Yacht agency

Our extensive professional network and knowledge of the territory enable us to quickly provide VIP & Concierge services for luxury yachts. Our services are designed to support the interior department of a superyacht to meet the elite level of service that their owners or charterers are accustomed to. Our goal is to assist yacht Captain and Crew to provide the most fulfilling and enjoyable experience to their guests. The most required concierge services are:

• Provision of food & beverage
• Itinerary planning
• Flower arrangements
• Provision of linen & SPA products
• Private jet / helicopter transportation
• Chauffeur-driven car
• Restaurant / night club reservations
• Laundry service

We are happy to assist in finding berths as quickly as possible or suggest alternative berths for last minute bookings. Our multilingual team is connected all year around with the main marinas in the Mediterranean coasts, offering superior guidance to Captains and Crew through extensive knowledge about locations, berthing and its requirements.

Managing the complexities of yacht fueling is not easy, especially during high season. Our team will suggest the best places to take on fuel and our long-standing supplier relationships mean you get premium quality fuel at competitive prices. Moreover, Captains and yacht Managers can rely on our expertise in duty and tax regulations for cost-effective fueling.

Our experts support superyacht Captains, Crew and yacht Managers in the bureaucratic procedures involved in the international transit of yachts and goods.
SCS Yachting acts on your behalf, supporting you with yacht documentation, paperwork and the electronic submission of documents and requests for authorization.

• Customs clearance
• Import and export Customs operations
•  Temporary importation/exportation procedures
•  Re-import and re-export Customs operations
• International trade consulting
• Customs Arrival/Departure procedures

Providing assistance and guide to seafarers it belongs to SCS Yachting DNA. Part of our team is dedicated to help yacht crew with all the administrative duties that affect certifications and tickets. In particular, SCS Yachting provide assistance for discharge. The discharge is an administrative procedure for any Italian seafarer working on board a yacht registered under a non Italian flag who needs to register the the sea time on the Italian seafarer book. This procedure is requested to prove the sea time spent on board a foreign flag which is needed for the professional certificate renewal.

Schengen Visas is a hot topic among yacht management and non-EU crew. Sometime, in the yachting industry, there is a lack of information about the solutions available to yacht Crew, with much debate around the paperwork required and apparent problems of having non-EU Crew on board a superyacht. This has had a knee-jerk effect on the Crew hiring process, with some jobs advertising only for certain passport-holders.

The visa policy of the Schengen Area discerns between Annex I nationals (the ‘black list’) and Annex II nationals (the ‘white list’).

Nationals on the Annex I list need a visa if they wish to enter the Schengen Area and typically include most countries in Africa, Asia and western parts of South America. Some Annex I countries include South Africa, Philippines, Russia and China.

Nationals on the Annex II list do not require visas to enter the Schengen Area but often require permission for a stay longer than 90-days or for employment activity on land. Some Annex II countries include Canada, America, Australia and New Zealand.

Visa reciprocity between the Schengen Area and Annex II countries like Australia, for example, mean that certain ‘softer’ regulations are in place for tourism and business visits between countries.

SCS Yachting in house legal experts are capable to assist any Captain, yacht manager or directly any non-EU Crew member to sort out immigration formalities and to obtain a Schengen visa to work on board a superyacht based in EU or operated in the EU countries.