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Charter days (84-day limit)
Marshall Islands YET or PYLC yachts: log each charter, see the days used this calendar year against the 84-day limit, export the record.
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What it is for
The "Charter days (84-day limit)" tool counts the charter days of a Marshall Islands private yacht that may charter for a limited time: a Yacht Engaged in Trade (YET, 24 m or more) or a Private Yacht Limited Charter (PYLC, 18 m or more and under 500 GT). The RMI Yacht Code MI-103 lets these yachts charter for no more than 84 days per calendar year, counted cumulatively.
MI-103 does not say how a part day counts, so SeaReady counts every calendar date the yacht is under charter, the first and the last day included. A date shared by two periods is counted once, and a charter over New Year is split between the two years.
Who can use it
Yachts only (the tool shows in the menu when the ship type is Yacht). Normally the Master or the purser keeps it. Shared through the ship file on Officer Pro or a ship licence; on Free and Crew it stays on your phone.
Step by step
- Open "Charter days (84-day limit)" from the Tools page and tap "Add charter period".
- Enter the "First charter day" and the "Last charter day", the "Charterer / contract reference", "Guests on board", the "Cruising area / jurisdiction" and any "Notes". The form shows how many charter days the period has. Tap "Save".
- Read the card at the top: the days used in the calendar year, the days left, and how many are already done and how many are booked after today. Choose another "Calendar year" to see an earlier year.
- Tap the export button for the record of the year shown (for example "Export 2026 (CSV)"; it carries the year you chose under "Calendar year"): one line per period with its days, the days new to the year, the running total and the total against 84.
Tips
- Log booked charters too: the card counts them, so you see before the season whether the bookings fit in 84 days.
- The card turns amber from 70 days used (SeaReady’s own reminder, not a rule), shows "Limit reached" at 84 and red "Over the limit" from day 85, with the date the limit was passed.
What the inspector looks for
- The Marshall Islands Yacht Inspector and port State control can ask how many days the yacht has chartered this year and for the YET or PYLC Compliance Certificate. The export is the record behind the answer.
Limits and good to know
- Saved on your phone; works with no signal. On Officer Pro or a ship licence it is part of the ship file: the ship’s phones sync through the SeaReady server over the ship’s Wi-Fi whenever it has internet (VSAT/Starlink) and in port; with no internet, changes are held on the phone until the connection returns. On Free and Crew it stays on your own phone.
- It counts days; it does not decide whether a voyage is a charter, and it does not replace the Administrator’s own rules on the YET or PYLC certificate. If a charter starts or ends part-way through a day, confirm the counting with the Administrator.
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Use it in the app
The same page sits inside SeaReady under Help → Handbook and behind the “?” in the screen’s header, and it reads offline at sea.
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