K-Bridge ECDIS and

Planning Station

Operator Manual
Release 8.2

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Document history
Document number: 429325
Rev. A March 2018 First issue for release 8.2.0 of the K-Bridge navigation software.
This document accompanies K-Bridge software release 8.2.1.
Changes include:
• Virtual DCU buttons for sensors (optional) on page 47
Rev. B April 2019 • Remote access menu (optional) on page 49
• Chart and own-ship symbol resets (in true motion) on page 85
• Anti-grounding system on page 93
• Validating a route on page 273
This document accompanies K-Bridge software release 8.2.2.
Changes include:
• On-screen keyboard on page 34.
Rev. C July 2019 • Updated information on alert handling for sensors with a
virtual DCU (see Virtual DCU buttons for sensors (optional)
on page 47).
• Test functions for Panel PC’s (see Select Monitor dialog on
page 590).
This document accompanies K-Bridge software release 8.2.2.
Changes include:
• new information concerning the Heading Monitor option
Rev. D November 2019
(Heading Monitor option on page 325).
• new information on software alternatives to the operator panel
buttons (see Buttons and shortcuts on page 28).
This document accompanies K-Bridge software release 8.2.2.
Changes include:
• Buttons and shortcuts on page 28.
• Marking the position of a man-overboard (MOB) event on
Rev. E January 2020
page 97
• Target management and displaying target names (see Global
Target Management on page 43.
• Mariner's notes on page 305

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Warnings and Cautions

WARNING
The equipment includes high voltage (230V) which means that the
possibility of receiving an electrical shock is present.

WARNING
Lethal voltage
This system is not fitted with safety interlocks and lethal voltages
may be exposed when access covers are removed. Only persons
qualified and authorised must remove covers and these persons
should always take extreme care once the covers are removed.

WARNING
Fire
If a fire condition arises, emission of toxic fumes can be anticipated
from burning insulation, printed circuit boards, ETC.

WARNING
Health hazard
When cleaning the inside of this system, do not inhale the dust. The
dust is a temporary health hazard, depending on individual allergies.
Kongsberg Maritime AS disclaims any responsibility for damage or
injury caused by improper installation, use or maintenance of the
equipment.

Caution
Electrostatic sensitive device
Certain semi-conductive devices used in this equipment are liable to damage
due to static voltage. Observe all precautions for handling of semi-conductive
sensitive devices.

Note
The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice.
Kongsberg Maritime AS shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental
or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this
document. ©2010 Kongsberg Maritime AS. All rights reserved. No part of this work
covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced or otherwise copied without prior
permission from Kongsberg Maritime AS.

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Table of contents
Warnings and Cautions.............................................................................................3
1 GETTING STARTED.......................................................... 15
Display brightness ..................................................................................................16
Managing navigation functions ..............................................................................18
Loading a pre-defined ECDIS setup.......................................................................22
Display and operator panel.....................................................................................26
LAN communication between consoles.................................................................39
INS processes running on each MFD.....................................................................41
References ..............................................................................................................44
2 DISPLAY LAYOUT............................................................ 45
Top bar....................................................................................................................46
Virtual DCU buttons for sensors (optional) ...........................................................47
Remote access menu (optional)..............................................................................49
Alert area ................................................................................................................51
CCRS pane .............................................................................................................58
Operator buttons .....................................................................................................61
Main menu..............................................................................................................61
Boarding areas ........................................................................................................62
ECDIS range pane ..................................................................................................63
Operator messages/indications ...............................................................................67
ECDIS chart area....................................................................................................73
Trackball/touchpad/mouse marker ........................................................................75
3 GENERAL ECDIS TASKS ................................................... 77
Displaying charts ....................................................................................................78
Showing where the waters are deep enough for the vessel ....................................89
Anti-grounding system ...........................................................................................93
Confirming the own-ship’s position .......................................................................94
Marking the position of a man-overboard (MOB) event .......................................97
Checking the chart coverage ..................................................................................99
Charts and permits................................................................................................101
Viewing the README file for S-63 chart updates ..............................................103
Highlighting updates in the chart .........................................................................103
Deleting cancelled or withdrawn charts ...............................................................104
Displaying AIO objects ........................................................................................105
Verifying the IHO certificate ................................................................................108
Creating and saving ECDIS setups ......................................................................108
Displaying radar targets and video ....................................................................... 110

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AIS targets ............................................................................................................ 113

Anchor watch – own-ship..................................................................................... 115
Taking bearing/range measurements (EBL/VRM)............................................... 117
Displaying distance measurement lines ...............................................................120
Using parallel index lines .....................................................................................122
Displaying the own-ship's predicted movements .................................................123
Identifying a target interception point ..................................................................124
4 CHART FORMATS AND MIRRORING............................... 127
Chart formats ........................................................................................................127
IHO standards for ENCs.......................................................................................128
Chart mirroring.....................................................................................................128
5 S-57/S-63 CHARTS ....................................................... 129
Create an S-63 database (first-time installation only) ..........................................130
Obtain S-57/S-63 chart permits ............................................................................133
Make one ECDIS an S-57/S-63 host (mirroring) .................................................135
Install/update S-57/S-63 permits (mirroring/local) ..............................................137
Install/update S-57/S-63 charts (mirroring/local).................................................141
Create an S-57/S-63 database on a client (mirroring) ..........................................143
Copy S-57/S-63 permits to clients (mirroring).....................................................146
Copy S-57/S-63 charts to clients (mirroring) .......................................................149
Remove an old S-57/S-63 chart database (local) .................................................152
6 AVCS CHARTS FROM UKHO ........................................... 155
Create an AVCS database (first-time installation only)........................................156
Obtain AVCS chart permits ..................................................................................159
Make one ECDIS an AVCS host (mirroring) .......................................................161
Install/update AVCS permits (mirroring/local) ....................................................163
Install/update AVCS charts (mirroring/local).......................................................167
Create an AVCS database on a mirror client (mirroring) .....................................171
Copy AVCS permits to mirror clients (mirroring) ...............................................174
Copy AVCS charts to clients (mirroring) .............................................................177
Install the AIO permits (mirroring/local) .............................................................180
Install the AIO base overlay (mirroring/local) .....................................................184
Copy the AIO permit to clients (mirroring) .........................................................187
Copy the AIO chart overlay to clients (mirroring)...............................................189
Remove an old AVCS chart database (local) .......................................................191
7 C-MAP ENC CHARTS ...................................................... 193
Install the C-Map SDK.........................................................................................194
Create a C-Map ENC database (first-time installation only) ...............................195
Make one ECDIS or Planning Station a C-Map ENC host (mirroring) ...............198

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Install C-Map ENC base charts (first-time installation only)...............................200

Create a C-Map ENC database on a client (mirroring) ........................................202
Obtain C-Map ENC permits.................................................................................204
Install C-Map ENC permits on to the mirror host (mirroring).............................205
Install/update C-Map ENC permits (local) ..........................................................209
Mirror the new permits from host to clients (mirroring)......................................213
Obtain C-Map ENC chart updates by e-mail (mirroring and local).....................215
Install the C-Map ENC chart updates (mirroring and local) ................................217
Mirror the C-Map ENC chart updates from host to clients (mirroring) ...............219
Remove an old C-Map ENC database (local) ......................................................221
8 ARCS/HCRF RASTER CHARTS ........................................ 223
Obtain HCRF enabling codes from Kongsberg Maritime....................................225
Create an ARCS database (first-time installation only) .......................................227
Make one ECDIS or Planning Station an ARCS host (mirroring).......................230
Enter the HCRF enabling code (first-time installation only) ...............................232
Create an ARCS database on each client (mirroring) ..........................................234
Obtain ARCS chart permits..................................................................................236
Install ARCS permits on host and clients (mirroring)..........................................237
Install ARCS permits on an MFD (local).............................................................242
Start to install ARCS charts on the host (mirroring) ............................................245
Start to install ARCS charts on an MFD (local)...................................................247
Complete ARCS chart installation (mirroring and local).....................................248
Mirror charts to clients (mirroring) ......................................................................257
Miscellaneous ARCS procedures .........................................................................259
9 ROUTE PLANNING......................................................... 263
What is a route? ....................................................................................................264
Creating routes .....................................................................................................265
Modifying routes ..................................................................................................268
Inserting waypoints ..............................................................................................268
Adding waypoints at the end of the route.............................................................269
Modifying routes in the display area ....................................................................269
Copying waypoints...............................................................................................270
Correcting the route geometry..............................................................................272
Validating a route..................................................................................................273
Monitoring routes .................................................................................................276
Inserting critical points into a route......................................................................279
Search and rescue routes ......................................................................................282
Importing and exporting route information..........................................................289
10 AIS ............................................................................... 295
Turning AIS on.....................................................................................................296

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AIS target symbols ...............................................................................................296

Manual activation of AIS targets..........................................................................296
Automatic AIS target activation...........................................................................296
Displaying AIS target data ...................................................................................296
Displaying AIS target names................................................................................297
Displaying a single AIS target name ....................................................................297
AIS and radar target vectors .................................................................................298
The influence of the AIS target's sensors on CPA and TCPA ..............................299
The influence of the own-ship's sensors on CPA and TCPA ................................299
Loss of sensor input causing the loss of AIS targets ............................................301
Acknowledging lost AIS targets...........................................................................301
Viewing the own-ship's AIS data .........................................................................301
Specifying the own-ship's AIS data......................................................................302
Sending and receiving text telegrams and safety messages ................................303
Limitations of the AIS system..............................................................................304
11 MARINER'S NOTES ........................................................ 305
What are mariner's notes?.....................................................................................305
Turning mariner's notes on ...................................................................................306
Creating a note......................................................................................................306
Editing a note........................................................................................................307
Creating red zone notes ........................................................................................308
Controlling which consoles a note displays on ....................................................309
Printing mariner’s notes ....................................................................................... 311
12 NAVTEX MESSAGES....................................................... 313
What are NAVTEX messages?.............................................................................314
Viewing NAVTEX messages ...............................................................................315
Configuring the navigation area ...........................................................................315
Filtering NAVTEX stations ..................................................................................315
Filtering message categories ................................................................................315
Creating mariner's notes from NAVTEX messages .............................................316
Printing out NAVTEX messages ..........................................................................316
13 TEMPLATES (SHIP-RELATIVE NOTES) ........................... 319
What are templates? .............................................................................................320
Creating or editing a template ..............................................................................321
Attaching the template to an object on the display ..............................................322
Copying templates ................................................................................................323
14 HEADING MONITOR OPTION......................................... 325
Introduction ..........................................................................................................326
The Heading Monitor pane...................................................................................327

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Using the heading monitor ...................................................................................328

Specifying the permitted deviation.......................................................................329
Operating statuses.................................................................................................330
15 TOOLS........................................................................... 331
Stopwatch and countdown tools...........................................................................332
Journey time/distance/speed calculator ................................................................332
Trip meter .............................................................................................................333
Entering a position offset......................................................................................334
Logging the voyage details...................................................................................334
Capturing depth data for other applications .........................................................340
16 OPERATOR STATION SETUP .......................................... 341
Setting up the ECDIS application ........................................................................342
Measurements of range and bearing.....................................................................343
Providing a bridge-wide target view ....................................................................344
Synchronizing safety settings ...............................................................................345
Active and passive alert zones..............................................................................346
Starting up the operator station ............................................................................349
The navigation function displayed on start-up .....................................................350
Switching off the operator station ........................................................................350
Backing up console data.......................................................................................351
17 SENSOR COMMUNICATION AND PROCESSING .............. 353
CCRS tests............................................................................................................354
Fallback behaviour ...............................................................................................357
61162-1 sentences used by the ECDIS operator station.......................................361
18 VIEW MENU ................................................................. 373
View menu............................................................................................................374
Palette dialog ........................................................................................................374
Zoom dialog .........................................................................................................375
Themes dialog: Themes tab .................................................................................376
Themes dialog: Options tab .................................................................................378
Themes dialog: Non-chart tab..............................................................................380
Themes dialog: AIO tab .......................................................................................381
Themes dialog: T&P tab ......................................................................................382
Static Object Information dialog ..........................................................................382
Browse Position and Date dialog .........................................................................383
Remote Marker Setup dialog................................................................................384
19 TARGETS MENU............................................................. 385
Targets menu ........................................................................................................386
Target Information dialog.....................................................................................389

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AIS Target Operations dialog ...............................................................................390

Target List dialog..................................................................................................391
Target Association dialog .....................................................................................392
Select Target dialog ..............................................................................................393
Auto Acquisition dialog .......................................................................................394
20 AIS MENU .................................................................... 395
AIS menu..............................................................................................................396
AIS Static Ship Data dialog..................................................................................397
AIS Static Voyage Data dialog .............................................................................398
Own Ship Data dialog ..........................................................................................399
AIS Text List dialog .............................................................................................399
AIS Text Message dialog......................................................................................400
AIS Target Settings dialog....................................................................................401
AIS Sleeping Target Filter dialog.........................................................................402
AIS Configure dialog............................................................................................403
21 ROUTE MENU ................................................................ 405
Route menu...........................................................................................................406
Route List dialog ..................................................................................................407
Route Import dialog..............................................................................................408
Route Export dialog..............................................................................................409
Waypoint List dialog ............................................................................................409
Route List (Set ETD) dialog................................................................................. 411
Route Validation dialog ........................................................................................412
Routes Backup/Restore dialog .............................................................................414
Route Log dialog ..................................................................................................415
Route Monitor dialog ...........................................................................................415
Autopilot Mode dialog .........................................................................................416
Preset Turn dialog.................................................................................................417
Preset Turn Source dialog ....................................................................................417
Set Turn dialog .....................................................................................................417
Autopilot Panel (option) dialog ............................................................................418
ETA Computation dialog......................................................................................418
Select Pattern (search and rescue) dialog .............................................................419
22 OWN-SHIP MENU .......................................................... 421
Own-ship menu ....................................................................................................422
Sensor selection dialogs .......................................................................................423
CCRS Sensor Setup dialog...................................................................................424
CCRS dialog.........................................................................................................426
Position Offset dialog ...........................................................................................427
Ship Reference Points tab.....................................................................................428

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Position dialog ......................................................................................................428

Heading dialog .....................................................................................................431
Water Speed (STW) dialog...................................................................................432
Ground Speed (SOG/COG) dialog.......................................................................433
Wind Sensor dialog ..............................................................................................434
Time select dialog.................................................................................................436
Depth select dialog ...............................................................................................436
Depth menu ..........................................................................................................437
Anti-Grounding dialog .........................................................................................442
Grounding Alert Setup dialog ..............................................................................443
Anchor Watch dialog............................................................................................444
23 CHART MENU ................................................................ 447
Chart menu ...........................................................................................................448
Chart Type dialog .................................................................................................449
Chart Legend dialog .............................................................................................449
Safety Depth dialog ..............................................................................................450
S-57 and S-63 chart management dialogs ............................................................451
C-Map ENC chart management dialogs...............................................................465
ARCS or Seafarer chart management ..................................................................472
Manage Notes sub-menu ......................................................................................483
Template dialog boxes..........................................................................................483
Navtex dialog boxes .............................................................................................483
Colour Calibration dialog .....................................................................................483
Chart Type Setup dialog .......................................................................................484
Install C-Map SDK dialog....................................................................................486
24 MARINER’S NOTES DIALOGS......................................... 489
Note menu ............................................................................................................490
Nav Notes List dialog...........................................................................................491
Nav Note dialog....................................................................................................493
Other Nav Note Creation dialog...........................................................................494
Manage Note Folders dialog ................................................................................495
Manage Note Folders (scope) dialog....................................................................497
Note Load from Medium dialog...........................................................................497
Note Save on Medium dialog ...............................................................................497
Drop Note dialog ..................................................................................................498
HCRF Notes and Diagrams dialog .......................................................................498
HCRF Temp. Notices to Mariners dialog ............................................................499
25 TEMPLATE DIALOGS ..................................................... 501
Template Manager menu ......................................................................................502
Template Edit dialog.............................................................................................503

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Template Use dialog .............................................................................................504

26 NAVTEX DIALOGS ......................................................... 507
NAVTEX Message List dialog.............................................................................507
Navtex Message dialog ........................................................................................508
Navtex Configure dialog ......................................................................................509
27 OPTIONS MENU ............................................................ 513
28 TOOLS MENU................................................................. 515
Tools menu ...........................................................................................................516
Marker Position dialog .........................................................................................517
Marker Range & Bearing dialog ..........................................................................517
EBL/VRM dialog .................................................................................................518
EBL/VRM (Advanced) dialog .............................................................................518
Preset Turn dialog.................................................................................................519
Parallel Index Line dialog ....................................................................................519
Position Line dialog..............................................................................................520
Position Fix dialog................................................................................................521
Datum Converter dialog .......................................................................................522
Datum Marker dialog ...........................................................................................523
Distance Measure dialog ......................................................................................524
Trip Meter dialog..................................................................................................525
Stopwatch dialog ..................................................................................................526
Time/Distance/Speed Calculator dialog ...............................................................527
Target Interception dialog.....................................................................................527
Find Port dialog ....................................................................................................528
29 SYSTEM MENU .............................................................. 531
System menu ........................................................................................................532
Date/Time dialog ..................................................................................................533
Parameter Setup dialog.........................................................................................534
Preset Parameters dialog ......................................................................................552
Printer dialog ........................................................................................................555
Password dialog....................................................................................................557
Maintenance .........................................................................................................558
Alert Setup Top Bar dialog...................................................................................558
LAN Status dialog ................................................................................................558
Device Configuration dialog ................................................................................561
Sensor Configuration dialog .................................................................................564
AP (Autopilot) Config dialog ...............................................................................580
CRS Mode Configuration dialog ..........................................................................581
Configure Route Export dialog.............................................................................581

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Configure Chart Import dialog .............................................................................582

Zone Selection dialog ...........................................................................................583
VDR Config dialog...............................................................................................585
Shutdown dialog...................................................................................................586
30 MAINTENANCE DIALOGS............................................... 587
Maintenance menu ...............................................................................................588
System Options dialog..........................................................................................589
Select Monitor dialog ...........................................................................................590
Copy Log Decoding Program to Medium dialog .................................................592
KBS-Tool login dialog .........................................................................................592
Kongsberg Remote Support dialog ......................................................................593
Alert Test dialog ...................................................................................................594
A ALERTS ......................................................................... 597
The operator station’s behaviour in response to different priorities of
alert .......................................................................................................................598
ECDIS alerts.........................................................................................................599
B DEFINITIONS................................................................ 629
Abbreviations .......................................................................................................630
Glossary................................................................................................................634

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Chapter 1
Getting started

Display brightness............................................................................................................16
Managing navigation functions........................................................................................18
Loading a pre-defined ECDIS setup ................................................................................22
Display and operator panel ..............................................................................................26
LAN communication between consoles ..........................................................................39
INS processes running on each MFD ..............................................................................41
References........................................................................................................................44
This manual tells you how to use a K-Bridge ECDIS or Planning Station. The ECDIS
may be a dedicated ECDIS or a Multi-functional Display (MFD) unit on which Radar,
Conning, and/or CAM functions are also available.
The K-Bridge ECDIS is a type-approved Electronic Chart Display and Information
System for use between latitudes 85°N and 85°S.
The K-Bridge Planning Station makes much of the ECDIS functionality available on
a standard PC. A mouse is used – instead of the trackball provided on an ECDIS –
and the Planning Station will not normally have a colour-calibrated display. Also, the
Planning Station cannot be used to control the autopilot. However, the Planning Station
includes all the route planning, validation, and monitoring functionality available on
ECDIS. And it includes some additional functionality that is not available on ECDIS: the
Planning Station can be configured with a direct internet connection, for example, and
it supports digitizing tables and certain options (such as weather services) that require
access to the internet.
At the time of publication, the K-Bridge ECDIS complies with all IHO standards
applicable to ECDIS equipment. For a list of the latest IHO standards, refer to the
following web page: https://www.iho.int/mtg_docs/enc/ECDIS-ENC_StdsIn_Force.htm

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Display brightness
This section contains the following topics:
Darkening the palette .......................................................................................................16
Lowering the backlight ....................................................................................................16
Restoring ECDIS colour calibration ................................................................................17

Darkening the palette

If the display’s colour palette is too bright and impedes your night vision from the
bridge, do one of the following:

• Click the button with the small sun icon on the top bar.

• Press the ‘-’ PALETTE button on the operator panel

(see DISPLAY buttons and shortcuts on page 30).

• Select: View→Palette/Intensity→Night
The brightness can be adjusted for both the display and
the operator panel (see Palette dialog on page 374).
Three levels of brightness are available, suitable for:
Day, Dusk and Night.

Lowering the backlight

To reduce the intensity of the backlight on the display, do one of the following:

• Press the ‘-’ button on the display housing.

• Select: View→Palette/Intensity and move the Brilliance

slider to the left (see Palette dialog on page 374).

For each colour palette (Day, Dusk, and Night) there is a default backlight level at which
the colours are correctly calibrated for ECDIS. If you adjust the backlight away from
this level, the LED on the display changes from GREEN to ORANGE. This indicates
that colour calibration needs to be restored (see Restoring ECDIS colour calibration on
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Restoring ECDIS colour calibration

When the display colours are not correctly calibrated for ECDIS, the visibility of
important information on the display might be reduced.

Figure 1 Backlight buttons and colour calibration LED on different displays

If ECDIS colour calibration is lost – because the backlight level has been adjusted –
do one of the following:
• Adjust the backlight until the LED on the display is GREEN (Lowering the backlight
on page 16).
• Select View→Palette/Intensity and click Set Calibrated (see Palette dialog on
page 374).
• Change the palette (see Darkening the palette on page 16). When you do this, the
backlight is restored to the level at which colours are correctly calibrated.

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Managing navigation functions

This section contains the following topics:
Switching between navigation functions .........................................................................18
Switching functions to handle a category A alert ............................................................18
Activating / de-activating navigation functions...............................................................18
Monitoring the MFDs and other equipment ....................................................................20

Switching between navigation functions

Towards the left of the top bar there are buttons for
each navigation function that is currently active on the
MFD: Radar, ECDIS, Conning, and/or CAM (short for
CAM-HMI).

Table 1 Function button states (excluding alert states)

Button State Meaning

example
Dark grey with Function currently displayed.
heavy black
border.
Light grey. Function active but not displayed. Click to display it – the new function displays in
approximately 5 seconds.

