Twenty shipboard emergency drill briefings written the way a Master actually delivers them — with every key term tappable for an instant translation, a checklist for each drill, and an emergency roll call built from your own crew list. Everything works offline, because at sea it has to.
Mixed crews muster, report and take orders in English, and PSC inspectors, vetting inspectors and auditors listen closely to how the crew explains what it does. Yet most drill vocabulary is never taught anywhere — it is picked up on board, unevenly, one voyage at a time.
Each briefing reads like a real muster address, not a textbook passage — so the phrasing transfers straight to the deck.
Highlighted terms open an instant EN↔RU card with a short note on the traps — where two similar terms are easily confused.
All content ships inside the app. Mid-ocean, in a dry dock or on a dead ship, it opens exactly the same.
General emergency, abandon ship, fire, flooding, grounding, blackout, enclosed space, piracy, SAR and more — 600 to 780 words each.
Muster list, holding ground, snap-back zone, boundary cooling, free surface effect — each with a translation and a usage note.
Play any drill aloud and follow the text. Hearing the phrasing matters more than reading it when the PA system is the real thing.
The actions for each scenario as a tickable list, so nothing is missed while the drill is actually running.
Import your crew list from an .xlsx file. Tick people off at the muster station and see instantly who is still missing.
Date, drill type, muster count and the list of absentees as a PDF or CSV — ready to attach to the log book.
English, Russian, Ukrainian, Portuguese, Spanish and Polish. The drill text itself stays English — that is the point.
Light and dark themes, and adjustable briefing text size for reading in poor light or with the ship moving.
No account, no sign-up. The crew list you import is parsed and stored on the device and never leaves it.
Every scenario a deck or engine crew is expected to rehearse — each with its own briefing, vocabulary and checklist.
Open the drill, read or listen to the briefing, and tap any highlighted term you are unsure of before you stand in front of the crew.
Work through the checklist as the drill proceeds, ticking off each action so the sequence is followed rather than remembered.
Call the roll from your imported crew list, then export the report as PDF or CSV for the log book and the company.
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Marine Drill Assistant is an English-language learning tool for seafarers. Its briefings, checklists and vocabulary are educational material written for language practice and familiarisation. They are not a substitute for, and must never be used in place of, the following:
In a real emergency, follow your ship's official procedures and the Master's orders. Where anything in this app differs from them, your ship's documents and your Master are always correct.
The content is provided for general familiarisation only, does not constitute safety, legal or professional advice, and does not certify any competence or training requirement. Kuka Lab accepts no liability for any action taken on the basis of it. The app is an independent product and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the IMO, IMCA, any flag administration, classification society or training provider. Any external links are provided for convenience only, and we are not responsible for third-party content.
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