Diploma in Superyacht Operations
Course
Distance
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Duration
12 Months
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Start date
Different dates available
The Superyacht Operations Diploma will develop and deepen your knowledge of the Superyacht industry and its onboard operations, which in turn will help you to excel in your career. Whether you work at sea or on land, this course will provide
you with essential industry knowledge and skills,
giving you a better understanding of how to run a Superyacht with success and efficiency.
Important information
Documents
- 3534 SYO Brochure LR.pdf
Facilities
Location
Start date
Start date
About this course
Studying the Superyacht Operations Diploma is perfect for captains and senior crew as well as shore based professionals such as, yacht managers, brokers, yacht agents, recruitment consultants, marine lawyers, owners representatives and
project managers.
Reviews
Subjects
- Adult Education
- Operational Management
- Budgeting and Accounting
- Superyacht Industry
- Legislation
- Insurance
- Personnel
- Repairs and Maintenance
- Chartering
- Safety and security
Teachers and trainers (1)
Maritime Training Academy Selected Authors
Tutor
Course programme
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE SUPERYACHT INDUSTRY
• Historical development over the last fifty years
• Different types and styles of yacht
• The industry today - designers, builders, crews, managers
• The Owners and their requirements
• The role of the yacht manager
• Future Trends
PERSONNEL
• Crew structures and sizes
• The role of the Captain
• Crew character and qualification requirements including STCW
• Recruitment, training and retention
• Career progression
• Contracts of employment, terms and conditions, ships articles
• MCA and qualification requirements
OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
• Management Systems
• Authority, policies and standing orders
• Safety management
• Documentation and record keeping
• Personnel
• Risk assessment
INTERIOR MANAGEMENT AND CATERING
• Hospitality management review
• Operating procedures and policies
• Quality management
• Health and safety
• Food and drinks service
• Housekeeping
• Specialist guest service
ACCOUNTING
• Financial Policy
• Bookkeeping
• Accounting, Budgeting and costing
• Cash management
• Internal controls
• Charter accounting
• Auditing, Value Added Tax (VAT)
• Corporate ownership
• Anti money laundering
CHARTERING
• Superyacht chartering
• The Charter Broker Network
• Forms of charter agreement
• Chartering seasons and shows
• Commerical chartering or to defray costs
• Customer relations and fixing a charter
• Managing the charter - crew and guests
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
• Health & safety
• Routine maintenance v condition monitoring
• proper planning
• The owner and the budget
• Enlisting outside help
• Repair/refit facilities and periodic maintenance
• yard tenders and tender evaluation
• Paint maintenance and paint system repairs
LEGAL ASPECTS OF SUPERYACHT MANAGEMENT
• International law and how it works - United Nations, IMO and Flag State
• English law and the English legal system
• The American legal system and the essential difference to English law
• The law of contract - general, charter, new building, employment
• The law of tort - professional negligence
• The law as it relates to Superyachts - UK flag, H&S, private pleasure v commercial, load line, SOLAS, STCW, MARPOL, Tonnage, ISM and ISPS
• The law of marine insurance
SUPERYACHT INSURANCE
• Different types of cover - hull and machinery, protection and indemnity, crew medical, crew personal effects, loss of charter hire etc.
• The different insurance markets available, policy wordings and meanings. The advantages and disadvantages of different wordings and types of cover
• The roles of the insurance broker (producing and placing). the lead underwriter, following underwriters, the underwriting agent, the claims, manager, the loss adjuster and the recovery agent
• Managing a superyacht insurance
NEW BUILDING PROJECT MANAGEMENT
• Planning a new build
• Provisional specifications
• Tendering and tender evaluation
• New building contract
• Plan approval
• Site representation
• Trial and acceptance
SECURITY AND ISPS
• Principle of yacht security
• The ISPS Code and how it affects Superyachts
• Security personnel and duties
• Searching and search procedures
• Security Systems
• Owners and guest security ashore
• Superyacht crews
• Piracy and armed robbery
THE INTERNATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT CODE
• What is the ISM Code?
• Key players
• Certification
• Legal and insurance implications
• Practical aspects of the code
Diploma in Superyacht Operations