How to reduce vessel paperwork
Digital SMS, PMS job cards, logbooks and PTW in one vessel context — with PDF export when paper copies are still required.
The industry problem
Commercial vessels still run on paper job cards, faxed forms, and email attachments. Every port call generates another stack of documents. Shore teams re-key data into spreadsheets. Audit preparation means hunting through binders.
The traditional approach
Operators try partial digitisation: a PDF here, a SharePoint folder there — but without a single system linking safety, maintenance, logbooks, and crew records, paperwork never really goes away.
How WaterTightVM helps
WaterTightVM captures data once in the modules that own it:
- Safety: incidents, drills, checklists, PTW, SMS acknowledgments
- PMS: job execution and defect close-out without paper cards
- Logbooks & daily reports: structured digital entries with lock/correct
- Statutory record books (under development): planned electronic MARPOL, ballast water, biofouling, and ISPS books — not live in the product today
- Fleet dashboard: shore visibility without email chains
Ship and shore staff use the web dashboard; crew also work in the app onboard and offline — same vessel context, not a second filing system.
Next steps
Book a 30-minute call focused on the paperwork modules you still run on paper — SMS, PMS cards, logbooks, or PTW.
Frequently asked questions
Can we go paperless for ISM records?
Does the crew app work offline?
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