The whole operation, one Bridge.
Post direct to a live pool of crew and hire with no placement commission. Then run the engagement — contract, travel, timesheets, sign-off, invoices, reviews — from one record, for every vessel in the fleet, for a flat £199 a month.
Three ways to run a boat. One account.
Onboarding asks one question, and the app sets itself up around the answer.
"I own and run my vessel"
Owner or owner-operator, hiring crew directly. Add the vessel, post the first job, done.
"I'm a management company"
Vessels and crew on behalf of owners. You get an extra step: invite your captain, assign them to the vessel and decide whether they can hire.
"I'm a captain managing crew"
A captain responsible for hiring and managing their own crew, running the operator account directly.
Three moments. No spreadsheet.
Four steps, with a live count of matching crew
The role, the work, the location, the pay. Suggested certificates appear from the skills you choose; a cost calculator shows the contract total; an anonymised preview says how many crew already fit.
Booking, contract and reminders — by themselves
Accept an applicant and the booking exists, the Contract for Services is generated and both parties are emailed. Mobilisation reminders fire at seven days and one day, by email and SMS.
Sign off, approve the invoice, leave a review
Mark the job complete, acknowledge and approve the invoice from the alert, mark it paid, rate the crew member on six dimensions. Next season, their score comes with them.
Every booking, one record. Nothing in a group chat.
Plan multi-leg travel and upload tickets per direction. Lock travel planning once flights are booked. Set the meeting point, what3words and who'll meet them. Confirm or dispute timesheets. Sign off — or let the system auto-complete after seven days. Repost from a cancelled booking in one tap.
The bookings list carries smart flags so nothing slips: unread messages · no invoice · no credentials shared · no start location · no travel plan.
Alerted on submit. Approved from the alert.
The moment crew submit an invoice you're emailed and texted. Acknowledge, approve, mark paid — or request a revision with a reason. An organisation-wide view shows outstanding, needs-action and paid totals across every vessel and booking.
Who's on board today. In one glance.
Live: per-vessel, who's aboard, department task rings, crew certificate and vessel document watch with port-entry flags. Activity: impact tiles, a single Action Required feed — sign-offs, invoices, applicants, charter preferences, travel days, messages — a workforce calendar, and a data health checker that finds and fixes orphaned records.
Skip the finder's fee. Keep the thousands.
Crew agencies typically charge the vessel 8–10% of annual salary per permanent hire, or a cut of daywork. On Crewfair you post directly, or invite someone you already know, on a flat subscription — no commission, no cut of the salary.
- Charged again on every hire
- A cut of daywork earnings
- Agency holds the crew profile
- No commission on any hire
- No cut of crew earnings
- Crew own their own profile
Fee figures are industry-typical averages for illustration; agency rates vary by role and contract.
The rest of the operation, on the same record.
Vessel document wallet & port-entry pack
Thirty-four suggested certificates across six categories with an expiry engine and a compliance percentage. Flag what's in the port clearance pack and filter to it in one tap.
34 templates · PORT ENTRYPublish a vessel page
Specs, photos, amenities, cruising areas and the captain's card on a shareable page for charter guests and crew. IMO, MMSI, crew and documents are on a never-publish list.
marketing-safe whitelistCharters
Real charters, not enquiries: dates, ports, principal, broker, guest-preference links and a crew brief you review before publishing.
Team roles
Admin, manager, captain — invited by single-use link. A per-vessel toggle decides whether a captain can post jobs and hire.
Direct invites
Invite known crew by email with dates and rate; a confirmed booking is created the moment they accept.
Tasks across the fleet
Org-wide task lists, including the captains' own, with pre-boarding and on-board timing and recurrence.
Suppliers directory
Ten categories, seven regions, eight Mediterranean sub-regions, with verified and featured listings.
Data health checker
Finds orphaned assignments, jobs on deleted vessels and bookings with no parent — and fixes them with one click each.
£199 for the whole operation.
Per organisation, not per seat. Every vessel, every admin, manager and captain you invite.
- Unlimited job postings
- Applicant pipeline with match & trust scores
- Bookings, travel planning & sign-off
- Invoice approval workflow
- Vessel document wallet & public page
- Crew manifest, tasks & charters
- Team roles: admin, manager, captain
- Email & SMS alerts · priority support
Your next crew is already on board.
Post the job tonight. Accept an applicant this week. Never pay a placement fee again.