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Air quality testing is an essential step in ensuring a healthy environment aboard a yacht. Interior air quality can be compromised by various pollutants, including volatile organic compounds (VOCs) , carbon monoxide (CO) , particulate matter (PM) , mold , humidity , dust mites , animal dander , and secondhand smoke . These pollutants originate from building materials, cleaning products, combustion systems, and daily activities. Uncontrolled air can trigger allergies, aggravate asthma, and cause...

A Water Safety Plan (WSP) is essential to ensuring safe drinking water on board yachts and ships. Introduced by the World Health Organization (WHO) and mandated by the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) , the WSP adopts a systematic approach to identifying, assessing, and controlling water-related risks, from source to point of consumption. Water on board comes from shore supplies or from desalination plants, but every stage—loading, storage, treatment, and distribution—can present microb...

The quality of drinking water aboard a yacht isn’t just a matter of taste, but a priority for the health of crew and guests. Fresh water analysis is a crucial test to ensure the water is safe to drink and use daily. According to the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC 2006) , shipowners must conduct frequent and documented inspections of drinking water supplies. Weekly checks of water systems and food supplies are recommended to maximize onboard safety. Furthermore, the World Health Organizati...

Ship sanitation is a key public health priority in the maritime sector, as highlighted in Guide to Ship Sanitation the World Health Organization (WHO) . This document provides technical guidelines for preventing diseases transmitted through water, food, air, and waste on board. Drinking water is a key area of ​​concern. The WHO recommends adopting Water Safety Plans (WSPs) to ensure that the supply, from port to ship, is safe and controlled. Monitoring parameters such as pH, residual chlorin...

Legionella, as is known, is a bacterium that can cause respiratory diseases, and unfortunately it represents a threat to health on board yachts. In water systems and air conditioning systems, conditions can be favorable to its proliferation. It is therefore important to be aware of this risk, especially to ensure the well-being of guests and crew on board. Take a look at our guidelines; you will find useful information on how it is transmitted, what symptoms may appear and the preventive practic...

The IMO Ballast Water Management Convention is a key step towards protecting marine ecosystems from the spread of invasive aquatic species accidentally carried by ships. Entered into force in 2017, it imposes clear rules to prevent the alteration of marine habitats caused by the discharge of contaminated ballast water. The regulation provides for two main standards: D-1 and D-2 . The D-1 standard requires ballast water exchange in the high seas , far from shore, where few organisms survive the t...

WHO produces international norms on water quality and human health in the form of guidelines that are used as the basis for regulation and standard setting world-wide. The Guidelines for drinking-water quality (GDWQ) promote the protection of public health by advocating for the development of locally relevant standards and regulations (health based targets), adoption of preventive risk management approaches covering catchment to consumer (Water Safety Plans) and independent surveillance to ensur...