PC Maritime introduces Navmaster Pilot
package
PC Maritime, a member of the Charente Group, has
introduced the Navmaster Pilot - a simple-to-use portable electronic chart
system based on Type Approved Navmaster ECDIS software with additional features
to assist pilots.
Navmaster Pilot provides software and wireless
interfacing so that a pilot can connect his own laptop to a ship's AIS within
minutes of arriving onboard a vessel. There is no need for cables as
communications between the laptop and the ship's AIS pilot plug are wireless.
Navmaster Pilot allows for the automatic download of a
ship's dimensions from the AIS system, as well as automatic position monitoring
(from AIS and/or GPS) and route and passage planning information. Other
benefits include real-time official tidal height and stream by means of
interfacing with Admiralty TotalTide and Proudman Tidal Stream, multiple chart
format compatibility and online chart updating. The Navmaster Pilot can also
utilise Bluetooth GPS for back-up input, so if the primary input fails,
Navmaster automatically switches to the back-up.
The system has been extensively tested by UK deep sea
pilots, and the test results reported in The Pilot magazine. Feedback from the
piloting community has also been positive.
"The system works together excellently and is
user-friendly. I can certainly recommend this system to anyone intending to go
electronic. PC Maritime have been extremely helpful in the initial set-up and
fine-tuning of the system," said Captain Andrew Ward, UK deep sea
pilot.
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Note to editors:
Photographs to
accompany the press release can be downloaded from
http://www.dunelmpr.co.uk/PCM-Photogallery.htm.
The captions for the photographs read:
"Navmaster Pilot in operation showing AIS
target list and ship dimensions automatically downloaded from
AIS."
"The bluetooth Pilot with pilot plug
connector attached. Also attached is the USB battery pack. Not shown is a USB
travel charger. The total weight of all these components is less than
300g."
PC Maritime is a leading UK developer and supplier of
software, electronic charts and associated hardware to marine markets
worldwide. Its products include electronic navigation systems, navigation and
engine room training simulators and electronic charts. Founded in 1987, PC
Maritime is now part of the Charente Group, which also owns Lilley & Gillie
and DPM (UK & Singapore), providing customers with a worldwide support and
distribution network.
For more information on PC Maritime and its range of
products, visit www.pcmaritime.co.uk. |
