LightMaster Nautical Training and Software

Enhancing your safety and enjoyment afloat

Training and Software for Leisure Sailors

Sea Schools & Colleges

Our unique Simulator Software offers you Hands-On Experience with Radar and VHF Radio equipment in the comfort of your home.

Software for Training Sailing Crew

SOFTWARE DELIVERY

Instant Download Access

All our software is now supplied by internet download as standard. Some professional licence programs will require pre-registering before they are uploaded for your access. Personal programs are available immediately on completion of order. Some products can be delivered on physical media (USB flash drives) by special request.

Occasionally you may see references to CDs in older promotional material, or indications that previous versions of Windows are required. The software is supplied for Windows 7, 8, 10 or 11.

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Marine Radar Simulator

Radar Simulator: Fully featured Radar Simulator gives you hands-on experience with radar equipment

Pass your SRC more easily

VHF DSC Radio Simulator: Gain Hands-on practice in operating a VHF DSC marine radio.

Collision Regulations Made Easy

Vessel Lights & Buoys Simulator: Practice recognising all the light patterns shown by ship and buoys.

Licences

Software Licence Types

Software Licence for Individual Sailor

Personal Licence

  • Issued for personal study by one named individual
  • Non-Transferrable
  • Only the named individual or immediate family at same address to use it
  • Not valid for any other person to use
  • Can be used on more than one PC, but only for use by the one licensed person
  • NOT valid for use on classroom PCs
  • NOT valid for teaching any other person
Professional Licence for Sea School

Professional Licence

  • Issued as one PC per licence
  • Non-Transferrable
  • Can be used by a succession of different students
  • Can be used under different tutors at one location
  • Can be used by one tutor at different locations but only one PC per licence
  • Is valid for use on classroom PCs
  • Is valid for teaching any other person

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If you are not sure which program or licence type is correct for you, just call or email us. Details are on Contact page here.

30 Years Experience of Nautical Training

A Proven History

Leader in Small-Craft Training Simulators

LightMaster – The first training simulator software which made ColRegs Vessel Lights fun and easier to learn, gave its name to the industry-leading development company which has continued to be a pioneer in the field of nautical training simulators. 

1st publicly available small-craft VHF DSC Simulator

Central to the original Short Range Certificate courses

1st publicly available small-craft Radar Simulator

Adopted as the foundation of the official Radar Course

What They’re Saying

Customer Testimonials

I’ve been the Principal of an RYA centre for over 2 decades. During that time we have used Lightmaster products to train literally thousands of students in Radar. The simulator gives the Instructor full control of realistic scenarios while giving the students all the features common across all brands of Radar. This software helps prepare our power-boaters and sailors for the real world.

Doug Innes

Principal, Chieftain Training

Martin has collaborated with me in the running of my RYA Shorebased Sailing courses for some 25 years. He is an exceptionally knowledgeable instructor and examiner and feedback from all courses has been without exception of the highest order. I use the programs that he has developed on RADAR, Vessel Lights and GPS regularly in my classes to good effect. First class!
Nick Pannell

Principal, PanPan Sailing School

I have used the Lightmaster Radar Training software on courses for a very long time. It is a very useful radar trainer to get the functionality and use of radar across to students. It is easy to construct exercises of your own, or it comes with many exercises preloaded and ready for use. It also features a simulator so that an exercise can be run and the vessels speed and course can be changed to interact with targets or a coastline.

I wouldn’t be without it.

Simon Jinks

Principal, SeaRegs Training

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There’s no better way to gain such valuable experience, so quickly and in complete safety