SeaVectors Support Center

Welcome to SeaVectors Meet SeaVectors: official ENC charts, route planning, live marine conditions, AIS awareness, and onboard instruments in one professional navigation workspace. Getting Started Install SeaVectors and turn your first session into a useful navigation setup: open your home waters, locate your vessel, plan a route, and prepare for offline use.

Lightweight Web Chart Access Open SeaVectors in a browser for quick chart inspection and route planning—no installation or account required. Reading the ENC Chart Learn to read SeaVectors' official ENC portrayal: depth areas, contours, soundings, hazards, navigation aids, chart styles, and a safety depth configured for your vessel. Map Layers & Detail Control Use SeaVectors quick groups and detailed ENC layers to build a readable chart for passage planning, harbor approaches, anchoring, fishing, and night navigation. Position, Heading & the Nav Bar COG, SOG, position, and charted depth in the nav bar, plus the combined locate / follow / course-up 3D tracking control and True vs Magnetic north. Restricted & Fishing‑Closure Alerts Position-based warnings for charted restricted areas (RESARE) and Canada West Coast fishing closures (DFO), with tap-for-the-rule details. Tides, Currents & Stations Official CHS and NOAA tide and current stations on the chart — current set and speed, tide height, slack windows, and turning times around narrows and passages. Route Planning & Simulation Build multi-leg routes with live distance, ETA, and fuel, measure distances with the ruler, then validate the plan with built-in simulation. Lights, Beacons & Buoys Learn how SeaVectors portrays navigation lights, colored sectors, fixed beams, beacons, and IALA buoys—and how to use their charted characteristics during an approach.

The Instrument Panel A customizable dashboard of ~26 gauges over the chart — navigation, environment, and every instance-aware gauge from your connected NMEA sources, laid out your way. Connecting Your Instruments (NMEA 0183 & 2000) Connect SeaVectors to your boat's NMEA 0183 & 2000 network over WiFi for live speed, depth, wind, engine, and AIS data — with the full supported-device list. AIS Targets & Collision Awareness See nearby AIS vessels ranked by risk with CPA and TCPA, a colour-coded legend, and configurable flashing and audible collision alarms. NMEA Gateway & Device Compatibility Supported NMEA WiFi gateways, AIS transponders, chartplotters, data formats, ports, and known limitations. NMEA Gateway Guide (NMEA 2000 & 0183) Connect SeaVectors to NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000 data over WiFi using TCP or UDP.

Reading the ENC Chart Learn to read SeaVectors' official ENC portrayal: depth areas, contours, soundings, hazards, navigation aids, chart styles, and a safety depth configured for your vessel. AIS Targets & Collision Awareness See nearby AIS vessels ranked by risk with CPA and TCPA, a colour-coded legend, and configurable flashing and audible collision alarms. Restricted & Fishing‑Closure Alerts Position-based warnings for charted restricted areas (RESARE) and Canada West Coast fishing closures (DFO), with tap-for-the-rule details. Lights, Beacons & Buoys Learn how SeaVectors portrays navigation lights, colored sectors, fixed beams, beacons, and IALA buoys—and how to use their charted characteristics during an approach.

Weather Overlays Animated wind, wave, current, rain, and tide overlays on the chart, sampled at your position to feed the instrument panel. Tides, Currents & Stations Official CHS and NOAA tide and current stations on the chart — current set and speed, tide height, slack windows, and turning times around narrows and passages. Offline Charts, Forecasts & Storage Charts cache automatically as you browse, and one download saves 14-day rain, wind, wave, tide, and current forecasts for a whole trip area.

Route Planning & Simulation Build multi-leg routes with live distance, ETA, and fuel, measure distances with the ruler, then validate the plan with built-in simulation. Recording Tracks Record where your boat has been — distance, duration, and a replayable breadcrumb that doubles as a logbook and a proven path home. Markers (Waypoints, Spots & Notes) Save the spots that matter — fishing marks, hazards, anchorages — each with a label, notes, and photos or video, at your position or anywhere on the chart. My Data Hub One hub for your tracks, markers, routes, offline maps, and telemetry — browse, review stats, replay, and manage all your data in one place. Marine Search A search built for boaters — find marinas, anchorages, fishing spots, tide and current stations, and your own routes and markers, with saved history.

My Data Hub One hub for your tracks, markers, routes, offline maps, and telemetry — browse, review stats, replay, and manage all your data in one place. Offline Charts, Forecasts & Storage Charts cache automatically as you browse, and one download saves 14-day rain, wind, wave, tide, and current forecasts for a whole trip area.

Getting Started Install SeaVectors and turn your first session into a useful navigation setup: open your home waters, locate your vessel, plan a route, and prepare for offline use. Subscription & Free Trial How the 30-day free trial and subscription work, billed through your Apple ID, plus restoring purchases and managing or cancelling.

Settings Reference Every setting that shapes SeaVectors — depth units, safety depth, north reference, NMEA, AIS thresholds, appearance, storage, language, and account.

Lightweight Web Chart Access Open SeaVectors in a browser for quick chart inspection and route planning—no installation or account required.