Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT, User Manual

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Radar/Chart Radar User Guide Routes
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Routes
A route consists of a number of defined
waypoints and adjoining lines (legs).
Waypoints
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are marked by circles; legs are
displayed as straight lines between two
waypoints. If a waypoint has both an
approaching leg and a departing leg, the
system automatically generates a turn at the
waypoint to indicate the planned path of the
ship. Wheel-over
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marks are represented by
lines, in the same colour as the route, which
cross the route track at a relatively short
distance before the turn begins. The distance
is configurable to be appropriate for the ship’s turning characteristics.
Waypoint legs are represented as thin dashed lines. The route plan is
represented as a thicker dashed line.
There are three types of routes:

Internal Routes - An internal route can be created and saved at a
single VisionMaster FT console, or it may have been created on
another ship’s VisionMaster FT system and copied using the file
Import/Export function.

External Routes - These are routes created by and stored at an
external device, which can then be transmitted and distributed to all
nodes on a network for display and monitoring, see External Routes

Temporary Routes - A temporary route is a route that starts at own
ship’s CCRP, and can be edited quickly on the video circle, see
Temporary Route. Temporary routes are intended for one-time
manoeuvres and deviations from pre-planned internal routes. On
ships installed with VisionMaster FT track control, temporarily routes
can also be used to steer the ship onto a planned internal route
When a route has been imported or created all the details of the route can
be viewed and edited from the Edit Route sub menu. The saved internal
route can be monitored from the Monitor Route sub menu.
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A geographical Lat/Lon location on a route indicating a significant event on a vessel’s
planned route (for example, course alteration point, calling in point, etc.).
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The geographic location, represented by a line where rudder movement should be activated
to accomplish a planned turn. The wheel-over (WO) line may be displayed perpendicular to
the approaching track or parallel to the departing track of each turn.