ShipManager Crewing

ShipManager Crewing supports the crewing process across a marine crew pool, from fleet deployment and work planning to access to crew data and reports. It helps shipping companies plan, schedule, and monitor crew work and rest hours across a fleet. Crew records cover certificates, licences, qualifications, experience, and contracts. Payroll tools handle maritime wage types and scales, earnings and deductions, fleet payroll calculations, and bank remittance following ISO20022. Listed modules include Crew Data, Crew Planning, Payroll, Crew Resting Hours, Appraisals, Canteen, and Ship Cash Box. The software supports collaboration among shipping companies, crewing offices, crew agencies, and vessels. Other listed capabilities include rest-hour non-conformity alerts, reports, serial letters, hiring certificates, master's cash and cash advances, and crew pool statistics and KPIs. DNV describes the software as configurable, including payroll settings suited to a fleet. It is available on Android, iOS, and the web, with hybrid deployment. Pricing is on request, and DNV provides a ShipManager training overview and registration information.

ShipManager Crewing brings crew records, planning, rest-hour monitoring, and maritime payroll into a configurable fleet workflow. Prospective customers need to contact DNV for pricing details.

ShipManager Crewing suits shipping companies coordinating crews across a fleet, including work with crewing offices, agencies, and vessels. It also fits teams managing maritime payroll and crew qualifications.

ShipManager Crewing is a configurable maritime crew-management system for shipping companies coordinating people across fleets, offices, agencies and vessels. It fits operators that need planning, credential records, rest-hour oversight and payroll in one workflow. The main trade-off is that buyers must obtain a tailored quote and confirm which integrations and package limits apply.

Overview

The platform follows the crewing process from deployment through onboard and onshore access to data and reports. Shared collaboration between shipping companies, crewing offices, crew agencies and vessels is useful when responsibility for a crew member or assignment crosses organizational boundaries.

ShipManager is part of DNV’s wider software for ship management, operations and compliance. That maritime focus makes it a stronger fit for fleet crew administration than for organizations seeking a general-purpose staff scheduler.

Key features

Planning and crew records

Fleetwide scheduling and monitoring support trip assignment, availability management and duty-time rules. A central database stores certificates, licences, qualifications, experience and contracts, so planners can weigh credentials and employment records when assigning crew rather than maintaining disconnected files.

Rest-hour compliance

Users can record work and rest hours and receive alerts about non-conformities. This brings duty-time supervision into daily crewing operations and gives managers a practical way to identify exceptions before they become persistent compliance problems.

Maritime payroll

The payroll module handles maritime wage types, wage scales, earnings and deductions, fleet calculations and bank remittance through ISO20022. Its configurable design can accommodate differing fleet rules, but the absence of a published package boundary means buyers should establish which payroll capabilities are included in their deployment.

Modules, reporting and workflow

Modules cover Crew Data, Crew Planning, Payroll, Crew Resting Hours, Appraisals, Canteen and Ship Cash Box. Additional tools include appraisal records, master's cash and advances, reports, serial letters, hiring certificates and crew-pool statistics and KPIs. Dashboards provide risk reporting, while quantitative analysis, custom risk fields and workflow automation support more structured oversight.

Connectivity and administration

API access is supported, and DNV describes standardized ShipManager Interfaces for third-party products such as ERP systems. The interfaces that apply specifically to Crewing are not identified, so integration scope should be confirmed during procurement. DNV also provides ShipManager training information and registration.

Pricing

ShipManager Crewing uses custom pricing; no price, free plan, trial, seat allowance, quota or renewal term is published. That model suits fleet operators whose requirements vary by vessels, offices, modules and payroll configuration, but it prevents a meaningful cost comparison without a conversation with DNV. There is no free tier for smaller teams to validate the workflow independently.

Platforms

The software is offered on Android, iOS and the web, with hybrid deployment. This combination supports access from vessel and shore environments while allowing an organization to determine how components are deployed across its fleet.

Who it's for

ShipManager Crewing is aimed at shipping companies managing crews across multiple vessels and coordinating with crewing offices, agencies and masters. It is a strong candidate when credential tracking, assignment planning, rest-hour alerts and maritime payroll must operate together. Smaller organizations wanting transparent self-serve pricing, or teams needing a conventional workforce scheduler outside maritime operations, should look elsewhere.

Pros and cons

Pros

• End-to-end maritime scope: Planning, records, rest hours and payroll are joined with vessel-oriented modules such as Canteen and Ship Cash Box.
• Credential-aware assignments: Certificates, licences, qualifications, experience and contracts can inform deployment decisions.
• Cross-party coordination: Shipping companies, offices, agencies and vessels can collaborate in one crewing workflow.
• Configurable oversight: Custom risk fields, dashboards, KPIs and workflow automation support fleet-specific controls.
• Modern access options: Android, iOS, web access, hybrid deployment and API support cover varied operational environments.

Cons

• Opaque cost: Pricing and package limits require direct discussion, complicating budgeting and initial comparison.
• No free plan: Prospective customers cannot trial a no-cost tier for a small crew operation.
• Integration uncertainty: DNV describes standardized interfaces, but does not identify which third-party connections apply to Crewing.

Alternatives

Tap Into Safety is the better choice when a seven-day course demo and a published annual Entry Level subscription of $3,000 are more useful than fleet crewing and payroll functions.

HammerTech suits teams seeking a project-oriented platform with free subcontractor access and Android, iOS, web and API support.

Safesite is preferable for a freemium safety product: its Free plan allows unlimited members and guests, while Premium costs $16 per member per month.

EcoOnline is an alternative EHS platform with pricing based on features, users and customization.

Enablon is an integrated risk, compliance, engineering, operations and EHSQ sustainability platform sold through a demo-led process.

Evotix offers professional and enterprise options whose pricing depends on sites, workforce, risk profile, modules, support, integrations and implementation.

Injury Management System provides a freemium route, including a STANDARD plan at $150 a month with unlimited users.

IsoMetrix is a paid alternative with web, mobile, API and self-hosted deployment and demo-based pricing.

For broader category comparisons, see Safety Management Software, Risk Management Software and Crew Scheduling Software.

Verdict

Choose ShipManager Crewing if you run a maritime fleet and want crew planning, qualifications, rest-hour control and payroll in a configurable, collaborative system. Its breadth and maritime-specific controls are the central reasons to choose it. Look elsewhere if transparent pricing, a free trial or confirmed out-of-the-box integrations are essential before contacting a vendor.