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1. TABLE OF CONTENTS Subject INTRODUCTION 1 Main sections Mother tables 2 Sub sections Child tables 3 QUICK START ON LAYOUTS amp NAVIGATION 4 LAYOUT PARTS EXPLAINED 5 ADD EDIT DATA RECORDS MOTHER TABLES Cruise Crew Port Equipment 6 ADD EDIT DATA RECORDS CHILD TABLES Log Entry Position and Instrument data POI Work Order Spareparts 7 ADD EDIT DATA RECORDS OTHER Food amp Beverage Manuals Messages 8 MAKING REPORTS 9 MANUALS 10 SETUP 11 SYNC Page 2 3 10 10 11 18 11 13 14 15 17 18 20 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 INTRODUCTION Thank you for your interest in The CoCo LogBooK It is the result of more than two years of development backed by 100 years of combined sailing and professional nautical experience The design brief derived from 15 years of co ownership of our Baltic 52 CoCo Being owner driven and maintained and extensively used we needed a proper system to keep track of items and events related to the boat Equally important for ourselves our families and friends a safe storage for all the invaluable moments and experiences that come with boating The CoCo LogBook meet all these needs and we are proud to invite you onboard The CoCo LogBook makes it fun to keep a tight ship Best regards Brian and Peter support cocologbook com Go Q lt Nee Powered by Filemaker Mother tables holds data that can s2. NOTES In the Port Portal there is no option to AUTO set the Lat Lon method meaning that you have to press your selected method each time Furthermore in POI your Lat Lon options are limited to iOS Location plus the map plots and the manual yellow field entry POI Adding a POI is easy and mostly self explanatory When pressing the above button you are presented with the POI details pop over seen here Its blank i e ready for your data input DELETE REGRET NEW You will recognize the globe for Lat Lon inserts which has been explained under Log Entry You can add as many photos as you like scroll up down photo box simply by pressing the camera If you dont have the www address to the POI you have some smart searches Last Name 0553 available incl Tripadvisor First Name Modified by Peters iPad 4 23 2015 10 27 20 AM CoCo 493 14 EDITING a POI is done in the same layout as viewing browsing meaning that all fields are open all the time and there is nopen to press Beware that this puts your data at a slightly higher risk of unintentional changes WORK ORDER Work Orders are stored in the Maintenance Portal but we are adding them from the Equipment Portal to make sure they get the right Mother a piece of equipment If you want to create a place for unrelated work orders add a piece of equipment with your boat s name and use this as a basket for miscellaneous
3. and any of the reports available either seasonal or per cruise You will be taken through the native PDF dialogue on your device where you can chose paper size screen orientation scaling and so on You may have to try a few times to see what setting suits your content best Below is an CREW LIST gill APE La EMER Vissi 4 JN Fire Bey Rides Bay 11431 2014 1 Tzi 4 Teid Rodney Bay Hindney Lay Fiare Bray Radics Bey relevant for this cruise already filled in Your crew will be impressed NOTE The shopping stock reports Spareparts Food amp Beverage are not linked to any particular year or cruise but simply reflecting latest statuses of your logbook entries As such these lists are dynamic and useful at any given time 21 IA a LE Lob CISEMEAR AAT oh 28 1 or CISEMEAF Anes Jes En TATAIA Wien zi Iaiz i la A separate section accessible from the Start Screen holds all your manuals in one place Here you can also insert your boats specifications and write your own manuals for crew guests as you please This comes in addition to all the equipment manuals we have discussed before in this paper If you download the DEMO version of the logbook it will give you some hints on content As with other manuals we suggest using PDF for your own production as well and access them for insert from the Filemaker file list on your device They end up here if open in Filemaker h
4. NMEA data for auto capturing or easy to do manual inputs Links to map to show you where you were and what happened psig sees ten Maintenance is the group name for all your Work Orders Everything you need to do on the boat Assign tasks to cruises and crew or email work orders to your marina mechanics Color codes and lists to keep easy track of due dates and what has been done or not Write work reports as useful references for future similar tasks If you ever want to sell your boat a proper maintenance log can be very valuable Do you let others use your boat from time to time Assign work and instructions for them to follow All Work Orders are initiated from a piece of Equipment hence a Child of same Keep in order all your spare parts No longer search for part numbers vendors or dimensions Keep proper stock and be warned when you need to replenish Generate detailed shopping lists or impress someone behind the counter by pointing to a picture and description on your iPad Keep track of all your Point of Interest in each Port Holds complete details including pictures notes positions and contact details of everything from boat stores to restaurants and cinemas POls are included in the map view of individual ports Our recommended mapping function includes off line street maps so much easier than trying to find a hairdresser on a nautical chart The CoCo LogBook s user interface provides for easy and intui
