ML5 Advice

[b-pacific]

Sorry to bring it back to the original thread! if the vessel is coded cat 4 under the yellow code and not the Nominated Departure code and the driver has a PB2, does just the 3 miles from land apply? Or it it 3 miles from where ever the vessels departs?

[Poly]

Originally Posted by b-pacific

Sorry to bring it back to the original thread! if the vessel is coded cat 4 under the yellow code and not the Nominated Departure code and the driver has a PB2, does just the 3 miles from land apply? Or it it 3 miles from where ever the vessels departs?

My understanding is in that situation a PB2 cannot be used.

[Ribochet]

Originally Posted by Ribochet

With a Powerboat Level 2 you will be restricted to MCA Category 6 which covers to sea within 3 miles from a nominated departure point(s) named in the vesels certificate and never more than 3 miles from land, in favourable weather and daylight.

You can check whether the area of operation is at "sea" by checking out Categorisation of waters MSN 1776 (M) produced by the MCA

Polwart is correct - A commerical endorsed PB2 is limited to cat 6

[Rogue Wave]

A Nassau registered DSV mothership on Charter to a company registered in Singapore but with am office in the UK steams out of Aberdeen to the Ekofisk field (owned by an American company) about 200 miles from anywhere and on arrival switches to DP to remain on station 1nm away from the platforms. When it lowers a 6 metre RIB into the water to shuttle to the platform with PAX and gear, what ticket does the RIB's Driver/Skipper need ?

This isn't a hypothetical question as these were the circumstances of my first trip offshore

Also does the MCA have Authority in International water?

[alant1]

Originally Posted by s.tree

your better of just doing the eng1 medical rather than ml5. same price and eng1 is good worldwide rather than ml5 is just uk

ML5 only valid just UK?