Most marine survey reports are still written in a Word template. You inspect the boat with a notebook, a voice recorder and a camera, then spend an evening or two at the desk typing each finding, inserting photos and building the summary of recommendations. It costs little in software. It costs a lot in hours.
Axsail moves that work onto the boat. You talk through the survey as you inspect, each finding is written for you, your photos land on the findings they show, and the draft report is ready minutes after the walk-round.
Why surveyors move from Word to Axsail
The second day disappears
The client sees one day on board. The surveyor then spends another day or two at the desk turning notes, voice memos and a few hundred photos into a report. With Axsail the findings are written while you're on board, so the desk work is reviewing and confirming, not writing.
No reading you forgot to take
In Word, a missing battery voltage shows up at the desk, when the boat is 50 miles away. Axsail checks each finding for what the checklist item needs and asks on your phone while you're still standing at it.
Photos sorted for you
Take a photo while you talk about the stern gland, and it goes on the stern gland finding. No inserting, resizing and captioning a few hundred photos.
Issued reports stay issued
A Word file can be edited after it's sent, which is a problem when a buyer, an insurer and a lender all hold copies. Axsail locks the report as Issue 1 when you finalise it. A later change is amended and sent as Issue 2, so everyone knows which version they hold.
Keep your Word template for now
If you're not ready to switch, our free Word report templates lay out each section with example findings. When you want the findings written for you, Axsail fills the same sections from your voice.
Try it on your next survey
New accounts get 4 free credits for 6 months, no card needed. Record your next survey on Axsail and compare the draft with the report you'd write in Word. Start free.
