YACHT MANAGEMENT
YACHT MANAGEMENT SERVICES that OWNERS & CAPTAINS can
TRUST AND RELY ON
Over 30+ Years Of Yacht Management Experience
INDEPENDENT YACHT MANAGEMENT ADVICE
Protecting your yacht is our main objective with a working relationship that is built on trust and confidence. Our management specialists will deliver five-star service backed by decades of experience for stress-free yacht ownership and yacht management services.
PRIORITISING COMPLIANCE AND YACHT SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Providing a structured system to navigate compliance amid the complex world of rules and regulations. Maintaining the vessel’s existing requirements, we streamline implementing any new regulations that come into force. Tailoring all management services to suit your vessel’s specific needs and operational requirements in the most user-friendly way.
COMPETITIVE MONTHLY FEE
Recognising that every yacht is unique and the demands of ownership differ from vessel to vessel, we operate on the premise that you can pick and choose the services you need for a competitive monthly fee.
Talk to us about the variables so we can provide insight into what to expect and help you establish a suitable (and realistic) budget.
HOW WE CAN HELP
New Build Management
Our experience in superyacht project management enables us to confidently represent you. We celebrate the attainment of crucial milestones while upholding unwavering quality. Safeguarding your investment is vital to our new build management services, ensuring that the yacht conforms to yours (and ours) meticulous standards.
Financial Yacht Management
Managing a superyacht is often compared to running a business. Our financial practices are certainly similar: forecasting and managing budgets, ensuring cash flow, assisting with payroll schemes, etc. We make the process simple, with one point of contact and an amazing team to support our clients.
Yacht Planned Maintenance
PMS is a key factor in significantly reducing the failure of critical and non-critical machinery and parts across all yacht departments. It substantially increases a vessel's safety and operational reliability while lowering maintenance and minimising disruptions of extended yard periods; this ultimately saves costs while future-proofing your vessel.
Yacht Refit Management
With the costs of raw materials and labour increasing, owners need to be sure they are getting the best value for money with their refit management and superyacht conversion projects. Working to budget we will oversee every stage of the refit delivering efficient administration, careful planning, and continual evaluation.
Yacht Crew Management
Understanding your recruitment strategy is our top priority because we firmly believe that your crew is the most crucial element in running a successful yacht. With an intrinsic knowledge of the industry and the capabilities to maximise your chances of securing the desired candidates, we can support you with all your crew needs.
Yacht Crew Training
We firmly believe that well-trained personnel are the key to running a successful yacht. Drawing upon our extensive knowledge of the superyacht industry and our specialized expertise in optimizing crew performance, we are committed to providing comprehensive support for all your crew training needs.
Why Choose us
Perfection Everytime
With our 360-degree perspective of the superyacht industry, we offer a complete, dedicated and tailored service meeting expectations every time.
24/7 Communication
Whether you are located in Athens, Antarctica, Alaska or Antibes a member of our team will always be available to assist you. Time and destination do not set us apart.
Advance Technology
We use globally recognised and award-winning yacht management software designed to improve reliability and safety for the superyacht industry.
FAQ
Commercial superyachts are yachts available for charter. Private yachts are those superyachts who have an owner and are not available to take on fare-paying passengers
Shipping companies are required to designate a Company Security Officer (CSO) to co-ordinate the security activities of the company and its ships on one hand and port facilities and Governments on the other. The CSO is also responsible for ensuring the security systems are fully maintained and internally audited. Each ship is to have a designated Ship Security Officer (SSO), who may be the ships master. The CSO and SSO are required to have knowledge of the security system and to have received appropriate training; this also applies to other personnel assigned security duties. In addition to maintaining the SSP they are to ensure its effective implementation by carrying out drills and exercises at appropriate intervals. The guidance gives a three month interval for drills, or within a week of changing more than 25% of the crew (if they have not participated in a drill on that ship within 3 months) and annual exercises.
