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Key Elements of a SAFE Yacht
The keys to security are Control and Isolation. Whether the situation is as serious as an approaching unauthorized boat in a remote location or a partially submerged cargo container, or simply a crew member unauthorized late-night guest, procedures must be in place, ahead of time, to detect, document and deal with the unwanted act?hile keeping those being protected isolated from its potential consequences.
To have control one must first have the knowledge and the technology in place to follow-through. Aside from the very few Owners who brush-up on the latest trends in generator maintenance and 3D sonar imaging before retiring at night, this responsibility rests squarely on the security plan provided to you by your Security Consultant…who won’t be there when you need help most.
When technology is properly integrated and applied it can greatly enhance the level of comfort and convenience to our lives. Technology is typically the area in which the WOW factor resides. With such high-tech wizardries as advanced access control, global surveillance and communications, and property management, your imagination is the only limit when it comes to pushing the technology envelope and the conveniences it will afford.
Access Control
Recent advances in biometric and iris scan technologies make it possible to document the coming-and-going of both authorized and unauthorized personnel. With time and date stamped photographic and biometric evidence stored in retrievable devices, the days of he-said-she-said and false accounting are a thing of the past.
Owners can now make informed decisions, control access to their assets (yachts, homes, planes, etc.) and look-in on them and their staff remotely at any time from any place around the world.
| Surveillance
The importance of documentation and situational awareness for the Owner can not be overstated. Whether it is for an Owner�fs need to make an informed decision or to defend against a legal attack, audio/video records are an Owner�fs single most important safeguard.
Understanding that the legal process that follows an event can be more damaging and costly to the Owner than the event itself, the need for high definition documentation is no longer a luxury but an absolute necessity.
In addition, an extensive surveillance system provides visual access to the entire yacht for the Owner, whether it is from the Master Stateroom or the other side of the globe.
Communication and Property Management
Information from the access control and surveillance systems provides the Owner real-time notification of an unauthorized event. The advantage of reacting to an event while it is occurring can greatly minimize, if not completely avoid, damage and/or consequences.
Imagine the difference in being able to phone into your Captain to inform him that there is an unwanted visitor being detained in a MANTRAP until the proper authorities arrive rather than hearing days later of the damage that person created.
Transparency
Worth repeating, for security to be effective it must be invisible. One can�ft defeat what can�ft be seen �cand there is nothing more intimidating than the unknown.
In addition to the tactical advantages of invisible security, it becomes a necessity in today�fs highly stylized interiors. In response to the discerning requirements of today�fs clients, integrators must master the art of embedding highly developed surveillance, communication and tactical systems into the most sophisticated interiors with little or no sign of their existence.
