Pre-purchase survey
Independent condition inspection before you commit, with defects, priorities and practical next steps.
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Tell us the vessel, location, survey purpose and access arrangements. We review the assignment and help identify a suitable independent marine surveyor.
A pre-purchase inspection is not the same assignment as a tonnage measurement or commercial-code survey. We keep the scope clear from the beginning.
Independent condition inspection before you commit, with defects, priorities and practical next steps.
Request this surveyCondition and market-value reporting shaped around the information your insurer or lender requests.
Request this surveyEvidence-led inspection following grounding, collision, water ingress, machinery failure or storm damage.
Request this surveyRouting to a surveyor with the right appointment when a flag, registry or recognised organisation requires it.
Request this surveyFocused inspections for rigging, machinery, composites, steel, aluminium and other specialist scopes.
Request this surveySurvey support for commercial yachts, charter activity and code-compliance work where applicable.
Request this surveyThe platform helps structure the enquiry and introduce suitable professionals. The selected surveyor remains responsible for agreeing scope, fee and terms with you.
Share the vessel, survey purpose, location, timing and any buyer or registry deadline.
We check geography, material, size, specialist needs and whether formal acceptance matters.
Where available, we connect you with a surveyor whose stated capability fits the assignment.
You compare the scope and terms, resolve conflicts and instruct the professional directly.
For pre-purchase and condition work, competence, experience, insurance and independence are central. For tonnage, registration, coding or statutory work, the flag or accepting organisation may also require a specific appointment.
Check my survey requirementCredential — membership, qualification or professional designation
Capability — the right vessel, material, size and survey experience
Appointment — authority from the relevant flag or organisation
Acceptance — confirmation that the resulting report or certificate will be accepted
Italy’s long coastline and islands make the exact marina, yard, haul-out window and survey scope central to selecting the right professional.
A major yacht construction, refit and brokerage corridor with broad vessel sizes and specialist inspection requirements.
Find a surveyor in this region →Assignments should account for island travel, seasonal yard demand and the vessel’s precise berth or haul-out facility.
Find a surveyor in this region →A wide island market where travel distance, yard access and ferry or flight timing can materially affect the inspection plan.
Find a surveyor in this region →A busy yacht and leisure-boat area serving local transactions, island cruising and vessels moving through the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Find a surveyor in this region →A long multi-region coast where local access, vessel type and travel must be checked rather than assumed from the nearest city.
Find a surveyor in this region →Commercial ports, marinas and repair yards with different access rules and lifting arrangements for each assignment.
Find a surveyor in this region →Provide the yacht make, model, year, length, material, survey purpose, exact marina or yard and preferred date. Also state whether haul-out, pressure washing and sea trial can be arranged and whether an insurer, lender or registry has specified report requirements.
Pricing varies with vessel size, construction, age, survey scope, travel, yard access and report requirements. Haul-out, wash, sea trial, skipper attendance and specialist testing are usually priced separately.
Potentially. Island assignments require confirmation of local availability or travel arrangements, including transport time, accommodation where necessary, yard access and the planned inspection date.
English-language reporting may be available for international purchases. Agree the report language, intended recipient, reliance rights and delivery deadline directly with the surveyor before appointment.
No. Professional membership can support a competence review but does not itself prove an appointment by a registry, flag or recognised organisation. Verify the exact acceptance requirement before ordering statutory, tonnage or registration work.
The buyer, seller, broker and yard should agree access, keys, permissions, haul-out, washing and sea-trial arrangements in advance. The surveyor should confirm what needs to be available for the agreed scope.
Potential assignments include new-build & refit supervision, large-yacht delivery acceptance, repair inspections, sea trials, rig & mast inspections, ultrasound, moisture & corrosion, accident investigation & expert witness, on-hire, off-hire & commercial handover. Availability depends on the location, vessel and required specialist capability or formal appointment.
Select the country where the vessel is located, or send the exact port, marina or yard so the assignment can be reviewed.
Tell us the vessel, Italian location and reason for the survey. We can help clarify access and scope before you request an introduction.
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