Red Ensign Group Yacht Code Part A

1 Red Ensign Group Yacht Code Part A (Page 1 of 208) January 2019 Edition Red Ensign Group Yacht Code Part A (Page 2 of 208) January 2019 Edition This page is intentionally added to achieve correct pagination. Red Ensign Group Yacht Code Part A (Page 3 of 208) January 2019 Edition 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 dependencies1, 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.

2 Notification of equivalences can be found on the IMO website at 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.

3 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. 1 Crown Dependencies (Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey) and the UK Overseas Territories (Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, St Helena and the Turks & Caicos Islands) Red Ensign Group Yacht Code Part A (Page 4 of 208) January 2019 Edition This page is intentionally added to achieve correct pagination.

4 Red Ensign Group Yacht Code Part A (Page 5 of 208) January 2019 Edition Contents PREAMBLE .. 3 CHAPTER 1 .. 15 APPLICATION AND INTERPRETATION .. 15 Purpose .. 15 Application .. 15 Review of the Code .. 15 International Conventions and Related Instruments .. 16 Area of Operation .. 16 Editions of the Code .. 16 Interpretation .. 17 Equivalent Arrangements .. 17 Alternative Design and Arrangements .. 18 Exemptions .. 19 .. 21 CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS .. 21 General Requirements .. 21 .. 33 CHAPTER 3 APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND NATIONAL LEGISLATION .. 33 General Requirements .. 33 .. 35 CHAPTER 4 CONSTRUCTION AND STRENGTH .. 35 General Requirements .. 35 Structural Strength .. 35 Watertight Bulkheads .. 35 Enclosed Compartments Within the Hull and Below the Bulkhead Deck Provided with Access Through Openings in the Hull .. 36 Rigging on Sailing Vessels .. 37 Asbestos Containing Materials .. 38 Additional Equivalence Considerations.

5 38 .. 39 CHAPTER 5 WEATHERTIGHT INTEGRITY .. 39 Virtual Freeboard Deck .. 39 Hatchways and Skylight Hatches .. 39 Doorways and Companionways .. 40 Glazed Openings & 41 Ventilators and Exhausts .. 43 Air Pipes .. 44 Scuppers, Sea Inlets and Discharges and Other Hull Penetrations .. 45 Materials for Valves and Associated Piping .. 45 Red Ensign Group Yacht Code Part A (Page 6 of 208) January 2019 Edition Additional Equivalence Considerations .. 46 .. 47 CHAPTER 6 WATER FREEING ARRANGEMENTS .. 47 General Requirements .. 47 Recesses .. 48 Swimming Pools (Including Spa Baths and Jacuzzis) .. 48 Additional Equivalence Considerations .. 48 CHAPTER 7A .. 51 MACHINERY .. 51 VESSELS OF LESS THAN 500GT .. 51 General Requirements .. 51 Installation .. 51 Additional Equivalence Considerations .. 52 Alternative Design and Arrangements .. 52 CHAPTER 7B .. 55 MACHINERY .. 55 VESSELS OF 500GT AND OVER .. 55 General 55 Additional Equivalence 55 Alternative Design and Arrangements.

6 55 CHAPTER 8A .. 57 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS .. 57 VESSELS OF LESS THAN 500GT .. 57 Installation .. 57 Lighting .. 57 Battery Systems .. 57 Emergency Power .. 58 Additional Equivalence Considerations .. 58 Alternative Design and Arrangements .. 58 CHAPTER 8B .. 61 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS .. 61 VESSELS OF 500GT AND OVER .. 61 General 61 Additional Equivalence 61 Alternative Design and Arrangements .. 62 CHAPTER 9A .. 63 STEERING GEAR .. 63 VESSELS OF LESS THAN 500GT .. 63 General Requirements .. 63 Additional Equivalence Considerations .. 63 Alternative Design and Arrangements .. 63 CHAPTER 9B .. 65 STEERING GEAR .. 65 VESSELS OF 500GT AND OVER .. 65 General 65 Red Ensign Group Yacht Code Part A (Page 7 of 208) January 2019 Edition Additional Equivalence 65 Alternative Design and Arrangements .. 65 CHAPTER 10A .. 67 BILGE PUMPING.

