NautoPilot® 5000 Series
102-890.NG001-NG003
Operator Manual
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Edition: 003
1.4.5.1
Starting Track Control by RAYTHEON Anschütz ECDIS
To activate Track Control mode from the RAYTHEON Anschütz ECDIS the
NautoPilot® has to be in Heading Control mode and a planned track has to be
available at the EC- DIS. To activate Track Control mode, select Track Control from
the menu Routes at the ECDIS. The user is then prompted to select a waypoint for
either a Go- To- Way- point or a Return- To- Track maneuver. (For an NP5500 an
approach radius in nautical miles suitable for the maneuver has to be entered.) If
these selections are made and the button OK is clicked, the ECDIS activates the
Track Control mode the NautoPilot. After Track Control mode is started, the
parameter Rudder Limit is set to Max. The RAD/RoT- limits are obtained from the
ECDIS.
Example:
The Autopilot is in the operating mode of Heading Control, a radius of 0.8 NM is
adjusted and Radius is selected. The rudder limit is set to 10
. A route has been
planned on the ECDIS, and the radius on the TO- WPT of the route has been
planned to be
1.2 NM. The Autopilot has been initialized, the WPTs and the approach radius have
been transmitted to the Autopilot. The approach radius is set to 0.3 NM. After
change- over from heading control to track control, the radius (0.3 NM) is indicated.
After reaching the first track (message NEW TRACK xxx
), the radius at the
Autopilot displays 1.2 NM, i.e. the radius used for the next track change (see also
section 2.3.3).
If the operating mode is changed back to heading control by actuation of the key
Heading Control, the old value of 0.8 NM re- appears. Now the values can be varied
on the operator unit again.
A similar situation occurs, if RoT is selected during heading control. On changing the
operating mode from Heading Control to Track Control, a change- over from RoT to
Radius is performed.
Example:
The Autopilot is in the operating mode of Heading Control, a rate of turn of 15
/min.
has been adjusted and RoT is active. The rudder limit is set to 10
. A route has been
planned on the ECDIS. The Autopilot has been initialized, the WPTs and the
approach radius have been transmitted to the Autopilot. The approach radius is set
to 0.3 NM. On actuating the key RAD/RoT, the radius (0.3 NM) is indicated on the
display (see also section 2.3.3).
