Shipbuilding and Maritime Operations Safety Software
A full-feature, intuitive platform built for shipyards, vessel operators, ports, and maritime contractors to manage hot work, confined space, and life safety operations
Everything shipyard and vessel safety and compliance needs
Why SBN for shipbuilding & maritime
Safety and compliance from keel laying through sea trials
Our easy-to-use software is built to meet the complex needs of shipbuilders, ship repair yards, vessel operators, port authorities, and maritime contractors. Issue and track hot work permits, manage confined space entries, conduct equipment inspections, document incidents, and generate compliance reports across every dry dock, vessel, and pier — from keel laying through sea trials.
Feature Summary
Here are some of the ways our clients use SBN:
- Issue and track hot work, confined space, and high-energy permits-to-work via mobile — even offline below decks
- Conduct vessel, dry dock, and shipyard equipment inspections from any device, with full offline support
- Generate and track LOTO procedures for ship systems, yard equipment, and contractor isolations
- Document incidents, near-misses, and recordable injuries (OSHA Maritime, USCG, MARAD) with photos and corrective actions
- Generate compliance reports for OSHA Maritime (29 CFR 1915), USCG, ABS, and customer audit requirements
The platform, feature by feature
Everything you need, from keel laying through sea trials
Any Vessel, Any Yard, Any Environment
Use phones, tablets, or computers to issue permits, scan equipment, conduct inspections, and assign corrective actions across dry docks, vessels, piers, and yard buildings — including in zero-connectivity environments at sea or below decks.
Drive safety and compliance in every yard, vessel, and dock.
Our mobile maritime tools allow welders, fitters, deck officers, supervisors, and safety teams to manage permits, inspections, and incidents from where the work happens — even offline.
Real-time image capture and photo mark-up tools help you document weld preps, confined space conditions, equipment defects, or near-miss conditions — without leaving the workface.
A Unified Approach
No more paper hot work permits, separate confined space binders, and disconnected incident logs across yards and vessels.
Our software platform lets you manage hot work permits, confined space entries, LOTO procedures, equipment inspections, and incident reports — all in one secure platform.
Push-button reporting using Simple But Needed’s shipbuilding and maritime templates.
Meeting OSHA Maritime (29 CFR 1915), USCG, ABS, and customer audit requirements is easy with SBN. Choose from pre-built maritime checklists or build your own to tailor it to your yard and contracts.
Hot Work and Confined Space Permitting Made Easy
Issue, track, and close out hot work, confined space, and high-energy permits from any device. Authorized signers can review and approve from anywhere; permits expire automatically; and a full audit trail is captured for every signature, photograph, and gas reading.
Generate professional PDF permit packages and inspection reports with a single click.
Data Your Way, Data Done Right
Maritime safety documentation doesn’t have to be a headache. That’s why SBN designed its platform to simplify every part of the process — from hot work permits to LOTO to vessel-specific inspections.
Need to track equipment inspections across multiple hulls and yard locations? Looking for real-time visibility into open hot work permits by zone? Want consistent incident reporting across yards, vessels, and contractor partners? SBN helps you do it all — without switching between systems or tools.
SBN also has built-in dashboards, can generate custom spreadsheet exports that can be auto-scheduled for delivery to leadership and customers, and is also fully API enabled (so feel free to integrate with your maintenance management, ERP, or BI tools).
Record keeping is made easy. All records, permits, and inspection history live in one place, available when USCG, OSHA, ABS, or customer auditors come aboard.
Design Custom Labels and QR Codes
Design custom inspection QR codes for vessel equipment, yard tools, fall protection, and confined spaces in minutes without the need for costly software customization fees. Crew and yard staff scan, complete the inspection, and you have a real-time, time-stamped record. All labels are formatted to print directly to your label printer (e.g. Zebra) or to standard printers. No need to buy and be stuck with vendor specific labels.
Efficiency Gains. Save Time, Be Accurate
Spend your time delivering hulls and keeping crews safe, not chasing paperwork.
SBN customers see up to 75% efficiency gains for safety, marine, and operations teams.
Leverage our dashboards to spot recurring permit issues, hot work concentration risks, repeat near-misses, and overdue inspections — and act before they delay a sea trial or stop production.
Launch your maritime safety and compliance processes with one click.
Built for how you work
How Organizations Use Our Software
Hot Work
Issue and control hot work permits with the checks and sign-offs each job requires.
Incident Tracking
Capture, investigate, and close out incidents with a full audit trail.
Confined Space
Manage permit-required confined space entries from atmospheric testing through safe exit.
Near Miss
Log near misses and surface trends before they become incidents.
Facility Asset Tracking
Track equipment and facility assets with inspections, locations, and history in one place.
Ergonomic Self Evaluation
Let staff complete ergonomic self-assessments and route follow-ups automatically.
Compliance (ISO/NFPA/OSHA)
Stay audit-ready against ISO, NFPA, and OSHA requirements with built-in checklists.
LOTO Procedure Generation
Generate and manage lockout-tagout procedures for safe equipment servicing.
OSHA 300
Maintain OSHA 300 logs and recordkeeping that’s ready when auditors are.
Daily Safety Walkthroughs
Run daily walkthroughs and inspections from any device and assign corrective actions on the spot.