Marina Partner Programme

Give Your Berth Holders
the Tools to Be
Responsible,
Safe, Informed
Owners.

Partner with Aquator to offer your berth holders a world-class yacht management platform — educating them on best practice, improving safety standards across your marina, and strengthening the long-term relationship between you and the vessels you host.

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500+
Vessels under management
30+
Countries represented
100%
Free for berth holders to start
48h
Partner onboarding time
Why Marina Partnerships Work

Your marina sets the standard.
Aquator gives your berth holders the tools to meet it.

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Raise Safety Standards Across Your Marina

When your berth holders use Aquator, safety equipment stays current, maintenance is tracked, and emergency procedures are practised. A well-maintained fleet is a safer marina for everyone — staff, neighbouring vessels, and the water itself.

02
Add Genuine Value to Your Berth Offering

Offer Aquator as a value-added service to every berth holder at no cost to them. A marina that actively invests in its boat owners' knowledge and vessel wellbeing builds loyalty, reduces turnover, and differentiates in a competitive market.

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Earn Revenue From Your Referral Network

As a Marine Advisory Partner, you earn recurring commission for every berth holder who upgrades to a paid plan. The more engaged your fleet, the more your partnership earns — with no platform fee and no minimum commitments.

Responsible Boat Ownership

Six pillars of responsible
yacht ownership — all on one platform.

Aquator isn't just management software. It's a framework that educates boat owners on what it means to own a vessel responsibly — for their safety, their crew's safety, and the health of the marine environment they operate in.

Safety Equipment Compliance

Life rafts, flares, EPIRBs, fire extinguishers, and lifejackets — every item tracked with service dates, expiry reminders, and SOLAS compliance checks. Owners are alerted before equipment lapses, not after an incident.

Planned Maintenance Best Practice

Engine hours, impeller intervals, cutlass bearing life, antifoul cycles, and osmotic blister prevention — Aquator guides owners through the maintenance schedule that keeps their vessel safe and their costs predictable. Neglect is expensive. Planning is not.

Certificate & Documentation Hygiene

Registration documents, insurance certificates, radio licences, and stability booklets — kept current, versioned, and always accessible. Owners learn which documents are legally required for their vessel type and cruising area, and stay ahead of renewals.

Safety Drills & Emergency Procedures

Man overboard, fire, flooding, and distress signal drills — logged digitally with crew sign-off. Aquator walks recreational owners through the safety procedures that professional crews take for granted, building the muscle memory that saves lives.

Environmental Responsibility

Bilge water management, antifoul paint records, waste disposal logs, and black water compliance — Aquator makes it easy for owners to operate within environmental regulations and understand the impact of their vessel on the waters they enjoy.

Crew Competency & Communication

Crew certifications tracked, safety briefings logged, and watch schedules structured — even for a couple on a 12-metre. Aquator introduces recreational boat owners to the professional standards of crewed vessel management, applied at their scale.

Platform Capabilities for Berth Holders

Everything a boat owner needs —
from first season to long-term ownership.

Vessel Health Score & Dashboard
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A live vessel health score covering safety, maintenance, certificates, and drills — at a glance, every time they log in
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Colour-coded status indicators — green, amber, red — so owners always know their priority actions
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Comparison to marina average — friendly, constructive benchmarking that motivates improvement
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Weekly digest email with three recommended actions — never overwhelming, always actionable
Maintenance & PMS for Recreational Owners
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Pre-loaded maintenance schedules for the most common recreational vessel types — sail, motor, and RIB
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Engine hours-based service reminders — impeller, belts, zincs, cutlass bearings, and sail drive
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Work order log — every job recorded, whether done by the owner, a contractor, or the marina yard
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Service history retained as a permanent vessel record — adds real value at resale
Safety Equipment Tracker
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Life raft service dates, flare pack expiry, EPIRB registration, and fire extinguisher certification — all tracked
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SOLAS-aligned safety checklist for the vessel's category and intended passage type
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Pre-departure safety briefing template — customised to vessel and crew on board
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Automatic reminders 60, 30, and 14 days before safety equipment expiry — no nasty surprises
Document & Certificate Management
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Vessel registration, ship's papers, insurance certificate, and radio licence — all in one secure location
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Owners learn exactly which documents are required by their flag state, marina, and intended cruising area
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Renewal reminders sent in advance — insurance, registration, and EPIRB renewal never missed
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Digital document wallet accessible on mobile — always available at customs, port authority, or survey
Drill Logs & Safety Procedures
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Guided MOB, fire, flooding, and distress signal drill templates — walked through step by step
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Drill completion logged with date, crew present, and observations — builds a safety culture over time
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Emergency contact list, nearest coastguard, and MRCC procedures stored per cruising region
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Pre-passage risk assessment checklist — weather, crew fatigue, vessel readiness, and passage plan
Environmental & Operational Compliance
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Bilge water and waste discharge log — MARPOL compliance made accessible to recreational owners
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Antifoul and bottom paint records — type, date, and yard — for environmental accountability
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Emissions and fuel consumption tracking — owners understand and can reduce their environmental footprint
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Marina-specific compliance checklists — noise curfews, waste disposal, and berthing regulations
Safety First
Expired flares and unserviced life
rafts are the leading cause of avoidable
incidents at sea.

Most recreational boat owners don't neglect safety equipment intentionally — they simply have no system to track it. Aquator puts every safety item on a service schedule, sends reminders months before expiry, and walks owners through the pre-departure safety checks that professional captains run as second nature.

