Checks before and after a passage
Document checks before departure and after your return. Keep checklists together, record findings and follow up what needs doing before the next trip.
FOR EVERYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN THE SEA
Your sea.Your resources.One place.
Documents, practical tools and useful sources for everyone with an interest in boats and life at sea. Find what you need before a passage, on the water and when looking after your boat.
Explore documents and toolsOpen to everyone · Norwegian and EnglishOur visionFrom Norway, for people at seaNORSK / ENGLISH ✦
LIFE WITH A BOAT
The weather is sorted. Is the paperwork?
Sun on deck. Calm water. And a folder that could use a little more order.
We’re building Vesdoc to bring your boat’s paperwork, equipment and follow-up together.
AI-generated illustrative images.THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING
A small boat. A simpler day.
We’re developing a complete safety management system for small boats, bringing documents and practical tools together around each vessel. From checks before departure and documents on board to follow-up after a passage, operation and maintenance, Vesdoc will make life with your boat simpler, whether it is a retreat or a workplace.
More time for the passage, your guests and life on the water. Less time searching for paperwork.
What we’re building for you and your boat
In developmentLogs and documents on board
See which documents are needed for your boat and passage, and check that they are available on board throughout the trip. Keep relevant logs and your own notes, suited to how you use the boat and your routines.
Your boat’s document archive
One database for important boat documents: manuals, insurance, certificates, agreements, service records and history. Find the right document when you need it.
Simpler operation and maintenance
Keep service tasks, intervals, completed work and the next actions together. See what has been done, what is coming up and which equipment each task concerns.
Boat finances when you want them
Choose a simple overview of your boat’s income and expenses, with receipts and supporting documents linked to the right vessel. Track fuel, equipment, servicing and other running costs.
Know what you have on board
Keep track of parts, equipment and how everything fits together. Link manuals and history to what is actually fitted or carried on your boat, and find the information that meets your needs.
For you
For leisure boats
Documents, equipment and history organised around your own boat.
Explore the conceptFor rental boats
Simpler handovers, clear agreements and a guide guests can return to.
Explore the conceptFor small vessel operators
A shared overview of boats, documents and work that needs attention.
Explore the conceptFor tour guides
Better preparation and clearer information for guests on the water.
Explore the conceptFor recreational anglers
Keep your boat and fishing equipment organised, with sea resources close at hand.
Explore the conceptFor boat guides and instructions
Turn a pile of manuals into clear tasks for your particular boat.
Explore the conceptMaking Norwegian and international rules easier to follow
We want to make it easier to identify the Norwegian and international requirements that apply to your boat, how you use it and the waters you navigate, organise the evidence and follow up checks. The plan is practical compliance support, with clear sources, checklists and an overview of what is in place and what remains to be done.
For tourist boats and small operators, our plans include safety management tools and printable passage packs. Legal requirements, the operator’s own routines and optional aids will be clearly distinguished.
We’re starting with something you can use.
Available here
Documents, navigation tools, maritime terms and links to weather and sea resources.
In development
Your boat’s document archive, equipment overview and a guide accessed by QR.
Further in our plans
Support for rentals and small operators, passage packs and local boating communities.
From Tromsø, shaped around life with a boat.
Share an ideaWe’re building step by step and would love to hear what would make your boating life easier.
DOCUMENTS AND TOOLS
Practical tools. Ready to download.
Printable A4 sheets with diagrams, formulas and calculation space. Choose your page language at the top; the PDFs follow your choice.
A4 · 2 pages · v1.9
Vesdoc.com — radar plot
360° and 10 nautical miles. Observation table, six-minute plotting, CPA and TCPA. A faint ring marks 10 km from the centre.
Download PDF88 KBNorsk PDF
A4 · 6 pages · v1.3
Vesdoc.com — mil system
NATO 6400, graphical range calculator, field ruler and worksheets. Estimate distance and size using known dimensions ashore.
Download PDF109 KBNorsk PDFPrint at actual size (100%). The check line on the sheet should measure 50 mm.
462 TERMS · NORSK / ENGLISH
What does COG actually mean?
Make sense of the labels on your chartplotter. Find the full English term, a plain explanation and its Norwegian equivalent.
Explore the glossary →- COG · Course Over Ground
- The direction the boat moves over the ground. Current and wind can make this differ from the direction of the bow (HDG).
- SOG · Speed Over Ground
- The boat’s speed relative to the ground. Often displayed in knots and used with route distance to estimate travel time.
- CPA · Closest Point of Approach
- The predicted minimum separation from a target if both vessels maintain the courses and speeds used in the calculation.
BEFORE AND DURING YOUR PASSAGE
Weather, waters and traffic.
Direct links to the source services. Our first collection covers the Norwegian coast. Each provider shows its own data and update times.
Waters & harbours
The Norwegian Pilot Guide
The Norwegian Mapping Authority’s English introduction to its pilot guide, with access to sailing directions and the map service.
KartverketChart correctionsNotices to Mariners
Corrections to Norwegian charts and temporary and preliminary notices.
KartverketTidesTides and water levels
High and low tides, observed water levels and forecasts for your location.
KartverketPassage planningOhoi
Map-based information for planning boat trips.
BarentsWatch / KystverketWavesWave forecast
Wave height, period and direction along the Norwegian coast.
BarentsWatch / KystverketCurrentsSaltstraumen current forecast
Forecast speed and direction in Saltstraumen over the next two days.
BarentsWatch / KystverketVessel trafficNAIS — vessels on a map
Public AIS vessel positions in Norwegian waters.
KystverketWeather & currentsYr — sea and coast
Search a place or coordinates. The coast tab includes waves, currents and sea temperature.
Yr / MET og NRKExternal links use providers’ English entry pages.
MORE FROM VESDOC
One boat. Everything together.
We’re also building your boat archive: documents, equipment, maintenance and history that travel with the boat. Join the list to hear when this part opens.
In development · Launch date to follow
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What is missing on board?
A tool, a document, or an easier way to get something done? Share your idea with us.