The aim of this Code is to prescribe standards of construction,
and emergency equipment for small commercial vessels operating in
the Caribbean Region. The regulations are based on the United States
Coast Guard Code of Federal Regulations 46 Sub-Chapter T (certification
of small passenger vessels) which are regarded as equivalent to IMO
Convention requirements for such vessels, Sub-Chapter C (Uninspected
vessels) and The United Kingdom Code of Practice for the Safety of
Small Workboats and Pilot Boats.
It should be noted that requirements for small commercial
vessels of 24 metres and over in length, on international voyages,
or those under 24 metres in length which carry more than 150 passengers
or provide overnight accommodation for more than 50 passengers, are
given in the Code of Safety for Caribbean Cargo Ships and the International Convention on the Safety of Life at Sea,
1974, as amended, (SOLAS) for cargo and passenger ships respectively.
Nevertheless, small commercial vessels of 24 metres and over in length
engaged on voyages in national waters only, could be allowed to operate
under the provisions of this Code by the Administration.
Administrations that are party to SOLAS, who notify IMO
that the Code has been determined to be equivalent to the provisions
of SOLAS under regulation I/5, for
passenger vessels of less than 24 metres in length on international
voyages, can issue such vessels with a SOLAS Passenger Ship Safety
Certificate along with a copy of the notification of equivalency to
IMO.
Model Training Courses for Boatmasters and Boat Engineers
are available from the Office of the Regional Maritime Adviser (Caribbean).
These courses provide a blueprint for the training of Boatmasters
and Boat Engineers and seek to ensure that persons who operate small
commercial vessels are competent to carry out their duties efficiently,
Contact information is as follows:
Fax: 1-868-625-8666
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Office of the Regional Maritime Adviser 2nd Floor, ANSA House Corner Queen & Henry
Streets Trinidad. W.I
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Telephone: 1-868-624-6159
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Email cpyoung@imo.org
regional.maritime.adviser@gmail.com
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This publication contains revisions
up to May 2010.