Services

The Professional Yachtsmen’s Association British Marine Federation Superyacht UK

Our mission is to deliver a personalised service directed at all aspects of Navigation Management and Bridge Operation throughout a vessel’s life.  We provide and support the Owner, Captain and Crew with a specialised team dedicated to sharing their experience and assisting professional mariners in the day to day safe navigation and conduct of their yacht or ships. 

Our services include, but are not limited to:

Chart Outfit

  • Supply of paper and Electronic Charts and their annual licences.  This includes UKHO S57 approved ARCS and ENCS as well as Transas World Folios, C-Map and individual charts.
  • Automated paper and electronic chart updates in accordance with Notice to Mariners.
  • All necessary navigational records including IMO / Flag State requirement publications.
  • General coffee table publications and cruising guides for both crew and guests.
  • Individual paper charts including UK Admiralty, French, Imray, American and Japanese.

Crew Training

  • MCA accredited crew training in Electronic Chart Display Information Systems (ECDIS) and other bridge navigation equipment (in conjunction with ECDIS Ltd).
  • Generic Crew training in maintaining a safe bridge watch.
  • Fire fighting crew refresher courses and management overview advice onboard.
  • Crew and vessel security operations and protective measures including command aspects.
  • Helicopter deck operations.

Consultancy

  • Advice and guidance through all stages of vessel accreditation in ECDIS to Flag State regulations including necessary risk assessments.
  • Expert witness and evidence representation including accident or navigational investigations.
  • Bridge layout planning, design and equipment choice.
  • Chart Maintenance and application of corrections.
  • Vessel and Crew Security and wider maritime advice.
  • Command and leadership and Bridge Resource Management.

Passage planning

  • Route planning on your behalf including recommended bunker stops.
  • Fuel usage monitoring graphs.
  • Weather advice, updates and port guides.
  • Passage monitoring and advice (requires positional updates from the vessel).

Suppliers of

  • Bridge navigation equipment including everything from pencils and chart correcting pens through to hand held VHF radios, GPS receivers and EPIRB's.
  • High quality ensigns of all nations plus dressing lines, courtesy flags, international signal and code pennants and the creation of vessel specific bespoke flags.
  • Uniform, guest and recreational clothing with high quality vessel name printing or embroidery.
  • Fully approved vessel safety and medical equipment.

 

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