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 - 14.9 Machinery and Electrical Installations
14.9 Machinery and Electrical Installations
(1) Lighting supplied by the emergency source of electrical power shall be provided for illuminating the rigging, sails and sail controls including and dropping/furling in an emergency. The lighting shall be such that the night vision of the watchkeepers is not impaired, and is to be arranged so that it cannot be mistaken for navigation light by another ship. Care should also be given to preventing glare and stray reflections.
(2) Main engines shall have a minimum power to ensure that the vessel has a minimum speed of 6 knots while heading into Beaufort Force 8 weather and corresponding sea conditions.
(3) The sail handling facilities should be equipped to allow a controlled emergency release of the sheets from both locally and from the bridge which shall be supplied by stored power. Sail controls shall have a local secondary means of control in the event of failure.
(4) A control system is to be provided so that the setting and trimming of sails may be carried out from the bridge, and is to be such that, once established, the desired setting and trimming may be automatically maintained. The control system is to provide adequate speed of response to automatically neutralize the sail system in the event of wind conditions which may damage the sail system and endanger the ship.
(5) Lowering or furling of any combination of the sails should be operational from a source of power other than the main source of power. These controls shall be operational at the down flooding angle or 60º whichever is least.
(6) The Emergency Generator, fire pump and bilge pumps should operate at 22.5degrees or greater depending on the vessels specific operating conditions.
(7) Vessels should have lightning strike protectionfootnote.
(8) Watertight Doors should be able to operate at the maximum steady heel angles.
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