# Liferaft certification

### Chantier Naval des Iles S/Vent (CNI)

Island: **Raiatea**

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -16.735995, Lon -151.485035 *[GoogleMaps](https://www.google.com/maps/?q=-16.735995,-151.485035) [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-16.735995&mlon=-151.485035&zoom=19)*


CNI
For more information, see Haulout

### Nautisport
Island: **Tahiti**

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.527514, Lon -149.527573 *[GoogleMaps](https://www.google.com/maps/?q=-17.527514,-149.527573) [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.527514&mlon=-149.527573&zoom=19)*

Nautisport have a big life raft and dinghy service centre. It’s 6km from the marina. Station de Survie
Nautisport, Servitude Vaimoana Rd, Arue. They service and certify life rafts for aircraft commercial boats
as well as yachts.
Nautisport has a dedicated team for life rafts. Not cheap.
3-2022 SV Sugar Shack
Terangi and Aldo
[📞 +68940454885](tel:+68940454885)

[📧 survie@nautisport.pf](mailto:survie@nautisport.pf)

From downtown, take the main road toward (Arue/Point Venus). Just past Brassier (B3) turn right. Take
this road to Arue. Once in Arue, you will see a SHELL gas station, then a Tahiti Pas Cher on your right.
(It is across from the monument "Tomb of King Pomaver V"). Turn right on the dirt road (immediately
past Tahiti Pas Cher). The dirt road dead ends into a warehouse, turn left and then make an immediate
right. Station de Survive Nautisport will be on the right. On GoogleMaps it is listed as "Station de Survie
Nautisport".
We rented a car and drove our life raft to Nautisport. Terangi is really nice and speaks excellent English!
He unloaded our life raft and immediately set to the inspection/servicing. We watched him inflate, make
all checks and walk us through the life raft (it was new to us). We stayed about an hour and then left as
he was testing air pressure and we did not need to see that. Two hours later we paid our bill $690 for
our Viking 8-man offshore life raft service and certificate. The cylinder did not need to be replaced. Then
we picked up our life raft. It was a very interesting and pleasant experience.
Nautisport will pick up and deliver the life raft if requested for an additional 3000f-4000f. It is totally
worth seeing the process and the life raft inflated. I highly recommend renting a car (Eco car was $44/
day).
Note: Clickable link for google maps is accurate

### Tahiti Yacht Accessoire(TYA)
Island: **Tahiti**

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.585582, Lon -149.61497 *[GoogleMaps](https://www.google.com/maps/?q=-17.585582,-149.61497) [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.585582&mlon=-149.61497&zoom=19)*


Shipchandler Michel Balzer at Marina Taina does SeaSafe liferafts certification
06-2017 A recent recertification cost about 30000fr - ($300US)
For more information, see Marine Suppliers

### Sopom
Island: **Tahiti**

📍 GPS decimal degrees: Lat -17.531181, Lon -149.571491 *[GoogleMaps](https://www.google.com/maps/?q=-17.531181,-149.571491) [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-17.531181&mlon=-149.571491&zoom=19)*

Sopom
9-22 Recent reports on the FP Cruiser FB page is that Sopom is doing life raft inspection now.
If you have any further informati9n please let me know
4-23 reports they have rafts for sale
For more information, see Marine Suppliers