Smart Boating Upgrade: Vanemar App Notifications are on MFDs

When something goes wrong on a boat, seconds matter and where you see the notifications matters just as much.

With Vanemar’s latest update, critical alarms and warning notifications can now appear directly on MFD (Multi-Function Display) screens on boats equipped with an NMEA 2000 network. This means Vanemar alarms and warnings are no longer limited to mobile devices. They are now visible right at the helm, where decisions are made in real time.

This update brings remote boat monitoring to the helm, connecting onboard operation with off-board awareness in one continuous experience.

A boat is rarely operated by just one person and it is not always operated by the owner.

That simple reality is what shaped Vanemar’s latest update. The same notifications that reach the Vanemar App can now be visible at the helm, creating a shared understanding of what is happening on board whether you are holding the wheel or monitoring remotely.

This is not about replacing mobile monitoring. It is about extending awareness, so everyone who needs to know, knows at the right moment.

Imagine the times when you are not on board and your boat is being used by a captain, a friend, or a charter guest. Everything seems fine until something is not.

A bilge alarm. A smoke alarm. A battery warning that needs attention now.

Until now, these alerts lived mainly in the Vanemar App. Powerful, reliable, and always connected but personal by design.

With MFD notifications visibility, those same alarms and warnings can now be shared with the people physically on the boat, appearing directly on the screens they are already using to navigate and operate.

No extra apps. No extra user access. No guesswork.

For charter fleets, this update solves a long-standing challenge.

Fleet operators and boat owners often prefer not to add renters or temporary skippers as users in the Vanemar App (and for good reason). Access control, privacy, and long-term ownership visibility matter.

Now, they don’t have to choose between control and safety.

With MFD notifications enabled:

• Charter guests or hired captains can see critical alarms and warnings directly on the helm screen

• Owners and fleet managers continue to receive notifications remotely via the Vanemar App

• No app login or user invitation is required for the onboard operator

• No back-and-forth communication needed

The result is a cleaner operational model: onboard awareness for the person driving, remote oversight for the person responsible.

Vanemar alarm and warning notifications are designed to move with the boat by reaching the right people, wherever they are.

When an event occurs, the notification is:

• Delivered to the Vanemar App for owners and managers

• Shown on the MFD screen for the person operating the boat

High bilge water. Smoke detection. Entry or motion alarms. Battery warnings.

The same moment, the same information; seen from different places, by different people, for the same purpose: acting early.

And when the moment passes, notifications history and details remain available in the Vanemar App, ensuring nothing is lost or forgotten.

Not every notification needs to interrupt a passage or a charter trip and that decision stays firmly in the owner’s hands.

Through the Vanemar App, alert visibility can be customized so that only selected notifications are shared with MFD screens. Owners can decide which alerts appear at the helm, based on how the boat is used and who is on board.

In addition, Vanemar allows owners to choose whether alerts that are acknowledged or removed on the MFD should also be removed from the Vanemar App.

This flexibility is important because different boats and different operations work in different ways.

For example:

• A charter guest may acknowledge an alert at the helm to continue safely, while the owner may still want to review it later in the app

• A fleet operator may prefer alerts to remain visible in the app for reporting and follow-up, even after onboard acknowledgment

• A private owner may choose full synchronization, keeping the MFD and app perfectly aligned

This level of control allows owners and fleet managers to balance onboard clarity with off-board oversight, without losing important information.

Alerts can be tailored based on:

• Boat type

• Usage scenario

• Charter policies

• Personal preferences

Seems like a small setting that makes daily operation smoother, clearer, and more intentional.

This update works on boats with an NMEA 2000 backbone and uses the Vanemar NMEA 2000 Boat Adapter connected to that network. The adapter allows Vanemar’s wireless monitoring ecosystem to communicate with onboard displays in a way that feels native to marine electronics.

Alert appearance such as pop-ups, banners, or audible alarms depends on the MFD brand and its settings, but the goal is always the same: clear visibility without disruption.

Boats move. People change. Responsibilities shift.

With this update, you make sure awareness keeps up by flowing naturally between mobile apps and helm displays, between owners and operators, between remote oversight and hands-on control.

It is the same monitoring system, simply shared more intelligently.

Because safer boating is not about where alerts live it is about who sees them, and when.