About YDSA

YDSA Professional Yacht Designers and Surveys

YDSA the Yacht Designers & Surveyors Association is the UK’s professional association for surveyors and designers and is a world-renowned organisation for marine expertise.

Our Qualified Experienced Professionals have been setting the standards in the designing and surveying of yachts since 1912 and the YDSA’s worldwide network of independent specialists can be relied upon for their technical authority and professional integrity.

YDSA has always stood for the highest standards and therefore the attainment of Membership is seen as ‘The Gold Standard’ in the marine industry.

The key focus of the Yacht Designers & Surveyors Association is to support Members so they can provide services of the highest standards to clients in the Designing and Surveying of commercial and pleasure craft under and over 24m (excluding ships and cargo vessels).

The organisation offers a Code of Practice and Guidance Notes, a Sample Survey Report Pack, a Code of Conduct, a standard Survey Contract, an Insurance Scheme, plus assessment and feedback on reports submitted for membership. In addition, we offer a range of training events to support members’ development within a training framework for career advancement. Scroll down for all the forms, fees and payment options.

You can download the standard-terms-of-business-sept23-v1282 here