user guide - Belfield Software
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1. wech nn DMR Logbook Contained on the CD in pdf format suitable for viewing on screen or printing out Alternatively it can be purchased as a hard copy from Belfield Software Ltd tel 0121 777 6756 This Log Book contains an abridged summary of some of the signals marks and information that can assist in navigation and avoidance of dangerous situations Life Saving Signals to be used by Ships Aircraft or Persons in Distress e Shipping Forecast VHF Channels Distress Safety and Calling Channels e DISTRESS TRANSMITTING PROCEDURES Collision Regulations Navigation Lights and Day Marks International Code Flags and Buoyage System Log Book Weather Forecast Log e Passage Planning Notes Geode IDE d Te bamen W Help SECH m 9 C amp R T u mue 8 npmpzm m LT EL b aue im a ger mg Cuwum ums ron gre ELBARI Soo Serie serie ace hmmm ge es pip momeacm pam mm E RZE EO SUE EEI eo 2 e ron me reem ees TL Ve T Ir ra m ene i m _ D amp ss rech ber H pa ie ee oy en a le2. ps t Lik a nee thee W Beatthe broker from ZE We wished we discovered it sooner all those wasted hours working out the east coast tides or what times we could access one drying habour after another Tide Plotter takes away the hard work of second ary port calculations and if your re on a drying mooring there is a fantastic section that will tell you exactly what times you can get on and off Reviews what Press to say Sailing Today Belfield s tidal program is designed to take the hard work out of tidal calcula tions It uses the latest harmonic constants from the Hydrographic Office the program includes data for over 480 primary and secondary ports for the year 2000 Verdict Classic Boat If you hold onto last year s almanac you can do all your passage planning before you reach the boat Yachting Monthly When we first downloaded Tide Plotter by the ease of installation and the clarity of the information as it was displayed As well as containing full tidal data for 490 UK and North European ports the program will draw a tidal curve of any port and indicate with dotted lines the height at any given time can be set to the current time With draught details of your own vessel entered once only the program will always indicate your own crunch times With the ability to print both tables and curves you mi
3. C Wahnsea UM Monthly Tide Tables Flat Holm July 2001 Ak Part Talbot E Tide Height Fi ght Finder m dl Porthcawl 02 0511 03 0606 100m mum Double click on a 11 25 2 6m 1218 2 6m y d Flat Holm MON 17 40 o om 4 amp 31 10 the graph for that 33 52 328m be ST Steep Holm day a cw 00 42 25m gy Right clicking on 02 07 2 0m 4 Newport 04 the table gives 06 d p dum cas France Wier By additional menu 13 04 24 EB ae 14 24 2 0m M Dunkerque 19 16 10 4m 20 35 10 8m aM dk Gravelines 4k Sandettie Bank 07 0245 19 08 0322 19 09 0358 19 Calais 08 54 10 m 09 31 1 10 07 10 m ow dh Wissant z 4501 20m 44537 20m Mon 15613 24m 0 wl Bouloane Sur Mer 21 12 11 0m 21 48 10 9 22 24 10 m 04k Le Touquet Etaples 04k Berck 04 35 241m 05 12 24m 05 48 2 7m 4 a E Qm f xe Find Heights for Porthcawl Find times when tide heightirm is bm e Sunday 01 July 2001 14 01 Rising 00 58 Falling Height 08 48 Falling 23 17 Falling 4 30 Rising 10 52 Rising 1332 Falling finder 2132 Falling 16 40 Rising Enter the chart 23 09 Rising 02 25 Rising datum height 11 27 Falling Monday 09 July 2001 for a particular Monday 02 July 2001 14 48 Rising 1 34 Falling port and Tide 09 35 Falling 23 48 Falling 05 03 Rising Plotter will 12 03 Rising 13 51 Falling produce 2242 Fall
4. 01 2006 02 40 6 99 and select the export 01 August 2006 02 45 6 99 option 01 August 20068 0250 6 set the date period 0255 6 98 select the time interval to 5 minutes UT August 2006 0300 Ea 01 August 2006 03 05 6 96 UI August 2006 03 10 6 14 Q1 August 2006 03 15 6 92 01 August 2006 03 20 6 89 DI August 2006 03 25 b Bb 01 August 2006 03 30 5 82 Augus 2006 03 35 6 78 Q1 August 2006 03 40 5 74 01 August 2006 03 45 6 69 Augu l AE 13 50 bh4d 01 August 2006 03 55 59 Export to a file Load into Excel or similar In this example we have separated the date and time into two different columns To do this save the spreadsheet as a text file and then re open the text file in Excel You can then use the spreadsheet features to separate the cells by making the data space and tab delimited See dialogue box above eela e To highlight when the height is equal to or above 6 7 use the SI 01 August 2006 53 format menu and conditional formatting feature 4 Data le xil Network Chandlers Conwy Marina Conwy Gwynedd LL32 8EP 01492 572777 Mailspeed Marine Unit 16 Greys Court Kingland Grange Warrington Cheshire WA1 4SH 01925 838860 Kelvin Hughes Kilgraston House Southampton Street Southampton 5015 2ED 01703 634911 www bookharbour com Pascall Atkey 29 30 High Street Cowes Isle Of Wight P
5. Index About Tide Plotter 6 An Overview 4 Auto height axis 24 Creating a tidal route 22 Dice game Gale force 8 40 Export to a spreadsheet 9 GPS interface 17 Graph 12 Height finder 13 Installation 6 Logbook 37 Map feature 15 Mobile phone 38 Monthly table 13 Monthly tables example 2 30 Photo gallery 34 Pocket PC version 25 Ports 26 Printing 7 Re sizeble screen 28 Reviews what the Press have to say 33 Route plotting 16 Some practical applications for Tide Plotter 29 Tidal diamonds 19 Tidal stream regions 20 Tidal streams 21 Tidal streams an overview 23 Tide height finder example 3 30 31 Tide Log 14 Tide log example 4 31 Time zones 28 Transferring monthly tables to your mobile device 39 Upgrades 28 Upgrading 6 Useful tips and hints 28 What the Press have to say 33 Working with Tides 36 SE ebe e sl e DH sn s 8 e d DE FUE D 1 pg er I 195 E ke Lee H Le Wire Woe tres hmm fm a E Be e Ha m itr rrir Tree ait un zin dum D em Belfield Software 11 Knutswood Close Kings Heath Birmingham 13 Tel 078 111 99 567 0121 777 6756 E mail general tideplotter co uk website http www tideplotter co uk An Ov
6. Peg T konse Ra TELE Phim ae ii Greg Sgedn H epu n Bild E Bea Reder Ti ege DOT EX Fames UIN Phi qid Ee Hends Em Amie EUX Fal Cp mpg Xp ri Poi Er LIE Bee kand Ditz Fie Pug BI dH Fame HH Pam ENEN Plena upra ET 1 P Wo fren GET TE Pisa Hie Ceman E IP Thea ETIN Pb BI ad Phys vis EB JUN Pisa F3 Rara HK Bri HIN Jib poy It Race MEI FRO i Pius EDH Fees Mei Included in Tide Plotter is the tidal streams information around the UK and Channel The scale outline chart also gives the opportunity to plan routes Distances and bearings are shown on the left hand side Clicking on any of the ports gives tidal height information Tide Height finder enables you to enter a tide height for any port Tide Plotter will then produce a table of times when the tide will be at that height indicating whether the tide is rising or falling Belfield Software Ltd 11 Knutswood Close Kings Heath Birmingham B13 OEN Tel 078 111 99 567 0121 777 6756 website http www tideplotter co uk E mail general tideplotter co uk
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10. PC Pocket PC and Mobile version About Tide Plotter Tide Plotter was written by Peter and Keith Belfield The combination of interest in Maths Computer Science and Sailing led to the production of this utility which will be very useful to anyone with access to a PC who uses the tidal areas of UK Ireland or the Channel Ports The data is for one or three years this keeps the cost down and enables annual upgrades to be made which will ensure updated harmonic data and a product that keeps up to date with the rapidly changing domain of electron ics Tide Plotter has been written by sailors for sailors We welcome your comments and suggestions to further develop this product All data used in this product has been used with permission from the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office and the Controller of Her Majesty s Stationery Office where tidal streams have been included the data has been derived from data sets supplied by the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory Versions There are eight different versions available on the CD Your access will be limited to the version you have purchased they are UK Ireland and Channel Ports from Holland to Brest 1 year 3 year UK Ireland and European Ports from N Norway to Gibraltar 1 year 3 year East Coast of America Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean 1 year 3 year Australia 1 year 3 year Installation Insert the CD There is an autorun facility if your computer does not support