Switching functions to handle a category A alert

If a category A alert is issued by a navigation function Figure 2 ECDIS displayed,
that is active on the MFD, the top bar button for that Radar button RED
function turns RED (for an ALARM) or ORANGE
(for a WARNING). This is in addition to the audible
beeps and the icon and text associated with the alert
(see Alert area on page 51).
If the function whose button is RED or ORANGE is not the currently displayed function:
1 Click the RED or ORANGE function button to switch to the function that issued the
category A alert.
The function will be displayed in approximately 5 seconds.
2 If required, silence the alert.
3 Evaluate and acknowledge the alert, and take action to avoid the danger.

Activating / de-activating navigation functions

You can control which navigation functions are currently active on the MFD:
1 Click the selector containing the arrow symbol on the top bar.
2 Do one of the following:

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• Check the box for a function that you want to activate.

The button for that function appears on the top bar.
• Un-check the box for a function that you want to de-activate. (You cannot
de-activate the function that is currently displayed.)
The button for the deactivated function disappears from the top bar.

Figure 3 Radar activated (left) and de-activated (right)

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Monitoring the MFDs and other equipment

For an at-a-glance view of which function is displayed, which functions are active in
the background, and which functions are not configured to run on each MFD – and
also to check the operating status of the radars, networks, sensors and SINT – select
System→System Topology from the main menu.
The System Topology dialog is displayed for a few seconds. The status indications
it contains are explained in the table below. The arrangement of the MFDs from left
to right in the topology reflects the physical layout of the consoles from the port to
starboard sides of the bridge.

Figure 4 System status overview (System Topology dialog)

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Table 2 Status indications in the System Topology dialog

Indication Status Meaning

Function Sensor Other equipment
Active: Currently displayed. Not applicable.
Displayed.
Active. Active in background Active and available to INS.
(see Switching between
navigation functions on
page 18).
Inactive: De-activated (see Activating Not in use by INS.
Available. / de-activating navigation
functions on page 18).
Unavailable. Not configured to run. Not available to INS.

Passed / Operating normally. CCRS tests passed (see Operating normally.

OK. CCRS pane on page 58).
Doubtful / In degraded state. CCRS integrity tests failed In degraded state.
degraded. (data is of doubtful integrity).
Failed / not Failed. CCRS validity and/or Failed.
OK. plausibility tests failed.
Unknown. Status cannot be determined by INS.

Top Primary The function displayed when Not applicable.

function (default) MFD starts up after orderly
in MFD function. shutdown.
symbol.

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Loading a pre-defined ECDIS setup

Figure 5 Select a setup from the MODE menu and click Apply

The MODE selector on the top bar enables you to select and instantly load either a
factory default ECDIS setup whose settings are listed below, or an operator-defined
setup. To create an operator-defined ECDIS setup, see Creating and saving ECDIS
setups on page 108.
To load a particular setup:
1 Hover (with the marker) over the MODE selector and select the setup you require.
Two buttons – APPLY and CANCEL – replace the selector on the top bar.
2 Click APPLY to confirm that you want to load the selected setup.
The setup is loaded. To return to it later (for example, after changing some values),
just repeat the steps above and load the same setup.

Table 3 Factory default ECDIS settings

Function Setting
Display category. ECDIS standard display (see Themes dialog: Themes tab on
page 376).
Accuracy. Off (see Themes dialog: Options tab on page 378).
Date-dependent objects. Current date (see Browse Position and Date dialog on page 383).
Highlight date dependent. Off (see Themes dialog: Options tab on page 378).
Full light lines. Off (see Themes dialog: Options tab on page 378).
Highlight info. Off (see Themes dialog: Options tab on page 378).
Highlight document. Off (see Themes dialog: Options tab on page 378).
Unknown. On (see Themes dialog: Options tab on page 378).
Scale min. Off (see Themes dialog: Options tab on page 378).
Shallow pattern. Off (see Safety Depth dialog on page 450).
Shallow water dangers. On (see Themes dialog: Options tab on page 378).
Contour labels. Off (see Themes dialog: Options tab on page 378).
Four shades. Off (see Safety Depth dialog on page 450).
National language. Remains unchanged (see Themes dialog: Options tab on page 378).
Paper chart/simplified symbols. Paper chart (see Themes dialog: Options tab on page 378).
Plain/symbolized boundaries. Plain (see Themes dialog: Options tab on page 378).

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Table 3 Factory default ECDIS settings (cont'd.)

Function Setting
Text group layer. Important text (see Themes dialog: Themes tab on page 376).
Selected sea area. Around own-ship with appropriate offset (the own-ship symbol
will be placed in the position that gives the maximum possible
look-ahead).
Range. 3 NM.
Orientation. True motion, north-up (see ECDIS range pane: presentation controls
on page 63).
True motion reset. 10% from display edge (see Chart regeneration area (Display tab)
on page 537).
Geodetic datum. WGS84 (see Datum Marker dialog on page 523, Chart Legend
dialog on page 449 and Position Sensor Details dialog on page 568).
Manual updates. Displayed if present.
Mariner’s notes. Displayed if present.
Selected route. Last selected route (including route parameters).
Own-ship past track. On (see Themes dialog: Non-chart tab on page 380).
Own-ship past track length. 12 hours (see Position logging on page 541).
Own-ship past track time labels. On, 30 min (see Themes dialog: Non-chart tab on page 380) and
Position logging on page 541).
Look-ahead time. 6 min (see Anti-Grounding dialog on page 442 ).
Dialog box currently being edited. Closed.
Position data source. Remains unchanged (see CCRS pane on page 58 and Position dialog
on page 428).
Safety contour. Remains unchanged (see Safety Depth dialog on page 450).
Safety depth. Remains unchanged (see Safety Depth dialog on page 450).
Cross-track limit. Remains unchanged (see Parameter Setup dialog: Route tab on
page 538 and Offtrack column in Waypoint List dialog on page 409).
Graphical indication of crossing safety On (this setting cannot be turned off).
contour during route planning/monitoring.
Graphical indication of prohibited On (see Grounding Alert Setup dialog on page 443).
areas, areas with special conditions,
and navigational hazards during route
planning/monitoring.
Area alerts. All on (see Enable all area alerts setting in Grounding Alert Setup
dialog on page 443).
Distance to prohibited areas, areas with Remains unchanged (see Safety Distance setting in Grounding Alert
special conditions and navigational hazards. Setup dialog on page 443).
Object highlight, selected object, track Cleared from display.
display from log.
Cursor pick. Closed (see Viewing data about chart objects on page 82).
Any open dialog box. Closed.
Any additional information layer, Cleared from display.
proprietary layer (for example, weather
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Table 3 Factory default ECDIS settings (cont'd.)

Function Setting
Chart update or chart information exchange Aborted.
in progress.
Colour differentiation test diagrams (see Closed.
Colour Calibration dialog on page 483).
Update review. Off (see S-57/S-63 dialogs: Update tab (review updates in chart
display) on page 462).
Chart 1 display. Closed (see, for example, S-57/S-63 dialogs: Settings tab on
page 464).
Units. m, NM, knots (see Parameter Setup dialog: Display tab on
page 534).
Crossing a navigational hazard in route Caution issued (see Grounding Alert Setup dialog on page 443).
monitoring mode.
Vector time (length). 6 min (see Parameter Setup dialog: Display tab on page 534 ).
Vector mode. True (not user-configurable).
Vector stabilization. Ground (not user-configurable).
Symbol for target association. On (see Target Association dialog on page 392). Target association is
only fully approved when ECDIS is part of an Integrated Navigation
System (INS).
Collision warnings. Not provided in ECDIS.
Radar and AIS target association. On (see Target Association dialog on page 392). Target association is
only fully approved when ECDIS is part of an Integrated Navigation
System (INS).
AIS target filtering. Target range = 6 NM (see AIS Sleeping Target Filter dialog on
page 402).
Target display = Off (see ECDIS range pane on page 63) .
Sleeping target display = Off (see AIS Sleeping Target Filter dialog
on page 402).
AtoN display = On (see Themes dialog: Non-chart tab on page 380).
SART display = On (see Themes dialog: Non-chart tab on page 380).
Repeated target display = Off (not user-configurable).
AIS true target outline. Off (see AIS Target Settings dialog on page 401).
Display of radar image overlay. Off (see ECDIS range pane on page 63).
Display of radar tracked targets. Off (see ECDIS range pane on page 63).
Display of AIS reported targets. Off (see ECDIS range pane on page 63 and Targets menu on
page 386).
Target past positions. Off (see Target Past Track option in Themes dialog: Non-chart tab
on page 380).
Target trails. Off (not available in ECDIS).
Lost target warning. Off (not available in ECDIS).
Lost target warning range. Not applicable.
AIS interrogation. Off (not available in ECDIS).
Own-ship true outline Off (see Parameter Setup dialog: Display tab on page 534).

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Function Setting
LOP (line of prediction) source indication. Off (see Position Line dialog on page 520).
User selected time for warning escalation. 60 s (not user-configurable).
Suppression of indication of user selected Remains unchanged (see Navtex Configure dialog: Settings tab on
MSI messages based on first character of page 509).
NAVTEX code field.
Suppression of indication of user selected Off (not user-configurable).
messages based on time and distance from
own-ship.
Brightness and contrast controls. Calibrated setting (see Restoring ECDIS colour calibration on
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Display and operator panel

This section contains the following topics:
Layout of console operator panel.....................................................................................27
Buttons and shortcuts.......................................................................................................28
On-screen keyboard .........................................................................................................34
Alphanumeric input panel and trackball ..........................................................................35
Alternative trackball or touchpad.....................................................................................36
Removable mouse and keyboard .....................................................................................37
Heading wheel .................................................................................................................38

Figure 6 An operator station console

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Layout of console operator panel

The console optionally contains an operator panel with a combined input panel
and trackball, a heading wheel, navigation and alarm-and-control panels, and a
computer-style keyboard (on some consoles the keyboard is located in a drawer
beneath the operator panel). One possible layout is shown below. The navigation and
alarm-and-control panels are optional, and alternatives are available for the heading
wheel and combined input panel and trackball.

Figure 7 Possible layout of the operator panel

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Buttons and shortcuts

Operator panels are optionally available for the Figure 8 SOUND OFF and
most frequently performed operator actions. ACK buttons on optional
The buttons are organised into function groups. trackball/touchpad
This section describes the groups of buttons.
It starts with the alert handling buttons on the
optional trackball or touchpad panel.
For each button an equivalent shortcut is
described (if one is available). Some shortcuts
are provided on the right side-panel above the
main menu. Others are found on the top bar,
in the ECDIS range pane, in the menu system,
or in context menus.

Figure 9 Optional operator panels

Figure 10 Shortcuts include alert, range, vector, palette, and MOB controls

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Context menus
To use the context menus, right-click on an object or target, or
right-click on the chart itself, and select a context-specific option.

SOUND-OFF and ACK buttons and shortcuts

Button Instructions Shortcut
Press to suppress audible alert sounds. Alternatively click SOUND-OFF on the
top bar (see ACK, SOUND OFF, and alert list buttons on page 51): ALARMS are
silenced for 30 seconds, WARNINGS for 1 minute.
The lamp on the SOUND OFF button flashes red while the buzzer is sounding.
The buzzer indicates an unacknowledged active ALARM or WARNING. It is
accompanied on the top bar by a flashing red (ALARM) or orange (WARNING)
icon that contains the loudspeaker symbol.
When you silence the alert sound, the buzzer stops and the lamp on the SOUND
OFF button goes off for the applicable period (30 seconds or 1 minute). The
flashing icon on the top bar – indicating an unacknowledged active ALARM or
WARNING– acquires a diagonal line that passes through its loudspeaker symbol
(showing that the audible indication is silenced).
Press to acknowledge the most severe current ALARM or WARNING, or click
ACK on the top bar (see ACK, SOUND OFF, and alert list buttons on page 51).
The lamp on the ACK button flashes red to indicate an unacknowledged active
ALARM. The lamp is dark when there are no active ALARMS present: it
provides no indication about WARNINGS or CAUTIONS (even though you
can use the button to acknowledge WARNINGS). An unacknowledged active
ALARM is also indicated on the top bar by a flashing red icon containing the
loudspeaker symbol (see Alert icons on page 52).
After acknowledgement the lamp remains lit while the ALARM is still active.
An acknowledged active ALARM is also indicated on the top bar by a steady
(non-flashing) red icon containing the exclamation mark symbol.

RADAR knobs and shortcuts

Knobs Instructions Shortcut
For Radar only (refer to the K-Bridge Radar Operator Manual;
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DISPLAY buttons and shortcuts

Button Instructions Shortcut
To darken or brighten the palette, use the -/+ buttons or click the small or large
sun icon on the top bar (see Darkening the palette on page 16). There are three
palettes: Day (lightest), Dusk, and Night (darkest).Whenever you change the
colour palette, the backlight on the display is reset to the level at which colours
are correctly calibrated for ECDIS (see Restoring ECDIS colour calibration
on page 17).
To zoom (doubling or halving the chart scale, respectively), use the -/+ buttons
or right-click on the chart and select Zoom In / Out (see Zooming in and out
using the context menu on page 79).

(For Radar only.) Only true and ground-stabilised vectors are possible for targets
in ECDIS – therefore in ECDIS this button has no effect. You can turn vectors on
or off by clicking Vector in the range pane (see ECDIS range pane: presentation
controls on page 63). When vectors are on, the most convenient way to control
their length is to hover with the marker over the length selector until the marker
changes to a double arrow – then left-click and drag up or down (the vector
length changes in 10-second steps).
Press to toggle off the display of targets and radar video (if the ECDIS is currently
presenting targets and radar video). Alternatively click SUPPRESS.

This function causes the system to move the own-ship symbol on the screen to
the position that gives the maximum possible look-ahead. For example, if the
vessel is sailing from west to east, resetting the center will position the own-ship
symbol as close as possible to the left edge of the display. The reset also causes
the vessel's course vector to point through the center of the display. (If the
vessel’s speed is less than 1 knot when you use this button, the own-ship symbol
will move to the centre of the display.) For more information, see Manual reset
on page 87.
Press to present the chart at its nominal scale. Alternatively right-click on the
chart and select Scale Chart Nominal. For more information about zooming and
scaling, see Zooming in and out on page 79.

MODES indicator (for autopilot)

Indicators Description Equivalent

The autopilot operating mode is indicated by a green lamp on
the optional operator panel and in the Autopilot Mode dialog
box. To display the dialog box, click AP on the top bar (or select
Route→Autopilot Mode). For more information, refer to the
autopilot operator manual (see References on page 44).

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PANEL indicators

Indicator Description Equivalent

The POWER lamp is lit green when power to the console’s None
operator panel is OK.
The FAULT lamp is lit red when the console’s operator panel has WARNING: “Lost
lost contact with the computer. USB panel – e.g.
Navigation/Alarm
panel”

AUTOPILOT buttons and shortcuts

Button Instructions Shortcut
To take command of the autopilot, click AP on the top bar, then check In Cmd in
the dialog box displayed. For full information about using the autopilot, refer to
the autopilot operator manual (see References on page 44).
To specify a preset or planned turn (if you have the autopilot engaged),
press/click AUTO PLAN. While specifying the turn, you can toggle between
Preset Turn and Plan Mode. To do so, press/clickAUTO PLAN again (see Preset
Turn dialog on page 417).
To activate a preset or planned turn, press/click ACT TURN. When the autopilot
is operating in HDG, WP or TRK mode, press/click ACT TURN twice to proceed
in HDG mode, taking the current heading as set-point. When the autopilot is
operating in CRS mode, press/click ACT TURN twice to proceed in CRS mode,
taking the current COG as set-point.

ALARMS indicator

Indicator Description Equivalent

This lamp flashes red to indicate an unacknowledged active ALARM.
The lamp is dark when there are no active ALARMS present (it provides
no indication about WARNINGS or CAUTIONS). An unacknowledged
active ALARM is also indicated on the top bar by a flashing red icon
containing the loudspeaker symbol (see Alert icons on page 52).
After acknowledgement the lamp remains lit while the ALARM is still
active. An acknowledged active ALARM is also indicated on the top
bar by a steady (non-flashing) red icon containing the exclamation mark
symbol.

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ALARMS buttons and shortcuts

Button Instructions Shortcut
Press to acknowledge the most severe current alert, or click ACK on top bar (see
ACK, SOUND OFF, and alert list buttons on page 51). For information about how
to specify the time allowed before unacknowledged WARNINGS are reissued as
ALARMS, and about how to specify the time allowed before unacknowledged
ALARMS cause the BNWAS buzzers to sound, see Parameter Setup dialog:
Alert tab on page 550.)
Press to view alerts. Alternatively click the alert list button on the top bar (see
ACK, SOUND OFF, and alert list buttons on page 51).

Press to suppress audible alert sounds. Alternatively click Sound Off on the top
bar (see ACK, SOUND OFF, and alert list buttons on page 51): ALARMS are
silenced for 30 seconds, WARNINGS for 1 minute.

MOB button and shortcut

Knobs Instructions Shortcut
Press to record the own-ship’s position at the time of a man-overboard
event. Alternatively click MOB on the top bar (see Marking the position
of a man-overboard (MOB) event on page 97).

CHART buttons and shortcuts

Button Instructions Shortcut
Press (after browsing away from the own-ship) to resume monitoring the
own-ship’s movement on the chart. Alternatively click the yellow Browse button
(see ECDIS range pane: presentation controls on page 63). Pressing MONITOR
(after browsing) also resets the chart to its nominal scale; clicking the yellow
Browse button does not do that.
To see information about a chart object, put the cross-shaped marker on or near
the object and either press this button or double-click (see Viewing data about
chart objects on page 82).
Press to manage routes. Alternatively select Route→Manage Routes (see Route
List dialog on page 407).

To display standard chart themes, press/click STD DISP (see Themes dialog:
Themes tab on page 376).

TARGET buttons and shortcuts

Button Instructions Shortcut
To activate an AIS target, click on it and press ACQ. Alternatively right-click on
the target and select Activate (see also Auto Acquisition dialog on page 394).

To view information about a target, click on the target and press DATA.
Alternatively right-click on the target and select Target Data (see Target
Information dialog on page 389). To view information about up to three other
targets that are close to the marker, select Target Data+.

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Button Instructions Shortcut

To deactivate an AIS target, click on it and press CANCEL. Alternatively
right-click on the target and select Deactivate.

Other shortcuts in ECDIS

Function Instructions Shortcut
AIS filter To control filtering of sleeping targets, click AIS FILTER on the right
side-panel. This opens a dialog box (see AIS Sleeping Target Filter dialog
on page 402). To turn filtering on, check Enable Filtering of Sleeping Tgts in
the dialog box.
EBL/VRM In ECDIS, to draw an electronic bearing line / variable range marker
pair on the display, select Tools→EBL/VRM (see Taking bearing/range
measurements (EBL/VRM) on page 117).
Radar To display radar video, check VID in the ECDIS range pane (see ECDIS
video range pane: presentation controls on page 63).
Targets on / To turn AIS and radar targets on (if available), check TGT in the ECDIS
off range pane (see ECDIS range pane: presentation controls on page 63).

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On-screen keyboard
An on-screen keyboard
is available on navigation
operator stations. This
is particularly for bridge
systems on which no
physical keyboard is
easily accessible and no
alphanumeric keypad is
present.
The on-screen keyboard is
displayed automatically –
if currently enabled – whenever you put the cursor (marker) into an editable data field in
a dialog box. For more information, see Tools menu on page 515.
The keys on the on-screen keyboard are a sub-set of the keys on a standard physical
keyboard. The layout also resembles that of a standard physical keyboard.
The following keys – or aspects of their behaviour – might not be immediately familiar:
Symbol key [/#!]: Click on this key to see the first of five pages of symbol keys
(these replace the normal alphanumeric keyboard). When you do this, the
label of the [SH] (shift) key changes to [1/5] (meaning 1 of 5 pages), and the
label of the symbol key [/#!] changes to [az].
Alphanumeric key [az]: Click to return to the alphanumeric keyboard from
a symbol page.

Page indicator [n/5]: Click to see the next page of symbols. Click repeatedly
to scroll the symbol pages.

Tab key [-l]: Click to jump to the next editable field in the dialog box, or – in
larger free-text fields – click to insert a tabbed space.

Shift / Caps Lock key [SH]: Click to toggle between uppercase and lowercase
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Alphanumeric input panel and trackball

Input panel
The input panel includes an alphanumeric keypad and a trackball which functions as a
mouse device. The keypad is mainly designed for number entry, but you can toggle it to
enter letters of the alphabet by pressing the abc... button: when this button is not lit, the
key pad enters numbers; when it is lit, the key-pad enters letters.
As on a mobile phone key-pad, the letters that you can use a button to enter appear
underneath the number on that button. If there are three letters on the button, you must
press the button once to enter the first letter, twice to enter the second, and so on.
Also when the abc... button is lit you can use the a/A button to toggle between lower-case
and upper-case letters.
Use the PAGE UP/DOWN buttons to scroll information.

Trackball (mouse)
The trackball has three mouse buttons.
• Left button: Selects an object and generally functions as a standard Left mouse button.
For example, to enter data into a field in a dialog box, use the trackball to point the
marker (cursor) to:
– The data field, then click the left mouse button and enter a value by using the input
panel keypad, the on-screen keyboard, or a physical keyboard (if present). If you
enter an illegal value, the closest legal value will be entered.
– The data field, then click and hold the left mouse button, then roll the trackball up or
down to increase or decrease the value. (This is not applicable to all dialog boxes.)
– A spin button (up or down arrow) associated with the data field (some data fields
have these), then click the left mouse button to increase or decrease (as applicable)
the value you are entering.

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For information about using the left mouse button for zooming, see Zooming in on a
particular chart area on page 81.
• Middle button: Redraws the radar picture so that the vessel is shown at the clicked
marker/cursor position.However, if the ECDIS is operating in browse mode (see
ECDIS range pane: presentation controls on page 63), then clicking the middle
button redraws the chart so that the centre of the display becomes the clicked
marker/cursor position.
• Right button: Brings up context-sensitive menus where applicable on a chart.

Alternative trackball or touchpad

Alternatives to the trackball /input panel combination are an ergonomic trackball or
touchpad.

