When it is needed
In a dispute about a yacht's condition at handover, discovered damage, manufacturing defects or repair outcome.
What we examine
- Hull, deck and accessible connections
- Engines, machinery and installed equipment within the brief
- Disputed repair areas and replaced components
Materials to prepare
- Vessel documents, yacht model and identifiers
- Contract, specification, handover records and repair schedules
- Photographs before and after discovery of damage
- Operating and repair history, existing reports
Sample questions
- Which defects and damage have been established on the submitted yacht?
- Does the condition of the examined areas comply with the contract and applicable technical requirements?
- What are the probable causes of the damage identified, considering available input data?
- Are there defects in the repairs performed, and what are they?
- What remedial work is needed to eliminate the established defects?
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How the work is carried out
- Clarifying the object, disputed circumstances and technical questions
- Documentation analysis and inspection under an agreed programme
- Comparison of defects with operating and repair history
Result
A written report describing the examined areas, with photographs, justification of conclusions and answers to the agreed questions.
What affects the conclusions
The examination scope and personnel are determined for the particular yacht and questions. Access to the underwater portion, dismantling and testing are agreed separately. If data are insufficient, the report states the limits of possible conclusions.
Frequently asked questions
Can an individual yacht defect be examined?
Yes. The brief can limit examination to a particular hull area, component or disputed repair outcome.
Can we start with an existing report?
Yes. The complete document and appendices can be submitted to agree a review. The need for inspection to reach new conclusions is determined separately.
Three conditions of a disputed yacht area: handover, damage and repair
In a dispute about a yacht handed over or repaired, it is useful to separate materials into three states: what was recorded before handover, what was found when the issue was reported and what changed after repairs. For each hull, deck or equipment area, retain its diagram identifier, photographs and related documents.
Identification of the yacht and its equipment at the examination date is especially important. Equipment may have changed, while descriptions in the advertisement, contract and handover record may concern different times. Established discrepancies are described with their source identified, without replacing technical comparison with a conclusion about the seller's or repair organisation's intentions.
- State the defect's exact location, type and accessible dimensions.
- Link overall and detail photographs to the same area.
- Include the agreed repair scope and documents recording changes to it.
- Retain information about previous damage, storage and exposure after handover.
- Identify separately surfaces and components unavailable for inspection.
External photographs do not automatically describe a structure's internal condition. If the question concerns an enclosed connection or underwater portion, the access scope and need for additional actions are determined for the particular object. The result must make clear which condition was observed directly and which materials support the conclusion about its origin.
Examining a contractual defect or repair quality does not constitute issuing vessel documents, confirming class or replacing a prescribed vessel survey.
If the handover contract contains an equipment list, it is compared with the yacht's actual equipment at the relevant date. A missing instrument, damaged instrument and subsequently replaced instrument are described separately. For disputed equipment, the designation, individual number and link to installation documents are significant. An overall vessel photograph does not always allow the equipment complement and condition of a particular component at handover to be checked.
