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How nautical are your crew mates? Find out with this nautical trivia quiz. n A seaman’s name for a reef knot tied upside down is called what? Square knot; slip knot; rogue knot. n True or false: A boat on starboard tack is required to give way to a boat on a port tack. n A tug boat with a tow astern will show how many mast lights? Answers on p9.
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RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY: As soon as crew finished chamoising, the rains returned several times yesterday, but the docks were busy on Friday at the 57th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show. See more photos, pages 4-5. PHOTO/TOM SERIO
New year brings new crew regs By Dorie Cox The new year is coming quickly and it’s possible crew could be the source of a problem for the yacht if they have not completed their refresher courses. “Imagine you’re on charter, the Italian Port State Control comes on board and finds a crew that has not had his refresher,” said Capt. Roger Towner, chief examiner of Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA). “The charter does not go.” Refresher courses were just one of the topics Towner spoke on for a group of about 30 crew and yacht professionals at the Professional Yachting Association (PYA) seminar yesterday. He said crew need to be aware if they
are compliant. Now is the time to be in-date for Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSC), Proficiency in Survival Craft (Lifeboat), Basic Fire, and if needed, Fast Rescue Boat (FRB). “Who’s responsible?” he asked the audience. “The master should check if crew are up to date, but it’s the crew’s responsibility.” Crew are required to take the refresher if their license is less than five years old. “Schools are geared up, but there are lots of people who have not done it,” Towner said. A crew in the audience said he heard that a regular license, without refreshers,
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Rules, paperwork, insurance then Cuba By Lucy Chabot Reed Not only have U.S. regulations eased enough to allow recreational boating trips to Cuba, some of the ancillary business required to make it happen have also come online, making yacht trips by Americans to the Communist country terrific experiences. That was the consensus across five seminars about Cuba surrounding the boat show this week. “Before I went down, there was lots of anxiety and I was nervous,” Capt. Jason Halvorsen of the 43m M/Y Marcato said during the YachtInfo seminar yesterday. “Growing up in South Florida I knew that Cuba was off limits. And here I was, going to a place I had been told my whole life I couldn’t go. It was nerve-wracking for me. But the minute I arrived, I was relieved. It was almost surreal. The officials were easier to work with than the ones in the Bahamas.” He said the trip should be on everyone’s bucket list and, if done properly, will not disappoint. Though lacking in many amenities, the island is safe and beautiful in many ways. “I never felt unsafe, nor did any of my guests, said Capt Brent Holleman of M/Y Cedar Island. “We were beautifully treated by our guide and driver, said Ann Souder who works to handle Cuba paperwork for American clients of Paul Madden Associates. “I never felt one moment of anxiety and would have been comfortable walking around alone.” There are some legal hurdles to clear, but they appear to be low, according to several of the seminar speakers. For any vessel that falls under U.S.
jurisdiction (U.S. flag, American owner, American beneficial owner, or even one American crew or guest), the humans onboard must decide which of the 12 categories of the general license for travel to Cuba they will travel under. The people-to-people category, for example, does not mean going to dinner and bars to mingle with locals, said Lisa Greenberg, president of Pacific Bound Yachts, yacht agents for travel to Cuba as well as around the Pacific. Musicians can arrange meetings with other musicians, artists with artists, ballet aficionados with the ballet troupe, she said. “The general license is self regulated and self policed,” she said. But be prepared to prove the Americans traveled under those conditions five years later in case someone from the U.S. government comes asking. “Just keep a record of it and all your receipts for five years,” Greenberg said. With a category and itinerary created, fill out U.S. Coast Guard form 3300, Permit to Enter Cuban Territorial Waters. Approval of the two-page form takes about 10 days. The only hiccup in that process happens when someone needs to be added to the list of passengers or crew. In that case, the process starts over. “It’s better to fly crew in on a [Cuban] tourist visa and say they are going to meet the boat,” said Paul Madden, owner of Paul Madden Associates, which has one of the six commercial licenses to operate vessels in Cuba. That crew would depart Cuba by plane as well. From the Cuban side, all that is required is a tourist visa, which is given
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DOING THE CREW THING: Crew smiled through more rain than sunshine
Early weather reports suggested showers as an anticipated cold front came through, but the skies quickly darkened and the rains came suddenly in late morning. By the time yachts were chamoised, the rain returned. Again and again. Crew still maintained their smiles, though. PHOTOS/TOM SERIO and DORIE COX
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CHECKING THE TIDE: Triton Today’s Question of the Day Does Bravo’s TV show “Below Deck” portray the reality of yacht crew and their lives onboard charter megayachts? Reality TV has come to yachting, and Triton Today was curious to see how crew feel about the show “Below Deck”. The show is Bravo’s series, now currently running in its fourth season. Filming for the second season of “Below Deck Med” just wrapped up. PHOTOS/TOM SERIO Stew Shelly Berry M/Y Andiamo! 105’ Azimut “There’s a high interest in drama, drama, drama. It’s not realistic.”
