Yacht management software has countless benefits for yacht managers and is a necessity for this job. The main reason is that yacht management software can work as a stress-reduction tool for a yacht manager as this is a job full of stress and crisis management.
What is a yacht manager and expectations from this role?
A yacht manager is a person who is in charge of a yacht or a fleet and the only one in contact with the owner(s) or investors of the yacht(s). All decisions and processes run under his management and so he/she has to deal with various subjects like maintenance issues, crew issues, legal issues, insurance covers, etc. Software will help his/her job to go more organized and fast. The best way to find yacht manager jobs are international crew websites, for example, yacrew.com
In order to understand this role better, you can have a look at the article on yachting-pages about effective yacht management.
Below you will some of the expectations from a yacht manager and it differs according to the owners and yacht companies but the following gives the idea of the responsibilities of a yacht manager and for sure all the following need yacht management software to handle.
- Maintain the yacht documents, keep yacht certificates up-to-date.
- Manage all captain and crew employment procedures; responsible for crew selection or in contact with HR.
- Arrange employment contracts, insurance, and other legal issues or supervise these issues.
- Keep contact with yacht accountants and watch budgets and purchases, expenses
- Coordinates the flow of communication between the yacht and other departments including Accounting, Technical, Compliance and if needed charter department.
- Contact with public authorities for the yacht issues
- Being in contact with the shipping yard for any technical inspections
- Register and renew the boat in specialized agencies for chartering
- Contact with charter agents for requests, responsible for the overall commercial and pricing policy
A yacht management software will be helpful to a yacht manager in all these issues and more. As it is seen below picture, everything will be on a dashboard and reminding the issues that need attention even reminding with e-mails. All documents, all information will be in one place and in a big archive that is manageable. Crew information, associates, yacht documents, charter information.
FOMCS yacht management software dashboard.
If you want to know more please have a look at yacht management educational videos after you sign in.