Practical, referenced guidance for yacht systems, technical work and onboard responsibilities.
Incident Investigations Incident investigation
A full case study of El Faro focused on weather data flow, communications architecture, information latency, bridge decision-making, and yacht connectivity lessons.
IT & Networking Technical guide
A practical reference for yacht Ethernet cabling, fibre backbones, connectors, racks, pathways, labelling, bonding, testing, and acceptance evidence.
Training & Development Technical guide
A practical guide for Captains, management teams, and recruiters on the differences between ETO, AVIT, CTO, and CETO roles, including certification, scope, watchkeeping boundaries, and hiring expectations.
IT & Networking Technical guide
A practical guide to choosing and operating FortiGate, Palo Alto, or KerioControl firewalls for yacht WAN links, VLAN routing, VPN, DNS/DHCP ownership, logging, and crew support.
Electrical & Power Technical guide
Technical guide to yacht generator synchronization and load sharing, covering safe operating concepts, PMS behaviour, alarms, common fault patterns, and when to call the OEM.
Connectivity & SatCom Technical guide
GMDSS sits across the bridge and technical departments. The bridge operates the equipment and maintains the radio record; the ETO looks after its power, batteries and technical condition.
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.
AV & Media SOP / checklist
A room-by-room AV commissioning checklist for validating controls, sources, displays, audio zones, lighting scenes, and handover before a guest trip.
IT & Networking SOP / checklist
A practical checklist for yacht guest Wi-Fi covering SSID policy, client isolation, bandwidth control, captive portals, logging, privacy, and trip reset steps.
Automation & OT Technical guide
How does a shipboard automation signal or command travel between the physical equipment, controller and HMI, and where can that chain fail?