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ECDIS User Guide

Basic Operation of ECDIS

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Getting Started with ECDIS

Chapter 2

This section shows you how to start up the ECDIS display and how to use
the ECDIS controls. The following topics are covered:

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a description of the System Controls

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System startup and Security features

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typical layout of an ECDIS display and access to System Functions

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a description of fixed and movable windows in the ECDIS display

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switching between Standby and Transmit mode

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using the screen cursor and a list of cursor graphics

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how to access the online Help and accessing Tool Tips

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a description of system generated Operator Messages

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shutting down the system

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Страница 3: ...op Grumman Sperry Marine B V Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine B V provide a limited licence for the user to reproduce this material for their own internal purpose and use but not for distribution to thi...

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Страница 5: ...INSIDE OF THE EQUIPMENT TAKE CARE NOT TO INHALE DUST THE DUST IS A TEMPORARY HEALTH HAZARD DEPENDING ON INDIVIDUAL ALLERGIES WARNING Radiation Hazard KEEP OUTSIDE THE HAZARD ZONE AROUND AN ANTENNA OR...

Страница 6: ...stick or external media such as a CD or DVD to the VisionMaster PC it is important that the external device media should first be scanned with a recognised virus and malware scanning program that incl...

Страница 7: ...into the following chapters appendices and annexes Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 2 Getting Started with ECDIS Chapter 3 Basic Operation of ECDIS Appendix A Operational Functions specific to Multi node an...

Страница 8: ...development This may lead to the equipment described in this manual being at variance with equipment manufactured after its publication Industry Recommendations for ECDIS Training Ship owners and ope...

Страница 9: ...8 Dual Radar Features 1 9 Client Server Radar System 1 10 Product Types 1 11 ECDIS Common Features 1 12 Optional Features 1 15 Purchasable Features 1 16 Radar Overlay Features 1 17 Total Watch 1 18 In...

Страница 10: ...2 18 Standby and Transmit Mode 2 20 Standby Mode 2 20 Transmit Mode 2 21 Standby Transmit Mode in Dual Radar 2 21 Online Help 2 22 Accessing Context Sensitive Help 2 22 Accessing the Help Guide 2 22...

Страница 11: ...Motion 3 20 Vector Modes 3 21 Selecting the Vector Mode 3 21 Vector Time 3 23 Radar Overlay Mode 3 24 Switching the Radar Overlay On 3 24 Setting Radar Overlay Transparency Levels 3 24 Radar Overlay S...

Страница 12: ...ange Rings 3 45 Brilliance Control 3 46 Profiles 3 46 Zoom Window 3 47 Scale Bar 3 48 Watch Mode 3 49 Total Watch Features 3 50 Display Base 3 51 Display Chart 3 52 Pick Report 3 53 Safety Checking 3...

Страница 13: ...rary 4 7 Using Raster Charts 4 8 Description 4 8 Selecting Raster Charts 4 9 Chart Tools 4 11 Tool Functions 4 13 Chart Match 4 13 Chart Information 4 14 Chart Installation 4 24 Importing Charts 4 24...

Страница 14: ...ulti node Support 4 57 Manual Update Functions 4 58 Layers 4 58 Edit 4 59 Create and Modify Manual Updates 4 59 Modify Chart Update 4 70 Display Chart Updates 4 72 Archived 4 74 Report Query Features...

Страница 15: ...or Tracks 5 26 History 5 26 Changing History Settings 5 28 Event Marks 5 28 Parallel Cursor 5 29 Trial Manoeuvre 5 31 Adjusting Trial Manoeuvre Parameters 5 31 Delay Countdown 5 32 Displaying the Tria...

Страница 16: ...s 6 14 Alerts 7 1 Chapter 7 Alerts 7 1 Prompts 7 2 Alert Status Indicator 7 3 Alert Status 7 4 Alert Display 7 5 Viewing Alert Details 7 6 Hide Acknowledged 7 6 Sort by Group 7 6 Alert Buzzer 7 7 Aler...

Страница 17: ...6 Monitoring a Route 8 30 Monitor Route 8 30 Route 8 31 Dangers 8 36 Critical Points 8 37 Speed Planning 8 38 Speed Planning Setup 8 38 Monitoring Speed Planning 8 43 ETA Calculator 8 44 Route ETA 8 4...

Страница 18: ...Targets on a Dual Radar System 10 3 Tracked Targets Capacity 10 4 AIS Targets 10 5 AIS Rendering Conditions 10 5 AIS Target States 10 5 AIS Target Display Capacity 10 8 Active AIS Target Capacity 10...

Страница 19: ...8 Using Test Targets 10 39 Using Test Targets as a Training Exercise 10 40 Test Tracked Targets on Dual Radar 10 41 Test Targets on Client Server Radar 10 42 Activation Zones 10 43 Annular Activation...

Страница 20: ...Interswitch on Client Server Radar 11 13 Disconnecting and Reconnecting a Client 11 13 Radar Alerts 11 14 Video Alerts 11 14 Communications Alerts 11 14 Transceiver Alerts 11 15 Brilliance 12 1 Chapte...

Страница 21: ...Functions 13 23 Authorization 13 25 Config Update 13 27 Characteristics 13 29 Service 13 30 Time Management 13 34 Local Offset 13 34 Shutdown 13 35 Annex A Static Site 1 Static Site Description 1 Stat...

Страница 22: ...Table of Contents ECDIS User Guide xx 65900012...

Страница 23: ...radars and single radars connected via a six way Interswitch to Scanner Units see Dual Radar Interswitched System A Client Server Radar CSR system where one or more servers provide radar video over a...

Страница 24: ...Overview ECDIS User Guide 1 2 65900012 Single System...

Страница 25: ...lied as a standalone 250 tabletop and 340 tabletop deck mounted console including pedestal or a kit version for installation into an existing console suite The 250 340 console assembly includes the fo...

Страница 26: ...isplay configurations The arrangement below shows two scanners S band or X band two transceivers A and B with a two way interswitch unit connected to two consoles A 6 way interswitch unit is available...

Страница 27: ...he connected scanner The controls available at a master display but NOT at a slave display are as follows switching the transceiver between standby and transmit mode selection of transmission pulse le...

Страница 28: ...have been configured as specific product types see Watch Mode Each console is linked via a LAN so that data input to one console is available to all Consoles providing radar video data will be connect...

Страница 29: ...ts at the same time enabling the overlay of radar video from both scanners to form a composite display Each radar video source is known as a Channel A dual radar system includes an additional scan con...

Страница 30: ...s associated display as a Master radar channel for controlling that scanner or as a Slave radar channel if another display radar channel has been selected as the Master The Master Slave status of all...

Страница 31: ...channel they are being tracked on Both scanner units may be X band or S band or an X and S band may be superimposed Displays origin symbol for Channel 1 Enable test targets to be controlled on channel...

Страница 32: ...ansceiver those Clients can all be set as Master of the requested Transceiver through the associated Server and will then have full control of that Transceiver If two or more Clients need to use the s...

Страница 33: ...ent Radar Chart Radar product types refer to the Radar Chart Radar User Guide 65900010 Conning Information Display CID see Chapter 2 in the Supplementary Features User Guide 65900014 Central Alert Man...

Страница 34: ...all windows currently shown on the display or restore all previously opened windows Zoom window defines a specific area of the chart display to zoom into Display Chart temporarily hides all synthetic...

Страница 35: ...art Symbols Colour Diagram Ensures any adjustments made to brightness and contrast settings will enable chart symbol SENC data such as coastlines safety contour and other objects to be adequately disp...

Страница 36: ...ing Information Display CID windows to be shown over the display If a wide screen display is used CID pages are permanently shown on a side panel see ECDIS Screen Layout System tools Define system tim...

Страница 37: ...and an Autopilot The Autopilot interface may also include a Joystick controller Propulsion Control 3 Propulsion control enables to control the speed of the ship by interfacing to the propulsion system...

Страница 38: ...a sonar and 3D display The sonar mounted on the bow of the ship which relays sonar data to VisionMaster iVideo Enables video from CCTV to be displayed either via a LAN connection or via the PiP featu...

Страница 39: ...rn information from fixed navigation points can be used to check the accuracy of the displayed chart matching chart data to actual location data for objects visible to the radar The following table li...

Страница 40: ...sentation options listed above is dependent on the product type and security device installed at initialisation see System Security This User Guide describes the ECDIS product type The Central Alert M...

Страница 41: ...s For example re constituting serial data as analogue data via a converter is inferior to using the serial data direct Log Input The speed log input used must be compliant to IMO resolution A 824 19 W...

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Страница 43: ...ption of the System Controls System startup and Security features typical layout of an ECDIS display and access to System Functions a description of fixed and movable windows in the ECDIS display swit...

Страница 44: ...The operator controls the VisionMaster FT system via a control panel assembly monitor controls and a power On Off switch Control Panel The Control Panel consists of the following group of controls Tra...

Страница 45: ...nic Bearing Line EBL in Chapter 11 Electronic Range and Bearing Lines Turning the VRM control automatically switches on VRM1 Turning the control in a clockwise or anti clockwise direction adjusts the...

Страница 46: ...controls These controls enable access and adjustments to be made to monitor settings including the image position scaling and image quality The OSD functionality available may vary dependent on the ty...

Страница 47: ...oftware automatically establishes communication with other workstations that may already be running To start up the system press the On Off rocker switch located on the underside of the control panel...

Страница 48: ...see System Security In a multi node system the dongle will also contain security data which defines the number of nodes in the system of each product type e g two Radars and one ECDIS Starting up the...

Страница 49: ...in a Stabilised Mode field below the motion mode and presentation mode buttons refer to Sensor Data Display for more information The heading sensor may require alignment when the system has started If...

Страница 50: ...acknowledge alert left click on the alert status indicator or right click to open the Alert Display and view information on the alarms See Chapter 7 Al for more information on using the Alert Display...

Страница 51: ...nodes to the actual number of nodes in the system If the number of nodes exceeds the limit set in the Security String an Authorization Failure alert is given If the Security Block becomes damaged or...

Страница 52: ...ide Upper Toolbar Area fixed Lower popup Toolbar Area auto show hide Main Menu and Sub Menu Area When the cursor is moved over the Show Menu button at the bottom right of the screen the Main Menu func...

Страница 53: ...rea provides controls that are needed frequently during system operation From both the upper and lower toolbar areas various popup windows can be opened for access to system functions see Controlling...

Страница 54: ...lude charts in the following databases C MAP charts supported by the C MAP chart engine S 57 S 63 VPF supported by the SevenCs chart engine Available raster formats include charts in the following dat...

Страница 55: ...On Off Standby Transmit mode True or Relative Vectors Presentation Mode or right click to select available modes Scale Ratio Up Down buttons Alert Acknowledgement Buzzer alarm On Off Man Overboard Wa...

Страница 56: ...eft click and hold to suppress synthetics and show chart layers currently selected Range Rings On Off Popup windows Show Hide Centre view moves own ship to centre of display MAX view off centres own s...

Страница 57: ...right click on these lower toolbar buttons iHelp for Report tab folder in the System Diagnostics sub menu STND for the Chart Settings sub menu Main Menu and Sub Menu Functions To access the sub menu...

Страница 58: ...s can be additionally accessed by right clicking anywhere with the chart display and selecting the option from a semi transparent context menu Cancel Target if a target has been found Adjust EBL VRM1...

Страница 59: ...pand a previously collapsed window click on the button The control area of the window re appears 3 To close a window click on the button The window is removed from the display ECDIS does not limit the...

