Documentation

Documentation modules centralize your fleet’s document control. Manage safety manuals, circulars, certificates, and forms with version tracking, approval workflows, and regulatory compliance built in — accessible from any device, anywhere. Explore all 4 modules below.

5

Revision Types

Manuals

51

Target Ranks

Circulars

4

Sub-Item Types

Certificates

17

Field Types

Forms

Document Control for Ship and Office

Documentation modules keep the controlled documents of a safety management system in one place. Manuals and Circulars are written in the browser, approved by named approvers, released to the ships and ranks that need them, and confirmed as read on board.

Certificates tracks each vessel's certificates with the surveys and audits behind them and warns before they expire. Forms sends checklists and forms to chosen ships, ranks or office teams, once or on a schedule, and routes what comes back for approval.

Create, distribute, and manage controlled manuals and procedures across the fleet.

Distribute company circulars and notices with read-receipt tracking and acknowledgements.

Track vessel certificates, the surveys behind them, expiry dates and renewals.

Design and deploy custom digital forms for inspections, checklists, and reporting.

All Documentation modules share data seamlessly with every other module in the Navatom platform. Data entered in one module is immediately available across your entire fleet management system — no duplication, no manual transfers, no delays.

This integrated architecture means your documentation workflows connect directly to maintenance schedules, crew records, procurement orders, and compliance documentation — giving your team a single source of truth for every operational decision.

FAQ

Questions fleet managers ask about Documentation

Can crew read manuals and circulars without a connection?

Yes. Reading and confirming manuals and circulars works on board without a connection, and the confirmations reach the office when the ship is back online. Other actions wait for the connection.

How are document revisions controlled?

Each manual section and circular moves through 7 stages, from draft and waiting for approval to released, revised and deprecated. Circulars are numbered by year and version.

What does Certificates track for each certificate?

Its term (no term, interim, short term or full term), its issuer, its issue and expiry dates, and the audits, surveys, reports and equipment it depends on, with renewal history and expiry warnings.

Which kinds of forms can Forms send?

Web forms built in Navatom from 17 field types, such as yes, no or not applicable questions, tables, ratings and rich text, as well as Word, Excel and PDF forms. A returned form moves through 7 stages, from draft to office approved.

Ready to get started?

Start your free trial and explore all Documentation modules.

Explore Other Categories

Discover more modules across the Navatom platform.