Beginner friendly · 5-minute read
How to use Sea Wages
A quick tour of every feature. Follow the sections in order, or jump to what you need.
1
Getting started
Install and open. No account needed.
- Install Sea Wages from the Play Store.
- Open the app — you'll see Welcome aboard on first launch.
- Tap Set up contract to begin.
- All data is stored on your device. No account, no internet required.
Sea Wages is designed around a single contract. When you sign off and join a new ship, export your records first, then use Reset all data to start fresh.
2
Set up your contract
Ship name, sign-on date, and opening balance.
- Tap Set up contract.
- Enter your ship name.
- Choose your sign-on date — day, month, year.
- Add travel or hotel days before sign-on, if any.
- If you joined mid-contract, set an opening balance — it becomes your carried-over amount.
The sign-on date drives your month list. Sea Wages supports up to 24 months, or ends when you mark sign-off.
3
Set your monthly rates
One-time entry. Everything else prorates from here.
- Open Settings (gear icon).
- Enter your monthly rates: Basic, Overtime, Leave Pay, Leave Subs. Allowance, Bonus.
- These stay the same across months unless you change them.
Rates are prorated automatically by days worked ÷ 30. You don't need to enter daily rates — just the monthly figures.
4
Log earnings
Per-month income, travel pay, and one-off items.
- Open the Income tab for a month.
- Tap the days chip at the top to change how many days you worked — each rate prorates instantly.
- For travel pay (sign-on or sign-off), tap the travel row.
- For one-off income, tap Other income.
Other income is not prorated — it's added to the month as-is. Useful for bonuses, reimbursements, or ad-hoc payments.
5
Allotment & MPO
Track what's sent home, in both currencies.
- Open the Deductions tab.
- Tap Allotment — supports multiple entries, each with its own currency and exchange rate.
- Set the ₱/USD rate for each entry — tap the rate pill to edit.
- Tap MPO and enter the monthly amount the same way.
Totals roll up in both currencies. You'll see the total sent in USD and in PHP in the Summary tab.
6
Deductions & leave
Everything that reduces your monthly balance.
- Still in the Deductions tab, scroll to Other deductions.
- Enter Slop Chest, Danish Pension, Cash Advance, or anything else.
- Leave Pay is set aside automatically and tracked as a running vacation balance.
Vacation leave accumulates month over month. The running balance is shown in the Summary tab.
7
Sign off & review balances
End the contract. See the final numbers.
- Open the Summary tab for the month you sign off in.
- Scroll to the Sign off section.
- Tap Mark sign-off and enter the day.
- The contract ends — sign-off travel days are added, and the final balance is carried forward.
Review the Summary tab at the end of every month. Carried to next month is your forward balance; Vacation leave shows what's been set aside.