| You can't guarantee calm seas, but with a carefully | | | | forwarding, medical insurance and other minutiae of |
| chosen yacht management partner you can go a long | | | | crewing. If your yacht will be used commercially, you'll |
| way to ensuring that yacht ownership goes | | | | also need to ensure compliance with Maritime and |
| smoothly. Besides, as a busy person, do you really | | | | Coastguard Agency (MCA) rules and regulations - |
| want the intricacies of management to detract from | | | | your management company can help. |
| other activities? The right partner can save you time | | | | Yachting operations management |
| and help you get the most out of your investment - | | | | Yachting operations management helps captains and |
| keeping your pride and joy earning its keep when | | | | crew operate a yacht on a day-to-day basis. This |
| you aren't aboard - and making sure it's ready for | | | | discipline covers areas such as weather routing, |
| you when you are. Superyacht management includes | | | | appointment of port agents and voyage planning. |
| several disciplines that are vital for safe, efficient | | | | Whether you just spend weekends on the Solent or |
| yachting. These include the following: | | | | you need a full ocean yacht management package, |
| - Crew selection and management | | | | there's a specialist firm to help you. |
| - Operations management | | | | A full yacht management package |
| - Yacht chartering | | | | Depending on your needs, you may be considering |
| - Maintenance and refits | | | | yacht management companies to handle all or some |
| - Yacht accounting | | | | aspects of your vessel's operation and administration. |
| - A complete yacht management package. | | | | A full management package will look after everything |
| The best management businesses will be able to help | | | | to do with your yacht, to ensure its complete |
| you with any of these. | | | | compliance with laws and regulations, wherever it is in |
| Selecting and managing a crew | | | | the world. At its most comprehensive, full |
| The best yacht and super yacht management | | | | management means you can just fly out to meet |
| partners handle crew selection and management | | | | your yacht when you want - safe in the knowledge |
| (often called 'crew services'). Depending on your | | | | that every aspect of its operation is in hand. You can |
| preferences, this could even run to the administration | | | | even hire a marine travel agent to look after the |
| of crew contracts, wages and salaries, mail | | | | transfer of your yacht crew. |