§ ADMIRALTYNASSAU · 25°02′ N · 77°24′ WCHART REV. 2026.01
YATLAS
§ ADMIRALTY
§ /for/captains · CHART NO. 26308·CVESSEL MODE · CAPTAIN’S CONSOLE247 SLIPS · 13 MARINAS · 16 ISLANDSVHF CH 16 · 24/7
FOR · CAPTAINS3 PORTS · 2 NIGHTS

Plot a Bahamian voyage
on one chart.

Find slips that fit your draft. Clear customs once and have it attached to every booking. Keep your vessel papers and crew lists on file — they follow you between marinas.

§ 01Find a slip
depth, beam, LOA, power
§ 02Clear customs
pre-filed FDCC, every port
§ 03Log your papers
vessel + crew, attached
Captain on a delivery? Free account, no card. Hold a slip 72h with vessel papers on file.
ABACONEW PROVIDENCEELEUTHERAEXUMASLONG IS.GREAT INAGUA
§ CAPT. TRACK · M/Y CINNABAR72′ LOA
01Bimini10 ft
02Highbourne Cay10 ft
03Hurricane Hole16 ft
§ 13 ACTIVE MARINAS · 247 SLIPS · 16 ISLANDS
§ ADMIRALTY OF YATLAS · NASSAU · 25°02′ N · 77°24′ WSCROLL FOR THE 3-STEP MANIFEST ↓
§ 02 · 3-STEP MANIFEST · FIND → CLEAR → LOG

The captain’s job, in three lines.

Find a slip that fits the boat. Clear customs once and have it on file at every port. Log the vessel and crew so they follow you between marinas. The rest is ops — we run that.

EXAMPLE VESSEL · M/Y CINNABAR · 72′
ROUTE · BIMINI → HIGHBOURNE → HURRICANE HOLE
DURATION · 2 NIGHTS · 1 WAYPOINT FUEL
§ NO.VERBTITLEWHAT YATLAS DOESSURFACE / OUTPUT
§ 01
FIND
Slips that fit your draft.
Search every Bahamian marina by depth, beam, LOA, power, fuel, and customs port-of-entry. Live availability — no calling around to dockmasters who haven't checked the grid since breakfast.
Depth at MLLW
Beam clearance · finger-pier vs T
Power 30 / 50 / 100 A
Fuel · diesel + gasoline
§ 02
CLEAR
Customs once. Every port.
Pre-file a Foreign Direct Customs Clearance package — vessel particulars, crew manifest, last port, ETA. The Port Department sees the package at port-of-entry, not at dockside.
FDCC pre-file
Crew manifest attached
Last port + ETA
Provisions declaration
§ 03
LOG
Vessel papers, on file.
Upload registration, insurance, USCG/MCA certificates, and crew documents once. They follow your booking between marinas — no second upload, no passport-photocopy at the slip office.
Registration + insurance
USCG / MCA certificates
Crew passports + STCW
72h hold without payment
FIG. 04 · 3-STEP CAPTAIN MANIFEST · CONDENSED FROM /product § 02NAMED-ENTITY EXAMPLE · M/Y CINNABAR · BIM → EXU → NAS
§ 03 · SLIP SEARCHDEPTH · BEAM · LOA · POWER · FUEL

Match by draft, not by hope.

Filter 247 slips across 13 marinas by the vessel's actual particulars. Depth at MLLW, finger-pier vs T-head beam, power amperage, fuel availability, and customs port-of-entry. The grid surfaces only what fits — no scrolling through marinas you can't approach at low tide.

Depth at MLLW
Filter against your draft + clearance margin. Approach depths surfaced separately when shallower than slip depth.
Beam clearance
Finger-pier vs T-head distinction. Mediterranean moorings flagged separately for vessels that need them.
Power 30 / 50 / 100 A
Single, dual, or shore-power hookup. Reefer service noted on slips that supply it.
Fuel availability
Diesel, gasoline, or both. Tank-side fuel separated from runner-delivered fuel for trip planning.
Customs port-of-entry
Bahamas Customs designated ports flagged. Highbourne, Bay Street, Atlantis, and 5 others have FDCC pre-file.
Live availability
Held slips, confirmed bookings, and dockside overrides reflected on the grid in under 60 seconds.
FIG. 05 · SLIP-INVENTORY GRID · 6 ROWS × 16 COLSSTATUS · LIVE · 247 SLIPS · 13 MARINAS
§ captain-search / slip-inventory-gridCHART NO. 26308-C03
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ALT · PRODUCT SCREENSHOT PENDING · slip-inventory-grid
§ 04 · FOREIGN DIRECT CUSTOMS CLEARANCE

File once. Clear at every port.