11. your mobile device Please note this is not relevant if you have a Pocket PC Tide Plotter can be downloaded directly to this type of device If you have a Palm handheld or a mobile phone that synchronises with your PC calendar you can very easily and quickly transfer monthly tables from Tide Plotter to the calendar on you mobile device The procedure is as follows 1 f Ee Untitled Event y File Edit Insert Format Tools Actions Help Bucklers Hard July 2004 le Save and Close Recurrence nde _ W 00 09 3 9m 00 58 3 9m 01 48 38m 2 05 52 04m 04 42 O4m 05 07 32 04m Appointment Scheduling 12 55 38 13 44 38 Mon 44 39 38 i d m Subject Buckers Hard Julv 2004 1845 07m 19 05 07m 19 57 08 06 31 31m 11 00 43 1 Dm 12 01 48 1 6m 22 2 2 1 Thu 0 07 2004 yl 19 09 33m SUN 13 01 16m Mon 4403 4 6m Start time Thu 01 07 2004 A v all c 20 06 33m 21 03 33m End time right click on the table 36 Pa We 3 6m EE mee 2 Hucklers Hard 04 32 34m View Graph For 1 Jul E32 Thursday Q1 July 2004 10 03 1 0m 1 58 1 3m 1747 35m Save Table s Ctrl 3 4m 04 10 22 34 1 3m Print 11 22 3 5m 1632 03m PC paste into 5523 3 8 your calendar 1717 03m Friday 02 July with the date set 05 02 0 6m from 1 31 July 3 7m 1 24 saturday July 2004
12. Buckingham Palace Road London SW1 5DB 0171 828 3900 4 107 Bournemouth Road Parkstone Poole Dorset BH14 9HR 01202 72311 HARBOUR MARINE SERVICES Blackshore Southwold Suffolk IP18 6TA 01502 724721 Dickies of Bangor Bangor Gwynedd LL57 2SE Tel 01248 354 169 www dickies co uk SOUTH PIER SHIP YARD St Helier Jersey JE2 3NB Shore Play 61 Central Parade Herne Bay CT65JG 01227 283639 S ROBERTS MARINE Liverpool Marina Barge Turbot Coburg Wharf South Ferry Quay Liverpool L3 4BP MALDON CHANDLERY Shipways North Street Maldon Essex CM9 7HN C amp M MARINE South Pier Bridlington Humberside YO15 3AW CELTIC VENTURES SEA SCHOOL Kingshill Arklow County Wicklow IRELAND www celticventures com Belfield Software Ltd 11 Knutswood Close Kings Heath Birmingham B13 OEN Tel 078 111 99 567 0121 777 6756 E mail general tideplotter co uk website http www tideplotter co uk Graph The 24 hour graph gives detailed predictions at one minute intervals throughout a 24 hour period This includes height above chart datum the distance the tide will drop to the next Low Water estimates of grounding periods based on the actual depth of water computed with the tidal infromation at any one given time ports Drop down box to give most recently used options for 24hr graph monthly table height tables tide log Drop down box to give
13. Part Date Graph Monthly File View Help Belfield Software Ltd 11 Knutswood Close Kings Heath Birmingham B13 Tel 078 111 99 567 0121 777 6756 E mail general gtideplotter co uk website http www tideplotter co uk Aberdaron Aberdeen Aberdovey Aberporth Aberystwyth Adrossan Aldeburgh Allington Lock Amble Amlwch Anse de Primel Anstruther Easter Antifer Le Havre Antwerp Applecross Appledore Arbroath Ardglass Ardnave Point Arklow Arromanches Baginbun Head Ballycastle Bay Baltimore Bantry Barfleur Barmouth Barrow Ramsden Lock Barry Bath Bawdsey Bay of Quendale Beachley Aust Beaumaris Bee Ness Belfast Bembridge Berck Berkeley Berwick Binic Blacksod Quay Blacktoft Blyth Bognor Regis Bonawe Boscastle Boston Boudewijnsluis Bouley Bay Boulogne Sur Mer Bournemouth Bradwell Waterside Bramble Creek Braye Brest Bridlington Bridport West Bay Brightlingsea Brighton Broadford Bay Broadhaven Brodick Bay Brouwerschavensche Gat Bruichladdich Buckie Bucklers Hard Bull Sand Fort Bur Wick Burghead Burnham on Crouch Burntisland Burra Voe Yell Sound Burry Port Bursledon Burton Stather Burtonport Cadzand Wielingen Sluis Caernarfon Caister on Sea Calais Calshot Castle Campbeltown Cancale Cardiff Cargreen Carloway Carradale Carrickfergus Carrigaholt Carsaig Bay Carteret
14. It contains a wealth of both theoretical and practical information about how tides work what causes them how we can predict them and a series of practical exercises Extremely useful for anyone using tidal shores or waters or if you are undertaking an examination syllabus Hard copies of this book can be purchased direct from Belfield Software Ltd tel 0121 777 6756 CR Iddi Docawend Geo Help STEI Se BH Soe B jJCongulaisha iida of adii ng rre toes Ef gb tides on me ereinronmani jr a ked pikili _ Iesel tides _ 1 Pres hed nr Focket Predicting tide haghe and Iren 23 Predictiag thas Ave 5 dr enr Dog 11 Standard and secondary porte Esih aed Motion Tha kiiin _ Tidal Gtenapren d Lei i Tides a _ mais of _ Wher am fae effects of tides on he ereironmeni BETET hirght mgecoumggd Whirpasis ard Kiss kigne de we nagd to uaderstard das Wind against hes _ Wied and ze sun and earth during the monthly cycle 29 53 days The itianal pull of the moon and sun vary they are at changing angles each other here is 8 or moon the ational pull af
15. Selects monthly table real time Clock icon for Selects graph screen 5 1 Tide Plotter View Hee Granville EE France Double click to slect a port Right clicking opens menu for other options paw 3ravelines Hank Calais 5 4 F 00 52 43 13 24 20 12 11 3 3m 1 8m 3 8m Y au will rurzagraund at the next low water High and low waters with heights Order Mearest Ports Calculate Graph ds 55 Calculate T able Properties Produces a full screen of the graph 2 dour Prediction View Full Screen KI Save Graph 8 Granville 8 Jul 2000 Selects tide height finder Selects help zi i dashed line indicates time and height on the graph 5 Print Height 5 Export options w Metres Feet Use Current Time Properties Height Above Chart D atum Drop to Low Water Draught of Boat Draught can be altered via the view options menus 6 Steep Holm FH Weston supery Bary FH St Thomas Hinkley Point Right clicking on a port in the ports list gives the
16. 131 Falling 20 25 Rising Enter height above chart datum 01 54 Falling 08 55 Rising 13 54 Falling 2024 Mising 02 27 Falling 09 28 Fast Table is calculated giving estimated times when the tide will reach 3 5 m POT i above chart datum At that height Tide 03 39 06 57 Rising 153 Failing 215 Rising Plotter indicates if the tide is rising or falling This data can also be exported into text or HTML format for use in other applications 03 30 Faling 10 29 Rising 15 31 Falling 2231 Rising 0400 Falling 1103 Rising 1607 Falling 2307 Rising 04 51 Falling 11 40 Rising 1625 Falling 2347 Rising 0502 Falling 12 24 Rising 17 34 Falbng 00 3 Rising 0842 Failing 1320 Rising TH Failing y dm HEH bud 10e it Qr j 811 kris rl 01 nz 10m 02 s Mi 03 23 es D ater de 55 im 06 27 cue ina ra d m Dur nm jpe An Pee IBI 1 Tw wm em mm mE p prm n DEEN SE arme lbs d Xi mw i318 RS Lg 2343 Ee Og iia E en 18 ona Vua ue 16 1602 irm 48 Ga age IB dk Lemos FEN 12 dle ZA d Xm ab Cuin Select the month of August ER T T ion Select country Wales Foe atte 21 sma Z ua 29 oe d em 10599
