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A SpecTec AMOS alternative that needs no shipboard server

AMOS is one of the longest-established maintenance, procurement and stock systems at sea, and its offline strength has traditionally come from installing a database on each vessel and replicating to shore. Full Ahead reaches the same outcome — full function with no link — without a vessel-side installation: the app itself works offline on the hardware the crew already has, and uploads the queued work when the link returns and the app is open.

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Where Full Ahead Maritime sits

Full Ahead treats connectivity as optional rather than scheduled. There is no replication window, no shipboard database to patch, and no IT visit when a laptop is replaced — the crew signs in and the vessel's data is there.

Who moves across

Operators tired of maintaining shipboard servers and replication jobs for each vessel
Fleets that want maintenance, requisitions, stock and budget in one subscription rather than licensed modules
Technical managers who want predicted failures driving spares, not reorder points alone
Owners who want the shore office to see the ship's position on cost the same day, not after the next replication

Full Ahead Maritime compared with SpecTec AMOS

How Full Ahead Maritime compares with SpecTec AMOS
Buying and operating	Full Ahead Maritime	SpecTec AMOS
Time from signature to first vessel live	Same day — self-serve sign-up, guided fleet setup	Typically a scoped implementation project; timelines quoted per contract by SpecTec
Pricing	Published EUR tiers per vessel band, monthly or annual	Quotation-based; licence, modules and services priced per deal
Procurement, spare-part stock and budget control	Included: requisition → approval → order → receipt, storeroom stock with minimum levels, and yearly budget lines showing committed and actual spend	Generally available as separately licensed modules — confirm scope and cost with the vendor
Predictive maintenance	Remaining-useful-life scoring and spares forecasting included in every tier	Varies by edition and module selection — confirm with the vendor
Working with the satellite link down	Designed offline-first: the installable app keeps the last two weeks of fleet data readable, and jobs closed, spares issued and requisitions raised at sea are stored on board and upload themselves on reconnect — no replication server, no shore-side install	Offline typically relies on a shipboard installation replicating to shore on a schedule — confirm the deployment model, replication interval and IT burden with the vendor
Audit-ready evidence for ISM, ISPS, SOLAS, MARPOL	Built in, with a tamper-evident audit log and evidence library	Generally supported; scope depends on modules licensed
Shipboard IT footprint	None — a browser or the installable app on any laptop or tablet the crew already has	A vessel-side installation and database is common in traditional deployments; SpecTec can confirm current requirements
Try it alongside your current system	30-day parallel review — run your own vessels beside your current system	Usually a guided demo or pilot arranged with sales

SpecTec AMOS is a trademark of its respective owner and is named here only for comparison. Full Ahead Maritime is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to SpecTec AMOS. Capabilities, modules and commercial terms vary by edition and contract — always confirm current details with the vendor.

What actually changes when you move from SpecTec AMOS

Replication windows versus continuous sync

In a classic shipboard-database deployment, the ship and the office are only as aligned as the last replication. Between windows the superintendent is reading yesterday's fleet, and conflicts are resolved by whichever side replicated last. Full Ahead inverts that: the browser or installed app holds a working copy of the vessel's recent data, every action taken offline is queued in a sync outbox with its own timestamp and actor, and the queue drains automatically the moment any link — VSAT, LTE in port, crew Wi-Fi — appears. Nothing waits for a scheduled job, and nothing needs a shore-side replication server.

The shipboard IT you stop paying for

Per-vessel database installs carry a real recurring cost that rarely appears in the licence comparison: patching, backups, disk failures, version drift between ships, and an IT visit or remote session whenever a bridge laptop is replaced. Full Ahead has no vessel-side install to maintain. A new laptop or tablet needs a browser and a sign-in, and the crew has the vessel's data within a minute.

Stock and requisitions when the link is down

Offline capability only matters if it covers the work the crew actually does at sea. Full Ahead lets the engineer close a job, log running hours, attach photographic evidence, issue a spare against the storeroom count and raise a requisition — all with no connectivity. On reconnect, stock levels, budget commitment and the approval chain ashore update from the same queued records, so the office sees the consumption and the cost without anyone re-keying a form.

Questions buyers ask when switching

Can we migrate our SpecTec AMOS maintenance data?

Yes. Equipment registers, job plans, running hours, certificates and evidence can be imported from spreadsheet exports, which every mainstream system can produce. We map the columns with you during setup.

Do we have to switch the whole fleet at once?

No. Most operators run one or two vessels in parallel for a maintenance cycle, compare the outputs against their existing system, and roll the rest of the fleet over afterwards.

Will class and flag accept the records?

Full Ahead keeps planned maintenance, certificates and non-conformity close-out evidence in an auditable trail with timestamps and actor identity, which is what surveyors and PSC officers ask to see. Always confirm acceptance with your class society and flag administration.

What does it cost?

Pricing is published in EUR on the pricing page and scales with the number of vessels. There is a 30-day parallel review.

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