“No one keeps a
lookout beyond
the horizon.
We do.”
Officers On Watch combines the right data, connected technologies and certified maritime experts, enabling governments, ports and defence to make decisions with conviction.
"Where data ends, OOW’s expertise begins."
Our products and services
Maritime Intelligence
Maritime data gathering, monitoring and creating advanced awareness for ports, fleets and authorities. From the first anomaly to a legally watertight case. Insights you can act on, before the vessel reaches your interests.
Risk Management
Quantitative and qualitative nautical risk studies using the IMO & IALA Risk Management Toolbox. We combine data and expert judgement to identify hazards and translate them into prioritised, practical defensible safety case.
Vessel Traffic Monitoring
Flexible VTS operation, supervision, procedures and training plug-in support for new or existing VTS services, whenever and wherever you need it. Fully IALA-certified with worldwide expertise.
Expert Witness
Court-recognised maritime expertise and accident investigation for the Belgian courts, from pleasure craft to merchant shipping.
Standards & Certification
Independent audits and actively participating in standards-making through ISO, ESCA, IALA, and IAPH.
Subsea Cable Decommissioning
Cutting the Cord: legislation, liability and end-of-life frameworks for legacy cables in the North Sea.
Safe waters,
informed decisions
for our shared maritime future.
Officers On Watch is dedicated to strengthening safety, compliance and security at sea through evidence-based risk management, vessel traffic and maritime intelligence services.
Featured Reports
As a European first mover, OOW researched how ageing subsea cables in Belgium's North Sea waters can be responsibly retired. The study untangles legislation, legacy cables and liability.
Liabilities of Legacy Cable Owners
OOW provides with IALA-certified VTS supervisor who seamlessly integrate into daily operations. Proof of Port of Antwerp-Bruges trust in our people and approach.
Flexible VTS supervisor services
Commissioned by the South African authorities, OOW conducted a series of nautical risk studies using the IALA Risk Management Toolbox. In Richards Bay we facilitated SIRA expert workshops.
IALA Risk Assessment Richards Bay
OOW assists the Belgian Enterprise Courts (Ondernemingsrechtbanken) and parties in litigation with maritime mediation and independent accident investigation.
Court-recognised expert
5G IoT SEACURITY
Over two years, OOW supported Belgium's Federal flagship 5G Seacurity programme with risk analyses, user stories and test guidance in a technologically demanding offshore environment.
Independent expertise, standing firm
The sea covers 70% of our planet, yet true specialists remain scarce.
Officers On Watch bridges that gap. Combining seasoned IALA-certified experts, NATO-aligned operational experience and advanced maritime technology, we deliver essential intelligence across the full maritime spectrum.
Governments, ports, defence and industry rely on OOW for VTS operations and audits, quantitative nautical risk analysis, satellite-based maritime domain awareness, court-recognised expertise, standards-making and responsible offshore transition.
