Safety & compliance

Licensed, certified and ready for remote waters

A registered Indonesian operator, partner Phinisi with valid seaworthiness papers, STCW-trained crews and a practised emergency plan on every boat.

Ask about safety See our licences

STCW: crew training standard
EPIRB: emergency beacon on every vessel
Sorong: decompression chamber access

Licences & permits

Operating with full authority

Every document is checked and verified — for our company and for every Phinisi we partner with.

Document	Authority	What it covers
NPWP	Indonesian government	Tax identification number and full tax compliance.
Business registration	Kementerian Hukum dan HAM	Legal recognition and accountability of the company.
Surat Laik Laut	Ditjen Perhubungan Laut	Seaworthiness certificate for each partner vessel.
Surat Ukur	Ditjen Perhubungan Laut	Measurement certificate for each partner vessel.
Surat Tanda Kebangsaan Kapal	Ditjen Perhubungan Laut	Ship nationality certificate.
Raja Ampat Marine Park PIN	Raja Ampat Marine Park	Legal entry for every guest and vessel to sites like Misool, Wayag and Piaynemo.

NPWP

Authority: Indonesian government
What it covers: Tax identification number and full tax compliance.

Business registration

Authority: Kementerian Hukum dan HAM
What it covers: Legal recognition and accountability of the company.

Surat Laik Laut

Authority: Ditjen Perhubungan Laut
What it covers: Seaworthiness certificate for each partner vessel.

Surat Ukur

Authority: Ditjen Perhubungan Laut
What it covers: Measurement certificate for each partner vessel.

Surat Tanda Kebangsaan Kapal

Authority: Ditjen Perhubungan Laut
What it covers: Ship nationality certificate.

Raja Ampat Marine Park PIN

Authority: Raja Ampat Marine Park
What it covers: Legal entry for every guest and vessel to sites like Misool, Wayag and Piaynemo.

The Raja Ampat Marine Park permit (PIN) costs USD 80 per foreign visitor (USD 40 for Indonesian citizens), is valid for 12 months and is not included in tour prices. Regency charges may apply on top.

Crew & vessel safety

Trained people, tested equipment

Partner vessels follow SOLAS principles, and the ISM Code where it applies to larger vessels.

Crew & standards

Captains and engineers certified by Ditjen Perhubungan Laut
STCW training: survival, fire prevention, first aid
BPJS Ketenagakerjaan and Kesehatan cover for crew

On board every vessel

Satellite communication and VHF radio
EPIRB beacons and life rafts
A life jacket for every passenger
Comprehensive first-aid kits

Maintenance & drills

Scheduled checks by certified marine engineers
Engine, navigation, safety and comms systems
Practised plans for fire, medical and evacuation

Dive safety

Diving Raja Ampat with a safety net

All dive guides are PADI or SSI certified, with long experience of Raja Ampat's dive sites.

Emergency oxygen is carried on board, and we have protocols for rapid access to the decompression chambers in Sorong if they are ever needed.

PADI or SSI-certified dive guides
Emergency oxygen on board
Decompression chamber access in Sorong

Guest safety & insurance

Covered if something goes wrong

Remote travel needs a plan for the unlikely. Here is ours.

Medical evacuation

Air-ambulance partners for rapid transfer to advanced care in Indonesia or Singapore.

Trained responders

Full medical kits on every Phinisi; key crew trained in advanced first aid and CPR.

Travel insurance

Not included in standard trips. We strongly recommend a policy with medical, cancellation and diving cover.

Operational standards

Standards from flight to transfer

We apply ISO 9001 quality-management principles for consistent service and continuous improvement — principles, not a formal certification.

Our relationship with Garuda Indonesia supports reliable flights to gateways like Sorong (SOQ), and all flight logistics follow AirNav Indonesia's safety guidelines.