Digitize vessel inspections, port safety audits, dry dock surveys, and maritime regulatory compliance across your fleet and port operations. InspectWrk helps maritime organizations meet ISM Code, SOLAS, and flag state requirements, reduce port state detention risks, and maintain vessel readiness, even at sea without internet connectivity.
The pain we hear from Maritime operations managers running multiple sites.
ISM safety rounds are recorded in a paper SMS binder on the bridge. The shore office sees nothing until the vessel reaches port and the crew has time to scan and email.
Port State Control deficiencies are first noticed when the inspector boards. There is no pre-arrival self-assessment to close things out, and a detention is expensive and disruptive.
Hull, tank, and machinery condition is described in narrative reports with rough sketches. Class society reviewers cannot compare one survey period to the next.
Dry dock and class survey preparation reassembles records from multiple ledgers. SOLAS, MARPOL, and MLC evidence is scattered across the ship and the shore office.
Why You Should Join InspectWrk
| Processes | Manual | InspectWrk (automated) |
|---|---|---|
| ISM safety rounds | ISM safety rounds recorded in a paper SMS binder on the bridge | Digital ISM safety rounds, fully offline at sea, synced at port |
| Port State Control readiness | PSC deficiencies discovered the moment the inspector boards | Pre-arrival self-assessment checklist closes deficiencies before PSC arrives |
| Hull and structural surveys | Hull condition described in words and rough sketches | AI hull and structure analysis flags corrosion and coating breakdown from photos |
| Class society reporting | Class survey reports assembled by hand from multiple ledgers | Class society reports generated from organized inspection data, by system and compartment |
| Fleet and shore-office oversight | The DPA and superintendents rely on emailed reports days after each vessel's rounds | Shore-office managers see safety rounds, open deficiencies, and overdue actions across the whole fleet on one live dashboard |
Standardize your entire operational compliance workflow with our unified AI platform.
Dynamic forms that change based on site conditions.
Automatic hazard detection from inspection photos.
Professional PDF reports generated the second you finish.
Push inspection data into your existing stack via API and pre-built connectors.
From field capture to corrective action closure, these capabilities help teams run faster inspections, improve consistency, and stay audit-ready at every site.
See how teams apply these workflows in day-to-day operations to reduce risk, improve quality outcomes, and keep stakeholders informed.
Conduct daily safety rounds, bridge inspections, engine room checks, and fire safety inspections with standardized checklists aligned to ISM Code requirements. Document hazards with photo evidence, assign corrective actions to responsible officers, and maintain a complete SMS audit trail for internal and external audits.
Prepare for port state control inspections with pre-arrival self-assessment checklists covering SOLAS, MARPOL, MLC, and ISPS requirements. Identify and resolve deficiencies before arrival. Track historical PSC findings and corrective actions to demonstrate continuous improvement to inspectors.
Document hull condition, underwater surveys, tank inspections, and machinery assessments during dry dock periods and class surveys. AI-powered photo analysis flags corrosion, coating breakdown, and structural issues. All findings are organized by vessel system for faster class society reporting.
Port state control detentions are costly and disruptive, and they usually trace back to deficiencies that were not caught before the inspector boarded. On many vessels, ISM safety rounds are recorded in a paper SMS binder on the bridge, so the shore office sees nothing until the ship reaches port. Hull and machinery condition is described in narrative reports and rough sketches, which reviewers cannot compare period to period. Inspection software changes this by making vessel inspections digital and structured, even at sea.
With InspectWrk, crew complete ISM safety rounds, fire and life-saving checks, and maintenance inspections on a mobile device, fully offline, and the records sync when the vessel reaches port or connects by satellite. Pre-arrival self-assessment checklists cover SOLAS, MARPOL, MLC, and ISPS requirements, so the crew works through the same areas an inspector will examine and closes deficiencies in advance. Each deficiency carries an owner, a deadline, and closure evidence, so the master can demonstrate genuine continuous improvement.
Because inspection data is organized by vessel system and compartment, class survey reports are generated from completed inspections instead of being assembled by hand from multiple ledgers. AI hull and structure analysis flags corrosion and coating breakdown from photos, so condition can be compared from one survey period to the next. The fleet safety team manages templates centrally, which keeps every vessel's SMS evidence consistent and defensible.
If you are comparing inspection platforms for fleet operations, it helps to see how each handles offline capture and proof. Compare InspectWrk and SafetyCulture for vessel inspections.
Get started with ready-to-use checklist templates for maritime inspections and audits.
Mariners at the bridge and in the engineering team can use this vessel arrival checklist to help ensure that the ...
