How To Manage Vessel Documents
Maritime document management for SMS, fleet notices, SDS, ships library, and HR vault: version controlled and accessible onboard.
The industry problem
Critical documents live in multiple places: binders, shared drives, and email — with no confidence that crew have the current version.
The traditional approach
Manual distribution of PDF updates; masters store files locally; shore has no read-compliance view.
How WaterTight helps
Document control is split into the libraries operators actually use:
- SMS sections with acknowledgment tracking
- Fleet notices with version history
- SDS library with public QR access onboard
- Ships library for publication copies
- HR vault for employment documents
SMS acknowledgments, notice versions, and SDS QR codes cut outdated copies onboard — without dumping everything into a single undifferentiated drive.
Frequently asked questions
Can crew access documents offline?
SMS and key documents can be prepared for offline access via the crew app.