DC MARITIME / EXPERTISE

One vessel.
Many perspectives.

Registration, inspection, audit and advisory. Find the right support for the decisions and responsibilities ahead.

Flag Registration

Guidance through vessel registration, document preparation and communication with the relevant flag administration.

Flag State Inspection

Vessel inspection services focused on the requirements of the relevant flag administration.

Classification & Survey

Support with classification enquiries, survey planning and the documentation needed for your vessel.

ISM, ISPS & MLC Audit

Audit services addressing safety management, ship security and seafarers’ working and living conditions.

Marine Advisory & Consultancy

Practical advice to support vessel operations, technical decisions and the coordination of maritime requirements.

Pre-PSC Survey & PSC Assistance

Preparation and practical support before and during Port State Control inspections.

Pre-Purchase Survey

A clearer understanding of vessel condition to inform a potential acquisition.

Project Management

Coordination and follow-up for maritime projects, including shipbuilding, repair and conversion activities.

A CLOSER LOOK

Expertise, on board
and at the shipyard.

Explore the practical work behind surveys, shipbuilding coordination and inspection readiness.

A U.S. Coast Guard marine inspector examines a vessel’s rudder in dry dock — Rudder inspection in dry dock, Ilwaco, 2020.
Levi Read / U.S. Coast Guard · Public domain · Resized; display crop.

Marine surveys & inspections

Vessel condition, equipment and documentation — a closer look at the details that matter.

A vessel under construction beneath shipyard cranes at Philadelphia Shipyard — NSMV under construction at Philly Shipyard, 2024.
MastersHall / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized; display crop.

Shipbuilding & project coordination

From yard activities to project milestones, keep the work and the people connected.

A U.S. Coast Guard inspector checks a lifeboat during a Port State Control examination — Lifeboat examination aboard Texas, Los Angeles, 2012.
Cory J. Mendenhall / U.S. Coast Guard · Public domain · Resized; display crop.

Port State Control readiness

Practical preparation and assistance before and during a Port State Control inspection.

Industry photographs illustrate the work described and are not DC Maritime personnel or projects. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. The appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.

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One vessel.Many perspectives.