: What are the requirements for design category and navigation area?
When you buy a boat to call your own, it doesn’t mean you can sail it anywhere.
For legal reasons and for your own safety, a yacht must have a specific sailing area.
China’s maritime code divides its waters into two parts: the sea and the inland river.
Considering that the yacht is small, the navigation area that can be involved in the sea is only the coastal navigation area;
The inland river is divided into A, B and C navigation zones according to the wind and waves.
The ISO standard divides yacht design into categories A, B, C and D, which correspond to different sailing areas.
So, should be clear before buying yacht ONESELF IS IN WATER AREA NAVIGATION, CHOOSE and BUY SATISFIES THE YACHT OF ITS navigation area REQUIREMENT.
Class A: refers to yachts sailing at a distance of not more than 20nmi from the shore (China Taiwan Strait and similar waters not more than 10nmi from the shore).
Class B: refers to yachts sailing in the following waters: (1) Coastal coasts and islands, islands and islands enclosed by good shelter, less wavy seas.
The distance between islands in the sea and between islands and the coast shall not exceed 10nmi;
Or in waters not more than 10nmi from shore and restricted to sea conditions with wind force not exceeding category 6 (Puese wind force) and visual wave heights not exceeding 2m;
(2) Inland waterway Class A navigation zone.
Class C: means yachts sailing: (1) in waters not exceeding 5nmi from shore and restricted to sea conditions with wind force not exceeding class 6 (Puelian wind class) and visual wave heights not exceeding 1m;
(2) Inland waterway Class B navigation zone.
Class D: The distance to the shore, wave height and wind level stipulated by each class of yachts in the international standard of sailing and inland river Class C sailing area are different from those stipulated by China. Shippers are requested to pay attention to the difference of certificates held in the purchase and use process to ensure the safety of sailing.
