AUSTRALIAN SUPERYACHTS | CASE STUDY
Safety Management Systems
Sixteen years of writing and maintaining the systems that keep commercial yachts safe and compliant
Facts
| Subject | Safety Management Systems written and maintained by Australian Superyachts |
|---|---|
| Period | 2010 to today |
| Systems written | More than 20 vessel-specific systems, many revised several times |
| Vessels include | Ghost, Oscar, Patriot 1, Ghost II, Oneworld and Sirenuse, from day charter vessels to 37 m commercial superyachts |
| Regulators | NSW Maritime and the state authorities, NSW Roads and Maritime Services as AMSA’s delegate, and AMSA |
The problems we solved
A system that matches the vessel, not a template
The problem: Generic templates are easy to buy and easy to fail an audit with, because they describe a vessel that does not exist.
What we did: Every ASY system is written for its vessel: her layout, equipment, crew numbers, survey class and the way she actually operates. Drafts go to the master page by page before the final is printed, bound and placed on board.
The result: Systems that crews use, and that pass audit.
A system rejected by AMSA
The problem: An owner of a 72 foot charter yacht had submitted a Safety Management System that AMSA assessed against Marine Order 504 and found to have several areas not included and large sections missing.
What we did: Australian Superyachts was brought in the same day, worked through AMSA’s assessment line by line, and rewrote the system to meet it.
The result: AMSA approved the revised system in May 2024.
Quote
“The SMS meets the intent of MO504.”
