Bundle of handy utilities for ocean and coastal navigation. Including calculating courses and distances, tidal heights for large number of ports, tidal currents, vessels performance under various weather conditions, wheel over point and squat, heavy weather tactics (risk of synchronous or parametric rolling, broaching, and flooding), tropical storm avoidance, obtaining weathercharts from Internet, and much more, now all together in one easy to use desktop toolbar.
NavTools GPS is able to read GPS position and course/speed data from a connected GPS via a NMEA serial connection. Position history data is automatically stored in the database and bearing and distance to the next waypoint is displayed as well as required speed and engine rpm. NavTools GPS is compatible with NavTools Route voyageplanning and can read/write to the same datafiles.
NavTools Route allows you to create a voyage plan using an unlimited number of waypoints and view estimated weather enroute as well as expected fuel consumption, required engine rpm and average speed per stretch. Unlike other similar software NavTools Route will account for average weather conditions for each stretch of the voyage and calculate required speed and engine settings for this. Using NavTools Route you will reach your destination on time with minimal fuel consumption! The software includes many handy tools required in voyage planning and is designed for easy use onboard ocean goiing vessels.
Allows you to store and retrieve data on voyages, flights, travel-expanses, workhours, packing lists, personal effects list, and expiry dates of certificates, visa, and other travel documents. Will allow you quick overview of days travelled, and expenses made. For each voyage you can enter a crewlists and list of ports of call, as well as flight-data, travel expenses, and workhours. Includes search facilities to quickly search these lists.
Track tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons all over the world. View forecast track of the tropical storm as well as track relative to your location or intended route. Quick overview of avoidance routes and tactical display of heavy weather manouevres. This software will be of great value both to merchant vessels or to yachts or even to home users in areas effected by tropical weather.
Small and very easy to use application for retrieving worldwide weather charts, satellite images, radar, and hurricane information from Internet.
NavTools Meteo includes the option to order files via email if no direct tcp/ip online connection is available.
