Yes – before keel-laying the desk arranges design support through the group’s naval-architecture and interior design studio: layout and cabin planning, naval-architecture drawings, tonnage and stability work. That brief is then handed to the Ara-Bira master builders, so the drawings and the hull speak the same language from day one.
Layout and interior planning
- Cabin count and guest flow set by how the boat will be used – charter, dive or private.
- Deck, saloon and crew spaces balanced against sailing performance.
- Systems, tankage and tender handling designed in, not bolted on later.
Naval architecture and the numbers
- Length overall, beam and draft resolved for your cruising ground.
- Displacement, gross tonnage and the GT calculation that drives class, crewing and fees.
- Stability and seaworthiness for open crossings, not just sheltered water.
Class, flag and registration
- BKI classification for wooden vessels, planned at the design stage.
- Pas Besar and Indonesian flagging for larger hulls.
- ISM and safety-management basics for commercial operation.
Survey and independent checks
Pre-purchase, condition and insurance surveys of existing vessels are a separate, specialist scope. The desk deliberately does not survey its own builds; for an independent hull, condition or insurance survey we refer owners to a dedicated Indonesian marine-survey channel, so the survey stays independent of the builder. That honesty protects you, and it is why survey work is never sold here as an add-on.
Bring your brief
- What to send the design desk – intended use, length, cruising ground and any reference boats.
- How the design feeds straight into the build contract and materials specification.
From here the path runs into the commissioning programme, against the hull families on the boat-types page, and into the numbers on the cost guide.
Send the design desk your brief or email sales@komodoluxury.com
Frequently asked questions
Can you produce naval-architecture drawings?
Yes, through the group’s design studio: general arrangement, lines, tonnage and stability documentation that both the owner and the builder work to before and during the build.
How is gross tonnage worked out for a phinisi?
Gross tonnage follows a standard volumetric calculation from the vessel’s enclosed spaces; it is confirmed during design and at measurement for registration, and it drives class, crewing and fee categories.
Do you carry out marine surveys?
No. Independent pre-purchase, condition, insurance and hull surveys are a specialist niche; the desk refers owners to a dedicated Indonesian marine-survey channel so the survey stays independent of the builder.
Can a traditional hull be classed?
Yes. Wooden hulls can be built to BKI scantlings and surveyed for class; the class path is planned at the design stage, not improvised after launch.