# Marina slip management software that keeps every berth, contract, vessel and pumpout record on one dock plan

> Marina slip management is the daily work of matching boats to berths and holding the paperwork that goes with each one: the dockage agreement, the vessel's length and beam, proof of insurance, the registration or documentation number, and the environmental records the marina owes. A fuel dock with more than 1,320 US gallons of aggregate aboveground oil storage needs an SPCC plan under 40 CFR 112.1. Neurobird holds the berth, the contract and the record on one plan.

- URL: https://neurobird.com/marinaslip/
- Product: Neurobird Marina Slip Management Operations Platform
- Niche: marina slip management
- Buyer: marinas and yacht basins
- Status: in development, open for early access
- Updated: 2026-08-22

## What Neurobird Marina Slip Management does

- Assign berths against real length, beam and draft rather than against a name written on a whiteboard
- Run the waitlist by date and by vessel size so a departure is filled in order and defensibly
- Flag insurance and registration expiry before the boat is already sitting in the water on nothing
- Hold pumpout, fuel and spill records against the berth and the date an inspector will ask about

## How it works

1. **Draw the dock** Every berth with its real dimensions and services, including the accessible slips the facility owes once it passes 25, 50 and 100 berths.
2. **Contract the berth** Seasonal, annual and transient agreements attach to the boat and the owner, with insurance, registration and emergency contacts on the same record.
3. **Prove the operation** Pumpout logs, fuel deliveries and spill kit checks sit against dates and berths, which is how an SPCC inspection or a clean marina review is actually answered.

## From the source material

> Accessible boat slips, accessible boarding piers at boat launch ramps,and other accessible spaces and elements within a boating facility must also be connected by an accessible route.

Source: US Access Board, boating facilities guide, https://www.access-board.gov/ada/guides/chapter-10-boating-facilities/

## Industry context

- **1,320 gallons** Aggregate aboveground oil storage capacity above which a facility must prepare an SPCC plan, counting only containers of 55 US gallons or greater. Below that figure the facility is exempt from the requirement. (source: 40 CFR 112.1, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/112.1)
- **42,000 gallons** Completely buried storage capacity at or below which a facility is exempt from the SPCC rule, measured separately from aboveground capacity and excluding buried tanks already regulated as underground storage tanks. (source: 40 CFR 112.1, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/112.1)
- **200 per 100 milliliters** Fecal coliform limit for a discharging marine sanitation device, with suspended solids no greater than 150 mg per liter. In waters covered by the earlier standard the limit is 1,000 per 100 milliliters with no visible floating solids. (source: 40 CFR 140.3, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/140.3)
- **40 feet** Length of slip edge counted as one boat slip where berths are not demarcated. Accessible slips are required on a sliding scale: 1 slip for a facility of 1 to 25, 3 for 51 to 100, and 12 plus one more for each 100 above 1,000. (source: US Access Board, https://www.access-board.gov/ada/guides/chapter-10-boating-facilities/)
- **33 CFR 322.3** The section requiring a Department of the Army permit for structures or work in or affecting navigable waters of the United States, which is what put the piers, floats and pilings there before any berth was ever leased. (source: 33 CFR 322.3, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/33/322.3)

## Pricing

- Small harbor: $149 per month
- Marina: $479 per month
- Group: $1,200 per month

## Questions

### What is marina slip management?

Marina slip management is the allocation and administration of berths: which boat is in which slip, on what agreement, at what rate, with what insurance and registration on file, and with what waitlist behind it. It also carries the marina's environmental record, because the same office answers for the fuel dock and the pumpout.

### What are the rules for a marina fuel dock?

If the aggregate aboveground oil storage capacity is more than 1,320 US gallons, counting only containers of 55 gallons or greater, the facility must prepare and implement an SPCC plan under 40 CFR 112.1. Completely buried capacity is measured separately, with an exemption at 42,000 gallons or less.

### How many accessible slips does a marina need?

The Access Board's boating facilities guidance sets a sliding scale: 1 accessible slip for a facility with 1 to 25 slips, 2 for 26 to 50, 3 for 51 to 100, and 12 plus one more for each additional 100 once a facility passes 1,000. Where berths are not demarcated, each 40 feet of slip edge counts as one slip.

### Does this handle transient bookings as well as annual contracts?

Yes. A berth carries whatever agreement is on it: annual, seasonal, monthly or a two night transient booking. The dock plan shows the boat that is actually there, which is the only view that matters when someone radios in at dusk.

### Can it prove a pumpout happened?

Yes. Pumpout, fuel and spill kit records attach to the berth and the date rather than to a shift, so the log that answers an inspection is generated from the work instead of written afterwards.

## Sources

- [40 CFR 112.1, SPCC applicability](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/112.1)
- [40 CFR 140.3, marine sanitation device standard](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/40/140.3)
- [33 CFR 322.3, activities requiring permits in navigable waters](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/33/322.3)
- [US Access Board, boating facilities guide](https://www.access-board.gov/ada/guides/chapter-10-boating-facilities/)
- [US EPA, management measures for marinas and recreational boating](https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-09/documents/czara_chapter5_marinas.pdf)
- [National Park Service marina standards](https://www.nps.gov/subjects/concessions/upload/Marina_Standards.pdf)

## Contact

- office@neurobird.com
- https://neurobird.com/