ChartroomLab

Maritime software · Est. on watch

Software made on the bridge.

Small, reliable tools for seafarers. Built by a deck officer, tested at sea, and made to work without internet.

See the tools Live onboarding demo ↗

The tools

Each one started as a real problem on board, and each one is already in use by crews and officers.

Onboarding

Crew familiarisation in one QR scan.

Live aboard an anchor-handling vessel
  • Emergency card for every cabin: muster station, life rafts, what to do at each alarm
  • Muster list by rank, alarms you can listen to, escape routes, meal times and house rules
  • Installs on any phone and opens without signal, in English, Spanish and Portuguese
See it live ↗

BlackLog

The officer's black notebook, digital.

In use by deck officers · Play Store soon
  • Write down what matters on watch, and see everything still pending at a glance
  • Monthly calendar for dates and deadlines
  • A sheet with the ship's own data, ready when you join a new vessel. Works offline, with backup
Open BlackLog ↗

CertWatch

Your STCW certificates, always in date.

In use by seafarers · Play Store soon
  • Scan a certificate and the phone reads its data for you
  • Expiry dates clearly marked, so nothing lapses before your next contract
  • Share with crewing agencies. No account: your documents stay on your phone
Open CertWatch ↗
Works offlineMade for satellite internet, or none at all.
No accountsData stays on the phone or on the ship.
Tested at seaUsed by real crews before it ships.
Mixed crewsEnglish, Spanish and Portuguese built in.

About the lab

Every tool starts as a problem on watch.

ChartroomLab is the workshop of Bianca Tortore, a bridge officer in the merchant navy. The tools are designed from the bridge, with the people who will use them, and kept deliberately simple: they have to work for someone tired, between watches, with no signal.

The same approach can be applied to your vessel or fleet: onboarding packs from your own muster list, handover notes, certificate tracking.

SinceVessel types
2014LNG FSRU · Dredgers · Tankers
Container ships · Tug
Antarctic expedition cruise · AHTS

Bring a tool aboard

Want the onboarding pack for your vessel, or a tool for a problem your crew keeps running into? Write, and tell me about the ship.

Get in touch biantortore@gmail.com