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Captains should check and check again with colleagues who have recent first hand experience of a yard. Get it wrong and it will be the Captain who gets to ship out


Sub Base in the USVI agrees saying, “The quality of our work speaks for itself. We have many repeat customers that return annually.”


STATUTORY AND MANDATORY Planning for Statutory and Mandatory needs to begin well before certificates expire. But how long in advance should a yacht begin to plan for a 5 year survey yard maintenance period? The answer varies depending on which yard is asked. Both Astilleros de Mallorca and Multimarine believe the period to be: “Ideally the year beforehand in order to have space available.” While Balk Shipyard and Navantia suggest that is the maximum and the minimum should be half of that.


A more technical answer is supplied by Amico & Co who say, “Class offers flexible timing for the survey window, but a vessel should be putting its budget together around a year before the window opens. An 80 metre + vessel will need to ensure availability of the slot on the hard or in dry dock and with planning starting 12 months prior can ensure a range of options. Vessel


HODs should hold and constantly update lists of ‘ideal work scope’ and provide clear details to quoting shipyards with equipment specifications, running hours, serial numbers and drawings as required when the moment is right.”


Wonderfully laid back, the Italian Sea Group declares; “It is not easy to declare an exact time, it depends on how many bookings we have!”


But that same group is very busy with a future proof expansion programme and therefore will have increased capabilities.


They say, “We have made general investments of more than €22 million over the last two years. From March 2021 there will be an extra 5000 square metres of land space available for us to use. From November 2021 a second mega dry dock of 140 metres by 50 metres will be available in addition to the one we already have of 200 metres per 35 metres. By Spring 2022 we will be ready with an additional 25 berths for superyachts up to 150 metres.”


SHIPYARD Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard, located in the heart of downtown Newport, RI, USA offers many amenities to captains and crew including: refit/repair, haul- out capability up to 500 tons, project management services, paint, carpentry, rigging, engine repair and more. Other onsite amenities include Belle’s Café - open for breakfast and lunch daily - ship store/ chandlery, fitness centre, golf carts, marina vehicles, showers, and laundry. We offer complimentary trash removal, water and WiFi. Guests can easily walk to downtown Newport for dining, shopping, museums and other local attractions. For more details Tel: +1 (401) 846 6000 or visit www.NewportShipyard.com


REFERENCES One final consideration Captains need to take before booking a maintenance slot in a shipyard and that is references. In much the same way one would check the bone fides of an aspiring stewardess so too should a good Captain ask around. Just as reading the CV proffered by a pretty girl is not enough nor should a captain believe a yard representative, website or brochure. Captains should check and check again with colleagues who have recent first hand experience of a yard. Get it wrong and it will be the Captain who gets to ship out.


164 | WINTER 2021 | ONBOARD


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