THE PROBLEMS WE SOLVE
CHARTER READY PROGRAM
Conflicting Advice & Fragmented Excecution
Every stakeholder, the broker, surveyor, refit yard, and flag representative, gives advice based on their limited scope.
Work begins before the actual compliance gap is understood, and halfway through, the goalposts move.
CRP Solution:
We act as the single technical authority planning, conducting and overseeing the entire compliance pathway.
The very first Phase of the project Phase 1 – Gap Analysis, defines what it will take to reach compliance for the vessel’s intended operations in terms of scope of works, cost involved, project delivery times, as well as any technical or commercial risks, empowering you to make informed decisions from day one.
Unclear Requirements & Regulatory Complexity
The world of compliance in the maritime industry can be extremely complex. With centuries worth of rules and regulations to interpret, understanding compliance for your specific operational needs can be a never-ending challenge.
CRP Solution:
Our team of Naval Architects and Maritime Engineers identify and define the exact regulatory framework applicable to your vessel’s intended operations. We translate technical complexity into clear, actionable insights, so you always understand what’s happening, why it matters, and what’s coming next.
We design the compliance pathway for fast, cost-effective, and successful attainment of the required approvals and certifications.
Budget Blowouts & Scope Creep
In most cases, works begin before the scope has been clearly defined. The owner funds the process, paying for documentary, equipment and vessel upgrades, only to discover there is more work than originally anticipated.
CRP Solution:
Before a single dollar is spent, we offer an initial consultation at no cost to identify and discuss the likely technical and commercial challenges involved in meeting compliance for your operational goals.
If you choose to proceed, Phase 1 – Gap Analysis provides a low-cost starting point, a structured assessment defining the anticipated scope, costs, timelines, and risks, delivering full clarity and informed decision-making from day one.
Missed Commercial Opportunities
Brokers, managers, owners, and operators often lose valuable opportunities because there’s no clear, streamlined pathway to bring a vessel into commercial service. Uncertainty around compliance, imports and exports, reflagging, and classification all contribute to missed commercial opportunities.
CRP Solution:
The Charter Ready Program provides a clear, structured pathway to certification and commercial operation. Through Phase 1 – Gap Analysis, we deliver a comprehensive compliance report outlining the vessel’s current status, required works, indicative costs, timelines, and risks. This gives clients verified technical proof of condition and charter readiness early in the process, enabling informed decisions and favourable commercial outcomes.
Poor Stakeholder Management
Many management companies and consultancies that support owners in attaining charter compliance, lack the technical depth or control to oversee the full compliance pathway.
They subcontract the anticipated works with little clarity between stakeholders, often resulting in confusion, delays, and unfavourable outcomes.
CRP Solution:
Naval Architects design and build vessels of all types and for all operational purposes, always in accordance with the relevant regulatory frameworks. This makes them uniquely qualified to bring existing vessels into compliance for any operational need. Our CRP service is delivered start to finish by a Naval Architect, ensuring complete technical oversight, stakeholder alignment, and accountability throughout the process.
Poor Compliance Sustainment
Even after certification, many vessels fall out of charter compliance due to various reasons including but not limited to, changing regulations, missed renewals, unapproved modifications, or undocumented refits.
This can result in costly downtime, reputational damage, or even illegal operations.
CRP Solution:
Our systems engineering approach establishes the foundation for long-term compliance sustainment, minimising administrative burden and reducing future costs if you choose to manage it internally.
Alternatively, we offer complete through-life compliance management as part of Phase 4 of the CRP, ensuring your vessel remains continuously compliant through proactive oversight and documentation control.
Turning Compliance Confusion into Commercial Confidence
HOW IT WORKS
FREE CONSULTATION
To understand your vessel, your operational goals, and determine the most practical and cost-effective pathway to compliance.
At this stage, you gain clarity on whether charter compliance is viable, what governing standards apply, and what an appropriate strategy looks like, before committing to any expense.
PHASE 1: Gap Analysis
To establish a factual baseline of your vessel’s current condition, documentation, and compliance standing.
This phase translates all the information into a single, structured roadmap, defining what’s required, the technical and commercial risks involved, and indicative cost and time expectations. It turns uncertainty into a plan.
The key benefit of this phase is that you get a clear understanding of what is involved in pursuing charter compliance, allowing you to make informed decisions and prevent sunk costs.
