HSC FastCat Ryde
IMO 9144976 · MMSI 273351130
Before joining this vessel — checklist
Work through each item before signing your SEA or travelling to the vessel.
- 1. Verify vessel identity
Confirm the vessel name and IMO number match. HSC FastCat Ryde (IMO 9144976)
- 2. Check the flag state record
Flag unknown — ask the employer. How to read flag risk · Paris/Tokyo MoU lists
- 3. Check the company
Owner unknown. Owner and manager unknown — ask the employer.
- 4. Review your contract (SEA)
Read your Seafarer Employment Agreement before joining. SEA rights guide · Contract reading checklist
- 5. Check repatriation terms
Confirm repatriation is covered and the conditions are clear. Repatriation rights guide
- 6. Watch for recruitment-fee red flags
You should never pay to get a job at sea. Recruitment fees & scams guide
- 7. Save emergency contacts
Record ITF, flag-state authority, and welfare helpline numbers before departure. Emergency contact planner
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- Type
- ship
- Flag
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- Year built
- 1996
- Builder
- Kvaerner Fjellstrand
- GT
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- DWT
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- LOA
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- Beam
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- Draft
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- Class
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- Owner
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- Manager
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Indexed from Wikidata (Q5635909).
Vessel history
HSC FastCat Ryde is a high speed catamaran ferry. The vessel was originally built in Singapore for service in the Philippines as Water Jet 1. She was bought by Wightlink in 2000 and following an extensive refit entered service on the Ryde Pier route in August of that year along with her sister ship HSC FastCat Shanklin .[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HSCFastCatRyde#citenote-FastCatRydedetails-2)
Source: HSC FastCat Ryde · cached via Firecrawl
PSC detention history
No detentions in the last 2 years.
Editorial confidence: how we grade. Data sources and methodology: /sources.