What FleetSkipper is for
A Safety Management System built for MCA Workboat Code Edition 3. Replaces paper forms, spreadsheets, and scattered folders — without asking you to change how you run your vessels.
Run your fleet from one place
Every vessel, every cert, every job — visible per vessel and across the fleet.
Run your fleet from one place
Every vessel, every cert, every job — visible per vessel and across the fleet.
- Multi-vessel management with fast vessel switching
- Per-vessel dashboard with live compliance scores
- Forward calendar of jobs and scheduled events
- Fleet-wide aggregated dashboard coming soon
- Works on any phone, tablet, or laptop
Keep your crew compliant — before sailing
FleetSkipper stops a voyage from starting if the crew isn’t compliant.
On voyage-start, the app runs Workboat Code Edition 3 requirements against the crew manifest and vessel configuration. Missing cert, expired training, insufficient manning — the voyage blocks. Overrides require a formal form, which creates an auditable record.
Keep your crew compliant — before sailing
FleetSkipper stops a voyage from starting if the crew isn’t compliant.
On voyage-start, the app runs Workboat Code Edition 3 requirements against the crew manifest and vessel configuration. Missing cert, expired training, insufficient manning — the voyage blocks. Overrides require a formal form, which creates an auditable record.
- Pre-voyage compliance gate with formal override
- Vessel-aware, rank-specific certificate requirements
- Separate individual vs. vessel-level requirements
- Hours-of-rest (if applicable), signable and printable
- Editable familiarisation templates with sign-off
- Drills and training tracked separately
Replace the paperwork, keep the paper trail
One-tap logging. The logbook fills itself in.
Replace the paperwork, keep the paper trail
One-tap logging. The logbook fills itself in.
- Auto-populating logbook across all voyage events
- One-tap position, weather, fuel, compass error, notes
- Editable pre-departure and pre-arrival checklists
- Editable operation types per company
- Full-text search across every voyage and checklist
- Every record printable, signable, and forwardable
Equipment, maintenance, and defects — properly tracked
Every piece of equipment, every service, every defect — on every vessel.
Equipment, maintenance, and defects — properly tracked
Every piece of equipment, every service, every defect — on every vessel.
- Equipment register by category, with location and serial
- Planned maintenance with red/amber/green status
- Maintenance history per item, updated on every service
- One-click defect logging from any equipment item
- Structured defect close-out
- Filterable defect history by kit, severity, and date
Handle the moments that matter
Risk assessments, drills, and incidents — where an SMS earns its name.
Handle the moments that matter
Risk assessments, drills, and incidents — where an SMS earns its name.
Risk Assessments — proper 5×5 ALARP methodology, multi-vessel application, automated review schedule with WBC3 clause citations.
Drills — preconfigured WBC3 essentials (Fire, Abandon Ship, MOB) plus custom drills. Frequencies configurable. Missing drills block voyages.
Incidents — full ISM Code corrective action lifecycle. Structured contributing factors, mandatory root cause, effectiveness verification.
Your documents, where they already live
A compliance engine, not a document warehouse.
- Link your existing SharePoint / Drive / OneDrive / Dropbox / iCloud
- Per-item document linking supported
- Computed status: Valid / Expiring / Overdue / Not Set
- Responsible Person tagged per document
Built by a Master Mariner
Every feature was designed by someone who's stood a watch, filled in a logbook at 3am, and faced an MCA inspection the next morning. Not a software company with a maritime consultant on retainer.
Who's already using it
Glasgow City Boats use FleetSkipper for their workboat operations in Scotland.
"FleetSkipper helped us get our SMS documentation sorted quickly and professionally. The tailored approach meant everything was specific to our operations."
— Glasgow City Boats
Currently in pilot with a UK local authority marina, with further operators joining in the coming weeks.
Frequently Asked Questions
"Does it work offline?"
Yes. Offline-first by design. Crew log at sea with no signal; everything syncs on reconnection.
"What about MARPOL oil records and garbage records?"
Oil Record Books apply to vessels of 400GT and above; Garbage Record Books to 100GT and above. Most UK workboats fall below both thresholds. For operators who cross them, talk to us at the demo.
"What if I already have an SMS in place?"
Most operators do. FleetSkipper matches your existing SMS rather than replacing it — our consultancy arm can run a gap analysis, or we configure the app against what you already have. (Learn more →)
"Where is my data stored? Is it secure?"
UK data residency on Microsoft Azure. Encrypted in transit and at rest. Your cloud document links stay under your organisation's control â we track them, we don’t mirror them.
See it on your own data.
A 15-minute demo is the fastest way to tell if FleetSkipper fits your operation. We'll run through with your vessel types and operating area in mind.
(Pricing available at the demo call.)