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Practical, referenced guidance for yacht systems, technical work and onboard responsibilities.

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Recently reviewed

Ordered by the date the guidance was reviewed, with the most recent first.

8 min read

IT & Networking Reference note

Yacht IP Plan and Network Map Template

A practical template for keeping yacht IP addressing, VLANs, network maps, device ownership, and change records usable during support, refit, and incident response.

8 min read

IT & Networking Technical guide

Yacht Network Zone Model

A plain-English guide to separating yacht networks into trust zones, with practical controls for VLAN access, ACLs, device approval, MAC filtering, 802.1X, and crew/vendor training.

10 min read

Incident Investigations Incident investigation

Alarm Fatigue and the Missed Engineering Alarm

A full case study of the MPV Everest engine-room fire, focused on fuel-transfer alarms, watchkeeping, fatigue, automation design, emergency response, and yacht mitigations.

13 min read

AV & Media SOP / checklist

Audio Zone Tuning and Level Handover Pack

A handover checklist for yacht audio zones covering DSP presets, limiter notes, source levels, room names, service modes, and exterior operational constraints.

12 min read

AV & Media SOP / checklist

AV Fault Evidence Pack for Remote Support

A support evidence checklist for AV faults covering screenshots, logs, firmware versions, signal path, room state, reproduction steps, and safe vendor escalation.

15 min read

AV & Media Technical guide

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.