Practical, referenced guidance for yacht systems, technical work and onboard responsibilities.
Navigation & Bridge Technical guide
A practical guide to how modern bridge information and control paths are integrated, where INS and IBS fit, and how technical teams should diagnose shared failures and prove safe fallback.
Navigation & Bridge Technical guide
A practical bridge-technician guide to yacht navigation data networks, covering NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, IP gateways, data ownership, loops, baud-rate problems, and fault isolation.
Automation & OT Technical guide
Understand CAN-bus components, signals and messages, then use practical configuration checks and safe tests to trace power, wiring and communication faults on yachts.
Connectivity & SatCom Technical guide
Overview of cellular router and eSIM management for coastal yacht operations, covering provider profiles, failover, device inventory, data control, and handover records.
Incident Investigations Reference note
A case-based guide to using public maritime investigation reports responsibly, built around the MAIB Cheeki Rafiki report and its yacht-specific safety lessons.
Safety & Compliance Technical guide
This article explains how flag-state requirements, classification rules and company procedures fit together. It also gives crew a practical way to identify who has raised a requirement, what evidence is needed and who can approve the final decision.
Incident Investigations Incident investigation
A case-led cyber incident lesson from the USCG 2019 commercial-vessel malware alert, translated into yacht controls for vendor access, segmentation, logging, and emergency disablement.
Incident Investigations Incident investigation
A full case study of the passenger ferry Commodore grounding, focused on control-system software, failed display media, backup controls, emergency response, and yacht automation lessons.
Connectivity & SatCom SOP / checklist
Runbook overview for loss of voice, internet, or safety communications during passage, covering prioritisation, fallback paths, escalation, and evidence capture.
Connectivity & SatCom Technical guide
Overview of the minimum dashboard views a yacht needs to monitor WAN links, firewalls, bandwidth, failover, alerts, and guest-trip readiness.