What makes a good Work and Rest Hours Software for Ship

Monitoring and managing Work and Rest Hours in a vessel is a tedious task and with so many regulations like MLC 2006, ILO, STCW & USCG OPA-90, it’s very hard to maintain and organize ship rest and work hours along with following these rules. Each and every owner or captain of the ship knows the importance of rest for their crew and the rules and regulations they have to follow for rest and work hours of the crew. It’s also very important for shipping companies to monitor any deviations in real time. With so many software and tools available in the market, it’s hard to choose the one which suits their needs. So, Here’s all you need to know about work and rest hours program for a ship.

Work and rest hours program for a ship

Efficiently managing rest and work hours

Crew fatigue is the most contributing factor to maritime accidents. By far it’s the most time consuming and tedious task. Hence, the first and foremost requirement of good work and rest hour software is to efficiently manage the shift timings of the crew, so that crew can rest properly. So, a good work and rest hour software should efficiently manage the shift timings of the crew without any interference to ship’s day to day operations.

Compliance with rules and regulations

Compliance with rules and regulations like MLC 2006, ILO, STCW & USCG OPA-90 are worst nightmares of ship captain and owner. It is well known that non-compliance with rest and work hour regulations can result in detention of a ship by port authorities. Hence, the software should be compliant with regulations like MLC 2006, ILO, STCW & USCG OPA-90 and software should also report any non-compliance in real-time to the ship captain or owner.

Monitoring and advance Planning

Monitoring and advance planning are as important as the implementation of the schedule. Every head of the department should be able to monitor the schedules of their teams in real-time and also be able to make changes to schedules if required. The software should alert any deviation in the schedule and should also alert the head of the department, captain, or owner for any future deviation. The rest and work hour software must have an automatic planner for scheduling or manual planners to facilitate the seafarer’s needs.

Customizable and easy to use interface

Every shipping company has different needs and requirements. So, the software should be customizable to the needs of the user. It should also be easy to use so that the captain or owner can get required and relevant information with the least inputs. An easy user interface and Customizability is very important because it ensures that one can easily manage and use the software.

Conclusion

With so many rules and regulations to follow, it becomes very hard to plan and monitor the rest and work hours of crews. Hence, we at Work-Ship offers you the most trusted and 100% compliance software for managing rest and work hours in a ship. Work-Ship software offers end to end solutions for managing crew schedule with a very intuitive user interface. Our software uses Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to check and alert any past, present or future deviation. And for any customization, our in house software development team can make every possible customization to suit your needs. Feel free to contact us for a free 90-day trial and demo, our team will assist you at each and every step in a successful implementation.