Leitmotif

Leitmotif is both a learning and an on-board navigation aid. It shows the actual sequences (and meanings where appropriate) for lights on buoys and marks, cardinal lights and port traffic lights. Enables light characteristics to be entered directly from charts and pilot chartlets. The program includes full Windows Help support. Download from here.

Standard Leitmotif window for bouys and marks.

Click the Traffic button to extend the window to show information about Port Traffic Lights.

Click on the Card. button to extend the window to show information about Cardinal lights.

Click the Lights button to close the above extensions.

Action

Result

Enter light characteristics from chart and click Go. Display the sequence 5 times
Click Repeat Repeats the sequence 5 times
Enter Colour Displays sequence in selected colour. (Defaults to White.)
Enter Period (in seconds) Overrides default period for sequence
Click Clear Clears the text boxes prior to entry of a new sequence
Click x1, x5 or x10 buttons under "Repeat" Selects repeat loop required. (Defaults to x5.)
Click on Displays information about Lug Rig Software
Click Lifebuoy Activates Windows Help for Leitmotif Includes full list of abbreviations used on charts.
Click on Papa flag (Blue Peter) Leave Leitmotif