Passage Plans and
Course Calculations in Seconds
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Outline
Passage Planner
This remarkably easy to use
software
perform course and optimised departure calculations, displaying
tidal streams, and reference port tides. The program interface to
the GPS’s so and Yeoman plotters. After a calculation the results are
readily available on screen and for single legs the vector plot
construction is shown so that navigators can cross check their chartwork.
Neptune automatically takes into account the effects of tides using its
in built tidal data.
If you are interested in the effects of wind Neptune Planner allows you to overlay wind direction onto passage plans making it instantly visible if a plan can be sailed for the prevailing conditions. For those interested in boat performance then Polar Plots and boat speed estimation routines for the wind conditions are built into the software. The programs output is easily copied to the clipboard for pasting into the passage plan for SOLAS purposes.
Connected to a GPS the programs will act as a plotter and at the same time allow you some very flexible waypoint management between PC and GPS. If you do not connect a GPS to the PC you can plot in manual mode. Waypoint files can be created either by typing in the co-ordinates and names or by simply pointing and clicking with your mouse, you can keep & edit many waypoint files on your PC and call them up at the click of a mouse. Routes can be edited on screen and will show your no sail area.
Once a leg has been set-up you can use the tide roll function to see the effects of different departure times on the course to steer and the effects of course over ground. Also the program allows the navigator to view the tidal conditions at each hour of the journey.
You can plan into the future or re-visit last years calculations as you wish. There are many features that can be explored. The program are not time limited, and so no yearly updates are required.
Included with the programs are demonstration areas, Neptune
Planner using outline charts includes the English Channel Central Part.
Neptune Planner using outline charts can additionally export its data to
Maptech software.
A very versatile, easy to use program, full of great features, calculations and a pleasure to use.
System
Requirements:
Recommended -
Windows 98se, Me, 2000, XP or Vista, 5.9Mb HDD
Please
note: Vista users will be required to turn off the UAC (User Account
Control) when unlocking the software. The UAC can then be turned on
after the software has been unlocked.
UAC details pdf file
Program Disk ...
£65.00
(includes one portfolio of charted
areas)
Portfolio of charted areas ...
£25.00
(approx.10 charted areas)
Upgrade from version 6.xx or less to version
7.3.3 ...
£35.00
Course to Steer
Route Optimised Departure
Course over Ground
Dynamic Tidal Stream
Wind & Polar Plot
Tide & Water Track Roll
Track Plotter
Waypoint Editor
SOLAS Compatibility
Course and Tidal Vectors
GPS & Yeoman Plotter
Multi-Leg Routes
Overboard Function
Exports to Maptech Charts
Leeway Input
Tidal Stream
Admiralty Data