Ferry Safety Compliance Coach
A mobile audit and training tool that helps small ferry operators in developing regions check their vessels against basic safety checklists — life jackets, life craft counts, load limits, weather rules — and generates compliance reports for port authorities.
owners and crew of small passenger ferries in Guyana, Bangladesh, the Philippines, and similar markets
- Pre-departure safety checklist with photo proof of life jacket and life craft counts
- Load calculator that warns when passenger count exceeds safe capacity for current conditions
- Weather-window advisor that flags unsafe departure conditions based on local forecasts
- Auto-generated compliance report shareable with port authorities to reduce inspection friction
The MV Barima was built in 1939 and capsized despite being fitted with 250 life jackets and life craft — inspections are clearly not catching the gap between paper compliance and real safety.
Investigations after regional ferry disasters consistently find that equipment existed on paper but was not accessible or functional.Ferry Operations Safety App for Field Teams | Inspectly360 ↗
Existing maritime compliance software targets large commercial fleets; small regional operators are unserved.Ferry Operations Safety App for Field Teams | Inspectly360 ↗
Low monthly SaaS fee per vessel, plus premium tier for fleet operators with 3+ boats.Ferry Operations Safety App for Field Teams | Inspectly360 ↗
Small ferry operations will continue indefinitely in regions where road infrastructure is limited.
Buildable as a simple mobile checklist + photo capture app; main work is localization and offline-first design.