5. SPAREPARTS Dieselfilte Dieselfilter Related Eq Category Oilfilter STOCKS Related Eq Category _ STOCK REQUIRED SHOP Impeller Related Eq Impellerh Related Eq Category 13 ARC prep weekend ee f i e Apr 6 2015 POSITION AND INSTRUMENT DATA 44 57 hrs 15 Aug 2013 16 Oct S 2014 Guttetur Petern E Tuesday 9 December 2014 Guttetur Petern Where Where to Rodney Bay LOG ENTRY Peter 13 famileferie iremot CATION peed 104 Activity Sailing i sa b Sib N 14 3 164 W Dr Describe your position MAPS M PASTE SAVE cieisici ANUAL LOCATION Atlanterhavet Notes click to expand X Fin morgen med godt driv mec Spinn rep for nte gang sent iga Il ROUTER APS WIF E EM EN nA INPUT l N MM DD Vi mmn Ea S MAPS In order to display position data and related information in a map we have opted to link The CoCo LogBook to a great free iPad App called MAPS ME 8 You will find iton the app store The beauty of MAPS ME is that is uses free OpenStreetMaps which can easily be downloaded to your iPad from within the app making is very usable for off line use It is not a navigation tool for seafarers but the OSM maps are very detailed on shorelines making it suitable for your overall plotting purposes Furthermore since it is primarily a street map it is great for displaying all your POls as well something a nautic
6. jobs When initiating a new Work Order you are taken to the Edit Slide below In the example here we re adding a work order to the Main Engine WO Main Engine Pet 1077080091 45 04 Piciu 4 23 2015 Due Date i ep Subject Work order Work aecieaem DELETE pg Assigned to cruise WORK ORDER Om b d Assigned to done By paaa A N 4 N y x d The date on which you want to have this work completed Brief one liner describing the job The red color changes to green when the job is done Write a more detailed explanation of what how to do Write a report to finish off once the job is done 15 Any contact you think might be useful to have for the person doing the job If applicable assign the job to a cruise In doing so the Work Order will appear in the Cruise Portal under the relevant cruise 7 Assign the job to a crewmember of the cruise In doing so the Work Order will appear in the Crew Portal under the relevant person This is a great way to keep personalized task lists Onboard CoCo this has been a useful feature to add motivation fun and involvement from everyone onboard Tick off when completed and add the date lf needed you can add hours and costs for the job A pop over containing photos for the job You can add take as many pictures as you like to illustrate the job to be done and or to document the result after completion Press the button and generate a PDF
7. life 2 Use one of the pop up navigation bars accessible by clicking either the upper left or the upper right corners of your screen The bars have more options than the space allows so slide sideways to reveal When pressing one of the portal icons you are taken back to where you last visited in that particular portal Because of all the options to move from one Portal to another throughout the system this functionality helps you keep within the path of your session You will also notice the Mode icon By clicking the lock it changhes from locked to unlocked and vice versa The purpose of this is secure browsing without the risk of entering editing or deleting data unintentionally So safely hand over your device to friends and family and let them enjoy the fun of logbook browsing 3 When within Portals you will find headers in the upper part of the screen describing related information available Click any of the headers to reveal In many cases throughout the Portals not the Portal Lists you can also access the same information by a swipe gesture in the main body Both highlighted headers and the portal name will keep telling you where you are 4 When viewing lists of records be it ina Portal Lists or anywhere else where information is listed clicking the desired row item will take you to a deeper level of information on that particular item Where popup windows are not used for such deeper level you
