ABSTRACT
This chapter addresses the safety and pollution prevention requirements applicable to super yachts coded under the Large Commercial Yacht Code, the Passenger Yacht Code and the proposed the Red Ensign Group Yacht Code. The purpose of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea Convention is to promote safety of life at sea by establishing rules which govern the safe construction of ships, the safety equipment with which ships are required to be fitted and the standards to which they should be operated in order to avoid accidents. The main objectives of the International Safety Management Code "are to ensure safety at sea, prevention of human injury or loss of life, and avoidance of damage to the environment, in particular to the marine environment and to property". The chapter also discusses the role and functions of classification societies.
