Services
What an owner has to arrange around a yacht or an aircraft, one service at a time: registration, tax and importation, ownership structures, management, crew and compliance.
Published service pages
- VAT and importation for yachts and private aircraft
Whether EU VAT is due on a yacht or a private aircraft turns on customs status, how the asset arrived and how it is used, not on its flag. Sources cited.
- Yacht management companies: what they do, what they cost, how to choose
A yacht management company runs maintenance, compliance, crew administration and accounts for a fee. What your flag requires, with the source behind each line.
- Yacht insurance by flag: what is compulsory and what the market requires
Little insurance is compulsory by flag for most yachts; lenders and charterers impose the rest. What each flag requires, set out here with sources.
- Finding yacht crew: how agencies work and what owners pay
Crew agencies are regulated under Maritime Labour Convention rules, and what an owner pays is a separate question from what a crew member may be charged.
- What does an aircraft management company do?
An aircraft management company runs crew, maintenance, compliance and scheduling for a private aircraft, for a fee. What that covers, and what it costs.
- Who owns a yacht or a private aircraft? Companies, trusts and the register
Almost no large yacht or aircraft is owned by an individual directly. A holding company sits between owner and asset: what it does, and what it costs to form.
- Employing yacht crew: contracts, payroll and social security
Crew contracts, payroll and social security are Maritime Labour Convention obligations, not extras, and the flag can decide whose social security applies.
- ISM, ISPS and MLC for yachts: what your flag requires
Whether a commercial yacht needs full ISM, an ISPS certificate or something lighter depends on its size and its flag. Compared flag by flag, with sources.
- Chartering your yacht commercially: licenses, flags and coastal rules
Chartering legally takes two permissions at once: a flag that allows commercial use, and the coastal state's own rules where the charter starts.
- Central agents: how yachts are marketed for charter
A central agent holds the mandate to market a yacht for charter and coordinates bookings through retail brokers. What the role covers and how it is paid.
- Does a private aircraft need a CAMO?
Whether a private aircraft needs a Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation, and what stands in for one, differs sharply by registry.
- What does business aircraft insurance cover?
Hull cover, liability cover and the factors that set a private aircraft's premium, explained. This page does not sell or arrange insurance.
Informational only, not legal, tax or financial advice.