OPERATION
AUTOPILOT
NautoPilot 5000 Series
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Edition: September 2014
Figure 18: Intended RETURN--TO--TRACK manoeuvre Impossible with the Ship
too Close to the TO--WPT
TO--WPT
current
ship’s position
-- If (when Track Control is activated) the distance of the current ship’s position
to the track is greater than the distance between FROM--WPT and TO--WPT
or greater than 10 nautical miles.
Figure 19: Track Control impossible with the Distance to the Track too large
FROM--WPT
TO--WPT
current
ship’s position
The following alert appears at the top bar of the display (see section 6) of the
Autopilot:
Indications
Comment/Notes
Way Point too far away
Track Control Interrupted
two pulses
Both messages swapping.
After acknowledgement no message is
displayed.
Autopilot stays in mode “Heading Con-
trol”.
Recommended action:
Reduce the distance and try it again.