Know your boat. Stay ahead of maintenance.
Your manuals, service history, and maintenance plan — in one place, ready before you need them. Ask a question, get the answer from your own documents, and turn it into tracked work.
How it works
From manuals to answers to tracked work
Upload once, ask anything, and turn the answer into work that gets tracked — the same vessel record on your laptop and your phone.
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Upload
Add your manuals, schematics, and service records. FirstMate reads and structures them into one vessel record.
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Ask
Ask in plain English — "what's the coolant spec?" — and get the answer straight from your own documents.
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Track
Turn any answer into a tracked maintenance task. Your service history builds itself as work gets done.
See it in action
Click through the real app
No video, no mock-ups — these are live screens from a working vessel record.
1 / 5 · One home for the whole vessel
Meridian Star's live record: open tasks, overdue work, and 32 indexed documents. Click the highlighted question to ask it — or use the sidebar like the real app.
Why FirstMate
Built around your boat, not generic software
The value isn't just finding an answer. It's keeping that answer tied to your maintenance and service history — so nothing gets lost between one job and the next.
Answers from your own documents
Not generic advice off the internet. FirstMate answers from the manuals and records for your specific vessel.
Works offline, onboard
Connectivity offshore is patchy. Your vessel record stays usable at sea and syncs the moment you're back in signal.
Private by design
Your documents are never shared or used to train AI models. Stored securely on UK-based infrastructure.
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Find the work closest to yours
Every boat has different priorities. Start where it matters most for you.
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A structured, searchable log for every maintenance action — tied to your vessel's documentation.
ExploreYacht Maintenance Software
Tasks grounded in your own manuals. Service history built automatically as work is completed.
ExploreVessel Document Management
Upload manuals and get answers drawn directly from your vessel's own documentation.
ExploreMarine Engineer Assistant
Technical answers from your vessel's specific manuals — not generic advice from the internet.
ExploreYacht Service History
A permanent, owner-independent record that stays with the vessel through crew and ownership changes.
ExploreCrew Maintenance Planning
Schedule work, manage recurring tasks, and give incoming crew the context they need immediately.
ExplorePricing
Simple pricing, open to everyone
Start with a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime. Prices shown monthly — save with yearly.
Best for owner operators
Essential
For a single vessel focused on clear documentation, grounded answers, and a dependable maintenance record.
Get Started — EssentialBuilt for working vessels
Professional
For professional crew who need stronger maintenance workflows, equipment visibility, and offline support onboard.
Get Started — ProfessionalFor fleet operations
Enterprise
For fleets or technical managers who need shared access, broader oversight, and structured rollout.
Contact UsCommon questions
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Professional includes onboard desktop use. Once your records are synced, documentation and operational context remain available without relying on a live connection. This is built for use at sea.
Your documents are private to your account and stored on secure UK-based AWS infrastructure. They are never shared with third parties and are never used to train AI models. You own your data.
You can upload PDFs and Word documents - engine manuals, schematics, service records, invoices, technical bulletins, or any vessel documentation. FirstMate indexes them so you can search and ask questions quickly.
Yes. You can create separate vessel profiles and upload documents specific to each one. The Enterprise plan supports shared access and broader oversight for fleet operations.
Every plan includes a 7-day free trial with full access to all features in that plan. A card is required to start — you won't be charged until the trial ends, and you can cancel any time before that.
General answer tools provide information in isolation. FirstMate keeps answers connected to your vessel documentation, maintenance, and service history.
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Bring your boat's knowledge together.
Documentation, answers, and tracked work in a single vessel record — ready before you need it.