Страница 60: ...anges from an orange cross to the following symbol When the cursor moves over the dividing line between the primary and secondary windows in vertical split screen mode it changes to the following symb...

Страница 61: ...es When a mapping object is created or edited the letters MO EDIT appear below the cursor When the cursor moves over an object to be deleted the letters DEL appear below the cursor When the iHelp butt...

Страница 62: ...toolbar When the system is in Standby the icon is shown with a white diagonal line through it In Standby mode you can access the following functions which allow the display to be set up for operation...

Страница 63: ...n Chapter 12 Radar If you are not familiar with using the ECDIS display it is strongly recommended that you read System Controls This describes how to use the external controls in order to operate the...

Страница 64: ...text Sensitive Help 1 Click on the iHelp button in the lower toolbar area 2 With the cursor displaying the icon click on the required function button the Help information relevant to that function app...

Страница 65: ...of the VisionMaster Help window A keyboard window appears below the Help Guide replicating a standard computer keyboard The keyboard window may be minimised or closed by clicking the respective button...

Страница 66: ...s to be cancelled the Cancel button is clicked If the action requested by the operator cannot be done the system displays the reason for not proceeding with the action and a confirmation OK button Whi...

Страница 67: ...shut down all the nodes on the system select Shutdown All Systems For a multi node system a prompt appears requesting a confirmation of the shutdown to be entered see Shutdown for details CAUTION In a...

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Страница 69: ...tabase Sub Menu Selection access to Target Display access to AIS Display access to Own Ship AIS messages User interface including Presentation options screen navigation range rings and synthetics Posi...

Страница 70: ...Operational Mode area of the window see Transceiver In Transmit mode the transceiver starts transmitting radar pulses and the display shows own ship s heading line to indicate ship s direction see Hea...

Страница 71: ...the Standby Transmit button on the upper toolbar displays a red X to indicate that the node is disconnected The node can be reconnected from the Interswitch menu Dual Radar Transmit Selection In Dual...

Страница 72: ...on in the Transceiver window An Action Required popup window appears prompting to confirm the switch to Standby To confirm click the OK button or to return to Transmit mode click the Cancel button Whe...

Страница 73: ...eading line is initially drawn vertically and then changes dependent on the current heading bearing this mode is not available when using raster charts see North Uniformity In certain presentation mod...

Страница 74: ...heading line is drawn at the current compass heading When own ship is off centred the heading line bearing is automatically adjusted so that the scale is always referenced correctly For further infor...

Страница 75: ...ight 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 dimen...

Страница 76: ...for display The heading line and beam line remain in white if in Day Black or darker If the heading data becomes invalid ownship s symbol and course vector are displayed in orange but ship s heading...

Страница 77: ...ts the edge of the available area Own ship vector is shown in yellowish orange when the data received from the sensors used to draw the vector water or ground stabilised is invalid or degraded If enab...

Страница 78: ...d in nautical miles NM Bearing from the CCRP to the cursor position displayed as true or relative by clicking on the T or R toggle button Reciprocal bearing defined as bearing from the cursor position...

Страница 79: ...tion is lost the compass is unaligned there is a compass error Where the L L and bearing data is acquired from a valid sensor data source the values are displayed in green if the position data is degr...

Страница 80: ...display may also be due to position information becoming degraded uncorroborated or from manual input If position information becomes unusable it will be displayed as yellowish orange The Position wi...

Страница 81: ...or an older GPS device may not provide position using the GGA sentence In this case the GLL sentence may be used Quality indicators when using the GLL sentence are shown in the table below GLL system...

Страница 82: ...For information on WGS 84 10 datum see Factors affecting Chart Accuracy in Chart Facility The depth value as reported by the depth sensor If no sensor data is available a series of yellowish orange d...

Страница 83: ...need to be acknowledged in one of two ways 1 either by clicking on the message in the Alert Status Indicator or 2 by clicking on the ACK ALARM button on the control panel The alert is removed from th...

Страница 84: ...iated data types listed above Readout The readout shows the latest valid sample received by the selected sensor Valid sensor data is shown in green If the data is currently invalid it is shown in yell...

Страница 85: ...cates ground stabilisation To toggle between the two stabilisation modes either click anywhere within the two field blocks or right click on the display and select from the drop down list the current...

Страница 86: ...with the North arrow pointing vertically The ship s heading marker is shown at the appropriate bearing North Up is the only presentation mode that can be selected when a usable source of heading data...

Страница 87: ...Projection In North Up NUP mode at scale values of 1 5 000 000 and higher In Course Up CUP mode at scale values of 1 3 000 000 and higher In Polar Stereographic Projection or Mercator For latitudes ab...

Страница 88: ...itional updates to it All stationary items i e items with constant L L coordinates remain in a fixed position on the screen and all targets move according to their true course and speed When own ship...

Страница 89: ...the same colour as the target symbol based on the following conditions Target with no alarm condition Non flashing green Target with unacknowledged alarm Flashing red Non dangerous target with acknowl...

Страница 90: ...If relative trails is selected the Relative vector becomes the default If true vector is selected when trails are relative or relative vector is selected when trails are true then the vector button i...

Страница 91: ...me will help you predict closest point of approach CPA of targets to own ship and other targets To change Vector Time do the following Either 1 Position the screen cursor over the vector time field 2...

Страница 92: ...1 The current scale ratio is outside the radar overlay limits 1 500 000 or more or 1 3 000 or less see Scale Ratio 2 Ownship is too far from the centre of the display area due to the display being mov...

Страница 93: ...ar overlay status for each channel right click on the icon If both channels are in Transmit the option to select Radar Overlay On or Radar Overlay Off for both or individually select radar overlay for...

Страница 94: ...tomatically changed to the match the complication scale of the chart To view or select the current compilation scale right click on the scale ratio button The drop down window shows the current scale...

Страница 95: ...When the ECDIS is in secondary chart window mode see ECDIS Presentation Options you can select different scale ratios for the primary window and secondary window AUTO scale selection is not available...

Страница 96: ...to the zoom window parameters and the TM limits are switched off see Setting True Motion Limits 5 To re apply TM limits to the chart window either click on the TM Limits Off button or the Centre butto...

Страница 97: ...installation requires shutting down the VMFT application and therefore should NOT be done when the vessel is sailing The chart installation process is described in the Supplementary Features User Guid...

Страница 98: ...r with only radar video navigational tools and mariner objects 12 displayed if enabled 3 To select another chart click on the chart line in the list The scale ratio changes to the selected chart s com...

Страница 99: ...y changed between AIS and tracked targets When Tracked Priority is selected the target display button is shown in a lighter tone colour when AIS Priority is selected the AIS button is shown in a light...

Страница 100: ...ed from the chart window AIS transmissions will continue to be stored so that known targets can be rendered quickly when the AIS display is re enabled If the Activate on CPA TCPA BCR check box is tick...

Страница 101: ...an external source for example another ship in the area When a message has been received the Message envelope icon on the upper toolbar is displayed in orange with a white outline an audible indicator...

Страница 102: ...creen Horizontal and Picture in Picture modes To return to the primary display when a split screen or picture in picture presentation is enabled click the single chart button Picture in Picture Mode W...

Страница 103: ...in Secondary Chart Windows The following functions are available in secondary chart windows and can be changed independently of the current settings in the primary display Scale Ratio the AUTO scale...

Страница 104: ...on to the centre of the chart display by using the location s Latitude Longitude coordinates or by selecting a previously saved location When Pan or Goto positioning is selected the TM limits are disa...

Страница 105: ...elected position is moved to the centre of the chart display Own ship and all other chart and target positions are also moved in accordance 3 To cancel the operation and remove the window from the scr...

Страница 106: ...ion click on the Create button the new location name field shows Auto Generate Name To generate a location name based on the current date and time click the OK button 4 To generate the location under...

Страница 107: ...ng location 1 Select the location name to be renamed by clicking on the Locations drop down arrow 2 With the location shown in the field click the Rename button 3 The Goto window prompts to rename the...

Страница 108: ...wn Centre and MAX view controls Centring If own ship s CCRP has been off centred or panned left click on the Centre button to redraw The CCRP will be redrawn centred within the TM limits box see Setti...

Страница 109: ...y Displaying the TM Limits The effective ship box is hidden on the chart display To temporarily display the box right click on the Motion Mode button and select Show TM Limits the effective ship box i...

Страница 110: ...Reset TM Limits from the drop down list The TM box is resized to its maximum parameters and centred in the chart display for both primary and secondary chart windows When TM limits are reset own ship...

Страница 111: ...the TM Limits box When the display is in secondary display mode the system automatically adjusts the size of the TM limits boxes of the Primary and Secondary displays see figure below TM limits can b...

Страница 112: ...lays the date year and the current time in hours minutes and seconds The current date and time shown are displayed as either UTC or local time dependent on the current time selected in Time Management...

Страница 113: ...ange rings are drawn out to the edge of the display irrespective of the scale ratio or any offsetting of the CCRP The range ring interval is dependent on the currently selected scale ratio If the scal...

Страница 114: ...ightness Check On a multi node system changes to the Brilliance settings on one node affect all nodes on the system Profiles The Profiles button located on the lower popup toolbar area enables you to...

Страница 115: ...m the semi transparent window A dotted rectangle box appears centred where the right click action was made The proportions of the zoom box are directly proportional to the chart window 3 To cancel the...

Страница 116: ...scale of the bar changes dependent on the following scale ratios selected 1 At scale ratios between 1 8 000 to 1 50 000 the bar shows the length of one NM divided into 10 equally spaced units 2 At sc...

Страница 117: ...ement Playback 13 Conning INFO Display 11 If a Third Party Application 11 has been configured as a watch mode application this will be available for selection from the Watch Mode button The availabili...

Страница 118: ...onal aspects that are specifically not shared across watch modes include stabilisation mode water ground based and presentation settings including presentation mode motion mode centre and max view Whe...

Страница 119: ...s synthetics 1 Move the cursor to the lower popup toolbar area left click and hold the left key down on the Display Base button All synthetics on the screen are suppressed All synthetics on the screen...

Страница 120: ...secondary chart windows To suppress non chart synthetics 1 Move the cursor to the lower popup toolbar area left click and hold the left key down on the Display Chart button All non chart synthetics o...

Страница 121: ...nd detailed information on the object When a report is activated the selected object line or area is highlighted on the chart display with a suitable graphic For a description of the different object...

Страница 122: ...ntersects own ship s safety region the object is added to the Danger List in the Chart Dangers menu The display of ownship s safety region is controlled from the Local Display area of the Chart Danger...

Страница 123: ...round Highlight Indicators As part of the Safety Checking feature the following highlighting indications apply when ownship detects potential dangerous object of concern If the ownship Look Ahead regi...

Страница 124: ...ITHER SIDE OF THE TRACK LINE IT IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT THAT THE OPERATOR BE AWARE THAT 1 THE OWNSHIP BASED SAFETY CHECKING IS THE ONLY SAFETY CHECKING PROVIDED WHEN MAKING A DEVIATION ON A TEMPORAR...

Страница 125: ...raster charts installed If the following safety checking parameters are changed at any node these changes automatically go into effect on all nodes Safety depth see Chart Depths Heights Safety contou...

Страница 126: ...e All external sensor readings will update to reflect alternate bow use e g heading and speed logs If the system is using a stepper interface see Information on Sensor Inputs to the System in Chapter...

Страница 127: ...r when a CID watch mode is selected on a Total Watch system refer to Chapter 2 Conning Information Display in Supplementary Features User Guide 65900014 Bearing to Wheelover Displays the Rhumb Line RL...