8. of the Work Order Email straight to a hired helper or print and hand out to the crew S After finishing the Work Order press save close your new record enters B the database and you are taken to the Read Only slide of the same record Press the pen in the upper left of the Body to open the record for EDIT editing Simply overwrite or change as you please and press save close again afterwards 16 Spare parts are quite naturally children of Equipment Therefore the spare part section can only be accessed from a detail slide in the Equioment Portal You will note that the layout is made without the otherwise commonly used side low bars hence the new record button is placed in the upper right corner of the body MAINTENANCE MANUALS SPAREPARTS SPAREPART amp Dieselfilter STOCK REQUIRED SHOP Related Eq Main Engine Category ENGINE 0 1 ss Loc Descr P Oilfilter RelatedEq Main Engine Loc Desci STOCK REQUIRED SHOP EQ CATEGORY RELATED EQUIPMENT Impelle ENGINE Main Engine Related Eq Category STOCKS DETAILS CONTACT Loc Desci DADE N Related Eq Model no i Loc Desci Add Sp Related Eq Category Loc Desci As you can see from the above the new edit pop over has been called up ready for entering data 17 Also note that both the equipment category and equipment name has already been filled in The name and the main details of the sparepart as well as pictures and not
9. picture or insert to illustrate your Log Entry When in Read only browse mode the picture will appear as a slide in the same area as the instrument data To edit an existing log entry press the pen in the upper left corner of the body The layout changes to Edit Mode and all fields open for your changes inserts including the Position instrument pop over Press save close when done Oaa NCE I a aa 12 The position and Instrument data pop over becomes available after pressing this symbol You will find the same under Ports and POI and the below explanation covers the use of this function throughout POSITION AND INSTRUMENT DATA DEFAULT AUTO CLEAR SELECTION Speed NMEAremote APP TO APP DIALOGUE i24 Includes instrument data when available IOS LOCATION DEVICE LOCATION No instrument data DIGI 4G WIFI ROUTER CUSTOM SOLUTION Includes instrument data when available MAPS ME APP TO APP DIALOGUE PASTE SAVE Manually copy paste Lat Lon values 17 DD dddd DDD dddd GOOGLE MAPS PC TO GOOGLE DIALOGUE Manually copy paste Lat Lon values MANUAL LOCATION INPUT N DD MM mmm so 55178 S D dddd 59 9196 DD dddd 10 6853 N 59 55 178 E 10 41 116 The yellow fields provide the basic manual input of Lat Lon values and pressing the N S W E puts you in the right hemispheres Please note the standard nautical format i e minutes dd rather than mm ss Automatically populated decimal degre
10. setting you into Edit Mode and displaying an empty Edit version of the details slide in the Body You can now start entering the required data Please note that the Edit Slide may be arranged differently than the corresponding Read Only slide i e the one you see when only browsing The reason for this is that in Edit Mode we use the Side Low Bars for buttons meaning that we have to compact all the required fields in the Body of the layout Furthermore we have endeavored to make the entering of data as quick and easy as possible which means organizing fields slightly more efficient In any event we are confident that you will quickly learn to insert new records quickly and correctly More often than not you will likely make a limited entry not bothering about all the fields and then leave it for later to fill in the rest Edit This is of course totally acceptable Once done just press Save Close and the Mode changes back to Read Only Browsing When in Edit Mode and working on a CRUISE you have the option of entering Crew members and Ports of start stop as well as embarkation and disembarkation Both these values are available to you in drop down selectors but of course it requires that the relevant Crew or Port is already in your logbook If not we have provided a shortcut for CREW and PORTO into the database from here as well amp This is the universal symbol for editing changing existing records You will find B it i
11. when the file is received The file can be deleted from Filemaker s file list after you have inserted it into your logbook When downloading from Internet you may need to choose Open in Safari before Open in Filemaker Tere f you don t have a manual available try your luck with our a Ua custom search already prepared in the help pop over in the upper left corner of the body The more accurate you have been in describing the equipment Equipment details page the bigger the chances of finding the correct manual There is no option to edit a manual because it s a file PDF and not a structured content written into the logbook database But a new file can replace the old and superfluous files can easily be deleted using the bin visible in the list 19 MESSAGES TO DO LISTS This section is provided to house any information or list that you do not find space for elsewhere There are two types of objects here 1 Messages which look and feel very much like an email and which can be sent out via your device s email program and 2 ToDo Lists which is a tick off list of as many entries you like This can be used as a checklist before going somewhere things to do people to talk to stuff to be bought etc Entering a new record is done simply by pressing the relevant type of object and the and the rest is self explanatory As you can see there are color codes and filtered views based on New Rea
