Solis Marine provides comprehensive technical and surveying services to superyacht owners,managers, builders, insurers and brokers worldwide. Our team combines deep seagoing and technical management experience with specialist expertise in superyacht newbuilding projects, damage investigation and expert witness services.

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Our Services

• Pre-Purchase & Condition Surveys: Independent assessment of vessel condition forprospective buyers, including hull and machinery surveys, systems evaluation andcomprehensive reporting with fully costed analysis of remedial works.
• Casualty Investigation & Claims Management: Rapid response damage surveys for H&Munderwriters and P&I Clubs. Investigation of groundings, collisions, machinery failures, fire and flooding incidents with expert causation analysis and repair cost assessment. Casualty management for salvage and wreck removal.
• New Build & Refit Support: Technical specification review, shipyard due diligence, progresssurveys, class compliance verification, commissioning oversight and sea trial supervision.
• Owner's Representation: Independent technical representation during new builds, refits oroperational issues. Project management, quality assurance and expert technical advicethroughout the vessel lifecycle.
• Expert Witness Services: Preparation of expert reports for arbitration and litigation. Coverageincludes new build disputes, personal injury claims, warranty disputes and operational incidents.
• Technical Management Consultancy: Energy efficiency solutions, ballast water treatmentsystem installation, exhaust gas scrubber projects, regulatory compliance and vessel upgradeplanning.

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Advanced Engineering Support

Solis Marine's engineering division in Falmouth and Singapore provides specialist naval architecture and structural engineering support for complex superyacht projects:

• Structural Analysis: Finite element analysis for structural integrity assessment, modificationengineering and damage evaluation.
• Stability & Hydrodynamics: Intact and damage stability calculations, seakeeping analysis, andcomputational fluid dynamics for performance optimisation.
• Alternative Design Solutions: Creative engineering solutions balancing regulatory compliancewith design vision, including alternative fuel and propulsion systems and equivalencyassessments.

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Key Personnel

Andrew McManus - Chief Engineer Unlimited with 17 years seagoing experience on container vessels rising from Fourth Engineer to Chief Engineer. Fifteen years in ship management as Technical Superintendent and Fleet Manager for major shipping companies including Maersk Line and Songa Shipmanagement, managing fleets of up to 48 vessels. Two years as Project Manager for luxury yachts 52-147m conducting surveys, expert reports and managing technical projects.

Jamie Simpson - Master Mariner with seagoing experience including cruise vessels and Ro-Pax. Over ten years command experience of passenger vessels, including the privately owned ST. HELENA. Holder of pilot exemptions for major European ports and experience of berthing in confined ports and marinas with limited bathymetric data in challenging global locations. Member of the Lloyd's Panel Special Casualty Representatives.

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Contact

Andrew McManus | Marine Engineer Consultant

Jamie Simpson | Senior Master Mariner

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