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Important Information
Safety notices
WARNING: Navigation aid
Although we have designed this product to be accurate and
reliable, many factors can affect its performance. Therefore, it
should only be used as an aid to navigation and should never
replace common sense and navigational judgement. Always
maintain a permanent watch so you can respond to situations as
they develop.
CAUTION: Calibration
When supplied, this product is calibrated to default settings which
should provide initial stable performance for most boats. To ensure
optimum performance on your boat, the commissioning procedures
(in the SPX-5 Sport Installation & Setup Guide) must be completed
before this product is used.
Your Raymarine SPX-5 Sport system will add a new dimension to your boating
enjoyment. However, it is the skipper’s responsibility to ensure the safety of the boat
at all times by following these basic rules:
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Ensure that someone is present at the helm AT ALL TIMES, to take manual
control in an emergency.
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Make sure that all members of crew know how to disengage the autopilot.
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Regularly check for other boats and any obstacles to navigation – no matter how
clear the sea appears, a dangerous situation can develop rapidly.
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Maintain an accurate record of the boat’s position by using either a navigation aid
or visual bearings.
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Maintain a continuous plot of your boat’s position on a current chart. Ensure that
the locked autopilot heading will steer the boat clear of all obstacles. Make proper
allowance for tidal set – the autopilot cannot.
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Even when your autopilot is locked onto the desired track using a navigation aid,
always maintain a log and make regular positional plots. Navigation signals can
produce significant errors under some circumstances and the autopilot will not be
able to detect these errors.
EMC Conformance
All Raymarine equipment and accessories are designed to the best industry
standards for use in the recreational marine environment. Their design and
manufacture conforms to the appropriate Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
standards, but correct installation is required to ensure that performance is not
compromised.
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