To: OWNERS, MANAGERS, OPERATORS AND MASTERS OF CAYMAN ISLANDS YACHTS AND YACHT BUILDERS
1. BACKGROUND
1.1 The Cayman Islands Shipping Registry (CISR) frequently receives inquiries on the carriage of additional guests on large yachts and passenger yachts, ranging from near coastal cruising in private use to events alongside.
1.2 The purpose of this guidance notice is to set out CISR’s regulatory framework, policy and our expectations on the scope of the operator’s risk assessment.
1.3 For the purposes of this notice, the term ‘additional guests’ means persons embarked above the number of passengers that a Large Yacht (i.e. REG Code Part A or CI CCA1) is certified to carry in commercial use (i.e. 12 pax) or that a Passenger Yacht (i.e. REG Code Part B) is certified to carry in either private or commercial use (i.e. 36 pax).
1.4 Included in the number of ‘additional guests’ are security, catering and entertainment personnel required for the event. It does not include ‘occasional workers’ (as defined in REG Yacht Code Annex E Section E2) who are accommodated onboard.