Class Notations for Yacht-like Craft
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Class Notations for Yacht-like Craft

SSC Rules Class Notation: +100A1 SSC Support Yacht Craft

(Pt 4, Ch 2, 9.1 General 9.1.1)
  • “A support yacht craft provides support to a ‘primary’ yacht and may often also be referred to as a ‘shadow yacht’. The support yacht may [be] provided with an extensive range of equipment and facilities to perform these duties, such as small craft, seaplanes, large galleys and waste management systems.”
The purpose of the notation is to indicate the craft serves a specific yacht. The Support Yacht Craft notation is an integral part of a yacht’s operation, providing facilities that would be too large or too cumbersome on the main vessel. It could be seen as a tender that just happens to be too large to take on board of the main yacht.
Note If it is the intention to operate the craft independently, providing services on a commercial basis, such as hiring out tools and equipment, providing a helicopter landing area and support services, etc., applying the class notation +100A1 SSC Workboat or, depending on type and operation area, applying +100A1 notation as set out in the Ship Rules would be more appropriate.
Parent topic: Lloyd’s Register’s approach to Class Notations and Descriptive Notes for Yachts
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