17. 3 Sychronise with your mobile device Belfield Software Ltd 11 Knutswood Close Kings Heath Birmingham B13 OEN Tel 078 111 99 567 0121 777 6756 E mail general tideplotter co uk website http www tideplotter co uk Dice game Gale force 8 Bundled with Tide Plotter comes a small game which is great fun to play requiring strategy logic and a certain amount of luck It is based on an Ancient Chinese dice game which has been re vamped with a certain nautical bias Object of the game is to roll the dice three times whereby you get a choice of placing the value on a scoreboard You only have one chance and you cannot change your mind to place your scores When the scoreboard is full the player with the highest score wins If you like a bit of a gamble then this is the game for you Belfield Gale Force 8 File Options Help HOLD HOLD HOLD Aces Three of a Kind Twos Four of a Kind Threes Dice Full House Fours Low Straight Fives High Straight SHES Anything Goes Bonus Five of a Kind Player 1 Turn 6 of 13 3 of 3 Score br Belfield Gale Force 8 File Options Help ols es 4 wie HOLD HOLD Force 1 Strong Wind Warning Force 2 Gale Warning Force 3 Dice Gybe Ho Force 4 Low Pressure Force 8 High Pressure Force 6 The board can be changed Variable to give a nautical flavour Bonus Gale Force Player 1 Tum 3 af 13 Hall 3 of 3 Score 106 install Gale Forc
18. HW Chart data i is displayed s in Tide Plotter in the graphical format shown below cuo 0 6 mm MOD zl Lal te cC Use this icon to toggle tidal streams on and off Use this icon show tidal streams in real time m relnd 1278 5 Diez Sen 164 22 ike 800 1d 07 deum LISTS Dritare 29 41 29009 91 11277 OW Ereglared 00 27 ANM Tide Plotter indicates _ the tidal streams for 09 00 on 31 July 2007 h Hovering cursor over the tail of the arrow shows a pop up box giving the direction and S speed of the stream h s T rd Lnd LP bur Dresd 915542524 7452 Kran ee E Belfield Software Ltd 11 Knutswood Close Kings Heath Birmingham B13 OEN Tel 078 111 99 567 0121 777 6756 E mail general tideplotter co uk website http www tideplotter co uk Tidal stream regions pruchased as an add to standard package There are additional add ons to Tide Plotter to give tidal streams and route planning facilities that take into account the horizontal tidal stream set and work out the tidal vectors This tidal stream add on gives far more detailed information than the tidal stream diamond information included in the standard package The following map indicates the nine regions for tidal stream data You can purchase one or more regions from one to any combination up to nine 4
19. St Kilda St Marys St Vaast la Hougue St Valery en Caux Stackpole Quay Stansore Point Starcross Start Point Stavenisse Steep Holm Stonehaven Stornoway Stromness Sule Skerry Sullom Voe Sumburgh Grutness Voe Sunderland Sunk Head Swanage Swansea Tabs Head Tarbert Island Teignmouth Approaches Teignmouth Shaldon Bridge Tenby Terneuzen Tighnabruich Tilbury Tingwall Tobermory Toft Pier Torquay Totland Bay Totnes Treaddur Bay Trebeurden Trefor Treguier Troon Trouville Tryn Dinmor Turnchapel Ullapool Ventnor Vlissingen Wadebridge Walton on the Naze Warrenpoint Warsash Watchet Wellhouse Rock Wells West Loch Tarbert West Mersea West Stones Westkapelle Weston super mare Wexford Harbour Whitaker Beacon Whitby White House Whitehaven Whitehills Wick Wicklow Winterton on Sea Wissant Workington Wouldham Yarmouth Yelland Marsh Youghal Zeebrugge There is also an East Coast of America and Australian version Berlevag Honningsvag Hammerfest Tromso Harstad Evenskjer Andenes Risoyhamn Kabelvag Lodingen Narvik Bodo Finneid Sandnessjoen Mosjoen Bronnoysund Rorvik Trondheim Heimsjo Kristiansund Aalesund Maloy Kjolsdal Floro Bergen Leirvik Haugesund Utsira Stavanger Tregde Arendal Nevlunghavn Helgeroa Horten Oscarsborg Oslo Kobenhavn Hombaek Korsor Gedser Slipshavn Fredericia Arthus Fredrikshavn Skagen Hirtshals Hantsh
20. TIE FERF 58 N E m Se ae ee E ENE EENE A E TTT TIP Tie errr 28 8 TrETE Te mum E PP CL LLL TET bam cmm ma s n ba ba w aka tit tt E E E D E D ee e f D him RR ia ajii RR REM D bh d F i LI i i a L Li ee ee TT TEE nE I D D shi TE H J 4 H H D D D ew ew Am mw v TE ep wE 12 Tidal streams The tidal streams component of Tide Plotter is an additional add on if you have purchased the basic program it is possible to upgrade either via the web site www tideplotter co uk or by telephoning 0121 777 6756 The tidal stream data is provided in nine areas for continental Europe The upgrade costis for one area additional areas can be purchased from one individual area up to any combination of all nine The tidal stream data is provided under licence from Proudman Oceanographic Laboratories The streams give detailed information which will be extremely useful for
21. arrows an data will constantly update Creating a tidal route 1 Double click on No Route with the pointer tool to clear any existi routes from the map If you wish to delete the S7 Holyhead to Howth route GA Holyhead to Howth right click on it and select Holyhead 17 00 8 05 4 delete n M Howth 23 03 2 Your position is 52 45 N 05 43 5 and you require a course allowing for tidal set to Arklow Click the route tool 89 icon double click on the map at your approxiamate position note it can be adjusted later Double click at the destination point Arklow A black line joins the points and a green line indicates the path of heading and tidal drift You can enter as many points as you require you are not limited to one To end the process of entering route points click on the pointer tool SE e Route G A Holyhead to Howth 2 Holyhead 17 00 8 05 748 514 267 99 with pointer h tool to select Howth 23 03 a route or No hh Mew Route route to start B Point 1 10 40 5 065 113 42 278 09 a new route coo W Point 2 13 20 Double click 5 Route 4 NE Point 1 1 Select W Pointz 1 Reverse Route d d J Use pointer tool to Delete right click on route or point Use the pointer tool to click and 2 EE vedi hold on a route point to m
22. data This can be achieved by right clicking on either the graph or table and selecting copy Setting the default values You can change the default values of Tide Plotter Once they are changed they are saved each time you exit and reinstated when you load the programme the next time For example if you have being using Holyhead then this port will be reinstated when you reload the only exception is the date Tide Plotter will use the current date when the programme is loaded To alter time zones select view time zone draught of the boat select view options alter the colour of the graph select view options and graph show mean levels select view options and graph graph thick or thin line select view options and graph area graph select view options and graph print in black and white select view options Options General Graph __ III Colours Background Aground Gradient Aue Gndlmes 5 Line Line Time Mark Graph Markings Show Show 5 5 Show MUMM Show MI AN Settings Thick Line Area Graph Auto Height Asis Mavmum Belfield Software Ltd 11 Knutswood Close Kings Heath Birmingham 13 Tel 078 111 99 567 0121 777 6756 E mail general tideplotter co uk website http www
23. detailed tidal information for Poole on the Peo SLE IR Me CZ View 8 October 1998 freier ipe o gl el Select the date 24 Has Tide EN d P E UU C ET Select England B Poole Entrance 8 Oct 1998 Select Poole Entrance amp ress enter Na a few seconds time reiege are depends on processing power of your computer A g d Mi the graph will appear on Pu your screen ee Ab mm all ees P ef What will be the height of the tide at 12 24 Enter 12 24 in the time box if you click on the clock icon Tide Plotter constantly updates to the current time The height above chart datum is shown You ran Spare ad the sed Lat if there is sufficient water to prevent taking the ground Enter the reading from your depth sounder 2 5m Click on the clock icon to give the current time Tide Plotter indicates you will take the ground at LW and shows the graph in a different colour for the period you will be aground Check the setting for the draught of your boat is At anchor how will know With the time 12 24 and depth sounder reading 2 50m from the waterline Tide Plotter shows a different colour on the graph to i
