Boater's Pocket Reference vs Signal Flags Info Usage & Stats

Hundreds of pages of boating information on your iPhone,iPod Touch or iPad! The Boater’s Pocket Reference caters to all levels of boating expertise with a wide variety of content including 800 illustrations and photographs and a myriad of charts and graphs. Boater’s Pocket Reference is a popular and useful printed book and the app is even better. Handy, Fact-Filled Boating Guide Boater’s Pocket Reference offers handy, how-to-do-it information and reference facts, figures, formulas, graphs, and tables about boating. Who needs this book? New boaters: This app provides an extensive introduction to all aspects of boating. Experienced boaters: A great reference and memory jogger. Everyone who wants to make their boating safer and more enjoyable. Features: * Piloting and Navigation—including the use of charts, GPS, radar, and sonar. * Communications—VHF, SSB, satellite. * U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard boating regulations * International, U.S., and Canadian Navigation Rules (Rules of the Road) * Understanding aids to navigation * Understanding weather—air movement, fronts, clouds, weather maps. * Boat types, design, and construction as well as boating terminology * The essentials of good seamanship—the basics of operating a boat. * Marlinespike seamanship—lines and knots—including 50 different knots. * Mechanical—engines and propellers. * Electrical—circuits, DC and AC wiring, batteries, chargers, inverters, lightning. * Boat trailering tips, techniques, maintenance, wiring. * General reference tables—time zones, holidays, weight and volume of liquids, and more. * Extensive unit conversion tables * Boating resources—organizations, phone numbers, web sites, including Coast Guard and Power Squadron. * Glossary of marine terminology. * Over 100 boating-related calculators. No boater can afford to be without this valuable and handy guide. About the Author Thomas McEwen is an avid boater and former mining engineer. Tom is also a member of the Boulder Valley Sail and Power Squadron in Colorado. You might also be interested in our other boating apps: - Navigation Rules - Boating Calcs - Seamanship - Ship Captain's Medical Guide

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Signal Flags Info

This app is designed to be a quick reference for all mariners, travelers, yachtsmen, pleasure crusiers, and anyone around the waterfront. The International Code of Signals is used worldwide by ships of all nations to signal (with flags) their identity, status, intentions, and activity for all to see. The information in this app is immediately useful, and is necessary for safe travel on the ocean. Pleasure cruise passengers can use it to know the status of their own ship (such as bringing a pilot on board), and also to learn the status of other ships in their vicinity. Small craft sailors can use it to keep safe distance from ships which may be working with divers or loading dangerous cargo. Coast Guard, Navy, and professional mariners can expand the app (with in-app purchasing) to include additional documents, usage information and quiz functionality to assist in quick learning of the flags. Signal Flags Info contains images of all (40) of the international code flags, along with abbreviated usage descriptions for each flag. The app is designed to be used as a reference tool for recognition of the flags and interpretation of their meanings when displayed by merchant ships, warships, fishing vessels and private yachts: • Scrolling views provide quick access to flag images/IDs • Disclosure info for each flag gives brief info on usage • A complete current version of the International Code of Signals (NIMA pub. 102) document is included, with in-document navigation links, and a document navigation toolbar for quick access. • In-App purchasing is available to add content and functionality, including expanded USN and Allied usage information, additional flags, quiz functionality and additional documents. • Fully self contained, does not require active network communication, and ready to use anywhere at anytime.