UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency Targets Uncoded Race Yachts
3rd February 2021
The UK’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) says it wants “to send a clear message” to owners and operators of commercially operated yachts that their vessels including those engaged in racing must be coded.
The message comes after the MCA agreed to discontinue prosecution against the owners of two yachts, Scarlet Oyster and Playing Around, under the condition that both enter into a written agreement to ensure their vessels are coded when engaged in any commercial activity.
Small, commercially operated yachts must hold a valid code certificate when being used for any commercial purposes, including racing and training, while vessels must also only operate within the category of water for which they have been authorised.
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The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has said it will be targeting the owners of uncoded commercially operated sailing yachts
All yachts which are used for commercial activity, including racing and training, must be coded. Credit: Graham Snook/Yachting Monthly Credit: Graham Snook/Yachting Monthly
Action will be taken against uncoded commercially operated sailing yachts engaged in racing, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has warned.
It has just agreed to discontinue prosecutions against the owners of two yachts after they agreed to enter into a written agreement to ensure their vessels are coded when used for commercial activity.