Free Pager App for Coastguard Rescue Officers
As an HM Coastguard CRO, I was not satisfied with any of the available options for receiving alerts from the A & T system. So I made my own!
The app is available for all CROs who might like to make use of it. In my humble opinion (!) it is responsive, clear and easy to use, and overcomes the issues I found with other apps like FireAlert2, SMS Pager and Emergency Alerts. It is exactly tailored to the needs of HM Coastguard and has a minimum of variables requiring setting up. There's a download link at the bottom of this page.
Now that I am no longer a CRO, the time has come to hand over the baton to someone else. Fortunately Tim Pfeifer is going to take over the maintenance of the app. He will be keeping it up-to-date with any changes in the A&T system, developing a version for iPhone and making the app available on Google Playstore and Apple Appstore. If you ask him nicely, he may even add some new features. Tim can be contacted on CGPagerApp@gmail.com.
1. New Alert
When the tasking comes from CGOC the app intercepts it, plays a pager sound and displays the page above. Tap "Respond" to silence the pager and reply.
2. Send Response
Just tap the appropriate button to send your reply to CGOC.
3. Read the Tasking
The content of the tasking will now stay on your screen and can be referred to at leisure.
Click the button and follow the instructions to download the app.
(The button is activated when viewed on an Android device.)
Download