How we check the rules
The SailCoCo Compliance Card is in development. This page says what is true today and how the card is designed to work at launch.
Every fact SailCoCo publishes today carries a link to its source and the date that source was last checked. We use software, including AI, to find and read sources.
How the card is designed to work at launch
Official sources
Each line is designed to name the authority that published the rule, a law, a regulation or a notice on the authority's own website, and its website, in plain text.
A check date on every line
Each line shows the date we last checked its source: the day we read the official text, not the day the rule was made.
Re-checks
Each line is designed to carry a date by which we check it again. Past that date, the card shows “re-check due” and keeps the line visible.
Gaps are shown, not filled
Where we can't find an official source, the card is designed to say so instead of guessing, and to show when two official sources disagree.
Community reports are triggers only
Reports from cruisers start a re-check. They are never shown as a rule; where one is shown, it is labelled “reported practice — not an official text”.
What SailCoCo is not
SailCoCo is an independent service, not a government body. Information, not advice. Check with the harbour master, customs or the office named on the line. SailCoCo is a planning aid, not a navigation system.
Corrections
Spotted something out of date? Email support@sailcoco.com. Every card also carries “Report a correction”.
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