24. information on the left of the screen has now changed giving a new course of 268 degrees T The distance has also increased from 46 84Nm to 48 69Nm and the time from 22 51 to 23 05 This click and drag method is an extemely quick way to predict and plan various options when passage planning The vectors for the tidal set are worked out at two minute intervals such calculations without a computer would be totally impracticable Bear in mind that Tide Plotter can be used to adjust course for tidal set but you will need to apply leeway vanation and deviation EN Holyhead Howth e B Holvhead 17 00 8 0kts 48 69Mm 266 0 T a Howth 23 05 Belfield Software Ltd 11 Knutswood Close Kings Heath Birmingham B13 OEN Tel 078 111 99 567 0121 777 6756 E mail general tideplotter co uk website http www tideplotter co uk Tidal streams toolbar box Select route tool and on area of the map to double click on map to enlarge that area enter route points Select time for tidal arrows on the Select tide table Zoom in or out Select 24hr tide graph UK amp Ireland EB Select tide height finder Select pointer tool click bons tidal arrows Select tide log and hold on route points SS to move their position select map Right click on route points to delete rename or alter Tip the properties of the point DI Click on the clock icon to indicated the tidal streams in real time The
25. is determined by the time zone that you have selected in Tide Plotter To change the time zone go back to the main screen and select the menu View Time zone Time one Start Date End Date There are limitations as to the amount of data you can use This is determined by the spreadsheet you are using not by Tide Plotter For example if you exported data for three years at 5 minute intervals then your spreadsheet would need to be able to display 315 360 lines of data The current professional editon of Excel can display up to 65 536 lines of data The data is then stored in a CSV file To enter the data into a spreadsheet Open that file from within for example Excel Exrel The data is then displayed within the spreadsheet as shown in the example on the right The data is in two columns date and time height The limitations on how this data is manipulated is then governed by the capabilities of the spreadsheet and your own ability See the next page for some examples Belfield Software Ltd 11 Knutswood Close Kings Heath f paar E mail general tideplotter co uk Tide Data Save as type Comma Seperated bul Documents and Settings CO MSOCache O downloads My Downloads Q EPSCANZ New Folder junk pm PME Maps Program Files Save Conwy Auton atic gt Hight and Low Water Times CO Every 5 Minutes Every 10
26. passage making and route planning The streams do not contain data relating to the immediate coastline close inshore The tidal stream map is accessed by clicking on the map icon on the toolbar The scale of the map can be enlarged or reduced using the zoom tools In addition to giving a graphical representation of the tidal streams tide plotter will also display the tidal drift for a route of your own determined direction and speed of travel This feature can be used to plan your course taking into account the effect od the tide during the period of your passage The course detail is given in degrees true with the speed in knots The course over the ground caused by tidal drift is shown as a green line The example below shows a route from Holyhead to Howth The green line shows the tidal set and if you were to maintain your original course of 272 degrees T you would end up north of Howth On the left side of the screen the route detail is displayed Please note that the information alongside the route point Holyhead is from Holyhead to Howth The information beside the route point is time speed distance true bearing mE LE Bs enin Hif 223 If on this route you select the pointer tool IS and move the route point Howth by clicking holding and moving it downwards until the end of the green tidal line finishes at Howth this will now give an indication of the route needed to take into account the tidal set Note the route
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28. the monthly data on the screen Select file and save table as You choose between HTML or text formats Select the directory to save the file You can also copy the table data to the clipboard to paste into other programs right click the mouse Use the right mouse Right click View Full Screen El Save Graph As Print Metres Feel Use Current Time Properties VI JL Export to a spreadsheet Tide Plotter can export data for any port within the prrgram for any specified duration within the period of the pro gram at intervals of 5 10 30 minutes hourly or at the periods of high and low water This data is produced in CSV comma separated variable This format can be loaded directly into a spreadsheet such as Excel or imported into a database 1 jBJPrinter CD setup chartkit From the File menu at the top of the screen a drop down list will appear with m the option Export data When selected you will be asked for a file name and directory location The dialogue box shown to the right will appear enabling selection of file name and directory location Click on Save and the dialogue box shown below right will appear File name Export Data If you wish to change the port go back to the Tide Plotter graph screen and select a Part different port Note the times that the data is exported in
29. this then Click on Start and then Run Type D setup and press enter Please note this assumes drive D is the correct drive letter for your CD it can sometimes vary from one PC to or al ke another lide Plotter 1 Tade Platter far Pocket The first screen gives the following 9 options Tide Plotter Smartphone 2003 e Tide Plotter for Windows select this for installation on a PC Bering with Tides Tide Plotter for Pocket PC select for Windows Mobile 3 or later ain Ive leg e Tide Plotter for Windows Smartphone Working with Tides This is a book explaining the theory of tides with practical examples Note this requires Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF Lt r format e Photo Gallery photos and images of a range of water related activi IF ES 1 ties High resolution files uncompressed on the CD Suitable for good quality prints or web sites or just to view The photos come complete with a picture viewer Logbook a logbook wihich can be printed out Note this requires Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF format User guide note this requires Adobe Acrobat Reader if this is not installed on you computer the the latest version is contained on the CD and it will automatically ask if you wish to install it Exit Please note Gale Force 8 does not appear on the menu but is contained on the CD a dice strategy game with a nauti
30. tideplotter co uk Windows 98 2000 ME NT4 XP Vista 5 Mb of hard disk space Windows Mobile 2003 or later for the Pocket PC Exporting data The data produced by Tide Plotter can be exported and used in other programmes This is particular useful if you are producing documents newslet ters charts etc using another wordprocessor DTP package or spreadsheet etc There are five foramts that data can be exported to JPEG EMF enhanced meta file HTML CSV for spreadsheets To export the graph Produce the graph on screen that you require Select file and save graph as Oban July 24 12 21 Om 06 49 3 94m 07 35 384m 1828 358m 24 1307 066m MON 1352 o62m THE 19 16 4 09m 20 03 4 12m View Graph For 1 Jul 07 04 55 1 25m 08 01 06 04 38m 07 00 47 0 75m 03 01 35 0 72m 04 10 54 338m 11 E Save Table trl 5 Fri 4 40 120m 384 4g p Print 1 23 33 355m Copy 2 04 46 331m 05 Metes n kee 1 43m 14 Si 65 Thu 4741 F 17 cis 1 23 22 141 18 27 356m 1 You can choose between JPEG jpg and enhanced metafile emf formats Select the directory to save the file in Enter the size of graph required Enter a filename Press enter The graph can also be copied to the clipboard and pasted into other programmes by Right clicking on the graph Selecting copy To export from the monthly times and heights data display
