Pleasure Crafts and Yachts

As of the summer of 2016, with the addition of Mr Torsten Rust (Graduate Engineer), we have recruited another experienced Surveyor for Pleasure Crafts and Yachts for our branch office in Hamburg. Mr Rust already has over 12 years of professional experience as a surveyor for pleasure crafts and yachts as well as in the area of risk management with a large insurance company. Thus, we are comprehensively represented by specialised surveyors in almost all of Germany. The core competencies of the Marine Team, in addition to loading surveys of yachts, include the following services:

  • Issuing of survey reports regarding the assessment of damage, value and condition of sail and motor yachts
  • Repair supervision, final inspection and sea trial
  • Organisation and accompaniment of recovery and diving operations
  • Non-destructive laminate moisture content measurements (analysis of osmosis damage)
  • Nautical and technical assessment of ship collision and grounding events
  • Leakage detection without flooding and without disassembly
  • Purchase advice, remotely and based on documents or on-site inspection
  • Training courses regarding maritime economy
  • Consulting, for example, regarding installation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) systems on pleasure crafts according to G608