Fleet Management  
Fleet Management features

The two Fleet Management service options, support the diverse requirements of the shipping industry, offering Vessel tracking of powered & unpowered marine assets in real time

Fleet Management Basic is a fixed service for a fixed price.

Fleet Management Plus allows you to manage your fleet while controlling your costs.

Feature Description
FM Basic
FM Plus
PRICING

 
Registration A one-off registration fee

Yes.
Yes.
Fixed annual price Includes 2 position reports per day for 1 year
Yes.
Pay as you go Purchase credits to pay for your use
Yes.
Free trial Free commissioning of 3 vessels, each with 100 credits & cust. support   Yes.
       
HARDWARE OPTIONS  
Inmarsat C
The vessel's existing Inmarsat C transceiver
Yes.
Yes.
Pole Star FM1 D+ Dedicated Pole Star transceiver
Yes.
Yes.
       
 CHARTS      
Fleet List

Latest position report data and map for each vessel

Yes. Yes.
Interactive Fleet Map Shows the position of your fleet on C-Map™ charts with zoom and pan   Yes.
Weather 10 day meteorological forecast and cyclone information   Yes.
       
POSITION REPORTING      
Automatic Position Report (APR)

A position report sent automatically at a fixed interval

2/day* variable*
Set reporting interval Ability to change the reporting interval   Yes.
Request a position report (poll) Ability to send a signal to request a position report   Yes.
Overdue position reports Receive warning if a vessel has not reported   Yes.
Position report history View and download a vessel’s position reports   Yes.
Enter position Manually enter position reports   Yes.
       
TOOLS      
Postings

Display extra information (e.g. ETA) in a position report

Yes. Yes.
Geo-zone alerts Alert when a vessel reports a position in or out of a user defined zone   Yes.
Email notifications Send position reports/alert to an unlimited number of email addresses   Yes.
SMS notifications Send position reports/alert to mobile phone numbers by SMS   Yes.
Asset groups Create groups of vessels, e.g. by type, size or trade route   Yes.
Traffic log View and download a log of all communications   Yes.
       
MESSAGING      
Messaging Messaging to and from the tracked Inmarsat C transceiver.
  Yes.
       
USERS      
Master user

A username and password with full control of the service.

Yes. Yes.
Standard users The master user may create up to 10 standard users   Yes.
Assign vessels to user For example by superintendent or by type   Yes.

Most Inmarsat C terminals are supported but users of older terminals are strongly advised to check the hardware compatibility list before purchasing a Pole Star Fleet Management service option.

*Pole Star will use reasonable endeavours to track your transceiver and deliver your position reports. However sometimes this is not possible due to factors beyond our control, such as satellite communications failure.

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