12. will be taken to the home Portal of the selected item record We call this navigating by selecting as the trigger here is your wish to see more of a particular item rather than changing the subject This should be enough information for now and we suggest that your next step Is to browse through The CoCo Logbook viewing the demo data provided and getting acquainted with the system Enjoy 4 LAYOUT PARTS EXPLAINED The layouts which we agreed to refer to as Portals are built up of different modules That s pretty much self explanatory and for most of you the following information may not be needed to learn to enjoy The CoCo LogBook Nevertheless we wanted to include this chapter to share some names and concepts creating commonly known references for your eventual future support and or new feature requests GP RODNEY BAY Apr 6 2015 PORT PORTAL HEADER Seago PORT DETAILS p Rodney Bay Rodney Bay N 14 5 003 W 60 57 66 H Master Phone E mail Webpage Marina Bearing and range from Location St Lucia 5404 n m Country Carribean No of Visits Modern marina with all facilities No of POls Berthing Mooring SIDEBAR in Screenmode Landscape Buoys Anchoring Fresh Water Diesel XXII E Ex lt 86 128 gt Rodney Bay Location St Lucia ye LOWBAR Country Carribean in Screenmode Portrait E gt Ca Frs No of Visits Se di WNo
13. al chart cannot help you with We are working on a solution that will make use of the OpenSeaMaps instead also containing street city data but until further MAPS ME is the solution MAPS ME has also provided the necessary coding tools to enable an almost seamless workflow between the map and The CoCo LogBook You start the different map views from within the logbook and safely returns straight back to where you came from MAPS ME also displays relevant information from the logbook in addition to Lat Lon so for instance in a Cruise Map you can press the various markers representing your Log Entries and read your Log Entry Notes right there in the Map Below is a couple of examples a Cruise view taken from CoCo s recent Atlantic crossing with one of the Log Entries highlighted and a Port view from one of our favorite places in Croatia with a nice restaurant highlighted eesee NetCom POI Passarola Restaurant Hvar City A very good restaurant Relaxed not flashy excellent wine list Preorder of lamb peca is a good suggestion Building kog dru tva AC D sv Marko FH Adriana 45 z mmr y m D ef Kod Kapetana th Zvizda mora won c Mate G la S l i i ati 7 ca H ka A i a Me a Milicica Yi SE Mari n 5 wife l Ber oO ade Stosiel Vlade Stog Secret Hvar LOGGIA Z veli dardin archie s Za B Seow i nm Pizza Feta 7 g Ubs ii Sv za bi ae oe Pos
14. as been selected after download to the device or received via email In the SEPUP section accessible from the Start screen you can manage all the variable settings for your logbook USERS Enter or Edit Captain names In a multi user solution you can add user names here You can also name captains to make default values Enter User Names for Logon Captain speeding up crew list entries ae Mail for ToDo amp Mail Brian brian grini org A Cruise can be as many days as you Henrik hart henrik gmail com like of course but if you have frequent Peter Brandt Jr ptmbrandt gmail com weekends for Instance you Can get Peter Brandt Sr peter dynashipping no some help In filling In by the system z Sebastian s winther larsen gmail com Default cruise durration SYNC Enable Sync of O Yes No When on a poor internet connection you Pictures may want to limit sync backup to text Cruise TripLog Port Poi Manuals and keep the pictures for msync later More on Sync in chapter 11 22 EQUIPMENT CATEGORIES Equipment Category names We have provided a good selection of Equipment Categories but here in SETUP You are free to add and delete according to your own preferences Add New Catergory Category no Category name HULL DECK INTERIOR ENGINE PLUMB amp VENT ELECTRICAL ENTERTAINMENT ELECTRONICS SAFETY MISCELLANEOUS RIGGING EP amp NOTE Before starting to enter your equipment details please or