Страница 128: ...te INFO window displays the following read only data for own ship On the left side of the window is the following data True heading data the current bearing value as shown in the HDG data display and...

Страница 129: ...so shows the bearing value True course over ground the current bearing value as shown in the COG data display see Sensor Data Display and the data source of the value e g GPS Rate of Turn the current...

Страница 130: ...rue wind speed readout Up to six HUD widgets may be created in the CID Designer see Chapter 4 Conning Information Display in Volume 2 VMFT Ship s Manual five of these may be displayed together and mov...

Страница 131: ...ode is assigned to be the master copy of this database the current master node is displayed on the Database tab in the System Diagnostics menu If a node is switched off or disconnected from the networ...

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Страница 133: ...fy the order in which charts engines are used for rendering or disable configured chart engines see Databases view detailed read only information about the chart currently displayed see Legend manage...

Страница 134: ...the sub menu options Or 2 Click on the Chart button in the upper toolbar see Chart Type Sub Menu Selection in Chapter 3 Basic Operation The Chart button identifies the currently loaded chart engine e...

Страница 135: ...rom the IHO website using this website address https www iho int mtg_docs enc ECDIS ENC_StdsIn_Force htm Compliance information covering regulatory approvals for VisionMaster FT ECDIS software version...

Страница 136: ...rsion is the creation of the System Electronic Nautical Chart SENC database It is this database that is accessed and displayed by ECDIS Chart installation requires shutting down all navigation functio...

Страница 137: ...present standard for accurate mapping and display of position information there are hundreds of data in use and each makes different assumptions about the exact size and shape of the earth This means...

Страница 138: ...igational Purpose In addition to the compilation scale the level of detail and expected accuracy available on a chart is also related to its navigational purpose For example Harbour Approach Coastal o...

Страница 139: ...f the scale ratio of the display is more than double the compilation scale of any charts in the display For example if the compilation scale of the displayed chart is 1 75 000 and the scale ratio is s...

Страница 140: ...th each disk representing a chart volume covering a large geographic area Each individual chart within a chart volume is identified separately by name Since a raster chart is based on an image of a pa...

Страница 141: ...w the SevenCs ARCS database are all the available charts within an area of own ship or if own ship isn t on the display the charts available at the centre of the screen Installed charts will not be li...

Страница 142: ...will be the only available presentation mode when a north oriented raster chart is selected If the raster chart is not north oriented then Chart Up will be the only available presentation mode Impleme...

Страница 143: ...tion on chart databases see Update Log Object Update Report displays update information on specific chart objects see Object Update Report Chart Installation Import C Map enables C Map charts to be in...

Страница 144: ...em see Chart Copy View Logs enables chart install logs on selected chart databases to be viewed see View Logs Permissions User Permits enables an S 63 or ARCS permit file a 7Cs hardware ID or an ARCS...

Страница 145: ...cting two points on the chart display To reposition the chart do the following 1 Click on the Select Points button in the Chart Match area The fields below prompt to click on a chart object and the Se...

Страница 146: ...displayed may be changed by clicking on the column headings For example clicking on the Scale heading will list charts starting from the lowest compilation scale see Chart Facility or clicking on the...

Страница 147: ...after a period of 10 to 15 seconds the cursor reverts to normal and the check box goes back to unticked Click in an area of the chart display The outline of the chart is drawn and its area displayed...

Страница 148: ...rt depending on the chart shape for example an L shape boundary TM limits are re enabled and the navigation chart displayed when the Centre button or Motion Mode button are clicked ENC Update Status R...

Страница 149: ...no name or identifier has been defined the message not set is shown ENC Update Reference Date the last update to the selected database server Date of Report the date the ENC Update report was generat...

Страница 150: ...to be exported to 4 Enter a report name in the Filename field 5 Click the Export button the window is temporarily removed from the screen When the export is complete the window re appears with the re...

Страница 151: ...rts the name and issuing authority columns are replaced with a Chart column which lists the chart description and reference number If a chart update has failed the Update Log displays Rejected in the...

Страница 152: ...Chart Edition Update Date Update Type Update Action Status User Comments C Map Updates For C Map charts the system provides automatic registration of the databases and a record of updates is kept in...

Страница 153: ...ck arrows on the subsequent drop down keypad to enter the required dates With a chart database selected and the From and To dates entered click the Generate Report button an object update report is ge...

Страница 154: ...d update errors it is advisable to ensure the most up to date charts are installed from the latest set of Base CDs followed by the most recent Update CD this must be more recent than the Base CD Once...

Страница 155: ...are attempted by the SevenCs ChartHandler after a cancellation operation Another explanation for this error would be that the Update CD was applied before installing the corresponding Base CD 5 Updat...

Страница 156: ...t the rear of the PC The VM dongle identifies the particular product type for the workstation e g ECDIS Chart Radar Total Watch etc For a description of importing encrypted ENC S 63 charts provided by...

Страница 157: ...st modification made to the chart databases see below The Chart Installation window allows initial selection of the format that will be installed ARCS S57 S63 VPF 2 To select a database tick the ARCS...

Страница 158: ...close down Then a Starting ChartHandler progress bar appears after which the ChartHandler application opens see below For full information regarding the installation of SevenCs charts see Chapter 1 Ch...

Страница 159: ...ears 2 To export the certificate connect an external device to the PC and click the Export button an Action Required window appears prompting to choose the location of the export 3 Navigate to the ext...

Страница 160: ...h node before Chart Copy for C Map charts is started To copy a chart database to other nodes do the following 1 To select the chart type to be copied click on the Chart Copy button The subsequent scre...

Страница 161: ...ovides current information about the progress of each active copy operation If a copy operation fails for any reason e g remote nodes becomes unavailable the reason for the copy error is displayed in...

Страница 162: ...le click on the View Logs button the Chart Install Logs window opens displaying the latest chart install log files To select a specific chart engine click on the drop down arrow on the Chart Engine fi...

Страница 163: ...t are pieces of information that are intended to provide additional system protection and authorization for the chart database The operator is required to send the permit file to UKHO in order to acti...

Страница 164: ...t window displays the external disk drive and prompts to choose the location to export the hardware ID file 3 Navigate to the location where you want the file exported to by clicking on the button to...

Страница 165: ...5 With the export location highlighted and a name entered click the Export button The ARCS user permit is generated based on information in the Sperry security block The user permit is a 16 character...

Страница 166: ...play settings for specific charts e g C MAP or SevenCs databases from a list of available settings CAUTION THE SELECTION OF CHART SETS AND CUSTOM FEATURES ONLY APPLIES TO VECTOR FORMAT CHARTS CHART SE...

Страница 167: ...he additional chart settings listed under Other are selected in addition to all Standard settings To disable individual settings untick the setting s check box Or to enable additional settings tick th...

Страница 168: ...ndividual settings for the required chart engine tick the setting check box A description of each function is given below the settings list when the cursor moves over the function The chart symbology...

Страница 169: ...ngs The chart display settings listed below are available for the SevenCs ENC chart database Feature Description Default Value AIO Display Admiralty Information Overlay data see AIO Data On Light Dist...

Страница 170: ...ta TOD Level 1 chart data On TOD level 2 Display Tactical Ocean Data TOD Level 2 chart data On TOD level 4 Display Tactical Ocean Data TOD Level 4 chart data On ENC Settings The chart display settings...

Страница 171: ...21010 Off Point Symbol Style Selects to display paper chart or simplified point symbol styles Paper Chart Line Symbol Style Selects to display plain or symbolised line boundaries Symbolised Date Depe...

Страница 172: ...ad When Highlight Objects is enabled and the day or date range dependency selected the object is shown on the display with an orange diagonal line with a d in a small box at the end of the line All da...

Страница 173: ...dary window either as text or pictorial representation Displayed AIO data is listed in the Update Review tab of Chart Legend providing detail about the AIO objects that were added and removed during e...

Страница 174: ...Viewer displaying a graphic image will include a button to automatically scale the picture file to fit the viewer window 4 To scale the picture to fit the chart picture viewer window tick the Auto Siz...

Страница 175: ...bar will open an Action Required prompt and requires confirmation to apply ECDIS Standard Default Settings A right click on the button will open the Standard Settings window which lists all of the cur...

Страница 176: ...eographic 18 Mercator is the default chart projection used to display geographic areas between 0 degrees and 80 degrees latitude north or south The exception to that is with non navigational scales 1...

Страница 177: ...e Projection from the available projections that are supported by the current chart engine For example if the preferred location is Mercator but the chart is displaying a high latitude region the Acti...

Страница 178: ...plus a safety buffer against variations in the water level from the time the water was charted to the present time The safety contour is the minimum contour depth required for own ship to pass over sa...

Страница 179: ...ERLAPPING CHARTS AND OTHER DATA ISSUES THE OPERATOR MUST TAKE THESE FACTORS INTO ACCOUNT AND USE ALL AVAILABLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION REGARDING DEPTH AS APPROPRIATE TO THE NAVIGATION AREA For an illus...

Страница 180: ...sooner it will be selected for rendering To change the chart database priority or to disable or enable a chart database do the following To change the chart database order of priority 1 Click on a cha...

Страница 181: ...omatic database selection mode to manual database selection mode as the result of the following The operator manually changes the selected chart database Automatic scaling mode becomes disabled Suppor...

Страница 182: ...cial boundary line is always displayed to distinguish official and unofficial data unless it has been explicitly disabled by the operator using the Official Boundary custom chart setting for the Seven...

Страница 183: ...enu is also available This is available when using split screen display or picture in picture display Chart Information at a Specific Point The user can access chart legend information at a specific p...

Страница 184: ...atio of the current display scale to the chart s compilation scale as shown on the Detail tab For example if a chart has a compilation scale of 74500 and the current range scale is 1 100 000 the ratio...

Страница 185: ...wed all component fields show No Chart Available Chart Usage Scale The chart usage scale displays the navigational purpose e g Harbour and scale of the selected chart see Compilation Scale in Chart Fa...

Страница 186: ...available in the chart will be selected as the actual safety contour that is displayed in the chart legend This safety contour is displayed on the chart with a bold emphasized line this line defines t...

Страница 187: ...ate data format provider and quality indicator safe zones within a chart area edition number and update information Geodesy The Geodesy section provides projection type WGS84 data sounding vertical an...

Страница 188: ...the Pan to Selected Update box The screen pans to the geographic position of the selected update see Off Centre Pan and Goto and the TM limits are switched off When the Highlight Selected Update chec...

Страница 189: ...play enables the selection of chart update types and layers to be displayed Edit enables you to Create a Chart Update and Modify a Chart Update Layers enables the management of layers used for groupin...

Страница 190: ...2 Using the keypad enter a name for the layer and click the Add New Layer button The layer name appears in the Layers list If more than one layer is created the field lists the layers alpha numerical...

Страница 191: ...reates a new chart object on an existing chart Add Annotation Mark adds an annotation mark to an ENC chart object Add Deletion Mark adds a deletion mark to an ENC chart object Create New Object All ch...

Страница 192: ...want the object positioned The object appears with a white highlighting Objects with point geometry are highlighted with a white box line or area objects are highlighted with small white circles at t...

Страница 193: ...Chart check box When creating new objects for Soundings and Danger Points Underwater Hazard in addition to the LAT LON position a Depth box will also appear to enter depth information The Notes and La...

Страница 194: ...an Include Light check box is included in the Settings tab Tick this box if the mariner object includes a light 6 To change the object s position rotation or to add notes click in the respective field...

Страница 195: ...escribed 4 When the object position is defined the object appears on the display and the Settings tab displays the shape s L L position and default parameters If the shape is a line or polygon click a...

