Asset governance across the ownership lifecycle.
Independent representation at every stage of ownership, with decision rights retained by the Owner and the family office.
Governance of the yacht itself: its programme, budgets, decisions and records.
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Acquisition
Review of candidate yachts, coordination of the technical and legal due diligence carried out by the Owner’s advisers, and technical and commercial input to a transaction led by the Owner’s lawyers and broker.
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New build
Owner’s representation from appointment to handover: construction oversight, budget and change control, and delivery readiness, with the appointed Chief Engineer involved early.
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Operations
Oversight of the management company and of the yacht’s operating budgets, maintenance planning and charter programme, reported to the Owner on an agreed cadence.
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Refit & conversion
Scope definition, yard tender and comparison, design coordination, budget, programme and change control, quality assurance and delivery readiness.
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Divestment
Sale preparation, coordination of the Owner’s appointed broker, technical and commercial input to a transaction led by the Owner’s lawyers, and handover.
A mandate may commence at any stage
Governance principles.
The same four principles apply at every stage, whatever the scope of the mandate.
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Independent representation
Recommendations on the yacht programme, made in the interest of the Owner, as client under the mandate.
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Retained decision rights
Material decisions rest with the Owner, supported by options, evidence and a reasoned recommendation.
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Financial transparency
Budgets, commitments and exposures reported on an agreed cadence.
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Institutional memory
Decisions and their rationale documented and carried forward across the ownership lifecycle.
New build and refit, in depth.
Seven service areas. Twenty-one recurring activity types.
Each area has a lead and a defined coverage across the programme. Activity types describe recurring work — not task volumes or hours.
Two contexts, the same Owner-side controls.
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New build
From control setup to handover.
Design review, construction interfaces and specialist inspections, then final outfitting, trials and handover — with the appointed Chief Engineer involved early.
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Refit
Controls scaled to the refit scope.
Technical survey, design coordination, financial and change control and delivery readiness, applied to the refit scope.
Four pillars, seven service areas.
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Owner’s representation & coordination
The Owner’s priorities and decision options, with one point of coordination for the yard, designers and suppliers.
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Technical & design oversight
Specifications, drawings and inspections under the agreed plan, with design conformity followed from workshop to on board.
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Financial & change control
Baseline and forecast exposure, variations, credits and Owner supply, reviewed on evidence before any authorised decision.
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Delivery readiness & handover
A readiness plan and evidence dossier, manuals, spares and training, and a handover package that tracks remaining issues.
Area 06, AI agent coordination and QA, supports all four pillars. See Owner reporting.
Three phases, one continuous mandate.
Specialists are engaged where their expertise is needed, for the agreed scope and period. The timing of each phase follows the project programme.
Example: a 51-month new build
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Control setup and design review
Months 1 to 8
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Construction interfaces and specialist inspections
Months 9 to 39
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Final outfitting, trials and handover
Months 40 to 51
Continuous throughout the mandate
- Owner’s representation
- Project coordination
- Financial & change control
- Reporting to the Owner
What is watched, and when.
Technical survey runs continuously. Design coordination moves from review to onboard conformity. Delivery readiness builds towards handover. Site visits follow the agreed inspection plan.
| Track | Detail | When |
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| Technical survey |
| Continuous, with changing focus, months 1 to 51 |
| Design coordination & interior conformity |
| Design review in months 1 to 8; conformity from month 15, provisional, see the note below the table |
| Delivery readiness & handover |
| Months 40 to 51 |
| Chief Engineer |
| Early involvement, in this example from month 28 |
*M15 provisional. Timing and attendance are agreed in the written mandate.
The Chief Engineer is appointed early and knows the yacht before delivery.
Managed and coordinated by ASYA, funded separately by the Owner.
When the Chief Engineer joins, and how intensively, is defined for each project.
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During construction
System knowledge and build familiarisation
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At delivery
Manuals, spares, training and handover conditions
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In operation
Continuity onboard and informed warranty follow-up
Entry timing and duties to be agreed. Any ASYA post-delivery services require a separate agreement.
The work, area by area.
Open an area to see its activity types, lead and coverage.
Example: a 51-month new build.
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01 Owner’s representation , months 1 to 51
- 1.1Owner priorities and brief
- 1.2Decision options and recommendations
- 1.3Escalation and adviser coordination
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02 Project coordination , months 1 to 51
- 2.1Programme and dependencies
- 2.2Actions and blocker follow-up
- 2.3Yard, designer and supplier interfaces
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03 Financial & change control , months 1 to 51
- 3.1Baseline and forecast exposure
- 3.2Variations, credits and Owner supply
- 3.3Evidence review for authorised decisions
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04 Technical survey , months 1 to 51
- 4.1Specifications, drawings and interfaces
- 4.2Inspections under the agreed plan
- 4.3Findings, tests and completion evidence
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05 Design coordination , Design to handover
- 5.1Layouts, materials and samples
- 5.2Workshop and onboard conformity
- 5.3Interior snagging and completion evidence
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06 AI agent coordination & QA , months 1 to 51
- 6.1Source organisation and AI preparation
- 6.2Human QA, specialist checks and release gate
- 6.3Dashboard and daily / weekly briefs
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07 Delivery readiness , Final focus months 40 to 51
- 7.1Readiness plan and evidence dossier
- 7.2Manuals, spares and training coordination
- 7.3Handover package and remaining issues
Visits and capacity are agreed per mandate. Chief Engineer costs excluded.
One continuous mandate, from appointment to handover.
Specialists join for defined work packages; Luigi Adamo leads the Owner’s representation throughout.