Loading a logbook
Click the Load button to open the Log files dialog. The current logbook is closed every day at
24:00 hours and stored in the logbook database. A logbook is defined by a name, which is by
default the date, and can be loaded from the database to be displayed and replayed.
The loaded logbook will be shown in the logbook window, replacing the current logbook.
When unloaded, the current logbook is re-displayed in the window.
Backup a logbook
Select the logbook name, push the button
Backup
and select the folder in which the
logbook will be stored.
Replay
This function allows replaying exactly the main events which occurred during the navigation,
in particular ECDIS loads and scales automatically the charts as they were and triggers and
acknowledges alarms as it has been done during the voyage.
To initiate replay click on the
Replay
button in the
Log
window.
Warning:
The replay function must be used carefully, preferably only
when the ship is in harbor. During replay all navigation functions are
deactivated, the ship is no longer monitored and the logbook recording is
suspended.
The Log replay window allows the user to control the replay.
Start replay
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To start the replay click on the Start Replay button.
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By default, the start time for replay is the time of the first logbook entry.
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To suspend replay click the Suspend button
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Note:
During replay most of the navigation functions are available, however the route
planning and monitoring functions are not enabled. During the replay the chart is
automatically loaded, scaled, and scrolled, and the logbook window scrolls automatically
to display the replayed data.
Adjusting the replay starting time
Three different methods are available:
•
Use of the Backward and Forward buttons for scrolling the logbook adjusting the start
time.
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One click of a button will adjust the time by one Jump step.
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Click in the text box time, select the appropriate field, and enter the desired value .
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