Страница 196: ...and the last created point appears as a red circle The system automatically connects each point with direct lines and areas created are automatically shaded Lines require two points or more and areas...

Страница 197: ...am symbols may be rotated To rotate the symbol click in the Rotation field and move the trackball left or right to the required angle is shown Only the symbol rotates the time label and any display la...

Страница 198: ...ate the Sounding symbols do the following 1 Select Other Points from the Type drop down list 2 Click on the Symbol Description drop down list and select the required sounding symbol The field directly...

Страница 199: ...ptions become available 3 The Particular Day field defaults to the current day To change the date dependent day a Left click in the field and highlight the area you want to change day month or year us...

Страница 200: ...ay is queried a broken outline box is shown the size of the box can be changed from the Report Options window Any chart object in the query area including hidden date dependent objects will be listed...

Страница 201: ...Results list 5 If the object is a point for example a buoy or navigation marker or an area the object or area is highlighted with a lighter transparent background and with a white outline If the obje...

Страница 202: ...art object as the cursor moves over the object it changes to a bidirectional arrow indicator 3 Click on the chart object to be viewed or edited The next window lists the editable fields for the select...

Страница 203: ...le on this tab Edit these values by clicking in the desired field 8 With all object editing complete click on the Done button The chart object is updated Deleting a Chart Update To delete a chart upda...

Страница 204: ...sponding check boxes are ticked and in some cases when appropriate settings on the Chart Settings menu are ticked To suppress the display of a manual chart update for a particular layer or type untick...

Страница 205: ...he chart updates are included on a layer that layer is imported with the objects and the layer defaults to selected in the Display folder 5 When complete remove the external device from the PC Exporti...

Страница 206: ...ars confirming the export 6 When complete remove the external device from the PC Archived The Archived tab displays all manually created chart objects that have been deleted within the past three mont...

Страница 207: ...ted its chart position its Dataset reference number the chart displayed at the report position minimum scale requirement and any date dependences that have been applied to the object The information c...

Страница 208: ...Off when activated the screen cursor changes to a below the cross the next left click enables you to report objects directly on the screen After approximately 15 seconds of inactivity the Pick On cur...

Страница 209: ...Filter search by geometry type points lines areas and or 3D and cluster points Area Size search area as a factor of scale small medium large To include the basic geometry types in the report tick the...

Страница 210: ...es two tab folders Danger List and Settings The Danger List enables individual dangers to be selected and displayed and information on the object viewed Settings enable various display settings alert...

Страница 211: ...its outline A detailed description is given below the list and the danger object is highlighted in the chart display area If your node is currently in Day Bright the background of the selected object...

Страница 212: ...eight above water e g land mass or a harbour wall The figure shown with Value 2 usually represents the maximum depth in metres of the Depth Area Other detailed information on dangerous objects may inc...

Страница 213: ...minimum of 0 minutes or 0 0NM see below As the look ahead value is increased or decreased the safety region lengthens or shortens and the area the system checks for dangers is adjusted In some circums...

Страница 214: ...Special Condition Areas safety region Cautions in the Danger List will change to Warning status These alerts will then show in the Alert Status Indicator provided that here are no pre existing unackn...

Страница 215: ...for dangers If no navigation hazards are within own ship safety region the NAV Hazards line will show as white Special Condition Areas When the Special Condition Areas check box is ticked a yellow ou...

Страница 216: ...f the VMFT Ship s Manual 65900011V2 In order to improve usability of the ENC the presentation of the SevenCs Chart 1 Catalog has some minor deviations from the S 52 Presentation Library edition 4 0 wh...

Страница 217: ...rightness and contrast settings on the VisionMaster monitor will enable the SENC data such as coastlines safety contour and other objects to be adequately displayed To access click on the Color Diagra...

Страница 218: ...ing the numbers and navigation buttons on the keypad and click OK ii To place the station at a specific geographic object select Query Move the cursor to the display a is added to the cursor and left...

Страница 219: ...e click in the field the data changes to green and an editing window appears directly below the time field Enter a value using the editing arrows click the OK button when the required time value is di...

Страница 220: ...appears with the names of the saved stations and date of last modification 2 Select the required station and click the OK button The station is displayed on the chart and its data is shown in the Tide...

Страница 221: ...1950 datum ASC Ascension Island 1958 ASM Astro 1958 Montserrat ASQ Astronomical Station 1952 Marcus Island ASX Astro Secor 1966 Tarawa and Gilbert Islands ATB Athens Greece ATF Astro Beacon E 1945 IWO...

Страница 222: ...Senegal DCL DCS 3 Astro 1973 adjustment St Lucia DJA Djakarta New Indonesia DOB DOS Astro Gux1 Guadalcanal Solomon Islands DOM M12 Astro 1983 adjustment Dominica Lesser Antilles EAS Easter Island 1967...

Страница 223: ...o Chile Also known as Provisional South Chilean 1963 HIU HITO XXV HJO Hjorsey 1955 Iceland HKD Hong Kong 1963 HKE Hong Kong 1980 HTN Hu Tzu Shan Taiwan IGB IGN North Block Bellevue IGN IGN72 Nouvelle...

Страница 224: ...ome Also known as Rome 1875 MOD Monte Mario 1940 Rome Also known as Rome 1940 MOG Mogadishu Somalia MOZ Madzansua Zumbo Mozambique MVS Monavatu 1916 Viti Levu Island Fiji Islands NAG Revised Nahrwan N...

Страница 225: ...onal QUO Qomoq Greenland REU Reunion REY Reykjavik Iceland SAG Sainte Anne Island IGN 1951 52 Guadeloupe Lesser Antilles SAN South American 1969 SAO Sao Braz Sao Miguel and Santa Maria Azores SAP Sapp...

Страница 226: ...XXX OSI OGB YYY IRL OGB These codes are used where a chart has been compiled by fitting information on more than one datum directly to the chart graticule without making adjustments for the shift betw...

Страница 227: ...diting and deleting of the following navigation tools Parallel Index Lines Clearing Lines Line Of Position Ownship History Parallel Cursor Trial Manoeuvre Distance Line Display Settings Anchoring Man...

Страница 228: ...or renaming a set of lines or realigning a line or set of lines to own ship s current heading Display enables selection of one or more PI sets to be displayed on the screen I O where import and export...

Страница 229: ...tton A line is created and the default line values are shown in the Line Data area A PI line is always initially created with its axis through own ship s CCRP and the bearing angle the same as the cur...

Страница 230: ...he bearing of each line changes to ships current bearing and the PI lines are redrawn on the display parallel to ships heading line There are two ways of realigning a PI line to ship s heading To real...

Страница 231: ...e button to create a space With the required name entered press the OK button 4 When a new set name is created the set name is entered in the system and displayed in the Selected Set drop down list To...

Страница 232: ...es in the set and click the Apply for Set button Any individual line styles previously selected are overridden by this command You can edit the line bearing and range in either of the following ways 1...

Страница 233: ...the line s end points tick the Truncate Front and Truncate Back check boxes The Truncate Front and Back values both default to a distance of 2 0 NM either side of the line s centre point 3 Click in t...

Страница 234: ...Edit tab folder To select a set for display click on the set name the set s check box is ticked and the PI lines are displayed Continue to select line sets for display as required To remove a line set...

Страница 235: ...export the files to this is usually an external device such as a USB memory stick 3 Enter a filename for the PI lines in the Filename field using the screen keypad 4 Click on the Export button The fil...

Страница 236: ...es for monitoring against own ship s course The I O tab enables you to import or export sets of clearing lines to and from an external device such as a USB memory stick Editing Clearing Lines There ar...

Страница 237: ...sor symbol and left click A dot is drawn at the selected position If a bearing line has been added a dashed line is drawn to the edge of the chart display along the defined bearing which defaults to 3...

Страница 238: ...Offset An Offset window appears where you can set a range and bearing offset from the current position To move a line s origin either 1 Move the cursor over the origin on the display until the cursor...

Страница 239: ...reposition the last created clearing line move cursor to the area on display where you want clearing line moved to and right click 3 From the popup window select Move Selected Clearing Line Here The...

Страница 240: ...applied where two or more bearing lines or range lines bisect For example if two clearing lines are created in the same set the length of the 2nd line will be automatically trimmed at the intersection...

Страница 241: ...d and the given name appears in the Clearing Lines field Saved clearing line sets are distributed among system nodes 3 To open a saved set of clearing lines click the Open button An Action Required po...

Страница 242: ...d from the system Monitoring Clearing Lines A saved set of clearing lines may be loaded for monitoring To monitor a set of clearing lines 1 Click the Monitor tab on the Clearing Lines sub menu The win...

Страница 243: ...export I O tab To import or export a set of Clearing Lines do the following To export one or more sets of clearing lines 1 Insert an external device such as a USB memory stick into the VisionMaster PC...

Страница 244: ...cate files should be handled 3 The following actions can be made either to selected files or to all imported files by clicking on the drop down arrow in the lower part of the window Rename Merge Overw...

Страница 245: ...shown if both range and bearing are measured to the same object The Line Of Position window is divided into two main areas The upper part LOP Data provides an Enhanced Position Entry control which al...

Страница 246: ...wnship e Enter a manual LAT LON location using the numerical keypad 2 Or right click on the display at the desired LOP reference point and select Add Line of Position LOP in the semi transparent conte...

Страница 247: ...OP button The LOP data entered is listed in the Lines of Position LOPs area of the window and the LOP data on the screen changes to orange 6 Repeat the process above for the required number of LOPs No...

Страница 248: ...w shows the temporary and permanent LOP fix symbols together with a brief description Symbol Description The Temporary Fix symbol is created when two or more LOPs intersect The symbol moves across the...

Страница 249: ...and range observations Using a LOP Position Sensor A LOP fix may be used as the active data source for the position sensor see Position Values in Sensor Management The LOP Position Sensor displays the...

Страница 250: ...nforming the operator that the system is waiting for message data from the OBD Once the input from the OBD has been received the dialogue will close and the Bearing value in the LOP menu will be popul...

Страница 251: ...ed as a thick solid line the position sensor track line is displayed as a thin line Past position dots can be displayed on the history tracks spaced at operator selected intervals Event marks may be a...

Страница 252: ...e displays the current history tracks based on the period of time entered in the adjacent field The history track period is variable from 6 0 minutes to 24 0 hours For example if the length is set to...

Страница 253: ...ward or back 4 When the required time value is shown click OK to complete Summary The ownship history summary is the history from the current time to the earliest available history record When summary...

Страница 254: ...ed the Displayed time will change to match the desired time Position Details To view details on past position dots or event marks click the Position Details check box and move the cursor over the symb...

Страница 255: ...ither both sides of the CCRP full mode or one side of the CCRP half mode To access the facility click on the Parallel Cursor field from the NAV Tools menu list The Parallel Cursor window is displayed...

Страница 256: ...t to ship s heading When True is selected and the heading becomes invalid the parallel cursor is not displayed 5 To rotate the parallel cursor either click on one of the four semi circular markers hol...

Страница 257: ...rrent speed is over ground COG a warning is given when the Manoeuvre On check box is ticked that the trial course speed and vectors will be ground referenced Adjusting Trial Manoeuvre Parameters The f...

Страница 258: ...ode Turn Radius The turn radius figure is generated from the manoeuvre speed and the rate of turn and is therefore not editable Delay Countdown To set up the manoeuvre delay countdown tick the Timer c...

Страница 259: ...manoeuvre vectors are displayed when the following conditions are satisfied The Manoeuvre On check box is ticked The heading is valid The scale ratio is valid for the display of target synthetics The...

