Planned maintenance system,
with the whole equipment story.
MarinaVex planned maintenance system (PMS) software plans, tracks and closes maintenance jobs for every vessel, with the equipment hierarchy, running hours, spares and job history in one place, on board and ashore.
Why a ship needs a real PMS
The ISM Code requires every company to make sure ships are maintained in line with the rules and its own procedures: inspections at set intervals, non-conformities reported and corrected, and records kept. Class societies also accept machinery surveys under an approved planned maintenance scheme, which only works if the records are trustworthy.
On many ships the plan lives in one system, running hours in a logbook, defects in email and spares in a spreadsheet. MarinaVex PMS keeps the job, the equipment, the counter reading, the parts used and the history together, so the Chief Engineer sees what is due today and the superintendent sees what is overdue across the fleet.
What the PMS module does
Equipment hierarchy
Every machine and component in a structured tree per vessel, so each job and defect is tied to the equipment it belongs to.
Due jobs and scheduling
Calendar and running-hour jobs on one due list, overdue first, with reschedule requests sent to the office for approval.
Readings and counters
Running hours and readings entered on board. Once submitted, running hours are locked and can't be edited.
Materials and job history
Spares and materials used on each job, and the full history of what was done, by whom and when.
How it supports ISM and class
PMS works with the Defects and breakdowns and Dry dock and surveys modules to cover what auditors and surveyors look for:
- ISM Code Clause 10: maintenance carried out at set intervals, non-conformities reported with their cause, corrective action taken and records kept.
- Critical equipment: equipment whose sudden failure could cause a hazardous situation can be identified and given its own maintenance and testing regime.
- Defects from open to closed: every defect linked to its equipment, numbered by vessel and year, with deferrals recorded with a reason.
- Survey readiness: job history and records that support class surveys, including continuous machinery survey arrangements where your class society allows them.
- Evidence on demand: A4 print views and Excel export for inspectors and internal reviews.
Your class society and flag state set the exact requirements for each vessel. MarinaVex records your own maintenance procedures and intervals.
Built into MarinaVex,
not bolted on.
PMS sits in the Marine and technical suite with Defects and breakdowns, Dry dock and surveys, Procurement and Inventory. A job that needs a spare raises a requisition linked to the same equipment.
Works offline at sea
Entries are made on board without a connection and sync to the shore office when the vessel is back online.
Draft, submit, approve
Ship drafts, the office reviews. Records can be approved, reverted for correction or rejected, and the history stays on the record.
Same record, every desk
The Master, the superintendent and management see the same entry, filtered by what each role is allowed to see.
Vex AI inside the screens
Ask Vex where a record is or what is overdue. It answers from your fleet data and names the source.
Questions about planned maintenance (pms).
What is a planned maintenance system (PMS) on ships?
A PMS is the system a ship uses to plan, record and track maintenance of its equipment, by calendar intervals or running hours, so that work is done on time and there is a record of it. It supports ISM Code Clause 10 and class survey requirements.
Does MarinaVex PMS handle running-hour based jobs?
Yes. Readings and counters are recorded on board, and jobs can be scheduled on running hours as well as calendar intervals. Submitted running hours are locked.
Can the office approve rescheduled jobs?
Yes. Reschedule requests are submitted from the vessel with a reason and new due date, and approved or rejected by the office.
Does PMS work without internet on board?
Yes. The due list, jobs and history are available offline and sync to the shore office when the vessel reconnects.
Can we start with PMS and add other modules later?
Yes. Many fleets start with PMS and certificates, then add procurement, HSSEQ or crewing.
See it on your fleet.
A live walkthrough with your kind of vessels. A real person replies, usually within one working day.