Mandatory Fleet Notices With Read Compliance
Versioning and acknowledgement provide evidence of distribution and readership for audit.
Why fleets still struggle
The cost of how it’s done today
Important fleet circulars sent by email give no proof that the crew who needed to read them actually did.
The traditional approach
PDF attachments emailed to vessels, with masters confirming by reply-all and no versioned record.
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What changes when this is under control
Fleet notices with version control, per-user acknowledgement, and a read-compliance dashboard, viewable in the crew app Docs section.
Time back
Acknowledgement is tracked automatically, so the office stops chasing reply-all confirmations.
Less waste
One controlled notice channel reduces the rework of re-issuing and reconciling emailed circulars.
Lower risk
Versioning and acknowledgement provide evidence of distribution and readership for audit.
In the module
How Fleet Notices delivers it
Version control
Per-user acknowledgement
Read-compliance dashboard
Mobile viewing in Docs
Safety, marine, and engine categories
Capabilities
- Push notifications
- Superseded notices retained for audit
- Fleet manage permissions
- Vessel-scoped distribution
- Crew app Docs acknowledgement
- Links from SMS documents
Ship to shore
How the work moves
- Office publishes a fleet notice
- Crew are notified on mobile
- Each user acknowledges
- Compliance visible to the DPA
Regulatory alignment
Customers remain responsible for regulatory compliance. WaterTight is the operational system of record.
Questions before you commit
Can crew acknowledge on mobile?
Yes. Fleet notices appear in the crew app Docs section with acknowledgement tracking.
Are old notices kept?
Yes. Superseded notices are retained (muted) for audit, and version control shows what replaced them.
Does acknowledgement replace a briefing?
No. Acknowledgements help prove distribution; you still brief crew who are not on the app and follow your SMS.
Who can publish notices?
Publishing typically requires fleet management permissions; all assigned crew can read and acknowledge.
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Bring this pain to a demo
We’ll walk fleet notices for DPA and Fleet Manager on a sample vessel — so you can judge the fit, not sit through a feature tour.