Raytheon Pathfinder ECDIS, Operator'S Manual

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Operator Manual
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3655DOC020102 Edition: 30.MAR.2007
Ship Command Function
7.1.6 Own Ship
Vector....
Turn on or off course vector, heading vector or antigrounding search-
light.
7.1.7 Mark at Ship Place a ship mark with a time level at the ship’s position.
7.1.8 Anchor
Watch....
Allows Pathfinder ® /ST ECDIS to monitor the drift of the ship while
anchored.
7.1.10 Guard Zone... Place an alarm zone around Own Ship to monitor intruding ARPA tar-
gets at a defined distance.
7.1.10 Man Over −
board.
Turn off the autopilot, places a mark at ship’s location, (and sounds a
(general) ship alarm when activated). May be cancelled.
7.1.11 Overboard
All − Clear
Clear the man overboard alarm and posts an “All Clear” entry to the
Event Log.
7.1.1 Ship Info Command
ECDIS provides a feature that increases the accuracy of the display of naviga-
tional data. The Ship Info command is where you enter the dimensions of the
vessel, as well as specify where the navigational antennas are located.
ECDIS uses the entered information in many ways. First, it draws the ship sym-
bol so that it is proportional to the specified vessel size. More importantly, be-
cause ECDIS knows where on the ship the antennas are located, it can offset
the ship symbol from that point, giving you a more accurate representation of
your position relative to other objects. In addition, ECDIS uses the information to
more accurately draw tracks and the course line, as well as to calculate the nec-
essary safety alarms.
Procedure: (see Figure: 7 − 2)
Step 1 Select the ship menu (see Figure: 7 − 1).
Step 2 Select Ship Info... The dialog box appears.
NOTE
Only Safety Contour and Safety Depth can be changed. All other values
can only be modified in service mode.