Seamanship app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Double Dog Studios
First release : 12 Nov 2010
App size: 97.51 Mb
Information and procedures every boater needs to know. Seamanship is the U.S. Coast Guard’s manual (Boat Crew Seamanship Manual, United States Coast Guard publication COMDTINST M16114.5C) of approved methods and procedures for conduct of Coast Guard boats and operations.
The app incorporates and standardizes the current best practices employed within the Coast Guard boat operations community. It is the primary reference for the Boat Crew Training Program and shore based boat operations and seamanship training.
Content includes:
+ Boat Crew Duties and Responsibilities
+ Team Coordination and Risk Management Factors
+ Survival Equipment and Pyrotechnics
+ Marlinspike, Knots, Splicing
+ Boat Characteristics
+ Stability
+ Boat Handling
+ Basic Maneuvering
+ Maneuvering to and from a Dock
+ Maneuvering in Rough Weather
+ Maneuvering in Rivers
+ Anchoring
+ Communications
+ Prowords and Common Abbreviations
+ Emergency Voice Communications
+ Distress Signals
+ Weather
+ Oceanography, Waves, Currents
+ Aids to Navigation
+ Navigation
+ Nautical Charts
+ Search and Rescue
+ Person-In-The-Water Recovery
+ Towing
+ Fire Fighting and Rescue
+ Heavy Weather Operations
If you are a boater then Seamanship is the app for you.
You might also be interested in our other boating apps:
- Boater’s Pocket Reference
- Navigation Rules
- Ship Captains Medical Guide
Latest reviews of Seamanship app for iPhone and iPad
Truely amazing, everything you need to know is right here!!!
I was disappointed since the the only function you can do with this "app" is turn the pages. Like some other reference apps in the App Store its short on functionality and long on turning hardcopy reference material into electronic form. It would have been nice to at least have a chapter quiz built in or a bit of animation for some of the subject matter. On the plus side the text and graphics are easy to read and navigate. In sum; three stars since the information is interesting and useful even if you arent a Coastie.
The hard copy of this manual is so huge, having it all in this app is handy. You can search and look stuff up quickly, I sometimes use it like an index for the real thing but that really isnt necessary. The whole manual is here.