• Left button: Selects an object and generally functions as a standard left mouse-button.
For example, to enter data into a field in a dialog box, use the trackball or touchpad
to point the marker (cursor) to:
– The data field, then click the left mouse-button and type in a value by using the
input panel keypad, the on-screen keyboard, or a physical keyboard (if present). If
you type an illegal value, the closest legal value will be entered.
– The data field, then click and hold the left mouse-button, and roll the trackball up or
down to increase or decrease the value. (This is not applicable to all dialog boxes.)
– A spin button (up or down arrow) associated with the data field (some data fields
have these), then click the left mouse-button to increase or decrease (as applicable)
the value you are entering.
For information about using the left mouse-button for zooming, see Zooming in on a
particular chart area on page 81.
• Middle button: Redraws the chart so that the vessel is shown at the clicked
marker/cursor position.However, if the ECDIS is operating in browse mode (see
ECDIS range pane: presentation controls on page 63), then clicking the middle
button redraws the chart so that the centre of the display becomes the clicked
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On the tracker ball panel, the middle button is also a scroll-wheel: turning it forward
zooms in on the own-ship or, in ECDIS browse mode (see ECDIS range pane:
presentation controls on page 63), it zooms in on the current marker/cursor position.
On the touchpad panel, hold both mouse buttons down together to perform a middle
button click.
• Right button: Brings up context-sensitive menus (where applicable) on the display.

Removable mouse and keyboard

You can attach a mouse and / or a keyboard to the operator station computer inside the
console or to one of the USB ports on the alternative trackball or touchpad panel (see
Alternative trackball or touchpad on page 36).
If you attach a mouse, the left and right mouse buttons will have the same function as the
corresponding buttons on the trackball (see Alphanumeric input panel and trackball on
page 35).
For information about using the Left mouse button for zooming, see Zooming in on a
particular chart area on page 81.
If the mouse has a scroll-wheel, then:
• pressing it has the same effect as pressing the middle button on the trackball: it
redraws the chart so that the vessel is shown at the clicked marker/cursor position.
However, if the ECDIS is operating in browse mode (see ECDIS range pane:
presentation controls on page 63), then clicking the middle button redraws the chart
so that the centre of the display becomes the clicked marker/cursor position.
• turning it forward zooms in on the own-shipor, in ECDIS browse mode (see
ECDIS range pane: presentation controls on page 63), it zooms in on the current
marker/cursor position.

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Heading wheel
The heading wheel is for setting or changing the vessel's course when the operator
station is in command of the autopilot. Standard and advanced versions are available.
For full descriptions of them, refer to the K-Bridge Autopilot Operator Manual (see
References on page 44).

Figure 11 Standard heading wheel

Figure 12 Advanced heading wheel

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LAN communication between consoles

This section describes how K-Bridge consoles communicate with each other over the
local area network (LAN).

Figure 13 Overview of a sample K-Bridge Integrated Navigation System

K-Bridge navigation consoles communicate with each other over redundant Local Area
Networks. This enables them to share such information as:
• Palette setting (day, dusk, or night)
• Sensor readings
• Routes
• Charts
• Targets
• Barrier Lines
• Mariner's notes
• Templates
The information is distributed in such a way that if one console is switched off or fails,
the remaining consoles can continue without degraded performance. When a route or
mariner’s note, for instance, is edited on one MFD, it is automatically updated on all the
other MFDs.
The principle of sharing information has the following benefits:
• The primary navigation sensor data is common to all display units (see CCRS process
on page 42).
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• Routes (tracks) from any K-Bridge Radar or ECDIS operator station can be monitored
at any other K-Bridge Radar or ECDIS operator station.
• Targets from all available radar trackers – and from AIS – are pooled, given a unique
global target ID (and a unique local target ID), and made available for display by radar
and/or ECDIS on all operator stations.
• Radar video – as well as targets – from any K-Bridge Radar operator station can be
viewed at any K-Bridge ECDIS operator station.
Since the process LAN and the radar LAN are redundant, if one of them fails, all the
MFDs continue to operate normally using the LAN that has not failed.
However, in case of a failure of both process LANs, at least two MFDs have a serial
connection – via NMEA multiplexers 1 and 2 in the diagram – that provides backup
NMEA input for heading, speed and position data. These MFDs (one that is primarily
a radar and one that is primarily an ECDIS) are then able to perform as standalone
devices until network connectivity is restored.

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INS processes running on each MFD

Figure 14 INS processes running on each MFD

Each MFD can run some or all of the main navigation functions: Radar, ECDIS, Conning
and CAM-HMI. One function will be the MFD’s primary function. Not all MFDs will be
configured to run all functions.
Supporting the main functions on each MFD are several processes that run in the
background. These are the INS, CCRS and GTM processes. In addition, the BAM
server process runs on one MFD.

INS process
The INS (Integrated Navigation System) process:
• Monitors whether there is at least one radar, ECDIS, conning, and CAM-HMI
function available (that is, active but not necessarily displayed) on the bridge. If not,
the INS process issues an alert to the effect that the required function is not available.
• Monitors the operating state of all MFDs, radar transceivers, and navigation sensors,
and reports it in the System Topology dialog (see Monitoring the MFDs and other
equipment on page 20).
• Ensures that the palette changes on all MFDs when an operator changes it on one
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• Performs aggregation of navigation alerts (this function is performed by the INS

process not the BAM). This ensures that, when alerts are generated by multiple
MFDs for the same alert condition, only one entry for that alert condition will appear
in the active alert list. The entry will include a list of all MFDs that have reported
the alert. Acknowledgment of one instance of the alert causes all other instances of
it to be acknowledged.

CCRS process
The CCRS (Common Consistent Reference System) process on each MFD:
• Tests all navigation sensor input according to precise criteria (see CCRS tests on
page 354).
• Automatically selects an alternative sensor if the currently selected one fails (and
another is available).
• Automatically selects the best available sensor (if automatic sensor selection is
selected and a better performing sensor is available; see Automatic/manual source
selection on page 59).
• Automatically adopts the correct fallback behaviour if all available sources for a
category of sensor input fail (see CCRS pane on page 58).
• Puts the sensor input through a Kalman filter. (This only occurs after validity,
plausibility, and integrity checks have been performed.)
• Applies an offset to the sensor input to compensate for the sensor’s distance from
the CCRP (or, in the case of depth input, to compensate for the sensor’s vertical
depth below the keel).
If the CCRS is currently “master” – in other words, if it has been appointed as the CCRS
to be used by the wider navigation system – it distributes its output to all other MFDs on
the bridge and to the autopilot.
The result is that all the MFDs use the same primary data for all navigation functions and
display the same primary data at all times (see CCRS pane on page 58).
Although all the MFDs have a native CCRS process, only one acts as master. If the
current master becomes unavailable, another CCRS automatically takes over from it.
If an individual MFD becomes disconnected from both process LANs, that MFD will
use its own CCRS process – along with backup sensor input from an NMEA multiplexer,
if available – and the MFD will then operate as a standalone device until network
connectivity is restored.

BAM server process

The Bridge Alert Management server process runs on one MFD. It:
• Receives alerts from all critical components of the INS and presents them:
– In the CAM-HMI (optionally along with alerts from vessel systems other than
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– On MFDs that have CAM-HMI activated. It presents them on the top bar and in
lists accessible from the top bar, with the correct indications of severity (category
and priority), and in the correct order of severity.
• Indicates when a category A alert is issued by a function (ECDIS or Radar) that is
active on the MFD by causing the function button concerned to turn RED or ORANGE
(as applicable; see Switching functions to handle a category A alert on page 18).
If the BAM server fails, the fallback mechanism is that each MFD presents only its own
local alert list (see Loss of the CAM-HMI on page 55).
The aggregation of alerts is not performed by the BAM server but by the INS process
that runs on each MFD (see INS process on page 41).

Global Target Management

By default, KM radar operator stations on the bridge display their own targets as well
as targets from each other and from AIS (see Providing a bridge-wide target view on
page 344). ECDIS operator stations display targets from all radar operator stations
and from AIS.
For this reason a target management process assigns a unique global identifier to every
active target on the bridge, enabling operators to see immediately that target n on one
display is also target n on another display. If targets from different sources duplicate each
other, then they are "associated": the target management process replaces them with a
single new target (and identifier). This ensures that the operator cannot mistake a single
ship detected by multiple radar systems or AIS for multiple vessels.
The label that is displayed for each target by default is its global ID, which is an ordinal
number. This supersedes the local ID. For:
• radar targets the local ID is the ordinal number – with a letter prefix identifying the
source – that was assigned to the target by the tracker on the source radar operator
station (unless a user-specified name has been created for the target on the source
radar operator station). For more information, refer to the Radar operator manual (see
References on page 44).
• AIS targets the local ID is the target vessel’s name (if available) or MMSI number.
You can switch an individual operator station to make it display local instead of
global target IDs. This enables you to see a vessel’s name (for AIS targets or for radar
targets that have been given a name) or to identify the source of radar targets (see
Displaying AIS target names on page 297).

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Table 4 Examples of radar and AIS targets with global and local IDs

Radar target AIS target

Global ID Local ID (prefix Global ID Local ID (vessel name
identifies source) or MMSI)

For more information, see Targets menu on page 385, and refer to the document entitled
K-Bridge Integrated Navigation System (INS): On-board familiarization for navigators
(part number: 430676).

References
While using this manual, you might need to refer to the following other Kongsberg
Maritime publications:
429323 K-Bridge 8.2 Radar Operator Manual
429363 K-Bridge 8.2 Autopilot Operator Manual
448878 K-Bridge 8.2 Conning Operator Manual
444666 K-Bridge 8.2 CAM-HMI Operator Manual
429327 K-Bridge 8.2 BNWAS Operator Manual
430676 K-Bridge 8.2 Integrated Navigation System (INS): On-board
familiarization for navigators

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Chapter 2
Display layout

Top bar .............................................................................................................................46

Virtual DCU buttons for sensors (optional) .....................................................................47
Remote access menu (optional) .......................................................................................49
Alert area..........................................................................................................................51
CCRS pane.......................................................................................................................58
Operator buttons...............................................................................................................61
Main menu .......................................................................................................................61
Boarding areas .................................................................................................................62
ECDIS range pane............................................................................................................63
Operator messages/indications.........................................................................................67
ECDIS chart area .............................................................................................................73
Trackball/touchpad/mouse marker ..................................................................................75

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Top bar
Figure 15 Left part: switch function, monitor for cat. A alerts

Figure 16 Middle: view, silence and acknowledge alerts

Figure 17 Right part: manage AP, load ECDIS setup, change palette, click MOB

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Virtual DCU buttons for sensors (optional)

On some vessels one or more buttons are available on the top bar that enable you to open
virtual Display and Control Units for particular sensors. A virtual DCU emulates the
physical DCU for the sensor concerned (whether a physical DCU is installed on the
bridge or not). You can interact with the virtual DCU by using the trackball / mouse.
The virtual DCU closes automatically if you do not click inside it for more than 30
seconds.
The sensor DCU button includes a spot-shaped alert indicator. This is normally grey but
turns RED, ORANGE, or YELLOW to indicate the presence respectively of an active
alarm, warning or caution (whether acknowledged or not) from the sensor. When several
active alerts are present, the spot indicator will be the colour applicable to the alert of
highest severity (so, if that is for example an alarm, the spot indicator will be RED).
To handle sensor alerts, click the button to open the virtual DCU, then navigate to the
alert list. Alternatively, handle the alert in CAM.
For full information about using the virtual DCU, refer to the operator manual provided
by the sensor manufacturer.

Figure 18 Virtual DCU buttons for SeaPos and SeaNav sensors from Kongsberg Seatex

Note
When CAM is available, the CAM operator station will list all alerts from the sensor
and produce audible alarm or warning sounds (as applicable) for each alert. When
CAM is not available, individual operator stations will produce the alarm or warning
sound for each alert from the sensor. Note, however, that alerts from the sensor never
appear in the local alert list for an operator station. You can only view them using
the virtual (or physical) DCU or CAM.

If the sensor button contains a large cross, communication between the operator station
and the sensor has been lost. In that case, check the connection from the sensor to the
LAN.

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Figure 19 Virtual DCU for a SeaPOS 320 sensor

Figure 20 An alert list for the SeaPOS 320

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Remote access menu (optional)

On some vessels you can access other systems (for example, DP or Automation systems)
remotely from a navigation operator station. It is also possible to access other navigation
operator stations.
When you do this, the navigation top bar remains displayed at all times. It displays the
alerts belonging to the navigation function (ECDIS, Radar, Conning or CAM-HMI) that
was active when the operator station switched to the remote system. The top bar also
contains the navigation function buttons, and you can click one of these at any time to
restore the function concerned or another function – this closes the connection to the
remote system.
For information about using the remote system, refer to the operator manual or manuals
provided by Kongsberg Maritime for the system concerned.

Figure 21 Remote access to DP, Automation, other systems or CCTV from an MFD

To access a remote system:

1 Click the remote access selector button on the top bar and select an operator station
from the list.
The display switches to the selected remote system, giving you full access to it from
the navigation operator station.
To indicate that the navigation operator station is not currently displaying navigation
information (or being used for navigation at all), a blue sidebar appears on the left
of the display, announcing that the operator station is “NOT FOR NAVIGATION”.
Also the remote access selector on the top bar turns blue.
If your operator station is configured to display CCTV, you can select a camera
instead of a console from the remote access selector menu. When camera video is
displayed, the operator station behaves in the same way as when it is streaming from
a remote console; however, the label on the blue sidebar will say “CCTV VIEWER”
instead of “NOT FOR NAVIGATION”.
2 When you have finished accessing the remote system, click a navigation function
button on the top bar.
The function whose button you clicked activates immediately.

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Figure 22 A remote access client displaying CCTV from four deck cameras

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Alert area
This section contains the following topics:
ACK, SOUND OFF, and alert list buttons.........................................................................51
Alert icons........................................................................................................................52
Local and bridge-wide alerts............................................................................................54
Loss of the CAM-HMI.....................................................................................................55
Alert aggregation in the bridge-wide list .........................................................................56
Alert zones .......................................................................................................................57

ACK, SOUND OFF, and alert list buttons

The current alert of highest severity is displayed on the top bar (see
Top bar on page 46). If several alerts are of joint highest severity, the
most recent (by default) is displayed on the top bar. The top bar also contains some
or all of the following buttons[1]:
• ACK: Click to acknowledge the associated alert on the top bar (or in the alert list).
For information about how to specify the time allowed before unacknowledged
WARNINGS are reissued as ALARMS, and about how to specify the time allowed
before unacknowledged ALARMS cause the BNWAS buzzers to sound, see
Parameter Setup dialog: Alert tab on page 550.)
• SOUND OFF: Click to suppress audible alert sounds: ALARMS are silenced for 30
seconds, WARNINGS for 1 minute. For information about when the silencing of
an unacknowledged ALARM will delay the sounding of the BNWAS buzzers, see
Parameter Setup dialog: Alert tab on page 550.)
• Alert list button: Click to view alerts in descending order of severity – any alerts that
are of the same severity as each other are listed chronologically, the most recent first
(by default). If CAM-HMI is active on the MFD, the alert list concerns all navigation
equipment on the bridge. If CAM-HMI is not active, the list concerns only the local
functions that are active on the MFD (see Local and bridge-wide alerts on page 54).

Table 5 Order of severity of alerts listed

Order Alert type

1 Active unacknowledged (possibly silenced) ALARM
2 Active unacknowledged (possibly silenced) WARNING
3 Rectified unacknowledged ALARM
4 Rectified unacknowledged WARNING
5 Active - acknowledged ALARM

1. The ACK and SOUND OFF buttons only appear with an alert if acknowledgement and silencing of the
alert are possible. For category A alerts, the buttons will not appear unless the navigation function that
issued the alert is the function currently displayed on the MFD. (However, for Grounding and Keel
Clearance alerts, the ACK and SOUND OFF buttons will appear on the ECDIS top bar even on an MFD
whose ECDIS has not yet issued the alert.)

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Table 5 Order of severity of alerts listed (cont'd.)

Order Alert type

6 Active acknowledged WARNING
7 CAUTION

For information about configuring the MFD so that alerts of equal severity are listed with
the oldest, instead of the most recent, first – and with the oldest instead of the most recent
on the top bar – see Alert Setup Top Bar dialog on page 558.

Alert icons
As specified by IMO resolution MSC.302(87), for each alert an icon and (if applicable)
sound indicate: priority; whether the alert is unacknowledged (flashing); category (this
determines whether remote acknowledgement or sound-off is possible); and state.

Table 6 Priority – indicated by icon colour and shape

Icon Colour Priority

shape
RED EMERGENCY: Indicates immediate danger to human life, the vessel or its machinery.
Immediate action is required in accordance with the vessel’s emergency procedures.
RED ALARM: Indicates a situation or conditions requiring immediate attention, decision and
(if necessary) action by the bridge team.
ORANGE WARNING: Indicates changed conditions that are not immediately hazardous but could
become so if no forward-looking decision is made or action taken by the bridge team.

YELLOW CAUTION: Indicates a condition that does not warrant an alarm or warning but still
requires particular attention from (and special consideration by) the bridge team.

Table 7 Unacknowledged alert – indicated by flashing icon

Icon Colour Meaning

RED A flashing ALARM icon means that the associated ALARM has not been acknowledged.
For information about the time you have to acknowledge the ALARM, see Parameter
Setup dialog: Alert tab on page 550.

ORANGE A flashing WARNING icon means that the WARNING has not been acknowledged. For
information about the time you have to acknowledge the WARNING, see Parameter
Setup dialog: Alert tab on page 550).

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Table 8 Cat. A alert – indicated by x-symbol plus coloured function button

Icon Sample Icon/ Cate- Meaning

function button gory
button colour
RED A An alert for which graphical information is required to support the
operator in evaluating the alert condition and deciding how to respond
to it. A category A alert can only be acknowledged or silenced from the
ORANGE A navigation function that issued it on the MFD – or one of the MFDs –
reporting the alert[2]. The associated function button on the top bar turns
RED (for an ALARM) or ORANGE (for a WARNING). If the function
that issued the alert is not currently displayed, you must click its coloured
function button to display the function before you can acknowledge the
alert (see Switching functions to handle a category A alert on page 18).
No symbol (or function button B An alert for which no additional information is required to support the
colour) for cat. B or C alerts. operator in evaluating and responding to the alert condition.
C An alert that cannot be acknowledged on the bridge but about which
the bridge team requires status (and possibly other) information. This
category includes certain alerts from the engine.

Table 9 Emergency ALARM icon

Icon State
Emergency ALARM

The icon flashes while the emergency ALARM is active. The operator station is silent but the system that
issued the emergency ALARM gives an (IMO-specified) audible announcement by whistle, siren, bell,
klaxon or horn.

Table 10 ALARM state icons

Icon State
Unacknowledged active ALARM

The icon flashes and is accompanied by 3 audible beeps, repeated every 7 seconds.
Silenced, unacknowledged active ALARM

The icon flashes but the beeps are silenced for 30 seconds.
Acknowledged active ALARM

Rectified but unacknowledged ALARM

2. Grounding and Keel Clearance alerts are an exception: they can be acknowledged or silenced from any
ECDIS.

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Table 11 WARNING state icons

Icon State
Unacknowledged active WARNING

The icon flashes and is accompanied by 2 audible beeps repeated after 1 minute, according to the rules
for alert escalation in:
• IMO resolution MSC:302(87), section 7.6.
• IEC standard 61924-2 Ed. 1.0, section 8.4.5.2.1.
Silenced, unacknowledged active WARNING

The icon flashes but the beeps are silenced for 1 minute.

Acknowledged active WARNING

Rectified but unacknowledged WARNING

Table 12 CAUTION state icon

Icon State
Active CAUTION

Local and bridge-wide alerts

When you click the alert list button on the top bar, you can (by default) see alerts
from all active functions on the local MFD, and also from the autopilot (if the
MFD is in command of the autopilot).

Figure 23 CAM-HMI not activated: NAV alerts listed for MFD only

However, if you activate CAM-HMI (Activating / de-activating navigation functions on

page 18), you can see alerts from all MFDs on the bridge as well as from the autopilot
and SINT.

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Figure 24 CAM activated (left) and de-activated (right)

When you do this, the top bar shows the most severe navigation alert on the bridge not
the most severe alert on the local MFD.
Also, if you enable CAM-HMI, the alert list identifies both the part of the navigation
system software that issued the alert – Route, for example, indicates the route handling
software – and the device or devices that have reported the alert.

Figure 25 CAM-HMI activated: NAV alerts listed for entire bridge

Loss of the CAM-HMI

The CAM-HMI function depends upon a BAM server process (see BAM server process
on page 42) that runs on a single MFD in the INS. If the BAM process fails:
1 The CAM button on the top bar of each MFD with an active CAM-HMI function
turns ORANGE.
2 An INS alert is issued to all MFDs: “Function lost – CAM-HMI not AVAIL on
bridge”.
3 Each MFD with an active CAM-HMI reverts to its local alert list (that is, to the alert
list that is displayed when CAM-HMI has been de-activated on an MFD).
(This is the INS fallback mechanism in case of failure of the BAM server).

Figure 26 ORANGE CAM button indicates loss of BAM server

The CAM-HMI function itself can still be displayed if the BAM server is lost. However,
it will only show a single alert in its list: “CAM not available on <ip address>” (the
IP address is that of the MFD on which the failed BAM server process was running).
The rest of the screen will display the banner text: “CAM-HMI is not available. Local
list is currently displayed on top bar.”

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Figure 27 CAM-HMI when the BAM server process on the INS has failed

Alert aggregation in the bridge-wide list

To reduce the number of visual and audible alert signals that require the navigator’s
attention at any one time, the K-Bridge INS identifies and groups together alerts that
have been caused by the same alert condition – even if they have been generated by
different source MFDs) – and instead of displaying all of them displays only one in the
bridge-wide alert list. (The attribute that is used by the system to aggregate alerts is the
alert identifier. Only alerts that have the same identifier and priority will be aggregated.)

Figure 28 An aggregated ECDIS alert

The source information for this aggregate alert will show which MFDs have reported it.
Audible beeps for category A alerts are only issued by MFDs from which they can
be acknowledged.

Acknowledging or silencing aggregate alerts

You can acknowledge an aggregated category A alert from any one of its source MFDs –
category B alerts can be acknowledged from any MFD.

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Acknowledging or silencing an aggregate alert on one MFD acknowledges or silences it

on all MFDs.
In CAM-HMI, you can use the trackball/mouse to widen the Source column so that you
can see all the MFDs that have reported each alert.

Re-triggered aggregate alerts

If a new MFD issues an alert for an event whose aggregated alert has been acknowledged
or silenced (but remains active), the aggregate alert is re-triggered.
This means that the audible beeps for it sound again and the aggregate alert in the
bridge-wide alert list gets a new flashing (active / unacknowledged / un-silenced) icon. It
also gets a new time stamp and a new MFD in its source list.

