There are some ISO and CEN standards for various types of yachts (protected
waters, coastal, offshore and ocean going) that are required to be met
before a yacht can be sold in the EEC. I tried to read through them once.
Very complex and probably written by some lawyer in Brussels who never saw a
yacht.

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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.
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JimB
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