Guidance for Yacht Owners and Managers

Further to Bulletin 209, BMSR has been operating in compliance with the Large Yacht Code “LY2”, drawn up by the UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) and applicable to large commercial yachts over 24 metres load line length and under 3000 grt.

The Large Commercial Yacht Code ‘LY3’ has been developed, by the Red Ensign Group, to enable luxury yachts to operate under an alternative set of requirements given the nature of their use. The Code applies 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. While appropriate legislation is being approved by the Barbados Government, BMSR on a case by case basis will be approving the use of this code.

Owners of any planned new-buildings, however, should apply the LY3 Code to those new-buildings as will be done by any classification society that may oversee the building.

Privately Operated Yachts

A privately operated yacht, operated without any commercial charter hire whatsoever, will not need to comply with any Barbados legislation with respect to the LY3 Code, manning or operations. The BMSR policy however is to strongly recommend that private yachts comply with the LY3 Code. The reason for this recommendation is essentially to provide greater safety, by virtue of the construction, equipment, operations and manning requirements of the LY3 Code.

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2016 Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006, as amended

Application: All ship-owners, operators, masters and officers of merchant ships and authorised Classification societies, Barbados Registrars and Nautical Inspectors

Further to Bulletin 296, please be advised that we have updated our DMLC Part II, section 11 to include ‘harassment and bullying’. The Maritime Labour Certificate has also been amended, to include the box allowing for the Certificate to be extended following a renewal survey, pending a new Certificate being issued. For ships already issued with full term MLC Certificates issued by this Administration, whose validity is beyond 8 January 2019, the new format will be used on completion of renewal surveys, or in case of any amendments required to the certificates such as a change of the ship’s name or a change of address of the ship owner etc.

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Application: All ship-owners, operators, masters and officers of merchant ships and authorised Classification societies, Barbados Registrars and Nautical Inspectors

Please be advised that during the 30th Assembly of the IMO in December 2017 it was decided that all new vessels built from the 1 January 2019 should be provided with new ISO standard safety signs as described in Resolution A.1116(30) instead of the current IMO signs.

This means that all ships constructed (keel laying date) on or after 1 January 2019, and existing ships which undergo repairs, alterations, modifications and outfitting within the scope of SOLAS Chapters II-2 and/or Chapter III as applicable, on or after 1 January 2019, will need to ensure that they are compliant with the signs listed in Tables 1, 2 and 3 in the Annex to A.1116(30).

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REGULATIONS ON SULPHUR CONTENT OF FUEL OIL WITHIN TAIWANESE COMMERCIAL PORTS

Application: All ship-owners, operators, masters and officers of merchant ships and authorised Classification societies, Barbados Registrars and Nautical Inspectors

We have been advised that ships intending to enter Taiwanese international commercial ports on or after 1stJanuary 2019 will be required to use a fuel oil in which the Sulphur content does not exceed 0.5% by weight. The new global limit will come into effect on 1st January 2020.

The seven international commercial ports subject to this regulation are: Keelung, Tachung, Kaohsuing, Hualien, Taipei, Suao and Anping.

It is further advised that alternative methods of complying with this regulation (e.g. the use of Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS), etc) are permitted subject to Flag Administration approval.Taiwan International Ports Corporation Ltd (TIPC) will provide rewards to ocean-going ships entering Taiwanese international ports and using fuel oils with Sulphur contents 0.5% or less, prior to 1st January 2019. A notice of rewards for the period 23 July 2018 to 31 December 2018 has also been stated: rewards will continue to be given until the total amount budgeted (45,000,000 million Taiwan Dollars) has been reached.

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2016 Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006, as amended

Application: All ship-owners, operators, masters and officers of merchant ships and authorised Classification societies, Barbados Registrars and Nautical Inspectors

This Bulletin gives notice that amendments to the above noted Convention will come into effect on 8 January 2019; namely the protection of seafarers against shipboard harassment and bullying and to allow for an extension of the validity of the MLC Certificate when a renewal survey has been held but no new certificate can be issued – see text overleaf.

We will update our Certificate prior to the entry into force date.

Meantime ship-owners and operators are advised to review their management systems to ensure they include procedures for the elimination of harassment and bullying on board and reference the procedures in the DMLC Part II.

Please be aware of the latest amendments and ensure that you have the required 2019 edition of the Manual when it is published.

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and Interpretation of “to the satisfaction of the Administration”

Type Approvals

Equipment will be considered to fall into two different categories:

1) Equipment specified by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), where there are standards developed by IMO committees. Recognised organisations shall accept such approved/adopted equipment for use on Barbados registered ships; as having been approved by maritime authorities and included in the list of approved equipment.

2) Equipment not specified by IMO, where conventions require “type approved”equipment: Barbados Maritime, in accordance with the provisions of the conventions, willaccept equipment approved by IMO member countries, where those maritime countries have provision for approval of certain types of equipment and organisations must accept the equipment so approved.

3) In cases not covered by either of the above, the Recognised Organisations, acting on behalf of Barbados, shall accept national or international standards, or the standards developed by experienced organisations, for equipment or materials on board Barbados vessels.

4) In such circumstances, the Recognised Organisations must submit to Barbados Maritime the list of equipment that has been approved, when such approvals are required.

“To the satisfaction of the Administration”

5) In all cases where the phrase “to the satisfaction of the Administration” appears in conventions ratified by Barbados, we shall apply the rules or interpretations made by national or international standards, or standards developed by experienced organisations in such cases, such as the unified interpretations of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS).

6) Barbados Maritime Ship Registry may establish its own interpretations to allow for satisfactory means of complying with certain provisions of the Conventions, in which case, these would be applied exclusively to all Barbados registered ships.

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International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters

Guidance and instructions for Barbados Recognised Organisations, Barbados Approved Nautical
Inspectors, Ship Owners, Managers and Masters

See the following bulletin details: 276: Polar Code Guidance

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