Figure 29 A retriggered ECDIS aggregate alert

Alert zones
If alert zones have been configured on your vessel, then operator stations in the currently
“passive” zone will not receive alerts.

Figure 30 How to tell if the alert system is passive

For more information, see Active and passive alert zones on page 346.

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CCRS pane
This section contains the following topics:
Automatic/manual source selection .................................................................................59
Selecting a new source manually.....................................................................................60
Entering manual input......................................................................................................60
Hiding the CCRS pane.....................................................................................................60
The CCRS pane displays the own-ship’s primary navigation data. For description of the
role of the CCRS, see CCRS process on page 42.

Figure 31 CCRS pane

Table 13 Key to illustration of CCRS pane

Number Description
1 Common Consistent Reference Point (CCRP): Normally the vessel’s conning position. To verify the
location, select Own Ship→Ship Ref Points (Ship Reference Points tab on page 428).
2 Sensor input buttons: Click to view the sources available for a given sensor input or to change settings.
3 CCRS: Input from selected source after processing by the CCRS.
4 SEL Sensor: Name of selected source.
5 SEL Mode: Whether automatic (Aut) or manual (Man) source selection is configured. Note that, in
either case, the CCRS will perform an automatic fail-over if the currently selected sensor fails (and an
alternative is available). If the indication Bet Man appears, a source is available that is better than
the current manually selected source.
6 Offset: Click to apply an offset to the position input calculated by the CCRS (see Position Offset
dialog on page 427). When you apply an offset: the colour of the button changes to YELLOW, its
label changes from Offset NO to Offset Pos, and the colour of the entire POS input field changes to
YELLOW.

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Table 14 Colours of CCRS data fields

Colour Status Sensor input is ... Alternative source available? CCRS

behaviour
GREY Passed Valid, plausible and of good Not applicable. Issues sensor data.
integrity.
ORANGE Failed No. Fallback for input
• Not available. type.
YELLOW Failed • Not valid (incorrectly Issues estimated
(POSN formatted). POSN data and
only) • Not plausible (outside displays DR
permitted range). indication.
Doubtful Of poor integrity because: If source selection mode is: Issues sensor data.
• It deviates by more than • Man and Bet Man indication is
a permitted limit from displayed: an alternative source
an alternative source. is available for manual selection.
• No alternative • Aut: CCRS is unable to select
is available for an alternative source.
comparison.
Manually entered. Not applicable. Issues manual
data.

Table 15 CCRS fallback behaviour for each category of sensor input

Lost CCRS fallback behaviour

input
HDG Uses last valid heading.
ROT Sets ROT value to 0.0°.
STW Estimates STW based on drift, SOG and COG.
SOG Estimates SOG and COG using POSN.
DPTH Displays dashes (the CCRS has no fallback solution for loss of DPTH input).
POSN Estimates POSN using dead reckoning (DR).

Automatic/manual source selection Figure 32 Auto/Manual

source selection
For a given sensor input, you can specify automatic
or manual source selection (see CCRS Sensor Setup
dialog on page 424).
1 Click a button in the CCRS pane.
2 Click Setup.
3 Click a sensor input tab.
4 Select Auto or Manual.

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Selecting a new source manually Figure 33 A sensor list

1 Specify manual source selection (see above).
2 Click a button in the CCRS pane.
3 Select an available data source (see Sensor
selection dialogs on page 423).

Entering manual input

1 Specify manual source selection (see above).
2 Click a button in the CCRS pane.
3 Select Manual.
4 Enter a value and click Apply.

Hiding the CCRS pane

In the Planning Station application (but not in ECDIS or Radar), you can hide the CCRS
pane, menu, and / or operator buttons. If you are not using them, this enables you to see
more of the chart.
1 Click the cog-wheel symbol in the top righthand corner.
The Menu, Buttons and CCRS checkboxes are displayed.
2 Un-check the box or boxes for what you want to hide.
3 To display a hidden item, hover over the cog-wheel and check the applicable box.
CCRS pane, menu and CCRS pane hidden All hidden (all
buttons are shown (all (un-checked); buttons un-checked)
checked) and menu shown
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Operator buttons

Clickable operator buttons for a subset of the most frequently performed actions are
provided on the right side-panel (between the CCRS pane and the main menu):
• CENTER: Click to move the own-ship symbol to the position on the display that
gives the maximum possible look ahead (equivalent to RESET CENTRE button; see
DISPLAY buttons and shortcuts on page 30).
• STD DISP: Click to display standard chart themes (equivalent to STD DISPLAY
button; see CHART buttons and shortcuts on page 32).
• SUPPRESS: Click to toggle off the display of targets and radar video (equivalent to
SUPPR button (see DISPLAY buttons and shortcuts on page 30).
• ACT TURN: equivalent to ACT TURN button (see AUTOPILOT buttons and shortcuts
on page 31).
• AUTO PLAN: equivalent to AUTO PLAN button (see AUTOPILOT buttons and
shortcuts on page 31)
• AIS FILTER: Click to control filtering of sleeping AIS targets (see Other shortcuts
in ECDIS on page 33).

Main menu

Use the main menu to access dialogs for operating, monitoring and configuring the
system. The menu contains the following buttons:
• View: Click to regulate the amount of light emitted by the display and the operator
panel, and to configure the chart themes that appear on the chart display (see View
menu on page 374).
• Targets: Click to work with radar and AIS targets (see Targets menu on page 385).
• Route: Click to create, monitor and manage routes (see Route menu on page 405).
• Own ship: Click to access menus concerned with the vessel's position, heading, speed,
general movement and sensors (see Own-ship menu on page 421).

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• Chart: Click to manage charts (see Chart menu on page 447).

• Options: Click to view the optional components enabled on the console (see Options
menu on page 513).
• Tools: Click to use parallel index lines as a navigation aid or to specify a turn and
programme it immediately into the autopilot (see Tools menu on page 515). Other
tools are also available.
• System: Click to access system setup, maintenance and configuration dialogs (see
System menu on page 531).

Boarding areas
To keep a dialog box open while you view other dialog
boxes, click the right or left arrow button in the top
righthand corner of the dialog box. In ECDIS, this
opens the boarding area on the right or left of the
display (if it is not already open) and places the dialog
box on it.
The boarding areas are populated from the bottom
upwards (when you click the boarding right or left
button, the menu or dialog goes to the bottom of the
boarding area).
To move a dialog or menu up or down in the boarding
areas, press the left-mouse button down and drag the
dialog or menu.
To close a dialog box, click the X button in the top
righthand corner of the dialog box.
To close a boarding area, use the L (left) or R (right) toggle button to the left of the
main menu.

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ECDIS range pane

This section contains the following topics:
ECDIS range pane: presentation controls........................................................................63
ECDIS range pane: presentation modes ..........................................................................64
ECDIS range pane: chart indicators ................................................................................65
The range pane in ECDIS shows the range and scale of the current chart and contains
buttons and selectors for:
• Increasing and decreasing the display range
• Controlling whether the display’s vertical axis represents North or the vessel’s course
or heading
• Controlling whether the chart is displayed in true or relative motion
• Switching the display of radar and AIS targets on and off
• Changing the length of target vectors
It also contains chart type, scale and status indicators.
The ECDIS range pane cannot be closed or moved. It is on the left beneath the top bar.

ECDIS range pane: presentation controls

• Range indicator: The current display range.
• Scale: This button shows the scale of the displayed
chart. Click to see the Zoom dialog (see Zoom dialog
on page 375).
• Range up/down: Use the arrows to increase and
decrease the display range.
• Presentation mode selectors: Use the
orientation/motion selectors to specify the
presentation you require (see ECDIS range pane: presentation modes on page 64).
• Browse: When you click it on, this button turns yellow. While it is yellow, you can
use the cursor to move freely in the chart, away from the own-ship's position (see
Browsing away from the own-ship on page 81 and Chart and own-ship symbol resets
(in true motion) on page 85). Click the button again to turn browsing off. The button
then returns to grey and the centre of the display returns to the vessel position.
• TGT: Check the box to switch on the display of radar and AIS targets for ECDIS.
Un-check the box to switch the display of targets off.
Click the TGT button to specify an alternative source of radar targets (see Targets
menu on page 386).
• VID: Check the box to switch the radar video display on for ECDIS. Un-check it
to switch the video off.
Click the VID button to specify an alternative source of radar video (see Targets
menu on page 386).

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When the radar video is misaligned by more than 5 pixels relative to the displayed
chart, or when the video is rotated relative to the chart and is therefore not displayed,
the VID button is shown on a yellow background to indicate an error condition.
• Vector: Click to toggle vectors for targets and the own-ship on or off. For the most
convenient way to control vector length, see DISPLAY buttons and shortcuts on
page 30. The text field confirms that vectors in ECDIS are true and ground-stabilized.

ECDIS range pane: presentation modes

The possible display orientations – which specify whether the
display's vertical axis represents North or the vessel's course
or heading – are as follows:
• North Up (NUP): The orientation of the screen becomes northwards. The direction of
the heading line changes during manoeuvres.
• Course Up (CUP): The heading line points upwards on the screen so that (while the
own-ship maintains its current course) the view out of the windows of the bridge
will correspond to the orientation of the screen. An automatic reset of the centre
is performed to give maximum coverage ahead. The direction of the heading line
changes during manoeuvres.
• Head Up (HUP): The heading line points upwards on the screen so that (while the
own-ship maintains its current heading) the view out of the windows of the bridge
will correspond to the orientation of the screen. If input from the compass fails, this
head-up option is the only available screen orientation.
In combination with any of the above orientations, you can also select between true
and relative motion:
• TM (True Motion): In true motion, the chart is fixed in the display while the own-ship
symbol moves.
• RM (Relative Motion): In relative motion the own-ship symbol is fixed while the
chart moves.

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ECDIS range pane: chart indicators

This section describes the different values that the chart
indicators in the ECDIS range panel can display.

Chart type indicator

This button indicates the type of chart displayed. Click
it to display the Chart Type dialog (see Chart Type
dialog on page 449). The button takes the forms listed
in the table.

Table 16 Chart type indications

Symbol Meaning
No chart is available in this geographic position.

An (Electronic Navigational Chart) official chart is displayed.

A combination of ENC and vector (non-ENC) chart data is displayed.

A vector (non-ENC) chart is displayed.

A raster chart is displayed.

Chart scale status indicator

The range panel includes a button that indicates whether the chart is displayed at nominal
scale or whether it is under or over scale. The button takes the forms listed in the table.

Table 17 Chart scale status indications

Symbol Meaning
The chart is being displayed at its nominal scale (approximately). This means it is being
displayed at about the scale it was designed to be viewed at.

The chart is being displayed over scale (in this example, by a factor of 1.7). Click the button to
display it at nominal scale.

The chart is being displayed under scale. Click the button to display it at nominal scale.

Chart quality indicator

The chart quality indicator takes the forms listed in the table.

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Table 18 Chart quality indications

Symbol Meaning
The best chart available is currently displayed.

A better chart exists for the area surrounding the own-ship's current position.

Click the button to load the better chart at its nominal scale.
An official (ENC) chart is available at a better scale.

An official chart is available but it is a smaller scale chart.

The chart with the best resolution (at the own-ship's position) is automatically loaded and
displayed at nominal scale. (This function is only available with the K-Bridge Planning
application.)

System degraded warning indicator

Table 19 System degraded warning indication

Symbol Meaning
This indicator is displayed when a condition exists that can seriously degrade the performance
of the ECDIS system or render its type approval invalid. Click the button to bring up a dialog
box explaining why the indicator has appeared.

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Operator messages/indications
Operator messages are displayed on a Figure 34 Messages in range pane
YELLOW background in the temporary
message field just above the range pane and
in a separate ECDIS Indications dialog that
appears close to the range pane.

Messages may be accompanied Figure 35 ECDIS indications dialog

by an audible beep but require no
acknowledgement. Their main purpose is
to indicate to the operator when the system
has been operated incorrectly.
To display the dialog box (if any) that is
most relevant to a particular message in
the ECDIS Indications dialog, select the
message and click Details.

Table 20 Operator messages appearing in the ECDIS Indications dialog

Text Description
Caution areas have been disabled Caution areas have been removed from the list of special areas included in
from ground checking the grounding check and route validation process (see Grounding Alert
Setup dialog on page 443).
ENC MirrorClient is missing update The operator station is missing the required chart update. Go to the mirror
host and update the client (see Chart Type dialog on page 449).
Display Not Real Time Either the operator station is being used to plan a route for a specified time
and date that are not the current time and date, or the operator station is
displaying date-dependent information for a specified date that is not the
current date (see Browse Position and Date dialog on page 383).
Indication of crossing safety contour The grounding check will not give an indication if the vessel crosses the
is off – too low speed / charts are safety contour. Depending on the text after the ‘–’, this is because:
disabled / chart error
• The vessel’s speed is below the minimum (1 kn) required for the
grounding check to operate. (When vessel speed is above 1 kn, the
indication is a red filled polygon (see Anti-grounding system on page 93).
• Either no chart is currently displayed (in this case, select an ENC chart),
or the vector length for the anti-grounding system has been set to zero.
• There has been an unexplained chart failure. Contact your chart supplier
or Kongsberg customer services.
Indication of some prohibited or Some types of areas have been removed from the list of special areas
areas with special conditions is Off included in the grounding check and route validation process (see
Grounding Alert Setup dialog on page 443).
No ground checking active Either the vessel’s speed is below the minimum (1 knot) required for
the grounding check to operate or the Vector length (which specifies
the lookahead time) for the grounding checker has been set to 0 (see
Anti-Grounding dialog on page 442).
No official data available. Refer to You must enable an ENC database or use the latest official paper charts.
paper chart

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Table 20 Operator messages appearing in the ECDIS Indications dialog (cont'd.)

Text Description
Standard themes are disabled Someone has turned off one or more of the standard themes (see Themes
dialog: Themes tab on page 376 and Themes dialog: Non-chart tab on
page 380).
Two or more ENC cells OVERLAP Two or more cells of the selected ENC charts cover the same geographical
- chart production error area at the same scale. Contact your chart supplier.
Chart error/warning This will be an S63 or ARCS error or warning (refer to the tables below).

Table 21 S63 error/warning messages appearing in ECDIS Indications dialog

S63 error code Message

SSE 01 Self Signed Key is invalid.
SSE 02 Format of Self Signed Key file is incorrect.
SSE 03 SA Signed Data Server Certificate is invalid.
SSE 04 Format of SA Signed DS Certificate is incorrect.
SSE 05 SA Digital Certificate (X509) file is not available. A valid certificate can be
obtained from the IHO website or your data supplier.
SSE 06 The SA Signed Data Server Certificate is invalid. The SA may have issued
a new public key or the ENC may originate from another service. A new SA
public key can be obtained from the IHO website or from your data supplier.
SSE 07 SA signed DS Certificate file is not available. A valid certificate can be
obtained from the IHO website or your data supplier.
SSE 08 SA Digital Certificate (X509) file incorrect format. A valid certificate can
be obtained from the IHO website or your data supplier.
SSE 09 ENC Signature is invalid.
SSE 10 Permits not available for this Data Server. Contact your data supplier to
obtain the correct permits.
SSE 11 Cell Permit not found. Load the permit file provided by the data supplier.
SSE 12 Cell Permit format is incorrect. Contact your data supplier and obtain a
new permit file.
SSE 13 Cell Permit is invalid (checksum is incorrect) or the Cell Permit is for a
different system”. Contact your data supplier and obtain a new or valid
permit file.
SSE 14 Incorrect system date, check that the computer clock (if accessible) is set
correctly or contact your system supplier.
SSE 15 Subscription service has expired. Please contact your data supplier to renew
the subscription licence.
SSE 16 ENC CRC value is incorrect. Contact your data supplier as ENC(s) may be
corrupted or missing data.
SSE 17 User permit is invalid (checksum is incorrect). Check that the correct
hardware device (dongle) is connected or contact your system supplier to
obtain a valid user permit.
SSE 18 HW_ID is incorrect format.
SSE 19 Permits are not valid for this system. Contact your data supplier to obtain
the correct permits.

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Table 21 S63 error/warning messages appearing in ECDIS Indications dialog (cont'd.)

S63 error code Message

SSE 20 Subscription service will expire in less than 30 days. Please contact your
data supplier to renew the subscription licence.
SSE 21 Decryption failed no valid cell permit found. Permits may be for another
system or new permits may be required, please contact your supplier to
obtain a new licence.
SSE 22 SA Digital Certificate (X509) has expired. A new SA public key can be
obtained from the IHO website or from your data supplier.
SSE 23 Non sequential update, previous update(s) missing try reloading from the
base media. If the problem persists contact your data supplier.
SSE 24 ENC Signature format incorrect, contact your data supplier.
SSE 25 Viewer – “The permit for ENC<cell name> has expired. This cell may be
out of date and MUST NOT be used for Primary NAVIGATION”.
SSE 26 This ENC is not authenticated by the IHO acting as the Scheme
Administrator.
SSE 27 Viewer – “ENC is not up to date. A New Edition, Re-issue or Update
for this cell is missing and therefore MUST NOT be used for Primary
NAVIGATION”.

Table 22 ARCS chart error messages

ARCS error code Message

1 Licence file altered
2 Chart permit corrupted
3 Updates apply to newer version of charts than those loaded
4 Chart data already incorporated
5 Licence expired
8 Licence expires within one month
9 Licence expired up to one month after expiry
10 Licence expired over one month ago
11 Chart encryption older than permit encryption
12 Chart encryption newer than permit encryption

Table 23 Operator messages appearing in the range pane

Text Description
Autopilot Communication Failure There is no communication between the operator station and the K-Bridge
Autopilot (SINT).
Another route being edited You can only edit one route at a time. You will receive this message if you
have edited a route and not saved it when you start to edit another route.
Bad Geometry - cannot validate Before a route can be validated, its route geometry must be correct.
Cannot be more than nnn sensors In the No of Sensors dialog (see Sensor Configuration dialog on page 564)
an attempt has been made to input a number that is larger than permitted.

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Table 23 Operator messages appearing in the range pane (cont'd.)

Text Description
Cannot edit field! In the Edit Route and Waypoint List dialogs (see Waypoint List dialog on
page 409), the Waypoint List will include some data that you can edit (such
as co-ordinates or planned speed) and other data that you cannot (such as
Course and Distance).
Cannot edit monitored route You cannot edit the route plan while it is being used for monitoring.
Cannot set less than Ship Draught You will receive this error message if you try to set a safety contour of less
than the maximum value specified for the ship's draught (see Parameter
Setup dialog: Ship tab on page 540).
Cmd Request Denied A request to take command of the autopilot has been refused because the
Route Monitoring or AP In Command option is disabled in the Autopilot
Configuration dialog (see AP (Autopilot) Config dialog on page 580).

CRS-Mode Terminated!! CRS mode has been terminated because the operator relinquished command
of the autopilot.
Folder name already in use! Note folders must have a unique name.
Ground Speed is Not Available! Ground stabilization has been selected but there is no speed sensor
providing speed over ground.
HDG-Mode Terminated!! HDG mode has been terminated by the operator relinquishing command
of the autopilot.
Heading deviation too large An attempt has been made by the operator to enter track steering, but the
difference between the ship's heading and the bearing of the leg is more
than 30 degrees.
Illegal Act. WP!! An attempt has been made by the operator to enter track steering, but the
calculated waypoint does not exist.
Illegal coordinate Co-ordinates have been entered in an unrecognised format. The required
format is "59°26.230'N" and "010°26.844'E" (or S or W), but it can be
simplified to "59 26.3" and "10 26.8E".
Illegal geometry: too short leg or In route geometry, if a specified turn radius is too big there may not be any
large radius space for straight legs between waypoints.
Local Autopilot Command The ECDIS or radar is no longer commanding the steering control system
through the autopilot. HDG, CRS, WP or TRK mode is terminated.
Command of the steering control system is taken locally by the K-Bridge
Autopilot.
Manual Drift must be <= 15 knots The manual drift cannot be set higher than 15 knots.
Manual Drift must be >= 0 knots The manual drift cannot be set to a negative value.
Manual Speed must be <= 70 knots The manual speed cannot be set higher than 70 knots.
Manual Speed must be >= 0 knots The manual speed cannot be set to a negative value.
Missing OwnShip Data!! An attempt has been made to enter track steering, but calculations based on
position, speed and heading have caused the attempt to fail.
Missing Sail Data!! An attempt has been made to enter track steering, but calculations based
on position, speed and heading in relation to the planned route have caused
the attempt to fail.
Must be at least nnn sensors In the No of Sensors dialog (see Sensor Configuration dialog on page 564)
an attempt has been made to input a number that is smaller than permitted.
No Detail Menu is available In the No of Sensors dialog (see Sensor Configuration dialog on page 564)
(or in the dialog for a particular type of sensor interface) an attempt has
been made to view Details where none are available.

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Table 23 Operator messages appearing in the range pane (cont'd.)

Text Description
No Monitored Route !! An attempt has been made by the operator to put the autopilot into TRK or
WP mode. However, there is no route currently being monitored.
No Target is close to the marker An attempt has been made to display target data, but there is no tracked
target close to the marker (cursor).
Not In Command! An attempt has been made to select one of the autopilot steering modes.
However, the attempt was made from an operator station that is not In
Command of the autopilot.

Not passed 1. WP !! An attempt has been made by the operator to enter track steering, but the
ship has not yet reached the start of the route.
Only HeadUp Available - Hdg Error! There is no acknowledged input from a heading sensor and the operator has
attempted to use a presentation mode other than HEAD UP ‒ RELATIVE
MOTION. This is the only permitted mode when there is no heading sensor.
Remote AP-Mode Remote control of the autopilot has been terminated by the operator
relinquishing command of it.
Terminated!!
Route Turn !! An attempt has been made to select TRACK steering mode, but the ship is
executing a turn on the route.
Route validation is busy Route validation is handled as a single background process. If you have
started one validation process, you cannot start another until the first has
finished.
Route: BAD Geom! The route has inconsistent geometry: the turn radiuses are too large, leaving
no straight legs between turns. The route must have consistent geometry
to be validated.
Route: Bad Geometry! The route has inconsistent geometry: the turn radiuses are too large, leaving
no straight legs between turns. The route must have consistent geometry
to be validated.
Route: Gnd! Route validation has detected grounding risks on the designated route
segment.
Route: Not Validated! The route has not passed validation.
Route: OK! This part of the route has passed validation.
Route: Outside Chart! The route validation process has detected that there is no valid chart
coverage for this part of the route.
Select Manual Steering Please! The autopilot is reporting that it has lost its heading input. Switch to manual
steering and correct the problem.
Sensor type must be selected In the No of Sensors dialog (see Sensor Configuration dialog on page 564) a
sensor type must be selected before the number can be changed or details
can be viewed.
Ship outside leg An attempt has been made by the operator to select TRACK steering mode,
but the ship is not on a straight leg.
Speed Control Terminated The Speed Pilot did not respond to an activation attempt within 5 seconds,
and the attempt was therefore terminated.
Threshold Parameters Outside An attempt has been made to use unacceptable values for the tracker's
Limits! minimum thresholds.
Too close to turn An attempt has been made to select Track steering mode, but the difference
between the bearing to the turn point and the heading of the ship is more
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Table 23 Operator messages appearing in the range pane (cont'd.)

