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Ω Omega Yacht Services
Nick Vass FCMS FRINA DipMarSur YS
Independent Marine Surveyor
Qualified Marine Surveyor
Marine Surveyor - Power and Sail
RYA Yachtmaster Offshore and Coastal Skipper Instructor
New Build and Restoration Supervision
Impartial Advice
Professional Indemnity and third party liability insurance carried
GRP, wood, steel and aluminium sailing yachts, motorboats and narrow boats up to 24 metres
Types of Survey
• Pre-purchase, condition, valuation and insurance surveys on vessels up to 24 metres, including yachts, motorcruisers, RIBs, narrow boats and wide-beam canal boats
• Insurance renewal
• Valuation for finance purposes
• Damage assessment
• Pre-sale
• Tonnage Measurement for British Registration
• MCA Code of Practice Compliance (coding) for yachts and motorboats
Impartial frank advice given by a friendly and
approachable boat owner
Please phone for free boat buying advice and a quotation
tel 07702 915524
A survey is an all-day event, taking on average six hours. All aspects of the vessel are inspected (please see
list of items checked during a survey of a sailing yacht or a motorcruiser). Ideally, the vessel should be inspected both ashore and afloat, so that keel joints and engine can be tested for leaks. However, this is not always possible, so I am able to re-visit when the vessel is in the water. The vessel can be inspected between tides, but this can affect moisture meter readings. I encourage the buyer to be present during the survey to discuss the findings there and then.
The survey report is between ten and twenty-two pages of A4. It is accepted by insurance companies and financial institutions. Please note the survey report will be emailed as a .PDF file together with an invoice within 5 working days of the inspection.
A ticklist of jobs to be done in order of priority will always be given at the end of report. I am able to re-visit vessel at a later date and adjust report accordingly. Initial verbal reports can be made over the telephone, if buyer cannot be present during survey.
Fees Charged
A full and inclusive fee of £15 per foot LOA is charged for a pre-purchase survey (I am not VAT-registered) and £14 per foot for an insurance survey (if you already own the yacht). This fee excludes any extra or unforeseen expenses, e.g. marina contractor's fees or parking fees; hotel accommodation/travel expenses outside of the normal operational area mentioned below.
A pre-sale inspection is offered to sellers of vessels at a discounted rate of £13 per foot LOA. This is a full condition and valuation report that is done when the vessel is first put up for sale. I have found this type of survey to be popular with sellers of older vessels, as it gives the owner time to sort out problems before the vessel is seen by potential buyers, which helps to prevent situations when a buyer likes a boat and looks forward to buying it, only to find out from a pre-purchase survey that there is a number of faults with it. In case of a pre-sale survey, the report will be revised to take into account any improvements/repairs done to the vessel, until the vessel has a clean bill of health. The report can then be transferred to the buyer’s name for a small admin fee and used for insurance cover purposes.
Any other types of surveys and consultancy work are charged at an hourly rate of £70 per hour (for example, damage assessment, limited surveys, consultations, osmosis treatment consultancy, etc).
Discounts are available for Sadler, Moody, Westerly, Newbridge and Hurley owners.
I am an experienced boat builder and yacht repairer, having worked in the marine industry for twenty-plus years. I have been a full-time marine surveyor since 2004, having surveyed over three thousand vessels.
