Marine Rescue NSW 12+
Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW
Designed for iPad
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- Free
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Description
Disclaimer: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
The Marine Rescue App is a must have for all NSW boaters.
The free app allows you to Log On directly to Marine Rescue NSW, the State’s official volunteer marine rescue service, to register details of your next boating trip.
The app is simple and intuitive to use and once logged on will prompt you to enter details specific to your journey that are submitted to Marine Rescue NSW:
- Image of your vessel
- Number of people on board
- Number of hours on the water
- Your planned journey location
Once you’re back on shore, it’s just a matter of Logging Off to record your trip as complete and incident free. If you don’t Logged Off as expected, the App will alert us that you’re late and possibly in trouble, enabling us to swiftly deploy a search mission.
The App also comes with a safety tracking service for added peace of mind. The optional feature, which you can elect to turn on, records your location every 30 minutes, so in the event you’re in an emergency we can complete a targeted search mission.
MarineRescue is a great addition to your maritime safety toolkit.
About Marine Rescue NSW:
Marine Rescue NSW is our State’s official volunteer marine rescue service, committed to saving lives on the water. Safety on the water is our highest priority – for both our volunteers and the boating public.
MRNSW members provide a number of vital safety services to the NSW boating community:
- Swift, coordinated marine emergency response
- Boating safety education and marine licence course for local boaters
- Continuous radio coverage along the coastline
With more than 3,000 members in 46 strategically-located Marine Rescue units from Point Danger to Eden and on the Alpine Lakes, we’ve got you covered!
What’s New
Version 2.0.0
Support for both Local and Transit voyage.
Ability to SKED within the App.
Local Marine Warnings.
Improved Weather forecast and alerts.
Improved access to Points of interest .
Navigation aids.
Ability to View previous trips.
Ratings and Reviews
Persistent Bugs
I’ve used the app a handful of times and find it frustrating. The last time I logged on I elected Pittwater as the destination from my history. Marine Rescue immediately contacted me to say the lat and long was actually Bermagui. I explained that it’s the app that’s at fault as the app supplies the lat/long when the user types in or selects from the map the destination. Another problem is that the option to choose from map is at the end of my (destination) history and as this is now a long list sits under the keyboard of the iPhone and can’t be accessed. The transit box is ghosted but for the new user or unaware appears as if it’s already ticked. Hats off to Marine Rescue for always phoning to clarify with us when information is unclear but the app really needs rectifying for both MR and users’ sake.
Battery Sapper
I used the previous version and thought it was great.
Went out today and it prompted me to update so I did. After having to go through all the registration details again, trying to log a trip was not as easy as previously. Also after a couple of hours on the water my phone went into low power mode, it had killed my battery with the usual tracking mode.
Bring back the old version.
Difficult to set departure and destination
It’s difficult to select locations:
1. The ‘select’ button using map pin drop button appears under/below the keyboard so impossible to select this option
2. If after much fiddling you are able to get a pin drop, it doesn’t identify to correct location (eg said Nelson Bay instead of Soldier's Point)
3. Typing the location doesn’t get you anywhere. There’s no ‘done’ or ‘search’ button to enter what you’ve typed
At best you end up selecting any location that pops up so you can log on. I also had problems registering my canoe into the app in the first place as these don’t have rego numbers (don’t know if this has been fixed).
The reminder if your overdue is helpful.
TIA
Developer Response ,
Hello Dharma chick,
thank you for your feedback. The developers have taken note and will add fixes in a future release of the app.
As for registering your canoe, you can always use your name as the registration. We have quite a few kayak and canoe users using the app who use their name as the rego.
Happy to discuss any issues with you, just email it@mrnsw.com.au and we will contact you directly.
App Privacy
The developer, Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Volunteer Marine Rescue NSW
- Size
- 45.6 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 14.0 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese
- Age Rating
- 12+ Infrequent/Mild Medical/Treatment Information
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn't open, which can decrease battery life.
- Copyright
- © 2022 Marine Rescue NSW
- Price
- Free