Страница 260: ...f the first section and start of the third section The arc radius is determined by the manoeuvre rate of turn and the manoeuvre speed The third section is a straight line showing the final course of t...

Страница 261: ...ine may be entered in one of two ways 1 From the Distance Line window enter the required Start and End LAT LON co ordinates and click the Goto buttons Or 2 With the Distance Line window open right cli...

Страница 262: ...The position and length of the line may be changed directly on the display by moving the cursor over the start and end dots With the cursor shown as a bidirectional arrow indicator hold down the left...

Страница 263: ...controlled The folder includes the following options Beam Line Length adjustment True Scale Ship own ship display settings including Off Default Symbol Custom Symbol Stern Line Antenna Position Own sh...

Страница 264: ...ol The true scale outline may be displayed if the greatest dimension of the ship is larger than 6mm on the display When the Custom Symbol check box is ticked the screen shows ownship drawn to represen...

Страница 265: ...To change the default tick mark interval time from 1 0 minute left click in the interval field the value figure changes to green editable Move the trackball left to decrease the time 0 1 minute minimu...

Страница 266: ...lised but the predicted vector is always ground stabilised If the system is in water stabilised mode ship s vector is drawn along the heading line in addition to the predicted vector A warning Predict...

Страница 267: ...nd stabilised vector path Predicted Path Predicted Path is used to indicate the area that the ship will pass through based on current speed course and rate of turn The predicted path is two thick oran...

Страница 268: ...heck box A valid compass input is required to display the Next Turn EBL graphics if the heading is unusable then the graphics will not be displayed The system uses the following VMS information to dis...

Страница 269: ...f ECDIS The L L grid is only displayed when the presentation mode is N UP The grid is removed from the display if the presentation mode is changed to C UP The grid display will vary between two latitu...

Страница 270: ...ng Anchor Approach the Status tab provides information on ownship position and bearing with respect to the planned anchorage parameters Anchoring Status is used to guide the ship to the planned anchor...

Страница 271: ...nge object Precision Anchoring An anchor position may be selected by entering Latitude Longitude L L coordinate values or by selecting a location on the chart display With anchoring on either manually...

Страница 272: ...he opposite bearing to the value entered e g if you enter a value of 90 the system draws an anchor track at 270 Range Rings The range rings provide a quick visual indication of the distance from ownsh...

Страница 273: ...n Chart button positioning the cursor over the object and left clicking If no chart object is identified after a query the selected cursor position is used to calculate the drop range value If enabled...

Страница 274: ...ength scope is a multiplier value used to calculate the chain length For example if a scope of 6 is selected in a depth of 20 feet the chain length will be 120 feet The chain length scope may be one o...

Страница 275: ...lated as equal to the distance from the Anchor Point to the ship s stern The display of the swing circle may be switched on or off at the Display tab Anchoring Display The Display tab enables Anchorin...

Страница 276: ...he inner range rings are rendered between the letting go circle and the inner most outer range circle The spacing between the inner rings may be changed in the Range Rings Inner Interval field see Pla...

Страница 277: ...ition to see if the anchor is being dragged An Outside Anchor Watch Area alert is generated if movement is detected in relation to the Anchor Point A line is drawn from the hawsepipe to the anchor loc...

Страница 278: ...g button to toggle between True and Relative XTD cross track distance to anchor track Reference Drop Objects The Reference Drop Objects area displays the following read only data Bearing ships bearing...

Страница 279: ...ngitude and elapsed time values Elapsed time counts up while range bearing and LAT LON values update automatically based on own ship movements Oscar will drift from the initial location based on the o...

Страница 280: ...n the past the operator may manually adjust the elapsed time value accordingly by clicking the Manual Edit button If you manually edit the Elapsed Time value only the MOB symbol is automatically place...

Страница 281: ...3 Or to cancel the edit operation click the Cancel Edit button It is important to press Done or Cancel Edit after activating the manual edit function If the manual values are left in the menu this wi...

Страница 282: ...tart the event To turn off the MOB event do the following 1 Click on the Cancel MOB button An Action Required window appears prompting to confirm cancellation of the MOB Event 2 Click the Yes button t...

Страница 283: ...Mark do the following 1 Right click on the NAV Mark and select Pick Report from the semi transparent window The Pick Report window appears with the Results tab opened The Results tab shows details on...

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Страница 285: ...from which the operator makes the selection As an example if the operator selects position from GPS1 on one node GPS1 is selected as the source of position on all nodes All ECDIS systems include the s...

Страница 286: ...ently used and its current value are highlighted in bold and the sensor s radio button selected If a selection is made by the operator that is not currently allowed by the system an Action Required wi...

Страница 287: ...nsor source for set and drift see Set and Drift values Rate of Turn Sensor To change the current sensor source for rate of turn see Rate of Turn Values Date and Time Sensor Shows the current date and...

Страница 288: ...ble to an ECDIS system True Heading Speed Through Water Position Course Over Ground Speed Over Ground True Heading SOG and Position primary sensors must always be commissioned and available for select...

Страница 289: ...erial port on the PCIO The Sensors area may display the analogue data Gyro and the serial data HDT true heading and will allow selection between the two data values If the heading data becomes invalid...

Страница 290: ...ystem continually computes the values based on other active types of sensor data received To change the STW sensor source and values do the following 1 Tick the button next to the source Whenever the...

Страница 291: ...rently available the user can enter manual sensor data CAUTION MANUAL SENSOR DATA Using manual data is not the normal mode of operation A sensor device should be selected as soon as valid data is avai...

Страница 292: ...values based on other active types of sensor data received To change the SOG sensor source or values do the following 1 Tick the button next to the source Whenever the sensor source is about to be ch...

Страница 293: ...displayed in yellowish orange and the ship s course vector line is displayed in the same colour Position Values The Position folder shows geodetic position data of own ship The current position and s...

Страница 294: ...will be considered usable is limited Note that LOP position sensor data is dead reckoned and this data will become degraded after a period of time To change the Position sensor source do the following...

Страница 295: ...al data with the data type s current sensor source displayed To update all click the Apply button or untick the boxes next to the sensors where the update should not apply To cancel all changes and re...

Страница 296: ...earing values selected on the chart are shown in the Position Offset fields To apply the entered offset values to own ship tick the Offset Applied check box Offset values are not applied to the chart...

Страница 297: ...2 To confirm click the Yes button or to return to the previous sensor source and value click the No button If no sensor source is available the user can enter manual sensor data CAUTION MANUAL SENSOR...

Страница 298: ...y via an interface The ROT is indicated as unavailable if the Heading from the selected source is unavailable or invalid Date and Time The Date and Time folder shows the system date and time with the...

Страница 299: ...mmediate attention or user action 2 Warnings indicate changed conditions requiring attention for reasons of precaution which are not immediately hazardous but may become so if no decision or action is...

Страница 300: ...tral Alert Management CAM by external sources Internal alerts are displayed and acknowledged through the display menu see Alert Display External alerts are displayed and acknowledged through the CAM w...

Страница 301: ...h orange for warnings Alarms and Warnings need to be acknowledged in one of two ways 1 either by clicking on the message in the Alert Status Indicator or 2 by clicking on the ACK ALARM button on the c...

Страница 302: ...iority or a more recent alert of the same priority If the internal buzzer is enabled the buzzer will only sound when there are unacknowledged alarms or warnings Acknowledged Alerts If an alert has bee...

Страница 303: ...ing on the ACK ALARM button on the control panel Cautions do not need to be acknowledged and if active will be displayed in yellow with the system colour background The alerts list will change indicat...

Страница 304: ...all acknowledged alerts untick the Hide Acknowledged check box Sort by Group To arrange alerts into groups tick the Sort by Group check box Grouping reduces the type and number of alerts displayed by...

Страница 305: ...n be temporarily muted by clicking on the icon to the right of the Alert Status Indicator When the buzzer is muted a white diagonal line appears through the icon To re enable the buzzer click on the i...

Страница 306: ...problems authorization licensing errors database connection errors transceiver and video errors target alerts etc Alerts cannot be acknowledged if Station In Control SIC is enabled and your node is a...

Страница 307: ...ecomes unusable the alert generated is an Alarm If a sensor that has been added to the default list of primary sensors becomes unusable the alert generated is a Warning If a non primary sensor becomes...

Страница 308: ...to a user interaction and are displayed briefly for a commissioned time period usually around 5 seconds When a temporary prompt is active a pale coloured background field appears below the permanent...

Страница 309: ...nd click in the Mute Length field the value changes to green editable 2 Move the trackball left to decrease the time or right to increase the time The mute time range may be set between 1 minute and 9...

Страница 310: ...cessary Additionally VMFT alert data can be sent to external systems often known as CAMs this has to be configured using CAM in the config tool Alarms and warnings are where possible arranged in group...

Страница 311: ...alarm warning and caution Sensor data types that have been selected for primary navigation in the CCRS 29 Alert Reporter of the Configuration tool and are currently selected for navigation will alway...

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Страница 313: ...uel usage value is below the threshold value Warning Actual Speed Value Error Actual Speed value is below the threshold value Warning Adjust for Set and Drift Failure Track control no longer computing...

Страница 314: ...configuration Approaching Waypoint Approaching a waypoint on the external route Alarm or Warning Depending on configuration ARCS Skipper Not Supported System detects ARCS Skipper permits installed On...

Страница 315: ...operating in Track mode Caution AZ Entry Target has entered an Activation Zone Warning AZ Full Activation Zone Full Warning Azimuth Error Number of azimuths per revolution has varied from its nominal...

Страница 316: ...during the activation of charts copied from a remote node Copy operation must be performed again Caution CMAP eToken Mismatch Insert Correct eToken And Restart The System Warning Colors Not Approved T...

Страница 317: ...a brief initialization period updates made while detached will be available for import Warning Database Node Missing Node s listed are switched off or not connected to the network Any changes made wh...

Страница 318: ...nMaster FT Alarm Warning or Caution Depending on configuration Depth Below Waterline Unusable Sensor Depth Below Waterline Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm Warning or Caution Depending on configuration...

Страница 319: ...ed by 0 Warning Early Course Change Early course change alert issued based on wheel over TTG Warning Early Course Change Early course change alert issued based on wheel over TTG The operator messages...

Страница 320: ...iteria Violated Target violated entry criteria for a zone Warning Error Finding Dangers An error finding dangers on the chart has been detected Warning Excessive Turn Rate Required Difference limit be...

Страница 321: ...pending on configuration Fuel Temperature Unusable Sensor Fuel Temperature Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Caution Depending on configuration Generic Data Unusable Sensor Generic Data Integrity Vis...

Страница 322: ...tch communications failed Transceiver source unknown Top Unit settings may be invalid e g Heading Marker Offset Turning Unit Offset Warning Interswitch Model Conflict The interswitch model conflicts w...

Страница 323: ...ty VisionMaster FT Alarm or Caution Depending on configuration Magnetic Heading Unusable Sensor Magnetic Heading Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Warning Magnetic Sensor Heading Unusable Sensor Magn...

Страница 324: ...u to increase look ahead if necessary Caution Monitor Comms No Response The system is unable to communicate with the LCD through its serial port Use the external knob to manually adjust backlight brig...

Страница 325: ...s Failure Warning PCIO Reset The PCIO has rebooted Warning PCIO USB Comms The PCIO USB communications has failed Warning Pitch Unusable Sensor Pitch Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Caution Dependin...

Страница 326: ...ning Pulse Length Error Pulse length state of transceiver regarding channel one is in conflict Warning Rate of Turn Unusable Sensor Rate of Turn Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Caution Depending on...

