10.1 Application
(1) This Chapter applies to all yachts certified to carry more than 120 and no
more than 200 persons onboard.
(2) Yachts of less than 80m L are not eligible to be certified in accordance with
this chapter due to the stability limitations for vessels of this size.
(3) This chapter shall only be applied to Yachts which are built and operated as
either PY-P or PY-U yachts in accordance with Part B Annex 1.
10.2 Construction and Equipment Requirements
(1) Unrestricted PY-P vessels, and PY-U vessels which are limited to an
operational area within 60 nautical miles of a safe haven (the Administration
may permit single voyages on specified routes with additional restrictions as
appropriate) certified to carry more than 120 persons shall:
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(a) comply with the enhanced survivability standard as defined in section
4.30 for all watertight compartments;
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(b) comply with the maximum floodable length requirements as
defined in section 4.31;
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(c) have boundaries including windows and doors, with external escape
routes and muster stations, of a standard being at least an A-0 Class
division;
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(d) have low location lighting in accordance with Section 6.11(18)
installed in all corridors and staircases in crew/occasional worker
areas;
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(e) have lifebuoys provided in accordance with the requirements of SOLAS
III/22.1;
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(f) have immersion Suits provided in accordance with the requirements of
SOLAS III/22.4; and
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(g) have a flooding detection system to be provided in accordance with the
requirements of SOLAS II-1/22-1
(2) in addition to the requirements of (1), PY-U Vessels wishing to operate
outside the limitations specified in 10.2(1), certified to carry over 120
persons shall comply with the requirements of SOLAS II-1/8.1,
II-2/21 and 22 for ‘Safe Return to Port’ as applicable.
10.3 Crew Qualifications
(1) All seafarers shall hold the following STCW qualifications;
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(a) A-VI/1-1 - personal survival techniques
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(b) A-VI/1-2 - fire prevention and firefighting
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(c) A-VI/1-3 - elementary first aid
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(d) A-VI/1-4 - personal safety and social responsibilities
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(e) A-VI/6.5 - Security Awareness Training
(2) All persons who are not passengers or do not meet the definition of a
seafarer, shall meet the requirements of an occasional worker as set out in
Annex E to the Code.
Table 10.1 – Example numbers of persons onboard
| Category of Persons
|
Number onboard
|
| Passengers
|
36
|
| Seafarers
|
148
|
| Occasional Worker
|
16
|
| TOTAL
|
200
|
Table 10.2 – Summary of requirements for vessels carrying more than
120 persons
| Category
of yacht
|
Passenger Yacht Unrestricted
Engaged in Trade
(PY-U)
|
Pleasure Vessel
not Engaged in
Trade
(PY-P)
|
| Operational Area
|
Unlimited
|
60
nautical miles of a safe haven
|
Unlimited
|
| Construction and Equipment Requirements (Chapter
10.2)
|
Section
10.2(1)
+
|
Section
10.2(1)
|
Section
10.2(1)
|
Section
10.2(2)
+
(SOLAS ‘Safe
Return to Port’)
|
|
|
| Crew
Qualifications (Chapter 10.3)
|
Section
10.3(1) (Seafarers to hold STCW)
+
Section 10.3(2)
(10%
Occasional Workers)
|
Section
10.3(1) (Seafarers to hold STCW)
+
Section 10.3(2)
(10%
Occasional Workers)
|
Section
10.3(1) (Seafarers to hold STCW)
+
Section 10.3(2)
(10%
Occasional Workers)
|