Text Description
TRACK Refused: Route Not An attempt has been made to select Track steering mode, but the monitored
Validated sailing route has not been validated.
TRACK Steering refused. No An attempt has been made to select Track steering mode, but there is no
Conning Display Conning Display connected.
TRACK Steering refused. No An attempt has been made to select Track steering mode, but there is no
ECDIS ECDIS connected.
Track Steering Terminated! The sailed route has become unmonitored. The steering mode has therefore
been changed from Track to HDG Mode. The ship will continue straight
ahead.
TRACK-Mode Terminated!! Track mode has been terminated by the operator relinquishing command
of the autopilot.
Trial is not permitted in Relative The operator has attempted to use the trial manoeuvre facility in relative
motion. It is only available in true motion.
Trial Speed Too Small The trial simulation has been stopped because the simulated speed was
less than 1 knot.
Trial stopped in Relative The operator has attempted to use the trial manoeuvre facility in relative
motion. It is only available in true motion.
Type must be "RHL" or "GC" This message is issued during the editing of routes or Mariner's notes when
the line/leg type field is set to something other than "RHL" (RhumbLine) or
"GC" (Great Circle).
Values can't be changed as Slave A dialog for changing radar parameters has been activated but the operator
station is only a slave in relation to the selected transceiver. The message
informs the operator that this dialog is read-only until the operator station
becomes the master in relation to the transceiver.
Water Speed is Not Available! Ground stabilization has been selected but there is no speed sensor
providing speed over ground.
WayPoint Steering Terminated! The sailed route has become unmonitored. The steering mode has therefore
been changed from WWaypoint mode to HDG Mode. The ship will
continue straight ahead.
WP too close for TRACK Sailing An attempt has been made to select Track steering mode, but the distance
to the next wheel-over-point is less than 500m.
WP-Mode Terminated! WP mode has been terminated by the operator relinquishing command
of the autopilot.
XTD too large An attempt has been made by the operator to select TRACK steering mode,
but the cross-track distance is greater than 1 NM.

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ECDIS chart area

As well as showing the chart itself, the chart area displays chart-related objects and data,
for example, routes and mariner's notes (see Themes dialog: Themes tab on page 376). It
can also display radar and AIS targets (see ECDIS range pane: presentation controls on
page 63 and Displaying radar targets and video on page 110).

Figure 36 Sample chart display

This symbol below indicates a tracked target when radar targets (with vectors enabled)
are shown on top of chart information.

Figure 37 Radar target symbol as displayed on chart

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If the console is connected to an Automatic Identification System (AIS) receiver, AIS

targets are shown on the chart display. For examples of AIS target symbols and their
meanings, see AIS targets on page 113.

Figure 38 A chart display showing an active AIS target and a dangerous AIS target

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Trackball/touchpad/mouse marker
The system's pointing device – for controlling the marker (cursor) – can be a trackball
or a mouse. The marker appears in three forms, depending where you position it on
the screen:
The marker as it appears inside the chart area.

The marker outside the chart area.

Digitizing marker. The cursor takes this shape when the system
is waiting for you to specify a location on the chart. You will
see it (for example, during the process of digitizing a new route
or graphical note object) when the system is waiting for you to
left-click the mouse-button at a point on the chart.

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General ECDIS tasks

Displaying charts .............................................................................................................78

Showing where the waters are deep enough for the vessel..............................................89
Anti-grounding system ....................................................................................................93
Confirming the own-ship’s position.................................................................................94
Marking the position of a man-overboard (MOB) event .................................................97
Checking the chart coverage............................................................................................99
Charts and permits .........................................................................................................101
Viewing the README file for S-63 chart updates........................................................103
Highlighting updates in the chart...................................................................................103
Deleting cancelled or withdrawn charts.........................................................................104
Displaying AIO objects..................................................................................................105
Verifying the IHO certificate..........................................................................................108
Creating and saving ECDIS setups ................................................................................108
Displaying radar targets and video ................................................................................ 110
AIS targets ..................................................................................................................... 113
Anchor watch – own-ship .............................................................................................. 115
Taking bearing/range measurements (EBL/VRM) ........................................................ 117
Displaying distance measurement lines .........................................................................120
Using parallel index lines...............................................................................................122
Displaying the own-ship's predicted movements...........................................................123
Identifying a target interception point............................................................................124

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Displaying charts
This section contains the following topics:
Displaying a chart ............................................................................................................78
Zooming in and out..........................................................................................................79
Browsing away from the own-ship ..................................................................................81
Viewing data about chart objects .....................................................................................82
Controlling user-defined objects on the chart ..................................................................84
Chart and own-ship symbol resets (in true motion).........................................................85

Displaying a chart
1 Select Chart→Chart Types (see Chart Type dialog
on page 449).
2 In the list of chart databases, check the box for the
type of chart you want to display. You can select
more than one database to achieve the coverage
you require.
If you find the check-box already checked for a database (for example, after you
have installed chart updates), uncheck it and then check it again. This ensures that
all the charts in use will be the latest ones installed.
Where more than one chart is available for a given location, the system automatically
selects the best one to display. You cannot influence this selection (except by
un-checking a database in the list). It is the result of a strict sequence of comparisons
that is performed on the available charts until one of the comparisons yields a
selection. The comparisons are of: authority (ENC or non-ENC, ENC preferred);
edition number (highest preferred); update number (highest preferred); number –
in the range 1-6 – designating level of detail (highest preferred, see, for example,
S-57/S-63 dialogs: General tab (coverage) on page 456); and finally, chart file name
(first in alphabetical order preferred).
3 Select Fill In to use data from smaller scale charts (if available) to fill in the area
surrounding a larger scale chart that only covers part of the display.
We recommend you keep this option checked. When necessary, the system will
then fill in the chart data automatically, using vertical lines to indicate that charts
at the selected scale are not available.
For information about using the overview chart, see Checking the chart coverage on
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Figure 39 A sample chart without (left) and with the Fill-in option checked

Zooming in and out

The easiest way to zoom in and out is to use either of the following:
• Range + and Range – buttons on the operator panel (see DISPLAY buttons and
shortcuts on page 30).
• The range up and down arrows on the range pane in the top left-hand corner of the
display (see ECDIS range pane: presentation controls on page 63).
However, this section describes some other methods.

Zooming in and out using the context menu

To zoom in or out:
1 Right-click over the point on the display that you want to zoom
in to or out from.
This brings up the context menu. The precise options available
in the context menu depend on the type of chart database you are
using.
2 Select Zoom In or Zoom Out.
The Zoom In and Zoom Out options on the context menu have the
same function as the Range + and Range – buttons on the optional operator panel (see
DISPLAY buttons and shortcuts on page 30).

Scaling up and down

Scale Chart Up and Scale Chart Down options are also available in the context menu.
These are similar to the zoom functions. The difference, however, is that the scale
functions use the same chart data at each scale, while the zoom function presents new
chart data at each scale.

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This has two important consequences.

• If you scale up fully from a fully zoomed out display, so little detail will be presented
that the chart becomes of almost no use. As you can see from the figure below, if
you zoom in instead, the data presented is appropriate to the scale at which you are
viewing the chart.
• If you scale down fully from a fully zoomed in display, so much detail will be
presented that the chart becomes cluttered and (for the opposite reason) of almost no
use (see figure below).

Figure 40 Losing data by scaling up instead of zooming in

Figure 41 Cluttering the screen by scaling down instead of zooming out

Caution
If you scale down (instead of zooming out) from a zoomed in display, the
enormous amount of chart data displayed at the lower scales can cause the
system to slow down and eventually stop.

Tip
To reduce the amount of text that clutters the screen when you scale down, turn on the
Scale min theme (see Themes dialog: Options tab on page 378).

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Zooming in on a particular chart area

To zoom in on a particular area of the chart (for example,
a harbour you are planning to enter):
1 In the chart display, use the cursor (holding down
the left button on the trackball or mouse) to draw
a rectangle defining the area you are interested in.
2 Click with the left mouse-button inside the rectangle.
The view zooms to the centre of the rectangle you
have drawn, and the ECDIS enters browse mode.
If you are using a mouse with a scroll-wheel, you can also:
• Zoom in by scrolling the wheel forward.
• Zoom out by scrolling the wheel backwards.
When the ECDIS is in monitoring (not browse) mode (see ECDIS range pane:
presentation controls on page 63), the scroll-wheel zooms in on the own-ship. When it
is in browse mode (North Up), the scroll-wheel zooms in on the current marker/cursor
position.
Note
For the scroll-wheel to work for zooming, the chart display needs to be the currently
active window. If you are working in a dialog box, for example, the dialog box will be
the active window. To make the chart display active when another window has taken
over from it, left-click anywhere on the chart.

Browsing away from the own-ship

If you have clicked or checked Browse on the range pane to turn browsing
on, you can move freely in the chart (away from the own-ship). Use the
mouse device to move the marker (cursor), and then press the middle
mouse-button on the trackball. Each time you do this, the chart is redrawn with
the marker position used as the centre of the display. You can also turn the mouse
scroll-wheel (if available) to zoom in to the marker position. And you can press the
scroll-wheel to move the centre of the display to the marker position.
While you are browsing, the system will not automatically update the display to follow
the ship's movement. (The Browse button remains yellow to indicate that you must exit
browse mode to monitor the ship's movements again.)
The browsing facility is also available from a dialog box in ECDIS (see Browse Position
and Date dialog on page 383). This dialog enables you to specify precise co-ordinates
for the centre of the screen. It includes a Go To button: the system enters browse mode
automatically whenever a Go To button in this (or any other) dialog is clicked.

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To exit browse mode, click Browse again or click CENTER (see DISPLAY buttons and
shortcuts on page 30). Other alternatives are to press Monitor (see Reset (to centre) on
exit from browse mode on page 87) or Reset Centre (see Manual reset on page 87) on
the operator panel.

Viewing data about chart objects

To display the Static Object Information dialog for a
chart object, point to an object and either double-click
using the left mouse-button or press Object Info on
the operator panel (if available; see CHART buttons
and shortcuts on page 32). You can also right-click on
objects for context-specific menus and information.
(For information about viewing target data, see
TARGET buttons and shortcuts on page 32.)
The Static Object Information dialog provides data
for all objects currently under the marker (cursor).
Select an object from the list at the top of the dialog:
information about that object is then listed in the larger part of the dialog below the list.
If necessary, scroll to view all the information. The information includes:
• Lights
• Depth contours
• Underwater rocks
• Caution areas
• Depth areas
• Map source
• Chart identification
• Buoys
The Static Object Information dialog can include the following buttons:
• Highlight: If you click this button after selecting an object from the list in the dialog,
the selected object is highlighted on the display for a few seconds.
• Change: If you click this button after selecting an object from the list in the dialog,
you can make manual modifications to the object in the chart. For information
about modifying objects in S-57/S-63 charts, see S-57/S-63 dialogs: Update tab
on page 459.
• Pict or Doc: These buttons are available only if the selected chart object has separate
graphical or text data associated with it. Click (as applicable) to view the graphic or
text (see Picture dialog on page 83 or Document dialog on page 83).
• Target Op: If you click on a radar or AIS target, the Static Object Information dialog
is displayed. For AIS targets, this will include a Target Op button, enabling you
to activate or deactivate the selected target and to display its name (see AIS Target
Operations dialog on page 390).

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For more information, see Static Object Information dialog on page 382.

Picture dialog

In the dialog that comes up when Figure 42 Sample picture

you click Pict in the Static Object
Information dialog, there are buttons
for:
• Zooming in (+ button)
• Zooming out (– button)
• Toggling between showing the
full picture and showing part
of the picture at the fullest scale
available (14% button).
• Showing the full picture inside
a large window (Full Picture
button).

Document dialog

In the dialog that comes up Figure 43 Sample document

when you click Doc in the
Static Object Information
dialog, there is an Export
button. Click it to save the
document to a USB stick.

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Controlling user-defined objects on the chart

Some objects that you will need to create and manipulate on the operator station display
must be selected before you can control them: you need to select them with the trackball
/ mouse. Such objects include:
• Curved EBLs
• Parallel index lines
• Routes
• Mariner's notes
• Distance measures
When you select these objects, in most cases they acquire a set of square handles. Most
of the control operations associated with them involve dragging one of the handles.
Where no handles appear, the object can simply be dragged.
EBL/VRM objects are pre-selected, so you can edit them without first selecting them.

Figure 44 Examples of handles

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Chart and own-ship symbol resets (in true motion)

When the system is in monitor (non-browse) mode and displaying in true motion, the
own-ship symbol moves across the chart in the direction in which the vessel is sailing.
At certain times the own-ship symbol’s position on the display is reset automatically
– and the chart redrawn – to give the maximum possible look-ahead (see Automatic
resets on page 85.
You can also reset the own-ship symbol position manually (see Manual reset on page 87).
And you can configure the size of the look-ahead area and thereby also control where on
the display the automatic resets will be triggered and where the own-ship symbol will be
moved to when it is reset (see Specifying the look-ahead area on page 88).

Automatic resets
The system resets the own-ship symbol position to give the maximum look-ahead and
regenerates the displayed chart when the vessel’s CCRP:
• crosses the reset line into the minimum chart area ahead.
• enters the border (this happens when, as a result of the use of the middle button on the
trackball or mouse, the own-ship symbol is put manually into the minimum chart area
ahead and then crosses into the border; it also happens when, in the same way, the
own-ship is put manually into the border).
• is 20 seconds from the border without having crossed the reset line (this happens
when the vessel is sailing at such high speed that the reset line is less than 20 seconds
from the border).
Whenever the own-ship symbol position resets automatically, the reset is to a position on
the inner edge of the border. (However, note that, if SOG is less than 1 knot, the reset
will move the own-ship symbol to the centre of the display.)

Figure 45 Reset occurs when CCRP crosses reset line

When the CCRP crosses the reset line, the

own-ship position is reset to just inside
the border. The reset gives the maximum
possible look-ahead.

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Figure 46 Reset occurs when CCRP crosses border line

If (while using the middle button on the

trackball / mouse) you put the own-ship
into the minimum chart area ahead, a reset
occurs when the CCRP crosses the border
line.
The own-ship position is reset to just
inside the border. The reset gives the
maximum possible look-ahead.

Figure 47 Reset occurs when own-ship is put manually into border

If (while using the middle button on the

trackball / mouse) you put the own-ship
into the border, the own-ship position is
immediately reset to just inside the border.
The reset gives the maximum possible
look-ahead.

Figure 48 Reset occurs when CCRP is 20 seconds from border before crossing reset line

If SOG is so high that the vessel would

cross the border line in 20 seconds (even
though it has not yet crossed the reset
line), the own-ship position is reset to just
inside the border.
The reset gives the maximum possible
look-ahead.

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Manual reset
You can manually reset the own-ship symbol position to give the maximum look-ahead
and regenerate the displayed chart by pressing the RESET CENTRE button on the
operator panel (see DISPLAY buttons and shortcuts on page 30) or by clicking the
CENTER button on the right side-panel.

Figure 49 Press RESET CENTRE or click CENTER to cause a reset

When you perform a manual reset, the

own-ship position is reset to just inside
the border.
The reset gives the maximum possible
look-ahead.

Reset (to centre) on exit from browse mode

When you return to ECDIS monitor mode after browsing away from the own-ship for
purposes of route planning, the chart is redrawn with the own-ship symbol positioned at
the centre of the display. The best chart for the area shown is also loaded (see Browsing
away from the own-ship on page 81).

Figure 50 Press MONITOR or click Browse to reset own-ship to centre

Pressing MONITOR (see CHART buttons

and shortcuts on page 32) or unchecking
Browse in the ECDIS range pane exits
browse mode, resets the own-ship symbol
to the centre of the display, and displays
the best chart available for the area shown.

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Specifying the look-ahead area

In ECDIS and Planning Station, you can configure the size of the minimum look-ahead
and border areas. (They are specified as distances not areas.)

In the diagram of the display: Figure 51 Specifying the look ahead and
• the min. chart area ahead is distance border areas
‘a’and is specified as a percentage of
distance ‘b’.
• the border is distance ‘c’ and is
specified as a percentage of distance
‘d’.
To change the sizes of these areas:
1 Select: System→Parameter Settings.
2 Select the Display tab.
3 Select Chart Regeneration Area (see
Chart regeneration area (Display
tab) on page 537).
4 Check Display and Edit Regeneration Area.
5 If you want the border to be the same width on each side of the display, select Fixed
Border Offset; otherwise select Movable Rectangle.
Whenever the own-ship position is reset, it is to just inside the border.
6 Use the mouse to drag the sides of the minimum look-ahead and border rectangles,
or enter values using the keyboard.
7 When you have finished, click Apply.
8 Un-check Display and Edit Regeneration Area.
The border rectangle has its own context menu. To display it, point to the rectangle
with the marker and right-click.
• Reset Center: Select to perform a manual reset that
gives the maximum possible look-ahead (see Manual
reset on page 87).
• Undisplay: Hide the regeneration area rectangles.
• Set Movable Rectangle / Set Fixed Border Offset:
Toggle between individually moveable sides (if you
want a border that is of different widths on each
side) and fixed sides.
• Reset to Full Area Default: Use the default look-ahead area and border.

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Showing where the waters are deep enough

for the vessel
While you are sailing you must be able to see clearly on the ECDIS chart that you are
sailing in water that is deep enough for the vessel. Also you must be able to see where
you are in relation to waters that are too shallow for the vessel.
1 Select Chart→Safety Depth Setting (see Safety Depth dialog on page 450).
2 Select a safety contour that is deeper than the vessel’s draft.
3 Specify whether you want to use two or four shades to differentiate waters of
different depths.
The shades (in the day palette) are:
• WHITE: deep (safe) waters
• GREY: less deep waters
• LIGHT BLUE: shallow waters
• DARK BLUE: very shallow (unsafe) waters
4 In the Safety Depth dialog (particularly if you are using the night palette), check
the Shallow Pattern box.
This introduces a hatching pattern to emphasize shallow waters on the chart.
5 To see dangerous objects in shallow waters:
a Select View→Chart Themes.
b Click the Options tab (see Themes dialog: Options tab on page 378).
c Check the box for Shallow water dangers.
Isolated dangers whose depth is above the safety contour and whose location is
in deep waters are always displayed with the magenta symbol.
Soundings are also available, but make sure you do not clutter the screen by
your selection of themes.
6 Select Own Ship→Anti-grounding (see Anti-Grounding dialog on page 442).
Make sure the grounding checks are specified safely for the vessel in this dialog.
For information about what happens when the grounding avoidance system
encounters an AIO object, see Anti-grounding system on page 93.

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Figure 52 The safety contour

Figure 53 The safety, shallow and deep contours

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Figure 55 Shallow water dangers displayed (isolated dangers obscured)

Figure 56 Shallow water dangers not displayed (isolated dangers clearly seen)

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Anti-grounding system
The anti-grounding system looks ahead of the vessel for grounding dangers, warning
areas, and hazards (such as buoys and other obstructions) and indicates them on the
chart by means of a thick RED or YELLOW border (RED is the most critical). It also
issues alert messages and / or text indications (depending on severity) concerning them.
It performs its checks against the current chart database.
In addition – if the Display option is checked in the Anti-grounding dialog box –
the anti-grounding system displays a flashing RED star to indicate the most critical
grounding danger, hazard or warning area ahead of the vessel.
If the AIO layer is turned on (see Displaying AIO objects on page 105), AIO notices are
treated as warning areas.

To use the anti-grounding Figure 57 A flashing red star indicating a warning

system: area ahead
1 Select Own
Ship→Anti-grounding
(see Anti-Grounding
dialog on page 442).
2 In the Anti-grounding
dialog, configure
the grounding check
area by specifying
the vector length (in
minutes) and the width
(in degrees) of the
widest part of the
grounding check area.
Grounding checks –
with visual indications
on the chart – are
enabled when you
specify a vector length
of above zero. When
you specify a vector
length of zero or when
the vessel is sailing at very low speeds, they are disabled.
Note that the safety distance, which you can specify if you click Settings (see
Grounding Alert Setup dialog on page 443), will be added to the width of the
grounding check area (and the route validation area).
3 In the Anti-grounding dialog, check Display to display the grounding check area
on the chart as a green textured area with a thin red border, and also to display
a flashing red star to indicate the most critical (but not necessarily the nearest)
grounding danger, hazard, or warning area ahead of the vessel.
4 To change the behaviour of the anti-grounding system, click Settings (see Grounding
Alert Setup dialog on page 443.).

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Confirming the own-ship’s position

The position line tool in ECDIS allows you to make visual position fixes to check
whether the position reference system (GPS or some other system) is working correctly.
This is particularly useful when you are navigating in restricted waters.

Find a reference point in radar

You need to take a true range and bearing from the own-ship to a fixed object (for
example, a lighthouse or projecting headland) that you can identify either on the horizon
or on the radar display and that you can then identify on the ECDIS display.
To take the range and bearing to a reference point using the radar, do the following:
1 Switch to radar (or go to a radar operator station) and identify a suitable object to
use as a reference point.
2 Set the screen orientation for the radar to the same orientation as you intend to
use in ECDIS.
If there are no other considerations, set it to North Up (N UP) and true motion (TM).
3 On the radar, use an EBL/VRM to measure the true range and bearing from the
own-ship to the reference point.
4 Write down the true range and bearing.

