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Displaying vessel identity (AIS)
If you have an AIS receiver fitted to your system, you can use the AIS feature to:
• Display targets for any other AIS equipped vessels.
• Display voyage information being broadcasted by these targets i.e. their position,
course, speed and rate of turn.
• Display basic or detailed information for each target vessel including safety critical
target data.
• Set up a safe zone around your boat.
• View AIS alarm and safety related messages.
This information is displayed in the form of an overlay and additional data is displayed
in a dialog box on your 2D chart screen e.g.
To switch on AIS:
This feature can also be used in conjunction with the radar application. For full
information on how to use the AIS feature, please refer to
Chapter 16:Automatic
Identification System (AIS)
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Safety
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Heading
Large
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Direction
of turn
Small
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COG/SOG
vector
Safe zone (defined by
distance or time)
Dangerous
target (flashes)
Sleeping
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