Consultancy Services

Murray, Cormack Associates offer a range of consultancy services, mostly to the commercial and legal sectors, but also to the private yacht owner. These include the following:

Expert Witness: we number several marine law specialists among our regular clients, and act for them by providing technical support in various pleasure or commercial marine litigation matters.

 

Accident Investigation,
Materials & Failure analysis:

we have access to high quality laboratory facilities, supplying back-up to our expertise in the marine environment.

 

Feasibility Studies and Commercial Valuations: we have, over the years, produced confidential feasibility and commercial valuation reports on various proposals. Our detailed knowledge of Scottish waters and awareness of the requirements of island communities, combined with our design capabilities and technical background, enables us to comment objectively on marine-related projects.

 
 

Yacht Storage Cradle Failure Analysis:
over the past ten years we have investigated and analysed numerous yacht cradle failures, involving different types of storage support arrangements, to determine the mode and reasons for failure.

Arbitration, Mediation & Disputes: the trained and practical approach of the partners can resolve a dispute between parties without entering into a lengthy and expensive litigation process, where the outcome often proves less than satisfactory for both parties.

 

MCA Code of Practice: we are appointed by the YDSA certifying authority to carry out compliance examinations and spot checks on small commercial vessels under the harmonised code.