15. d and Completed NOTE A Message will generate an email ready to be sent A ToDo List is first compiled in a PDF before being passed on to your email program a 25 Apr 15 16 08 SMa Testing messaging Peter Brandt Sr Time Testing messaging 25 Apr 15 16 08 READ COMPLETED 20 Apr 15 18 41 Hi Brian R Peter Brandt Sr layout msges Seems to work well 28 Mar 15 16 26 roles Brian ee Peter Brandt Sr To Feil ved clone SMCA Next weekend trip Time 26 Apr 15 16 16 READ COMPLETED Buy engine oil Buy ducktape Call harbor master in Hvar DELETE NOTA DELETE 20 example of a report namely a crew list aly solos PRIVATE PLEASURE CRAFT Nationality Norwegian azi LHW Sail no MOR F 304 he Sai Tv Pater T M Brandt jr OW 1 Boe Sebashan Witther Lirsen Je EEDA Tee Ti aso OEM S00 287 14345 ena Za Rai Creat PLACE SIGNATURE DATE APr 26 2015 If you chose a report called email cruise summary a PDF of this cruise lopgbook will be generated and sent to the email program on your device with all email addresses LATE Lar ini a a BATH Cemara Pater T M Brandt Brian E Raasiadl PADELLA CH ZE Fii TI buci Deporte Zair bea edi Daparirar Spalm a urale Terapia Sun hait Doza eta Sari Mudie Dope Spain kusje Daporta Spain PRINTED NAME ARC 2014 Pressing this button from the Start screen takes you to the report options Chose year and cruise
16. es Automatically populated the proper format for display purposes throughout the logbook Our favourite NMEA capture app The CoCo LogBook has a built in interface to NMEAremote when installed on the same iPad Simply press NMEAremote and let the two apps talk to eachother When data is available in NMEAremote not only Lat Lon but also instrument data see 5 lf you want the logbook to use this method automatically simply press the button to the right 13 Captures Lat Lon from your iPad s built in GPS Of course no instrument data here but a very quick way of capturing the position Auto selection option as above A special 4G router with built in WiFi which we have used on CoCo for many years Instrument data delivered to the router and captured from there No advantage to NMEAremote when using an iPad but can be used when the logbook Is installed on a PC Not yet a commercial option but you can contact us with your eventual needs 2 great ways of capturing Lat Lon when you are not present in the actual position yourself for instance at home doing plotting of past events or updating your port register Press the appropriate selection and plot your position in either MAPS ME or GoogleMaps You will be presented with the Lat Lon values usually in decimal degrees which is OK Simply copy them to your clipboard then press the PASTE button The LAT Lon fields will now be populated automatically
17. es are inserted here under the tab DETAILS highlighted above Two more tabs are available one for contact details typically vendors and one for stock management It is fairly self explanatory and we suggest you start playing with fony parts and you will quickly learn They are easy to delete afterwards S Editing a spare part is done by pressing the pen in the top left corner when r 4 in the read only browsing details pop over This will take you to the edit popover the one you see above looking the same but open in all fields for entry changes additions TIPS As suggested under Work Orders use the piece of equipment you entered lt your boat s name gt to register spare parts which does not naturally belong under other equipment This could be items like tape glew spare screws and other unidentified consumables FOOD AND BEVERAGE ITEM The Food amp Beverage table is a stand imme alone utility which we added to please those onboard not only interested in navigation and mechanics And to be frank it has provided us with a much easier task of provisioning especially for longer voyages The thinking behind is to add as many categories and items we could think of and you can change add as you like thereby having everything there in front of you to be reminded and simply insert the quantites you think you need Adding a food and beverage item is very simple just press and you call up the details po
18. ganize your categories as far as you are able This will make it easier for you to keep track of your items fae Boe OF Bee o pn EP EP EP EP E EP E EP E BOAT NAME COVER PICTURE Personalize the Start screen with your boat name and photo Start Page Picture REPORT LAYOUTS ater Header Picture Report Header Nat Flag Customize the heading of all your PDF reports by inserting picture flag and text as shown Report Header Text Boat Name S Y CoCo Description PRIVATE PLEASURE CRAFT Nationality Nationality Norwegian Callsign Callsign LHVG Sailnr Sail no NOR 7901 Owner Owners Peter T M Brandt Brian E Raastad 23 NMEA REMOTE NMEARemote SETUP LAT 59 91953337 192535 LON 10 6851 1664867401 SOG 0 Timeout Time sec 157 AGMO CESE LON LAT Options LAT LON SOG COG TWD TWS BAR SPEED etc NMEA PC STRINGS BACKUP REGISTER UPGRADE 24 B Synchronizing your logbook with the CoCo LogBook server has several A purposes Firstly it s a good way to back up your data Secondly in a w multi user devise environment you can quickly share your new entries with other users of your boat s logbook Finally on new version releases you have the opportunity to preserve back up your data to our server before downloading a new logbook and Sync back your data again If you have listed and paid for the sync functionality you can perform syncs as often as you like when connected to the i
