Practical, referenced guidance for yacht systems, technical work and onboard responsibilities.
Electrical & Power Technical guide
A practical guide to shipboard insulation faults, first- and second-fault behaviour, monitoring, fault location, system limitations, and maritime requirements.
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.
Electrical & Power SOP / checklist
Pre-arrival checklist for yacht shore-power changeover, covering voltage, frequency, phase sequence, current limits, load reduction, communication with marina or yard, and evidence capture.
Connectivity & SatCom SOP / checklist
Survey guide for Starlink antenna placement on yachts, covering obstruction risk, cable routing, power, service access, and acceptance evidence.
Connectivity & SatCom Technical guide
Planning guide for using Starlink Maritime as part of a managed yacht connectivity stack, covering service limits, routing, support, and handover.
Electrical & Power SOP / checklist
Checklist for yacht switchboard labeling and breaker trip records, covering clear circuit identification, reset discipline, fault history, photos, defect tracking, and survey evidence.
Electrical & Power Reference note
Reference guide for yacht UPS runtime and critical-load registers, covering protected equipment, runtime tests, bypass mode, battery age, network dependency, and replacement planning.
Cyber Security Technical guide
Control checklist for vendor remote access into yacht systems, covering approval, MFA, segmentation, logging, backups, and closeout.
Incident Investigations Incident investigation
A deep case study of the Viking Sky blackout and near grounding, focused on lube-oil management, propulsion loss, recovery training, alarm design, and yacht mitigations.
IT & Networking SOP / checklist
A practical checklist for reviewing yacht VLANs, firewall policies, ACLs, and named exceptions so network segmentation is proved rather than assumed.