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AV & Media Systems · KB technical guide · Email gated
AV-over-IP Network Design for Yachts
A technical guide to yacht AV-over-IP networks covering multicast, IGMP, QoS, VLANs, PTP, link speeds, switch selection, and acceptance testing.
15 min read Reviewed 30 Jun 2026 -
IT & Networking · KB technical guide · Email gated
Basic and Advanced Yacht Network Architecture
A practical reference for designing yacht networks as separated trust zones across WAN, guest, crew, owner, AV, CCTV, navcom, OT, and infrastructure management systems.
10 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
Navigation & Bridge Systems · KB technical guide · Email gated
Bridge Data Network Basics: NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, and IP Gateways
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.
8 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
Connectivity, Communications & SatCom · KB technical guide · Email gated
Cellular Router and eSIM Management for Coastal Operations
Overview of cellular router and eSIM management for coastal yacht operations, covering provider profiles, failover, device inventory, data control, and handover records.
12 min read Reviewed 30 Jun 2026 -
Safety, Compliance & Procedures · KB technical guide · Email gated
Class, Flag, and Management Company: Who Requires What?
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.
8 min read Reviewed 25 Aug 2026 -
Navigation & Bridge Systems · KB technical guide · Email gated
Common Bridge System Architectures on Large Yachts
A technician's guide to recognising how large-yacht bridge systems are integrated, where their shared dependencies sit, and how architecture changes fault-finding and degraded operation.
9 min read Reviewed 18 Jul 2026 -
Connectivity, Communications & SatCom · KB technical guide · Email gated
Connectivity Monitoring Dashboard Minimum Set
Overview of the minimum dashboard views a yacht needs to monitor WAN links, firewalls, bandwidth, failover, alerts, and guest-trip readiness.
14 min read Reviewed 30 Jun 2026 -
Cyber Security · KB technical guide · Open
Cyber Incident Response Onboard: A Step-by-Step Method
A framework-led response guide for yacht teams, covering first actions, safe containment, evidence, investigation, staged recovery, reporting, and operational follow-up across IT and OT incidents.
9 min read Reviewed 24 Jul 2026 -
AV & Media Systems · KB technical guide · Email gated
Display, EDID, and HDCP Troubleshooting Flow
A practical troubleshooting flow for display faults involving Apple TV, satellite TV, matrix switching, extenders, EDID, HDCP, and display modes.
13 min read Reviewed 30 Jun 2026 -
Connectivity, Communications & SatCom · KB technical guide · Open
DMR or TETRA? Choosing a UHF Radio System for a Yacht
A technician's guide to choosing, commissioning and supporting an internal yacht radio system, with practical comparisons of DMR and TETRA architecture, coverage, resilience and emergency operation.
8 min read Reviewed 21 Jul 2026