NightPilot
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Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
A night pilotage training aid for sailors.
1 month or 1 year non-renewing subscriptions are available.
A subscription will full access to a database of most lit buoys in the Solent and its main channels and ports.
including:-
Ashlett Creek, Beaulieu, Cowes, Fareham Lake, Fishbourne, Hamble, Itchen, Lymington, Port Solent, Portsmouth, Yarmouth
Buoys or marks can be identified from their light phase and bearings can be taken.
With this information, and by reference to the log and your pilotage chart, you are able to practise entries into unfamilier ports at night
Directional lights (WRG), leading lights and lighthouses are included.
Can also be used to practise finding an unlit mark at night. (a yachmaster exam favourite)
Facility to specify a tidal stream (set and rate) to add the drift that would affect your course over the ground
Track made good is recorded and shown on the chart
Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Minor bug fixes
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Information
- Seller
- Colin Porteous
- Size
- 7.2 MB
- Category
- Navigation
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.4 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.4 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.4 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.4 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.1 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Solent 1 Year $6.99
- Solent 1 Month $2.99
- Copyright
- © Navtech Software 2025