rolf.nielsen
Active Member
I am going to cruise the European canals and rivers for 2-3 months next year. I don't yet know where my route will take me, but Northern France, Holland/Belgium and Germany will be the general area. Instead of buying tons of books, almanaks and maps for each area, I have looked into PC-Navigo which seems to be everything I need. It's a bit costly at eur 395 and seems old-fashioned since it's only available for PC and comes on a cd-rom (who uses these nowadays?) with a dongle. I may still go ahead and buy it but I'd like to check some things first:
1) Can I install it on several PCs? I need it on the boat's PC as well as my home laptop (for planning purposes).
2) Is the software sufficient to have onboard whereever I go, or will authorities in some countries require me to have hardcopy maps, charts or almanaks handy?
3) Can the software print a route plan or any other reference that I may keep in hardcopy during the voyage? This is both for flexibility (navigation from flybridge out of sight of PC) and security (backup in case PC fails).
4) Anything else I need to be aware of?
In case it's relevant: I'm a 36' motorboat with max speed ~9 knots and I have all qualifications and certificates needed (certificate of proficiency, CEVNI certificate, SRC).
1) Can I install it on several PCs? I need it on the boat's PC as well as my home laptop (for planning purposes).
2) Is the software sufficient to have onboard whereever I go, or will authorities in some countries require me to have hardcopy maps, charts or almanaks handy?
3) Can the software print a route plan or any other reference that I may keep in hardcopy during the voyage? This is both for flexibility (navigation from flybridge out of sight of PC) and security (backup in case PC fails).
4) Anything else I need to be aware of?
In case it's relevant: I'm a 36' motorboat with max speed ~9 knots and I have all qualifications and certificates needed (certificate of proficiency, CEVNI certificate, SRC).
