Flag & Class registration, regulatory support and safety management system for private and commercial yachts delivered worldwide.
Compliance Engagements
IMO · SOLAS · MARPOL · STCW · MLC 2006
Cross-jurisdictional strategic counsel for yachts from 24m to 100m+. Flag state codes, the REG Yacht Code, document review and compliance audits, delivered with complete discretion.
Cayman · Marshall Islands · Malta · Red Ensign
End-to-end management of registry transfers, classification society surveys and pre-purchase audits, including change of class, change of name and Port State Control defence.
Safety Management Systems · ISM Code
Bespoke SMS drafting, annual internal audits, emergency preparedness and ongoing compliance administration for private and commercial yacht operations.
Trusted Underwriters · P&I · Hull & Machinery
Insurance is where compliance becomes financial protection. Underwriters price risk directly from your survey record, SMS discipline and flag standing. We prepare the vessel's compliance profile and arrange quotations through long-standing partners: well-known international insurers.
Pre-Purchase · Due Diligence · Closing
Buying or selling a yacht is a compliance event as much as a commercial one. We run pre-purchase compliance audits, document and certificate due diligence and condition survey coordination, then guide flag and class decisions before closing.
The Compliance Roadmap
A structured path for owners, managers and captains. Every engagement follows the same disciplined sequence.
A confidential review of certificates, manuals and operational practice against the applicable flag and class regime.
A safety management system written for the vessel, not a template, aligned to the ISM Code and flag circulars.
Coordination of surveyors, auditors and registry officials through to documented, on-time sign-off.
Certificate monitoring, internal audits and drill programmes that keep the vessel inspection-ready year-round.
Registries
Yacht Registry
The benchmark Red Ensign registry for large private and commercial yachts, deep superyacht infrastructure, the REG Yacht Code, and global surveyor coverage.
Open Registry
The world's leading yacht registry by tonnage, responsive administration, strong US-aligned legal framework and 24/7 worldwide office network.
EU Flag
Europe's largest register, EU market access, established commercial yacht code and a mature maritime legal and fiscal ecosystem.
UK & Crown Dependencies
UK, Bermuda, BVI, Gibraltar, Isle of Man and beyond, category-1 standards with the prestige and portability of the Red Ensign.
Selected Experience
All case examples are anonymized. Vessel names, owners and identifying details are never disclosed, confidentiality is the foundation of every engagement.
Reflagging · Dual Commercial Code Transition
Complete registry transfer executed between charter seasons, zero downtime, seamless class continuity and a clean first flag audit.
PSC Defence · ISM Remediation
Rapid response to Port State Control deficiencies raised in Greenland, a corrective action plan agreed with flag and class within days, deficiencies closed, vessel returned to charter.
SMS Design · Internal Audits · Crew Drills
A bespoke safety management system written around the vessel's real operations, embedded through drills and annual audit cycles.
Founder & Principal
A specialized yacht management consultancy founded on extensive, first-hand experience in flag-state compliance, classification requirements and safety management. The company supports yacht owners, management companies, captains and family offices in navigating the regulatory and operational decisions that protect the yacht, its crew and the owner's interests. Every engagement is managed with discretion, direct principal involvement and a practical understanding of yacht operations.
Working relationships across Cayman, Marshall Islands, Malta and the Red Ensign Group, with the principal classification societies.
Safety management systems drafted, implemented and audited for private and commercial yachts, including DPA and CSO support.
Preparation and attendance for flag, class and port state control inspections, with structured corrective action when it matters most.
Independent guidance on hull, P&I and crew cover, with quotations arranged through well-known international insurers and aligned to your compliance record.
Engagement Paths
15 minutes · No fee
A confidential first conversation to understand the vessel, the jurisdiction and the urgency, and to confirm fit before any engagement.
€80 per hour
A focused paid working session: flag and jurisdiction guidance, audit preparation, document review or a second opinion on a live matter. Secure online payment.
Scoped & quoted per engagement
From reflagging, audit readiness and SMS implementation to any bespoke project request — delivered against a defined scope, timeline and a fixed project fee agreed in advance.
Monthly fee · scaled to vessel & services
Detailed Management Scope with dedicated services tailored to your yacht needs.
Project and management fees are confirmed in writing before any work begins. Advisory outcomes are professional guidance, registry, flag state and class decisions rest with their authorities.
Before You Ask
Straightforward answers to the questions owners, captains and family offices ask us most. Anything else, ask the AI concierge or write to us in confidence below.
We regularly coordinate with the Cayman Islands, Marshall Islands, Malta and the wider Red Ensign group, and with the major classification societies Lloyd's Register, DNV, ABS and RINA. If your vessel sits elsewhere, we adapt quickly to its administration.
A structured, confidential session at €80 per hour. We review your certificate register, flag and class position, upcoming survey windows and Port State Control exposure, and you leave with a clear, prioritized list of actions and realistic timelines.
The ISM Code is mandatory for commercially registered and charter yachts of 500 gross tonnage and above. Many private yachts from 24 metres upward adopt a scaled system voluntarily, for safer operation, smoother insurance placement and inspection readiness.
With a complimentary fifteen-minute introduction. From there depending on your needs you may book a paid advisory session, where the scoped project such as a reflagging or audit preparation can be discussed and decided with which route you prefer to work together, which is hourly based consultation, project based or management based.
Absolutely. Confidentiality is the foundation of the practice: case work is only ever shared anonymized, non-disclosure agreements are available on request, and all engagements are subject to know-your-client and anti-money-laundering screening.
Confidential Inquiry
Three short steps. Sensitive, urgent and cross-border matters are prioritised, a principal responds within one business day, sooner for PSC incidents and imminent surveys.
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