NOTE: Post Phase 1 delivery, there is no obligation for you to proceed with the next Phases of the CRP.
PHASE 2: Works & Verifcations
To conduct, coordinate and oversee all technical, regulatory, and project works required to bring the vessel into compliance.
We manage the process under a unified framework, ensuring that every action, decision, and deliverable aligns with the approved compliance roadmap.
Re-work is mitigated, costs are controlled, and project times are regulated.
PHASE 3: Approvals & Certifications
To attain all approvals and certifications required for your vessel’s intended charter operations.
Phase 2, and Phase 3 are usually conducted in parallel for higher efficiency. We coordinate and manage all contacts, surveys and liaisons, to make your vessel charter ready.
PHASE 4: Compliance Sustainment
To ensure the vessel remains charter-ready beyond initial approval.
We have established systems and practices for through-life compliance management, making renewals, audits, and ongoing operations seamless.
Your vessel stays compliant, operational, and commercially viable long-term.
Frequently Asked Questions
Being charter ready means your vessel meets all technical, safety, and regulatory standards required for legal commercial operation under a specific flag, class, or jurisdiction.
It’s not just paperwork, it’s a combination of vessel design elements, equipment, verified documentation, systems, and certifications that prove your vessel is safe, compliant, and commercially approved.
The CRP is designed for:
Private yacht owners who want to offer their vessel for charter.
Brokers and buyer’s agents who need independent verification to close deals.
Vessel managers and operators managing compliance across fleets.
Refit yards executing upgrades for commercial certification.
Surveyors and consultants seeking technical collaboration for client projects.
Essentially, if your role involves getting a vessel compliant for commercial use, the CRP gives you a structured, accountable pathway.
Traditional surveyors and consultants are usually limited by their expertise in a specific domain.
Achieving charter compliance requires a systematic engineering approach that brings all technical, regulatory, and commercial factors together under one coordinated framework.
Vanenauti’s Charter Ready Program (CRP) was built by Naval Architects, professionals who design and build vessels of all types and operational purposes in accordance with international regulatory requirements from the ground up.
So when it comes to bringing existing vessels of any type into compliance for any operational purpose, Naval Architects are beyond qualified to deliver.
That’s why every CRP engagement is delivered start to finish by a Naval Architect, ensuring that every stage is handled with technical precision, regulatory insight, and complete accountability.
Vanenauti works across all major flag and class systems.
Our team will identify the optimal framework based on your vessel’s intended operations, ownership structure, and cruising areas.
Timelines vary depending on the vessel’s condition, documentation completeness, and governing authority.
You’ll receive a projected timeline during Phase 1: Gap Analysis.
The overall cost of the Charter Ready Program can depend on several factors such as the size and complexity of the vessel, and its intended operations, it current location, etc. Ultimately the scope of work that would be involved in getting the vessel charter compliant defines the cost.
Phase 1 – Gap Analysis is usually fixed cost, while the payment structures for subsequent Phases are usually agreed upon between the parties on a case by cases basis.
Absolutely.
The CRP is designed to integrate, not replace, your existing service providers.
We act as the central technical authority coordinating surveyors, yards, and contractors to ensure everyone works toward the same compliance outcome, on time, on budget and within scope.
Not always.
For newer or well-documented vessels, a desktop-based Gap Analysis may be sufficient for initial assessment.
However, for older or modified vessels, an onboard visit is usually recommended to verify vessel condition, systems, layout, and documentation accuracy.
That’s exactly why the Free Consultation and Gap Analysis phases exist… to establish viability before major costs are incurred.
If your vessel isn’t a good candidate, you’ll still walk away with a professional assessment and report detailing its current compliance standing and upgrade options for future resale or operation.
That is totally fine! In fact Phase 1 is designed to give you the power to make informed decisions early before you make any major financial and time commitments.
That is totally fine! After Phase 3, once your vessel is approved and certified charter ready, you have no further obligation to engage with Vanenauti.
No.
While developed for yachts, the CRP framework applies equally to commercial and tourism vessels, passenger craft, aquaculture vessels, and other categories seeking certification for commercial operation.
Simply contact us via phone call (+61 450 029 299), email (info@vanenauti.com), or through our contact form, for a free consultation.
We’ll review your vessel, discuss your operational goals, and outline the most effective compliance pathway. No commitment required.