Gangway Audit App turns gangway audits into a scored, repeatable programme. Auditors score each gangway against weighted criteria, attach photo evidence, and track corrective actions to verified closure across every site. Managers compare gangway audit scores across sites and track every corrective action to closure.
Gangway Audit App runs a scored gangway audit covering structure, treads, and welds, handrails, stanchions, and rigging, safety net and lifebuoy, winch, wire, and securing, and lighting and non-slip surface, with a photo and a sign-off required on each point. Without a system, gangway findings live on paper and in chat. A gangway fault such as cracked treads or structure slips through. An audit then means rebuilding gangway evidence from folders.
Gangway Audit App keeps one record per gangway and per site, with photo evidence and a named sign-off. Each gangway finding is tracked to verified closure. Deck officers and safety teams see gangway completion and overdue actions across the transport, logistics & warehousing portfolio. Every gangway record proves what was checked, when, and by whom.
What to Include in a Gangway Audit App?
A comprehensive gangway audit covers the key areas that affect operations and compliance. Audit gangway condition with structured scoring, photo evidence, and corrective action tracking. Your audit should include sections for structure, treads, and welds; handrails, stanchions, and rigging; and safety net and lifebuoy, evidence capture, pass/fail or scoring criteria, corrective action assignment, and sign-off, so that nothing is missed and every audit finding is traceable.
How to Use Gangway Audit App
A scored audit only helps if every auditor scores the same way. Follow these steps to run a gangway audit:
Open the gangway audit template, which carries weighted criteria and a scoring scheme.
Score each gangway against the criteria and attach photo evidence for any non-conformance.
Let the app calculate the section and overall gangway score so the site is comparable to others.
Raise a corrective action for each failed gangway criterion with an owner and due date.
Sign off the gangway audit. The scorecard and branded report generate automatically.
What Does a Gangway Audit Cover?
A gangway audit scores condition against SOLAS access standards and class survey standards, checking structure, treads, and welds, handrails, stanchions, and rigging, safety net and lifebuoy, winch, wire, and securing, lighting and non-slip surface, and angle, load rating, and portable fittings. Each gangway finding is logged with a photo, a severity, and the failing point. So the gangway audit becomes a traceable evidence pack, not an ageing spreadsheet.
What Gets Checked
Structure, treads, and welds
Handrails, stanchions, and rigging
Safety net and lifebuoy
Winch, wire, and securing
Lighting and non-slip surface
Angle, load rating, and portable fittings
Common Defects It Surfaces
Cracked treads or structure
Loose handrails or rigging
Missing safety net or lifebuoy
Winch or wire faults
Poor lighting or slippery surface
Evidence Captured
Tread and structure photo
Handrail and net photo
Securing photo
Templates align to SOLAS access standards, class survey standards.
How Gangway Audit App Scores a Gangway Audit
Step 1
Score Consistently
Weighted criteria are built into the gangway audit template.
Step 2
Evidence Every Finding
Auditors attach photo proof for each gangway non-conformance.
Step 3
Compare and Act
Scorecards rank sites and failed gangway criteria become corrective actions.
See the AI Behind Gangway Audit App
Everything your field team records during gangway audit, from photos and voice notes to sign-off, InspectWrk turns into a finished report automatically. Faster, more accurate, and without the retyping.
Take a Photo. AI Fills the Form
Your inspector takes a photo of any asset or defect. AI reads it and fills the inspection form automatically. No typing. No manual entry.
Speak. AI Writes It Down.
Inspectors speak their observations in any language. AI transcribes and fills the form in real time. Completely hands-free in the field.
Inspections Done. Report Ready.
The moment an inspection is submitted, a branded PDF, Excel, or CSV report generates automatically. No manual work. No waiting.
Connect Your Existing Tools.
InspectWrk integrates with the tools your team already uses, including Zoho, Microsoft 365, and SAP. No double entry.
Live Dashboard. Every Site. Always On.
Your operations team sees completion rates, open issues, and compliance scores across all sites in real time. No chasing updates.
Built to Handle Any Challenge
From data collection to compliance: see how teams use InspectWrk for every use case.
