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Boater's Pocket Reference Screenshots

iPad

iPhone

About Boater's Pocket Reference

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.

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- Navigation Rules
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What's New in the Latest Version 4.1.6

Last updated on Dec 2, 2021

Old Versions

Fix to share feature

Version History

4.1.6

Dec 2, 2021

Fix to share feature

4.1.5

Oct 5, 2021

Under the cover revision

4.1.4

Jul 10, 2020

* Added back button

4.1.3

Jun 17, 2020

* Fixed minor problems with iOS13

4.1.2

Apr 28, 2018

* Fixing bug that caused some update issues.

4.1.1

Apr 11, 2018

* Fixed bug with sharing some pages
* Added support for iPhone X screens

4.1.0

Jun 28, 2017

* Updated for compatibility with iOS 10 and above.
* Improved usability and sharing.

4.0

Mar 6, 2015

* Updated diagrams and tables
* Improved search and navigation
* Cleaner and faster interface
* Support for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

3.2

Mar 25, 2013

* Improved navigation
* Bug fixes
* Search term highlighting

3.1

Oct 23, 2012

iOS6 and iPhone 5
The app now supports iOS6 and also the new screen size on the iPhone 5.

Printing
Now you can print a single calculator or the whole calculator tape to any AirPrint printer.

Improved Email
In addition to the standard email, you may now send any calculator or the whole calculator tape as a PDF file attached to an email.

Improved Navigation
Favorites can now also show the list of your most used calculators and those most recently used.

3.0

Jun 2, 2012

* Support for the new iPad with all of the images and graphics in high resolution.
* Over 100 boating-related calculators added
* Ability to email any page.
* Complete updated interface

2.02

Nov 5, 2010

* Improved memory management and bug fixes

2.01

Jun 8, 2010

* Minor copy changes and corrections.
* Minor bug fixes with bookmarks.

2.0

May 11, 2010

* Support for both iPad as well as iPhone and iTouch
* Improved search engine and navigation

1.2

Dec 1, 2009

* Updated proof of citizenship requirements for returning to US and NEXUS information
* Updated OARS Videophone locations
* Added Local Boater Option information
* Updated currency conversion tables
* Updated CANPASS addresses and phone numbers
* Added color images of cloud formations

1.1

Aug 26, 2009

This version contains:
* Full text search
* Smoother scrolling
* Better memory management

1.0

Jul 24, 2009

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