Yacht Planned Maintenance System (PMS) Software

What a planned maintenance system actually is

A planned maintenance system (PMS) is a structured schedule of preventive maintenance for a vessel's critical equipment — engines, generators, steering gear, fire and safety systems — triggered by running hours or calendar intervals, with a documented record of what was done and when. It's the standard way commercial vessels satisfy the maintenance requirements of the ISM Code, and it's just as valuable on a privately owned yacht that wants the same discipline without the paperwork burden.

What a good yacht PMS needs

• Hour-based and calendar-based triggers — most critical machinery is serviced by run hours, not just dates, and a PMS needs to handle both.
• Critical equipment flagging — safety-critical systems (fire suppression, bilge pumps, steering) need visibility that ordinary equipment doesn't.
• Complete service history — every completed task logged with date, hours, parts used, and who performed it, tied to the component, not just the vessel.
• Audit-ready exports — records need to hold up during a Port State Control inspection, class survey, or ISM audit without reconstruction.
• Overdue and upcoming visibility — a dashboard view of what's due, overdue, and completed, not a spreadsheet someone has to manually check.

How Magellan's PMS works

Magellan's Vessel Maintenance module is built around exactly this structure: hour-based and calendar-based scheduling, per-component service history, and dashboard visibility into overdue, due-soon, and completed items. It pairs directly with the ISM Safety module for drill registers, non-conformities, and master's reviews — so your PMS and your ISM documentation live in the same system instead of two disconnected ones.