What Gangway Teams Fix When Audits Are Scored the Same Way Everywhere
Gangway work breaks down the moment evidence leaves the form. These are the problems Gangway Audit App is built to remove, and what the team gets back when it does.
Assigned contractor signs off the gangway fix, and nobody checks it
A defect on the gangway is handed to assigned contractor. A week later the gangway defect is marked closed. Whether the gangway work was done well, badly, or at all, nobody has verified.
Problem
Assigned contractor marks work closed with no verification
Poor gangway fixes are only found at the next inspection
No record of which gangway partners actually perform
Solution
Closure photo required before any gangway action is signed off
Assigned contractor performance scored on closure speed and re-opens
Re-opened gangway actions linked back to the original finding
You find out about a gangway problem from a complaint
There is no live view of gangway status across sites. The first sign that something failed on the gangway is a client call or an incident, by which point the problem is already public.
Problem
No live view of gangway status across sites
Gangway problems surface as complaints, not as data
Gangway risk is invisible until it becomes an incident
Solution
Live multi-site dashboard of gangway completion and open issues
Gangway risk scoring flags sites trending to failure
Configurable dashboards filter gangway results by site and date
Every auditor scores the gangway audit differently, so sites cannot be compared
One auditor is strict, another is lenient, and a third skips sections. The gangway audit scores come back, but leadership cannot tell whether a low score means a weak site or a tough auditor.
Problem
Gangway scoring depends on which auditor showed up
Gangway sections get skipped with no record
Gangway scores are not comparable across sites
Solution
Weighted gangway criteria baked into the audit template
Mandatory gangway sections, so nothing is skipped
Comparable gangway scores that roll up across the estate
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Gangway Audit App check on a gangway audit?
Gangway Audit App runs a scored gangway audit against SOLAS access standards and class survey standards, checking structure, treads, and welds, handrails, stanchions, and rigging, safety net and lifebuoy, winch, wire, and securing, and lighting and non-slip surface. Each finding is logged with a photo, a severity, and the point it fails, then routed to an owner with a deadline. It stays open until a reviewer verifies the fix, so the audit becomes a traceable evidence pack for deck officers and safety teams rather than an ageing spreadsheet. Because scoring is built into the template, two sites assessed by two people produce numbers you can compare fairly.
Which gangway defects matter most, and what happens if they are missed?
The audit targets the gangway failures that matter most: cracked treads or structure, loose handrails or rigging, missing safety net or lifebuoy, and winch or wire faults. Left unchecked, a fault such as cracked treads or structure can mean downtime, a safety incident, or a failed audit, so every finding becomes an owned task with a deadline. It stays open until photo proof of the repair is reviewed, and repeat problems are flagged so deck officers and safety teams fix the cause rather than the symptom. Prioritising by severity means the most serious issues are handled first, not whichever was reported loudest.
Which standards does Gangway Audit App support for gangway work?
Gangway Audit App keeps gangway checks aligned to SOLAS access standards and class survey standards. The photos each standard expects are required fields, so an incomplete check cannot be closed and a gap is caught before an assessor finds it. When a review is due, deck officers and safety teams pull the records for the site in scope with one search instead of rebuilding them from folders. Retention and history stay searchable, so proof remains defensible at any point, not only on the day of an audit.
Can teams run gangway checks offline and across multiple sites?
Yes. Gangway Audit App is offline-first: teams complete gangway checks on iOS or Android with no signal, capturing photos and the evidence each check requires in the field. Each record syncs automatically when the connection returns, with its timestamp intact, and the same template runs on every site. So deck officers and safety teams get a live view of what is complete, overdue, or failing per location, and a weak connection in a remote or low-signal area never costs a round or loses a photo.
What evidence proves a gangway audit was completed?
Every completed gangway audit carries tread and structure photo, handrail and net photo, and securing photo, a GPS location, a timestamp, and a named sign-off. Because the evidence is captured during the round rather than typed up afterwards, deck officers and safety teams can show exactly what was checked, when, and by whom. When an assessor or client asks, the record exports in seconds as a branded PDF or a searchable history, so proof never depends on someone remembering where a photo was saved or which folder holds last quarter's records.
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