Why it exists
Written by a chief engineer, for the people who keep the log.
Paper books have the wrong fields
A generic engine-room book never matches your machinery, so you squeeze your own columns into someone else's grid.
Excel loses the thread
One file per month, edited at will. Entries drift out of order, and a spreadsheet is weak evidence when an insurer asks questions.
Big software doesn't feel like a log book
Heavy, expensive systems built for fleets, not for the engineer standing watch who just wants to write down the numbers.
Built in minutes
Answer a few questions. Get your own log book.
- 1
Your machinery
How many main engines and generators, plus the extras: watermakers, tank levels, a turbine or a special setup.
- 2
How often you log
Every 1, 2 or 4 hours. This sets the time columns of your page.
- 3
What you log
Tick the usual parameters for each machine, pick your units, and add your own, even a simple “bilges dry” checkbox.
- 4
Your log book
See the finished page, then start writing. A new volume opens each year.
The page
The page you already know how to read.
Time slots across the top, parameters down the left, one sub-column per machine. A parameter's trend runs left to right across the day, exactly like your paper book.
| 00:00 | 04:00 | 08:00 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STBD | PORT | STBD | PORT | STBD | PORT | |
| Main engines | ||||||
| RPM | 1450 | 1448 | 1452 | 1451 | 1449 | 1450 |
| P-lub oil (bar) | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| T-coolant (°C) | 82 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 83 |
| Generators | ||||||
| Load (kW) | 38 | — | 41 | — | 44 | — |
| T-coolant (°C) | 79 | — | 80 | — | 81 | — |
| Signature | M. Rossi | A. Lind | M. Rossi | |||
A record that holds up
When an insurer or auditor asks, the log answers.
Nothing is ever deleted
Made a mistake? Correct or void the entry. The original stays in the record.
Time-stamped and signed
Every reading carries who wrote it and when, set by the server, not the device.
Full history for admins
Open any entry and see every change that touched it, in order.
The right people, the right access
Engineers write, viewers read, admins manage the crew and the book.
- 08:02 · A. Lind (3rd Eng)Original4.1 bar
- 08:41 · A. Lind (3rd Eng)Correction4.3 barReason: misread the gauge
Both entries are kept. Nothing was overwritten.
Open your first log book.
A few questions about your engine room, and the book is ready for tonight's watch.