Sperry Marine Visionmaster FT ECDIS, User Manual

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ECDIS User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS
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Own Ship Symbols
There are three types of symbol that may be used to display own ship’s
position and heading:
•
Circle Symbol
•
Outline Symbol
•
Custom Symbol
Circle Symbol
The circle symbol is drawn where the outline symbol cannot be resolved at
the given scale. The symbol has a 6mm diameter for the outer circle and a
3mm diameter for the inner circle, in addition to heading line and beam line.
The circle symbol is displayed in white in all day/night modes apart from
Day Bright, when the symbol is displayed in black.
Outline Symbol
The outline symbol is displayed when Default Symbol is selected in
Ownship Display Settings and the greatest dimension of the ship is larger
than 6mm on the display.
The outline symbol is displayed in addition to the heading line and beam
line.
The position of the heading line and beam line wrt the outline
symbol is dependent on CCRP location offsets applied at
commissioning.
Custom Symbol
This symbol represents ownship drawn to the actual outline of the ship. The
custom symbol is displayed when
Custom Symbol is selected in Ownship
Display Settings and the beam of the ship is larger than 3mm on the
display.