AV & Media Reference note
Media Server and Streaming Account Ownership
A reference note for managing media servers and streaming accounts, including subscriptions, region issues, account recovery, MFA, privacy, and crew handover.
Knowledge Base
Practical, referenced guidance for yacht systems, technical work and onboard responsibilities.
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AV & Media SOP / checklist
Guest-Trip AV Commissioning Checklist
A room-by-room AV commissioning checklist for validating controls, sources, displays, audio zones, lighting scenes, and handover before a guest trip.
AV & Media Technical guide
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.
AV & Media Reference note
Dante, AES67, and ST 2110: What Matters Onboard
A concise reference note explaining Dante, AES67, and SMPTE ST 2110 for yacht teams that encounter IP media, broadcast-grade systems, or networked audio interoperability.
AV & Media SOP / checklist
Control System Change Log and Rollback Checklist
A change-control checklist for yacht AV and lighting control edits, covering version capture, vendor changes, testing, and emergency rollback.
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.
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.
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.
Incident Investigations Incident investigation
Commercial Vessel Malware: Why Remote Access Cannot Be Left To Trust
A case-led cyber incident lesson from the USCG 2019 commercial-vessel malware alert, translated into yacht controls for vendor access, segmentation, logging, and emergency disablement.
Incident Investigations Incident investigation
El Faro Weather Data Lesson: When Connectivity Becomes Operational
A full case study of El Faro focused on weather data flow, communications architecture, information latency, bridge decision-making, and yacht connectivity lessons.