OPERATION
AUTOPILOT
NautoPilot 5000 Series
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4002.DOC010102
Edition: September 2014
Indications
Comment/Notes
An alert is displayed at the top bar of the display (see section 6).
Heading
Control
Track
Control
Track Control Interrupted
No ECDIS Status
two pulses
Both messages swapping.
Two acoustical pulses.
The operating mode changes from Track
Control to Heading Control.
Acknowledge the alert.
Course
Control
Track
Control
Heading
Control
If the ship is at this moment on a track
section and not in a track change ma-
noeuvre, actual heading is taken as the
new set heading. As opposed to manual
change--over from Track Control to
Heading Control, the setting of the ma-
noeuvre parameters might maintain as
under Track Control.
I. e.:
On straight leg:
-- All values will be adopted from
Heading Control mode.
On curved path:
-- The radius planned for the next
track change manoeuvre is
maintained.
-- The rudder limit remains at Max.
-- Alert “Check Settings” is displayed
(see below).
If during automatic change--over from
Track Control to Heading Control -- the
ship is in a track change manoeuvre, the
track course of the next track section is
taken as the new set course (preset
heading). The radius planned for the cur-
rent track change manoeuvre is taken as
manoeuvre parameter.
After the acknowledgement additional warning messages are displayed.
Heading
Control
Track
Control
Check Settings
Rudder Limit/Rad/RoT
Heading
Control
two pulses
Both messages swapping.
After acknowledgement (or adjustment)
of the Rudder Limit value and/or the
Rad/RoT value no message is displayed
and the “ACK” LED is no longer alight.
This message will be shown during
mode change on curved track only.
