Shipyards & Marine
Manage hot work, confined spaces, and thousands of contractors across complex vessel construction — digitally.
Why Traditional Safety Management is Failing Shipyards
Hot Work in Enclosed Spaces Carries Extreme Fire Risk
Welding and cutting inside a vessel under outfitting can trigger fires that cost hundreds of thousands of euros per minute. Paper permits cannot enforce the real-time fire-watch controls these operations demand.
Thousands of Workers From Dozens of Companies
Large shipyard projects bring together contractors speaking different languages with varying safety cultures. Verifying qualifications and orientations manually is slow and error-prone.
Multiple Ships and Zones Under Construction Simultaneously
Overlapping build schedules across several vessels create complex permitting needs. Without centralized visibility, conflicts between work zones go undetected until incidents occur.
Maritime Safety Standards Require Full Traceability
Classification societies and port authorities expect auditable digital records. Paper-based documentation makes it nearly impossible to demonstrate continuous compliance.
From dock to deck, every permit in one system
Gate PTW gives shipyard safety teams a single platform to manage hot work, confined space entry, and contractor access across every vessel and dry dock. Permits are tied to deck-level maps, real-time fire watch assignments, and multilingual notifications so nothing falls through the cracks.
Assessment and permit process
Create a digital permit for the specific vessel, deck, and compartment. Attach fire-risk assessments, gas readings, and photos directly from the field.
Communication and Authorization
Notify fire watch teams, safety supervisors, and contractor leads in their own language. All acknowledgments are recorded digitally before work begins.
Real-Time Tracking and Execution
Monitor active hot work and confined space permits on a live vessel map. Track fire watch shifts, gas measurements, and safety observations as they happen.
Closure, Control, and Reporting
Close permits with final fire watch sign-off and inspection records. All data is archived for classification society audits and insurance documentation.
Unlimited users, full control
Fire watch management built in
Assign, track, and hand over fire watch duties digitally — ensuring continuous coverage during and after hot work.
Deck-by-deck permit visualization
See every active permit on an interactive vessel map, from engine room to upper decks, across all ships in the yard.
Multilingual notifications
Contractors receive permit instructions and safety alerts in their own language, reducing miscommunication on international projects.
Contractor orientation and access
Digital onboarding ensures every worker completes required training and orientation before setting foot on a vessel.
Proven Impact
Results that speak for themselves
“A fire on a cruiser in the final stages of outfitting costs 300,000 euros per minute.”
Deputy Fire Chief, Meyer Turku
Meyer Turku
Seamless Integrations
Why Shipyards Leaders Choose Gate Apps
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