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APPENDIX J
CATEGORY 5 SPECIAL REGULATIONS
for inshore races
Category 5 Special Regulations are intended for use in short races, close to shore in relatively warm and protected waters where adequate shelter and/or effective rescue is available all along the course, held in daylight only.
With the exception of recommended item 3.14 pulpits etc. for which see the main body of Special Regulations, all the items relevant to Category 5 are shown in Appendix J.
Category 5 - Part A Basic
The following regulations shall be observed:-
Regulation Item
1.02 Responsibility of Person in Charge
The safety of a yacht and her crew is the sole and
inescapable responsibility of the person in charge who
must do his best to ensure that the yacht is fully found,
thoroughly seaworthy and manned by an experienced
crew who have undergone appropriate training and are
physically fit to face bad weather. He must be satisfied
as to the soundness of hull, spars, rigging, sails and all
gear. He must ensure that all safety equipment is
properly maintained and stowed and that the crew know
where it is kept and how it is to be used.
2.03.1
suitability of equipment
All equipment required by Special Regulations shall:-
a) function properly
b) be regularly checked, cleaned and serviced
c) when not in use be stowed in conditions in which
deterioration is minimised
d) be readily accessible
e) be of a type, size and capacity suitable and adequate
for the intended use and size of the yacht.
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3.08 hatches & companionways
3.08.1 No hatch forward of the maximum beam station shall open inwards excepting ports having an area of less than 0.071m2 (110 sq in).3.03.2 A hatch shall be:
a) so arranged as to be above the water when the hull is heeled 90 degrees (Monohulls Only)
b) permanently attached
c) capable of being firmly shut immediately, and remaining firmly shut in a 180 degree capsize (inversion)
3.08.3 A companionway hatch extending below the local sheerline, shall:
a) not be permitted in a yacht with a cockpit opening aft to the sea (3.09.6)
b) be capable of being blocked off up to the level of the local sheerline, provided that the companionway hatch shall continue to give access to the interior with the blocking devices (e.g. washboards) in place
3.08.4 A companionway hatch shall:
a) be fitted with a strong securing arrangement which shall be operable from the exterior and interior including when the yacht is inverted
b) have any blocking devices
i) capable of being retained in position with the hatch open or shut
ii) whether or not in position in the hatchway, secured to the yacht (e.g. by lanyard) for the duration of the race, to prevent their being lost overboard
iii) permit exit in the event of inversion
3.09 cockpits
3.09.1 cockpits shall be structurally strong, self-draining
quickly by gravity at all angles of heel and permanently
incorporated as an integral part of the hull.
3.09.2 cockpits must be essentially watertight, that is, all
openings to the hull must be capable of being strongly
and rigidly secured
3.09.3 a bilge pump outlet pipe or pipes shall not be
connected to a cockpit drain
3.09.4 A cockpit sole shall be at least 2% LWL above
LWL (or in IMS yachts first launched before 1/03, at
least 2% L above LWL)
3.09.5 a bow, lateral, central or stern well shall be
considered a cockpit for the purposes of 3.09
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3.09.6 In cockpits opening aft to the sea structural openings aft shall be not less in area than 50% maximum cockpit depth x maximum cockpit width
3.09.7 Cockpit volume
i) age or series date before 4/92:-
the total volume of all cockpits below lowest coamings shall not exceed 9% (LWL x maximum beam x freeboard abreast the cockpit).
ii) age or series date 4/92 and after:-
as in (i) above except that "lowest coamings" shall not include any aft of the FA station and no extension of a cockpit aft of the working deck shall be included in calculation of cockpit volume
iii) IMS-rated boats may use instead instead of LWL,
maximum beam, freeboard abreast the cockpit; the
IMS terms L, B and FA.
Cockpit drains
Cockpit drain cross section area (after allowance for screens if fitted) shall be:-
i) in yachts with earliest of age or series date before 1/72 or in any yacht under 8.5m (28ft) LOA - at least that of 2 x 25mm (one inch) unobstructed openings or equivalent
ii) in yachts with earliest of age or series date 1/72 and
later - at least that of 4 x 20mm (3/4 inch)
unobstructed openings or equivalent
4.01.1
sail numbers
Yachts which are not in an ISAF International Class or
Recognized Class shall comply with RRS 77 and RRS
Appendix G as closely as possible, except that sail
numbers allotted by a State authority are acceptable
Category 5 - Part B Portable Equipment
The following shall be provided:-
Regulation Item
3.23.5 (e) one manual bilge pump
3.23.5 (f) one bucket of stout construction with at least 9 litres
(2 UK gallons, 2.4 US gallons) capacity plus a
lanyard
3.24.1 (b) one compass (a hand-held is acceptable)
4.05.1 one fire extinguisher required if electrical system,
engine or stove on board
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4.06.1 one anchor
4.17 yacht’s name on buoyant equipment
4.22.1 (a) a lifebuoy with a drogue, or a lifesling without a
drogue. Marine grade retro-reflective tape shall be
fitted.
4.24 a heaving line shall be provided of length 15m-25m
(50ft-75ft) readily accessible to the cockpit or helm
5.01.1 each crew member shall have a lifejacket as follows:
(a) equipped with a whistle
(b) fit ted with marine grade retro-reflective tape
(d) if inflatable, regularly checked for air retention
(e) clearly marked with yacht’s or wearer’s name
Category 5 - Part C Recommendations
Regulation Item
3.14 pulpits, stanchions, lifelines -see main text of Special Regulations 3.14 etc.
4.01.2 sail numbers for display when sails are down
4.07.1 (a) a flashlight
4.08.2 a first aid kit
4.11.1 a waterproof chart
4.13 an echo sounder or lead line
4.16 tools and spare parts
4.24 a “throwing sock” type of heaving line - see
Appendix D
4.26.9 mainsail reefing to reduce the luff by at least 60%, or a storm trysail as in 4.26.6.
5.01.2 lifejacket equipment or attribute:
(a) a lifejacket light in accordance with SOLAS LSA code 2.2.3 (white, >0.75 candelas, > 8 hours)
(b) at least 150N buoyancy, arranged to securelysuspend an unconscious man face upwards at approximately 45 degrees to the water surface, in
accordance with EN396 (ISO 12402) or near equivalent
(c) a crotch strap or thigh straps
(d) a splashguard: see EN394.
(e) if inflatable, supplied with a compressed gas
inflation system