2nd Stew Autumn Russell M/Y Black & Gold 125’ Westport “No.The actions on the show are not acceptable on a yacht.”
1st Officer Cornelis De Necker M/Y Mia Elise 164’ Trinity “No, it’s terrible, seems scripted. The chit-chat to senior officers is not how it works. Not a fan.”
Deckhand Chris Bailey M/Y Wabi-Sabi 164’ Westport “No. Lot of nagging between crew. There should be no shenanigans with crew.”
Chief Stew Dani Thrasyvoulou M/Y One More Toy 155’ Christensen “Some of it goes on, but get five of the craziest crew stuck together with drama and you have Below Deck.”
2nd Stew Yana Savelieva M/Y One More Toy 155’ Christensen “No, I never see them properly working.”
Deckhand Steve Wright M/Y My Maggie 112’ Westport “There’s positive things like beach parties and the energy onboard. But a deckhand will never take his shirt off; that’s completely false.”
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Deckhand Kim Van Jaarsveld M/Y Nita K 124’ Delta “No, the show is setup to sell. We’re all adults, and that stuff doesn’t really happen. Lots of hard work and long hours.” Bosun Trentham Jones M/Y Matrix Rose 147’ Sterling “No. With too much drama and relationship, it sucks the good side from the industry. It portrays yachting as sleazy.”
Chief Stew Monique Steyn M/Y Matrix Rose 147’ Sterling “I’ve learned how to get guests to move to another area when you need to retrieve something. But it makes the industry seem dramatic.” Chief Stew Lorena Moreau M/Y Cheers 46 140’ Benetti “It’s TV. Guests come for a vacation and deserve respect, and we need to be professional.”
Stew/Deck Liz Herting M/Y Rhapsody 92’ Paragon “Some scenarios are realistic, but embellished a lot. There is crew drama but it must be selfcontrolled by the crew.”
Chef Noel Nugent M/Y Namoh 125’ Cheoy Lee “No, it’s garbage, nonsense. The behavior of the crew doesn’t portray the industry.”
Deckhand Sawyer Williams M/Y Cracker Bay 147 Hakvoort “The drama is exaggerated. The leniency of the captain lets the crew get away with it.”
2nd Stew Ana Huertas M/Y Sovereign 180’ Newcastle “There could be programs out there where this works, but not many. Integrating with guests is over-the-top and unprofessional.” Chief Stew Linda Ruckel M/Y Black & Gold 125’ Westport “No. The stuff that happens in front of guests, that would never happen.”
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Crew, as workers, can’t leave boat CUBA, from page 3 upon arrival; a passport that must be valid for six more months; and proof of health insurance, or the purchase of Cuban insurance for about $6 a day. Crew fall into a slightly different category. As workers on the yacht, they are not allowed to leave the vessel. But vessels also can’t keep crew onboard for long periods of time without time off. “We’re still not allowed to be tourists in Cuba,” Capt. Halvorsen said. “We can’t go surfing or go to the beach. But, crew can leave the boat for official boat business,” including escorting guests.
