Insurance Surveys:  Most reputable insurance companies require that an Insurance Survey  be professionally undertaken prior to providing cover, and periodically thereafter. This type of survey focuses primarily on Safety  issues and the integrity of the hull and systems.

Condition and Valuation Surveys: are professional assessments  of the  overall condition of your craft, including its hull, equipment and systems,  on an as-is  where is basis, and include recommendations for correction of defects identified.

This type of  survey report  includes a valuation of  the vessel, based on  prices if similar vessels, its location, and current market conditions.

Pre-Purchase Surveys: are typically undertaken by  buyers  prior to purchase, as a tool to aid in  establishing  whether  defects or  maintenance issues   exist in the vessel or its systems, and if so whether these are sufficiently serious as to compromise the viablility of the vessel or affect its purchase price.  Conscientious sellers, aware that an unhappy buyer can be a liability,  also undertake this type of survey for guidance in putting the vessel in order prior to selling.