Audit a ship's safety management system against the ISM Code and SOLAS Chapter IX: SMS documentation, the master's responsibility and authority, crew responsibilities and communication, shipboard operations, emergency preparedness and drills, maintenance of the ship and equipment, non-conformity reporting, corrective and preventive action, and internal audits and management review. Record the vessel, audit date, auditor and scope, capture findings and objective evidence, and track corrective actions to verified closure. Built for internal ISM audits and audit preparation by masters, DPAs and internal auditors.
This Port State Control checklist is used to reduce the risk of Port State Control detentions through a comprehensive inspection ...
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“InspectWrk transformed how we manage site safety inspections. The offline capability alone saved us countless hours. Our compliance rate jumped from 72% to 96% in just three months.”
Sarah Mitchell
Meridian Construction Group
“The AI-powered defect detection has changed how we work. Our inspectors capture photos and the system flags issues we'd have missed. It's like having an expert reviewer on every site visit.”
James Chen
Pacific Manufacturing Co.
“Rolling out digital checklists across multiple projects gave us instant visibility into recurring safety issues. We now resolve critical findings in hours instead of days.”
Olivia Carter
Northbridge Infrastructure
Yes. The InspectWrk mobile app is fully functional offline, including AI-powered defect detection that runs on the device. Crew complete safety rounds, drill documentation, maintenance checks, and inspections at sea with no connectivity. Every record is stored locally, then syncs automatically when the vessel reaches port or connects through satellite. This is essential for vessels on long ocean passages where reliable internet is simply not available. Instead of a paper SMS binder that the shore office cannot see until the ship docks, inspections are captured digitally as they happen, with timestamps and attribution intact. When connectivity returns, the shore safety team sees exactly what the crew recorded, so vessel and shore work from the same data rather than waiting weeks for scanned forms.
Yes. InspectWrk includes templates aligned with the ISM Code for safety management system documentation, SOLAS Chapter II-2 for fire safety, SOLAS Chapter III for life-saving appliances, MARPOL Annexes, and MLC 2006. Templates can be customized to your fleet's specific SMS procedures and flag state requirements. Every completed inspection forms part of a digital audit trail covering internal audits, external audits, and class society reviews. Because records are structured and centralized rather than scattered through paper binders on each vessel, an auditor's request is answered with a filter rather than a search. Corrective actions raised during a safety round are tracked to verified closure, so you can demonstrate not just that a deficiency was found but that it was resolved. That keeps the fleet's SMS evidence consistent and defensible across every vessel.
Yes. InspectWrk supports dry dock planning with pre-built hull, tank, and machinery inspection templates. AI photo analysis helps identify corrosion, coating breakdown, and structural issues from inspection images, and findings are organized by vessel system and compartment. That structure means a class survey report can be generated from completed inspections rather than assembled by hand from multiple ledgers. Because condition data is recorded consistently and stored over time, class society reviewers can compare one survey period to the next, instead of relying on narrative descriptions and rough sketches. Historical condition data also helps you plan the maintenance scope and budget for an upcoming dry dock period, so the yard work is scoped from evidence rather than from memory of the last inspection.
InspectWrk offers REST API integrations with fleet management and planned maintenance systems. Vessel data can sync into InspectWrk, and inspection results and deficiencies can be pushed back into your existing systems, with work orders created automatically from inspection findings. That keeps inspection data flowing into maintenance planning, operating cost tracking, and regulatory reporting without anyone re-keying it. A deficiency found on a safety round becomes an action in the system your technical team already uses. Removing manual transfer between systems keeps records consistent across vessel and shore, and it means the technical superintendent is working from current inspection data rather than from forms that arrive after the next port call.
Yes. Each vessel type, whether tanker, bulk carrier, container ship, or offshore unit, can carry its own inspection templates, schedules, and checklists reflecting its specific regulatory requirements and operational profile. The fleet safety team manages templates centrally and deploys them to vessels, so a change to a standard is rolled out once rather than updated ship by ship. Role-based access ensures masters, chief engineers, and safety officers each see the inspection workflows relevant to their responsibilities. This keeps the fleet consistent where consistency matters, for example a common SMS round, while still allowing the genuine differences between vessel types to be reflected in the checklists each crew actually uses.
InspectWrk helps crews close deficiencies before a port state control inspector boards, rather than discovering them during the inspection. Pre-arrival self-assessment checklists cover SOLAS, MARPOL, MLC, and ISPS requirements, so the crew works through the same areas an inspector will examine and resolves issues in advance. Historical port state control findings and their corrective actions are tracked, so recurring problem areas are visible and can be addressed before the next call. Each deficiency carries an owner, a deadline, and closure evidence, which lets the master demonstrate continuous improvement to an inspector. Because a detention causes expensive delays and reputational damage, shifting the work from reactive to pre-arrival makes a real difference. The vessel arrives in port with a documented, evidenced state of readiness instead of hoping the inspection goes well.
