As Australian Marine Safety Authority (AMSA) accredited surveyors the team at CTMD can assist with all your Commercial vessel needs. As Naval Architects we are particularly provide a level of assistance in design details and stability assessment not available through many other survey suppliers.

When tendering for large scale commercial projects, it is often necessary to show the client that your vessel is suitable for the task at hand. Where your vessel’s original designers or drawings are not available CTMD can assess the actual vessel’s suitability for the task and exhibit this in a concise document for your client.

CTMD can help you when modifying an existing vessel in a number of ways. Often this assistance is in the form of an addendum to your stability book, at other times we can help you make any structural changes you need to fit new equipment to your vessel or design the equipment to be fitted.

Many of CTMD’s clients are production boat builders who require limited technical support. These projects often involve hydrodynamic and structural analysis and detailed drafting either for in house use or to assist the builder in gaining design approval from survey authorities. In many cases recognizing that the design is largely based upon the builder’s own work, the projects are completed at a fixed rate without royalties on future vessels.

There is nothing quite like having your own boat designed and built to perfectly meet your own personal requirements. For projects like this, at CTMD we will produce you a preliminary design to guarantee that the final result meets all your desires and needs. We will then assist you in finding a boat builder capable of working to your desired level of quality at a very competitive price. It is not until these two tasks are fully complete that we will set out to develop a full set of detailed drawings, during which time we are more than happy to use our own in house interior designers and stylists or work with your own preferred designer.

CTMD has a wide range of proven aluminium kitset designs to choose from, often with multiple deck configurations already engineered. Many of these design can be viewed here. CTMD kitsets can be ordered to be cut by your local aluminium supplier or from our established suppliers. While we have a large existing range of kitsets, there is no reason why we cannot tailor an existing design to your specific needs, or in the absence of a template, create a whole new kit.

Having started his Naval Architecture with Austal ships, one of Australia’s most successful ship yards Chris has since worked on a range of commercial vessel types. At CTMD we have the skills and resources to develop custom commercial vessel designs out of a range of materials to suit any purpose.

With a project management background dating back to his time as leader of the UNSW Solar Racing team and an in depth understanding of construction and survey procedures Chris and his team are uniquely qualified to manage the build of your new vessel. Project management by CTMD is charged at a competitive rate based upon the expected amount of work., not at a rate based upon the end value of your project.