7 67 VESSELS OF LESS THAN 500GT .. 67 General Requirements .. 67 Additional Equivalence Considerations .. 68 Alternative Design and Arrangements .. 68 CHAPTER 10B .. 69 BILGE PUMPING .. 69 VESSELS OF 500GT AND OVER .. 69 General Requirements .. 69 Additional Equivalence Considerations .. 69 Alternative Design and Arrangements .. 69 .. 71 CHAPTER 11 STABILITY .. 71 General .. 71 Intact Stability Standards .. 71 Damage Stability .. 77 Elements of Stability .. 79 Stability Documents .. 79 Additional Equivalence Considerations .. 80 .. 81 CHAPTER 12 FREEBOARD .. 81 General Requirements .. 81 Freeboard Mark and Loading .. 81 Datum Draught 82 Additional Equivalence Considerations .. 82 .. 83 CHAPTER 13 life -SAVING APPLIANCES .. 83 General Requirements .. 83 Lifeboats (Required for Vessels over 85m in Length) .. 85 Liferafts .. 86 Rescue Boats .. 87 Lifejackets .. 90 Immersion Suits.

8 90 Lifebuoys .. 90 EPIRB .. 91 Radar Transponders (SART).. 91 General Alarm .. 91 Lighting .. 91 Red Ensign Group Yacht Code Part A (Page 8 of 208) January 2019 Edition life -saving Signals and Rescue Poster .. 91 Launching Appliances for Vessels Complying with (3)(b) .. 92 Recovery of Persons From the Water .. 92 Marine Evacuation Systems .. 92 Emergency Training and Drills: .. 94 Additional Equivalence Considerations .. 94 Alternative Design and Arrangements .. 94 .. 97 CHAPTER 14 FIRE SAFETY .. 97 Protection of Spaces Containing Vehicles or Craft with Fuel in their Tanks or Lockers Storing such Fuels and Spaces Containing Recreational Dive Systems.. 97 Construction and Arrangement of 99 Construction and Arrangement of Steam Room .. 99 Deep Fat Frying Equipment .. 100 Fire Control Plan(s) .. 100 Guidance On The Storage Of Large Quantities Of Petrol In Fixed Tanks .. 101 Additional Equivalence Considerations .. 101 Alternative Design and Arrangements.

9 101 CHAPTER 14A .. 103 STRUCTURAL FIRE PROTECTION .. 103 VESSELS OF LESS THAN 500GT .. 103 General .. 103 Structure .. 103 Means of Escape .. 106 Ventilation Systems .. 108 Arrangements for Recreational Fire Appliances .. 109 Space Heaters .. 109 Fixed Fire Detection and Fire-Alarm Systems .. 110 Fixed Fire-Extinguishing Systems Not Required by this Section .. 110 Emergency Training and Drills .. 110 Additional Equivalence Considerations .. 110 Alternative Design and Arrangements .. 110 CHAPTER 14B .. 113 STRUCTURAL FIRE PROTECTION .. 113 VESSELS OF 500GT AND OVER .. 113 General Requirements .. 113 Structure .. 114 Main Vertical Zones and Horizontal Zones .. 115 Bulkheads Within a Main Vertical Zone .. 116 Fire Integrity of Bulkheads and Decks .. 116 Red Ensign Group Yacht Code Part A (Page 9 of 208) January 2019 Edition Protection of Stairways and Lifts in Accommodation and Service Spaces 120 Openings in "A" Class Divisions.

10 120 Openings in "B" Class Divisions .. 122 Windows and Portlights (Also see and ) .. 122 Details of Construction .. 122 Restricted Use of Combustible Materials .. 123 Means of Escape .. 124 Arrangements of Escape Routes .. 126 Emergency Escape Breathing Devices .. 127 Ventilation Systems .. 127 Fixed Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems and Automatic Sprinkler, Fire Detection and Fire Alarm Systems .. 132 Public Address System .. 132 Oil Fuel Arrangements .. 133 Lubricating Oil Arrangements .. 133 Arrangements for Other Flammable Oils .. 133 Prohibition of Carriage of Flammable Oils in Forepeak Tanks .. 133 Space Heaters .. 133 Covered Category (9) (Open Deck) Spaces .. 134 Arrangements for Recreational Fire Appliances .. 134 Emergency Training and 134 Additional Equivalence Considerations .. 134 Alternative Design and Arrangements.