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Vessel Calibration
The Vessel tab allows you to define the dimensions of the vessel outline on the BEV, the name
of the vessel and other items as follows:
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Vessel Name:
The name of your ship (not currently displayed on the Dashboard).
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Vessel Length:
The distance from the bow to the stern of the vessel, in metres.
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Vessel Breadth:
The width or beam of the vessel in metres.
•
Bow Offset:
Distance from the centre of the CyScan sensor to the vessel’s bow, in
metres.
•
Starboard Offset:
Distance from the centre of the CyScan sensor to the vessel’s starboard
side, in metres.
•
Bearing Offset:
This should be 0° if the CyScan sensor is mounted exactly parallel to
the vessel’s centre-line running from bow to stern. If the sensor is at a slight angle to the
centre-line, enter a positive or negative Bearing Offset to compensate for this (see
on page 29). This value is limited to ±5° and a warning message is displayed if it is
set outside the recommended range of ±2.5°.
•
Display Vessel Orientation:
The default direction of the vessel bow as displayed on the
Bird’s Eye View of the Dashboard. Changing this setting rotates the whole BEV but does
not affect the data sent to the DP system. Note that this setting can be overridden for the
current Dashboard session via Advanced > Display Options > Vessel Orientation, but the
BEV reverts to the default orientation when the Dashboard is closed and re-opened.
Modifying Vessel Calibration
In order to amend any of the above parameters:
1. Click on the
Take Command
button if the CSI is not already In Command mode.
2. On the
Vessel
tab, Click on the
Edit
button.
3. Amend the Vessel Calibration as required.
4. Click on
Apply
to save the changes or on
Cancel
to discard.
Sensor Mounting
The Vessel tab also indicates the position of the Bow/Stern switch behind the sensor’s access
plate, and infers from this the direction in which the sensor has been mounted on the vessel.
In the illustration below, the switch is in the Bow position and the red dot and pointer represent
the sensor with its access plate facing the vessel bow.
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