Marine engineering
Licensed marine engineers, including a U.S. Coast Guard-licensed Chief Engineer (Unlimited) — the highest grade of marine engineering license — with Military Sealift Command experience aboard government vessels.
About Novatrace
Maritime professionals, not just drone pilots
Novatrace Technologies is a member-managed company built by people who understand ship structure, survey requirements, and confined-space safety from the inside.
Our story
Inspection expertise, applied through remote technology
Novatrace Technologies LLC is a member-managed LLC based in North Charleston, South Carolina, USA. All work is performed by its three Members/Owners — a team that includes licensed marine engineers and NFPA Certified Marine Chemists — who together bring deep, hands-on maritime experience to every inspection.
That background is the difference. We don't just fly drones; we understand what a surveyor is looking for, how ship structure behaves, and why confined-space safety matters.
The team
The experience behind every inspection
Novatrace is owned and operated by three Members with deep, hands-on maritime experience — a team that includes licensed mariners and NFPA Certified Marine Chemists. Together they bring over 40 years of combined experience, with safety and quality management held in-house, not subcontracted.
Marine chemistry & safety
NFPA Certified Marine Chemists with shipyard operations and confined-space safety experience.
Government & commercial vessels
Hands-on engineering and operations experience aboard government and commercial vessels.
In-house QMS / SMS
A dedicated Safety and Quality Manager maintains the integrated quality and safety management system.
Work with a team that knows ships
Bring us your inspection or survey scope — we'll tell you straight whether RIT is the right fit.