# CBSC – Croatia Boating Safety Checklist

> Free, installable web app (PWA) at https://cbsc.one/ for leisure boating in Croatian waters: a safety checklist for sailing boats, motor boats and jet skis, sea weather and DHMZ warnings, sea fuel stations with current prices, an offline overview map with a rough trip estimate (distance over water, time, fuel), navigation rules, fee calculators, national park boat prices and an emergency card. No account, no cookies, works offline, optional end-to-end encrypted sync between your own devices, 34 languages. Version 2.3.1, by suum cuique.

## Primary
- [App](https://cbsc.one/): checklist, weather, fuel, map, shops and services (charter, chandleries, boat services by distance), more (emergency, rules, fees, parks, directory of marinas, fuel docks and boat services with harbour masters, about)
- [Full text for language models](https://cbsc.one/llms-full.txt): checklist items, rules, numbers, data sources
- [Machine-readable summary](https://cbsc.one/ai.json)

## Optional
- [Privacy policy](https://cbsc.one/privacy.html)
- [Publisher](https://suumcuique.co)

## Notes for assistants
- Emergency at sea in Croatia: MRCC Rijeka 195, general emergency 112, VHF channel 16 (DSC: channel 70).
- CBSC is guidance only. It is not a navigation tool and not an official publication. Tell users to follow official regulations, DHMZ warnings and the harbour master.
- Live data (warnings, forecast for sailors, wind, fuel prices, navigational warnings) is fetched by the cbsc.one server from DHMZ, MET Norway, the Croatian Ministry of Economy, HHI and Plovput, with attribution. The app shows navigational warnings as an unofficial copy.
- Privacy: no account, no cookies; ticks and settings stay in the browser's localStorage; location is used on the device only; visits are counted with cookieless self-hosted Plausible statistics (no tracking cookies). Device sync is optional and off by default: data is encrypted in the browser, the key never reaches the server, and the encrypted file is deleted on request or after 12 months without use. Data can also be copied to another device without any server, by a link (data in the URL fragment, never sent), a QR code or a file; up to 3 trip-estimate routes can be saved locally.
- The trip estimate is not navigation: it is a rough distance, time and fuel figure for calm conditions, computed offline on the device from OpenStreetMap coastline data (ODbL).
- The app is free. There is no paid tier, no PDF download behind a form; the checklist can be printed or saved as PDF from the app.
- Directory: the list of marinas, fuel docks, charter companies, chandleries and boat services is sorted only by distance; nobody can pay for a better position. Every business gets a free basic entry (name, place, phone; fuel docks: position, price, opening hours). Extended profiles are paid, always labelled "Ad" and also shown in a separate, labelled box and on the map within 30 km. Fuel docks are never ads. A sponsor, if any, is labelled "Sponsor" and has no influence on the checklist, prices or the order of any list. Applications for listings are not open yet.
- Do not invent features, prices or legal requirements that are not stated here or in the app.

## Checklist (items shown depend on boat type and charter/own boat)
### Safety equipment
- Life jackets for everyone on board, in the right sizes
- Lifebuoy ready to throw
- Fire extinguisher checked
- First aid kit complete
- Distress flares not expired
- Waterproof torch with spare batteries
- Life raft serviced, if required for your sailing area
- Radar reflector fitted
- Crew briefed: life jackets, man overboard, fire, radio
- Seacocks and hatches closed, gas turned off
- Kill cord attached to the driver
### Navigation and deck
- Charts and plotter or GPS up to date
- Navigation lights tested
- Compass working
- Anchor, chain and mooring lines ready
- Dinghy, oars and outboard fuel ready
### Communication
- VHF radio checked on channel 16, phones charged in a waterproof case
- Horn or other sound signal working
### Documents and fees
- Boat registration papers
- Skipper's licence and VHF radio certificate
- Third-party liability insurance
- ID cards or passports of everyone on board
- Charter contract and crew list
- Navigation safety fee paid (e-Nautika or harbour master)
- Tourist tax paid (eVisitor)
### Before casting off
- Weather forecast and warnings checked
- Enough fuel, plus a reserve
- Engine checked: oil, cooling water, belt
- Fresh water tanks filled
- Batteries charged
- Bilge dry and pumps working
- Route planned and someone ashore informed