Figure 58 Using the radar EBL/VRM tool to take a range and bearing

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Create a bearing line in ECDIS

1 In ECDIS, set the screen orientation (for example, true motion, north up) so that it is
the same as the orientation you used in radar.
2 Select Tools→Position Line (see Position Line dialog on page 520).
3 Select Two Points.
4 In the Position Line dialog, click New Bearing to create an empty new bearing
entry in the table.
5 On the chart display, identify the reference point, then click Get Cursor and use the
mouse or trackball to put the marker on the reference point.
(If you have radar video enabled on the chart, make sure you put the marker on the
reference point as it appears on the chart not as it appears on the radar overlay.)
When you have the marker precisely over the reference point on the chart, left-click
to populate the latitude and longitude fields in the table.
6 In the BRG/RNG column, enter the bearing that you took (using the radar) from the
own-ship to the reference point.
A line to the reference point is drawn on the chart with the bearing you have entered.
It is labelled with the current time.

Create a range circle in ECDIS

1 In the Position Line dialog in ECDIS, click New Range to create an empty new
range entry in the table.
2 On the chart display, identify the reference point, then click Get Cursor and use the
mouse or trackball to put the marker on that object.
When you have the marker precisely over the reference point on the chart, left-click
to populate the latitude and longitude fields in the table.
3 In the BRG/RNG column, enter the range that you took (using the radar) from the
own-ship to the reference point.
A range circle (in fact, it is a semi-circle) marking the range you specified from the
reference point is drawn on the chart and labelled with the current time.
The coordinates of the point where the bearing line and range circle intersect appear
in the Position Line dialog. This point gives you the position fix.
4 To place a labelled (and time-stamped) position-fix object on to the chart at the point
of the position fix, click Define Position Fix.
This brings up the Position Fix dialog which enables you to move the own-ship’s
position on the chart to the point of the position fix (see Move the own-ship’s
position on the chart on page 97).

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Figure 59 A position fix in relation to the lighthouse

Figure 60 Discrepancy between GPS and position fix (chart range decreased)

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Move the own-ship’s position on the chart

1 In the Position Fix dialog (see Position Fix dialog on page 521) – which comes up
when you define a position fix using the Position Line dialog – specify Radar as the
type of fix for the selected entry in the table of position fixes.
2 Click the Offset Ship button.
The own-ship symbol on the chart moves to the point of the selected position fix
object.
Notice also that the position reading (see CCRS pane on page 58) has acquired a
yellow background and that the Offset button label has changed (from Offset NO to
Offset Pos). These changes indicate that an offset has been applied to the position
input (in other words, that the position reading is now not simply the input from the
position reference system – it is that input plus the offset).
3 To clear the offset when it is no longer required, click on the Offset button, and in
the dialog that appears click Clear (see Position Offset dialog on page 427).

Marking the position of a man-overboard

(MOB) event
Click MOB on the top bar (see Top bar on page 46), or press the MOB button on the
operator panel (see MOB button and shortcut on page 32), to mark the position of a
man-overboard event and to track the MOB position in relation to the own-ship.
When you use the MOB button:
• A MOB Nav Note Event symbol appears on the chart at the vessel’s current position.
• The MOB dialog appears on the display, giving coordinates and the time of the
MOB event.
• A range/bearing line (orange-coloured in the Day palette) connects the own-ship
symbol and the MOB event symbol. The line’s ends move respectively with the
own-ship symbol (as the vessel moves) and with the MOB event symbol (which
moves in accordance with set and drift). The range/bearing line is displayed until the
MOB event symbol is deleted. (To delete the MOB event symbol, click Delete in
the MOB dialog.)
• The range and bearing from the own-ship to the MOB position are displayed in black
text (in the Day palette).
• The MOB symbol automatically appears on all KM navigation operator stations
on the bridge that are currently displaying mariner’s notes. (The event details are
automatically saved in the $Global$NavNotes folder; see Nav Notes List dialog on
page 491.) To display the MOB symbol, radar operator stations must have the Notes
theme enabled (select View→Main Radar Themes). ECDIS operator stations must
have the Mariner’s Notes theme enabled (select View→Themes→Non-Chart).

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Tip
• Use the boarding arrow buttons in the top right corner of the dialog, to keep the dialog
displayed while you open other dialogs.
• To restore the dialog if it has closed, select Tools→Distance Measure (see Distance
Measure dialog on page 524).
• To see the course taken by the vessel before and immediately after the MOB event,
select View→Chart Themes→Past Track(see Themes dialog: Non-chart tab on
page 380).

The contents of the MOB dialog that appears when you use the MOB button are:
• From: By default the range and bearing to the MOB position are measured from the
own-ship’s CCRP. Use the selector to specify a different reference position.
• MOB Event: If there have been multiple MOB events, you can use the spin buttons
to select a particular one to display in the dialog. The time of the currently selected
MOB event is displayed to the right of the “MOB Event” label.
• To: The original coordinates of the MOB event (before any compensation is made for
set and drift over time since the MOB button was pressed).
• Change: This button enables you to change the original coordinates of the MOB
event. Click it to bring up the Nav Notes List dialog (see Nav Notes List dialog on
page 491), then click Edit, and in the Nav Note dialog (see Nav Note dialog on
page 493) for the MOB event, edit the latitude and longitude.
• Set/Drift: The set and drift values that the system is using to estimate a new position
for the MOB event symbol over time. To enter new set and drift values, edit these
fields manually and click Apply.
• Apply: Click to apply new set and drift values.
• Est: The current estimated position at which the MOB event symbol is displayed on
the chart. The estimate is based on set and drift and the time since the original event.
• B/R: Bearing and range from the own-ship to the MOB event position.
• TCPA: Time to Closest Point of Approach to the MOB event position.
• New MOB: Click to create a new MOB event.
• Delete: Click to delete the MOB event that is currently displayed in the dialog.
• Add SAR: Click to create a search and rescue route (using a search pattern of your
choice) for the MOB event (see Search and rescue routes on page 282).
• Display Text: Check to display the range and bearing from the own-ship to the MOB
event position. Un-check to hide the range and bearing.
Use the selector to change the size of the text displayed.
• Meters: Check to display the range from the own-ship to the MOB event in meters.
Un-check to display it in nautical miles.
• MOB PORT/STB side: Select the port or starboard option (as applicable) to display
instructions (including a generic illustration) for performing a Williamson turn after a
MOB event.

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Figure 61 Man-overboard position and dialog

Checking the chart coverage

1 Select Chart→Chart Types (see Chart Type dialog on page 449).
2 In the list of chart databases, check the box to the left of OV: Overview Chart.
3 Set the chart scale to about 1:15,000,000.
4 In the Chart Type dialog, click the Mng button for any chart database in the list.
5 In the General tab, use the selector menu to select the database whose coverage
you want to inspect.
6 Click Coverage and use the radio buttons and checkboxes presented to specify the
type and levels of coverage you require.
The limits of coverage are indicated by rectangles, and the colours that fill the
rectangles represent the levels of detail you have selected.
7 To zoom in on an area and inspect its coverage more closely, drag the marker over
that area and click inside the resulting area (see Zooming in on a particular chart
area on page 81).

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Figure 62 Chart overview shown without coverage information

Figure 63 Chart overview shown with coverage information

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Charts and permits

This section contains the following topics:
Checking chart and permit status...................................................................................101
Checking the week number and year of installed updates.............................................102
Viewing/removing expired permits................................................................................102
Inspecting the chart log..................................................................................................102
This section suggests different ways of checking the status of chart updates and permits.
Not all of the methods are possible for all chart types.

Checking chart and permit status

Both BASE and update releases include a file called
“Product List”. This states the latest edition and update
number for each chart.
To compare your installed charts against the chart
provider’s Product List, select: Chart→Chart
Types→<database> Mng→Settings (tab)→ENC update
status report (for S-57/S-63 charts, see S-57/S-63
dialogs: Settings tab on page 464).
If the permit for a particular chart has expired but the
chart itself is up to date, the Status field will read OK,
but licence expired.
In the dialog that displays the status report, click Export
to save the report to a USB stick.

Figure 64 Sample chart update status report

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Checking the week number and year of installed updates

To see the week number and year of the latest chart
updates installed on the operator station, select:
Chart→Chart Types→<database> Mng→General (tab).
(This data is not made available for display by all chart
providers.)

Viewing/removing expired permits

To view chart permit expiry dates, select: Chart→Chart
Types→<database> Mng→General (tab)→License
By default, all listed chart permits are selected when
you open this dialog (but you can select a single permit
or a sequence of permits instead).
To remove the selected permit or permits, click Remove
Permits twice.

Inspecting the chart log

To view the chart log, which lists the changes that have
been made to the chart database on the operator station,
select: Chart→Chart Types→<database> Mng→General
(tab)→Log
To print out a copy of the log or print it to a file on
a USB stick, click Print Log (see Printer dialog on
page 555).

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Viewing the README file for S-63 chart

updates
To view the README file provided with the most
recent S-63 chart updates:
1 Insert the medium containing the chart updates
into the operator station computer.
2 Select Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→Install (tab)→Show README.

Highlighting updates in the chart

It is possible to see all updates that have been made to the chart – since a date you specify
– highlighted in the chart itself.

Figure 65 Update highlighting not enabled (left) and enabled (right)

1 Select Chart→Chart Types→<database> Mng.

2 Select the Update tab and click Review Updates in Chart Display (see S-57/S-63
dialogs: Update tab (review updates in chart display) on page 462).
3 Specify the earliest date of the updates you want to see highlighted in the chart.
4 Check Update review.
Highlights (if any) are displayed as long as the dialog containing this option is the
active window. (Where there are a lot of updates, chart drawing will be slowed
down.)
5 Click on a highlighted update to view information about it.

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Deleting cancelled or withdrawn charts

1 Install the latest chart update release.
If a chart update release includes charts that have
been cancelled by the chart provider, these will
automatically be deleted by ECDIS when you
install the chart update release.
2 Select Chart→Chart Types→<database> Mng→List
(tab) (see S-57/S-63 dialogs: List tab on page 462).
3 Scroll to find a chart that has been withdrawn.
4 Make a note for your records of the name of the
withdrawn chart and the date on which you are
deleting it.
5 With the withdrawn chart selected, click Delete.
6 To see (or print out) a record of the deletion of the
withdrawn chart or charts, see Inspecting the chart log on page 102.

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Displaying AIO objects

This section contains the following topics:
Turning AIO objects on .................................................................................................106
Browsing AIO chart objects...........................................................................................107
If you are using AVCS charts from the UKHO (UK Hydrographic Office), you can
display the Admiralty Information Overlay (AIO) on them.
To do this you must first obtain and install AIO permits and base overlay charts for the
areas covered by your AVCS charts. Contact your UKHO supplier to obtain these. To
install them, see AVCS charts from UKHO on page 155.
The AIO contains a chart object for every current Preliminary, Temporary, or ENC
Preliminary Notice to Mariners that has been published by the UKHO.

Figure 66 AIO notices and objects (one with an associated picture)

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Turning AIO objects on

Display AIO objects while you are planning and validating routes. At other times, you
might want to keep them turned off to prevent them from obscuring the chart display.
To turn AIO objects on:
1 Make sure you have installed the latest chart updates from your AVCS chart
provider.
2 Select View→Themes and click the AIO tab (see Themes dialog: AIO tab on
page 381).
3 Check the option for each type of object and notice that you want to display on
the chart:
• Temporary/Preliminary/ENC Preliminary Notices: Select to indicate areas on the
chart for which the UKHO has published Temporary, Preliminary, and/or ENC
Preliminary Notices to Mariners.
• No Information: Select to indicate areas for which there is no chart coverage
available using a British Admiralty chart.
• Pattern Fill: Select to toggle on / off the hatched pattern fill for UKHO notices
and objects.
Temporary Notice Preliminary Notice ENC Preliminary No Information
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Browsing AIO chart objects

You can examine all the AIO objects in the chart database or in the current view (in other
words, currently showing on the display). To do so:
1 Select Chart→Chart Types→<database> Mng→List (tab)
2 Select a chart and browse to an object belonging to the chart.
3 Click Object Details (see S-57/S-63 dialogs: List tab (objects in a chart) on
page 463).
4 Use the selector menu to choose whether to inspect all objects in the database or just
those currently showing on the screen.
5 Use the dialog box’s buttons to go to or briefly highlight the object on the chart
(if the object’s position definition is sufficient to permit the system to find it),
to view the Object Info dialog describing the object, or step to the next object in
the browsing hierarchy.
Inspecting all AIO objects in the database Inspecting the AIO objects currently
displayed

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Verifying the IHO certificate

To use S-63 ENC (but not SENC) charts, you must have a valid IHO certificate installed
before you install the charts. A valid certificate will be pre-installed on your KM operator
station, but if you need to verify or (for any reason) re-install it:
1 Select Chart→Chart Types.
2 Click the Mng... button next to the label for the S-63 chart database.
3 On the General tab, click Certificate ... to view the IHO certificate.
4 If the dialog does not display a valid IHO certificate, do one of the following:
• Select Pre-installed: IHO from the selector menu, and click Trust and Install.
• Insert a memory stick or other medium containing a valid IHO certificate, select
Browse from the selector menu, select the file (IHO.CRT), and click Trust and
Install.
The certificate can be obtained from the following web page and is valid until
2033: http://www.iho.int/iho_pubs/standard/S-63/S-63_SA_Certificate.htm

Creating and saving ECDIS setups

This section contains the following topics:
Creating a new ECDIS setup .........................................................................................108
Loading particular settings from an existing setup ........................................................109
Restoring the ECDIS factory default settings................................................................109

Creating a new ECDIS setup

If you have used a combination of ECDIS settings (for example, Themes) that you
want to save and use again, you can create a new setup containing them. This will
automatically appear in the MODE selector list (see Loading a pre-defined ECDIS setup
on page 22) on the top bar. To create a setup:
1 Adjust all current settings to the values you want them to have in the new setup.
2 Select System→Preset Parameters.
3 Click Save Detailed.
4 In the Parameter Set Name field, either:
• Delete the current name and type a new one.
• Or use the current name if the current name belongs to a user-defined (not a
KM-defined) setup.
5 Scroll up and down the list of settings and make sure all the boxes for the settings
you want to save are checked.
6 Click Save.
If you are saving to an existing setup, you will be asked to confirm that you want to
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Loading particular settings from an existing setup

To load only particular settings from an existing ECDIS setup:
1 Select System→Preset Parameters (see Preset Parameters dialog on page 552).
2 Select a setup to load settings from.
3 Click Load Detailed and specify the settings you want to load.
4 Click Load and, when prompted to confirm that you want to load the settings, click
Yes.

Restoring the ECDIS factory default settings

You can load the factory default settings by selecting Default from the MODE menu on
the top bar (see Loading a pre-defined ECDIS setup on page 22). Alternatively:
1 Select System→Preset Parameters (see Preset Parameters dialog on page 552).
2 From the list of preset parameter sets, select Default.
If you want to load only particular settings from the Default preset parameter set,
click Load Detailed and specify the settings you require.
3 Click Load and, when prompted to confirm that you want to load the settings, click
Yes.

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Displaying radar targets and video

This section contains the following topics:
Switching radar presentation on or off........................................................................... 110
Principles of radar presentation on ECDIS.................................................................... 111
Radar targets .................................................................................................................. 112

Switching radar presentation on or off

To switch radar target and/or video presentation on
in ECDIS, check the TGT and/or VID options (as
applicable) on the range pane (see ECDIS range pane
on page 63).
Alternatively, check the Vessels/Targets and/or Radar
Video options (as applicable) in the Chart Themes
dialog (see Themes dialog: Non-chart tab on page 380).
If the targets include vectors, they will be displayed on
ECDIS as true, ground-stabilized vectors. For the most convenient way to control vector
length, see DISPLAY buttons and shortcuts on page 30.
To specify different source devices for targets and/or video, see Targets menu on
page 386.

Figure 67 The same echoes shown on a radar (left) and overlaid on a chart (right)

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Principles of radar presentation on ECDIS

When radar video and charts are presented together on ECDIS, it is important to bear
certain principles in mind.

ECDIS is primarily a chart system

The option to display radar video as an overlay on the chart is provided as an aid to
navigation. Do not use it instead of the radar system for collision avoidance.

The chart and radar images are not automatically aligned

The placement of the chart data on the screen and the placement of the radar video on
the screen are performed independently of each other: chart data is presented based
upon its absolute geographical position, while radar video is presented relative to the
own-ship. The relative position of the chart data is determined also by the calculated
geographical position of the own-ship.
The following factors will affect the alignment of the chart and radar images:
• Correct configuration of the location on the vessel of the radar and GPS antennas.
If installation and commissioning have been performed correctly, this will not be a
cause of significant error.
• The quality of the charts. Wherever possible, the most up to date official charts must
be used.
• The geographical datum. The charts and the position receiver (GPS) must both use
the same geographical datum. This will be WGS84 for official electronic charts.
• The accuracy of the operator station’s calculation of the own-ship’s position. This is
difficult for the operator to evaluate, but the basic accuracy should be at least 10m
when absolute GPS is used and at least 5 m when differential GPS is used.
• Correct input from the compass. A heading offset will result in a rotation of the radar
video relative to the chart, causing radar echoes for the coast line, for example, to be
misaligned with the coast line on the chart.
• Correct radar azimuth alignment. If the heading line alignment is incorrect, this will
result in a rotation of the radar video relative to the chart.
When the chart data includes land and parts of the land have distinct radar echoes, the
system makes comparisons between the radar image and the chart image and reports any
mismatch it discovers in an alert.
When the radar video is misaligned by more than 5 pixels in relation to the chart, or
when the video is rotated relative to the chart and is therefore not displayed, the VID
button is shown on a yellow background to indicate an error condition.
If the land echoes and the chart do not coincide exactly, bear in mind that the strongest
radar echoes can come from parts of land other than the coast line. For example, a steep
hill with a flat strip of land towards the sea will often give a stronger echo than other
parts of the hill. It is also important to be aware of the opening angle of the radar beam,
which will tend to enlarge radar echoes in azimuth.

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Radar targets
To show radar targets on the ECDIS chart, you must have a source selected in the Targets
dialog (see Targets menu on page 385) before selecting the TGT option on the range pane
(see ECDIS range pane: presentation controls on page 63).
The following different symbols indicate radar target status and warning state.:
Acquisition Phase: Indicates that a target has been detected, and
that initial target data is being established.
New target: Used for targets that have been detected automatically
but not yet acknowledged by a click of the NEW button on the
top bar. When you acknowledge new targets, the symbol is
replaced by the normal target symbol either for the “Acquisition
phase” (if the target is not yet through the acquisition phase) or
for a “Tracked target” (if the target has become stably acquired).
Tracked target: The common symbol for targets being tracked.

Lost target: Indicates the position where the target was lost. The
symbol is flashing until the Lost Target alarm is acknowledged.
The symbol is then cleared from the display.
Collision danger: The CPA and TCPA limits are violated. The
symbol is red and flashes until the collision danger alert has been
acknowledged. It then ceases flashing but remains displayed as
long as the CPA/TCPA limits are violated. For more information
about these limits, refer to the Radar operator manual (see
References on page 44).
Target with target data displayed: The four-corner symbol
indicates that data for this target is currently displayed in the
Target Info dialog (see Target Information dialog on page 389).

Target Identification: The target identification number or module

appears close to the target symbol.

Associated target (showing as radar): This symbol indicates an

associated (fused) AIS and radar target that is displaying as a
radar target. For information about making associated targets
display as either AIS or radar targets, see Target Association
dialog on page 392.
Associated target (showing as AIS): This symbol indicates an
associated (fused) AIS and radar target that is displaying as an
AIS target. For information about making associated targets
display as either AIS or radar targets, see Target Association
dialog on page 392.

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AIS targets
To show AIS targets on the ECDIS chart, select an AIS source in the Targets dialog (see
Targets menu on page 385) and then select TGT in the ECDIS range pane (see ECDIS
range pane: presentation controls on page 63).
If sensor failure on the own-ship or an AIS target (or if missing data for any other
reason) causes the CPA and TCPA calculations to be uncertain, the AIS symbols for the
affected targets will be dashed.
Active AIS target: An active target reveals another ship's position,
heading and/or course. To turn vectors on and specify the vector
length, use the Vector button and selector (see DISPLAY buttons
and shortcuts on page 30)..
To display target names (if available) or MMSI numbers, instead of
global target IDs, see Displaying AIS target names on page 297.
Sleeping AIS target: Initial position reports received from other ships
result in "sleeping" targets on the display. The symbol is a little
smaller than the symbol for an active target. Sleeping targets display
a minimum of information, but the position and (if available) the
heading or COG are given. Where no heading or COG is available,
the triangle will point towards the top of the display. If a collision
avoidance computation is not possible for the target, the system will
draw the sides of the triangle using a broken line.
Selected target: The broken square symbol enclosing the target
indicates that the target is selected. Data concerning it can be seen in
the Target Info dialog (see Target Information dialog on page 389).

Lost target: A target that has been lost from the air and was last
recorded as nearer than a set distance – or was categorised as
dangerous – will not be removed from the display. Such a target will
be shown at its last known position as a lost target.

Dangerous target: Active targets having a TCPA and a CPA of less

than the user-specified values represent a collision danger and are
indicated using a RED blinking symbol.

Associated target (showing as AIS): This symbol indicates an

associated target that replaces radar and AIS targets on the display;
of the targets included in the association, the one with the highest
priority source is an AIS target (see Target Association dialog on
page 392).

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Associated target (showing as radar): This symbol indicates an

associated target that replaces radar and AIS targets on the display;
of the targets included in the association, the one with the highest
priority source is a radar target (see Target Association dialog on
page 392).
Aid to navigation (physical): This is the basic shape of the symbol
for a physical aid to navigation (AtoN). It indicates the location of
a landmark or buoy that is signalling to shipping from an active
transponder. (The physical AtoN symbol can include other shapes
to indicate the particular purpose of the physical AtoN.)
Aid to navigation (virtual): This is the basic symbol for a virtual
aid to navigation: it contains a crosshair centred at the reported
position of the virtual AtoN. A virtual AtoN appears on the chart
only: no active transponder at a physical location is associated with
it. (The virtual AtoN symbol can include other shapes to indicate
the particular purpose of the virtual AtoN.)
Search and rescue vessel: The orientation of the symbol indicates
the SAR vessel’s COG.

Search and rescue aircraft: The orientation of the symbol indicates

the SAR aircraft’s COG.

Search and rescue (SAR) transponder: To acknowledge the signal

from a SAR transponder, select Targets→AIS→Acknowledge SAR
Transponder (see AIS menu on page 396).
For information about search and rescue operations generally, see
Search and rescue routes on page 282.

