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Name
Jo Assael
Title
Director
Bio
Jo Assael has been involved in the large yacht industry since graduating as a naval architect and working for the historic Laurent Giles Naval Architects. After working closely with Class and Flag on many large yacht projects, Jo moved to the UK’s MCA where he became Principal for Marine Technology, responsible for fire safety and life-saving appliances. This experience led him to being the lead technical specialist representing the United Kingdom at the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
In 2012, Jo joined the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry (CISR) where his new experience in legislation development saw him become their ‘Yacht Code Specialist’, the role in which he drafted the Red Ensign Group’s Passenger Yacht Code (PYC) from the 3rd to 6th Editions, and the new Red Ensign Group Yacht Code published in November 2017. At the CISR, Jo also conducted statutory surveys and audits on yachts as well as predominantly overseeing a new build portfolio for some of the largest yachts the industry had under construction.
In January 2017, Jo was appointed as the chairman of the International Standards Organisation (ISO) Sub-Committee on Large Yachts (ISO TC8/SC12) tasked with the development of technical standards for the industry by bridging statutory regulations and the end-user, a position of great responsibility to directly influence yachting safety standards.
Jo joined Döhle Yachts Technical Services in February 2018 as Technical Director, before becoming a Director of Döhle Yachts in July 2021.
In 2012, Jo joined the Cayman Islands Shipping Registry (CISR) where his new experience in legislation development saw him become their ‘Yacht Code Specialist’, the role in which he drafted the Red Ensign Group’s Passenger Yacht Code (PYC) from the 3rd to 6th Editions, and the new Red Ensign Group Yacht Code published in November 2017. At the CISR, Jo also conducted statutory surveys and audits on yachts as well as predominantly overseeing a new build portfolio for some of the largest yachts the industry had under construction.
In January 2017, Jo was appointed as the chairman of the International Standards Organisation (ISO) Sub-Committee on Large Yachts (ISO TC8/SC12) tasked with the development of technical standards for the industry by bridging statutory regulations and the end-user, a position of great responsibility to directly influence yachting safety standards.
Jo joined Döhle Yachts Technical Services in February 2018 as Technical Director, before becoming a Director of Döhle Yachts in July 2021.
