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UK Ship register large yacht services, yacht management

A collection of documents and guidance for operations and crew of large commercial yachts.

• From: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
• Published: 1 May 2014
• Last updated: 28 September 2020 — See all updates

Yacht related information and guidance about

• crew agreements
• fresh water
• manning
• M-notices
• musters and training
• working over the side
• official log books

Log books

All large commercial yachts are required to keep an official log book by the Merchant Shipping (Official Log Books) Regulations 1981, as amended in 1985, 1991 and 1997. The Regulations also detail the types of entry to make.

Official Logbooks are currently provided free of charge to UK registered commercial yachts. To order your official Logbook please email ukshipregister@mcga.gov.uk and provide the following information:

• Your Name
• Address to send the log book to
• UK Registered Yacht Name(s)

M notices for yacht crew

• LY3: the large commercial yacht code
  • 23 July 2019
  • Guidance
• MGN 71 Muster, drill, onboard training, decision support system
  • 28 October 1999
  • Guidance
• MGN 299 (M+F) Inappropriate use of mobile phones whilst on duty
  • 28 October 2005
  • Guidance
• MGN 315 (M) Keeping a safe navigational watch on merchant vessels
  • 1 February 2006
  • Guidance
• MGN 343 Hydrostatic release units: stowage and arrangements for liferafts
  • 30 April 2007
  • Guidance
• MSN 1792 The large commercial yacht code (LY2)
  • 17 April 2014
  • Guidance
• MIN 417 Carbon fibre masts and spars
  • 31 October 2011
  • Guidance

Musters and training

The Merchant Shipping (Musters, Training and Decision Support Systems) Regulations 1999 lay down requirements for large commercial yachts, such as:

• muster list and emergency instructions
• practice crew drills
• practice passenger musters
• abandon ship drills
• fire drills
• on board training and instructions
• records to be kept

• MGN 71 Muster, drill, onboard training, decision support system
  • 28 October 1999
  • Guidance

Manning

This group contains information about:

• applying for a safe manning document
• training and certification of deck officers, engineer officers and ratings on yachts

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• Apply for a safe manning document
  • 11 January 2023
  • Form

Published 1 May 2014
Last updated 28 September 2020 + show all updates

1. 28 September 2020

   Change of contact information to request log book.

2. 16 January 2018

   Updated to include MGN 578 (M) Overside working on vessels

3. 1 May 2014

   First published.