Yacht Owners Representative Course 3: Management and Compliance Obligations

This is course 3 of the groundbreaking new Yacht Owner's Representative Program (YORP), backed by SYBAss, IAMI and GUEST,  which aims to set a new industry benchmark for the qualification of the owner’s representative role.

For more information on our full YORP Programme, click here.

If you are interested in applying to take part in YORP, contact info@thecrewacademy.com  or call Andrew on +44 (0) 7566 218506. 

Topic 1: Building the Owners Team and Surveying

Understands how to identify and organise an Owners build project team, with relevant specialists to understand and meet Owner expectations; including requirements for Surveying and Risk Assessment.

• Identifying Owners Team needs and managing budget.
• Decision making, schedules, procurement and budgets for the interior designer
• Project surveys and risk assessments, including surveying experience and required time

Topic 2: Project Planning Management, Owners Decisions and Change Orders

Understands the management of workflows and coordination and contracting of orders and delivery of Items required by the Shipyard, Including the importance and impact of Owners decisions regarding change orders, milestones and payment schedules.

• Interpreting Shipyard planning and schedules.
• Managing workflows in line with planning schedules.
• The impact of milestones on payment schedules
• Managing Owner decision flow and the impact on planning schedules.
• Raise, manage and coordinate change orders and variations.

Topic 3: Sub-Project Management of Owners Supplied Items

Crew Recruitment and Operational Preparations

Understands the management for coordinating procurement and purchasing of items identified in initial contract, including Owners supplied Items and orders and the delivery of interior and soft furnishings, audio video equipment and tenders.

• The coordination and procurement of Owner supplied Items.
• Management of supplied Items, budgets, and purchasing costs.
• Procurement and purchasing, and associated delivery timelines.
• Crew Recruitment and employment responsibilities, including key crew employment during procurement and set up phases.
• Administrations and operational preparations and set up, for departure

Topic 4: Delivery, Commissioning and Warranty

To understand the protocols for the Delivery, the phases of Commissioning, the Acceptance Documents, and the contractual and legal aspects of the Warranty and ongoing warranty periods.

• Protocol and critical stages of the delivery process.
• Commissioning phases and meeting the set targets
• Process and preparations for sea trials.
• Acceptance documentation process and dealing with outstanding issues

Topic 5: Public Image, Confidentiality and dealing with media and Shipyard Teams

To understand how to manage the public image of the New Built Project, and dealing with the media.

• Public Image, Owner expectations and confidentiality clauses.
• Media outlets, resources and practices
• Managing Publicity and Public Image during the Project

For more information on our full YORP Programme, click here.

If you are interested in applying to take part in YORP, contact info@thecrewacademy.com  or call Andrew on +44 (0) 7566 218506. 

For more information about Course 1 of YORP, visit the Luxury Hospitality Management website here.