The platform
The entire operator workload.
One login.
Most maritime software does one thing. Binnacle runs the whole operation — crew credentials and COI, drills and MARPOL record books, planned maintenance and work/rest hours, pilot dispatch, the 2025 cyber rule, and an AI port captain. 68+ modules, all 46 CFR-matched, behind a single login.
Crew & Credentials
Every license, endorsement, and medical tracked to its renewal cycle — and flagged before it lapses.
Credential tracking
MMC, STCW, TWIC, medicals, drug tests — renewal cycles known, alerts before expiry.
AI document scanning
Photograph a credential, the AI reader extracts name, number, and dates.
Renewal autopilot
Automated reminder emails to each mariner whose credentials are nearing expiry.
Training matrix
Required training by role and vessel, with completion and gaps at a glance.
Sea-service letters
Generate documented sea time toward the next license or upgrade.
Work / rest hours
STCW 2010 + ILO MLC rest-hour rules computed and checked for violations.
MLC 2006
Maritime Labour Convention records: SEAs, hours of rest, welfare, complaints.
Rotation & scheduling
Crew rotation planning with fatigue-aware rest enforcement.
Payroll export
Timecards from work/rest logs into QuickBooks (IIF) or Gusto (CSV).
Vessel Compliance & Certificates
Every vessel matched to its 46 CFR requirements, with the certificate clock running on each.
Vessel registry
Subchapter, gross tonnage, home port, COI and insurance dates per hull.
COI tracking
Certificate of Inspection requirements auto-validated against the vessel.
Survey scheduler
Class and USCG surveys with due dates, status, and next-due projection.
Insurance & P&I
Hull, P&I, and pollution policy dates tracked alongside the COI.
Audit-readiness score
A single fleet score with the exact gaps to close before an inspection.
Insurance Package
An underwriter-ready PDF of the fleet's compliance posture, on demand.
Fleet health grid
Per-vessel red / amber / green across COI, insurance, and surveys.
Subchapter rule packs
M (towing), T (small passenger), K, and OSV requirement sets built in.
Safety & Drills
The drill cadence, the muster list, and the LSA/FFE inventory a 46 CFR 199 inspection asks for.
Drill scheduler
Fire, abandon-ship, and MOB drills on their 46 CFR 199/185 cadence, with overdue flags.
Safety briefings
The Subchapter T five-topic pre-departure passenger brief, logged.
LSA / FFE inventory
COI-ready lifesaving and firefighting equipment with monthly inspections.
Muster lists
Station bills by vessel, kept current with the crew roster.
Mooring & hold inspections
Routine structural and mooring-gear inspection records.
Cargo gear
Pre-use inspection of cranes, winches, and derricks before each cargo op.
Passenger waivers
Digital liability waivers captured per voyage.
Environmental — MARPOL
Every record book a Port State Control officer can ask to see, in one place.
Oil Record Book
MARPOL Annex I ORB entries, kept in the regulator-recognized format.
Garbage Record Book
Annex V garbage management and disposal log.
Emissions log
Annex VI daily fuel, sulfur content, and emission-zone record.
Ballast water
Ballast water management and exchange records.
Bunkering + SOPEP
Bunker operations with the Shipboard Oil Pollution Emergency Plan on hand.
Sounding logs
Daily fresh-water, fuel, ballast, bilge, and slop soundings.
Maintenance & Engineering
A planned maintenance system that watches the engine for you and keeps the parts ledger honest.
Planned maintenance (PMS)
Hour- and calendar-based maintenance with work orders and history.
Engine condition drift
Advisories when a reading drifts off its baseline, before it becomes a failure.
Mechanical log
Engine-room readings logged and trended across the fleet.
In-port & drydock PMS
Drydock planning and the in-port maintenance window in one place.
Spare parts ledger
Atomic inventory with low-stock reorder alerts, fleet-wide or per vessel.
Purchase orders + vendors
Auto PO numbering, partial-receive flow, and a vendor directory.
Greasing / chip-paint / bilge
The routine deck and engine upkeep logs an inspector expects.
Operations & Logbooks
The official logbook and every operational record, time-stamped and signed.
Official logbook
The digital deck log with the entries a USCG boarding looks for.
Noon reports
Daily position, fuel, and weather noon report per vessel.
Watch logs & schedule
Anchor, lookout, and helm watches with the watch bill.
Voyages & trips
Route, fuel, and revenue tracked per voyage.
Port calls
Arrivals, departures, and the pilotage fee per call.
NOR & SOF
Notice of Readiness and Statement of Facts generated from the port call.
Pre-departure checks
The captain's checkout before each underway.
Navigation, Weather & Radar
Live traffic, marine weather, and a radar simulator to keep the watch sharp.
Vessel tracking
Live AIS positions for the fleet and the traffic around it.
Weather routing
NOAA marine forecasts applied per route.
Forecasting
Wind, sea state, and visibility on the operating area.
Radar / ARPA simulator
A browser PPI radar trainer for collision-avoidance practice.
Squat & UKC
Squat and under-keel-clearance math for confined water.
Tide windows
Tide-gated transit windows from live NOAA predictions.
Pilotage Dispatch
A dispatch board built for licensed pilots associations — not adapted from fleet software.
Live dispatch board
Every vessel in the district on one screen via live AIS.
Tide-adjusted ETA
Boarding-point ETA with pilot-boat departure alerts.
Tariff billing
Fee computed from GT and draft, with a QuickBooks-ready receivables export.
Pilot-native tools
SOLAS ladder checklist, digital Master-Pilot Exchange, fatigue rules.
Close-quarters alerts
CPA/TCPA flagged for every moving pair in the zone.
Cybersecurity — 2025 USCG Rule
The 46 CFR 101 Subpart F maritime cyber rule, turned into a readiness program.
Cyber plan
Build and maintain the required Cybersecurity Plan with its elements.
Incident register
Reportable cyber incidents logged toward the reporting clock.
Training records
Crew cyber-awareness training tracked and evidenced.
Asset inventory
The IT/OT asset list the rule expects you to maintain.
AI & Automation
An AI port captain that reads your fleet, drafts your documents, and watches the Federal Register.
Ask Binnacle
Ask plain-English questions about your own fleet's compliance state and get an answer.
AI Port Captain
A maritime assistant with tools that can act across your modules.
Regulatory monitoring
Federal Register and CFR changes surfaced as they publish.
Document drafting
Voyage and compliance documents drafted from your records.
Voice logging
Speak an entry; it lands in the right log, structured.
Billing & Business
The back-office side — customers, quotes, and the numbers that run the operation.
Customers & quotes
A light CRM and quoting flow for charter and service work.
Fleet budget
Spend tracked against budget, per vessel and fleet-wide.
Multi-org
Manage several operating companies from one account with isolation.
Marketplace
Connect with vetted vendors and services across the network.
Free, no login
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One platform replaces the binder, the spreadsheet, and the six apps.
Built for tug and barge, small passenger, OSV, commercial fishing, and the pilots who move them.