Maritime & offshore rostering software for Australian operations
Schedule swing cycles and vessel shifts, manage hours of rest and control wage costs — without enterprise complexity or manual spreadsheets.
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Offshore swing and vessel scheduling
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Hours-of-rest tracking
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Integrates with Xero and MYOB
Designed for the realities of maritime work
Offshore rosters are measured in swings, and hours of rest are a safety obligation before they are a payroll input.
Swing cycles measured in weeks
Hours of rest as a safety limit
Crew changeovers on a vessel schedule
Certificates of competency
Travel and mobilisation days
Allowances that vary by vessel
Offshore rostering built around the swing
Maritime rostering has to follow a vessel’s cycle rather than a calendar week, with the changeover as the fixed point.
Define the swing, project it forward
Crew changeovers aligned to the vessel schedule
Set the swing cycle and project it forward with mobilisation and travel in place, so the exception list is short.
- Define swing cycles and project them forward
- Align crew changeovers to the vessel schedule
- Track hours of rest against the limit as you roster
- Record mobilisation and travel separately from worked hours
Time and attendance offshore
Hours of rest only mean something if what was actually worked is recorded.
Hours reconciled to the swing
Vessel terminal or mobile capture
Crew hours are captured against the swing and reconciled before they become timesheets, with rest periods tracked against the limit.
- Vessel terminal or mobile capture
- Rest periods tracked against the limit
- Mobilisation and travel recorded separately
- Worked hours convert straight into payroll-ready timesheets
Payroll-ready workforce data
Approved hours should reach the pay run without being re-keyed, penalties and all.
From the roster to the pay run without a spreadsheet in between
Award interpretation already applied
RosterElf connects maritime scheduling and time tracking to payroll, so approved hours flow cleanly to Xero or MYOB with penalties already applied.
- Fewer payroll errors from manual data entry
- Less time reconciling timesheets each fortnight
- Clear records for audits and compliance checks
- Faster pay runs, even through a busy period
Australian maritime operators using RosterElf report significant time savings on schedule creation. Based on customer feedback and ROI calculator data.
More than maritime scheduling software
Scheduling is one job of several. RosterElf puts communication, HR and time tracking in the same place, so a maritime team has one app rather than four.
Why maritime operators choose RosterElf
RosterElf is built for Australian workplaces, with Fair Work compliance, modern awards and local payroll integrations as the starting point rather than an add-on.
Save hours on scheduling
Less time building and re-fixing the roster every week.
Control labour costs
See live wage cost as you schedule — no guesswork until payday.
Australian compliance
Maritime Offshore Oil & Gas Award rates and penalties built in.
All employment types
Works for casual, part-time and full-time staff.
Easy to adopt
Intuitive for managers and staff, with minimal training.
Single or multi-site
Scales from one site to a group.
Common roles in maritime & offshore
Download free job description templates for your maritime & offshore team
Calculate your maritime scheduling savings
See how much time and money your business could save with RosterElf rostering software.
Your current rostering
Based on 70% time reduction with automated rostering
Your potential savings
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Trusted by maritime operators across Australia
Hear from Australian businesses that simplified their scheduling with RosterElf
Andrew Nathan
November 13, 2025
"We are extremely happy with Roster Elf, it's a great improvement on the previous system we were using. Sean and all the staff have been fantastic, really know their stuff and make using RosterElf a pleasure."
Monica Van De Laak
October 16, 2025
"Sean was an amazing help, very patient and thorough."
Mary C.
October 13, 2025
"I can see my roster, enter availability, put leave in advance and clock on and off easily."
Relevant awards for maritime & offshore
Stay compliant with Australian Modern Award pay rates
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Maritime scheduling and rostering resources
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Real support from people who understand your business
At RosterElf, support isn't a ticket system — it's part of the product. Our Australian-based team helps you set up correctly, understand award rules, and stay compliant as your business changes. No scripts. No offshore handoffs. Just real help when you need it.
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Guided setup and onboarding
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Award and payroll questions answered
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Ongoing help as your team grows
Maritime staff scheduling FAQ
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The swing is defined once and projected forward with mobilisation and travel days in place, so the roster is a short list of exceptions rather than a blank cycle each time. Crew changeovers stay aligned to the vessel schedule rather than to a calendar week.
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Yes. Rest periods are tracked against the limit as the roster is built, and actual worked hours are reconciled afterwards — which is the record an audit asks for, since a roster alone does not show what was worked.