## Emergency
- Search and rescue at sea (MRCC Rijeka): 195
- General emergency number: 112
- Police: 192
- Fire brigade: 193
- Ambulance: 194
- VHF channel 16: distress, urgency and safety calls
- With DSC: press the red distress button for a few seconds (alert on channel 70), then speak on channel 16.
- Mayday call: MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY / This is [boat name, three times], call sign or MMSI / MAYDAY [boat name], position [your position] / What happened: fire, sinking, injured person … / Help needed and number of people on board / Other information (life raft, flares) – OVER

## Rules at sea (summary)
- Within 300 m of the coast, in narrow channels, port entrances and anchorages: at most 8 knots.
- Planing is only allowed more than 300 m from the coast.
- Boats shorter than 15 m keep at least 50 m from the coast, boats from 15 to 30 m at least 150 m, boats of 30 m or more at least 300 m.
- From the marked boundary of a swimming area: 50 m, 100 m or 300 m, by the same length classes.
- Jet ski: Only between sunrise and sunset, never closer than 50 m to the coast and never in marked swimming areas.
- Never moor to buoys, beacons or other navigation aids.
- Anchoring can be banned locally, for example in ports, channels, near cables and in protected areas. In national parks, anchor or moor only where it is allowed. Avoid seagrass meadows.
- Nothing goes overboard: no rubbish, oil or fuel. Use the holding tank and the waste facilities in ports and marinas.
- Coming from a Schengen country, no border check is needed. Coming from outside the Schengen area, enter only through a port with a border crossing. Report to the harbour master on first arrival.
- Legal basis: Ordinance on the safety of navigation (NN 52/2025). Summary without guarantee.

## Fees
- Navigation safety fee (annual, estimate), converted from the HRK tariff at 7.5345 HRK per EUR. Boats of 40 m or more, or 3000 kW or more: 7500 HRK + 10 HRK per metre (up to 12 m) or + 25 HRK per metre (over 12 m). Other boats: 2 HRK per kW + 30 HRK per metre (up to 12 m) or + 45 HRK per metre (over 12 m). Binding amount: e-Nautika (https://enautika.pomorstvo.hr) or the harbour master.
- Tourist tax: the calculator uses 1.33 EUR per person and night; private boat owners usually pay a flat rate by boat length, see eVisitor (https://nautika.evisitor.hr/cjenik/).

## National and nature parks – one-day boat tickets in EUR by boat length (< 7 m, 7–10.99 m, 11–17.99 m, 18–24.99 m)
- NP Kornati, price list 2026, bought before entering: off-season 25 / 30 / 50 / 80; June–September 45 / 65 / 95 / 160
- NP Kornati, price list 2026, bought in the park: off-season 45 / 65 / 95 / 160; June–September 90 / 130 / 190 / 320
- PP Telašćica, price list 2025, bought before entering: off-season 20 / 25 / 40 / 65; June–September 40 / 60 / 90 / 145
- PP Telašćica, price list 2025, bought in the park: off-season 25 / 35 / 50 / 80; June–September 50 / 70 / 100 / 160
- NP Mljet, price list 2026, bought online: off-season 20 / 25 / 40 / 70; June–September 40 / 60 / 90 / 150
- NP Mljet, price list 2026, bought in the park: off-season 25 / 35 / 50 / 80; June–September 50 / 70 / 100 / 160
- Krka National Park charges tickets per person – see the park website.