Weather station and wind: The circle indicates the location of a

weather station; the wind shaft indicates the direction of the wind;
and the barbs (or pennant) indicate the force of the wind. A half
barb represents 5 knots, a full barb represents 10 knots, and a solid
pennant represents 50 knots.
A calm is indicated by a circle drawn around the weather station
circle.
Missing wind speed is indicated by an ‘x’ appearing at the end of
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Anchor watch – own-ship

You can put an anchor watch on the own-ship. When you do this an ORANGE circular
guard zone is displayed on the chart, indicating the anchor watch limit. At its centre is an
ORANGE anchor symbol, marking the anchor watch position. When any part of the
own-ship breaches the limit, the circle and anchor symbol turn RED and a warning is
issued. If this is not acknowledged within 2 minutes, an alarm is issued (unless the vessel
goes back inside the limit or the anchor watch is de-activated).

Creating a reference point for an anchor

Before you can set up an anchor watch for the own-ship, you need to create a reference
point that specifies the location on the vessel of the anchor to be used. The anchor
watch position that you specify later will be the then current coordinates for this point
on the vessel.
1 Select Own Ship→Anchor Watch (see Anchor Watch dialog on page 444).
2 In the Anchor Watch dialog, click Ref Pts.
3 In the Ship tab of the dialog that comes up (see Ship Reference Points tab on
page 428), click Edit and then New.
4 Enter a name for the new reference point (for example, “Anchor point PORT” or
“Anchor point STB”).
5 In the X column, specify the anchor’s distance from aft.
6 In the Y column, specify the anchor’s distance starboard of the vessel’s centre-line
(use a negative value for a port anchor).
7 Click Apply.

Setting the anchor watch

1 Select Own Ship→Anchor Watch (see Anchor Watch dialog on page 444).
2 From the selector in the Anchor Watch dialog, select the reference point defined
for the anchor currently in use.
3 Click Set anchor position to set the current coordinates for the selected reference
point as the anchor watch position.
The ORANGE anchor symbol – indicating the anchor watch position – will be
visible on the chart (partly covered by the own-ship symbol).
4 Use the Limit spin buttons to specify the distance that the vessel is permitted to drift
from the anchor watch position before an alert is triggered.
5 Check the Active option to start the anchor watch.

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Figure 68 Anchor watch example

Anchor point coordinates = anchor watch position:

Own-ship inside anchor watch limit:

Part of own-ship outside anchor watch limit:

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Taking bearing/range measurements

(EBL/VRM)
This section contains the following topics:
Creating and adjusting an EBL/VRM pair..................................................................... 117
Sharing your markers and viewing remote markers ...................................................... 118
The advanced EBL/VRM tool ....................................................................................... 119
Two Electronic Bearing Lines (EBL) and Variable Range Markers (VRM) are available
and can be displayed simultaneously. The EBL and VRM always appear in pairs. A
number at the base of the EBL identifies each pair.

Creating and adjusting an EBL/VRM pair

1 Turn the EBL/VRM on.
Select Tools→EBL/VRM, and click New (see EBL/VRM dialog on page 518).
The EBL/VRM will appear centred on the own-ship.
2 Adjust the EBL direction by dragging the line using the trackball and Left mouse
button.
3 Adjust the VRM's diameter by dragging the circle using the trackball and Left
mouse button.
4 Adjust the EBL and VRM simultaneously by dragging the intersection between the
bearing line and range circle using the trackball and Left mouse button.
5 Move the EBL/VRM pair by dragging the centre using the trackball and Left mouse
button.
An EBL/VRM pair centred on the own-ship will move with the own-ship. An offset
pair will either move with the own-ship or be geographically fixed, depending on
whether the display is in true or relative motion.

Figure 69 Adjusting an EBL/VRM pair

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6 To select true or relative bearing, use the radio buttons next to the EBL/VRM button.
Only relative bearings are possible in Head Up mode, which is selected
automatically when heading input fails.
When the own-ship changes its heading, a true EBL/VRM pair will keep its 0°
referenced bearing, and a relative EBL/VRM will keep its bearing relative to the
heading line.
7 To remove an EBL/VRM pair, select it and click Delete in the EBL/VRM dialog
(see EBL/VRM dialog on page 518).

Sharing your markers and viewing remote markers

Letting other operator stations display your cursor, EBL/VRM and
curved EBL
You can let people at other operator stations view the markers – that is, the cursor,
EBL/VRM pair or pairs, and/or curved EBL – from your operator station on their screens.
This is useful, for example, if you are planning a turn using the curved EBL facility and
before executing it you want someone else to see it who is standing at another operator
station some distance from your own.
To make your markers available to other operator stations on the bridge:
1 Select View→Remote Markers.
2 Check the option to Send Marker Data.
3 Tell the person at the other operator station to follow the instructions for Viewing the
cursor, EBL/VRM and/or curved EBL from another operator station on page 118.

Viewing the cursor, EBL/VRM and/or curved EBL from another

operator station
To display the markers – that is, the cursor, EBL/VRM pair or pairs, and/or curved EBL
– from another operator station on your screen, do the following:
1 Make sure the operator station whose remote markers you want to see is making
them available to the other operator stations on the bridge (see Letting other
operator stations display your cursor, EBL/VRM and curved EBL on page 118).
2 Select View→Remote Markers.
3 Select Display Remote Markers, and specify one or more of the sub-options Cursor,
EBL/VRM, and Curved EBL.
4 From the Source selector menu, specify the operator station whose remote markers
you want to see on your screen.
The remote markers you selected for the specified operator station now appear on
your screen. They are labelled with the name of the operator station that provided
them (for example, MFD-1) and their shapes are composed of faint yellow dots to
distinguish them from the heavy orange lines and dashes used for the operator
station’s own markers.

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Figure 70 Remote markers displayed alongside an operator station’s own markers

The advanced EBL/VRM tool

In ECDIS an advanced EBL/VRM tool is available which provides great circle and
rhumb-line geometry (see EBL/VRM (Advanced) dialog on page 518).

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Displaying distance measurement lines

You can display distance measurement lines from specified reference points on the
own-ship to fixed positions on the chart, or to moving or stationary targets or mariner’s
notes (including MOB event notes). The length of a line changes on the display as the
distance between the own-ship and the object it is attached to changes.
1 If required, specify one or more new ship reference points. (Any reference point
you define can later be selected as the origin of a distance measurement line.)
To access the dialog for specifying reference points, select Own Ship→Ship Ref
Points (see Ship Reference Points tab on page 428).
2 Select Tools→Distance Measure (see Distance Measure dialog on page 524).
3 In the Distance Measure dialog, click New.
4 From the selector menu, choose a ship reference point to use as the origin of the
distance measurement line.
5 Specify the type of object you are measuring the distance to; check:
• Chart: to terminate the line at a fixed position on the chart.
• Targets: to attach the line to a radar or AIS target.
• Note: to attach the line to a mariner’s note.
6 Move the cursor (marker) to the chart position, or on to the object, that will
terminate the distance measurement line, and click the left mouse button (on the
trackball or mouse).
If you selected Targets in the previous step and you left click on a Radar or AIS
target, the distance measurement line will automatically snap to the target and
move with it.
7 Check Metres to display the distance measurement in metres and not nautical miles.
8 Check Display Text to display the bearing and range from the own-ship to the line’s
termination point on the chart.

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Figure 71 Distance measurement lines to different types of objects

Distance to a fixed position on the chart (a mooring point):

Distance to a moving AIS target:

Distance to a mariner’s note marking the position of a hazard:

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Using parallel index lines

You can place up to four parallel index lines on the display to use as general purpose
navigation guides.
A number in the middle of the line identifies the line that is selected.
Parallel index lines are either fixed relative to the own-ship's heading (relative mode) or
they have a fixed orientation that is independent of the own-ship's heading (true mode).
In relative mode parallel index lines follow the heading line when the own-ship changes
course.
In true mode the bearing of the parallel index lines is geographically fixed.
In both modes, the distance from the own-ship to the line is constant.
To create a parallel index line, do the following:
1 Click PI on the radar side panel or select Tools→Parallel Index Lines.
2 Click New to insert a new parallel index line.
The parallel index line will appear to one side of the own-ship.
3 To change the distance from the own-ship to the line, drag the rectangular handle
using the trackball and left mouse-button, or enter the required distance into the RNG
field of the Parallel Index Line dialog (see Parallel Index Line dialog on page 519).

Figure 72 Parallel index lines

4 To change the bearing drag the line (not the rectangular handle) using the trackball
and left mouse-button, or enter the bearing into the T BRG field of the Parallel
Index Line dialog.
5 To truncate a parallel index line, select it in the display (by using the trackball and
left mouse-button), check Truncate in the Parallel Index Line dialog, then click the
left mouse-button at the point on the line where you want it to end.
When you have truncated a line, you can stretch or contract it by dragging the ends.
6 To align the parallel index line with the own-ship’s heading, select it in the display
and click Align to HDG.

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Displaying the own-ship's predicted

movements
You can display predicted positions for the own-ship, based on the its current heading,
speed and rate of turn.

Figure 73 A ship's predicted “corridor” of movement and five predicted positions

To display the vessel's predicted movements:

1 Select System→Parameter Setup (Display tab), and check the Display Ship Outline
option.
2 In the Display tab (see Parameter Setup dialog: Display tab on page 534), check
the Predict Ship Movement option.
The corridor of predicted movement and the predicted positions appear on the
display.
3 Click Setup to specify the number of predicted positions you want to see, the
interval (in seconds) between each predicted position, and the length (in seconds) of
the corridor of predicted movement (see Ship's movement predictor setup dialog
(Display tab) on page 536).

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Identifying a target interception point

A tool is available to enable you to identify a point at which to intercept a target, given
the current speed and bearing of both the target and the own-ship.
The interception point can be based on either an absolute or a relative target position.
It is easier to use this tool in ECDIS (particularly if you want to identify a relative target
interception point) than radar. This is because more graphical information is available to
help you in ECDIS.

Using an absolute target position

To find the point of interception between the target and the own-ship, do the following:
1 From the main menu select Tools →Target Interception.
2 Click Select Target.
This activates the Target Interception function. You can now use the cursor in the
main area of the Radar display to select a target.
When you have selected a target, the system computes a valid interception point (IP)
and draws bearing lines from the own-ship to the IP and from the target to the IP.
These lines will be updated once per second until you click the Stop Tracking button.

Figure 74 Absolute target interception

3 To stop tracking the IP for the selected target, click Stop Tracking in the Target
Interception dialog (see Target Interception dialog on page 527).

Using a relative target position

You can also use the Target Interception dialog to find out what the interception point
would be between the target and the own-ship if the target were in a different position
(relative to its current actual position). This can be useful, for example, for intercepting a
target ahead of, behind or alongside the target.

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1 From the Main Menu select Tools →Target Interception.

2 Click Select Target to activate the Target Interception function.
3 Specify the range and bearing values that define a position relative to the target's
actual position.
Do this either by using the spin buttons for the relative range and bearing fields or
by clicking the R. Pos (Relative Position) button (the function of this button toggles
between R. Pos and Cancel).
Either of these actions causes an EBL/VRM to be displayed with its centre on the
selected target. Use the mouse or trackball and left mouse-button to re-size the
range circle and drag the bearing line (see Taking bearing/range measurements
(EBL/VRM) on page 117). The EBL/VRM moves with the target.
The relative range is given by the range circle, and when you re-size the range circle
the new relative range is reflected in the Target Interception dialog. The relative
bearing is given by the EBL. The bearing line is drawn on the chart relative to the
target's heading, and when you move the bearing line the new value is reflected in
the Target Interception dialog. The point at which the EBL intersects the range
circle is the relative target position.

4 When you are Figure 75 Relative target interception

happy with the
range and bearing
values, and with
the relative target
position you have
specified, press
the Apply button.
5 To stop tracking
the IP for
the selected
target, click
Stop Tracking
in the Target
Interception
dialog (see Target
Interception
dialog on
page 527).

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Chapter 4
Chart formats and mirroring

Chart formats .................................................................................................................127

IHO standards for ENCs ................................................................................................128
Chart mirroring ..............................................................................................................128

Chart formats
KM operator stations currently support the following chart formats:
• S57 Ed.3 official vector charts
(unencrypted).
• S57 Ed.3 official vector charts encrypted
according to the S-63 Ed.1.1 encryption
scheme.
• CM-93 Ed. 3 vector charts from C-Map,
Norway.
• C-Map ENC official vector charts
distributed as a compact SENC (system
ENC).
• Navtor SENC pre-compiled client
databases.
• HCRF raster charts: either ARCS charts
from the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office or Seafarer charts from the Australian
Hydrographic Office.
Charts must be purchased/subscribed to from their individual suppliers. As charts are
updated frequently, subscribing to updates will normally be essential.
Follow the procedures in the next few chapters for the formats you are using.

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IHO standards for ENCs

For a list of the latest IHO standards applicable to ENCs, refer to the following web
page: https://www.iho.int/mtg_docs/enc/ECDIS-ENC_StdsIn_Force.htm

Chart mirroring
If you choose to install charts (from, for example, Navtor, Primar, C-Map/Jeppesen or
the UKHO) on several operator stations, a convenient method is to install them first on
to an ECDIS or Planning Station and then mirror (in other words, copy) them over the
network to individual client operator stations.
If you do this, you must select an ECDIS or Planning Station (not a radar operator
station) as the mirror host, and then install all the permits and charts on to it.
You must also put all MFDs that will receive charts from the host into ECDIS mode (the
active application on a mirror client cannot be Conning or Radar). On dedicated radar
operator stations (in other words, operator stations that cannot run ECDIS), you must
enter the service password to enable the operator station to receive charts as a mirror
client. Remember to lock access again when you have installed the charts.
If you do not want to use mirroring, ignore the sections labelled “(mirroring)” in the
chart installation chapters.

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Chapter 5
S-57/S-63 charts

Create an S-63 database (first-time installation only)....................................................130

Obtain S-57/S-63 chart permits .....................................................................................133
Make one ECDIS an S-57/S-63 host (mirroring) ..........................................................135
Install/update S-57/S-63 permits (mirroring/local)........................................................137
Install/update S-57/S-63 charts (mirroring/local) ..........................................................141
Create an S-57/S-63 database on a client (mirroring)....................................................143
Copy S-57/S-63 permits to clients (mirroring) ..............................................................146
Copy S-57/S-63 charts to clients (mirroring).................................................................149
Remove an old S-57/S-63 chart database (local)...........................................................152
Regional Electronic Navigating Chart Coordinating Centres (RENCs) work on behalf
of national hydrographic offices to provide coordinated chart distribution, quality
assurance and service improvement. They normally provide ENC charts in a common
encrypted format designated as S-63. One of the most well-known RENCs is PRIMAR
in Stavanger, Norway (see www.primar.org).
Navtor is a distributor of PRIMAR or AVCS charts (www.navtor.com).
To install Navtor charts, follow the instructions in this chapter.
To install AVCS charts from the UKHO, see AVCS charts from UKHO on page 155.

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Create an S-63 database (first-time

installation only)
1. Select System→Passwords (see Password dialog on page 557), and enter the service
password.
2. Select Chart→Reconfigure Chart Databases.

3. Click Add New.

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4. Select the database type.

5. Select the new database, and click Apply

Changes twice.

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(Confirmation of database creation.)

6. Select System→Shutdown→Restart Computer (see Shutdown dialog on page 586).

(Click Restart Computer a second time to confirm.)

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Obtain S-57/S-63 chart permits

1. Select Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to the S-57/S-63

chart database.

3. In the General tab, click Licence.

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4. Write down the 28-character string that appears

in the User Permit field.
This string will be used by your ENC supplier
– when you contact them – to generate a chart
permit for each chart you intend to use on the
computer.
Since the chart permits provided by your ENC
supplier will be machine-specific, you need
to write down the user permit character string
for every computer you are intending to use
the charts on. So before proceeding to the
next step – which is to send the strings to your
ENC supplier – find and write down the user
permit character string for each navigation
operator station computer you are going to use
the charts on.
5. Send the character string(s) you wrote down to your ENC supplier.
Your ENC supplier will send machine-specific permits for all the charts you require
either by post or e-mail.
For each computer, the permits will be contained in two files called "PERMIT.TXT"
and "ENC.PMT". (If you receive permits by e-mail, save the files on a disk or
USB stick.)

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Make one ECDIS an S-57/S-63 host

(mirroring)
If you intend to make an ECDIS into a host, do so before installing permits or charts
on to it. If you have already installed either or both, remove the existing chart database
(see Remove an old S-57/S-63 chart database (local) on page 152), create a new one
(see Create an S-63 database (first-time installation only) on page 130), then perform
the instructions in this section.
1. Select System→Passwords (see Password dialog on page 557), and enter the service
password.
2. Select Chart→Reconfigure Chart Databases.

3. Select the chart database you want to update,

and click Change Mirror.

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4. Check the Use as Mirror Host option, and click

Apply Change.

5. In the Chart Type Setup dialog, click Apply

Changes twice.

6. Select System→Shutdown→Restart Computer (see Shutdown dialog on page 586).

(Click Restart Computer a second time to confirm.)

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Install/update S-57/S-63 permits

(mirroring/local)
If you want to use chart mirroring, perform the instructions in this section on the mirror
host (see Make one ECDIS an S-57/S-63 host (mirroring) on page 135).
1. When you have chart permits and charts to install (typically contained on a CD
or DVD), you might want to copy them from a CD or DVD on to a USB memory
stick before installing them.
If you have unzipped some permit files after downloading them from the internet or
receiving them by email, make sure you preserve the folder structure when you
transfer them to a USB stick or other medium (do not attempt to copy an isolated
PERMIT.TXT file on to an operator station computer).
If you are using a USB stick, make sure it is virus-free before inserting it into
an operator station computer.
Insert the medium (for example, a CD, DVD or USB stick) containing the chart
permits into the computer.
2. Select Chart→Chart Types.

3. Click the Mng button next to the S-57/S-63

chart database.

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4. In the General tab, click Licence.

5. Use the selector menu to browse for the folder

containing the permits.
If you are not using mirroring and you have
permits for several stations, make sure you
know which permit file belongs to which
station.
Select Replace in this dialog.

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6. When the system detects permit files in a folder

you have selected, the text Chart Permit
File Found appears.
If you select the folder containing permits for
a mirror host (this will be labelled ECDIS1)
and the operator station you are using is the
mirror host, then (when you go to the next
step) the system will automatically copy both
the host’s permits and the permits for all the
mirror clients.
Click OK.

7. Click Read Permits from.

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(Confirmation that permits have been loaded.)

(Permits listed.)

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Install/update S-57/S-63 charts

(mirroring/local)
If you intend to use chart mirroring, perform the instructions in this section on the mirror
host (see Make one ECDIS an S-57/S-63 host (mirroring) on page 135).
1. Insert the medium (a CD, a DVD or a USB
stick) containing the BASE or update release
of the charts.
Select Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to the S-57/S-63

chart database.

3. Select the Install tab.

If you are using a:
• CD or DVD, click Check CD.
This causes the system to check and (if
possible) recognize the ENC disk.
• USB stick, browse for the folder containing
the charts you want to install.
When you select the correct folder a text status
appears in the dialog, indicating that the charts
have been found. The text might also include
a label stating the week number and year of
the charts found.

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4. Click Import SENC/S63/S57 Charts (the button

name depends on the type of official charts you
are installing).
1 The system might notify you that the
digital certificate for the new charts is
different from the one for the previously
installed charts. If this happens:
a Click Check
b Select New certificate then, from the
selector menu, select Pre-installed:
IHO.
c Click Trust and Install.
d Click Import SENC/S63/S57 Charts.
2 The system might also notify you that a
new Product List was found in the catalog.
If so, click Install.
(Confirmation that the charts have been
installed.)

5. Select System→Shutdown→Restart Computer. (Click Restart Computer a second

time to confirm.)

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Create an S-57/S-63 database on a client

(mirroring)
If you intend to use chart mirroring, perform the instructions in this section on the
ECDIS or Planning Station that is configured as the mirror host (see Make one ECDIS an
S-57/S-63 host (mirroring) on page 135).
1. Select System→Passwords (see Password dialog on page 557), and enter the
service password.
2. Select Chart→Chart Types.

3. Click the Mng button next to the S-57/S-63

chart database.

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4. In the General tab, click Manage Mirrors.

5. Select a client operator station, and click Create

Database.
(If the client is a Radar operator station, you
need to enter the service password on it before
you can remotely create a database on it. If it
is an MFD that is currently operating in Radar
mode, an alternative is to switch it to ECDIS
temporarily.)

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(Confirmation that the client database was

created.)

6. Create a database on each client operator station that requires one.

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Copy S-57/S-63 permits to clients

(mirroring)
Perform these instructions on the mirror host. Before proceeding, make sure you have
created a database on each client that is to receive permits (see Create an S-57/S-63
database on a client (mirroring) on page 143), that you have installed the permits first on
to the mirror host (see Install/update S-57/S-63 permits (mirroring/local) on page 137),
and that no expired permits remain on the mirror host (see Viewing/removing expired
permits on page 102).
1. Select Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to the S-57/S-63

chart database.

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3. In the General tab, click Manage Mirrors.

4. Select a client to copy permits to, and click

Install Permits.

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5. When the permits have finished copying, click

Refresh.

(Confirmation that the permits installed on the

client are now the same as the permits available
for the client on the host.)

6. Install permits on to each client that requires them.

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Copy S-57/S-63 charts to clients (mirroring)

Perform these instructions on the mirror host. Before proceeding, make sure you have
installed permits on to the mirror host (see Copy S-57/S-63 permits to clients (mirroring)
on page 146).
1. Insert the medium (a CD, a DVD or a USB stick) containing the BASE or update
release of the charts.
2. Select Chart→Chart Types.

3. Click the Mng button next to the S-57/S-63

chart database.

4. Select the General tab, and click Manage

Mirrors.

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5. Select a client to install the charts on to, and

click Install Charts.
The system transfers the charts to the client
(and a message appears on the screen of the
client operator station to this effect).

6. When one client transfer is complete, select another and install the charts on to it;
do this for all the client operator stations.

7. Select the Install tab, then select the General

tab again, and click Manage Mirrors.

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(The mirror hierarchy will appear with

indications for each mirror client of whether
the permits and chart updates match those on
the mirror host.)

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Remove an old S-57/S-63 chart database

(local)
Only perform the instructions in this section if for some reason you need to remove a
chart database. One reason for doing so is that the database is on an ECDIS that you
intend to configure as a mirror host.
1. Select System→Passwords (see Password dialog on page 557), and enter the service
password.
2. Select Chart→Reconfigure Chart Databases.

