Know rest-hour risk before the inspector does
From the office, see rest-hour compliance and risk across every vessel, with no chasing.
Why fleets still struggle
The cost of how it’s done today
Rest-hour breaches are often discovered at inspection because manual sheets and shore-side Excel checks are done too late to fix anything.
The traditional approach
Paper hours-of-rest sheets sent ashore and re-checked in a spreadsheet days later, long after any violation could have been prevented.
With WaterTightVM
What changes when this is under control
Digital hours-of-rest entry with a 30-minute block editor, rolling 24-hour and 7-day STCW checks, in-app breach flags, locked periods, and PDF export for inspection.
Time back
Compliance is calculated as officers enter hours, so nobody re-runs rolling-window sums by hand.
Less waste
Catching violations onboard avoids the corrective admin and exposure that a port-state finding creates.
Lower risk
Rolling STCW A-VIII/1 checks flag breaches in the app as hours are recorded, and locked periods keep a clean audit trail.
In the module
How Work & Rest Hours delivers it
Shift and watch pattern presets
Rolling 24h and 7d compliance engine
In-app breach flags and violation badges
Locked periods and non-conformity export
Dashboard card of open violations across the fleet (last 7 days)
Capabilities
- Offline hours-of-rest saves
- Mobile HoR tab on the crew app
- Crew and officer confirmation of hours
- Audit trail, with a reason for every officer edit
- PDF export for port state control
- Per-vessel visibility for the Master
Ship to shore
How the work moves
- Hours recorded and confirmed daily on mobile or web
- The engine flags breaches in the app
- Master reviews before a port-state inspection
- Records exported as PDF for the inspector
Supports your records for:
Customers remain responsible for regulatory compliance. WaterTightVM is the operational system of record.
Questions before you commit
Does hours of rest work offline?
Yes. Day entries can be saved offline on the crew app and sync when connectivity returns.
Are violations flagged automatically?
Yes. The rolling 24-hour and 7-day STCW checks flag breaches in the app as hours are entered, with violation badges, a list of rest-hour issues and a non-compliance PDF export. Breaches are not sent as push or email alerts; push and email reminders go out when hours are missing or a day needs review.
Can we export for inspection?
Yes. Records export to PDF with the compliance picture for port-state and internal review.
Does WaterTightVM guarantee STCW compliance?
No. WaterTightVM calculates and flags against the STCW A-VIII/1 rest-hour limits to help you manage rest. It does not check a separate MLC or fishing rule set. Actual compliance and rostering decisions remain the responsibility of the operator.
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See it in 30 minutes
Book a 30-minute call and we'll show Work & Rest Hours on a sample vessel, set up the way your master and chief officer work.
Any questions, just get in touch. If you’re not sure we cover something you need, outline the issue and we’ll find a way to solve it.