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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 takes a narrower but simpler approach without any vessel-side installation: maintenance job completions, stock movements and requisitions can be recorded on the hardware the crew already has while the link is down, held on the device, without guaranteeing office acceptance. Check the office record during your parallel review; reconnect delivery and refusal handling remain unproved.

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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 replacement device needs a connection; locally queued work is not guaranteed to transfer.

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 reviewing maintenance, stock and requisitions in one workspace; device queues are not office acceptance

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	Self-service setup, guided configuration and record review	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	Maintenance completions, stock movements and requisitions can be queued on this device offline. Other entries require a connection. A pending entry is not office acceptance. Previously loaded query data may be retained in this browser; this is not a complete offline record or a delivery guarantee. Check the office record during your parallel review; reconnect delivery and refusal handling remain unproved.	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. Full Ahead inverts that for the work it supports offline: the browser or installed app may retain previously loaded query data, not a complete offline record, and maintenance job completions, stock movements and requisitions entered with no link are held on the device with their own timestamp without guaranteeing office acceptance. Check the office record during your parallel review; reconnect delivery and refusal handling remain unproved. 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 loading records requires a connection; locally queued work is not guaranteed to transfer.

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 maintenance job, issue a spare against the storeroom count and raise a requisition — all with no connectivity. Logging running hours and attaching photographic evidence still need a connection today. A device queue does not establish shore-side stock, budget or approval updates. Check the office record during your parallel review; reconnect delivery and refusal handling remain unproved.

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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