Waypoints
Active waypoint information
Active waypoint information are displayed in the
Route monitoring
console.
To display the Route monitoring dialog, refer
•
WPT
: The active waypoint name
•
XTD
: Cross Track Distance
•
BRG/RNG
: Bearing/Range to the active waypoint
•
TTG
: Time To Go to the active waypoint
•
ETA
: Estimated Time of Arrival
•
Next
: B/R for the next leg
Bearing to the active waypoint on a Great circle route leg
The displayed value of bearing to the active waypoint is changed in line with the position of
the vessel. The ECDIS900 calculation includes following a great circle to the active waypoint.
Selecting waypoints
•
Click once on a waypoint to select it. The waypoint is then highlighted.
•
To add a waypoint to a selection click on the waypoint with the
Ctrl
key held down.
•
To de-select a waypoint from a selection, click the selected waypoint with the
Ctrl
key
held down.
•
To add a complete route to a selection, click on one waypoint of the route with the
Ctrl
and
Shift
keys held down.
•
Click once on a waypoint to select it. With Shift key down click on another waypoint: all
waypoints of the located between the 2 clicks are selected.
•
Using together with
Ctrl
the selection with the
Shift
key allows building complex
selection of waypoint from existing routes.
Click the
Delete
key to delete a selection. Move a selection as described in the
on page 100 or create a new route from the selection.
Selecting waypoints
You can create route from a set of selected waypoints. A new route may be created from one
route as well as from several routes.
Use the
New route
button from the toolbar.
1.
Load one or several routes
2.
Select waypoints
3.
Click the
New route
button and click
Yes
to create a new route.
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| ECDIS900 Operator Manual