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At an afternoon seminar yesterday hosted by Pacific Bound Yachts, Greenberg mostly discussed the logistics of cruising the island nation. Though yachts technically can anchor in the port of Havana, they can’t use their tender, and there’s only one commercial launch. Tenders are not allowed along the entire northern coast, but the restrictions are more flexible on the southern coast. So unless it can secure dockage along the one commercial dock the cruise ships use, yachts don’t go into the port, Greenberg said. There’s no anchorage areas outside the port of Havana. Yachts can, however, anchor outside marinas in other town, just not Havana. Capt. Chris Walsh of the 222-foot M/Y Archimedes got dockage in the port and liked it. “It was a great location,” he said. “You walk across the street and you’re in Old Havana.” Clearing in took about 15 minutes of reviewing paperwork, he said, crediting Greenberg for facilitating that. Coming back to the United States, about 30 percent of boats are being boarded, Greenberg said. USCG officials are looking for stowaways. “I tell our boats to maintain MARSEC Level 2 for security and overdo it in the logbook with security watches and searches,” she said. The final piece to planning a trip to Cuba – which actually was the first piece until recently – is to line up insurance
coverage. The easing of U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba that started last year didn’t address insurance. Officially, U.S. companies cannot do business in Cuba, which is why U.S. insurers wouldn’t do it. It’s not that Cuba represented a higher navigation or security risk, it’s just that an incident would be more costly to deal with there, including arranging for parts, flying in technicians (if that were even possible), and towing the vessel back to the U.S., said Jerry Norman of Novamar Insurance. Big changes came in April and October, he said, when releases from the Department of the Treasury said U.S. companies can now cover the hull and physical damage in Cuba as long as the insured is under the general license and followed regulations. “After that, endorsements started coming in from American companies,” Norman said. Insurance companies will require the voyage be legal, so before it offers coverage, it likely will require approved licenses and permits. There may also be an increase in the deductible. The endorsement will cover a specific range of days for an extra charge. Some companies may not automatically add days in cases where they yacht cannot leave, such as in a claims situation. Norman suggested insureds ask that coverage beyond the time be granted if needed. “That’s what insurance is for, to cover you when it’s really needed,” he said. “Read the endorsement to make sure you understand what it covers, and work with a reputable agent.” Greenberg noted that last year, three yachts she was working with had to cancel their plans to visit Cuba because they couldn’t get insurance, even after everything else was in place. Now, no boats cancel, she said. Key to the success of a yacht trip to Cuba is planning. “Preparation makes for a successful trip,” Capt. Halvorsen said. “Do your homework, or hire someone who has done their homework. If you do that, you will have an amazing trip.” Lucy Chabot Reed is publisher of Triton Today, lucy@the-triton.com.
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Lifeboat, sea time face changes PYA, Nautilus International or MCA,” Towner said. But after January, the MCA was not valid. insists sea time should be sent to PYA “It’s not true,” he said. “You do not and Nautilus. have to do it again, just the refresher, not “If you continue to send sea time to the whole course.” MCA, that could cause a delay,” he said. Another course that may be required “It is a resource and validation issue.” for crew is Advanced Sea Survival to His final topic addressed interior staff enable crew to get the equivalent of training. the lifeboat certification. The course “The MCA is aware of the is required of crew who have lifeboat problems with interior staff having launch duties. It has been renamed few minimum requirements,” he said. Proficiency in Survival Craft and “They have STCW but we don’t insist Rescue Boat [Except Fast Rescue Boat] on professional training. There is Restricted and must be no intention to make refreshed by the end of mandatory courses next year, Towner said. because these are not All training schools that safety and security issues, already offer the course but we may endorse the also have the half-day GUEST scheme. We are refresher course. not saying it would have Towner answered an to be mandatory, but it unasked yacht industry will be recognized.” question: Does MCA If masters and make this stuff up? management companies “No, most of this is and others want to from STCW [Standards make it mandatory, that of Training, Certification Capt. Roger Towner, MCA is up to them, Towner chief examiner, answers said. Basically it is the & Watchkeeping for Seafarers] but it has been questions from crew on industry’s choice as to regulations. PHOTO/DORIE COX how mandatory it is. adjusted to fulfill your needs,” he said, citing an Joey Meen, PYA example where the master needs stability director of training and certification, training, but not to the same level as discussed the GUEST interior crew crew on commercial vessels. training and certification program. “Seven years ago, we developed this on the back of crew complaints,” she Sea time changes said. “Crew got certificates, but no one Towner discussed two topics that knew the value of their training.” could affect crew sea time. The MCA The courses have grown to a threeworks with RYA for the Officer of the tiered training program taken by 5,000 Watch (OOW) needed for the offshore crew at 23 accredited schools, she said. license. He said it requires thousands of “We update and keep on trend,” miles. Meen said. “And we want the industry to “We were finding crew get their first appreciate crew that come onboard and job on a very big boat and the RYA know what they’re doing.” wants to see sea time on small boats,” he John Wyborn, training director of said. “We said we all need RYA Coastal Bluewater, is working with a group to with 800 miles instead.” change the Training Record Book (TRB). The change is being introduced and “We want to make this more than a the MCA M-Notice should be coming signature book,” Wyborn said. “The idea soon, he said. is to encourage training and mentoring. The other sea time topic involves It is lacking in this industry.” the places where crew submit their sea service time. Most send it to MCA. Dorie Cox is editor of Triton Today. “Now the new option is to send to Comment at dorie@the-triton.com.
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