31. 0 or C500 Please consult you phone operating instructions to see if Windows Mobile is supported To install on your mobile phone connect the phone to your PC via the synchronisation cable insert the Tide Plotter CD into you PC from the installation menu select the mobile phone option follow the on screen instructions please note you will require the serial code that you will have purchased The mobile version gives you all the day to day graphs and height information that you will need in any practical situation It does not give the monthly tables which can be produced from your PC and are particulary useful for long term planning The monthly tables can however be copied and pasted into the calendar of your mobile phone or Palm see next page for details Please note this is not necessary for the Pocket PC as Tide Plotter can be downloaded directly to the Pocket PC device The features on the phone version of Tide Plotter include Graph with heights at any predetermined time plus grounding information A an Tide Plotter 2 36 High and Low water times 10 90 l 9m 5 18 PM 4 2m 11 31 Tide Platter FJ T ait d 7 x o El Wales EN Scotland m E3 Ireland o BN France H E Belgium i Selection of ports e E Netherlands e ES Denmark un Transferring monthly tables
32. 3 AT An Zr Am I L3 In L i RC DE CECR INTERPOLATION Mathematical technique for using 4 two values to calculate intermediate values He ELTE 634514 iun Led c Haat HM e en LF E n d d T a talg EH I aj EN AER E Rm dr ocu Cu HEFa W E 222224 2 Rb bi Ed ball SE Eb db uh Ke A KL AE ta E EA HR mmm gt Be dard xd SSEZZE y rEg LE D D e H e a oe KX KH KH mm RT om bh N o EH db EN EN zem RN E en zen E EN bp eg dd gr vn bai S ESSERE 3 2 aiken mais TITLE ERR vn Ben dam eme m wane le JE 4 Pm 2 lide Plotter interpolates between Spring tide stream and Neap tide stream to calculate the speed in knots Plotter interpolates between the directions in relation to times from
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34. Castle Bay Castletown Bearhaven Castletownshend Cayeux Cemaes Bay Chatham Lock Appoaches Cheekpoint Cherbourg Chesil Beach Chesil Cove Chichester Harbour Entrance Christchurch Entrance Christchurch Tuckton Christchurch Quay Clacton on Sea Cobh Conwy Corpach Coryton Cotehele Quay Coulport Courseulles sur Mer Courtown Coverack Cowes Craighouse Craignure Criccieth Cromarty Cromer Cushendun Dahouet Dartmouth Deal Dielette Dieppe Dives Dornie Bridge Douglas Dover Drummore Dublin North Wall Dunbar Dundee Dungeness Dunkerque Dunmore East Dury Voe East Loch Tarbert Fyne East Loch Tarbet Eastbourne Eastham Erquy Etretat Europlatform Exmouth Approaches Exmouth Dock Fair Isle Falmouth Fanad Head Faslane Fecamp Felixstowe Pier Fidra Fishguard Flat Holm Fleetwood Folkestone Foreland Lifeboat Slip Fort Belan Foula Fowey Fraserburgh Freshwater Galway Gills Bay Girvan Gladstone Dock Glasgow Glengarrisdale Bay Goole Gorleston on Sea Gott Bay Goury Grangemouth Granville Gravelines Great Yarmouth Brit Pier Greenock Greenway Quay Grimbsby Halfway Shoal Hansweert Hartlepool Harwich Hastings Haws Point Helmsdale Herne Bay Hestan Islet Heysham Hilbre Island Hinkley Point Hoek Van Holland Holyhead Honfleur Howth Hull Albert Dock Hull King George Dock Hullbridge Humber Bridge Hunstanton Hurst Point ljmuiden lle
35. Cezon Ouessant lle de Brehat lles Chausey lles Saint Marcouf Ilfracombe Immingham Inishtrahull Inner Dosing Light Invergordon Inverness Inward Rocks lona Ipswich Isle of Whithorn Itchenor Jupiter Point Kettletoft Pier Kiliala Bay inishcrone Kilkeel Killybegs Kilmokea Point Kilrush Kincardine Kings Lynn Kinsale Kirkcaldy Kirkwall Knights Town Kyle of Lochalsh Larne Le Harve Le Legue Bouy Le Senequet Le Touquet Etaples Le Treport Leith Lerwick Les Ecrehou Les Heaux de Brehat Les Minquiers Leverburgh Lezardrieux Little Haven Littlehampton Norfolk Wharf Liverpool Alfred Dock Porlock Bay Lizard Point Llandudno LLandwyn Island Loch a Bhraige Loch Beag Loch Bervie Loch Boisdale Loch Carnan Loch Hourn Loch Laxford Loch Inver Loch Melfort Loch Ranza Loch Shell Loch Snizort Uig Bay Lochgoilhead Locquirec London Bridge Londonderry Loth Lowestoft Lundy Lyme Regis Lymington Machrihanish Malahide Mallaig Margate Martins Haven Maseline Pier McDermott Base Mellon Charles Menai Bridge Methil Mevagissey Mid Yell Milford Haven Millport Minehead Minsmere Sluice Moelfre Montrose Morlaix Chateau Taureau Mumbles Mupe Bay Nab Tower Nairn New Hythe New Ross Newhaven Newport Newquay Nieuwpoort North Fambridge North Woolwich Northney Oban Omonville Oostende Orford Haven Bar Orsay Osea Island Ouistreham Out Skerries Padstow P
36. Minutes C3 Every 30 Minutes Ever 1 Hour Tide Daa cer GMT 3 OTDB XC DILE QTDS AZ2006 DO 0102006 DO 10 0180872006 00 15 0180872006 DO 20 O1 08 2006 DO 25 11 08 2026 00 30 0180872006 00 35 O1 DR 20C 00 40 00 05 M 4 n Tide Data Example 1 uses chart facility within Excel to graphically represent High and Low water patterns over six month period It gives an at a glance view of when the large Spring and smaller Neap tides occur Hovering the mouse over any part of the graph brings up a small box indicationg the precise date of that tide At this port the MHWS height is 7 9m and the MHWN height 6 2m 15 00 OUTING 21 42 Kl 0 30 Geer Tir Gg 22 28 EN Ke CAT KEEN 7 1 Ke CA 0044 D a T ats Os n E Ii vllt Jh FT AR i pm H OOO 1233 17 32 Example 2 To produce list of tide heights at 5 minute intervals for the months of August and September and to highlight the dates and times when the height will be 6 7 metres or above Q1 August 2006 02 05 Augus 2006 02 10 amp BT 1 August 2006 02 15 5 91 01 August 2006 02 20 5 82 Ausus 2006 02 25 bm From Tide Plotter 01 August 2006 227 8 37 ick on the file 01 August 2006 02 35 5 98 SOR ONTIS
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38. all thumbnail pictures the second contains pictures screen size and the third with large files suitable for printing up to A4 size We have also included a picture viewer to make it easy to view the photos If you already have a utility to view the pictures then this can be used equally effectively There are also a range of photos on our website at www tideplotter co uk photos Copying files to your hard drive Insert the CD and select Photo gallery Dm Select the file to copy Image Size Click on file and save You will be given a choice of large medium or small Save to a directory of your choice onto your computer Small CO Large Using the photos on the web Save the required file as small Using the files for print output Use the large size files for best results You will get good resolution up to A3 size prints Use your graphics package to present and manipulate the photos Photo Gallery LIT PT ICH Dee W d m o ly L Tipi A selection of some of latest photos gallery Fly mirates CP TOYOTA Fh Emirates Belfield Software Ltd 11 Knutswood Close Kings Heath Birmingham B13 OEN Tel 078 111 99 567 0121 777 6756 E mail general tideplotter co uk website http www tideplotter co uk Working with Tides Working with Tides is a book contained on the CD in pdf format
