TalkBeam for Marinas & maritime
TalkBeam is a push-to-talk walkie-talkie app that connects dock hands, the fuel dock, the yard, service techs and the office on staff channels, with automated storm alerts read aloud and SOS for anyone working alone on the docks.
Please note: TalkBeam doesn’t replace marine VHF radio for vessel traffic, navigation or distress calls. Keep VHF for anything on the water, and use TalkBeam for your marina and yard staff.
CH 01The problem
Salt, water and long docks are hard on handheld radios, and the office can’t see who’s where.
Handhelds get dropped off the dock or corroded by salt.
With TalkBeam
Staff talk through Bluetooth earbuds or Apple Watch, so the phone can stay in a pocket or a waterproof case.
Staff logistics on VHF clutter the channel boaters are calling on.
With TalkBeam
Move staff traffic to TalkBeam channels and keep VHF clear for boats.
Squalls and thunderstorms give dock crews little warning.
With TalkBeam
Automated broadcasts read thunderstorm and severe weather warnings for the marina aloud.
A dock hand closing up at night is often alone.
With TalkBeam
Lone-worker check-ins escalate a missed “Are you OK?”, and SOS alerts the team with a location.
Haul-outs and service jobs change all day.
With TalkBeam
Direct talk for the yard foreman and searchable transcripts of every change.
Hurricane and tropical storm prep has to reach every staff member.
With TalkBeam
National Weather Service hurricane and tropical storm warnings are read aloud, and an all-call carries your prep plan.
CH 02A day on TalkBeam
A 300-slip marina runs dock, fuel dock, yard and office channels on TalkBeam Enterprise. The dockmaster keeps VHF for boaters.
Every staff member heard the same instructions at the same moment, and VHF stayed clear for boaters calling in.
Illustrative scenario. People, places and times are made up; the features are real.
Two boats waiting for fuel and one more coming in. Need a hand on the lines.
CJ, heading to the fuel dock.
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Bay County until 4 PM. Wind gusts to 60 mph possible.
Double up lines on the T-docks, secure the fuel dock and be off the docks by 3:20.
Travel lift is down and secured.
T-docks are doubled. Heading to the office.
CH 03What you get
Everything a two-way radio does, on the phone, headset or vehicle your people already have, plus the things a radio never could.
A channel per crew, site, shift or job, and the people who need each one. Supervisors can sit on all of them.
Severe weather warnings, thunderstorms, earthquakes, air quality and extreme heat near your sites or crews, read aloud on your channels automatically.
Supervisors cut through the chatter mid-sentence, or reach every channel at once with one hold.
Hold SOS and the channels you choose get an alert with your location. Teammates tap On my way.
People working alone get an “Are you OK?” check-in on your schedule. A missed check-in escalates to a supervisor.
Talk through AirPods, a Bluetooth or wired headset, Ray-Ban or Oakley Meta glasses, Apple Watch, CarPlay or the phone itself.
Private one-to-one talk for the conversation that shouldn’t go to the whole channel, still kept in company transcripts.
Every transmission becomes text with a time and a name, so anyone can scroll back or search what was said.
Features marked Enterprise are part of the Enterprise plan. TalkBeam isn’t an emergency service and doesn’t contact 911.
CH 04Plans
Both start with a 14-day free trial for up to 50 people. No credit card.
$8per person / month
or $6 billed yearly · 5–50 people
For marinas and boatyards with 5 to 50 staff: channels for the docks, fuel, yard and office, all-call, SOS and transcripts.
$15per person / month
billed yearly · 25+ people · $13 from 100 · custom from 500
When weather rules the day: automated thunderstorm, severe weather and hurricane warnings read aloud, lone-worker check-ins for night dock staff, man-down detection and single sign-on.
Weighing it against your radios? Compare three years of costs, or read the 30-day radio replacement playbook.
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CH 05See it in action
In our 2½-minute demo, a fictional ambulance company dispatches with an all-call, reroutes a crew over private direct talk, hears a flood warning read aloud in every unit and reviews it all in the transcripts. Every feature in it is real.
Or try the demo company yourself. In the TalkBeam app, open Me → Company and enter this code:
HCEMS247
TalkBeam for iPhone is in early access. Get early access.
CH 06FAQ
No. Keep VHF for vessel traffic, navigation and distress calls. TalkBeam is for your staff.
TalkBeam works wherever phones have cellular data or Wi-Fi. Coverage on the water depends on your carrier and fades with distance from shore, so don’t rely on it for anything on the water.
TalkBeam works with Bluetooth earbuds and Apple Watch, so the phone can stay in a pocket or a waterproof case.
Yes. On Enterprise, National Weather Service hurricane and tropical storm warnings for your marina (US only) can be read aloud on your channels.
No. SOS alerts your team with a location. For emergencies on the water, use VHF channel 16 or call 911.
Teams is $8 per person per month, or $6 billed yearly, for 5 to 50 people. Enterprise is $15 per person per month billed yearly, from 25 people.
Try TalkBeam free for 14 days with up to 50 people. No credit card, and no radios to buy.