Sperry Marine Visionmaster FT ECDIS, User Manual

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ECDIS User Guide Routes
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Dangers
The Dngrs tab folder enables the operator to view
objects and areas that could endanger the safety
of own ship on the edited route.
When a route is opened for editing or monitoring
the system continually searches the chart
database and mariner objects database for
objects and areas that intersect the route plan
safety region.
WARNING!
TEMPORARY ROUTES ARE NOT
SEPARATELY SAFETY CHECKED. THE
OPERATOR MUST RELY ON OWN SHIP
SAFETY REGION FOR DETECTING
DANGERS WHILE OWN SHIP IS ON A
TEMPORARY ROUTE.
Route dangers are listed in a directory tree, with
the dangers separated into the number of leg and
turn segments on the route, the number being
dependent on the number of route waypoints.
If the List Cautions check box is ticked the directory tree will also include
cautions related to that segment.
To view route dangers or cautions on the display do the following:
1. Navigate to the required route segment by clicking on the box.
Each Leg or Turn segment is further divided into Dangers and
Cautions sub directories.
2. To view a route segment's dangers click on the Dangers box.
Any dangers related to that segment are listed in the directory.
3. To view the dangers on the video circle click on each danger in the
list. A graphic representation of the danger is displayed across the
affected area of the route and a description of the danger, including
its Latitude/Longitude position, appears in the Description field.
4. To navigate to the next danger in the list click the arrow. To
move up the list click the arrow. As each danger is highlighted it
is shown on the chart display.
5. To view cautions on the route repeat the procedure above.