Automation & OT Technical guide
CAN-Bus Diagnostics on Yachts
Understand CAN-bus components, signals and messages, then use practical configuration checks and safe tests to trace power, wiring and communication faults on yachts.
Knowledge Base
Practical, referenced guidance for yacht systems, technical work and onboard responsibilities.
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Cyber Security Technical guide
Cybersecurity Training for Yacht Crew: What IMO and the 2026 USCG Rules Require
Cybersecurity training requirements for yacht crew in 2026, covering IMO guidance, U.S. Coast Guard rules, and onboard training records.
Automation & OT Technical guide
Shipboard Generator Monitoring and Protection: Sensors, Alarms, Trips and Emergency Shutdown Logic
Understand how shipboard generators are monitored and protected, the differences between alarms, breaker trips and engine shutdowns, and why emergency generators use different protection logic. Includes practical guidance on fault-finding and testing
Automation & OT Technical guide
How Shipboard Automation Systems Work: From Sensor to HMI and Back Again
How does a shipboard automation signal or command travel between the physical equipment, controller and HMI, and where can that chain fail?
Training & Development Technical guide
What IT Certifications Matter In Yachting?
There is no single international AVIT Certificate of Competency equivalent to the STCW ETO certificate. AVIT is an operational role built across IT, audio-visual systems, control, communications and guest service.
Safety & Compliance SOP / checklist
Permit to Work Minimum Standard for Technical Jobs
How yacht technical teams should authorise and control higher-risk work, from defining the job and isolations through suspension, reinstatement and documented handback.
Safety & Compliance Technical guide
Class, Flag, and Management Company: Who Requires What?
This article explains how flag-state requirements, classification rules and company procedures fit together. It also gives crew a practical way to identify who has raised a requirement, what evidence is needed and who can approve the final decision.
Safety & Compliance Technical guide
What a Yacht Technical Team Should Have Ready Before an Audit
A practical guide to preparing technical records, physical checks, crew knowledge and traceable evidence before a yacht audit, survey or inspection.
Connectivity & SatCom Technical guide
GMDSS and the ETO: Who Does What Onboard?
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.
Electrical & Power Technical guide
Shipboard Earth Fault Monitoring: First and Second Faults, Detection and Location
A practical guide to shipboard insulation faults, first- and second-fault behaviour, monitoring, fault location, system limitations, and maritime requirements.