Design a plan that can change

The goal is not to forecast the exact battery pack or radio that Harborline will buy next year. The goal is to give the yard a simple, accountable way to notice when its current specification no longer serves the job.

A useful proposal is a routine the team can actually run. It should say which components are tracked, who reviews them, when a review happens, and what evidence is enough to reopen a purchase decision. It should also say what stays fixed: safety rules, service requirements, and the limits of the contract.

Keep the scope narrow. Start with one ferry class or one part of the night-run equipment. Include a way to record a false alarm, so the team learns without treating every new product announcement as an emergency.

Do not propose a command centre, a brand, or a prediction machine. Propose the smallest practice that would help the people at the yard make a better decision before a service failure forces one on them.

If a mechanic, purchaser, and safety lead could carry it out during an ordinary week, it is probably specific enough to test.