Can Nansen Holt handle yacht claims for an insurer?

Yes. Nansen Holt can act as an external claims department: we take the first notification, contact the policyholder, collect documents, instruct a surveyor from our network, check repair quotations line by line and give a settlement recommendation with a figure, or settle within an agreed authority and report to you. Surveying and claims handling are kept as separate roles in every file, and the insurer keeps full instruction and audit rights. Terms are agreed per insurer.

Can you survey a yacht in a country where I have no contacts?

Yes. You send Nansen Holt the location and the vessel, and we assign an affiliated surveyor in that region. You deal with us in English or German; the surveyor on site speaks the local language.

How quickly can a surveyor attend?

That depends on the region and the season. We tell you the earliest realistic date in our first reply, together with the cost, so you can decide before anything is instructed.

What does a yacht survey cost?

Damage, condition and expert surveys are charged by the hour plus travel time and mileage, at one rate card worldwide. Pre-purchase surveys are a fixed price per metre of the yacht's length. You receive the figure in writing before we instruct a surveyor.

Who do I contract with?

With Nansen Holt. The affiliated surveyor acts as our subcontractor. You have one contract, one invoice and one contact, whatever country the vessel is in.

Who reviews the report?

Nansen Holt. Every report is checked against the photographs, the figures and the attachments before it is released.

Do you work for private owners and buyers, or only for insurers?

For all of them. Insurers, adjusters and law firms instruct us for claims and disputes; buyers for pre-purchase surveys abroad; owners for valuations, repair supervision, damage surveys and coding or flag inspections.

MCA coding, tonnage and flag inspections

For yachts entering charter or commercial use, or changing flag: coding examinations, tonnage measurement and flag state inspections including MLC, carried out by surveyors authorised for the code or flag concerned.

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What you get

Coordination with your Certifying Authority and an authorised surveyor
A checklist to prepare the vessel before the examination
Coding examinations, tonnage measurement and flag state inspections including MLC
Support with the paperwork
On request, a Safety Management System written to the new Code

When it helps

A vessel entering charter or other commercial use
Renewal and intermediate examinations
A change of flag
The move from MGN 280 or the Blue, Yellow or Red Code to the Sport or Pleasure Vessel Code
Workboats under the Workboat Code Edition 3

How it works

Tell us the vessel, where she lies, the intended use and the current certificate. We confirm the surveyor, the date and the cost before anyone attends.

Questions

When do existing coded vessels move to the new Code?

At their next renewal examination or three years after the Code came into force on 12 December 2025, whichever is later.

Do I need a Safety Management System?

Yes. All vessels within the scope of the Sport or Pleasure Vessel Code must meet its Safety Management System requirements by December 2028.

Do you also cover workboats?

Yes. We coordinate examinations under the Workboat Code Edition 3 through authorised surveyors.

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Write to claims@nansenholt.com or use the request form →

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