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ETO vs AVIT vs CTO vs CETO: Role Scope and Hiring 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.
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Generator Load Sharing and Synchronization Basics
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.
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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.
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IACS UR E26 and E27 for Yachts: Applicability and Good Practice
Explainer for applying IACS UR E26 and E27 thinking to yacht newbuilds and refits, covering ship-level resilience, system evidence, and supplier questions.
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LEO, VSAT, Cellular, and Marina Wi-Fi: Choosing the Right Primary Link
Comparison guide for choosing a primary yacht connectivity link, explaining where LEO, VSAT, cellular, and marina Wi-Fi each fit operationally.
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Lighting Scene Acceptance Test for Guest Areas
A guest-area lighting acceptance checklist for scene names, presets, fallback controls, tablet labels, night-mode behaviour, and handover.
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Li-ion Battery Fire and Transport Considerations
Reference note for yacht lithium-ion battery fire and transport considerations, covering storage, charging, damaged packs, manufacturer data, IMDG context, toys, tenders, and escalation.
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Logging, Backups and Evidence Retention Minimums
Minimum-standard guide for the logs, backups, configuration exports, restore tests, and evidence records a yacht should keep before an incident.
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Marina Wi-Fi Arrival Checklist
Arrival checklist for using marina Wi-Fi as an untrusted shore connection, covering isolation, testing, acceptance, privacy, and fallback.
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Marine Batteries: Types, Use Cases, Charging, Storage, and Testing
A practical technical guide to marine battery types, onboard use cases, charging, storage, testing, common faults, and management risk for yacht electrical systems.