Страница 327: ...y height is set lower than the ship s height Caution SC PCIO Comms The SC PCIO communications has failed Warning Sensor Data Fault Some sensor data is unusable or degraded See the Sensor Status menu u...

Страница 328: ...ications with the sonar system has failed Warning Sonar Returns Detected Sonar return detected within safety region and above safety depth Alarm Sonar System Error The sonar system has reported an err...

Страница 329: ...ster FT Alarm or Caution Depending on configuration STPW Unusable Sensor Ship Total Power Integrity VisionMaster FT applicable when Track Control is configured and for ECDIS only configurations Alarm...

Страница 330: ...r Warning Depending on configuration Track Control Using Man Speed Track control is providing heading orders based on manual speed Track keeping performance may be degraded if the entered speed does n...

Страница 331: ...irection Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Caution Depending on configuration True Wind With True Direction Unusable Sensor True Wind With True Direction Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Caution De...

Страница 332: ...nfiguration Water Temperature Unusable Sensor Water Temperature Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Caution Depending on configuration Wheelover Notifications Off System will not provide messages to in...

Страница 333: ...r to PCIO cable disconnection Transceiver Unavailable The Transceiver is unavailable for selection from the Client node Client Server channel connection unavailable Sensor Alarms Sensor alarms have be...

Страница 334: ...time NFE PCIO Comms The NFE PCIO communications has failed Server to PCIO cable disconnection Standby Transmit Error The standby transmit state of the transceiver is in conflict 1 Client Server chann...

Страница 335: ...red route see ETA Calculator Specify the speed for a current leg and future legs on a monitored route see Route ETA Specify an arrival time on a monitored route the system then calculates the speed re...

Страница 336: ...he Routes sub menu list includes the following Monitor Route ETA Calculator Route ETA Required Speed Speed Planning Edit Route Temp Route Search and Rescue Route Status File Import Export Route Displa...

Страница 337: ...transmitted and distributed to all nodes on a network for display and monitoring see External Routes Temporary Routes A temporary route is a route that starts at own ship s CCRP and can be edited qui...

Страница 338: ...one route may be monitored in a multi node system The same route monitoring information and monitored track is displayed on all nodes regardless of which node the operator began monitoring Unlike a mo...

Страница 339: ...nitially available when adding waypoints Add Waypoint or Add Waypoint to Beginning If the waypoint to be added is the first in the route then either waypoint option can be selected You can select to a...

Страница 340: ...ch waypoint When three or more waypoints are created the system displays the turn radius at each waypoint except first and last using the system default radius or a radius value modified by the user s...

Страница 341: ...d wheelover are automatically numbered depending on their position on the route e g if the waypoint is created on the leg between waypoints W3 and W4 then the new waypoint becomes W4 and all subsequen...

Страница 342: ...er see Edit Route When the turn is created its turn radius is set to either the previous turn s radius or if this is the first turn it is set to the default radius To change a turn radius do the follo...

Страница 343: ...enables all the route s attributes waypoint leg and turn data to be edited The CPs tab folder allows the operator to insert alerts in the form of a warning along a route The Dngrs tab folder lists ob...

Страница 344: ...ors Errors the system checks the validity of the loaded route if there are no errors in the route the button displays No Errors in the system background colour If the route s attributes do contain err...

Страница 345: ...keypad and click on the keypad OK button 3 The route name is entered the current time date is listed in the Open Route window and a temporary prompt appears confirming that the route plan has been sav...

Страница 346: ...lear New button 2 If unsaved changes have been made to the route a Close Confirmation window appears prompting to Save Don t Save or Cancel the closure 3 Select the required option the route is cleare...

Страница 347: ...ersed route 4 To save the reversed route click on the Save As button and enter a name using the screen keypad Total Distance and Duration The Total Distance and Duration area calculates the total rout...

Страница 348: ...iation from the planned route at which the off track alert occurs The settings in the Route tab will apply to all legs and turns on a route Different XTD limits for individual legs and turns may be ma...

Страница 349: ...oute being edited The folder is divided into the following areas Route Waypoint Approaching Leg Turn Departing Leg Route The Route area enables the currently monitored route to be saved and validated...

Страница 350: ...box is enabled in the Route Display Settings also on the route plan To create a new waypoint 1 Navigate to the location in the route where you want the new waypoint created and left click on either t...

Страница 351: ...Query Move the cursor to the display a is added to the cursor and left click a Pick Report window appears with a list of objects in the immediate area see Pick Report Select the object from the list t...

Страница 352: ...Leg data do the following 1 To change the leg speed or off track limit click in the relevant field the text changes to green editable Move the trackball left or right to change the values 2 To change...

Страница 353: ...isplayed turn radius data However if the turn rate data is modified the turn speed is used to calculate new turn radius data Often the turn speed will be the same as the approaching and or departing l...

Страница 354: ...ting or approaching leg from Rhumb Line to Great Circle click on the drop down arrow to the right of the field Default Leg and Turn Attributes The first leg of a route inherits planned speed and XTD l...

Страница 355: ...ist 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 rout...

Страница 356: ...gions The Dangers tab folder also includes the option of displaying the route safety region To display tick the Display Safety Regions check box the safety region is displayed along the length of the...

Страница 357: ...s on a route which are defined as critical points A warning alert is generated when own ship is in the proximity of each critical point on the route the alert can be triggered by either a specified di...

Страница 358: ...click on the required positions on the route As each CP is created the purple square of the previous CP is displayed in the same colour as the route and the Critical Points window shows each CP s labe...

Страница 359: ...Although Critical points are associated with a route they are not associated with route track segments When a route track segment is moved or deleted the critical points that were on that route track...

Страница 360: ...end of the route Insert inserts a new waypoint between two existing waypoints Delete deletes the selected waypoint from the route and redraws the route Reset resets selected waypoint data to default v...

Страница 361: ...Speed Waypoint Data on Route Editor Table The following waypoint data can be edited on the route editor table Label the name given to the waypoint WPT1 etc Latitude Longitude L L values Turn rate thr...

Страница 362: ...Editing Data on the Route Editor Table To edit route data in the route editor table do the following To change the waypoint label 1 Click in the label field for the selected waypoint the text changes...

Страница 363: ...data 1 Click in the required field the text changes to green editable 2 Move the trackball left or right to decrease or increase the value Left click in the field to set the revised value The route w...

Страница 364: ...e must be initially saved and validated in the Edit Route sub menu The Monitor Route window contains the following tab folders Route displays read only data monitoring own ship s progress against a ro...

Страница 365: ...n a route is loaded for monitoring monitoring automatically starts on the leg closest to the ship that is within the bearing criteria If none of the route s legs meet the criteria then route monitorin...

Страница 366: ...eg Turn Leg Bearing The bearing of the currently monitored route leg Leg DWOL Distance to next wheelover leg Leg TWOL Time to next wheelover leg based on present ship speed Turn Radius Turn radius sho...

Страница 367: ...ed speeds for future legs Time Zone Time zone UTC if Local time is selected the local offset is shown as a or e g UTC 02 00 Route Summary INFO Distance The total distance covered by this route Duratio...

Страница 368: ...ove from the route track defaults to 10 0 min If this value is exceeded a Course Different Alert will be raised To change the Settings values left click in the respective field and move the trackball...

Страница 369: ...lay when the message is acknowledged or when a backup navigator alarm is generated Editing a currently Monitored Route When a route is being monitored the route is rendered in the non editable monitor...

Страница 370: ...CHECKED THE OPERATOR MUST RELY ON OWN SHIP SAFETY REGION FOR DETECTING DANGERS WHILE OWN SHIP IS ON A TEMPORARY ROUTE The Show Present Leg or Turn button enables the operator to check for dangers and...

Страница 371: ...t of the button will show the abbreviation CP1 unless the CP label has been changed from the default see Edit Route Critical Points When a CP has been selected the folder shows the point s Latitude Lo...

Страница 372: ...splays no data on the currently monitored route 3 Click on the Edit Speed Plan button at the bottom of the window The Speed Planning Setup window appears on the chart display Speed Planning Setup Spee...

Страница 373: ...the last waypoint on the route plan To change the arrival waypoint click on the drop down arrow the list displays all the remaining waypoints along the monitored route For example if own ship is sail...

Страница 374: ...tes the calculated time to end of route the required speed values in the speed table and possibly depending on settings made in the Route Editor Table the speed command values in the speed table Curre...

Страница 375: ...ommand buttons become active and the Leg Turn values in the Speed Command column become editable Limited Required Speed 35 instructs the system to compute the speed commands required to arrive at the...

Страница 376: ...peed command is outside the limits an Action Required message appears To accept the entered speed click the OK button on the message to cancel the monitoring and edit the speed command to be within th...

Страница 377: ...n Speed Planning Setup Arrival WPT selected arrival waypoint or last waypoint on route Intended Arrival Time the arrival date time and TTG specified in the Ordered column of Speed Planning Setup List...

Страница 378: ...e end of the monitored route ETA represents the ETA date and time of own ship at end of route If the ETA Calculator is opened when there is not a monitored route plan the following default values appl...

Страница 379: ...ue click to the left of the value a numerical keypad appears below the field Enter in the required time values using the keypad and click OK when complete When the Time value is changed the Speed and...

Страница 380: ...g and departing legs for each waypoint on the route To change Route ETA settings do the following 1 Manual speed defaults to 0 0 kn To enter a speed for the present leg or future legs select the Manua...

Страница 381: ...ETA field iii To move the date or time back click on the Down arrow to move the date or time forward click on the Up arrow To move the highlight back or forward e g from Month to Year click on the sid...

Страница 382: ...tly monitored Route Progress The state of ship on route e g Sailing To WPT6 6 7 denotes next waypoint on route and total number of waypoints XTD XTD Cross Track Distance is the off track distance on e...

Страница 383: ...owing 1 Select Temp Route from the Route menu and click on the Create Edit button A short straight segment starting at the bow of the ship and in the direction of the ship s COG is drawn The segment i...

Страница 384: ...is invalid a temporary prompt appears and validation errors must be repaired in Create Edit mode before monitoring To monitor a temp route do the following 1 With a temp route created and validated c...

Страница 385: ...oute as described above In Temp Route mode move the cursor to the monitored route the letters under the cursor change from TMP WPT to ADD RTP 3 Click on any point on the monitored route The system cre...

Страница 386: ...legs moving out from left or right of the initial heading Creeping Line formed from a series of parallel lines at right angles to the initial heading placed forward in the same direction as the initia...

Страница 387: ...on pages through the pattern options described above To change the SAR default values the following The total distance and the time it would take to sail the SAR pattern depends on the route propertie...

Страница 388: ...specific geographic object select Query Move the cursor to the display a is added to the cursor and left click a Pick Report window appears with a list of objects in the immediate area see Pick Report...

Страница 389: ...arch 4 To change the pattern parameters refer to step 1 above 5 To change the orientation of the SAR pattern click the Port or Starboard radio button 6 To change the leg type from the default Rhumb Li...

Страница 390: ...lidation errors the No Errors button changes to Errors with a yellow background Validation errors are rectified in the same way as described in Edit Route Route Tab To clear a SAR pattern from the dis...

Страница 391: ...butes of external routes are read only with the exception of leg type and off track alarm limit Monitoring External Routes The External Routes menu is used to select the source of the external route a...

Страница 392: ...e will be displayed This normally includes the route leg from the most recently passed waypoint to a maximum of 9 subsequent route legs with their associated waypoints The system automatically scrolls...

Страница 393: ...f the VisionMaster PC 2 From the Route Import Export window click the Import tab A navigation tree for the external device will be displayed in the field below 3 Navigate to the folder on the external...

