Deck Operations Intelligence Layer

The deck never lies.
Every processing decision, tiled.

Deckboss captures every catch decision, crew action, and equipment change — building an unbroken chain of custody from deck to dock. Real-time intelligence that compounds over every haul.

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Core Capabilities

Built for the rhythm of the haul

Four operational modules that talk to each other — so the whole crew stays synced whether they're on deck, at the sort table, or in the cabin.

Catch Processing

Log every species, weight, and condition the moment it hits the deck. No more paper books that get soaked in brine or left on the sorting table. Deckboss timestamps each entry and syncs to the PLATO room before anyone can wash their hands.

Supports batch entries for high-volume hauls, quality grading at the point of assessment, and automatic conversion between weight classes for different buyer requirements. If three boats dump at once, the sort table crew sees what's coming before it arrives.

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Crew Coordination

Know who did what, when. Every crew member gets a processing role — some gut, some sort, some stack ice. Deckboss tracks individual contribution so workload stays fair and productivity stays high.

When a big haul comes aboard, the captain sees real-time distribution of work across the deck. If someone's drowning, the bosun can shift assignments without walking over and yelling. Speed matters — but accuracy matters more, and Deckboss tracks both separately.

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Equipment Tracking

Nets rip. Traps get lost. Lines fray. Deckboss keeps a running inventory of every piece of gear — net IDs, trap counts, line condition, hook status. When something needs maintenance, it appears on the tracking tile before it becomes a problem.

Pre-trip checklists become automatic. Post-trip damage reports go directly to the maintenance tile queue. If a net has been patched four times this season, the deck crew knows before they haul it again. Equipment failure mid-haul is expensive — Deckboss turns reactive repairs into scheduled maintenance.

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Chain of Custody

From the moment a fish hits the deck to when it's offloaded at the dock, every handoff is recorded. Who processed it, how long it was in ice, what the temperature was, who signed off on the hold. This isn't paperwork — it's a complete operational fingerprint.

When a buyer asks where this batch came from, the answer is one tile away. When a regulatory inspector wants to trace a specific catch back through the processing chain, it's all there. Chain of custody isn't compliance theater — it's the difference between a disputed sale and a clean transaction.

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PLATO Integration

Tiles stack. Intelligence compounds.

Every decision made on deck becomes a tile in the PLATO room. Not a log file, not a database entry — a tile. Something you can see, query, and act on. Tiles stack over time, building a picture of operational patterns that no spreadsheet can capture.

The key insight: Deckboss doesn't dump state. It records deltas. Only new decisions get written. Everything that stays the same — the net that's already been counted, the crew already assigned — doesn't generate traffic. The tile stream is an event log, not a polling system.

How Delta Recording Works

Traditional systems: "Here is the full state of the deck, every 30 seconds." That means 99% of the data is redundant. The net count didn't change. The crew didn't swap. The temperature held.

Deckboss approach: "Net 7 was pulled at 14:32. Trap count is now 23. Crew member Marcus moved to sorting station 2 at 14:34." Only the change gets recorded. Deltas are small, fast, and infinitely composable. When you want to know what happened between 14:00 and 16:00, you replay the deltas — you don't query a snapshot.

When tiles from catch processing, crew coordination, equipment tracking, and chain of custody all land in the same PLATO room, patterns emerge. You can see that catch quality drops when water temperature exceeds a threshold. You can see that crew member productivity varies by time of day. You can see that net 12 always needs repair after three hauling cycles. The tiles don't just record history — they train the operation.

Live Deck Status

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Workflow

From haul to dock — without gaps

Deckboss fits into the natural rhythm of a commercial operation. No training montages, no process overhaul. It follows how the deck already works.

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Haul Comes Aboard

Net or trap comes up. Deckboss prompts for entry — species, count estimate, visual condition. One tap or voice entry if hands are full.

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Sort Table Assignment

Catch goes to sorting. Crew roles auto-assign based on current workload. Captain sees who's doing what in real time.

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Processing Entry

Each processed batch gets logged with crew ID, timestamp, and condition grade. No more manual count reconciliation.

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Hold Stowage

Handoff to hold. Temperature log starts. Chain of custody tile confirms the transfer. Crew member signs off digitally.

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Offload Confirmation

At the dock, offload is compared against haul records. Any discrepancy flags immediately. Clean offloads take seconds.

The Difference

Deckboss vs. the old way

Dimension Traditional With Deckboss
Catch logging Paper books, illegible in saltwater Timestamped digital entries, synced instantly
Crew tracking Memory and shouted names Role assignments with real-time visibility
Equipment status Inspection when it breaks Continuous tracking, predictive alerts
Chain of custody Paperwork at end of day Every handoff recorded as it happens
Data access Lost book = lost history PLATO tiles persist indefinitely, queryable
Compliance audit Hours of paperwork hunting One-tile trace from catch to dock
Pattern recognition Captain's memory and intuition Tile history surfaces operational patterns