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RoutePilot / Marine passage planning

RoutePilot: passage planning on board, voyage simulation ashore

Plan the passage on the bridge, simulate the whole voyage in the office, and present it to guests with live position, weather, photos and video.

three month free Windows 10 / 11

What it is

Everything you need for a passage, in one window

RoutePilot is a Windows application for planning and monitoring ocean passages. It combines interactive route building, weather matched to the ETA at every waypoint, live NMEA vessel tracking and real sea state data, in one interface designed for expedition and cruise vessels.

RoutePilot chart with a planned route, waypoints and ETA
Route planning on the chart, with ETA and leg distance for every waypoint.

Main features

From chart to approved plan

  • Interactive route builder. Click waypoints on the chart; great-circle distances are calculated for every leg. Routes are saved and reopened in seconds.
  • ETA engine. Set departure time and speed, and RoutePilot gives the arrival time at every waypoint in ship’s local time and in UTC.
  • Weather at your ETA. Wind, waves, swell, sea temperature and visibility for the moment you arrive at each waypoint, not for today.
  • Sea state panel. Wave height, swell period and direction, wind and gusts, pressure, per waypoint.
  • NMEA 0183 live feed. TCP or USB connection to the ship’s NMEA source: the ship icon moves on the chart and ETAs update live.
  • Voyage report. A professional passage report with all waypoints, ETAs, leg distances and time zones. Print or save as PDF.
RoutePilot sea state card
Sea state card.
RoutePilot NMEA connection panel
NMEA connection over TCP or USB.

How it works

The same sequence used on the bridge

  1. Build the route. Click waypoints on the chart, set speed and departure time.
  2. Fetch the weather. One click pulls the forecast for every waypoint, matched to its ETA.
  3. Connect NMEA. Enter the IP and port of the NMEA multiplexer and follow the ship live.
  4. Review and save. Check weather and ETAs, save the route or export it to ECDIS.
RoutePilot weather overlay along the planned route
Weather overlay along the route.

Onboard displays

Presentation mode for expedition teams: position, weather, photos and video

Turn the route into a passenger display: live chart, route, ETA and weather, mixed with photos and videos of the next destinations, on a lounge screen or as a channel on the ship’s IPTV. See all presentation features. For a permanent live position channel on every cabin TV, running on its own onboard server, see Wakeline.

RoutePilot presentation mode on a lounge screen
Presentation mode with route, weather and ETA.

Requirements

System requirements

Operating systemWindows 10 / 11 (64-bit)
RuntimeIncluded
Browser engineMicrosoft Edge WebView2 (auto-installed if missing)
RAM4 GB minimum, 8 GB recommended
Storage200 MB for application; cache grows with tile use
NetworkInternet for weather API and map tiles; LAN for NMEA
NMEA sourceTCP/IP NMEA 0183 multiplexer (optional)