19. if you need TIPS Add a port in your port register named AT SEA or similar which can be used to populate the Where field while underway Drop down list to describe your present activity TIPS The option Arriving is used together with the port under Where to generate port statistics Therefore you should use Arriving on the Log Entry describing the arrival in the port and for subsequent entries while in port use In Port A free text description of your present position status as found in traditional proper logbooks EXAMPLE Steering SW in the Bay of Biscay The free text area The field can be expanded to full screen if you have a lot of things to tell You can also cut paste text from elsewhere if you want This area contains the typical instrument data Type as much or as little as you want If you have NMEA over WiFi onboard this area can be populated automatically see below Your triplog and your engine hours as taken from your instrument readings The trip log can be populated automatically together with the other instrument data see above and below The position geo and instrument data pop over Will be explained in more detail below Two dropdowns for weather insert self explanatory Fuel bunkered not remaining onboard To be filled in only when bunkering ru a separate Log Entry Ad bunkering and select Fuel in the Activity field What is says take a
20. n the top left corner of the records details page popover When pressed the layout change and all fields open for editing Simply insert delete write over and amend as you like and finish with save close TIPS e When entering a new EQUIPMENT make sure you assign your desired Equipment Category and that you follow up in a consistent way for further entries The categories you assign is used in filtering making it much easier to find what you are looking for e When entering a new CRUISE we advise to update enter relevant CREW and PORTS at the same time making it faster and easier to enter and make LOG ENTRIES as you go along Adding LOG ENTRIES are dealt with ina separate paragraph below 10 e Entering new PORTS or at least its main details is a pleasant activity at anchorage or at home Thanks to the MAPS ME geo capturing its easy to sit anywhere off line and plot the correct positions of your ports Using the Geo NMEA capture is dealt with in a separate paragraph below 6 ADD EDIT DATA RECORDS CHILD TABLES When entering data in Child Tables we have to make sure that the data gets the correct Mother For this reason you will not find the O in the header over a list but most of the time on the Side Low panels within the Portals under the relevant Mother record Before adding for instance a new Log Entry make sure that you are in the actual Cruise in question The same also applies for other child da
21. nternet The sync button is located both on the Start screen and on both the horizontal and vertical menu bar to be found throughout the solution You will be prompted for a password which is supplied as appropriate lf you have a single user license without Sync we provide a sync access only in connection with new releases As explained before providing you with a new logbook we need to take care of your data and sync them back to you after you have made a new installation The sync process when done regularly takes little time and bandwidth except for photos as it only deals with the changes in the database since last sync Nevertheless we always recommend that the sync should be done when with a good internet connection typically ashore or at home after a day out 25
22. ofPOis Marina lt 86 128 gt HEADER The upper part of course above the orange line Contains the portal name in this example PORT PORTAL and the earlier explained heading texts identifying the available related information Also holds a selector drop down now showing Rodney Bay where you can find and select all the ports in your port register This selector is found in many headings making it possible to change item in this case a Port without having to go back to Port Portal List to make a new selection SIDEBAR LOWBAR These modules show some of the main details related to the chosen item and they remain the same throughout the entire Portal as well as in the Portal Lists The purpose is to have access to these main details even if you browse away from the details slide and further into related information The content of the Side Low Bars are identical except for a different field distribution and you will see only one of them at the time depending on how you orient your devise Landscape or Portrait When in a Portal List the Side Low Bar is used as a preview of the content from the chosen item in the list without navigating away from the list In this case you populate the Side Low Bars by clicking the blue turns yellow button on the extreme right of the list see illustration DELETE CRUISE Another very important function of the Side Low Bars is to hold most of the controls for editing record
