Own Vessel Data
LAT:N 1^27.845'ExtSOG:34.6kn 11/26/2002
LON:E 0^21.289'IntCOG:173.0^ 10:52:26
LAT:
Latitude
LON:
Longitude
Date:
The actual UTC - date (mm.dd.yyyy) and time (hh.mm.ss) are displayed on the top right
hand corner of this view.
IntGPS: 3D ExtHDT:222^ Reg6 A/
IntGPS
Indicates normal or differential mode of GPS position.
2D or 3D: Indicates the precision of the GPS result.
Indicates the used position source:
(int) ext:
int. =
X-Pack DS
GPS ext = vessel sensors
ExtHDT
True Heading
Reg:
Indicates the actual region of own vessel’s position. If no region number is displayed, then
the vessel is travelling on high sea and is outside a predefined region.
A/B: (A or B) Indicates the last transmitting channel in use.
Message (SRM) and Alarm (ALR) Indication
LAT:N 1^27.845'ExtSOG:34.6kn *3S2A
Queued alarms or messages, e.g. *3S2A are displayed in the date field (instead of the date) – in the above
example 3 Safety Related (3S) Messages, and 2 (2A) Alarms are in queue, and await viewing and handling
(acknowledgement or rejection) in the Message Inbox History.
Other Vessel Data
001/021..ShipName....RNG.BRG..SOG..COG..
001/021
(E:G: Vessel 01 of 021) current or selected Vessel/ Total number of Vessels
ShipName:
Name of the Ship
RNG
Vessel Range
Note:
The vessel closest to own ship, or where position data is unknown (N/A), is listed first.
BRG
Vessel True Bearing
SOG
Speed Over Ground
COG Course
Over
Ground
A maximum of 12 vessels are displayed on the screen. If more than 12 vessels are currently being received,
the symbol
[>]
on the right bottom appears, indicating that there are further vessels to be seen in the Vessel
Listing. By pressing the [
Right
] key, it is possible to scroll to the next page for further Vessel Listing, by
pressing the [
Left
], the user scrolls back to the previous page.
Further details on any individual vessel can be obtained by scrolling down and selecting the desired vessel
by pressing [
Enter
]. A full explanation of the Vessel Details is given in the following section.
X-Pack DS User Manual
Version 1.0
Page 9 of 74
Printed on 02.04.2003
