At this year’s Monaco Yacht Show, the Professional Yachting Association in conjunction with the RYA launched ‘A Voluntary Code of Practice for Watersports in the Superyacht Industry‘.
Yachting is a diverse and exciting industry to be a part of. It is one that has grown rapidly in recent decades and has continued to evolve in terms of standards and professionalism. More and more frequently the raising of industry standards and improvements for owners, guests and crew are being driven by the industry itself, rather than by regulators. This can only be a good thing.
One area that has been identified for some time as lacking in terms of clear guidance on good practice is that of the on water activities conducted from Superyachts. As Richard Falk, training manager and chief examiner RYA pointed out when explaining the need to address this area: “Crew are trained on yachts, not toys. Watersports is one area which generally lacks regulation, which if we don’t want regulation, is not necessarily a bad thing. The only way to keep them unregulated is to self-regulate”
The code is voluntary and there is currently no legal requirement to adhere to it. There is no charge involved and there is no inspection process or validation.
The code gives helpful advice specific to various sports including dinghy sailing, windsurfing, water skiing, towing inflatable toys, kite boarding, canoeing, and parascending.
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Download the Code from the PYA website
Döhle Yachts is a member of the PYA