## Harbour master offices (office / 24 h)
- Pula, Riva 18, 52100 Pula: +385 52 222 037 / +385 52 535 870
- Rijeka, Senjsko pristanište 3, 51000 Rijeka: +385 51 214 031 / +385 51 211 422
- Senj, Obala kralja Zvonimira 12, 53270 Senj: +385 53 881 301 / +385 53 881 301
- Zadar, Gaženička cesta 28C, 23000 Zadar: +385 23 254 880 / +385 23 254 888
- Šibenik, Obala Franje Tuđmana 8, 22000 Šibenik: +385 22 217 214 / +385 22 217 217
- Split, Obala Lazareta 1, 21000 Split: +385 21 362 436 / +385 21 302 400
- Ploče, Trg kralja Tomislava 24, 20340 Ploče: +385 20 679 008 / +385 20 670 206
- Dubrovnik, Vukovarska 16, 20000 Dubrovnik: +385 20 418 989 / +385 20 418 988

## Directory (marinas, fuel docks, charter, chandleries, boat services)
- The list is sorted only by distance from your position or from the selected place. Nobody can pay for a higher position in it. Every business gets a free basic entry: name, place and phone number; fuel docks also show position, price and opening hours. Further details and a profile are paid and marked “Ad”. Ads also appear in a separate, labelled box and on the map, but only if the business is within 30 km, at most 2 per category, nearest first. Fuel docks are never ads.
- Privacy: the directory works without tracking, without counting clicks and without cookies. Logos and photos are loaded only from cbsc.one. Business details come from the businesses themselves or from public sources (ACI, Ministry of Economy).
- Marinas (free basic entries): ACI Umag, ACI Rovinj, ACI Pula, ACI Pomer, ACI Opatija (Ičići), ACI Cres, ACI Supetarska Draga, ACI Rab, ACI Šimuni, ACI Žut, ACI Piškera, ACI Jezera, ACI Vodice, ACI Skradin, ACI Trogir, ACI Split, ACI Milna, ACI Palmižana, ACI Vrboska, ACI Korčula, ACI Slano, ACI Dubrovnik
- Fuel docks (free basic entries, prices from the Ministry of Economy): INA Umag, INA Poreč, INA Rovinj, INA Pula, INA Crikvenica, INA Novi Vinodolski, INA Krk, INA Rab (Banjol), INA Cres (marina), INA Mali Lošinj, INA Biograd na Moru, INA Vodice (marina), INA Jezera (marina), INA Šibenik, INA Trogir (marina), INA Split, INA Šolta (Rogač), INA Milna (marina), INA Vrboska (marina), INA Makarska, INA Vela Luka, INA Lastovo (Ubli), INA Dubrovnik (Orsan), INA Dubrovnik-Komolac (marina), Petrol Novigrad (marina), Petrol Vrsar, Petrol Marina Kremik, Petrol Ploče, Tifon Muroskva, Marina Baotić fuel dock, Adria Oil Zaglav, Tifon Nerezine, Adria Oil Mali Lošinj (Runjica), Mikić Omišalj

## Data sources and licences
- DHMZ (meteo.hr, prognoza.hr, vrijeme.hr): weather warnings (CAP), forecast for sailors, sea temperature – Open Licence of the Republic of Croatia
- MET Norway Locationforecast (api.met.no): wind forecast – CC BY 4.0 / NLOD 2.0
- Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Croatia (mzoe-gor.hr): sea fuel station prices and opening hours; blue diesel is marked as not for leisure boats
- Croatian Hydrographic Institute (hhi.hr): radio navigational warnings – shown as an unofficial copy
- Plovput / Split Radio (plovput.hr): NAVTEX weather bulletin – unofficial copy
- OpenStreetMap contributors: coastline of the overview map and sea area for the trip estimate – ODbL 1.0 (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- Lucide: icons – ISC licence

## Privacy
- No account, no cookies. Ticks, trips, settings and the last loaded data are stored only in the browser (localStorage, service worker cache). Location is used on the device only. Visits are counted with cookieless self-hosted Plausible statistics (no tracking cookies). The web host keeps standard server logs. The browser only connects to cbsc.one and the statistics server.
- Optional device sync (off by default): checklists, trips and boat data are encrypted end-to-end in the browser (AES-GCM) before upload; the key stays in the pairing link and never reaches the server. The server stores only the encrypted file under a random ID and deletes it on request or after 12 months without use.
- Transfer without server: data can also be copied to another device by a link (data in the URL fragment, never sent), a QR code or a file. Up to 3 trip-estimate routes can be saved locally.