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Seafarer rest is governed by two closely aligned instruments — STCW Section A-VIII/1 and the Maritime Labour Convention — but it is the detail beneath the headline limits that determines whether a vessel is compliant. This guide sets out the rules in full: the daily and weekly limits, how rest must be structured across the day, the exceptions and how far they extend, and the recording and inspection requirements, with each point referenced to its original source.
New IMO and US Coast Guard rules expect documented crew cyber competence. See what they require — and how Cyber Ready's seven-module course meets it.
AI is being deployed across the superyacht industry faster than almost any technology in recent memory. But the vessels actually getting value from it aren't the ones with the most sophisticated tools — they're the ones whose operational data was already in shape.
Superyachts generate and depend on enormous volumes of documents — manuals, logs, certificates, crew records. Here's why most vessels manage them poorly, what the consequences look like, and what changes when documents live in a centralized database.
Superyachts handle some of the most sensitive personal data in the maritime industry — crew employment and medical records, guest manifests, passport scans. Here's the regulatory landscape, the gaps most vessels have, and what proper data handling looks like.
What it actually takes to manage spares and inventory on a superyacht, why most onboard systems fail in predictable ways, and how proper tracking changes engine room operations.
What it actually takes to migrate a superyacht from one maintenance system to another — what gets imported, what crews need to learn, and how to do it without disrupting operations.
Most yacht owners never ask about the software running their vessel. The ones who do learn things that change how they evaluate their captain, their management company, and the boat itself.
Every superyacht loses operational knowledge every time a senior crew member leaves. Here's what gets lost, why it matters, and how to keep the boat's institutional memory intact.
What equipment failures actually cost a superyacht — in canceled charters, owner trip disruptions, and consequential damage — and why proactive maintenance pays for itself many times over.
What the ISM Code actually requires of superyachts, the audit findings that come up most often, and how to keep compliance routine instead of stressful.
A frank look at why Excel and Google Sheets break down as superyacht maintenance tools — and what crews are switching to when they finally outgrow them.