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Life raft, EPIRB, flares, extinguishers, and lifejackets — all tracked with expiry alerts
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SOLAS-aligned safety checklist personalised to vessel type and category
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Pre-departure checklist run and signed off before every passage
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60-day advance warning — owners never arrive at the boat to find expired equipment
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Maintenance Education
Most boat problems are preventable.
The ones that aren't are worse
when no one saw them coming.

Aquator approaches maintenance as education, not administration. Every service reminder comes with guidance on why the item matters, what to look for, and how often it needs doing. Over time, owners build genuine knowledge of their vessel — rather than just following a checklist they don't understand.

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Service reminders include educational context — why this matters, what can go wrong
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Engine hours-based scheduling — not just calendar intervals that ignore actual usage
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Common failure patterns surfaced from fleet-wide anonymised data
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Job logging builds a permanent vessel history — invaluable at survey and resale
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Safety Drills & Procedures
The difference between a drill
and an incident is muscle memory.

Many recreational boat owners have never conducted a formal MOB drill or walked their crew through a fire procedure. Aquator makes this accessible and un-intimidating — guided step-by-step, logged digitally, and built into the rhythm of seasonal boat preparation rather than treated as something only commercial vessels do.

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MOB, fire, flooding, and distress signal drills — guided and logged
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Pre-departure safety briefing for every crew member on board
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Emergency contacts and nearest MRCC procedures per cruising region
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Annual drill schedule suggested — making safety practice a habit, not a panic
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Environmental Responsibility
The sea that gives us everything
deserves our best stewardship.

Environmental responsibility isn't a regulatory burden — it's the foundation of access to the waters we love. Aquator helps boat owners understand and record their environmental practices: where waste goes, what's in the bilge, what's on the hull, and how to minimise their impact without reducing their enjoyment of the sea.

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Bilge water and waste discharge log — MARPOL-aligned, simple to complete
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Antifoul records with product type — supporting environmental best practice at the haulout
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Fuel consumption tracking — helps owners understand and reduce emissions
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Educational context on why each record matters — not just bureaucracy
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What Aquator teaches every
boat owner over time.

Beyond management software, Aquator builds genuine ownership knowledge — delivered in context, at the moment it's relevant, in language that's clear to a recreational sailor rather than a maritime professional.

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Why maintenance intervals exist

Every service reminder explains the failure mode it prevents. Owners learn the engineering behind the schedule, not just the schedule itself.

02

How to read a safety certificate

What each document covers, when it lapses, and what the consequences of operating without it are — for insurance, port access, and liability.

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What to do in an emergency

Guided drills walk owners through exact procedures for MOB, fire, and flooding — building the response patterns that replace panic with action.

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How to minimise environmental impact

From bilge management to antifoul selection to anchoring in seagrass — owners understand the environmental consequences of common boating practices.

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What a surveyor looks for

Pre-purchase and condition survey expectations — so owners understand what maintaining good records does for vessel value and insurability over time.

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How professional captains operate

The standards of watch-keeping, passage planning, crew briefing, and hazard assessment that commercial vessels are required to maintain — applied at recreational scale.

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When to call for help

VHF procedures, MAYDAY vs PAN-PAN, how to work with coastguard, and when a situation requires professional assistance rather than self-rescue.

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How to pass a vessel on well

The value of complete records, documented history, and a well-maintained vessel — both at sale and when lending the vessel to family or friends.

Operational Support Services

What changes when your berth
holders use Aquator.

Aspect
Without Aquator
Marina Partner + Aquator
Safety equipment status across berths
Unknown until an incident occurs
Every vessel tracking expiry dates proactively
Owner knowledge of their vessel
Varies enormously — often poor
Structured, growing understanding of their specific boat
Maintenance standards at the berth
Reactive — called when something breaks
Planned — problems caught before they become failures
Environmental record-keeping
No log, no accountability
Bilge, waste, and antifoul records maintained per vessel
Safety drills for recreational crews
Almost never done informally
Guided, logged, and scheduled into the season
Value of marina berth offering
Access to pontoon and facilities
Access + digital platform + education + community
Berth holder loyalty
Price-driven — will leave for £20/month less
Value-driven — invested in a platform they've built
Marina revenue opportunity
Berth fees only
Berth fees + referral commission + co-branded services
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Approved Service Supplier
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ISO 9001 Certified
500+
Yachts Worldwide
20+
Countries
20k+
Documents Digitised

We introduced Aquator as a free benefit for all our berth holders last season. Three months in, we had fewer calls about routine maintenance questions, two owners caught expiring safety gear before the season started, and our annual berth renewal rate went up. It's the kind of value-add that actually means something.

— Marina Manager · 340-berth marina, South of France · Aquator Marina Partner since 2024
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Partner Programme
Earn Revenue From Your Berth Holder Network

The Aquator Marine Advisory Partner programme gives marinas a dedicated partner manager, co-branded materials for berth holders, and recurring commission on every paid plan upgrade referred from your marina.

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Two ways to bring Aquator
to your marina.

Become an Aquator
Marina Partner.

Partner with Aquator to offer your berth holders access to the platform, co-branded education materials, and a safer, more engaged fleet across your berths.

No cost to join the partner programmeOnboarded within 48 hoursCo-branded welcome pack for your berth holdersRecurring commission on paid plan upgradesDedicated partner managerBecome a Marina Partner

Start managing your
vessel with Aquator.

Free to start. Get your safety equipment tracked, your maintenance planned, and your vessel documents in one place — in under 30 minutes.

Free Starter plan for vessels under 50ftSet up in under 30 minutesiOS and Android app includedSafety reminders, drill guides, and maintenance toolsUpgrade any time as your needs grow