SOLAS and MCA vessel classification -- Members Forum

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time ]

Subject: SOLAS and MCA vessel classification

Author:
Ian Wilkins

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 06:06:52 08/23/02 Fri

Triggered by some worried phonecalls from English clients and from the article on page 61 of the latest Yachting World, I spent the whole daylooking into this SOLAS issue, mainly on the MCA website, plus IMO and our Dutch Shipping Inspectorate and ministry.

One thing that confuses me is:
The definition of , and more, the difference between a: SHIP � VESSEL - PLEASURE VESSEL � PASSENGER VESSEL � SAILING SHIP.
e.g. what is the difference between a CLASS XI and a CLASS XII vessel, other than the means of propulsion in case of a M.Y.?

Some of these SOLAS requirements apply to ANY �SHIPS�, but then do they mean any boat that is Classified by the MCA(so somewhere in CLASS 1 � CLASS D ?
(so only yachts >45 ft) or indeed ANY 27 ft-er going out ?

Furthermore, the YW article says IMO/SOLAS has brought the rules down to yacht-level, but in the MCA site and from our Dutch org�s I understand it is the MCA as national administrational body, who have taken things from the
150 tonnes + ships towards yachts. (see
http://www.mcga.gov.uk/publications/SITE/safetyofnavigation/regulations/regulation01.htm )

Who can shed a light on this ? It probably has to do with me only half understanding the English language and it�s subtle differences in wording but who can help me out.

If it all indeed is IMO/SOLAS regulated and indeed all pleasure yachts are effected, the implications are enormous ! specially if things go wrong !

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Replies:

Subject	Author	Date
Re: SOLAS and MCA vessel classification	Eugene Curry	07:40:03 07/18/03 Fri