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.

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.

Built for evaluation-grade trust