39. ar Peel Penzance Newly Perros Guirec Peterhead Piampol Plockton Ploumanach Plymouth Devenport Poole Entrance Poole Harbour H FANE Port Appin Port Askaig Port Cardigan Port Dinorwic Port Ellen Port Erin Port Isaac Port of Bristol Av mouth Port St Mary IOM Port Talbot Port Beni Port en Bessin Portavogie Portbail Porth Dinllaen Porth Trecastell Porth Ysgaden Porthcawl Porthgain Porthleven Portland Portmore Portnancon Portpatrick Portrieux Portrush Portsall Portsmouth Pottery Pier Pwllheli A EIE Quoile Barrier Rade de la Capelle Ramsey Ramsey Sound Ramsgate Rapness Redbridge Richborough Ringaskiddy River Boyne Bar River Foyle River Tees Entrance River Tyne N Shields River Yealm Entrance Roa Island Roberts Cove Rochester Strood Pier Rockall Rona Roompot Buiten Roscoff Rosneath Rosslare Harbour Rosyth Rothesay Bay Rotterdam Royersluis Rubha A Mhail Rubha Bodach Ryde S E Long Sand Salcombe Salen Loch Sunart Salen Sound of Mull Saltash Sandettie Bank Sandown Scarborough Scheveningen Scolpaig Scrabster Seil Sound Selsey Bill Sheerness Shivering Sand Shoreham Skegness Skull Slaughden Quay Solva Sound of Gigha Southampton Southend Kintyre Southend on Sea Southwold Spurn Head St Cast St Catherine Bay St Helier St Malo St Marys St Peter Port St Thomas Head St Tudwals Roads St Ives
40. asajes Portugalete Bilboa Santander Gijon Aviles El Ferrol del Caudilo La Coruna Belfield Software Ltd 11 Knutswood Close Kings Heath Birmingham B13 OEN Tel 078 111 99 567 0121 777 6756 E mail general tideplotter co uk website http www tideplotter co uk F Tide Plotter 2000 File View Help Metres Ctrl F Ca iw Toolbar ER e Status Bar Tide plotter uses different time zones ER High amp Low Water Times i Running Details GMT 3 00 ai GMT 2 00 Continental summer Time Zone GMT e3 00 GMT 71 00 British Summer Time E EPIS GMT 200 GMT British Winter eee SS GMT 1 1 00 GMT 1 00 Options Cla GMT 0 00 GMT 2 00 GMT 1 00 GMT 3 00 GMT Lamm Automatic Gives the tide times in real time GMT 1 3 00 ra Automatic Note GMT 2 00 will add 2 hours to GMT Example 08 00 GMT 10 00 GMT 2 00 This time zone will give the real time in France during the Summer months This enables you to choose between UK winter time GMT UK summer time BST and continental daylight saving time BST with one hour added All displays the graph and in the monthly tables can be shown in real time whenever or wherever you are Automatic will adjust to real time depending on the Port and the date If you set Tide Plotter to automatically set the time zone then it will use real local time and make all necessary adjustments To se
41. cal leaning Great fun Based on an ancient Chinese game This can be accessed from the Gale 8 directory on the CD Upgrading To upgrade to the tidal streams version a purchase is necessary available on the internet at www tideplotter co uk streams ug htm To unlock your existing copy of Tide Plotter to the new version select the Help menu Unlock new editions Enter the details and code Systems requirements PC 12Mb of RAM Mouse or other pointing device 486 DX 66mhz Pentium 75 recommended VGA graphics SVGA recommended When away form the computer Tide Plotter has useful printing features which enables hard to be produced in different formats Ensure paper size is set to match your printer To print a 24 hr graph Display the graph you want to print on the screen Select from the menu file and then print Choose your printer option for landscape or portrait format There is an option to print in black and white only from the view option menu this speeds up printing and saves resources To print a monthly table Display the monthly table on the screen Select from the menu file and then print Set printer to landscape or portrait format To produce your own printed tide tables repeat the above process for each month You can also print by copying and pasting data into your wordprocessor This is a very quick and efficient method to repro duce
42. ce ofthe same value You score the sum ofthe face values of all the dice Full House Gyvbe Hal This requires three dice of ane value and two of another This scores 25 points Low Straight Low Pressure This requires four consecutive dice og 2 3 4 5 This score 30 points High Straight Ion Pressure This requires five consecutive numbers e g 1234 5 This scores 40 points Anything Goes This can take any dice combination and it scores the sum ofthe face values of all af the dice Five of a Find Gale Force 21 This requires five dice ofthe same value It scares 50 points scare well an the Aces through to Sixes you might be eligible for a bonus Belfield Gale Force Help Bonus You can obtain a banus far a good scare an the Aces through to Sixes If vau scare oF more on these spaces you will geta bonus af 50 This corresponds to getting 3 aces 3 was 3 threes 3 fours 3 fives and 3 sixes You can watch your progress towards the bonus with the progress bar an the toolbar This will tell you how many points you require far your bonus Belfield Software Ltd 11 Knutswood Close Kings Heath Birmingham B13 OEN Tel 078 111 99 567 0121 777 6756 E mail general tideplotter co uk website http www tideplotter co uk
43. e 8 go to the directory CD and double click on the setup exe file Belfield Gale Force Help Sel How to Play In every game you get 13 turns which consist of a maximum of three rolls ofthe dice There are five dice that are rolled and far each turn and you aim ta get a combination that fills ane ofthe spaces onthe scoreboard The aim ofthe game is ta getthe highest score possible and beat any other players Entering your dice scores onto the scoreboard requires strat egy Fill the left half of the board The Scoreboard Combinations are Aces Force 7 This can be any combination af aces with a sub total score of 63 or You score one point for each ace EOS and you score an addi Twos Force 2 This can any combination of twos You tional 50 score ane point for each two Threes Farce 3 This can any combination af threes Determining where to place your You score one point for each three score is the difference between Fours Force 4 This can be any combination of fours winning and losing You score one point for each four Five Force 3 This can any combination af fives You score paint for each five Sixes Force This can be any combination af sixes YOU scare ane pointtor each six Three of a Kind Strong Wind This requires three dice af the same barning value You score the sum ofthe face values of all the dice Four of a Kind Gale This requires four di
44. eath Birmingham B13 OEN Tel 078 111 99 567 0121 777 6756 E mail general tideplotter co uk website http www tideplotter co uk 1260 Codi 1205 Cil w ET 1200 5 041 043 Mm i ECKE 12200 CO m Za mt Le PT i 2 Ld 150 27 D Port 0049 e LE DC OR i Port z 1401 d ST i Port 10114 Bin 20 PTS T SRT i Pork 1113 IT ATI 1 2 GEES als The route map indicates The current position is indicated on the position shown as Latitude and Longitude the map by a black diamond the speed shown in knots the heading shown as a True Course Use the pointer tool With the GPS tracking the position it is possible to draw a line from that position point to any other position on the map to give distance in nautical miles true bearing to that point Tidal Stream information included the standard package Tidal stream data is included in the standard package The data is represented by tidal stream arrows on the outline chart The time can be set to your choice using the drop down time box at the top of the screen or alternatively the arrows will update themselves with the real time by clicking on the clock icon at the top of the screen us 5 o 2
45. epresented in a 29 22 2 17m similar format to an almanac 1l 04 16 6 60m Full new and 11 APER un m D DO 4 00 8 00 12 00 16 00 20 00 24 00 half moons 4 23 29 2 40m Time GMT 1 00 shown FIA England KN Scotland EZ Ireland Click on View menu at the The first screen gives the options to select the date e select a port CS 1 bottom of the screen to gk Aberdaron ES 04k Aberdovey and then E time zones 0 04 Aberporth PIRE 2 4 Aberystwyth haves wee click on the tab at the bottom to gt d each order of ports Barmouth colour setup for graph produce daily graph i 2 and LW times and Beaumaris eights a produce a monthly table POIDS Tide Plotter 2002 Tide Plotter 2002 21 43 ok Beaumaris 22 May 2002 Clicking on the calculator icon Time 12 00 Height enables time to Te mme use Current Time Que be to current time 5 00 pth of 14 40 1 45m a time of your 20 34 6 b m own choosing Height above Datum m 3 18m Drop to Low Waterimi 1 73m Information on HW and LW thelevelabove Draught of Boat m 0 00m times and CD and drop to heights are given LWisgivenfor will not ground at the next LW for the day set the time set You will have 3 27m under your boat by the port and date
