Crew Training & LMS

Training X7: Maritime Learning Management System

A lightweight, maritime-specific Learning Management System that hosts your own training content at a fraction of the cost of buying it in. Set up your own curriculum and assessments, allocate crew to learn at home or on board, and issue certificates automatically.

  • STCW
  • MLC 2006
  • SIRE 2.0
  • RISQ 3.2
  • PSC & Flag
  • TMSA 3
  • DryBMS
  • Part of the Marine X7 suite
  • 2,200+ vessels using Marine X7 products
  • ISO 9001, ISO 27001 & CMMI Level 3 certified team
Training X7 dashboard
Part of the Marine X7 suite
AI-powered insights
Ship-shore sync
2,200+ships use our software
70+ship owners & managers
100%client retention
Approvals: ClassNK, IRClass, RightShip, Marshall Islands Registry, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001
01What has changed

Crew competence is now tested on board, not on paper

Holding the right certificate is no longer enough. Inspectors and auditors now ask seafarers to show that they understand the company's procedures and the equipment in front of them.

STCW & ISM

Companies are responsible for making sure seafarers are familiarised with their duties, the ship and its procedures before they rely on them, and for keeping records that show it.

MLC 2006

Seafarers must be trained or certified as competent for their duties, which puts the onus on the company to plan and evidence training.

SIRE 2.0

The human-factors approach means inspectors talk to the crew and observe them at work, so gaps in knowledge show up directly as observations.

RightShip RISQ 3.2

Dry bulk inspections look at crew familiarity with procedures, drills and equipment as part of the overall safety picture.

PSC, Flag & terminals

Port State Control officers increasingly ask crew to demonstrate drills and equipment operation, and poor familiarity can lead to deficiencies or detention.

TMSA 3 & DryBMS

Both expect a structured training and competence programme for ship personnel, with records and analysis that show it is working across the fleet.

02The pain it causes

What this is costing ship managers today

Training budgets keep rising, yet inspectors still find crew who cannot explain the company's own procedures.

Paying for content you could make

Fleets pay LMS providers heavily for generic, ageing content, when AI tools now make it practical to produce material in your own office and on your own ships.

Training that does not match your SMS

Off-the-shelf courses teach general practice, not the procedures, equipment and lessons learned that are specific to your fleet.

Records scattered across systems

Course completions, assessments and certificates sit apart from the crew record, which makes it hard to prove competence during an audit.

No fleet view of who has learned what

Crew managers and HSEQ teams cannot easily see which seafarers are overdue or which vessels are falling behind.

Training that has to wait for shore leave

Classroom sessions and fixed schedules do not fit rotations, so training is squeezed into the days before joining.

03How it is managed today, and how it should be

Subscriptions, spreadsheets and classroom days — or your content, your curriculum, one record per seafarer

Training should teach your fleet's own procedures, fit around rotations, and feed straight into the crew record.

Today
With Training X7
Annual subscriptions to third-party LMS libraries with generic maritime content
Company-made videos, presentations and text hosted in one maritime LMS
Company-specific training delivered as PDFs or slides with no assessment
Curricula and assessment flows set up by the company for each rank and vessel type
Completion and certificate records kept in spreadsheets by the crewing team
Crew allocated courses to complete at home or on board, at their own pace
Classroom sessions arranged around a seafarer's time ashore
Certificates generated automatically when a course and assessment are passed
Certificates created by hand after each course
Fleet-wide reports showing progress, completions and gaps
No link between training records and the crew management system
Training records linked to the crew management system
05Why Training X7

What sets Training X7 apart for your fleet

Training X7 gives you the structure of a full learning management system with your own content inside it, at a fraction of the cost of buying content in.

01

Your own content

Host your own videos, presentations and text, so crew learn your procedures rather than someone else's.

02

A fraction of the cost

A lightweight LMS that hosts your content, instead of paying heavily for age-old libraries.

03

Built for maritime

A maritime-specific LMS where crew learn at their own pace, at home or on board, on web or mobile.

04

Joined to the crew record

Integrated with the crew management system, so training completions sit alongside the rest of each seafarer's record.

  • Key features
  • Learn at your own pace
  • Maritime-specific Learning Management System
  • Host your own training content: videos, presentations, text and more
  • Set up your own curriculum
  • Set up your own assessment flows
  • Allocate crew to learn from home or on board
  • Automated certificate generator
  • Fleet-wide crew reports and analytics
  • Accessible through web and mobile apps
  • Integrated with the crew management system
06Proven safety and return on investment

Safer crews and a lower training bill

The safety return comes from crew who know your procedures before they are tested on them. The financial return comes from no longer paying for content you can make yourself.

