Assistance dog travel, cleared before departure.

Confirm certified assistance dog teams at booking, across ports and itineraries, so the welcome is settled before sailing and every check is documented. No medical or personal data is shared.

Cleared before departure

Every assistance dog verified before the sailing.

Pawthority confirms certified assistance dog teams at booking, across every port of call, so the welcome is settled before sailing and every check is documented. Veterinary and border paperwork stay separate where required, and no personal data is shared.

How it works

Clear the team before they arrive

1

Offered at booking

When a sailing is booked, the passenger is offered verification, and a verified status is attached to the reservation.

Certified data
2

Settled status at embarkation

Boarding staff see a verified status instead of re-assessing documents on the day.

GDPR-minimised
Pass / No match
3

No record, no refusal

A not-found result routes to your existing accessibility desk, never to refusal. Manual process is carried out.

Verification is always voluntary and never a condition of access. No personal data leaves the certifying authority's control without authorisation.

Regulatory alignment

Built for the rules the water already runs on.

Verification supports your accessibility duties before departure, and never replaces the veterinary or border documents required separately.

Standard

EN 17984-6:2024

The European standard for assistance dog services underpins every check.

Regulation

EU 1177/2010

Rights of passengers travelling by sea and inland waterway. Verification supports these duties at every port of call.

Regulation

Equality Act 2010

Confirms status while preserving passengers' existing rights of access and reasonable adjustment.

Documents

Kept separate

Verification confirms certification only. Veterinary and border paperwork remain separate where required.

Safeguard

Minimum data

Every check matches the dog's microchip to its handler using an opaque token, confirming the pairing. No handler identity, medical or disability data is ever revealed.

Audit

Defensible record

An immutable, timestamped entry for every cleared team, across every sailing.

What the operator gains

Calmer embarkation, consistent handling

Faster boarding

Assistance dog teams cleared before they reach the gangway.

Consistency across ports

The same handling at every port of call, regardless of local staff.

Audit trail

An immutable record for each cleared team.

No sensitive data

No access to passengers' medical or disability information.

Non-negotiable principles

Why the result holds at every port

Voluntary by design

Verification is never a condition of travel. Anyone who declines keeps every existing right of access.

Minimum data

Only a microchip number and an opaque match token cross the connection.

Deterministic result

A clear, auditable match, consistent every time.

Append-only audit log

Every check writes one timestamped, immutable record.

For cruise and ferry operators

Clear assistance dog travel before every sailing.

We are onboarding launch partners in maritime. Confirm status before departure across every port of call, with a defensible, auditable record and no exposure to passengers' personal data.

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