Operations and Crewing Services in India

Crew worthy of the yacht.

Captain and crew sourced, vetted, employed and managed — trained under former naval officers — and the yacht operated to written procedures, her daily upkeep part of their work.

Naval-standard training

Crews trained and periodically assessed under former naval officers.

Vetting before presentation

Licences, medicals, sea time and references verified for every candidate.

Rotation and relief

Leave planned around the season, with vetted relief crew provided.

Shore support

A named operations manager, and a duty contact whenever she is operating.

Why It Matters

The standard of the yacht is set by her crew.

Most of what an owner experiences aboard — the readiness of the yacht, the conduct of a departure, the care of guests — is the work of the crew. They are selected, trained and supervised accordingly.

Crews are chosen against the yacht and your pattern of use, inducted on her systems and your preferences, drilled to written procedures, and supported from shore every day she operates.

Scope of the Service

From selection to sea.

Crew sourcing and selection

Role definition

Complement, qualifications and service style defined against the yacht and your use.

Search and vetting

Licences, medicals, sea time and references verified before any candidate is presented.

Selection and trial

A shortlist with our recommendation; confirmed only after a trial aboard.

Employment and administration

Contracts and payroll

Employment documentation, payroll, contributions and expenses — administered in full.

Rotation and cover

Leave planned around the season, with vetted relief crew provided.

Welfare and conduct

Welfare, grievance and disciplinary matters handled correctly, with you informed.

Labour compliance

Seafarer agreements, hours of rest and appraisals administered; the safety management system maintained where she is commercially registered.

Training and standards

Induction

On her systems, safety equipment and your preferences — before the first voyage in charge.

Written procedures

Pre-departure, fuelling, tenders, guest care, heavy weather — held aboard and audited.

Drills

Man-overboard, fire and abandon-ship, on schedule and logged.

Naval-standard training

Trained and periodically assessed under former naval officers.

Daily upkeep aboard

Upkeep

Washdowns, housekeeping, brightwork and daily checks — clean, dry and ready for use.

Fuelling and provisioning

Completed by the crew and recorded after every voyage; stocked to your preferences.

Yacht operations

Voyage planning

Itinerary, weather, clearances, berths, fuel and provisioning — arranged in advance.

Day of departure

Checks completed, guests embarked and briefed, the voyage run to the passage plan.

On return

Hours, fuel and defects logged; anything needing attention raised with you.

Specialist crew on request

Delivery captains, chefs, instructors and security, on your instruction.

How This Service Is Charged

One fee, sized to the crew.

A fixed monthly fee

A base charge plus a stated amount per crew member — it moves only when the agreed complement changes.

Wages as paid

Crew salaries pass through exactly as paid; the fee is our charge for managing them.

On enquiry

Confirmed against the yacht, her complement and her programme.

Checks before departure, the voyage to the passage plan, everything logged on return.

Two Forms of Engagement

Our crew, or yours.

Managed crew

We engage the crew under our own contracts of employment and stand as crew employer. The crew serve on the yacht under your programme; the master retains final authority in matters of safety and navigation.

Crew administration only

You employ the crew, and we administer their employment, payroll and supervision — the same standard, applied to your own people.

Frequently Asked Questions

What owners ask about crew.

Yes. Under crew administration your crew remain yours; we administer employment, payroll and supervision, and bring them onto the same procedures, drills and assessments as our own.

Leave is planned around the season and vetted relief crew are provided; the yacht is at no time without qualified crew.

Her daily upkeep: washdowns, housekeeping, brightwork and daily checks, with fuelling and provisioning completed and recorded after every voyage.

The take-over: a document audit, a condition survey, a compliance gap check and the first indicative budget — delivered in writing, within the month.