

+ Fine GPS location: To monitor your location + Possibility to rotate map according to the device compass + Configurable measure units: Metric, nautical miles, feet For usage of the map in offline mode, please see. + Display of the OpenSeaMap data (Copyright: ), this is completely optional and also possible without internet connection. + Fully offline, doesn't need a internet connection + Set advanced drift radius, very useful when there are many boats on the anchorage or you anchoring between mooring boys + Drop anchor and adjust alarm easily via drag & drop + Background task support, alarm is still active when you use other apps You don't have to know the exact coordinates of the anchor, you only need the bearing and the distance to your anchor, thats all.

When you would like to disable the alarm, just open the app and tap on "disarm", now you can leave the app and the blue ribbon will also disappear a second later.This is a Anchor Watch application, it is very easy to use, you can simply active the app after you have dropped your anchor and prepared the boat. Now you can leave the app, a blue ribbon on top shows you the location service (and also anchor alarm) is still active. if you would like to have the volume not on the highest level, you can disable volume obervation). You can disable each cause if you do not like the app to observe it (e.g. Which cause is the reason for the alarm is visible with the red highlighted text. Headset > Is no headset connected that could avoid a alarm ring on the iPhone speaker? Volume > Is the iPhone volume on the highest value? GPS accuracy > is the GPS signal good enough? When you are done hit " has the battery enough power? You will see later when you turn your iOS device, the vessel sketch on the map turns around this point. Finally you can position your location on the vessel to show the finally correct position on the map. Tap on the vessel icon on top right and enter your dimensions either in meter or foot. To show your ship in the map true to scale, you can enter the dimensions of your vessel. Finally choose your favorite map style, I persoanly prefer in most cases the sattelite view. The rings in the center map view show you the scale. Tap the map icon on top left and first define the zoom level to your needs. Open "Anchor Alarm - A anchor watch for sailor and yachtsman" and wait for a sufficient GPS fix. This is possible without app in besst seamanship. The handling is really not complicated, and descibed in this document step by step. The idea behind "Anchor Alarm - A anchor watch for sailor and yachtsman" is to have the easiest and best app available for this use case.
