Palermo Yacht Surveyors

ACP Surveyors is an independent yacht surveying company servicing Palermo and the wider coast of Sicily, a strategically central location in the heart of the Mediterranean. Sicily lies on the principal cruising routes between the western and eastern Mediterranean and between Europe and North Africa, and its ports welcome a substantial seasonal fleet of motor and sailing yachts. From Palermo and Mondello to the marinas of the surrounding coast, our surveyors provide the utmost quality of service to owners and prospective owners.

Palermo’s growing marine infrastructure, together with the yards and berths of the Sicilian coastline, supports vessels cruising the Aeolian Islands, the Egadi Islands, the Amalfi and Calabrian coasts and onward to Malta, Sardinia and Tunisia. Owners buying, selling or maintaining yachts in the region require impartial, accurate technical assessment, and our strong network allows us to coordinate shipyard visits, haul-outs and sea trials efficiently with the owner, captain and management team, ensuring a smooth process even during the busy summer months.

Our multidisciplinary experts provide the full range of ACP services across Sicily, including pre-purchase and condition surveys, valuation surveys for banks and insurers, damage inspections, underwater hull inspections and non-destructive testing, thermal imaging, and paint and coating inspections. Because every discipline is executed in-house, owners receive a single, consistent standard of reporting supported by concise commentary and clear photographic evidence, without reliance on subcontracted specialists.

The central Mediterranean environment is demanding on any vessel. Intense summer sun, warm saline water, strong seasonal use and exposure to open-water passages place particular stress on coatings, seals, cooling systems and structural elements. Our surveyors understand precisely how these factors affect a yacht over time and know where to search for the early indications of corrosion, moisture ingress, coating failure and system fatigue. This regional knowledge ensures owners receive a realistic and substantiated account of their vessel’s true condition.

For buyers, our role is to provide transactional clarity. We deliver a comprehensive technical description of the yacht, highlight the areas requiring attention, and propose constructive resolutions so that brokers, lawyers and prospective owners can complete a transaction with confidence. For existing owners, we support refit and maintenance planning, warranty surveys, insurance and finance valuations and statutory compliance, drawing on a twenty-year database built from hundreds of surveys, new builds and refit projects.

Every attendance in Palermo and across Sicily is carried out with the independence and rigour that define ACP. Our surveyors combine extensive marine engineering experience with advanced diagnostic equipment and an uncompromising, super partes ethos. With no external commercial interests, our sole obligation is to the accuracy of our findings and to the client who commissioned the work. Ideally positioned at the centre of the Mediterranean, our team is on hand to serve the Sicilian fleet to the highest standard. Contact ACP Surveyors to arrange a survey or marine consultancy in Palermo and throughout Sicily.

Because Sicily lies on so many crossing routes, vessels frequently arrive here mid-voyage, and our surveyors are experienced in working to the tight windows that this imposes. Whether a yacht is preparing to cross to Malta or Tunisia, recovering from an open-water passage, or being prepared for sale, we deliver clear, evidence-based reporting without unnecessary delay. This combination of central location, local network and uncompromising technical standard makes ACP the natural choice for owners requiring an independent survey anywhere along the Sicilian coast.

As trusted Palermo yacht surveyors and Palermo marine surveyors, ACP provides independent boat surveys, yacht inspections and marine survey services throughout the region. If you are searching for a yacht surveyor, marine surveyor or boat surveyor in Palermo, our team combines local knowledge with an international standard of technical reporting. Contact ACP Surveyors, your independent Palermo yacht surveyors and marine surveyors, to arrange a survey, valuation or marine consultancy.