Manning Scales

Once qualified you are permitted to work in the following capacities:
Aboard commercially and privately operated motor yachts and fore and aft rigged sailing yachts over 24m.

AREA	RANK	VESSEL
MILES FROM A SAFE HAVEN		NECESSARY CERTIFICATION FOR >24M <200GT	NECESSARY CERTIFICATION FOR 200-500GT	NECESSARY CERTIFICATION FOR 500-3,000GT
Up To 60	Master	YM Offshore	Master 500gt (Yacht)	Master 3,000gt (Yacht)
	Chief Mate	Coastal Skipper	Coastal Skipper	OOW 3,000gt (Yacht)
	OOW	_	_	_
Up To 150	Master	YM Offshore	Master 500gt (Yacht)	Master 3,000gt (Yacht)
	Chief Mate	YM Offshore	YM Offshore	Chief Mate 3,000gt (Yacht)
	OOW	_	_	_
Over 150	Master	YM Ocean	Master 500gt (Yacht)	Master 3,000gt (Yacht)
	Chief Mate	YM Offshore	OOW 3,000gt (Yacht)	Chief Mate 3,000gt (Yacht)
	OOW		OOW 500gt (Yacht)	OOW 3,000gt (Yacht)

(See notes)

Onboard commercially and privately operated square rigged sailing vessels over 24m (from 1 Aug 2003)

AREA	RANK	VESSEL
MILES FROM A SAFE HAVEN		>24M <200GT	200-500GT	500-3,000GT
Up To 60	Master	YM Offshore	Master 500gt (Yacht)	Master 3,000gt (Yacht)
	Chief Mate	Coastal Skipper	Chief Mate 3,000gt (Yacht)	Chief Mate 3,000gt (Yacht)
	OOW	_	_	_
Up To 150	Master	YM Offshore	Master 500gt (Yacht)	Master 3,000gt (Yacht)
	Chief Mate	Coastal Skipper	Chief Mate 3,000gt (Yacht)	Chief Mate 3,000gt (Yacht)
	OOW	_	_	_
Over 150	Master	YM Ocean	Master 3,000gt (Yacht)	Master 3,000gt (Yacht)
	Chief Mate	YM Offshore	Chief Mate 3,000gt (Yacht)	Chief Mate 3,000gt (Yacht)
	OOW		OOW 3,000gt (Yacht)	OOW 3,000gt (Yacht)

Notes

For Sail Training vessels only - The Master of a vessel carrying more than 12 passengers is required to either:
Hold a certificate specified in the table and be able to provide at least 50 days satisfactory sea service in a position of responsibility on a sail training vessel, or hold a Master 500gt (Yacht) or Master 3000gt (Yacht).

The Master or Watchkeeping Officer of a square rigged vessel must in addition to holding the base certificate have served at least 14 days sea time as a watch keeping officer in the vessel and have been assessed as competent to serve as Master of the vessel by the Owner/Operators under an assessment system approved and monitored by the MCA the master shall only sever on the vessel, or a specified sister vessel, for which the assessment has been undertaken.

Minimum qualifications aboard training vessels
(over 24m)

AREA	RANK	VESSEL
MILES FROM A SAFE HAVEN		>24 <200gt	200-500gt	500-3,000gt
Up To 60	Master	Master (C) <200gt	Master (Y) <3,000gt	Master Reg ll/2
	Chief Mate	YM Offshore	Chief MAte (Y)	Chief Mate Reg ll/2
	OOW	_	_	_
Up To 150	Master	Master (C) <200gt	Master (Y) <3,000gt	Master Reg II/2
	Chief Mate	YM Offshore	Chief Mate (Y)	Chief Mate Reg ll/2
	OOW	_	_	OOW Reg ll/2
Over 150	Master	Master (C)	Master (Y) <3,000gt	Master Reg ll/2
	Chief Mate	YM Ocean	Chief Mate (Y)	Chief Mate Reg II/2
	OOW (1)	_	OOW (Y) <3,000gt	OOW Reg II/I
	OOW (2)	_	OOW (Y) <500gt	OOW Reg ll/I

Any officer who, in addition to holding the base certification, holds a Nautical Institute Square Rig sailing Ship Certificate, shall be considered to have met the above requirements.

All RYA/DTp Yachtmaster and Coastal Skipper certificates must be commercially endorsed.

A full explanation of the manning requirements can be found in the MCA Code of practice for the Safety of Large Commercial. Sailing Vessels and MGN 195(M)

The mandatory CoCs limited to yachts will be issued as follows:

CAPACITY	STCW Reg.	VESSEL LIMITATIONS	AREA LIMITATIONS
Master   OOW	II/2	Code vessels less than 200gt   Yachts less than 3000gt/td>	150 miles from a safe haven*   unlimited
Master   Chief Mate	11/2	Code vessels less than 200gt   Yachts less than 3000gt	unlimited     unlimited
Master     Chief Mate	11/2	Yachts less than 500gt   Yachts less than 3000gt	unlimited     unlimited
Master	11/2	Yachts less than 3000gt	unlimited

* Note: if holder of a Yachtmaster Ocean Certificate then Master Code vessels less than 200gt unlimited.
In addtion to the above, the following two non-mandatory CoCs may be issued:

CAPACITY	STCW Reg.	VESSEL LIMITATIONS	AREA LIMITATIONS
Master     OOW	II/2	Code vessels less than 200gt   Yachts less than 500gt	150 miles from a safe haven   unlimited
Master     Chief Mate	11/2	Code vessels less than 200gt   Yachts less than 500gt	unlimited     unlimited