On 9th May 2017, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency published the result of its consultation on a new Code for High Speed Offshore Service Craft (HS-OSC) with a revised Code. This Code applies to vessels under 500GT carrying less than 60 persons and is intended to provide equivalency to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 (SOLAS) requirements in terms of personnel safety, ship construction, equipment and operation for, primarily, vessels operating as