TRAINING SOFTWARE

Xplain have developed a series of learning and training software for recreational boaters. The products are based on international standards and help thousands of people worldwide to get their skipper´s licence or support experienced skippers to brush up their knowledge.

Interactive learning experiences for boaters. Enhance your learning success and save your time! Make great presents.

Please contact us for volume discounts if you are a training establishment or sailing club.

What people say about Xplain!

"...provides hours of fun and help to brush up on or maintain your skills."
Sailing Today

"... clear graphics and minimal text make this an easy way to learn."
Practical Boat Owner

"Great job in many ways! You should be proud.
Good graphics. Good voice over. Loved the quiz on lights and shapes. well done and challenging. good for advanced sailors. "
Richard Jespen - OCSC Sailing, San Francisco USA


"It is the best learning software I have seen and the most user friendly."
Captain Ronald J.F. MacInnes - Gael Sail Offshore Sailing School, Scottland


"Received Play2sail as a Christmas present. A great tool and fun."
Roddy Hill, England

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Seamulator
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Seamulator
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Sailing club or training establishment, take advantage of volume discounts

The interactive Skipper Training! The Seamulator is a highly realistic 3D simulation for learning the rules of the roads based on the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collision at Sea. (click on more images below to see some screenshots)

FEATURES:
  • Real world scenarios and training parcours
  • adjustable weather conditions like fog and rain
  • Adjustable day and night time
  • Reporting and background explanations
  • Several types of boats and vessels
  • Realistic performance characteristics
  • Realistic controls and navigation instruments
 CONTENT THAT WILL BE COVERED:
  • Rules of  the Road
  • Navigation lights
  • Navigation in restricted visibility
  • Buoyage System
  • Safety at the sea
  • Signals
  • Electronic navigation

GMDSS Trainer
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GMDSS Trainer
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Sailing club or training establishment, take advantage of volume discounts

The GMDSS Trainer is a multimediabased Training and Simulation to prepare boaters for VHF communications addording to GMDSS standards. The software package includes all core knowledge for the preparation for GMDSS Short Range Radio Certificate (MCA/RYA) as well as extensive simulations and interactions.

TOPICS:

  • GMDSS
  • EPIRB
  • SAR
  • RADAR / SART
  • UKW
  • NAVTEX
  • DSC
  • Radio message coach
  • Equipment exercises / Simulator

Play2Sail
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Play2Sail
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Sailing club or training establishment, take advantage of volume discounts

Make interactive learning Fun! Play2sail offers twelve multimedia-based modules to help, learn and test your knowledge in some of the most important areas of sailing safety and training. play2sail provides accurate evaluations of all the quizzes and tests undertaken by the user.

TOPICS:

  • Avoid the danger
  • Place the lights
  • Sound signals
  • IALA marks trainer
  • IALA marks test yourself
  • Chart symbols
  • International code flags trainer
  • International code flags test yourself
  • Name the picture
  • Lift raft equipment trainer
  • Light and shapes
  • Identify the light