Run a tighter ship.
Command everything.
HELM gives captains a complete command centre — crew, compliance, maintenance, voyage, and financials — in one platform. Built by people who understand what happens on board.
Captain plan · 1 vessel · 25 crew seats
All 50+ systems included · Early access
No credit card required · Cancel anytime
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What You Get
Every tool a captain needs.
Nothing you don't.
Compliance — Always Ready
ISM, MLC, STCW, PSC. Live compliance score, one-click PSC checklist, and every certificate tracked with 90/60/30-day expiry alerts. Walk into any inspection with confidence.
- Live compliance score — green, amber, red at a glance
- PSC one-click inspection checklist
- STCW cert tracker per crew member with auto alerts
- ISM non-conformity log and audit trail
- MLC 2006 rest hour logging
Crew Management
Build watch schedules in minutes. Track every certification. Manage payroll, time-off, and crew contracts — all from one screen, accessible from any device.
- Watch schedule builder — 6on/6off, 4on/8off, custom
- Certification tracking with automatic expiry alerts
- Time-off requests and approval workflow
- Payroll and crew contract management
- Crew profiles accessible from any device
Maintenance & PMS
Never miss a service interval. Log defects the moment they're found. Track spare parts. Keep your vessel in class and your chief engineer ahead of every task.
- Full equipment register with service intervals
- Task assignment with due dates and priority levels
- Defect log with photo upload
- Spare parts inventory with low-stock alerts
- Overdue task alerts to captain and chief engineer
Voyage Planning
Plan routes, log fuel, manage guest manifests. Every passage planned and logged in one place — with full voyage history and PDF export.
- Interactive route planning with waypoints
- Fuel consumption tracking per leg
- Guest manifests for port clearance
- Full voyage history with PDF export
- Estimated passage times and ETA
Financial Management
Know where every euro goes. Track operating costs, charter income, and APA balances. Generate owner financial reports in one click.
- Budget vs actuals in real time
- Expense logging with receipt upload
- Charter income and APA tracker
- One-click owner financial report PDF
- Multi-currency support
Smart Alerts
HELM watches your vessel so you don't have to. The right alert to the right person at the right time — maintenance, compliance, certifications, and operations.
- Customisable alert thresholds
- Push notifications to mobile
- Escalation rules for critical alerts
- Full alert history with acknowledgement records
Live AIS Tracking
Real-time vessel position, speed, and heading on an interactive map via AIS. ETAs auto-update as conditions change — and it ties directly into your passage planning.
- Live position, speed, and heading updated in real time
- ETAs auto-update as conditions change
- Ties into voyage planning and passage logs
- Fleet-wide view for owners and managers
Hours of Rest (MLC 2006)
Auto-calculate minimum rest requirements per MLC 2006, flag violations in real time, and generate PDF timesheets for flag-state and PSC inspections. The biggest regulatory pain point — solved.
- Auto-calc: min 10h rest/24h and 77h rest/7 days
- Real-time violation flags per crew member
- One-click PDF export for PSC inspections
- Full audit trail — every rest period logged
Charter Marketplace
Generate a public charter listing page for your vessel in minutes. Share the link with brokers and guests — photos, rates, live calendar, and enquiry form in one URL.
- Public listing at /charter/{vessel-slug}
- Live availability calendar with enquiry form
- Photos, rates, and specs — fully customisable
- Enquiries land directly in HELM
Smart Provisioning AI
Tell HELM your crew count, charter duration, and guest preferences — Claude generates a complete provisioning list sorted by supplier, accounting for dietary restrictions.
- AI-generated lists from crew count and preferences
- Dietary restrictions and allergies accounted for
- Sorted by supplier — ready to send in one click
- Learns from previous charters over time
Document OCR
Upload a photo of a passport, STCW cert, or MMSI document — Claude Vision parses the expiry date, name, and number and pre-fills the form. Hours of data entry, gone.
- Supports passports, STCW, MMSI, ENG1, and more
- Claude Vision extracts name, number, and expiry
- Pre-fills crew profiles and compliance records
- 99%+ accuracy — reviewed before saving
Emergency / MOB Mode
One tap activates Man Overboard mode — GPS-stamped incident log, nearest port and coastguard VHF, push alert to all crew, and a step-by-step MOB protocol checklist.
- One-tap activation with GPS-stamped incident record
- Nearest port and coastguard VHF displayed instantly
- Push alert to all crew devices in under 3 seconds
- Full timestamped log for flag-state reporting
Predictive Maintenance
AI analyses engine hours and historical service records to predict the next failure window per system — and auto-generates preventive work orders before problems become emergencies.
- AI analysis of engine hours and service history
- Failure window predictions per system
- Auto-generated preventive work orders
- Learns from your vessel's usage patterns
Live Weather Radar
Every port card shows a live OpenWeatherMap radar overlay — wind, swell, and precipitation at a glance. No more switching between apps before departure.
- Live radar on every port and anchorage card
- Wind speed, swell height, and precipitation in real time
- Updated every 10 minutes via OpenWeatherMap
- Integrated into voyage planning screens
AI Passage Window Planner
Claude Sonnet 4.5 analyses your planned route and the 5-day forecast to identify the optimal departure window — and flags weather risks per waypoint.
- Claude analyses route + 5-day forecast per leg
- Optimal departure window with AI reasoning
- Weather risk flags per waypoint
- One click from route to recommendation
Charter Weather Viability
Before confirming a charter, HELM checks the forecast for your planned dates and route — and gives you an AI weather risk score. Know before you commit.
- AI weather risk score per charter booking
- Forecast checked against planned itinerary
- Flags high-risk windows so you can adjust early
- Included in the charter brief for owners and brokers
Weather Resolution Log & Playbook
When you acknowledge a weather alert, HELM asks how you handled it. Over time this builds a vessel playbook — and Claude surfaces past resolutions when a similar alert fires.
- One-tap resolution logging on alert acknowledgement
- Quick options: postponed / rerouted / proceeded / no action
- Claude surfaces matching past resolutions in real time
- Builds a vessel-specific weather playbook over time
Daily Email Digest
Every morning at 07:00, HELM sends you a weather + ops briefing — open alerts, maintenance due today, charter brief, and crew rest compliance. Automated via APScheduler + Resend.
- Weather outlook for your current location
- Open alerts and maintenance due today
- Charter brief and crew rest compliance
- Delivered at 07:00 in your local time zone
“We passed PSC first time in Palma with zero deficiencies. The inspector commented on how organised our documentation was. That's HELM.”
Captain Thomas W.
M/Y Serenity, 52m — Palma de Mallorca
AI Copilot
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The AI Copilot understands your vessel, your compliance status, and your operation. Click a scenario to see how HELM responds in real time.
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Simple Pricing
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Captain
1 vessel · 25 crew seats. Everything you need.
- 1 vessel · 25 crew seats
- All 50+ systems included
- AI Copilot & AI tools
- Smart OCR & Predictive Maintenance
- Port Guides + Live Radar
- Weather Playbook
- Emergency / MOB
- MLC Hours-of-Rest
- Fleet Chat
Owner
3 vessels · 100 crew seats. When you grow.
- Everything in Captain, plus:
- Up to 3 vessels · 100 crew seats
- Fleet P&L consolidation
- Sunday Snapshot PDF
- Daily Owner Digest
- Branded Reports
- Charter Marketplace
- APA Reconciliation PDFs
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No credit card. No setup fees. No training required. Add your vessel, invite your crew, and HELM is live from day one.
- Early access — full platform
- All systems included from day one
- Invite unlimited crew
- Cancel anytime, no questions asked
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