Yatlas drafts a Foreign Direct Customs Clearance (FDCC) packet from your vessel papers, crew list, and itinerary — then submits it to the Port Department before you arrive. The dockmaster sees it. The customs officer sees it. You don’t hand-fill anything at the slip.

FORM · FDCC-IB · REV 2026.01
CHANNEL · BAHAMAS PORT DEPT.
SUBMIT · T−24H BEFORE ETA
§ FILED · VESSEL + CREW + PROVISIONS
VESSEL PARTICULARS
Hull no.M/Y CINNABAR · 1234567
FlagMarshall Islands
LOA / Beam72′ / 18′
Last portStuart, FL
ETA26-04-12 · 14:30 EST
ProvisionsDeclared · BSD 4,200
CREW MANIFEST
CaptainJames Williams · USCG 100t
MateAnna Brodie · STCW BST
EngineerMarcus Lee · Y-MOU
StewSofia Nunez · STCW BST
§ ROUTED · 4 ENDPOINTS
Bahamas Port Department
FDCC pre-file · 24h before ETA
Flag state (MI Registry)
Crew change notice · if applicable
Vessel insurer
Itinerary update · cruising-area policy
Marina dockmaster
Confirmation packet · slip + papers
§ SKIPPED · NO LONGER DONE AT THE DOCK
×Photocopying passports at the slip office
×Hand-typing crew lists into 4 separate forms
×Calling the Port Department to ask if your file landed
×Re-filing customs at every port-of-entry on the trip
§ NET EFFECT
Slip arrival becomes a tie-up, not a clipboard exercise.
NB · FDCC integration is captain-side; Port Dept. confirms via existing channelsSCHEMA · public.customs_filings / public.crew_manifest
§ 05 · PAPERS · VESSEL + CREWREGISTRATION · INSURANCE · LICENSES

Upload once. They follow you between marinas.

Vessel papers and crew documents live in a private captain’s vault. Booking a slip pulls the relevant docs to the operator’s booking record. Adding a port to the trip pulls them to that port’s customs file. No second upload. No passport-photocopy at the slip office.

Upload once
Drag-drop or e-mail. We OCR for fields, you confirm extraction.
Follow your booking
Every marina you book sees the relevant docs. No re-upload.
Expiry watch
Email + SMS at 60 / 30 / 7 days for any doc nearing expiry.
Crew add / drop
Swap a mate mid-trip; the customs file regenerates automatically.
Owner-only docs
Charter party, beneficial-ownership letter — visible only to you and the operator on the active booking.
Export as PDF packet
Single download for anyone who asks: insurer, surveyor, port officer.
FIG. 06 · PAPERS VAULT · 6 DOC TYPESSTORAGE · BAHAMAS-DOMICILED · ENCRYPTED AT REST
§ captain-vault / papers-on-fileCHART NO. 26308-C05
§ DOC · 01EXP 26-12-31
Vessel registration
Marshall Islands · MI-1234567
§ DOC · 02EXP 27-03-15
P&I insurance
QBE Marine · Hull + Indemnity
§ DOC · 03EXP 28-06-30
Captain license
USCG 100 GT Master · Williams
§ DOC · 04EXP 29-02-08
STCW BST · Mate
Brodie · Basic Safety Training
§ DOC · 05EXP 26-08-22
Cruising permit
Bahamas Customs · 1-yr renewable
§ DOC · 06EXP various
Crew passports (4)
Williams · Brodie · Lee · Nunez
ON FILE · YATLAS
ALT · 6 STACKED DOCUMENT CARDS · BAHAMIAN-DOMICILED VAULT
§ 06 · TRIP HISTORYAPPEND-ONLY · 7-YR RETENTION

Every booking, hold, clearance — on the captain's record.

Yatlas keeps an append-only history of every slip held, booked, fueled, and cleared under your captaincy. The ledger is yours — exportable as a PDF for your résumé, your insurer, or the next owner who asks where you've taken the boat.

