Coastal deliveries and pre-purchase sea trials
Commercial Vessel Relocation & Skipper Delivery
Deliver your vessel anywhere in Australia with a certificated skipper and crew. We handle harbour repositioning, marina-to-marina moves, coastal and offshore passages, slipway and survey runs, and independent pre-purchase sea trials with a written condition report.
Australia-wide
Coastal & offshore passages
AMSA
Certificated delivery masters
24hr
Position reporting
Overview
A delivery is a risk-management job before it is a driving job. Every passage starts with a written plan: route and bolt-holes, weather windows, fuel range and top-up points, crew hours, watch system, and the insurer's conditions for the vessel and its cruising limits.
We deliver everything from 8m centre consoles to 30m+ motor yachts and commercial workboats: harbour repositioning, marina-to-marina moves, slipway and refit runs, seasonal migrations up and down the east coast, and long offshore passages with a delivery crew of two to four.
Owners receive a daily position and condition report underway, and a written handover on arrival covering engine hours, fuel and oil used, any defects found and recommended rectification. Independent pre-purchase sea trials are run to the same standard, with a written condition report a broker or buyer can rely on.
What's included
- AMSA-certificated delivery skipper and crew
- Passage planning, weather routing and float plan
- Fuel, berthing and pilotage coordination
- Slipway, survey and refit movements
- Pre-purchase sea trial with written report
Typical jobs
- New-vessel handover deliveries
- Seasonal relocations between cruising grounds
- Marina, slipway and refit yard moves
- Broker and buyer sea trials
Every engagement is scoped and quoted individually. Send us the details and we'll come back with a written quotation.
How the engagement runs
Our process
- 01
Vessel & insurance review
Survey status, cruising limits, insurer conditions and crew requirements confirmed in writing before booking.
- 02
Passage plan
Route, weather windows, refuelling, bolt-holes and float plan issued to the owner and the insurer.
- 03
Pre-departure inspection
Systems, safety gear, fuel, fluids and hull condition checked and photographed with the owner's sign-off.
- 04
Delivery underway
Daily position, weather and engine reports, with AIS tracking shared to the owner.
- 05
Arrival handover
Berth secured, systems shut down correctly, and a written arrival report with defects and hours logged.
Capability
What we field
Delivery types
- Harbour and marina-to-marina repositioning
- East and west coast seasonal migrations
- Offshore and overnight passages with a full watch crew
- Slipway, survey, refit and warranty-yard movements
- New-vessel handover deliveries from dealer to home berth
- Independent pre-purchase sea trials and condition reports
Crew qualifications
- Master <24m and Master <35m certificates of competency
- MED 2 / MED 3 marine engine drivers
- Coxswain Grade 1 for inshore and harbour moves
- Current STCW basic safety training and first aid
- Individual professional indemnity and skipper liability cover
Deliverables
What you receive
- Written passage plan and float plan
- Pre-departure condition report with photographs
- Daily position and engine-hour reporting underway
- Fuel, berthing and pilotage receipts reconciled at cost
- Written arrival handover and defect list
- Pre-purchase sea trial report where engaged
Coverage
Deliveries run the full Australian coastline — Sydney, Newcastle, Port Stephens, Coffs Harbour, the Gold Coast, Brisbane, the Whitsundays and Cairns on the east coast; Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Darwin and Tasmania by arrangement. Bass Strait and Torres Strait crossings are quoted with an experienced offshore crew.
Enquire
Request a delivery quote
Give us the vessel, the ports and the timeframe and we will return a written passage plan and price.
- Response time
- Within one business day, seven days a week.
- Direct contact
- sean@sydneymarinelogistics.com.au
- Coverage
- Australia-wide mobilisation.
Work with us
Delivery skippers & crew — join the network
We are always recruiting certificated delivery masters, engineers and experienced crew for coastal and offshore passages. Work is pre-paid, insured and dispatched through our operations team.
- Master <24m / <35m delivery skipper
- Coxswain Grade 1 (harbour & inshore moves)
- MED 2 / MED 3 marine engineer
- Experienced offshore delivery crew / deckhand
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