Crew handbook / Device setup
Put Yacht Watchkeeper
on your home screen.
Get the native app from the App Store or Google Play, or add Yacht Watchkeeper to your home screen straight from your browser. Two minutes, and the crew app sits alongside your other apps.
Step by step
Two routes, same result
Follow the column that matches your handset. iPhone and iPad crew can use the App Store, Android crew can use Google Play; everyone can also install straight from the browser.
Download on the App Store
- 01
Open the App Store on your iPhone or iPad and search for Yacht Watchkeeper, or tap the button below.
- 02
Tap Get — the lighthouse icon appears on your home screen.
- 03
Sign in with your crew email so the app opens straight to your dashboard.
Prefer not to use the App Store? You can also install from the browser: open Safari, go to yachtwatchkeeper.com, sign in, tap the Share icon and choose Add to Home Screen. Apple only allows Safari to install web apps — if you are reading this in Chrome, Gmail, WhatsApp or Teams, tap the browser menu and choose Open in Safari first.
Get it on Google Play
- 01
Open Google Play on your phone and search for Yacht Watchkeeper, or tap the button below.
- 02
Tap Install — the lighthouse icon appears on your home screen.
- 03
Sign in with your crew email so the app opens straight to your dashboard.
Prefer not to use the Play Store? You can also install from the browser: open Chrome, go to yachtwatchkeeper.com, sign in, then open the ⋮ menu and choose Install app / Add to Home screen.
Why install
Built for life on board
The installed app behaves like a native one — and keeps working when the connection does not.
Full-screen on board
No address bar, no browser chrome — the app opens straight into your watch, leave and certificate views.
Works with poor signal
Recently viewed schedules and records stay readable when the marina Wi-Fi drops out.
Reminders that reach you
Allow notifications and you get rest-hour and certificate expiry prompts before they become breaches.
Always current
Updates arrive automatically. You never reinstall after a platform release.
If something goes wrong
Quick fixes
I cannot find Yacht Watchkeeper in the store
Search for Yacht Watchkeeper (two words). If it still does not appear, use the store button on this page — it opens the listing directly on your phone.
The app will not download or install
Check you have enough free space and the latest iPhone or Android update, then try again. While you sort it out, you can keep working from yachtwatchkeeper.com in your browser — nothing is lost.
I am not receiving reminders
Open the installed app, allow notifications when prompted, and check your device notification settings for Yacht Watchkeeper.
I have changed vessel or role
Sign out from the app menu and sign back in. Your access and shortcuts refresh from the platform automatically.