COMPAS vs ISF Watchkeeper

COMPAS is a maritime crew management system for ship managers and offshore oil, gas, and alternative energy operators. It supports HR, compliance, and administration for teams at sea and ashore. Personnel records can hold biodata, voyage history, certificates, medical records, and training records. Built-in business logic supports one-click checks against Flag, owner, or OEM requirements, while visual planning and dynamic reports help teams review compliance, crewing needs, and operational risk. COMPAS automates payroll calculations and integrates with financial systems. Travel tools support crew-change planning and booking, with quotations, automated approvals, cost comparisons, real-time price benchmarking, and an audit trail. Crew can use a mobile app to access contracts, schedules, expenses, and assignments. Other listed features include eAppraisals, contract and certification management, and work and rest hours management. OneOcean describes COMPAS as cloud-first, with secure backups and professionally managed global infrastructure. Its specialists provide migration, training, onboarding, consultancy, and ongoing support. The product page offers a demo and brochure but lists neither a price nor a free trial.

ISF Watchkeeper helps ship managers plan crew schedules and monitor work and rest hour compliance. Watchkeeper 3 runs aboard vessels, supports team planning and vessel scheduling, and synchronizes data with Watchkeeper Online for shore-based staff. The online dashboard monitors multiple vessels and provides alerts and historical reports. Compliance checks cover STCW, ILO MLC, US OPA 90, and OCIMF regulations. Seafarers can use Watchkeeper 4 Mobile on smartphones and tablets to record hours and check live compliance status. Watchkeeper 3 supports API and third-party crewing software integrations; AppLink imports and exports data through Microsoft Excel files. It can also compare recorded crew hours with vessel events for SIRE 2.0. Global Analytics & Benchmarking compares fleet performance with industry data and identifies high-risk locations. ISF Watchkeeper is paid, with pricing on request and a 30-day trial. Platforms listed are Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows, as well as API access.