Surveys

Joining the technical complexity of a car or airplane with the one-off customisability of a construction project, ships and boats are remarkable pieces of engineering. The complexity and the budget involved in a yacht project are such that an owner is obliged to look over the builder’s shoulder. As shipyards work with lots of subcontractors, they usually encourage the active involvement of an owner in the building or refit process (unless they are aware they do a poor quality job). The reason is simple: a problem detected early on, is not a problem.

It is therefore crucial that an owner carries out his own drawing approval and has his own surveyor(s) in the yard, as it is standard in commercial shipbuilding.

Innomare works as a marine surveyor, either directly for an owner or as part of the project management team.