OnCourse - boating & sailing

ImproveyourexperienceatseawithOnCourse,thenewboatingandsailingnavigationaidfromMarineTraffic,thegloballeaderinvesseltracking.OnCoursehelpsyoustayawareofthetrafficaroundyou,planyourvoyages,whilesharingyourpositionwithyourfriendsandlovedonesthroughtheMarineTrafficLiveMap.Also,youcanengagewiththeboaters’communityandhavefunwiththenewexcitingVirtualRealityfeature.Increaseyourawarenesswhilesailing-Planandmonitoryourvoyage*-Calculatetheoptimalroute*-Addyourowncustomisablewaypointstothemap-Collisiondetection&avoidancewhilesailing,withAIS-Additionalinformationduringsailing(timetonextwaypoint,nextETA,finalETA,distance&bearingtowaypoint)ShareyourpositiononMarineTraffic.comandengagewiththeboaters’community-ReportyourownpositionevenifyourboatisnotequippedwithanAIStransponder,sothatyourfriendsandfamilycanfollowyouinnearreal-time-Trackaparticularboatinaraceorkeepintouchwithfriends’boatswhilstcruising-Identifyothervesselsthataresailinginthearea(providedthattheytransmittheirpositions)-UploadphotosofyourboatforallthecommunitytoseeHavefun!-RecognisevesselsbyusingtheAugmentedRealitytool*-TryoutthenewVirtualRealityfeatureandwatcheverythingfromadifferentperspective(requiresaVRheadset)*VerylowdataandbatteryconsumptionAllstandardunitsofmeasurementsupported(*)AvailableonlywithOnCoursePlussubscriptionsNote:OnCourseisnotAIS,OnCoursesimulatesthedatatransmittedbyAIStransponders;however,itonlytransmitsdatathroughtheInternetandnotoverAISradio-frequencies.TheinformationtransmittedbyOnCourseisnotvisiblebytheAISreceiversofothervessels.ItwillonlybedisplayedontheMarineTrafficwebsiteandapps.Assuch,OnCourseisaself-reportingtoolthatdoesnotsubstituteAIStransmissionsanditisnot,byanymeans,relatedtothesafetyandnavigationequipmentofavessel.IntendeduseProvidedthatInternetconnectivityisavailable,thevessel'spositionswillstartbeingreportedoncetheOnCourseapplicationislaunchedonyourmobiledevice.Notethatthepositionswillcontinuebeingreportedeveniftheappisrunninginthebackground!Itisimportanttobeusedonlywhenthedeviceisonboardavesselanditmustbeturnedoffwheneverthedeviceleavesthevessel!HowtouseOnCourse-RegistrationRequiredRegistrationforaMarineTrafficaccountisrequiredinordertostartreportingyourpositionthroughtheapplication.Thedetailsofthevessel(suchasvessel'sname,call-sign,dimensions,destination,ETA,etc)mustbealsoconfiguredwhenusingtheapp.EmailnotificationsInordertoavoidunwantedpositionreporting,MarineTrafficwillsende-mailnotificationsatyourregisteredemailaddress,wheneveryourappisactive.Thisservesasareminderthatpositionreportingshouldonlybeactivewhenyouareatseaandmustbeturnedoffwhenonland.DisclaimerThisapplicationistobeusedforinformationalreasonsandasnavigationassistance.Thisisnotasubstituteforthegoodseamanshippractices,theonboardnavigationandsafetyinstrumentsrequiredbyapplicableregulations.ContinueduseofGPSrunninginthebackgroundcandecreasebatterylife.