VO Technical

Technical Services

Technical management and project support for yachts and other vessels, delivered under our LRQA-certified ISO 9001 quality management system. Hands-on work is carried out by VO Marine.

Technical Management

02 · Technical Management

Day-to-day technical oversight so owners and captains always know where the vessel stands.

  • Planned maintenance management through our maintenance portal
  • Defect reporting and tracking through to close-out
  • Spares, equipment records and contractor coordination
  • Technical reporting to owners, captains and managers
  • Hands-on support from VO Marine engineers when work is needed
Discuss technical management
Vanguard Oceanic engineer reviewing technical work at a shipyard

Project Management

03 · Project Management

Hands-on support for refit and yard periods, so the owner and captain have an engineer looking after the technical side.

  • Planning and specification of refit and maintenance period work
  • Attendance at the yard during dry-docking and repair periods
  • Coordination of subcontractors and progress reporting
  • Close-out records of the work carried out
Discuss a refit
Vanguard Oceanic project supervision during a shipyard lift

Technical Consultancy

04 · Technical Consultancy

Practical engineering advice when a technical decision needs to be made.

  • Review of projects, designs and specifications with owners, captains and yards
  • Equipment selection and retrofit advice
  • Failure investigation and root cause analysis
  • Planned maintenance support, with schedules, job history and reminders in our maintenance portal
  • Equipment record keeping and spares planning advice
Discuss a project
Vanguard Oceanic engineer in technical discussion at a shipyard

ISM / DPA Support

05 · ISM / DPA Support

Safety Management System development and DPA support for yachts, kept proportionate to how the vessel operates.

  • Mini-ISM SMS development for yachts
  • SMS documentation, drills and records via our ISM portal
  • Flag and class liaison support
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Vanguard Oceanic DPA working in the Hong Kong office

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