatic environments.