23. p over ready to take your inserts Please consider what category you want the item to belong to You can also add pictures by pressing the camera Please note the fields holding special information pertaining to wine You can keep track of your favourite wines and even let the CoCo LogBook make interesting graphics All you need to do is to take a picture of the label and categorize the item as Wine 18 EDITING F amp B Items are done in the same layout as viewing browsing meaning that all fields are open all the time and there is no g pen to press Beware that this puts your data at a slightly higher risk of unintentional changes MANUAL O Manuals should be easily accessible on and off the boat they should be linked to the relevant equipment and they should not fill a number of shelves and lockers Patino ac onboard The CoCo LogBook delivers on all these points E 2 contaktdetajer Inserting a new manual is done from the relevant equipment in the Equipment Portal on the MANUALS slide in the header er ts Before inserting a new file by using the Insert File option in the Manual field dialogue you need to make sure the file you want preferably a PDF exists in FilemakerGO s list of files This is the same place as your logbook file is resting To get a file into the FilemakerGo file list whether downloaded or received via email you simply have to choose the option to Open in Filemaker
24. s We will address this issue later but for now simply show an example of a sidebar after you select to go into Edit Mode in this case a Cruise BODY This is the main central section of your screen As with the Header it stays the same in both Portrait and Landscape Modes In the various List views the Body has nothing more to offer than the list itself However when entering a Portal The body usually consist of several layers of related information a stack of slides accessible either by swipe gesture or by clicking the header texts POP OVERS A Pop Over is a layout object that will appear on top of everything else on the screen when activated It s a very useful way to show you additional information without cluttering the base layout too much You will discover that we have used Pop Overs in two Sub Sections in the logbook in Spare Parts being a sub section of the Equipment Portal and in POls being a sub section of the Port Portal In both these cases we have found it more useful to put the more details view into Pop Overs rather than making the more heavy solution of separate Portals as in Cruises Crew Ports etc Another Pop Over worth mentioning is the Geo NMEA management Pop Over that is used to capture Geo and instrument data for Log Entries Ports and POls More on that later when we explain how to enter data into your Logbook Here are two examples of Pop Overs taken from Spare Parts and Log Entry
25. ta as described under para 2 above The general advice is to press the relevant O and add data in the fields you have available and press save close when done Learning by doing is the motto here as in the rest of The CoCo LogBook LOG ENTRY A lot of fields are available to you and in order to make your logbook valuable you should endeavor to fill in as much as possible After some practice its quickly done Have a look at the below picture of the Log Entry Edit slide and read the corresponding explanations below to help you getting started Apr 22 2015 VY LOG ICIS CONFERENCE 16 59 hrs LOG ENTRY LOG ENTRY EDIT Wednesday 22 April 2015 CANCEL HEADING o WIND TWD O Where At sea 280 70 6 ue ENG HRS 1 BOAT SPD kn Where to Blue Cave a5 now 269 1020 Activity Sailing 6 DEPTH m 5 TEMP AIR o P a 7 MR BARO Mb TEMP SEA o 7 Describe your position 1 020 24 0 Sunny Calm or smooth 0 0 0 2 m 5 FUEL Characters 216 COPY NOTES Ea We got the spinnaker up just after kunch and are presently enjoying very pleasant sailing Fred Now is making a huge effort on sail trim despite the otherwise relaxed atmosphere But hey whatever keeps him happy 16 51 hrs PORT Notes click to expand 11 The date and time is set automatically to NOW but you can change them if required Drop down lists of all the ports in your port register Simply choose one or use the PORT shortcut to add one
