The regulatory reference centre
for the private superyacht.
Permanent regulatory hubs: flags, conventions, audits, crew payroll. Plus our latest analyses, kept up to date by the Cursorio team.
Permanent reference guides.
Authority pages, kept current: everything a captain, family officer or maritime counsel needs to know.
Cayman Islands flag yacht registration — 2026 guide
Registration, costs, ongoing obligations and practical trade-offs of the Cayman flag for private and commercial superyachts. 2026 firm guide.
Marshall Islands superyacht flag — 2026 Guide
Complete Marshall Islands (IRI) flag guide for private superyachts: eligibility, registration process, reflagging, costs, OFAC, Cayman / IoM comparison.
MLC 2006 superyacht — Complete 2026 guide
MLC 2006 applied to superyachts: DMLC, SEA, multi-currency payroll, Port State Control audits and private yacht grey areas.
STCW superyacht — Complete 2026 guide
STCW applied to superyachts: CoC and CoP, MCA yacht certificates, Basic Safety Training, flag endorsements, rest hours and the ongoing IMO review.
ISM & ISPS Code superyacht — Complete 2026 guide
ISM and ISPS Codes for superyachts: the SMS, DOC and SMC, DPA, ship security plan and ISSC, the 500 GT threshold, audits, security levels and cyber risk.
By category.
Latest analyses.
Nausicaä: the methanol bet comes aboard
The first methanol fuel-cell superyacht, the 114m Nausicaä, has been delivered. What her propulsion changes for running large yachts.
Refit: the new center of gravity in yachting
The global superyacht fleet is aging and swelling: refit is becoming the market's engine — and a true ship-management discipline.
Bayesian: Italian prosecutors fault the crew
Italian prosecutors' experts fault the Bayesian's crew and contradict the MAIB. What captains and yacht managers should take away.
Unknown waters: anchoring and speed done right
Five knots, seagrass, local decrees: how a captain checks anchoring and speed rules before entering waters they don't know.
Harassment at sea: the 2026 regulatory shift
From 1 January 2026, harassment prevention is a mandatory STCW competence. What superyacht managers and captains must update now.
Sanctions 2026: Operations Under the Microscope
In 2026 the sanctions net targets the yacht's operations: names, flags, AIS, routing. What managers must now anticipate to stay clear.
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