BALYAT MARINE SERVICES
Yacht Survey & Consultancy
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
COMING SOON
Independent Yacht & Small Craft Surveys
Careful Inspection. Clear Reporting. Independent Advice.
BALYAT Marine provides independent yacht and small-craft surveying services led by Capt. Oğuz Atik. Based in İzmir and serving clients throughout the Aegean region, we help yacht owners and prospective buyers understand a vessel’s condition through methodical inspections, objective findings and clear, practical reports.
In addition to marine surveying, BALYAT Marine provides yacht and boat delivery, onboard owner training and independent maritime consultancy.
ABOUT BALYAT MARINE
Maritime Experience Applied with Care
BALYAT Marine was founded by Capt. Oğuz Atik to provide yacht owners and buyers with independent, practical and professionally presented maritime services. His background combines approximately seven years of commercial seagoing experience, including service as an Oceangoing Chief Officer, with more than twenty years of maritime education, academic work and professional training at Dokuz Eylül University Maritime Faculty as Associate Professor.
Alongside marine surveying, BALYAT Marine provides yacht and boat delivery, practical onboard training for existing and prospective owners, and consultancy relating to vessel purchase, documentation, operation, maintenance and refit. Every assignment is approached with objectivity, professional integrity, practical seamanship and close attention to detail.
Our Services
Marine Surveying
Yacht & Boat Transfer
Onboard Training
Maritime Consultancy
Independent yacht and small-craft surveys, including pre-purchase, condition & valuation, insurance, damage and pre-refit surveys, with specialist drone-assisted mast & rigging inspection, rig tension measurement & tuning, and underwater hull & appendage inspection.
Carefully planned transfer and delivery services for sailing yachts and motor yachts, coordinated by experienced Yacht Masters.
Practical, vessel-specific training for existing yacht owners and those preparing to purchase or operate their first boat.
Independent guidance relating to boat purchase, documentation, maintenance planning, repairs, refit and general yacht ownership.
Why BALYAT Marine?
IIMS-Qualified Marine Surveyor
Practical and Academic Experience
Surveying services are led by holders of the IIMS Professional Qualification in Yacht & Small Craft Marine Surveying.
Approximately seven years of commercial sea service, including experience as an Oceangoing Chief Officer, are combined with more than twenty years of maritime education and professional training.
Independent and Clear Reporting
Local Knowledge, Professional Standards
Survey findings are presented objectively in structured, clearly written reports supported by photographs and practical recommendations where appropriate.
Based in İzmir and serving the Aegean region, BALYAT Marine combines familiarity with local yachting conditions and marine services with internationally recognised maritime education, training and professional qualifications.
Support Beyond the Survey
Owners and buyers can also receive practical assistance with yacht delivery, onboard training, vessel purchase, documentation, maintenance and refit planning.
SELECTED SURVEY REPORT EXTRACTS
See How We Report
Selected extracts from recent survey reports, with confidential and identifying information removed, are provided to demonstrate BALYAT Marine’s inspection approach, reporting style, level of detail and professional discipline.