26. tand on Its own feet such as a person a port ora piece of equipment Your trips and passages long or short A Cruise is an important organizer of data as it relates to Crew Ports and Work Orders and of course it s important Child the Log Entries Links to map to show you where you were and what happened Comprehensive summary report functions for immediate transmission to crew and friends Your contact register with complete details on each crewmember Includes their cruises their fellow crewmembers the places they have visited while onboard with map link and the maintenance work you have assigned to them A great way for your friends and crew to browse through 95134 their own participation on your boat Generate crew lists for official purposes including passport details ports of embarkation and disembarkation roles onboard etc personal notes and tips Pictures and map links and Geo functions estimate bearing and range between ports Links to Cruises and Crew to enable great where when memories Comprehensive POI section as MOES Child Port and POI details can be shared with other users of The CoCo LogBook i Your own port register with all necessary information at hand including own defined categories Space for photos vendor logos and all other relevant details including all your user manuals Two important Children spare parts and Maintenance Work Orders Easy to manage inventory e aiam requirements le
27. teri F u 2 Tes A ay pn e r ue lovat li ndovic ja Novaka g N Muzej Hvarske ba tine CIM F bs N ce APARTMAN 4 a x me Sutoro i Er 7 Ic nels Ca e NetCom lt _ ARC BLOG December 3 2014 12 00 hrs UTC Day 9 DIST SAILED 1427 nm DIST TOGO 1068 nm PRESENT SET SPINNAKER Becalmed mid Atlantic with 1000 nautical miles to go a somewhat frustrating situation Our minds tend to project the present on the future which in this particular case could look like Christmas at sea But fortunately we are all rational people Knowing that the wind will indeed be back rafraoute o HO Sargasso Sea Las Pakmas de Ped pt naria i EI Aaitin Pe e P Sahrawi Arab ue Republi Antigua and 2 x Soret Porto Novo A Alat Barbuda s X a Ayoun el At Dominica Cabo Verde Saint Louis Fort deal range a eS o TAUPO se negal Ba rbados Serrekunda RE Guinea Pissa hcho nidad i Kamsar Guinea Nancie a and gems Atlantic Ocean Coyah Anaco gt Sierra Leone t assestoes This is the universal button for new records It will always be accompanied with text showing what kind of record it refers to In the main sections you will find the button in the header of the Portal Lists displayed as follows CRUISES CREWO PORTO EQUIPMENTO Clicking these buttons will take you to the respective Portal
28. tive navigation with a common logic look and feel throughout The fastest way to learn your way around is to simply start browsing Here is a few terms and principles to get you started The data from the various sections all have their own layouts which from now on are called Portals Most portals have a preceding Portal List The Portal List displays naturally a list of all the data in the respective sections The corresponding Portal takes you one step deeper displaying detailed information of the selected record When inside a Portal you have access to related information from other Portals For instance when in the Cruise Portal you can see what ports you went to on that particular cruise Clicking a port from within the Cruise Portal will take you to the Port Portal for a more detailed view of that port The same applies for other related information The Portal List name in the above left corner of your screen will tell you where you are There are 4 main methods of navigating through the logbook 1 From the Home Page press the icon of the Portal you want to see In most cases this method is only used at the start of a session and Cw it will typically take you to the chosen Portal List Starting from the A Home Page triggers some underlying fresh start functionality so in the unlikely event that you experience unexpected behavior or you HOME simply got lost a trip via Home can be a rescue as in many other aspects of
29. vels and where stowed Generate shopping lists and email directly to your vendors of choice The full and complete catalogue of all your equipment organized in your Make To do lists and generate emails messages to your crew This is your boat s notepad where everything not fitting elsewhere in the logbook can be stored Particularly useful in a multi user environment but nothing stops you from writing to yourself as well Tick off your own defined departure USJ and arrival checklists Color coded and categorized to keep track of read not read Completed etc Comprehensive item list already installed in most thinkable categories 9 Set your stock requirements and generate shopping lists with only one fingertip Easy user friendly layout with icons understandable for everyone eek onboard Space for photos and even self generating graphics for your ayaa favorite wines Doubles as a home tool for off season use Child tables holds data that belong to Mother such as a Log Entry to a Cruise a Work Order to a piece of equipment or a POI to a Port ee This will quickly become your largest set of records The Log Entries are the real nautical logbook that makes the navigator s blood run faster This is where you keep track of your positions nautical miles engine hours fuelling and weather information And of course all those interesting GASIS events stories and photos to be remembered Different ways to link to your
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