Страница 394: ...export are displayed 3 Select one or more routes for export by ticking the check boxes Or to export all routes click the Select All button 4 The navigation tree below the Format field enables you to n...

Страница 395: ...ys a label for each waypoint WPT1 etc Wheelover Type determines how the wheelover lines are drawn Parallel to next leg the wheelover line is drawn parallel to the next leg in the route Perpendicular t...

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Страница 397: ...een objects they are shown as a dashed orange line VRMs display a range ring indicated by long orange dashes and is centred on the previously created EBL The first and second EBL and VRM have differen...

Страница 398: ...of ship s heading and EBL 2 defaults to 355 o starboard The EBL 1 and 2 caption also displays the current EBL reciprocal bearing in brackets 2 Left click on the EBL1 or EBL2 caption button The EBL bu...

Страница 399: ...ase the left key to accept To change the bearing from the readout 1 Left click in the EBL readout field The readout text becomes editable green 2 Move the trackball left or right until the required re...

Страница 400: ...bearing location Off Centring Carrying and Dropping an ERBL Default position for ERBLs 1 2 is centred on own ship s CCRP When centred the ERBL can be offset dropped or its end point dropped An ERBL i...

Страница 401: ...ship s CCRP may be offset by right clicking on the EBL button and selecting Offset Origin from the popup list Where Offset Origin is selected 1 Cursor changes to bidirectional arrow The EBL and its as...

Страница 402: ...To move the line or marker relative to own ship with the ERBL range and bearing static select Carry End Point C 3 Or to drop the ERBL at the current position select Drop Origin D from the drop down w...

Страница 403: ...out Alternatively turn the VRM rotary control on the control panel to switch on VRM1 2 To turn the VRM off left click the VRM button The VRM is removed from the display and the range value is replaced...

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Страница 405: ...if configured This chapter also includes information on the tracking and monitoring of targets selecting a target for echo reference and target repair If your VisionMaster system is a stationary inst...

Страница 406: ...able to change the last part of the name as long as the correlated target does not have an AIS target associated with it Tracking Targets on a Multi Node System On a multi node system target correlati...

Страница 407: ...he operator that the target will be cancelled on all nodes on the system and that associated AIS targets will be set to sleeping Tracking Targets on a Dual Radar System On dual radar targets are acqui...

Страница 408: ...nd the user attempts to acquire an additional target a System Tracks Full warning is raised and no further targets may be tracked on the nodes On a three node system each node may track up to 100 targ...

Страница 409: ...splay as triangles unless the AIS is a scaled ship symbol and can be shown in one of the following states Sleeping A sleeping target is smaller in size than an activated target and is never displayed...

Страница 410: ...beam of the outline is less than 7 5mm 4 When the targets heading is not reported When the AIS ship s outline is selected to display target tote information the dashed square outline appears centred...

Страница 411: ...ta on an activated AIS target left click on the target again A dotted green square appears around the target and the AIS details are displayed in the Target Data tab folder of Selected Target sub menu...

Страница 412: ...tive AIS Almost Full is shown as a caution If the number of active AIS targets reaches the maximum an Active AIS Full warning is raised and no more AIS targets can be activated until one or more AIS t...

Страница 413: ...lowing alert states apply to any AIS target in any state with the exception that sleeping targets do not raise the Lost alert CPA TCPA BCR or Activation zone infringement Lost CPA TCPA BCR or Activati...

Страница 414: ...from own ship to selected AIS targets The safety message is sent using an AIS minimum Keyboard Display MKD which can be accessed by either right clicking on the AIS target or from the AIS INFO tab fo...

Страница 415: ...All passenger vessels engaged on international voyages Upwards of 500 gross tonnage not engaged on international voyages Class B Class B is intended for non SOLAS commercial and recreational vessels...

Страница 416: ...tivation it transmits a message giving position and ID Transmission will be picked up by own ship and also by other AIS equipped vessels within range EPIRB Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon i...

Страница 417: ...Lost Target alert symbols stop flashing when acknowledged but the alert symbol remains centred over the lost target s The alert symbol is automatically cleared if the target ceases to report itself a...

Страница 418: ...Zone acquiring Dashed circle target manually selected in Zone Flashing red until Activation Zone infringement is established Activation Zone infringement established Small solid circle Unacknowledged...

Страница 419: ...ferent CPA TCPA on each display depending on the results from the target tracker Each node evaluates the alert conditions on the targets that have been processed by that node Whenever a target alert i...

Страница 420: ...pending on the identification parameters selected in Target Display Target Data The Target Data tab folder shows the following tracking data on a selected target Range the distance of the target from...

Страница 421: ...heading or speed for own ship is not available then any invalid target data except the target number name and its type is shown in an orange warning colour If the target is subsequently found or head...

Страница 422: ...ering should proceed When an AIS target has been selected the tab folder includes the following information Target number assigned Name of target vessel if known Class A or B targets prioritised in or...

Страница 423: ...data is available then Missing Unknown or Not Available is displayed Draught maximum draught of vessel in metres Haz Cargo information on any hazardous materials the vessel may be carrying Destination...

Страница 424: ...lable for Class B targets Length in metres Beam in metres Vessel Type e g Cargo or Tanker EPFS position sensor source e g GPS Location of antenna Bow configured offset distance from antenna to vessel...

Страница 425: ...MMSI above the message field 3 Move the screen cursor into the message field and left click the AIS Minimum Keyboard Display MKD appears below the field 4 Enter a message using the MKD note that the M...

Страница 426: ...tive CPA TCPA values are excluded from the sorted list The targets in the Range tab folder are sorted on the target range from own ship The User tab folder lists the targets manually acquired or AIS t...

Страница 427: ...ished Targets are automatically removed from the list if they are dropped or cancelled by the operator To remove a target from the User list right click on the target ID and select Remove from the win...

Страница 428: ...see Activation Zones The Target Display window is divided into the following areas Target Display including Display Priority Identification Past Position Dots AUTO Drop Targets Other Vector Timeout Nu...

Страница 429: ...ets to be enabled and the auto drop range to be adjusted for information see AUTO Drop Targets Other The Vector Timeout check box should be ticked to ensure that the vector True Relative setting match...

Страница 430: ...e available in all presentation and motion modes providing the system has a working compass To turn past position dots on tick the Display Past Positions check box A thin dotted line connecting the ta...

Страница 431: ...UTO Drop tick the Enable check box 2 To change the auto drop range click in the Range field and move the trackball left to decrease or right to increase WARNING IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE SELECT...

Страница 432: ...dar targets are AUTO dropped if they meet the following criteria in addition to the criteria listed on the previous page The target is astern of the transceiver connected to channel 1 The range is mor...

Страница 433: ...nly be enabled when valid sensor data is being transmitted Activate on CPA TCPA BCR When this check box is enabled default mode a sleeping AIS target is automatically activated when the target infring...

Страница 434: ...l targets Active targets only ie not sleeping No targets None This option will be greyed out and not selectable if the Activate on CPA TCPA BCR box is checked Class B Filter settings are available to...

Страница 435: ...Aircraft Base Station will display Base Station objects AIS SART will display AIS Search and Rescue Transponders MOB will display Man Over Board event EPRIB will display Emergency Position Indicating...

Страница 436: ...ar blue on the chart display when the symbol is in the on position See the table below Physical ATON Virtual ATON SAR Aircraft SAR Vessel Only when Active AIS SART MOB and EPIRB Base Station Off Missi...

Страница 437: ...e purpose of the ATON Symbol and will appear if available immediately above it Racon ATON Emergency Wreck Mark ATON North Cardinal Mark ATON East Cardinal Mark ATON South Cardinal Mark ATON West Cardi...

Страница 438: ...ick of that particular target Relevant information about this target is displayed in a Selected Target window Within this window Nav Status displays as either Active or Test depending on whether in ac...

Страница 439: ...S targets that may be activated on another Radar node will not be set to sleeping 2 If the current watch mode is ECDIS then all AIS targets are set to sleeping on the node that the command was made an...

Страница 440: ...ts The facility is available in all presentation and motion modes providing the system has a working compass and is in Transmit mode Test targets can be displayed and tracked in exactly the same manne...

Страница 441: ...this check box is ticked test targets which are stationary relative to own ship are displayed on the chart display See below The targets are generated every 45 degrees starting at 0 degrees relative...

Страница 442: ...em only includes two test targets as defined in the table above the button will be greyed out when Test Target 2 is selected Before the Moveable Test Targets are activated the initial position which i...

Страница 443: ...eters When a moveable test target is inactive Target Active box unticked its initial position range and true bearing may be changed from the default parameters When a moveable test target is active Ta...

Страница 444: ...cked 3 In Moveable Test Targets select Test Target 1and tick the Target Active check box 4 Adjust the speed and true course of Test Target 1 so that it is heading in an approximate direction towards o...

Страница 445: ...es as described in Test Tracked Targets If one radar channel is in Standby the test targets cannot be enabled on the channel in Standby All settings on that Channel tab and Both tab will be disabled W...

Страница 446: ...1 turning the display of moving test targets on at Client 1 will also turn the display on at Client 2 connected to Server 2 with the same settings If any Client node edits test target settings the ch...

Страница 447: ...the polygonal zone parameters are created and edited only on the display When an activation zone is active the zone parameters are shown on the display as a solid green line When an activation zone is...

Страница 448: ...ameter Min Max End Range in long distance units 1 0 40 0 Start Depth in long distance units 0 4 2 0 Bearing 6 354 To create activation zone parameters from the Activation Zones window do the following...

Страница 449: ...the zone range click in the End field and change the range as described above To create activation zone parameters directly on the chart display do the following 1 Click on the Edit button of the zone...

Страница 450: ...ght purple line To create the polygonal shape continue the process the last zone point maximum of 10 must be entered at the first point When the last zone point has been entered the polygonal shape is...

Страница 451: ...AIS data for own ship Name of vessel Class A or B Vessel MMSI Own Ship tab folder also includes the following tabs Dynamic Voyage Static All Own Ship AIS features shown in the tab folders will displa...

Страница 452: ...includes the following data for own ship Draught Cargo Destination POB only available if AIS MKD Control is enabled ETA calculator for information on using the ETA calculator refer to ETA Calculator...

Страница 453: ...O field shows the message recipient the time the message was sent and the full message content The following function buttons are included at the bottom of the tab folder Send Addressed Message Send B...

Страница 454: ...ent message will change the Send Addressed Message button to Send Additional Message When a message sent to a specific vessel is selected from the Sent messages list the following additional function...

Страница 455: ...received the Message icon is displayed in orange an audible indicator is given and the message is shown in the Messages Rx tab Left click to view information on the message The MMSI number of the vess...

Страница 456: ...he AIS Display menu Closest Point of Approach CPA TCPA limits Bow Crossing BCR BCT limits 2 Target Association Standard and Loose Settings Distance Angle Speed 3 Lost Target Alerts Enablement and lost...

Страница 457: ...iated with other AIS targets The difference in the target s range bearing and velocity values must be less than the association limits for a target to be considered the same If targets do associate th...

Страница 458: ...ked For a description of Lost Targets and the symbology used see Target Monitoring The default maximum range limit distance is 10 NM The minimum maximum values are 0 1 NM to 100 NM Collision Avoidance...

Страница 459: ...PADs adjust accordingly If own ship s CCRP crosses over a PAD boundary the display of the PAD is disabled until the CCRP is no longer within its boundaries To select display options for PADs do the f...

Страница 460: ...also flash red in sequence with the target The shape of the PAD may also change as ownship and target approach each other see below If ownship speed is greater or equal to target speed then only one P...

