Lifeboat Audit App turns lifeboat audits into a scored, repeatable programme. Auditors score each lifeboat against weighted criteria, attach photo evidence, and track corrective actions to verified closure across every site. Managers compare lifeboat audit scores across sites and track every corrective action to closure.
Lifeboat Audit App runs a scored lifeboat audit covering hull, buoyancy, and internal condition, davits, winch, and brake, falls, blocks, and release gear, on-load release and hydrostatic interlock, and engine start and drive, with a photo and a sign-off required on each point. Without a system, lifeboat findings live on paper and in chat. A lifeboat fault such as hull or buoyancy damage slips through. An audit then means rebuilding lifeboat evidence from folders.
Lifeboat Audit App keeps one record per lifeboat and per site, with photo evidence and a named sign-off. Each lifeboat finding is tracked to verified closure. Deck officers and safety teams see lifeboat completion and overdue actions across the transport, logistics & warehousing portfolio. Every lifeboat record proves what was checked, when, and by whom.
What to Include in a Lifeboat Audit App?
A comprehensive lifeboat audit covers the key areas that affect operations and compliance. Audit lifeboat readiness with structured scoring, photo evidence, and corrective action tracking. Your audit should include sections for hull, buoyancy, and internal condition; davits, winch, and brake; and falls, blocks, and release gear, 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 Lifeboat Audit App
A scored audit only helps if every auditor scores the same way. Follow these steps to run a lifeboat audit:
Open the lifeboat audit template, which carries weighted criteria and a scoring scheme.
Score each lifeboat against the criteria and attach photo evidence for any non-conformance.
Let the app calculate the section and overall lifeboat score so the site is comparable to others.
Raise a corrective action for each failed lifeboat criterion with an owner and due date.
Sign off the lifeboat audit. The scorecard and branded report generate automatically.
What Does a Lifeboat Audit Cover?
A lifeboat audit scores condition against SOLAS LSA code and class survey standards, checking hull, buoyancy, and internal condition, davits, winch, and brake, falls, blocks, and release gear, on-load release and hydrostatic interlock, engine start and drive, and equipment inventory and provisions. Each lifeboat finding is logged with a photo, a severity, and the failing point. So the lifeboat audit becomes a traceable evidence pack, not an ageing spreadsheet.
What Gets Checked
Hull, buoyancy, and internal condition
Davits, winch, and brake
Falls, blocks, and release gear
On-load release and hydrostatic interlock
Engine start and drive
Equipment inventory and provisions
Common Defects It Surfaces
Hull or buoyancy damage
Davit or brake faults
Falls wear or release gear defects
Engine start failure
Missing or expired equipment
Evidence Captured
Release gear photo
Falls condition photo
Engine test note
Templates align to SOLAS LSA code, class survey standards.
How Lifeboat Audit App Scores a Lifeboat Audit
Step 1
Score Consistently
Weighted criteria are built into the lifeboat audit template.
Step 2
Evidence Every Finding
Auditors attach photo proof for each lifeboat non-conformance.
Step 3
Compare and Act
Scorecards rank sites and failed lifeboat criteria become corrective actions.
See the AI Behind Lifeboat Audit App
Everything your field team records during lifeboat 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
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What Lifeboat Teams Fix When Audits Are Scored the Same Way Everywhere
Lifeboat work breaks down the moment evidence leaves the form. These are the problems Lifeboat Audit App is built to remove, and what the team gets back when it does.
Every auditor scores the lifeboat audit differently, so sites cannot be compared
One auditor is strict, another is lenient, and a third skips sections. The lifeboat audit scores come back, but leadership cannot tell whether a low score means a weak site or a tough auditor.
Problem
Lifeboat scoring depends on which auditor showed up
Lifeboat sections get skipped with no record
Lifeboat scores are not comparable across sites
Solution
Weighted lifeboat criteria baked into the audit template
Mandatory lifeboat sections, so nothing is skipped
Comparable lifeboat scores that roll up across the estate
Assigned contractor signs off the lifeboat fix, and nobody checks it
A defect on the lifeboat is handed to assigned contractor. A week later the lifeboat defect is marked closed. Whether the lifeboat work was done well, badly, or at all, nobody has verified.
Problem
Assigned contractor marks work closed with no verification
Poor lifeboat fixes are only found at the next inspection
No record of which lifeboat partners actually perform
Solution
Closure photo required before any lifeboat action is signed off
Assigned contractor performance scored on closure speed and re-opens
Re-opened lifeboat actions linked back to the original finding
You find out about a lifeboat problem from a complaint
There is no live view of lifeboat status across sites. The first sign that something failed on the lifeboat is a client call or an incident, by which point the problem is already public.
Problem
No live view of lifeboat status across sites
Lifeboat problems surface as complaints, not as data
Lifeboat risk is invisible until it becomes an incident
Solution
Live multi-site dashboard of lifeboat completion and open issues
Lifeboat risk scoring flags sites trending to failure
Configurable dashboards filter lifeboat results by site and date
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Lifeboat Audit App check on a lifeboat audit?
Lifeboat Audit App runs a scored lifeboat audit against SOLAS LSA code and class survey standards, checking hull, buoyancy, and internal condition, davits, winch, and brake, falls, blocks, and release gear, on-load release and hydrostatic interlock, and engine start and drive. 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 lifeboat defects matter most, and what happens if they are missed?
The audit targets the lifeboat failures that matter most: hull or buoyancy damage, davit or brake faults, falls wear or release gear defects, and engine start failure. Left unchecked, a fault such as hull or buoyancy damage 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 Lifeboat Audit App support for lifeboat work?
Lifeboat Audit App keeps lifeboat checks aligned to SOLAS LSA code 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 lifeboat checks offline and across multiple sites?
Yes. Lifeboat Audit App is offline-first: teams complete lifeboat 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 lifeboat audit was completed?
Every completed lifeboat audit carries release gear photo, falls condition photo, and engine test note, 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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