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Manta Maritime was created in early 2006 in response to the luxury yachting industry’s demand for expert help with all aspects of safety and regulatory compliance.

Historically, many Classification Societies and flag States have chosen not to pursue yachts, possibly due to them being of a small tonnage compared to most merchant ships. However, as the yachts get bigger and more exotic, an increasing number of regulators are getting involved for various reasons; taking a more proactive approach to promoting safety and pollution prevention, for economic gain or simply because of the perceived kudos luxury yachts bring to their fleet.

This has resulted in a mind-boggling number and variety of requirements that apply to yachts, so who better to provide guidance through this regulatory maze than a team of dedicated, enthusiastic, highly experienced and respected engineers, naval architects and former regulators. Put simply, if Manta Maritime cannot help you, then we don’t know who can.

Anthony

Anthony Gradwell
Founder and Managing Director
anthony@mantamaritime.com
Anthony’s passion for the luxury yachting industry is matched by his desire to make life easier for all the stakeholders who have compliance obligations.

He is, without doubt, one of the most experienced and respected so called ‘MCA surveyors’ in the world. After establishing a reputation as a very able naval architect and competent professional engineer whilst working for Lloyd’s Register as a surveyor, Anthony was asked to join the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry as a Marine Surveyor in 2001. This coincided with the CISR’s rapid expansion, with Anthony helping to establish it as the largest and most prestigious superyacht registry in the world. He was at the forefront of introducing the UK’s Large Commercial Yacht (MCA) Code to the North American yacht builders and soon became Lead Surveyor.

He left the CISR in 2006 to found Manta Maritime.
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  • Facilitating the provision of a loading computer to an 80 metre yacht which cannot fill its tanks due to draught and stability limitations
  • Preparing a Ship Oil Pollution Emergency Prevention (SOPEP) manual for a large yacht
  • Developing a flag-approved methodology for ECDIS to be used instead of charts onboard a large yacht
  • Performing a safety audit of a 70 metre high-speed private yacht
  • Performing numerous Port State Control pre-inspections on motor and sailing yachts
  • Performing stability calculations for a large private sailing yacht wishing to host parties for a significant number of guests
  • Performing a pre-purchase survey of a small composite motoryacht
  • Conducting a study of the available stabilization options to a large motoryacht, comparing cost, space, noise, lead time, etc.
  • Preparing a new SOPEP compliant with MEPC.86(44) for a large motoryacht
  • Advising the designers of a 110 metre very high speed motoryacht on compliance with the Passenger Yacht Code
  • Advising a large Turkish yacht builder on compliance with all the large commercial yacht codes
  • Advising the designers of an 80 metre motoryacht on compliance with the Passenger Yacht Code
  • Conducting a risk assessment and developing a hurricane preparedness plan for a yacht management company
  • Providing technical support to the owner's team managing the restoration of a 90m classic yacht
  • Advising the owner of a converted expedition yacht on compliance with SOLAS's passenger ship requirements
  • Assisting with the certification of a 40m Italian motoryacht for compliance with Malta's Commercial Yacht Code
  • Preparing stability information for a 60-year-old large classic American motoryacht
  • Providing advice on SOLAS Passenger Ship requirements to several companies designing motoryachts in excess of 100m
  • Conducting steelwork inspections and providing project consulting for a 78m motoryacht being built in Germany
  • Conducting plan reviews and steelwork inspections for a 75m motoryacht being built in Italy
  • Provision of our mini-ISM system 's@fe&simple' to numerous motor and sailing yachts under 500GT
  • Advising the prospective owner of a 60m motoryacht on pre-contract matters and the build contract/specification
  • Acting as part of the owner's team for a series of six 73m motoryachts being built in Germany
  • Conducting an inclining experiment and preparing new stability information for an existing 35m German motoryacht
  • Conducting initial MCA (LY2) surveys of numerous existing sailing and motor yachts up to 70m
  • Providing advice on LY2 compliance to four North American builders of composite and steel/aluminium motor yachts
  • Conducting a completion assessment of a 106’ sailing yacht in Taiwan as part of an arbitration case
  • Assisting a large Italian motor yacht prepare for its 20 year Lloyd's Register Special and Engine Surveys
  • Conducting a compliance and condition assessment of a 72m merchant ship in anticipation of its conversion into a yacht
  • Providing advice and survey expertise to a new Turkish shipyard building traditional Gulet sailing yachts
  • Conducting an internal ISM audit for a Monaco-based yacht management and brokerage company
  • Conducting an acceptance (pre-purchase) survey of a 50m composite motor yacht for an American owner
  • Providing new-build supervision and regulatory support to the owner of a new 35m Turkish Gulet
  • Advising a Dutch naval architecture company on Class and LY2 compliance issues for a new 84m motoryacht

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