Страница 461: ...User Guide Targets 65900012 10 57 When a target is manually selected i e the target appears in the User tab of the Multiple Targets menu a cross hatch will appear within the boundaries of the target...

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Страница 463: ...selection and information on transceivers connected to an Interswitch In addition to access via the Radar menu the following sub menu functions can be quickly accessed from the upper toolbar area To s...

Страница 464: ...it may also be warming up 48 A slave display can only be switched to Transmit if its associated master display is in Transmit mode If Transmit is selected on a slave display when its master is still i...

Страница 465: ...Pulses LP are used at long range to improve the ability of the radar to pick out targets at distance Medium Pulse MP is a pulse length used as an optimum between discrimination and long range detectio...

Страница 466: ...n the Tune bar to activate the control The tune bar divides into two the upper bar is the tuning indicator shown in green and the lower bar is the tuning control level indicator shown in blue which in...

Страница 467: ...or Channel 1 and Channel 2 where specific selections of Standby Transmit mode Pulse Length and Tune adjustment can be made for each channel If either transceiver is set to Standby a confirmation promp...

Страница 468: ...ode the Gain level is shown as green In open sea conditions tick the AUTO Anti Clutter check box to suppress RAIN and SEA clutter This normally provides optimum detection by adapting the amount of clu...

Страница 469: ...n be adjusted independently The RAIN SEA anti clutter levels can only be adjusted when the AUTO Anti Clutter is switched off To manually adjust the Video GAIN RAIN and SEA settings do the following 1...

Страница 470: ...o Mode stretches target returns in both range and azimuth This facility is available on a scale ratio of 1 10 000 and above In estuary and open sea conditions always use the enhanced video mode for be...

Страница 471: ...er power up LONG Low rate of decay giving a long trail Actual trail length will depend on the range in use See Trial Length Time table PERM Permanent trail which does not decay When the trail length e...

Страница 472: ...resentative of the displayed trail time and so the trail time is shown in the warning colour yellowish orange The table below lists the long and short maximum trail times relative to the scale ratio S...

Страница 473: ...s The number of transceivers that may be set up is dependent on the interswitch status as follows When no interswitch is fitted to the system the Master Slave selection is fixed at commissioning with...

Страница 474: ...ver as the Master If different transceivers are selected for each channel e g TCVR A for Channel 1 and TCVR B for Channel 2 then both Transceivers may be set to Master If the same transceiver is selec...

Страница 475: ...cted to the transceiver Each Server can supply data to a maximum of eight Clients If a ninth Client requests a connection to the same transceiver an existing Client of the transceiver will be disconne...

Страница 476: ...ing updated If there is a detectable fault with the presentation of the radar video on the screen e g Texture Loss Video Failed is displayed in red on the chart when this alert is active Communication...

Страница 477: ...t been received for more than 10 seconds If a heading marker has not been received for more than 30 seconds the Master Display automatically switches the connected transceiver to standby Pulse Length...

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Страница 479: ...tions Day Night Modes Brilliance Groups Chart Symbols Brightness Check You can access the Brilliance sub menus in one of two ways 1 Left click on the Brilliance button in the main menu list to display...

Страница 480: ...Down BRILL buttons on the Control Panel to brighten or darken the colour setting If the colour setting is changed from Day Bright Black or Dusk to Night the system displays a warning requesting confi...

Страница 481: ...eft click to make control bar active The bar colour will appear blue 3 Move the trackball left or right to move the bar to the level required 4 Left click to set the level and de activate the bar adju...

Страница 482: ...ty contour and other objects to be adequately displayed 1 To adjust click on the Color Diagram button a window appears over the screen with 20 different background colour options and a coloured diagon...

Страница 483: ...do the following 1 Turn the brightness control so that the white index line is at the top position 2 Turn the brightness control down anti clockwise and observe the grey box in the centre of the wind...

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Страница 485: ...er Profiles Options Diagnostics Commissioning Time Management Shutdown The following optional functions will be available if selected at configuration NAVTEX Weather Fax Third Party Applications For a...

Страница 486: ...this field is blank If no new user profiles have been created the Apply Delete and View Edit buttons are greyed out New profiles can be created either from the currently active display settings or fr...

Страница 487: ...on of choosing whether or not a given setting is included in your profile For example a profile may be created that only contains display settings for routes or one that only contains settings for cha...

Страница 488: ...llowing 1 From the Profiles button in the lower toolbar a Select the profile name from the popup list of previously created and saved profiles A temporary prompt appears confirming that the profile ha...

Страница 489: ...mity buffer size adjustments to be made Chart Settings enables Other as shown in the Other display mode of Chart Settings or Standard as shown in the Standard display mode of Chart Settings to be sele...

Страница 490: ...in the Selection tab those features will not be available to edit in the Editing tab To deselect profile features 1 To deselect individual profile features open the navigation tree by ticking the grou...

Страница 491: ...trackball left to decrease the value or right to increase the value with the required value entered left click to exit edit mode 3 To select from a number of feature options for example Distance and T...

Страница 492: ...selection of common units which are displayed when the system is running e g meters knots degrees etc If the selection of units has not been enabled for the operator at commissioning which is the defa...

Страница 493: ...lient Server Radar systems only and enables synchronization to the node assigned to include the master copy of the database The following diagnostic functions contain read only information for the non...

Страница 494: ...rmine if there has been a drop in performance In a multi node system the PM monitor tuning settings are distributed and used by other nodes on the system To turn on the performance monitor PM tick the...

Страница 495: ...all to the left to set the tune bar to minimum While adjustment is in progress the tuning bar colour changes to blue 3 Slowly move the trackball to the right to display maximum presentation of the fou...

Страница 496: ...r more detail is included making the report file larger Complete this option contains all verbose information with the addition of log files over a 24 hour period 1 Minute Movie this option creates 12...

Страница 497: ...port button changes to display Wait If successful a temporary prompt will appear confirming the export As the 1 Minute Movie option creates a file that will be larger than 10Mb this option should only...

Страница 498: ...ase on an event driven basis Routes Information Announcements Information A copy of the configuration file is logged to the database on Node start up On subsequent startups a copy of the configuration...

Страница 499: ...ostics Track Control if enabled 3 To view log data on a specific type click on the tab The data displayed will include a timestamp and other information relevant to the log type selected Export Detail...

Страница 500: ...ed over an extensive period 7 When the process is complete the Wait button returns to display Export and the zip file name appears in the window above the buttons Click the Eject button before removin...

Страница 501: ...ng data from a Gyro Current status of the sensor data i e Good Nearly Available Dead Reckoned or Unavailable Unacknowledged Faults any unacknowledged faults on the sensor data e g Uncompensated Unalig...

Страница 502: ...viding the data is indicating that the data is not valid When this applies the data is considered unusable Manual The data was manually entered When this applies the data is considered usable but degr...

Страница 503: ...ommon reference point CCRP for the ship This adjustment is often referred to as a lever arm correction This is easiest to understand as it applies to position data When the system receives position da...

Страница 504: ...e if Connection Status is accessed from a node that is disconnected the table will show the other nodes with red status even though these nodes may well have a valid connection Safe Mode If your node...

Страница 505: ...test click on the Test Buzzer button The alarm buzzer should sound If there are any problems with the alarm buzzer refer to Announcements in Chapter 1 Configuration in Volume 2 of the VisionMaster FT...

Страница 506: ...ons contain read only data for each channel PM Performance Monitor TCVR Config TCVR Data TCVR BITE To view the data for each channel click on either Channel 1 or Channel 2 tab buttons In PM Performanc...

Страница 507: ...uthorization information and product type for the node Characteristics displays persistent static data relating to own ship that has been entered in system configuration Service displays Communication...

Страница 508: ...n including CCRS Sensors and Time Management For a description of the following Commissioning functions refer to Chapter 2 Diagnostics Commissioning Service Mode in Volume 2 of the VisionMaster FT Shi...

Страница 509: ...ains the product type identifier for the node e g Total Watch or Chart Radar This is shown in the Product Type of This Node field For a multi node system in addition to the security block a security s...

Страница 510: ...and click the Submit button The system verifies the password and if correct the node is temporarily authorized and a PIN is displayed When a password has been entered and its expiry date has not yet...

Страница 511: ...ntrol Also a configuration from another VisionMaster system must NEVER be imported to your system Exporting a Configuration To export a configuration do the following 1 Connect a USB memory stick to a...

Страница 512: ...rocess is taking place Import Export and Eject are disabled and the Import button changes to Wait Note that the import process may take a long period of time 5 When the import is complete a temporary...

Страница 513: ...n use menu has been selected in the Configuration tool the Alternate Bow in Use check box is enabled Note that this feature is disabled if an external discrete output has been configured For informati...

Страница 514: ...tions window is displayed which can be moved and scaled to suit 2 The I O Port Type defaults to viewing diagnostic data on all configured ports To test the diagnostics on the control port only select...

Страница 515: ...Port Logging window is displayed which can be moved and scaled to suit 2 The Port Logging window may include the following PCIO ports a TSCJ TSCT COM Port 9 4800 Baud b TSCG TSCR COM Port 7 4800 Baud...

Страница 516: ...Guide 13 32 65900012 4 The data defaults to ASCII to change the data to Binary click on the radio button 5 Logged data may be saved to an external device memory stick via the Report tab folder in the...

Страница 517: ...fault report The PCIO Diagnostic Form is available for display to a non logged on user 1 To access click on the PCIO button highlight PCIO diagnostic form in the tree menu and click on the Display Sel...

Страница 518: ...isplayed in the lower popup toolbar Local Offset enables the input of a local time offset from GMT in either an East direction offset before GMT or a West direction offset after GMT Time Sync Source s...

Страница 519: ...he operator requires shutting down their particular node on the system for a prolonged period of time Other nodes on the system will not be affected Restart All Systems is selected if for whatever rea...

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Страница 521: ...this Annex Static Site Features includes a table of features specific to Static Sites and a table of features not available to Static Sites Static Heading how to manually enter a static heading bearin...

Страница 522: ...ta unavailable Only Latitude Longitude L L grid available in Display Settings NAV Tools The following NAV tools are unavailable Lines Of Position History Tracks Anchoring Man Overboard Position Data S...

Страница 523: ...ter a heading bearing 1 Right click on the HDG Sensor Data Display in the top left of the screen and tick Select HDG Source The Heading Sensor window appears 2 Click on the Static heading button which...

Страница 524: ...ition bearing 1 Navigate to the Position Sensor Data Display in the Sensors menu The Position folder appears 2 To update the static site position to the values defined by a GPS sensor click the Update...

Страница 525: ...atch circle is drawn centred on the target s position The anchor watch circle radius defaults to 0 20 NM To change the radius for each target independently 1 Select the target and navigate to the Targ...

Страница 526: ...nchor tab The anchor folder lists the ID number of all targets with an anchor watch the radius of the watch circle and the target drift in percentage terms Targets showing 100 drift in orange are outs...

Страница 527: ...BL window is activated 2 To adjust the range and bearing of the ERBL move the trackball left click to select the values The ERBL origin continues to update with the target position both while the rang...

Страница 528: ...ted Targets feature must be enabled in configuration in order to appear as an option in the Targets main menu Trusted Target List The Trusted Targets window displays a list of the target ID and name i...

Страница 529: ...arget and must be added again manually as a Trusted Target if it returns to within the trusted target range limit As an ECDIS can only see its own tracked targets it may not always be possible to see...

Страница 530: ...identified targets eligible to be set to trusted and can be determined by the availability of the Add Trusted Target option in the right click menu Once a target is added as trusted a T marker appears...

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