Sea Service

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Review service records and prepare signed sea-service testimonials.

Where to find it:Hamburger menu → Sea Service

Understanding Service Types

Time onboard, time at sea and watchkeeping are related but different measures. Review the service classification before using a record as certification evidence.

Sea Service or time onboard describes the relevant period serving aboard the vessel.
Actual Sea Service identifies service at sea rather than all time onboard.
Stand-by Service and Yard Time distinguish other operating circumstances.
The totals needed for a particular qualification may differ from the overall time-onboard total.

The app organises your evidence; it does not guarantee that a certifying authority will accept every recorded day.

Who Can Use It

Eligible crew

Sea Service logging is available for Captain, Officer/Navigation, Deck and Engineer departments. A linked crew record is required.

Nominated signing officer

Reviews records sent to them and can complete the officer-signature workflow.

Admins

Can select eligible crew and use the wider review and record-management controls available to their role.

If your account is not linked to a crew member, ask an administrator to check the link.

Contractors are not crew and must not be included as crew sea-service records.

Reviewing Your Service

Open Sea Service

Open the Sea Service page. If you have a crew selector, check whose record is selected.

Check the period

Review the relevant dates and service totals rather than relying on an overall lifetime figure.

Inspect the entries

Compare daily classifications with the vessel's actual operations and your time aboard.

Automatically supplied entries are a starting point for review, not a substitute for checking accuracy.

Watchkeeping Evidence

Watchkeeping service is distinct from simply being aboard or being on passage. Check that the record reflects duties actually performed.

Bridge watchkeeping relates to relevant navigation watch duties.
Engineering watchkeeping relates to relevant engine-room watch duties.
Review the applicable watchkeeping details in the testimonial rather than assuming every day at sea qualifies as watchkeeping.

Correcting Entries

Choose the date

Open the relevant day or entry using the controls available to your role.

Check the classification

Select the service type that matches the actual circumstances.

Add useful context

Include notes needed to explain an adjustment or an unusual service period.

Review the totals

Check the affected range after saving, especially before preparing a testimonial.

Correct underlying details before signing. A downloaded document does not repair an incorrect saved record.

Prepare And Sign A Testimonial

The testimonial workflow captures the reviewed service period and its supporting details for signature.

Choose the service range

Check the start and end dates and the calculated service totals.

Review testimonial details

Complete and check the review information, including applicable service and watchkeeping details.

Crew sign

Review the statement carefully, add the crew signature and submit it to the selected signing officer.

Officer reviews and signs

The signing officer previews the record, corrects review details if needed and uses Approve & Sign once satisfied.

A pending crew-signed record is not yet a completed officer-approved record.

If a record is returned or rejected, review the feedback and correct it before resubmitting.

Signed Records And PDF Export

Completed testimonials are available in Signed Sea Service Records, with the signing officer identified.

Choose the completed record

Check the crew member, service range and signing officer.

Download the PDF

Use Download PDF on the signed record.

Share if needed

Use the available email or WhatsApp sharing controls where appropriate.

Signed PDFs use the totals stored with the signed record; later corrections do not silently rewrite an already signed testimonial.