Chapter 1: Operational Overview
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1.6 Chart Plotter Display Overview
The chart plotter display provides a miniature world map. Detailed chart information is
available when a chart card is inserted. The plotter section has facilities for waypoint
entry and route construction and planning. A typical chart plotter display is shown in
the illustration below.
The chartplotter uses position information fed from position-fixing equipment such as
GPS or DGPS. With position data available, your boat’s position is marked on screen
with a boat icon, the configuration of which can be selected from the menu. If no head-
ing or course data is available, your boat is shown as a hollow circle (flashing).
Waypoints and routes you have entered are shown on the display, and they can easily
be moved, deleted and edited from a pop-up menu.
In addition to waypoint and route processing, the chart plotter also provides informa-
tion to nearest port, displays your boat’s track, measures distances and bearings,
marks man overboard (MOB) position, process various alarms, follow simple and
complex routes, etc.
Chart scale
Presentation
mode selection
icon
Nav
data
World
map
Status bar
Waypoint
Boat icon
(red)
Cursor
Text message area
Sensor icons
