International Maritime Org and refitting a yacht

[butrusgali]

Hi

we have a 42ft cat that currently does not meet IMO standards, so we are told. We are thinking of completely refitting her and if we do so we'd like to do it to IMO standards. Can someone please point me to where these standards are written - preferably in easy-read English rather than 'standards' blurb

Many thanks

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[johnsomerhausen]

Re: International Maritime Org and refitting a yac

I suspect that it might be your lights that are not up to snuff. The RYA probably has a leaflet covering the subject. You should look tor the requirenments for boats less than 20 meters in length, since your cat is over 12 meters (12.90 corresponds to 42 ft)
john

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[Rick]

I guess a good starting point would be "why do you think it isn't IMO compliant?"

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[Jools_of_Top_Cat]

This site might give you a start.

http://www.seamanship.co.uk/M_Notice Updates/safetyofnavigation/regulations/regulation19.htm#21


hope this helps

If you back track through their address you can find the CD rom package detailing all statutory instruments and SOLAS details, but it is £299 per year. There does seem a lot of info through the link above though.

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[butrusgali]

Hi and thanks for the replies

Apparently it's not just lights but things like having a suitable liferaft, having guard rails of a certain height things like that

I am trying to find a comprehensive list of what we need to do. I have looked at the IMO website but you need to know what the standards document is called before you can id it on their site.

Any further help would be much appreciated

regards

b



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[Mirelle]

That sounds right to me

I'm not aware of the IMO ever having taken an interest in pleasure craft; it must be remembered that the IMO is a Un agency and it exists to promote and encourage co-operation between Governments and standardisation of rules in relation to merchant shipping. Any individual vessel is regulated by her flag state and in certain cases she will also come under the jurisdiction of the port states that she may visit.

The exception to this lies in the Collision Regulations which, inevitably, apply to ALL vessels. I agree with John Somerhausen; most probably your lights are not in keeping with the Colregs.

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[charles_reed]

I\'m afraid you may be

confusing issues here.

IMO regs are inapplicable to leisure boats, under 20m and only insofar Safety of Life At Sea (SOLAS) are applicable. You might want to look at these which give you detailed recommendations for the safety equipment you should be carrying.

Of far more use are the ORC (used to be the RORC) requirements for offshore racers - if you do everything they recommend you'll have a pretty well-equipped boat.

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[Sunnyseeker]

Easiest way is to get a copy of the MCA blue code, it covers all that is required for coding a small commercial vessel. Its very thorough, from storm sails to guard wires. It takes you through the complete boat, engines batteries bilge pumps and only costs a few quid. Some is designed for taking idiots (read paying guests) on board which accounts for lots of labels, but the majority is very sound and relevant.
I coded our boat for charter work and it made me change some bits I hadn't initially thought of.

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[butrusgali]

Re: I\'m afraid you may be

Interesting..

We were going to sell her and the surveyor for the potential buyer told him the cat needed to meet IMO regaltions (maybe I've got it wrong and it was some other set of standards) these things included requiring a liferaft and requiring to increase the height of the guard rails specifically for NZ. But I have just been onto the Maritime Safety Authority website which states:

Standards for non-charter yachts
All vessels, whether motor vessels or yachts which are being operated as pleasure craft, used exclusively by the owner(s), or owner(s) guests are not required to meet Maritime Safety Authority (MSA) requirements. The Maritime Safety Authority does not therefore deem such vessels to be operating commercially if they are pleasure vessels and there are no requirements for the manning or equipment of these vessels.

So I wonder what he was referring to.

I have emailed the surveyor to ask him.

I am unable to get a copy of the survey due to ethical issues with us being sold a copy of the survey....

Regards

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[butrusgali]

Re: I\'m afraid you may be

I think the issue may have been that he ultimately was thinking of using it for chartering.

The cat has been chartered before. If we were to refit her to do so again are their IMo or other standards/rules for a charter boat (under 20m) crossing international waters?

Thanks

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[charles_reed]

SOLAS

are the regulations for which you're looking - they are part of the IMO blurb, but I'd suggest trawling the RYA site for them rather than IMO, whose search engine is utterly obsolescent and user-inimical.

I've got the French (in French) requirements which embrace all the EC requirements and are rather more comprehensive (because they detail requirements for all yachts, not just chartered yachts and are slightly less opaque than the SOLAS originals).

If you can get hold of a copy of Bloc Marine "Votre Livre en Bord" it's all in there.

PS I suspect your surveyor was one of those of sufficient knowledge to obfuscate.

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