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea. The main objective of the SOLAS Convention is to specify minimum standards for the construction, equipment and operation of ships, compatible with their safety. Flag States are responsible for ensuring that ships under their flag comply with its requirements, and a number of certificates are prescribed in the Convention as proof that this has been done. Control provisions also allow Contracting Governments to inspect ships of other Contracting States if there are clear grounds for believing that the ship and its equipment do not substantially comply with the requirements of the Convention – this procedure is known as port State control. For commercial yachts, SOLAS will mandate minimum requirements for life saving equipment aboard, safe manning requirements as well as specified construction specifications to ensure the yachts survivability at sea.
Regardless of flag state, all charter and commercially registered yachts above 500 GT must adhere to the International Safety Management Code (ISM). The International Maritime Organization (IMO) created this code with defined principles and mechanisms for the safe operation of yachts in terms of passenger and crew safety as well as environmental conservation.
The Large Yacht Code (LY3) was created exclusively for commercial yachts and is more flexible when it comes to complying with international rules since it takes into account the unique characteristics of yachts. All luxury charter yachts under 500 GT must adopt a safety management system, according to the law, which encompasses construction, equipment, personnel, and safety. The term ‘mini-ISM’ is more widely used. Private yachts are recognising the benefits of this safety system and are voluntarily adhering to ISM, since a yacht that follows safe working procedures has fewer surprises and works on a more predictable budget.
When ships are intending to enter a foreign port they may be required to provide information by the port state including: – Confirmation the ship possesses a valid ISSC, – Security level at which the ship is operating, – Security level at which the ship operated in the last ten ports of call, – Special or additional security measures undertaken at the last ten ports of call, – Confirmation that appropriate procedures were maintained during any ship-to-ship activity between the last ten ports of call, – Other practical security related information.
The International Ship and Port facility Security Code was adopted at the IMO on 12 December 2002. The Code has two parts: Part A which contains mandatory requirements and Part B which contains detailed guidance. Contracting Governments must implement the mandatory requirements of the Code, taking into account the guidance, by 1st July 2004.
Transport Security Division (TRANSEC), part of the Department for Transport (DfT), has overall responsibility for implementing IMO requirements and will deal primarily with port facility and passenger ship security. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) is responsible for cargo and freight ship security.
Responsibilities of Contracting Governments, e.g. setting security levels and providing guidance for protection from security incidents, establishing the requirements for a Declaration of Security, testing the effectiveness of ship security plans and or port facility security plans and exercising control and compliance measures in accordance with SOLAS X-1 2/9; – A Declaration of Security addressing the security requirements that could be shared between a port facility and a ship (or between ships) and stating the responsibility each shall take. – Obligations of the company to “ensure the ship security plan contains a clear statement emphasizing the master’s authority” and “ensure the company security officer, the master and the ship security officer are given the necessary support to fulfil their duties and responsibilities”. – Ship security with activities defined as to how a ship is required to act upon security levels set by Contracting Governments. – Ship Security Assessments to be “carried out by persons with appropriate skills to evaluate the security of a ship” and to include an on-scene survey and a number of other elements. – Ship Security Plan approved by the Administration and carried on board ship. – Records of certain “activities addressed in the ship security plan shall be kept on board for at least the minimum period specified by the Administration” These records to be protected from unauthorised access or disclosure. – Provisions for designated company security officers and ship security officers. – Training, drills and exercises concerning ship security. – Verification and certification for ships. Other requirements under Amendments to SOLAS chapters V and XI include: – Carriage requirements for ship borne navigational systems and equipment. – Requirements as to where and how the ship’s identification number will be permanently marked. – Every ship to which chapter I of SOLAS applies must have a Continuous Synopsis Record containing specified information. – Provision of a ship security alert system as specified in SOLAS XI-6
The ISPS Code and the Amendments to SOLAS apply to the following types of ships engaged on international voyages: – Passenger ships, including high-speed passenger craft. – Cargo ships (including commercial yachts) also includes high-speed craft, of 500 gross tonnage and upwards, – Mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs). They also apply to port facilities serving such ships engaged on international voyages. The Code does not apply to Warships, naval auxiliaries or other ships owned or operated by a Contracting Government and used only on Government non-commercial service