Slip + customs trail
Every booking with port, dates, slip ID, and the customs filing that cleared the call.
Vessel-history append
Reads like a vessel's logbook · port-to-port with timestamps, fuel uplift, and weather notes.
Crew rotation log
Who was aboard when. Useful for STCW renewals + flag-state reporting.
Owner / charter split
Owner trips and charter trips tagged distinctly. Charter trips link to settlement records.
PDF export
Single-click PDF for insurer audit, captain's résumé, or vessel sale.
7-yr retention
Bahamian-domiciled storage. Survives operator changes, vessel sale, and Yatlas account closure.
FIG. 07 · TRIP HISTORY · APPEND-ONLY LEDGERSTATUS · ALL POSTS · IMMUTABLE
§ captain-vault / trip-history-trailCHART NO. 26308-C06
AUDIT TRAIL · APPEND-ONLYREAD-ONLY VIEW · PORT DEPT
TIMESTAMPEVENTPOSTHASH
09:42:11BOOKR-3038 · awarded · Albany Marinea3f9…21
09:39:48HOLDB12 · 72hr · Sea Lily7c20…ff
09:35:02CLEARVessel papers · M/Y Sea Lily · approvedd4ee…1c
09:32:17POSTSettlement · BSD 2,140.00 · Powertranz88a1…07
09:28:54AWARDR-3041 · diesel · 8000L · Albany Marine5b7d…c4
09:24:09OPENRFQ R-3041 · 5 suppliers notified1f02…8e
09:20:33AMENDSlip A04 · price override · docksidee9bb…44
09:17:21CLOSEManifest 26308 · day-end · operator06fa…91
ALT · PRODUCT SCREENSHOT PENDING · trip-history-trail
§ 07 · CAPTAIN KPIs · TRAILING 90 DAYS

Captains who run Yatlas, by the numbers.

SOURCE · /api/v1/dashboard/captain
WINDOW · T−90D · ALL CAPTAINS
97%
holds released cleanly
no dockside friction · trailing 90 days
21h
avg FDCC lead time
filed before ETA · across 247 trips
3.1
ports per trip
Bimini → Inagua · captain-led routing
8m
median dock-to-clear
tie-up to officer-cleared · 2026 cohort
NB · cohort = captains with ≥ 3 confirmed bookings in windowMETHOD · /api/v1/dashboard/captain · cohort=trailing90
§ 08 · CAPTAIN'S COMMON QUESTIONS

What captains ask before logging

Six questions we field on captain onboarding calls. If yours isn't here, captains@yatlas.bs.
§ 01
Does it cost the captain anything?

No. Slip booking is free for captains — the marina operator pays the transaction rate. You can hold a slip for 72 hours without payment, provided your vessel papers are on file.

§ 02
What about delivery captains?

Free account, no card on file required. Hold a slip 72h with vessel papers attached. The owner or charter party pays the slip when the booking firms — your relationship with the boat doesn't drag your wallet through customs.

§ 03
Is the FDCC actually accepted by Bahamas Customs?

The FDCC packet Yatlas drafts mirrors the Port Department's existing Form C7 and crew manifest. Submission goes through the official channel, not a private API. Captains still need to clear at port-of-entry — Yatlas removes the dockside paperwork, not the legal arrival.

§ 04
What if the boat isn't on the Yatlas vessel registry?

Add it from the captain's console — registration number, flag, particulars, owner letter. Verification is async (24h typical). You can search slips and pre-fill bookings while the vessel is pending; the booking firms once vessel is verified.

§ 05
Can charter captains use this?

Yes. Charter captains running their own delivery + slip + customs can do the full flow. Captains employed by a charter operator may have parts of the flow handled by their charter desk — see /for/charters for the operator side.

§ 06
What about captains running sail vs power?

Same flow. Yatlas's slip filters include mast clearance for sail (bridge + cable considerations on approach) and rig type. Power-specific filters (fuel uplift volume, generator hour-meter sync) layer in on top.

§ CAPTAIN’S CONSOLE · ONBOARDING PLATEFORM 26308-CAP · CHART REV. 2026.01
FOR CAPTAINS · ALL FLAGS

Log a vessel. Hold a slip before the trip plan dries.

Captain accounts are free, take 4 minutes, and don’t need a card on file. Add the vessel papers, drop in the crew, search slips. The hold sits open 72 hours while you confirm with the owner or charter party.

§ CAPTAIN DESK · captains@yatlas.bs · 24/7 VHF CH 16 NASSAU
§ INCLUDED IN A CAPTAIN ACCOUNT
Free captain account
No card. No setup fee. No per-search charge.
72h soft slip holds
With vessel papers on file. Auto-released, no penalty.
FDCC pre-filing
Bahamas Customs · all 8 designated ports-of-entry.
Papers vault
Bahamian-domiciled · encrypted at rest · 7-yr retention.
Trip history
Append-only · PDF export · captain-owned.
Captain's-console mobile
Dockside-tested · works on the dinghy ride in.
§ CONFIRMATION PLATE · PORT AUTHORITY BRIEFINGFORM 26308-PA · CHART REV. 2026.01
FOR PORT AUTHORITIES

Government procurement and vessel clearance, on the same chart as the private fleet.

Unified visibility into marina capacity, vessel traffic, and licensed suppliers — with audit-ready procurement workflows aligned to Port Department standards. Strategic partner track, not yet live.