Navigate X7: VDR & Navigation Audit Software
One place to plan, report and analyse third-party VDR remote navigation audits and sailing navigation audits. Navigate X7 reads every observation, gives you AI-driven focus areas and real-time fleet trends, and keeps you ready for TMSA 3, DryBMS, owners' and third-party audits.
- SIRE 2.0
- RISQ 3.2
- PSC & Flag
- TMSA 3
- DryBMS
- Bridge Procedures Guide
- VDR / S-VDR
- Part of Marine X7
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001:2022 & CMMI Level 3 certified team
- 550+ onboard sailing audits and pre-vetting inspections by Synergetic
Navigational safety is now audited continuously, not once a year
Collisions, groundings and contacts remain among the most serious marine casualties, and the industry now expects companies to verify bridge practice regularly, both by sailing with the ship and by reviewing VDR data remotely, then to act on what the audits show across the fleet.
Inspectors assess passage planning, bridge equipment, bridge team management and navigational practice through observation and crew interview, and can raise observations against the human element as well as procedures and equipment.
RightShip inspections of dry bulk vessels review navigational equipment, passage planning and bridge practice as part of the vessel's safety picture.
Port State and Flag inspections check charts and publications, ECDIS, passage plans and bridge records, and navigational deficiencies can lead to detention.
The ICS Bridge Procedures Guide sets out industry best practice for passage planning, watchkeeping and bridge resource management, and auditors use it as the benchmark.
TMSA 3 expects a navigational assessment programme that includes audits under way, with findings analysed, KPIs tracked and lessons shared across the fleet.
DryBMS sets similar expectations for dry bulk operators on navigational safety, audits and continuous improvement.
What navigation audits are costing you today
Most companies now commission plenty of navigation audits. The difficulty is turning hundreds of observations into decisions.
Hundreds of observations, reconciled by hand
Observations from VDR remote audits and sailing audits arrive in different formats and are reconciled manually to find repeats and trends.
Weeks lost before each review
Management review reports and TMSA 3 preparation take weeks of sitting with spreadsheets and audit reports.
High-risk practice hidden in the noise
Medium and low risk observations outnumber the few that point to an incident waiting to happen, and those few are easy to miss.
Several providers, no single view
When VDR analysis and sailing audits are done by different third parties, each report stands alone and the fleet picture is lost.
No measurable targets
Without KPIs for each element, it is hard to tell whether bridge practice is improving or just being audited.
Repeat findings in vetting
Navigation weaknesses that were already visible in audits reappear as SIRE 2.0, RISQ or PSC observations.
PDF reports, spreadsheets and a lot of reading — or from audit plan to fleet focus areas in one system
Navigation audits should feed one live dataset that tells managers where the fleet's real navigational risk sits.
What sets Navigate X7 apart for your fleet
Navigate X7 gives you focus areas in real time. It reads all observations and self-assesses the ones you need to focus on at fleet level to mitigate high risk and probable incidents, so you no longer spend weeks on a management review report or TMSA 3 preparation.
VDR and sailing audits together
Third-party VDR remote navigation audits and sailing navigation audits are both covered, giving one view of bridge practice.
AI focus areas
Artificial intelligence identifies management focus areas across the fleet, so attention goes to the observations that matter most.
KPIs for every element
Set KPIs for each audit element and track them in real time with risk-based analysis.
Always audit-ready
Stay ready for TMSA 3, DryBMS, owners' and any third-party audits, with management review reports ready to download.
- Key features
- Third-party Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) remote navigation audits covered
- Third-party sailing navigation audits covered
- Single place to manage from planning to reporting to analysis
- Management focus areas through artificial intelligence
- Real-time trending for the full fleet
- KPI setting for each element and tracking in real time
- Risk-based analysis and tracking
- Always remain ready for TMSA 3, DryBMS, owners' and any third-party audits
- Downloadable management review reports
Safer bridges, faster reviews
The safety return from Navigate X7 comes from acting on the few navigational practices that lead to incidents. The financial return comes from replacing weeks of manual reconciliation with live analysis.
High-risk practice caught early
Risk-based analysis and AI focus areas bring the observations most likely to precede a collision, grounding or contact to the top of the list.
Fewer repeat observations
Element KPIs and fleet trends show whether corrective action is working, reducing the same navigation finding appearing on vessel after vessel.
Weeks saved before audits
Downloadable management review reports and always-current trends replace the manual preparation of TMSA 3 and DryBMS evidence.
AI that reads every observation for you
Navigate X7 applies artificial intelligence to the analysis that used to take weeks, and keeps the results clear enough to act on in a glance.
Management focus areas
Artificial intelligence reads all observations and highlights the ones the fleet needs to focus on to mitigate high risk and probable incidents.
Trend and projection
Observations for each element are trended month by month with a projection line, showing whether practice is improving.
Risk-based categorisation
Non-conformities, high and medium risk observations, recommendations and good practice are tracked separately for each element.
Simple for superintendents
One screen from planning to analysis means marine superintendents spend time on follow-up, not on formatting reports.
See the fleet's navigational risk by element
Real-time charts break fleet observations down by audit element and risk level, with trends and projections for each element.
- Observations by element: passage planning, bridge equipment, communication, navigational practice, log book maintenance and human element
- Risk levels from non-conformity to good practice
- Monthly actual and projected trends for each element
- Downloadable charts and management review reports
Built by an ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and CMMI Level 3 certified team
Navigate X7 is part of Marine X7 by Synergetic Shipping Technologies, which is certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001:2022 and CMMI Level 3. Our class-approved products are DigiMoor X7 and Work-Ship, and PMS X7 is also Class approved.
- ISO 9001:2015 quality management
- ISO 27001:2022 information security
- CMMI Level 3
- Part of the Marine X7 suite
- Suite includes class-approved DigiMoor X7, Work-Ship and PMS X7
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Learn more about Navigate X7
What is Navigate X7?
Navigate X7 is VDR and navigation audit software from Synergetic Shipping Technologies. It manages third-party VDR remote navigation audits and sailing navigation audits from planning to reporting and analysis, with AI-driven management focus areas, real-time fleet trending, element KPIs and downloadable management review reports.
Can Navigate X7 handle audits from different providers?
Yes. Navigate X7 covers third-party VDR remote navigation audits and third-party sailing navigation audits, and brings them into a single place for planning, reporting and analysis.
Does Navigate X7 help with TMSA 3 and DryBMS?
Yes. Navigate X7 is designed to keep you ready for TMSA 3, DryBMS, owners' and any third-party audits, with KPI tracking for each element and downloadable management review reports.
Can Navigate X7 be used on its own?
Yes. Any Marine X7 module, including Navigate X7, can run standalone. It also works alongside modules such as HSEQ X7 and Report X7.
See Navigate X7 with your own navigation audit reports
Book a walkthrough with a Master Mariner from our team. Bring a few recent VDR or sailing audit reports and we will show you the focus areas Navigate X7 finds in them.