46. erview This User Guide takes you throughthe many features of Tide Plotter A quick guide of the main features are shown below 14 dn CEA 14 Joss reg GMAT GT cot Su Jor cun ES de 01 il am oom TH IEH 1 Sp 087 Fe Aim im im dom if 13 E binis d s 1 ke 2n mm Ki tme ET na dg 06 1609 had Him 225 4560 0425 34360 140 147m 011 7 25m Lir dede imc bie PRs ou DE jam DS bie fe uem rm d ba Ee 18 km Em il im LE NI me Ze pb Bb Maia Daver Tha 1 unt 2007 dB Hpi 31746 09g Hb dd El HAE DU ST Hub H 1914 D Ip 1115 1119 Gsm em ELM CIICNEELILCEULILLNELILINELIIIN gt Carikarus _ 0209 CANT g GAT EDO Dr af vide 713P 214 18 15 DR Si Dom 31142 ZO Dower DRT i RH du Lait Bde ga 05 im D rs 057 Je D i tps E E pae um age nz sem reum iF Zy au mm irm Em UE mme EHE np 11 EE TED gie 1177 H fe 1477 Za ve ap Er re mm Dirt ks C gr d e re
47. gham B13 Tel 078 111 99 567 0121 777 6756 E mail general gtideplotter co uk website http www tideplotter co uk Auto height axis This feature can be accessed from the menu View Options and the graph tab With the auto height feature on the graph is scaled to fit the space thus giving more detail If you require the height axix scale to remain the same for all graphs inorder to make a visual comparison of the size of tides between different ports then switch this feature off EXAMPLE A Maeburgh Sr Les o parekan o m height axis HU Wi Jg gy Hn access from menu and graph tab Tide Plotter Windows Pocket PC version To install the Pockert PC version insert the CD into your PC ensure that the PC is linked to your pocket PC Select the Pocket PC version Tide Plotter will then install directly onto the Pocket PC via your PC EU Tide Plotter 2002 Tide Plotter 2002 Beaumaris 22 2002 Beaumaris 22 May 2002 02 29 7 05m 17 09 10 1 48m To show where Fri 14 57 amp 732m tide is on the 24 28 1 86m graph check the current time box 1 03 17 6 82m icki 10 00 1 70m Sat 15 53 6 41 r
48. ght never need to buy a tide table or draw your own curves again Sea Angler Now you can see all the tidal predictions for one year on your PC Thanks to Belfield Software all the information you need is on disc The main feature of the program 15 it is extremely easy to use Very affordable at 9 95 inc Total Sea Fishing Pier pleasure k ell for anyone who fishes regularly and owns a PC The CD is easy to use and contains mass of tidal information for the UK Ireland and Channel Ports All you have to do is pop the CD into your compu ter and follow the on screen instructions Belfield Software Ltd 11 Knutswood Close Kings Heath Birmingham B13 OEN Tel 078 111 99 567 0121 777 6756 E mail general tideplotter co uk website http www tideplotter co uk Photo gallery We added a free utility to the Tide Plotter CD Photos of water related activities The files are in JPEG format which are readily accessible by virtually all modern computers There are three sizes of the files large medium and thumbnail the large files average 2 5 mb in size thus enabling the pictures to be used for good quality printed products The medium size files are suitable for website applications High quality gloss prints on photo paper can be ordered A4 size at 5 95 or A3 size at 9 95 Telephone 0121 777 6756 The files are in three different directories on the CD One directory contains sm
49. ing SN 17 11 Rising isin 2 th Tuesday 03 July 2001 12 01 Falling Tuesday 10 July 2001 4 1 de 00 25 Rising 1528 Rising 02 13 Falling SEH 10 17 Falling 05 34 Rising SET 13 06 Rising Erat UH YOU 14 34 Falling 22 44 Falling 00 23 Falling 17 38 Rising 03 52 Rising This tide height finder will e 2 Wee am EE csimated ime Rising 15 05 Rising 02 57 Falling that the tide will be at the Falling 06 02 Rising time entered in the box It sunday 08 July 2001 15 21 Falling also indicates whether the tide will be rising or falling at that time D GMT 1 00 2 Belfield Software 11 Knutswood Close Kings Heath Birmingham 13 Tel 078 111 99 567 0121 777 6756 E mail general tideplotter co uk website http www tideplotter co uk Tide Log This facility allows you to build up a log of ports on one screen or alternatively you can print them out onto one page ET 2003 We LI d Bd RR Bougy a 5 75 2003 18 2003 ZU 203 37 Jui 2002 111 Dac 203 egy 18 Aer 20012 1 14 Dat itm EKM 7 0 04 314 zl o mt Hait wO TES CF Uf mi 14 13 2 Him 1275 Tal 3 15 23 15 Tari 125 d F That mt Hait w SUI 1 55 18 00 64 10mj 18 47 c5 ml SJ P 17 13 TEST 274 ni
50. ndicate the period of taking the ground i i i i CO E2 OO EG ES CG i DL E DULL 2 0L 227 DE KO Hn 1 correct this can be altered by clicking View Options Important Tide Plotter calculates on the basis that the draught is from the waterline to the bottom of the keel If your depth sounder is set to read from the bottom of the keel then the draught on Tide Plotter will need to be set to zero In example 1 the depth of water required to anchor draught of boat drop to LW 1 3m 1 66m 2 96m plus margin 0 5m 3 46m Graphic representation of example 1 Belfield Software Ltd 11 Knutswood Close Kings Heath Birmingham B13 OEN Tel 078 111 99 567 0121 777 6756 E mail general tideplotter co uk website http www tideplotter co uk IMPORTANT Tide Plotter should not substitute conventional methods of navigation Monthly tables example 2 Spending a fortnight sailing and fishing at Holyhead during August Need details of tides to plan activities pensar Holyhead August 1993 Tide height finder example 3 Height finder Haight Finder need to know at what time can enter the dock at Caernar fon The lock is only open when the water level is 3 5m or above CD Find Heights Tor Caernarfan 00 39 Falkni Click on to Height i 01 18 Falling Finder 0825 Rising
51. ngs distances speed and time of travel Tide Plotter does not take account of tidal streams unless the tidal stream add on has been purchased To plot a route K Select the route plotting icon on the toolbar Double click on the map to indicate the start point Double click on the next route point and then any successive route points you wish to plot Note that the route information uses the notation of displaying information FROM Eg the route information next to point 1 is from point 1 to point 2 AA Select the pointer icon on the toolbar e On the left hand side of the screen the route details will be CS Na Route displayed 2 Conwy Port SE Mary e To name the route right click on the route title and rename 0000 MP Point 1 12 00 5 0kts 1 80Nm 308 8 e To clear the route from the screen double click on No route e oselect a route double click on the route title which will then be highlighted in bold text B Point 4 23 47 Eb e To change the Start time or speed double click on point 1 and lt Point 1 12 00 5 0hts 3 27m 384 Select properties WI Point 2 12 39 49 13Nm 272 4 T e To move a route point on the screen click and hold on the route B Point3 27 28 point and then move to a new location e To delete a route point right click on the point and delete B Point 2 12 21 5 33Nm 245 0 B Point 3 13 00 53 989Mm 329 19 GPS interface Tide Plotter has the facili
52. nutswood Close Kings Heath Birmingham B13 Tel 078 111 99 567 0121 777 6756 E mail general gtideplotter co uk website http www tideplotter co uk Route plotting Ir gb Trap vem Ha 1 2008 a 4 sp amp Mja ye m ag fy Fu trag crap B Pore LZ EG FORE 1 DM m Fort an 24 B Port 25 Port 4 7142 z i Hoe m j 1500 31 27Hm 114 B Port 2 125723 32 1 294m Ze 4714 Feit 3 2 To create a route select the route icon from the toolbar and double click at the starting point for the route To move a route point select the arrow icon from the toolbar click and hold the cursor on the route point Double click on route to select it on the screen Double click on no route to deselect all routes from the screen EI te tha gl of fe and move With the arrow tool Right click on route selected right click on point to change the start point of the properties or to route to change the rename a route properties eg start time or speed Latitude Longitude IN osition of cursor E use double click __ Se EH Der ART features The map feature on Tide Plotter can also be used for plotting beari
