Decision-Support and Safety Disclaimer
Please read this before you use the service. You accept it when you sign in.
What this app is
A tool that helps you think. It shows forecasts, warnings, reports from other boats and, where people choose to share it, positions. It sits beside the official forecast.
What it is not
- It is not the official forecast. The official marine forecast and warnings come from Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC).
- It is not a navigation aid. Do not use it to steer, to find a hazard, or to plot a course.
- It is not a distress or search and rescue system. It does not call for help and nobody is watching it for you.
What you must do
- Read the official ECCC marine forecast and warnings before you go and while you are out.
- Make your own call about whether, when and where to go.
- Carry the safety equipment the law and good practice require.
- In an emergency, use VHF channel 16, a distress beacon, or call the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre. Do not use this app.
It can be wrong, late or offline
- Forecasts and data come from other providers. They can be wrong or out of date.
- The app can fail. It can lose signal, run slowly or be down for maintenance.
- An alert you expected may not arrive. A screen may show old data. Check the time on what you read.
- Do not rely on the app being on.
Reports and positions from other boats are unverified
Other people post condition reports. We do not check them. A report can be mistaken, old or wrong. A boat's position may be delayed, rounded or hidden by that person's choice. Not seeing a boat on the map does not mean it is not there.
You make every decision
You, and not the app or the people in your group, are responsible for every decision you make at sea. We do not promise that the app is accurate, complete or available, or that it will prevent any loss or harm.
[LAWYER: confirm that this disclaimer is enforceable in NL, that it is prominent enough, how and when acceptance should be recorded, and how it affects negligence and product liability exposure. Confirm whether a user-facing summary should show in the app each time it opens.]