What goes wrong
- The yard’s IT scope is a single line item, quoted by their preferred integrator, against a spec nobody on the owner’s side has read.
- Structured cabling is run before the network design exists, so equipment rooms end up where there’s space rather than where they should be.
- Crew Wi-Fi, guest Wi-Fi, OT networks, CCTV and entertainment all get designed by different suppliers and meet for the first time at commissioning.
- The connectivity solution is chosen by whoever the yard has an agreement with.
- Cyber compliance for class (IACS UR E26/E27) is discovered as a paperwork exercise three months before delivery.
What we do
We sit on your side of the table for the whole build and act as the technical owner of the IT and OT scope.
- Specification. A functional spec written for how the vessel will be operated, not for how the yard prefers to build. Sized for the vessel — not for the integrator’s margin.
- Vendor selection. Comparable quotes, evaluated on what’s actually in them. We take nothing from any supplier, so when a quote is padded we say so.
- Oversight. Design reviews, cable route and equipment room sign-off, progress inspections at the yard, and a running punch list you can hand to the yard’s project manager.
- Commissioning and delivery. Acceptance testing against the spec, documentation that will still be useful in ten years, and the cyber file class wants to see.
Who this is for
Owners’ teams, project managers and management companies on yacht, expedition and small cruise builds. Conversions and major refits where the IT is being replaced.
Timing
The earlier the better. Contract stage is ideal; design freeze is late but workable; after cable trays are fixed we’re doing damage limitation.