MARPOL, BWM and ISPS electronic record books (under development)
Electronic MARPOL, ballast water, biofouling, and ISPS statutory record books are under development — not live in WaterTightVM today.
Why fleets still struggle
The cost of how it’s done today
Paper Oil, Garbage, and Ballast Water Record Books live in a cupboard until an inspector asks. Corrections are scribbled, pages go missing, and shore cannot see whether yesterday’s operation was recorded.
The traditional approach
Annex books filled by hand, photocopied for the office, and reconstructed the night before PSC — with no reliable trail of who changed what.
With WaterTightVM
What changes when this is under control
Electronic MARPOL, BWM, biofouling, and ISPS statutory record books are under development. They are not available in WaterTightVM today. The planned design covers operation-code entries, Master verify, amendment history, true-copy PDF, and paper fallback. WaterTightVM will not issue a flag Declaration; you will be able to store a copy of an issued Declaration for carriage when the module ships.
Time back
When live, officers will record each operation once with the fields the code requires, instead of rewriting annex pages and scanning them for shore.
Less waste
When live, one module is planned to cover ORB, GRB, CRB, BWRB, and related MARPOL books instead of a stack of paper volumes and a separate e-log licence.
Lower risk
When live, entries will not be deletable; amendments will keep originals; Master verify and true-copy PDF are planned for defensible PSC records.
In the module
How Statutory Record Books delivers it
Planned: Oil Record Book Parts I and II
Planned: Garbage Record Book Parts I and II
Planned: Cargo Record Book (Annex II)
Planned: Ballast Water Record Book
Planned: Biofouling and ISPS Part A/10
Capabilities
- Master verify with extra factor (planned)
- True-copy PDF for inspection (planned)
- Amendments retain the original values (planned)
- Paper fallback when the ERB is unavailable (planned)
- Store the issued flag/RO Declaration for carriage (planned)
- Separate from deck logbook scope (SOLAS V/28)
Ship to shore
How the work moves
- Module under development — not in production today
- Planned: officer records the operation against the correct book and code
- Planned: Master verifies selected entries
- Planned: true-copy PDF for PSC or flag inspection
Questions before you commit
Are statutory electronic record books live today?
No. Electronic MARPOL, BWM, and ISPS statutory record books are under development and are not available in WaterTightVM yet.
Will WaterTightVM issue a MARPOL Declaration?
No. The flag Administration or recognised organisation issues any Declaration. When the module ships, WaterTightVM will be able to store a copy of an issued Declaration for carriage — it will not issue one.
Is the Cargo Record Book here the same as Cargo Operations?
No. Cargo Operations holds the operational NLS / cargo ledger. The statutory MARPOL Annex II electronic book is planned under this module when it is released.
What should we use until this ships?
Keep approved paper annex books and your existing SMS. Deck and engine logbooks in WaterTightVM are separate and live where your bundle includes them.
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