Know which drills are overdue before the inspector asks
Overdue drill visibility before flag or PSC—not when the inspector is onboard.
Why fleets still struggle
The cost of how it’s done today
Missed or poorly documented drills are a classic audit finding. When schedules live in spreadsheets, shore only discovers gaps when the inspector asks.
The traditional approach
Paper muster lists and emailed PDFs give no live completion rate. Migrating from paper often floods the dashboard with false overdues because baselines were never set.
With WaterTightVM
What changes when this is under control
Configure drill types, locations, and rotations once; generate schedules; record date, participants, scenario, equipment, and lessons onboard; track overdue drills on the safety dashboard.
Time back
Auto-generate schedules from rotations instead of maintaining a fleet calendar by hand.
Less waste
Less shore time chasing missing drill evidence before inspections.
Lower risk
Overdue drill visibility before flag or PSC—not when the inspector is onboard.
In the module
How Drills & Exercises delivers it
Vessel locations, rotations, and last-done baselines
Generate schedule from rotations (trip or calendar modes)
Attendance checkboxes and ship-local time recording
Lessons learned and optional safety-meeting follow-up
Dashboard drill completion rate and overdue links
Capabilities
- Deck logbook quick action for scheduled drills
- Align types with SMS and flag drill matrix
- Config changes affect future schedules only
- Separate drills write vs safety_manage for configuration
- Inspectable records for flag and PSC
- Never record a drill that did not occur
Ship to shore
How the work moves
- Authorised manager configures types, locations, and rotations
- Schedule generates for the vessel or trip period
- Crew record the drill with attendance and evidence
- Shore sees completion and overdue status on the safety dashboard
Supports your records for:
Customers remain responsible for regulatory compliance. WaterTightVM is the operational system of record.
Questions before you commit
Can we configure our own drill types?
Yes. Drill types are company-configurable. Recording a drill needs drills write permission; opening Drill configuration needs safety_manage write.
How do we avoid false overdues after going digital?
Set last-done baselines when migrating from paper so the schedule does not treat every historical gap as newly overdue.
Can a drill be marked for the next safety meeting?
Yes. Records can flag discussion in the next safety committee so lessons feed the meeting agenda.
Does WaterTightVM replace SOLAS drill requirements?
No. It helps you schedule, record, and evidence drills aligned with your SMS and flag matrix. You remain responsible for statutory compliance.
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Book a 30-minute call and we'll show Drills & Exercises on a sample vessel, set up the way your dpa and safety officer work.
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