Richard Bach will be attending the following Yacht and Aircraft shows and will be delighted to meet with clients and agents to discuss developments in the fiscal world of yachting.

He will be in attendance on the following dates:

Cannes 

Tuesday 6th September – Saturday 10th September 2016

Southampton 

Wednesday 21st September 2016

Genoa 

Thursday 22nd September – Friday 23rd September 2016

Monaco 

Co-Exhibitors QE8

Wednesday 28th September – Saturday 1st October 2016

Fort Lauderdale 

Thursday 3rd November – Saturday 5th November 2016

London – by appointment 

Friday 6th January – Sunday 15th January 2017

Dusseldorf 

Monday 23rd January – Friday 27th January 2017

Dubai 

Wednesday 1st March – Thursday 2nd March 2017

Palma 

Friday 28th April – Tuesday 2nd May 2017

EBACE Geneva 

Monday 22nd May – Wednesday 24th May 2017

Should you wish to make an appointment to see Richard on any of the above dates please contact him on +44 (0) 1481 723925; bach@safehaveninternational.com

It has been announced that Port State Control (Paris MOU) will be having a concentrated inspection campaign of the MLC 2006 from 1st September until 30th November, 2016. Please see the press release below for more details.

Press release
28 July 2016

LAUNCH OF CONCENTRATED INSPECTION
CAMPAIGN ON MLC,2006

The Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control will launch a
Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
(MLC,2006). The aim of the CIC is to verify that the minimum standards for working
and living conditions have been implemented on board. This inspection campaign will
be held for a period of three months, commencing from 1 September 2016 and
ending 30 November 2016.
The ship’s procedures and measures that are in place with respect to MLC,2006 will
be checked in detail for compliance with the requirements during a regular Port State
Control inspection.
Secretary General Richard Schiferli stated: “Working and … Read More »

Summary

Still current at:  20 July 2016

Updated:          20 July 2016

Latest update:

Summary – updated information and advice about the situation in Turkey following an attempted coup overnight on 15-16 July; in Istanbul and Ankara you should be vigilant, particularly in areas where crowds may gather, and stay well away from any demonstrations; security operations continue in some parts of the country

For full details please follow link below.

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/turkey

Original Seafarer Qualifications to be on board at all times

Dear DPA and Yacht Management Personnel,

It has come to our attention that some vessels may be allowing their seafarers to send their original crew certificates to the relevant issuing Administration in order to re-validate or apply for new Certificate of Competencies (CoCs) whilst being signed on.  Traditionally seafarers have completed this task when they are on leave to ensure compliance with STCW Reg I/2.11 which states:

“11. Subject to the provisions of Regulation I/10, paragraph 5, any certificate required by the Convention must be kept in its original form onboard the ship on which the holder is serving.”

Please will you ensure that your vessels are reminded of this formal requirement since we unfortunately had a yacht detained in Italy recently due to one of the seafarers not having their original certification on … Read More »

On Thursday 23 June 2016 a majority of voters in the UK (slightly under 52%) voted for the so- called Brexit ; departure from the European Union.

Since that time many column inches have been filling the newspapers, informed reports and blogs from specialists about the rapid approach of Armageddon and the disappearance of the United Kingdom from the political and economic  world as we know it. Or otherwise.

Guernsey’s status has been raised in worried or curiosity calls  to our offices and questions asked as to the impact of the Brexit on the registry of yachts.

To understand what lies ahead, one must first understand the Crown Dependencies relationship with the EU which was enshrined in Protocol number 3 of the Treaty of Accession signed in 1972. The islands were included in the negotiations, but were somewhat poetically, and actually, referred to … Read More »

Richard Bach will be attending the EBACE 2016 in Geneva between 24th – 26th May 2016 and will be available for meetings and appointments during this time.

Richard looks forward to meeting with clients old and new, and making contacts with members of the Industry with whom Safehaven has worked for over three decades.

Richard should also be pleased to take the opportunity of meeting with you to discuss the updates in the guidelines for Maltese aircraft leasing, which have been amended recently.  Please follow the link below which shows an overview of the recent changes.

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Please contact Richard on +44 7785 331 262 should you wish to discuss any matter in further detail.

Richard Bach will be attending The London Yacht, Jet & Prestige Car Show and will be available for meetings and appointments between 4th – 6th May 2016.

Richard looks forward to meeting with clients old and new, and making contacts with members of the Industry with whom Safehaven has worked for over three decades.

If you should like to arrange an appointment to see Richard please contact us at the address on our website or telephone Richard on +44 7785 331262.

Richard Bach will be attending the Palma International Boat Show and will be available for meetings and appointments between 28th April – 2nd May 2016.

Richard looks forward to meeting with clients old and new, and making contacts with members of the Marine Industry with whom Safehaven has worked for over three decades.

If you should like to arrange an appointment to see Richard please contact us at the address on our website or telephone Richard on +44 7785 331262.

We would like to inform you that our closing and opening times over the festive season will be as follows:-

Thursday 24th December 2015, the office will close at 12.00 noon and re-open at 8.30am on Tuesday 29th December 2015

Thursday 31st December 2015, the office will close at 12.00 noon and re-open at 8.30am on Monday 4th January 2016

Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year from all of us at Safehaven.

Richard will be present at the STEP conference in Monaco, and will be available both in and out of that conference to meet with clients and trade contacts from Wednesday 3rd February through to the evening of Saturday 6th February 2016.

If you should like to arrange an appointment to see Richard please contact us at the address on our website or telephone Richard on +44 7785 331262.