2,200+vessels using Marine X7 products
70+ship owners and managers as clients
100%client retention

Fewer competence observations

Crew trained on your own SMS and equipment are better prepared for the questions SIRE 2.0, RISQ and PSC inspectors ask on board.

Lower content costs

Hosting company-made material in Training X7 replaces recurring payments for generic third-party libraries.

Less administration

Automated certificates and fleet-wide reports remove the manual work of issuing certificates and tracking completions by spreadsheet.

07AI, pattern recognition and ease of use

Trends in learning, and an LMS built for life at sea

Fleet-wide analytics show where competence is strong and where it is slipping, while the crew get training that fits around their watch.

AI built in Pattern recognition Designed for seafarers

Fleet-wide learning trends

Completions, progress and assessment results are reported across the fleet, so gaps by vessel, rank or course are easy to spot.

Content made faster

With AI tools now widely available, your office and ships can turn procedures and lessons learned into training material quickly, then host it in Training X7.

Learn at your own pace

Crew can study at home or on board through web and mobile apps, instead of waiting for a classroom slot.

Designed for ships and seafarers

A lightweight system with simple course screens, so seafarers spend their time learning rather than working out the software.

08Real-time dashboards and analytics

See training progress across the fleet at a glance

The LMS dashboard brings courses, progress, deadlines and certifications together for each user and for the fleet.

Training X7 learning management dashboard showing total, in-progress and completed courses, a learning activity chart, course status donut, upcoming deadlines, recent learning, top courses and certifications
  • Courses in progress, completed and certifications earned
  • Learning activity over time: courses completed, hours spent and assessments passed
  • Upcoming course and assessment deadlines
  • Top courses and certification validity for each user
09Our approvals

Built by an ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and CMMI Level 3 certified team

Training X7 is part of Marine X7 by Synergetic Shipping Technologies, which holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 27001:2022 and CMMI Level 3 certification. Our class-approved products are DigiMoor X7 (ClassNK and RightShip approved) and Work-Ship (ClassNK, IRClass and RightShip approved), and PMS X7 is class approved.

  • ISO 9001:2015 quality management
  • ISO 27001:2022 information security
  • CMMI Level 3
  • Same team behind class-approved DigiMoor X7, Work-Ship and PMS X7
  • Product design led by Master Mariners
Approvals and certifications: ClassNK, IRClass, RightShip, The Marshall Islands Registry, ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001
10Our clients

Trusted by 70+ ship owners and managers

2,200+ ships use our software, and 3,100+ ships use our software and services every year, with 100% client retention.

Preferred by the World's Leading Ship Owners and Managers

With 100% client retention since inception, we're trusted by LNG, LPG, Oil, Chemical, Bulk, Container & Specialized Fleets globally.

AMPTC - Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company
International Andromeda Shipping
Carbon Shipping
Dockendale
Fleet Management Limited
Fratelli Cosulich Marine Energy
The Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd.
Ishima
K Line - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha
MISC Berhad
MM Solutions
MOL - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Orkim
Red Sea Marine
SalusTech Maritime Safety
SCI - Shipping Corporation of India
Seven Islands Shipping Limited
Thenamaris
Wilhelmsen
Meiji Shipping Group
Minerva Marine Inc.
Hafnia
Scorpio Group
Bahri
BSM - Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
Nakilat
AMPTC - Arab Maritime Petroleum Transport Company
International Andromeda Shipping
Carbon Shipping
Dockendale
Fleet Management Limited
Fratelli Cosulich Marine Energy
The Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd.
Ishima
K Line - Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha
MISC Berhad
MM Solutions
MOL - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Orkim
Red Sea Marine
SalusTech Maritime Safety
SCI - Shipping Corporation of India
Seven Islands Shipping Limited
Thenamaris
Wilhelmsen
Meiji Shipping Group
Minerva Marine Inc.
Hafnia
Scorpio Group
Bahri
BSM - Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement
Nakilat
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What is Training X7?

Training X7 is a lightweight, maritime-specific Learning Management System from Synergetic Shipping Technologies. It hosts your own videos, presentations and text, lets you set up your own curriculum and assessments, generates certificates automatically and reports on crew training across the fleet.

Can crew use Training X7 at home or on board?

Yes. Crew can be allocated courses to complete from home or on board, at their own pace, through web and mobile apps.

Does Training X7 work with our crew management system?

Yes. Training X7 is integrated with the crew management system, so it connects with Crew X7 and keeps training alongside the rest of the crew record.

Can Training X7 be used on its own?

Yes. Any Marine X7 module can run standalone, so Training X7 can be used on its own and connected to Crew X7 later.

12Get in touch

See Training X7 with your own content

Book a walkthrough with our team. Bring a sample of your training material and we will show you how it would run as a course with assessment and certificate in Training X7.