Practical, referenced guidance for yacht systems, technical work and onboard responsibilities.
Ordered by original publication date, with the newest first.
Cyber Security Technical guide
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.
Connectivity & SatCom Technical guide
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.
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 guide to how marine GNSS creates and distributes position and time, the receiver variations found on yacht bridges, and a safe method for isolating common faults.
Navigation & Bridge Technical guide
A technician-focused guide to marine radar operation, X-band and S-band performance, magnetron and solid-state technology, bridge-system dependencies, planned maintenance, and practical fault isolation.
Navigation & Bridge Technical guide
A practical guide to VDR and S-VDR architecture, recorded inputs, storage media, annual test evidence, routine technical checks, and the actions needed to preserve reliable data after an incident.
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.
Navigation & Bridge SOP / checklist
A practical bridge-tech checklist for managing ECDIS ENC updates, permits, route backups, display checks, backup arrangements, and update evidence before a yacht goes to sea.
Navigation & Bridge Reference note
A practical ETO-style guide to how yacht autopilots work, safe use, planned maintenance, common failure points, rectification, and handover evidence for larger yacht bridge teams.
Navigation & Bridge SOP / checklist
A practical bridge-technician guide to testing BNWAS and bridge alert records, including acknowledgement timing, escalation, bypass control, defects, and evidence for captains and yacht managers.