Liveaboard safety in Komodo waters is not an abstract concern — the fleet is mixed, and the gap between the best and worst operators is wide. Before a vessel appears here we look at four concrete things: current port clearance and registration handling through the local harbourmaster, lifejacket and liferaft count against actual passenger capacity, engine and generator redundancy for multi-day itineraries, and whether the crew includes someone with current first-aid competence. A boat that photographs beautifully and fails on liferaft count does not get listed.
Park entry rules, tariffs, ranger requirements and site closures come from the Komodo National Park authority, not from other charter listings. Those rules have moved more than once, and much of what circulates online is out of date. We quote the source and the date we checked it, and where a figure is contested we say it is contested rather than picking the version that suits a quote.
We are a charter desk, not a marine surveyor, not a dive certification body and not the park authority. No page on this site carries an individual's master's licence, dive rating or years at sea, because the desk holds none. Where a trip legally requires a licensed park ranger or a certified divemaster, we book one and say so.
The shore desk in Labuan Bajo answers, not the boat owner. Use the contact page.
