RIB Charter

RIB Charter

RIB Charter

One of Ballistics' most popular models is the 7.8 Passenger model - I've been fortunate enough to own two of these great RIBs and operated them successfully in the Solent for skippered RIB charter for a number of seasons. Whilst the RIB charter market is a competitive one, especially in the Solent, coding your RIB for charter is a popular route for many RIB owners - especially when it can be possible for commercial users to claim VAT back on the purchase price and RIB running costs!

Ballistic 7.8m Passenger RIB

One of the great features of all Ballistic RIBs is fact that they are supplied in turnkey ready to use packages - they're set up to hit the water running from day one and in this respect the Ballistic 7.8 passenger RIB is no different from her smaller siblings. However, before you turn your new RIB into a fully fledged charter RIB , you will need to invest some time in getting your RIB "coded" and spend some money on the safety equipment that will ensure you meet the coding requirements as laid down in the MCA Code of Practice.

In the past there were a number of codes that were developed specifically for each class of vessel - yellow, blue and red. These older codes are still in legal force but are now grouped into a single document, "The Harmonised Code MGN 280", covering sailing charter vessels, both skippered and bareboat, motor charter vessels including angling and dive boats, motor vessels carrying up to 12 passengers, RIBs, workboats and pilot boats. UK vessels in commercial use, up to 24 metres in length and which go to sea carrying no more than 12 passengers and/or cargo, need to comply with the new harmonised MCA Code of Practice which can be found here.

It's a dry read to say the least, but it is well worth working through some of the checklists with your surveyor to run through the key points together. Within the MCA Code of Practice there is a great deal of information, that even for those working in the RIB charter industry can be quite intimidating. For simplicity, in the next four blogs in this series on RIB Charter, I'm going to group them into four areas Operating Categories, Required Equipment, Crew Training and the Survey Procedure.

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