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I am trying to ascertain what statutory equipment is required on
a UK
flagged yacht when deep ocean sailing. So far I have only found
5 UK
Parliament Statutory Instruments that affect a 15m pleasure
vessel -
SOLAS Ch 5 under SI 2002 No 1473, Lifesaving Appliances SI 1999
No
2721, Firefighting Appliances under SI 1998 No 1998 No 1011,
Collision
Regs under SI 1996 No 75 and Pollution under SI 1998 No 1377.
Failure
to comply with these regs could result in prosecution. If there
any
other statutory requirements for equipment, then I'd be
interested to
know.

The statutory requirements do not even include a radio.

There are of course long lists of recommended equipment, which
is
another matter, and an insurance company may take a dim view if
various
items are not onboard.

To start the ball rolling . . .

You've just discovered why the Red Ensign is used so much in the
Mediterranean as a flag of convenience for pleasure yachts. There
are no statutory equipment rules apart from those specified in
colregs (lights, shapes and sound signal provisions). Some
equipments, if fitted, have to meet statutory requirements. I
guess that's where firefighting/lifesaving/radio statutes come in.

If, however, your yacht was being used for charter, there are a
lot of detailed requirements, though I don't know whether this is
enforced through statute or through administrative procedures -
nor how it is policed.

On the matter of policing - only the country of origin defines
what the yacht should carry in international waters. A few years
back New Zealand tried to impose their own statutory requirements
on all vessels visiting their waters. After tortuous legal battles
their imposition was declared illegal - establishing clearly that
only the flag country has that right.
--
JimB
http://www.jimbaerselman.f2s.com/
Describing some Greek and Spanish cruising areas