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Statutory Documents - MCA Publications - PYC - A Code of Practice for Yachts Carrying 13 to 36 Passengers (The Passenger Yacht Code) - Chapter 14 - Requirements for Sailing Vessels - 14.13 Safety of Navigation

14.13 Safety of Navigation

(1) Subject to any special provisions given in the national legislation every ship to which this Code applies shall comply with the applicable requirements of Chapter V of SOLAS, 1974, as amended.

(2) Special consideration shall be given to ‘Bridge Visibility’ on sailing vessels in compliance with the Code specifically with regard to the placement of dedicated lookouts which shall:

  • (a) have the sole duty, while the ship is underway, of maintaining a lookout,

  • (b) be positioned outside the passenger spaces, and

  • (c) be instructed by the master to keep a continuous lookout, and in particular over any or all (as the case may be) of the areas which are obstructed from the navigating position which the helmsman cannot see.

  • (d) the dedicated lookout may be in the wheelhouse, but if positioned outside the wheelhouse and remote they shall be provided with a means voice communication to the helmsman.

(3) Every sailing vessel should carry a masthead anemometer, and an inclinometer, both of which shall be readable from the helms position.

(4) Where the GMDSS radio aerial is located in the mast or rigging, an emergency aerial shall be carried so that in the event of a dismasting, the equipment can be rendered serviceable.

Parent topic: Chapter 14 - Requirements for Sailing Vessels
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