So this year we signed up with Ocean Time Marine whose ‘semi-automated system’ is touted as: “featuring an easy-to-use and intuitive process to help you take control of your safety systems, write your own SMS and keep all your safety documents organised. The system is designed for commercial fishing, shipping, fishing charter, work-boats, ferries, commercial yachts and charter yachts.” And it is. For me I’ve found transferring our previously bloated SMS to the framework is a comparatively easy process. It’s worth the money for us for the time and resources saved on our end. You do still need to tailor the system to your own situation, but the framework allows that part quite easily and guides you through exactly what needs to be included.