Ro-Ro family
The maritime autopilot for Ro-Ro cargo ships
Fire on a vehicle deck is the risk every Ro-Ro lives with. Naavra structures the patrols, keeps detection and fixed firefighting ready, records every door closed and every trailer secured, and keeps the tight schedule on record.
In the ro-ro pack
- Vehicle deck fire patrols by photo and voice, with thermal-imaging checks
- Addressable fire detection history, and fixed firefighting tested and drilled
- Electric and alternative-fuel vehicle register, with positions per voyage
- Vehicle and trailer lashing checked, and again after heavy weather
- Bow and stern doors, ramps and the door-closing record before departure
12 features for ro-ro cargo ships, plus everything every ship type gets. Your colleagues:
A day in the life
Two seats, one day with Naavra
An illustrative day. The colleagues prepare and chase; people decide and sign.
Marine superintendent, ashore
- 07:30Detectors with a pattern
One addressable detector has faulted three times this month. It shows as a pattern, not a one-off.
- 10:00Fixed firefighting
The drencher test and the 'fixed first' drill are recorded for both ships.
- 13:30Electric vehicles
Last night's voyage carried 34 electric vehicles, all in the designated areas.
- 16:00Turnaround
Two delays this week, attributed to the terminal, are on the schedule record.
Chief officer, on board
- 05:00Loading
Trailers, weights and dangerous goods inside trailers recorded; reefer trailers plugged in.
- 06:40Doors
Bow and stern doors closed and the indicators checked; the door-closing record is signed before departure.
- 09:00Fire patrol
The deck patrol by photo and voice, with thermal-imaging checks.
- 14:00After the weather
Trailer lashings re-checked after heavy weather, with photos.
What it does
Everything for ro-ro cargo ships, grouped by the job it does
Keep fire off the vehicle deck
- Vehicle deck fire patrolsStructured rounds each crossing by photo and voice, with thermal-imaging checks and CCTV watch where required.
- Addressable fire detection maintenanceFunction tests, cleaning and fault history per detector, so a failing unit shows as a pattern.
- Fixed firefighting readinessDrencher, water-mist, CO2 and foam systems tested, and 'fixed first' drills recorded.
- Electric and alternative-fuel vehiclesCount and position of EVs per voyage, stowage in designated areas, damaged EVs refused.
Load, secure and close up
- Vehicle and trailer lashingLashing points, chains, chocks and trailer securing against the cargo securing manual, and again after heavy weather.
- Ramps, doors and watertight integrityBow and stern doors, ramps and indicators inspected; the door-closing record before every departure.
- Lane metres and stabilityWeights declared, lanes used and the stability result from the loading computer kept per voyage.
- Vehicle deck ventilationAir changes and carbon monoxide during loading and discharge.
Trailers and the schedule
- Trailer and unaccompanied cargoTrailer identifiers, weights, dangerous goods inside trailers and reefer trailers plugged in.
- Reefer trailer monitoringTemperatures and alarms per voyage.
- Turnaround and scheduleArrival, loading, discharge and departure times, with delays attributed.
- Security searchesVehicle and trailer searches recorded per voyage.
On every voyage
What every ship type gets
The voyage, performance and records work that tankers, gas carriers, container ships, breakbulk, Ro-Ro and offshore wind vessels all share.
Emissions and performance
- Emissions ledgerCO2, methane and nitrous oxide per voyage from fuel and bunker records; EU ETS, FuelEU, UK ETS and IMO DCS figures, split by charter-party clause, with a CII forecast.
- Speed and consumption claimsNoon reports against the charter-party warranty after good-weather filtering, with a claim or defence pack per voyage.
- Hull and propeller performancePerformance loss trended; cleaning and polishing scheduled on evidence; the biofouling record book.
Reports and evidence
- Noon and event reports by voiceThe Master speaks or photographs the noon data; the report fills itself, is checked against the last one and goes to the charterer.
- Voyage evidence bundleOrders, logs, weather, automation exports and photos, indexed and time-stamped per voyage, ready for a dispute or a P&I claim.
- Cargo claims packShortage, contamination or damage claims built from cargo records, photos and survey reports.
- Charter-party clause libraryWarranties, off-hire, laytime and exclusions read from each charter party and checked against the voyage.
Records the ship keeps
- Bunker quality and quantityDelivery notes, samples, test results and disputes tracked per stem.
- Ballast water recordsTreatment-system operation and faults, the record book, exemptions and contingency measures.
- Mooring line managementThe line management plan, line and tail records, winch brake tests and replacement by rule.
- Cyber resilience registerOnboard IT and OT assets, patches, access and incidents, kept to the class rules for newer ships.
- Vetting question setsSIRE 2.0 chapters, CDI and RightShip in the vetting self-check, with evidence from the daily record.
Regimes covered
The rules and inspections it keeps you ready for
Naavra keeps the records and evidence each of these asks for. The inspection, the certificate and the signature stay with the people and bodies who own them.
Fire safety of vehicle spaces, with the amendments in force from 1 January 2026.
Electric and alternative-fuel vehicles in Ro-Ro spaces.
Doors, ramps and watertight integrity.
Vehicle and trailer securing.
Dangerous goods inside trailers and declared weights.
Security searches.
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About Naavra for ro-ro cargo ships
How are fire patrols recorded?
By photo and voice on a phone, with thermal-imaging checks, on a structured round for each crossing.
Does it track electric vehicles?
Yes. The count and position of each electric or alternative-fuel vehicle per voyage, stowed in the designated areas.
Who signs the door-closing record?
The officer responsible, before every departure. Naavra keeps the record; the people sign it.
Does it replace the loading computer?
No. It keeps the stability result from your loading computer per voyage, with the lanes used and the weights declared.