Structure
Frame erection and fairing
The shape of the vessel is fixed here, so check it before planking follows.
Shape confirmed
For owners who cannot attend
Protecting a build you cannot watch daily
Builds rarely go wrong dramatically; they drift. Supervision converts distance into structured, photographed reporting against a defined programme, by someone whose only interest is your vessel.
- Monthly Minimum reporting
- Weekly Photos in structure
- 4 Representative duties
- Last 10% Needs a final tranche
Monthly
Reporting rhythm
Supervision basics
An information system before an inspection
Owner supervision exists to turn distance into information: regular, structured, photographed reporting against the programme, carried out by someone whose only interest is your vessel.
The most effective representatives are quiet, regular and factual. One who arrives as an inspector gets a performance; one who arrives as routine gets the truth.
- Information first Supervision is an information system first, a technical inspection second.
- Rhythm beats depth Monthly and consistent beats occasional and detailed.
- Handover is documented A snag list, a document pack and a defined final payment trigger.
Inspection points
Moments worth attending in person
At each point, a defect found now costs a fraction of what it costs after the next phase closes over it.
Monthly reporting pack
The pack that keeps a build honest
A workable monthly pack is short. Its value is comparability: five months of identical reports show drift any single report would hide.
- Programme gate
- Target vs actual
- The gate the vessel should have reached, and the one it reached.
- Standard photographs
- Same positions
- Taken from fixed positions each visit, so change is visible at a glance.
- Open issues
- Date + status
- Each issue with the date raised and its current status.
- Variations
- Priced or not
- Any variation discussed, and whether it has been priced.
- Critical path
- Risks flagged
- Anything on the critical path that is at risk.
The same dated record resolves disputes without acrimony, because both sides work from evidence instead of memory.
The representative's job
Four things a good representative does
They are not there to manage the yard's crew or redesign the vessel. They build a working relationship, not an adversarial one.
The last ten per cent
Give the finish a financial reason
Every yard feels the same pull: the next vessel needs the crew. Snagging, adjustment and documentation are the least profitable work, and without a financial consequence they compete with new builds and lose.
- Hold a meaningful tranche Release it on snag-list closure and delivery of the document pack.
- Set it from draft one Yards plan around it, so the last phase gets resourced.
- Agree warranty in practice Contact, response time, return to yard and delivery cost, agreed at handover.
Build Process guide
Keep reading this guide
Every stage of a phinisi build, from design freeze to handover.
FAQ
Supervision questions
Reputation reduces risk but does not create a written record. Even excellent yards benefit from an external record of decisions and progress. For owners not resident in the country, representation is close to essential.
Monthly is the practical minimum for structured reporting, with immediate notice of anything affecting the critical path or needing an owner decision. Weekly photo updates are common during the structural phase.
Treat it as a serious signal. Well-run yards regard owner representation as normal because it removes ambiguity and speeds decisions. Resistance usually means an intention to work without a record or to avoid being held to the programme.
Partially, and it helps on a smaller build. But video does not reveal moisture content, fastening quality, alignment or storage discipline, and it is easily directed away from problems. Use it alongside periodic physical inspection.
The accepted snag list with responsible parties and dates, as-built drawings, equipment manuals and serial numbers, warranty documents, certification and registration paperwork, the spares and tools inventory, and the trials results.
Independent supervision
Supervision scoped independently of any yard
Need supervision rather than construction? Send vessel length, operating area and target delivery window for a written response.
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