SAFE WATER ON BOARD
REQUIRES MORE
THAN EQUIPMENT.
IT DEPENDS ON WHAT HAPPENS ON BOARD EVERY DAY.
Protect your crew.
Stay compliant.
Keep your operations running.
Between production and consumption, every step matters.
Water on board flows through a chain of interconnected systems. Like a small municipal water utility, it requires continuous control throughout. Every stage influences the next. Water quality is rarely lost in a single moment. It builds up gradually, across daily operation. Often without being immediately visible. Not because systems fail, but because the overall process is harder to control than it seems. This is where a structured approach makes the difference.
About Safe Water On Board®
Water Assurance Approach
Safe Water On Board® is a lifecycle-based water assurance approach. It connects production, treatment, distribution, monitoring and maintenance into one continuous process, bringing structure and control across your water system. Built on decades of experience across thousands of onboard water systems.
Treatment and conditioning to ensure freshwater remains safe and compliant for use and consumption
Maintaining water quality across storage and distribution, from tank to tap
Continuous verification of water quality and system performance in daily operation
Ongoing service, consumables and support to keep systems reliable over time
Water Safety Planning, compliance, crew training and full lifecycle responsibility for water quality
“At Spliethoff, safety for our people is our number one priority, including safe drinking water. That’s why we rely on a Hatenboer‑Water.”
Ko Kouwenberg
Vessel Superintendent
WHY Safe Water On Board® matters
The Safe Water On Board® approach is not just about compliance. It directly affects crew health, operational reliability and trust on board. From drinking water to critical technical applications across the vessel.
When water quality is not consistently controlled, risks build up, often unnoticed. Until they impact people and operations.
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Different roles.
Changing conditions.
One shared responsibility.
Ships move between ports, water sources and operating conditions. Each change affects how water behaves. Crew, engineers, superintendents and QHSE all play a role, often at different moments and in different contexts. Responsibilities are spread. This is where gaps occur. The Safe Water On Board® Water Assurance approach brings structure and control.
How control is built
across your system
Control is not created in one place. It is built across systems, processes and daily operation.
Solutions and services
across the water lifecycle
From system design to daily operation, these are the elements that keep your water system under control. Each element can be applied individually, or as part of a broader approach.
Designed for
maritime and offshore operations
The Safe Water On Board® approach is applied across different vessel types and offshore environments, each with distinct operational challenges and water system demands.
OFFSHORE ENERGY
Isolated installations requiring consistent water quality with minimal intervention.
OFFSHORE SUPPORT
Operations with high variability in usage, requiring flexible and well-controlled water systems.
NAVY
Mission-critical environments requiring fully controlled and reliable water systems at all times.
Where control starts for you
Every vessel is different. Control can start at different points in your system, depending on your situation.
Understand your system and water quality
Gain insight into how your system performs in practice
Water Safety Plan
Water Testing
Sampling
Crew training
Upgrade or install critical systems
Ensure reliable water production and treatment
Reverse Osmosis Systems
Pressurizing and heating systems
Disinfection Solutions
Conditioning Solutions
BUILT ON 120 YEARS
OF MARITIME WATER
EXPERIENCE
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