53. olated for the selected time and the relative tide state between springs and neaps ide Plotter Fur 9 CH 4 E E i ug d L Do VA ireland 12 00 5 0 136 90b 164 327 2 B 05 00 eld 87 133 ST B 08 91 2d iT B Ct 4l Hovering cursor over any one of the red dots representing a port will produce a popup box with the highs and lows times and heights Double clicking on the red dot will take you to the 24 hour graph for that port As you zoom in on any area of the map the red dots will have the port name superimposed on the map The map is a scale map and the latitude longitude position of the cursor is indicated at the bottom left of the screen Drawing a passage line Tide Plotter UK Ireland and Channel Part select amp double click map x Click drag the map to enlarge that area Select hover over port or draw bearing E re E amp distance line by clicking holding and dragging Right clicking ALY Tide Log selecting properties enables alter gt Map the start time and speed of your passage K Belfield Software Ltd 11 K
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55. options to Order ports alphabetically or geographically Indicate nearest ports with bearing and distance Produce a graph Produce a monthly table Give properties Lat and Long position Mewpart HH ratchet HH Part of Bristol Avonmouth Minehead Right clicking on the graph gives these menu options 9 80 5 96 1 00m 3 1 Nm 4 2 Hm 5 4 Nm Nm 6 9 Nm 10 0 Nm 11 2 Mm 145 Nm 16 0 Mm 347T ZB3T UM 1837 26 2141 US 1700 1400 16 00 18 base calculations Time Time Depth of Watelm 450 Sunrize DB 12 Sunset 22 09 T 72 06 urs au MM NIMM Gm om gri s Place cursor on graph to indicate time and height Time zone can be altered from the view time zone menus The time indicates GMT with 2hrs added Enter time to on or click clock Sch icon above for real time 2 UU Enter depth sounder reading to give grounding estimates Use the right mouse click to access on screen menus Drop down box to give options for Monthly table 9 monthly table height tables 51 Tide Plotter 2001 tide log pie zl H S El gt Ola Flat Holm Monthly Tide Ak Mumbles 24 Hour Prediction
56. ove the BE EENS tion A pop up box will indicate the lat long position Right clicking enables the time and speed to be changed Tidal streams overview The tidal stream screen provides a range of information including tidal heights and times tidal stream direction and speed route planning to take account of tidal set latitude and longtitude positions print facilities for passage details ide FP SEI gd Pog 1 5 DIES 19 5 2 07 50 M DEE W ARPT 2 1605 Use the pointer tool to click hold and drag on the map to produce a line giving the length in nautical miles and the bearing from the start to finish of the line Latitude and longtitude position of the cursor displayed at the bottom right hand side of the screen Direction and speed of tidal stream at the position of the cursor displayed middle right hand side of the screen Bottom left side of the screen displays the time zone Route information displayed left hand side of the screen Use the route tool to double click on screen to draw route legs Tips Using the right click on the mouse and double click can assist you navigating your way around the tidal stream map 2222 3 3 wj 2005 sw 4 a e Bia a 5 4 LE amp Ireland AN P 1 Belfield Software Ltd 11 Knutswood Close Kings Heath Birmin
57. r Oh 19 34 oh D r 2 Tou ground ak the rack LV You 1 Zenger vog GNI of 1 ET To delet a line right click on the line and select delete 01 53 0 97m 08 05 2 70m Carrickfergus 30 Jul 2001 GMT ri UU 14 26 63m 20 45 2 70m Corny g 30 Jul 2001 E GMT 1 00 0201 2 65m 07 50 b 47m 14 41 2501 20 28 B 33m Eastbourne B 10 Jul 2001 GMT ri 00 02 48 b 21mp 09 06 11 34 15 10 6 23m 21 28 1 57m Eastbourne p 09 Jul 2001 GMT 1 1 00 02 11 6 35m 08 29 1 20m 1433 6 38m 20 50 1 42m Appledore 30 Jul 2001 E GMT 1 1 00 02 41 5 57m 09 19 1 4 15 19 656m 21 55 1 88m 30 Jul 2001 GMT 1 00 17 25 1 60 Delete Berck E 30 Jul 2001 GMT 1 2 00 03 1 30 T 88m v Metres 8 E Tide Log enables you to select Port read four tide peaks troughs with times and heights select a time read the height above chart datum list as many Ports as you wish print out the log When the program is closed the log is automatically saved and will appear on your screen the next time you load lide Plotter Map feature The map feature in Tide Plotter gives an overview of all the ports for which there is tidal height data There is additional information relating to tidal streams diamonds The direction and rate of flow is given interp
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59. t the time zone click on the menu View select fime zone and check the desired time zone the necessary time and date adjustments Useful tips and hints When Tide Plotter is loaded a box appears giving useful and useless tips and hints If you do not want this to appear each time then it can be switched off by marking the check box It can also be accessed from the help menu Re sizeble screen The size of the screen can be enlarged or reduced by clicking on the corner and dragging in or out VGA is the lowest resolution possible Upgrades Tide Plotter is produced annually Each year the previous year s data is included as well as the current year The new version is available each year in September in time for the Southampton Boat Show Tide Plotter can be purchased directly from the Internet www belfieldsoftware co uk To purchase a copy by post please contact Belfield Software 11 Knutswood Close Kings Heath www tide Birmingham B13 OEN Tel 078 111 99 567 or 0121 777 6756 Fax 0870 705 9180 Evaluation copies of tide Plotter are available on the Internet Data download and update can be accessed by this method Go to http www tideplotter co uk Email for further information on enquiries a belfieldsoftware co uk Your comments and suggestions for developing further editions would be welcome plotter co uk Some practical applications for Tide Plotter Tide graph example 1 Finding out
60. ty to display GPS readings on the outline map To operate this feature you will require the following e the appropriate GPS drivers installed on your computer e data received from the GPS on NMEA version 2 or later To enable Tide Plotter to track your position first you need to configure the GPS to do this e select the view menu at the top left of the screen e select Configure GPS see diagram below W Tide Plotter Europe Metres Feet Ctrl F Status Bar Track Position Time Zone Configure GPS Order Ports Options Select the communication port that your GPS is connected to from dialogue box see diagram below Configure GP5 Select the Communications port that your GPS is connected to Your GPS has to be set to output NMEA 2 0 and connected to an available COM port on your computer Port Finally click again on view GPS and Track Position You should not have to configure your GPS each time you load Tide Plotter Please note that the serial port can only receive NMEA data and send it to one application If you have software running from a NMEA signal then it will have to be shut down before opening another application A black diamond will appear on the screen indicating your current position on the map An additional box will appear at the bottom left of the screen underneath the the route details see opposite Belfield Software Ltd 11 Knutswood Close Kings H
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