Maritime QuestionsYacht — REG Code Fundamentals

What life-saving appliance (LSA) provision is required for a yacht carrying passengers under REG Yacht Code Part B, regarding survival craft capacity?

A. Survival craft capacity is calculated only for 50% of total persons aboard, since yachts are assumed to always be near rescue resources
B. Sufficient survival craft (liferafts and/or lifeboats as applicable) capacity for 100% of the persons aboard (crew and passengers combined), in line with the general SOLAS-equivalent principle, distributed and stowed for ready launching
C. Survival craft capacity for crew only; passengers are expected to rely on personal flotation devices alone in an emergency
D. No specific survival craft capacity requirement applies to yachts regardless of passenger numbers
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What is the Red Ensign Group (REG) Yacht Code, and which two previous codes did it replace when it came into force on 1 January 2019?
A. A code that replaced the Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations in their entirety
B. A brand new code with no relationship to any previous yacht-specific regulation
C. A code that applies only to yachts under 24 metres
D. A single combined code replacing the Large Yacht Code (LY3) and the Passenger Yacht Code (PYC), now issued as MSN 1895 (M) with REG Part A and Part B respectively
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To which vessels does REG Yacht Code Part A apply?
A. Only yachts carrying more than 12 passengers
B. Yachts of 24 metres load line length and over, in commercial use for sport or pleasure, that do not carry cargo and carry no more than 12 passengers
C. All vessels of any length used for any commercial purpose
D. Only yachts under 24 metres in length
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