Preamble
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Preamble

 The Preamble is provided for explanatory purposes and is not part of the Code provisions.

This Code of Practice has been developed jointly by the United Kingdom, its relevant overseas territories and crown dependenciesfootnote, and international industry representatives. The Code prescribes standards of safety and pollution prevention which are appropriate to the size and type of yacht. The standards applied are either set by the relevant International Conventions or by equivalent standards where it is not reasonable or practicable for yachts to comply.

This Code is an equivalence under the provisions of Article 8 of the International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, Regulation I-5 of the International Convention on Safety of Life at Sea, and Article 9 of the International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978 as amended. Notification of equivalences can be found on the IMO website at https://gisis.imo.org.

The development of the Code is based on the consideration that full compliance with the provisions of the above mentioned Conventions is unreasonable and in some instances disproportionately onerous compared to the incremental increase in safety levels achieved for yachts. Yachts have a very different operating pattern when compared to a typical commercial ship which usually operate 24/7 on a tight schedule. The Code is intended to cater exclusively to the yachting sector of the market and it is not intended to apply to commercial cruise, excursion or ferry passenger (including passenger/cargo vessels) sectors of the industry. Yachts which comply with the Code do not have to comply with the requirements of the HSC Code.

During 2016 and 2017, the Red Ensign Group (REG) has been working alongside the Large Yacht industry to develop this ‘REG Yacht Code’. This new Code consists of two parts; Part A, being an update to the existing Large Yacht Code (LY3), and Part B being an update to the Passenger Yacht Code 6th Edition (PYC). Although combined into a single new Code, the two Parts are still separate entities. However, where there are commonalities between the two new Parts, annexes have been produced which are applicable to both Parts A and B. The Scope of Parts A and B of the new Code have not been changed and are as follows:

  • - Part A applicable to yachts which are 24 metres and over in load line length, are in commercial use for sport or pleasure, do not carry cargo and do not carry more than 12 passengers;

  • - Part B applicable to pleasure yachts of any size, in private use or engaged in trade, which carry more than 12 but not more than 36 passengers and which do not carry cargo.

Parent topic: Part A - Large Yacht Code (up to 12 passengers)
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