4. Select the chart database you want to remove,

and click Remove Database.

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5. In the Chart Type Setup dialog, click Apply

Changes twice.

6. Select System→Shutdown→Restart Computer (see Shutdown dialog on page 586).

(Click Restart Computer a second time to confirm.)

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AVCS charts from UKHO

Create an AVCS database (first-time installation only) .................................................156

Obtain AVCS chart permits ...........................................................................................159
Make one ECDIS an AVCS host (mirroring) ................................................................161
Install/update AVCS permits (mirroring/local)..............................................................163
Install/update AVCS charts (mirroring/local) ................................................................167
Create an AVCS database on a mirror client (mirroring) ..............................................171
Copy AVCS permits to mirror clients (mirroring) .........................................................174
Copy AVCS charts to clients (mirroring).......................................................................177
Install the AIO permits (mirroring/local).......................................................................180
Install the AIO base overlay (mirroring/local)...............................................................184
Copy the AIO permit to clients (mirroring)...................................................................187
Copy the AIO chart overlay to clients (mirroring) ........................................................189
Remove an old AVCS chart database (local) .................................................................191

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Create an AVCS database (first-time

installation only)
1. Select System→Passwords (see Password dialog on page 557), and enter the user
password.
2. Select Chart→Reconfigure Chart Databases.

3. Click Add New.

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4. Select the database type.

5. Select the new database, and click Apply

Changes twice.

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(Confirmation of database creation.)

6. Select System→Shutdown→Restart Computer (see Shutdown dialog on page 586).

(Click Restart Computer a second time to confirm.)

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Obtain AVCS chart permits

1. Select Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to the AVCS chart

database.

3. In the General tab, click Licence.

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4. Write down the 28-character string that appears

in the User Permit field.
This string will be used by your ENC supplier
– when you contact them – to generate a chart
permit for each chart you intend to use on the
computer.
If you are installing AVCS charts and you
intend to use the AIO layer, you will need to
request permits (and chart overlay files) for
that too.
Since the chart permits provided by your ENC
supplier will be machine-specific, you need
to write down the user permit character string
for every computer you are intending to use
the charts on. So before proceeding to the
next step – which is to send the strings to your
ENC supplier – find and write down the user
permit character string for each navigation
operator station computer you are going to use
the charts on.
5. Send the character string(s) you wrote down to your ENC supplier.
Your ENC supplier will send machine-specific permits for all the charts you require
either by post or e-mail.
For each operator station, the permits will be provided in a separate folder
containing two files: "PERMIT.TXT" and "ENC.PMT". (If you receive permits by
e-mail, save the files on a disk or USB stick.)
Make sure you know which folders contain the permit files for which operator
station.

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Make one ECDIS an AVCS host (mirroring)

If you intend to make an ECDIS into an AVCS mirror host, do so before installing
permits or charts on to it. If you have already installed either or both, remove the existing
chart database (see Remove an old AVCS chart database (local) on page 191), create a
new one (see Create an AVCS database (first-time installation only) on page 156), then
perform the instructions in this section.
1. Select System→Passwords (see Password dialog on page 557), and enter the user
password.
2. Select Chart→Reconfigure Chart Databases.

3. Select the chart database you want to update,

and click Change Mirror.

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4. Check the Use as Mirror Host option, and click

Apply Change.

5. In the Chart Type Setup dialog, click Apply

Changes twice.

6. Select System→Shutdown→Restart Computer (see Shutdown dialog on page 586).

(Click Restart Computer a second time to confirm.)

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Install/update AVCS permits

(mirroring/local)
If you want to use chart mirroring, perform the instructions in this section on the mirror
host.
1. When you have chart permits and charts to install (typically contained on a CD
or DVD), you might want to copy them from a CD or DVD on to a USB memory
stick before installing them.
If you have unzipped some permit files after downloading them from the internet or
receiving them by email, make sure you preserve the folder structure when you
transfer them to a USB stick or other medium (do not attempt to copy an isolated
PERMIT.TXT file on to an operator station computer).
If you are using a USB stick, make sure it is virus-free before inserting it into
an operator station computer.
Insert the medium (for example, a CD, DVD or USB stick) containing the chart
permits into the computer.
2. Select Chart→Chart Types.

3. Click the Mng button next to the AVCS chart

database.

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4. In the General tab, click Licence.

(The Manage Mirrors button in the illustration
only appears on an ECDIS or Planning Station
that is set up as a mirror host.)

5. Use the selector menu to browse for the folder

containing the permits.
If you are not using mirroring and you have
permits for several stations, make sure you
install the correct permit for each station (see
Obtain AVCS chart permits on page 159).
Select Replace in this dialog. (This causes
expired permits on the host to be removed
automatically when the new ones are installed.)

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6. When the system detects permit files in a folder

you have selected, the text Chart Permit
File Found appears.
If you select the folder containing permits for
a mirror host (this will be labelled MASTER)
and the operator station you are using is the
mirror host, then (when you go to the next
step) the system will automatically copy both
the host’s permits and the permits for all the
mirror clients.
Click OK.

7. Make sure Replace is selected, and click Read

Permits from.

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(Confirmation that permits have been loaded.)

(Permits listed.)

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Install/update AVCS charts (mirroring/local)

If you intend to use chart mirroring, perform the instructions in this section on the mirror
host (see Make one ECDIS an AVCS host (mirroring) on page 161).
1. Insert the medium (a CD, a DVD or a USB
stick) containing the BASE or update release
of the charts.
Select Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to the AVCS chart

database.

3. Select the Install tab and locate the charts to

be installed.
If you are using a:
• CD or DVD, click Check CD.
This causes the system to check and (if
possible) recognize the ENC disk.
• USB stick, browse for the folder containing
the charts you want to install.
When you select the correct folder a text status
appears in the dialog, indicating that the charts
have been found. The text might also include
a label stating the week number and year of
the charts found.

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4. Click Import S63 Charts.

1 The system might notify you that the
digital certificate for the new charts is
different from the one for the previously
installed charts. If this happens:
a Click Check
b Select New certificate then, from the
selector menu, select Pre-installed:
IHO.
c Click Trust and Install.
d Click Import S63 Charts.
2 The system might also notify you that a
new Product List was found. If so, click
Install.

(Depending on the number of charts to be

copied, the import may take some time.)

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5. If you are performing an update (not a first-time

installation), you may see a list of cancelled
charts.
Click OK.

6. Click Delete to delete all cancelled charts and

charts for which you do not have permits.

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(Confirmation that the charts have been

installed.)
If you are installing from CDs, then, when all
charts on the current CD have been installed,
insert another disk, select it in the Install tab,
and click Check CD and Import S63 charts
again.

7. Select System→Shutdown→Restart Computer. (Click Restart Computer a second

time to confirm.)

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Create an AVCS database on a mirror client

(mirroring)
If you intend to use chart mirroring, perform the instructions in this section on the ECDIS
that is configured as the mirror host (see Make one ECDIS an AVCS host (mirroring)
on page 161).
1. Select System→Passwords (see Password dialog on page 557), and enter the
service password.
2. Select Chart→Chart Types.

3. Click the Mng button next to the AVCS chart

database.

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4. In the General tab, click Manage Mirrors.

5. Select a client operator station, and click Create

Database.
(If the client is a Radar operator station, you
need to enter the service password on it before
you can remotely create a database on it. If it
is an MFD that is currently operating in Radar
mode, an alternative is to switch it to ECDIS
temporarily.)

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(Confirmation that the client database was

created is provided by the appearance of
child nodes – labelled “Permits” and “Charts”
respectively – for the client.)

6. Create a database on each client operator station that requires one.

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Copy AVCS permits to mirror clients

(mirroring)
Perform these instructions on the mirror host. Before proceeding, make sure you have
created a database on each client that is to receive permits (see Create an AVCS database
on a mirror client (mirroring) on page 171), that you have installed the permits first on
to the mirror host (see Install/update AVCS permits (mirroring/local) on page 163),
and that no expired permits remain on the mirror host (see Viewing/removing expired
permits on page 102).
1. Select Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to the AVCS chart

database.

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3. In the General tab, click Manage Mirrors.

4. Select a client to copy permits to, and click

Install Permits.

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5. When the permits have finished copying, click

Refresh.

(Confirmation that the permits installed on the

client are now the same as the permits available
for the client on the host.)

6. Install permits on to each client that requires them.

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Copy AVCS charts to clients (mirroring)

Perform these instructions on the mirror host. Before proceeding, make sure you have
installed permits on to the mirror host (see Install/update AVCS permits (mirroring/local)
on page 163).
1. Insert the medium (a CD, a DVD or a USB stick) containing the BASE or update
release of the charts.
2. Select Chart→Chart Types.

3. Click the Mng button next to the S-AVCS chart

database.

4. Select the General tab, and click Manage

Mirrors.

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5. Select a client to install the charts on to, and

click Install Charts.
The system transfers the charts to the client
(and a message appears on the screen of the
client operator station to this effect).

6. When one client transfer is complete, select

another and install the charts on to it; do this
for all the client operator stations.

7. Select Install tab, then select the General tab

again, and click Manage Mirrors.

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The mirror hierarchy will appear with

indications for each mirror client of whether
the permits and chart updates match those on
the mirror host.
If the label for Charts says “Different to host”,
try going to the List tab and clicking Verify a
couple of times.

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Install the AIO permits (mirroring/local)

Skip this section if you are not intending to use the AIO overlay from UKHO.
1. If you have not already done so, obtain the AIO permit or permits and AIO base
overlay files you require from your UKHO chart supplier, then insert the medium
containing them into the computer.
2. Select Chart→Chart Types.

3. Click the Mng button next to the AVCS chart

database.

4. In the General tab, click License.

(The Manage Mirrors button in the illustration
only appears on an ECDIS or Planning Station
that is set up as a mirror host.)

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5. Select Add, and use the selector menu to

browse for the folder containing the AIO
permit or permits.

6. When the system detects permit files in a folder

you have selected, the text Chart Permit
File Found appears.
Click OK.

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7. Click Read Permits from.

(Confirmation that permits have been loaded.)

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(Permits listed. Use the vertical scroll bar

to locate the AIO permit or permits you just
added to the host.)

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Install the AIO base overlay (mirroring/local)

Skip this section if you are not intending to use the AIO overlay from UKHO.
If you intend to use chart mirroring, perform the instructions in this section on the mirror
host (see Make one ECDIS an AVCS host (mirroring) on page 161).
1. Insert the medium (a CD, a DVD or a USB
stick) containing the AIO overlay files.
Select Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to the AVCS chart

database.

3. Select the Install tab and locate the charts to

be installed.
Browse for the folder containing the AIO base
overlay.
When you select the correct folder a text status
appears in the dialog, indicating that the base
overlay has been found. The text also includes
a label stating the week number and year of
the overlay.

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4. Click Import S63 Charts.

(The system might notify you that a new
Product List was found. If so, click Install.)

(Confirmation that the required AIO chart

overlay files have been installed.)

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5. You can also confirm that the overlay is present

in the List tab.

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Copy the AIO permit to clients (mirroring)

1. Select Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to the AVCS chart

database.

3. In the General tab, click Manage Mirrors.

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4. Select a client to copy the AIO permit to, and

click Install Permits.

5. Click Refresh for confirmation that the permits

installed on the client are now the same as the
permits available for the client on the host.

6. Install the AIO permit on to each client that requires it.

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Copy the AIO chart overlay to clients

(mirroring)
1. Select Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to the AVCS chart

database.

3. Select the General tab, and click Manage

Mirrors.

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4. Select a client to install the AIO chart overlay

on to, and click Install Charts.
The system transfers the AIO chart overlay to
the client (a message appears on the screen of
the client operator station to this effect).

5. Click Refresh to confirm that the client’s charts

are now equal to those on the host.

6. When one client transfer is complete, select another and install the AIO chart
overlay on to it; do this for all the client operator stations.

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Remove an old AVCS chart database (local)

Only perform the instructions in this section if for some reason you need to remove a
chart database. One reason for doing so is that the database is on an ECDIS that you
intend to configure as a mirror host.
1. Select System→Passwords (see Password dialog on page 557), and enter the service
password.
2. Select Chart→Reconfigure Chart Databases.

4. Select the chart database you want to remove,

and click Remove Database.

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5. In the Chart Type Setup dialog, click Apply

Changes twice.

6. Select System→Shutdown→Restart Computer (see Shutdown dialog on page 586).

(Click Restart Computer a second time to confirm.)

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Chapter 7
C-Map ENC charts

Install the C-Map SDK ..................................................................................................194

Create a C-Map ENC database (first-time installation only) .........................................195
Make one ECDIS or Planning Station a C-Map ENC host (mirroring) ........................198
Install C-Map ENC base charts (first-time installation only) ........................................200
Create a C-Map ENC database on a client (mirroring)..................................................202
Obtain C-Map ENC permits ..........................................................................................204
Install C-Map ENC permits on to the mirror host (mirroring) ......................................205
Install/update C-Map ENC permits (local) ....................................................................209
Mirror the new permits from host to clients (mirroring) ...............................................213
Obtain C-Map ENC chart updates by e-mail (mirroring and local) ..............................215
Install the C-Map ENC chart updates (mirroring and local)..........................................217
Mirror the C-Map ENC chart updates from host to clients (mirroring) ........................219
Remove an old C-Map ENC database (local)................................................................221
In this chapter, instructions are given for using both mirroring and local methods for
installing and updating charts and permits. We recommend you use chart mirroring, but
if for any reason you do not want to then ignore the sections labelled “(local)”.

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Install the C-Map SDK

Operator stations are normally configured to handle CM-93 Edition 3 charts during
commissioning. If for any reason this needs to be done after commissioning, do the
following:
1 If you do not have a Jeppesen eToken USB dongle for the operator station you are
installing the charts on to, contact KM customer support.
You need a dongle for every operator station you intend to install the charts on to.
2 Select Chart→Chart Types.
If a CM-93 Edition 3 database – listed as CE: CmapEnc – already appears in the
database list, you can skip the rest of this section.
3 Select System→Password and enter the service password (see Password dialog
on page 557).
4 Select Chart→Install C-Map SDK.
5 In the C-Map SDK Install dialog (see Install C-Map SDK dialog on page 486),
check Use eToken for Licensing.
6 Click Install.
7 In the SDK Install dialog, click Next.
8 When prompted, insert the eToken dongle, checking that the red light on it is lit,
and click Yes.
9 When prompted to restart the system, click No.
10 When prompted again to restart the system, click No.
11 When a message appears stating that the runtime environment has initiated a reboot,
click OK.
12 Click Next.
13 When the C-Map Professional SDK Runtime Setup Wizard starts, click Next.
14 Use the default destination folder for the SDK by clicking Next.
15 Click Install.
16 In the C-Map User Setup dialog, click Yes.
17 When dialog appears that contains a Finish button, click Finish and then Next to
close the setup program.
18 From the main menu on the operator station, select System→Shutdown→Restart
Computer.
You must click Restart Computer again to confirm.
19 When the system has started up again, select System→Password and enter the
service password (see Password dialog on page 557).
20 Select Chart→Install C-Map SDK, and verify that the text string from the label of
the eToken dongle appears in the middle of the dialog.

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Figure 76 The Jeppesen eToken dongle is now uniquely linked to the operator station

The Jeppesen eToken USB dongle that you have now linked uniquely to the operator
station must always be inserted when you want to display C-Map ENC charts on the
operator station.

Create a C-Map ENC database (first-time

installation only)
If you intend to use mirroring to install/update charts and permits, you only need to
perform the steps in this section on the ECDIS or Planning Station that will be the mirror
host.
1. Select System→Passwords (see Password dialog on page 557), and enter the service
password.
2. Select Chart→Reconfigure Chart Databases.

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3. Click Add New.

4. Select the database type.

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5. Select the new database, and click Apply

Changes twice.

(Confirmation of database creation.)

6. Select System→Shutdown→Restart Computer (see Shutdown dialog on page 586).

(Click Restart Computer a second time to confirm.)

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Make one ECDIS or Planning Station a C-Map

ENC host (mirroring)
If you intend to use mirroring to install/update charts and permits, you need to make an
ECDIS or Planning Station into a host before installing permits or charts on to it.
If you have already installed either or both, remove the existing chart database (see
Remove an old C-Map ENC database (local) on page 221), create a new one (see
Create a C-Map ENC database (first-time installation only) on page 195), then perform
the instructions in this section.
1. Select System→Passwords (see Password dialog on page 557), and enter the service
password.
2. Select Chart→Reconfigure Chart Databases.

3. Select the chart database you want to update,

and click Change Mirror.

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4. Check the Use as Mirror Host option, and click

Apply Change.

5. In the Chart Type Setup dialog, click Apply

Changes twice.

6. Select System→Shutdown→Restart Computer (see Shutdown dialog on page 586).

(Click Restart Computer a second time to confirm.)

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Install C-Map ENC base charts (first-time

installation only)
If you intend to use mirroring to install charts and permits, perform the instructions in
this section on the mirror host only.
1. Insert the medium (a CD, a DVD or a USB
stick) containing the BASE or update release
of the charts.
Select Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to CE: CmapEnc

in the list of databases.

3. Select the Install tab.

If you are using a:
• CD or DVD, click Check CD.
This causes the system to check and (if
possible) recognize the ENC disk.
• USB stick, browse for the folder containing
the charts you want to install.
When you select the correct folder, text about
the database appears beneath directory path.

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4. Click Update Chart Database.

(Confirmation that the charts have been

installed.)

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Create a C-Map ENC database on a client

(mirroring)
Perform the instructions in this section on the ECDIS or Planning Station that is
configured as the mirror host (see Make one ECDIS or Planning Station a C-Map ENC
host (mirroring) on page 198).
1. Select System→Passwords (see Password dialog on page 557), and enter the
service password.
2. Select Chart→Chart Types.

3. Click the Mng button next to CE: CmapEnc

in the list of databases.

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4. In the General tab, click Manage Mirrors.

5. Select a client operator station, and click Create

Database.
(If the client is a Radar operator station, you
need to enter the service password on it before
you can remotely create a database on it. If it
is an MFD that is currently operating in Radar
mode, an alternative is to switch it to ECDIS
temporarily.)

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(Confirmation that the empty client database

was created.)

6. Create a database on each client operator station that requires one.

Obtain C-Map ENC permits

1 When you first contact C-Map to request ENC permits, you must give them the
5-digit number (beginning with 0) that appears on the label of the Jeppesen USB
eToken for each MFD.
The eTokens themselves are supplied by Kongsberg Maritime. The number appears
after the text that says “JeT Kongsberg Maritime”.
Once C-Map know which eTokens belong to the MFDs on your vessel, they will
send the permits required for the charts in use on the vessel (and when new ones are
required, they will send those). They will do this by e-mail.
2 When you receive an e-mail from C-Map containing a new permit code, save
the attachment – a file called password.usr – to a folder called, for example,
Permits, on a USB stick.
3 Rename the file to identify it clearly as belonging to a particular MFD.
For example, if the permit contained in the password.usr file is for MFD-1
change the file’s name to password1.usr, if it is for MFD-2 change the file’s
name to password2.usr, and so on.
4 You can now install the permits on to the mirror host (see Install C-Map ENC
permits on to the mirror host (mirroring) on page 205) or on to an operator station
(if you are not using mirroring; see Install/update C-Map ENC permits (local)
on page 209).

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Install C-Map ENC permits on to the mirror

host (mirroring)
If you are not using chart mirroring, skip this section and follow the instructions for local
installation (see Install/update C-Map ENC permits (local) on page 209).
1. Insert the USB stick containing the permits into
the mirror host PC, and select Chart→Chart
Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to CE: CmapEnc

in the list of databases.

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3. Click Manage Mirrors.

4. In the hierarchy for the mirror host, select the

key symbol (this is the symbol for permits) and
click Install Permits.

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5. From the selector next to the Read Licences

from button, select Browse.

6. Browse to the Permits folder on the USB

stick, and click OK.

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7. Click Read Licences from.

(Confirmation that the permits have been

downloaded to the host.)

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If you are using chart mirroring, do not
1. Insert the USB stick containing the permits
into the operator station PC, and select
Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to CE: CmapEnc

in the list of databases.

3. In the General tab, click Licence.

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4. Click Normal Licensing.

5. From the selector next to the Read Licences

from button, select Browse.
(If this is a first-time installation, the list of
registered licenses will be empty.)

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6. Browse to the Permits folder on the USB

stick, and click OK.

7. Click Read Licences from.

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(Confirmation that the permits have been

installed.)

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Mirror the new permits from host to clients

(mirroring)
1. If any clients are Radar operator stations, you must either switch each one to
ECDIS (if it is an MFD) or enter the service-level password on each one before
using mirroring to update its permits.
2. Select Chart→Chart Types.

3. Click the Mng button next to CE: CmapEnc

in the list of databases.

4. Click Manage Mirrors.

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5. In the mirror hierarchy, select the key symbol

(this is the symbol for permits) belonging to
the client that will receive the new permits.
Click Install Permits.

6. If the dialog does not display a message

indicating that mirroring has completed, click
Refresh after a few minutes and confirm that
the permits on the client now match those on
the host.

7. Repeat this procedure for all clients.

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Obtain C-Map ENC chart updates by e-mail

(mirroring and local)
If you are using chart mirroring, perform the instructions in this section on the ECDIS
or Planning Station that is configured as the mirror host.
1. Insert a memory stick into the mirror host PC or the operator station PC (if you
are not using mirroring).
2. Select Chart→Chart Types.

3. Click the Mng button next to CE: CmapEnc

in the list of databases.

4. Select the Update tab, and click Update by Disk.

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5. Specify a location on the memory stick for the

software to write an order file to, and click
Write Order File.
This creates an order file called order.ord.

6. Send an e-mail with the order file (created in the last step) attached and describing
your requirements to updates@c-map.no.
You will receive one or more e-mails from Jeppesen containing the updates you
require.
7. Copy all the attachments you receive from Jeppesen to a memory stick.
They will have file names such as: u001x005.ans, u002x005.ans ...
u005x005.ans.

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Install the C-Map ENC chart updates

(mirroring and local)
1. Insert the USB stick containing the latest chart
updates into the mirror host PC, and select
Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to CE: CmapEnc

in the list of databases.

3. Select the Update tab, and click Update by Disk.

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4. Browse to the folder on the USB stick

containing the chart updates, and click Load
Updates.

5. Click Load.

(Confirmation that the charts have been

installed on to the host.)

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Mirror the C-Map ENC chart updates from

host to clients (mirroring)
1. If any clients are Radar operator stations, you must either switch them to ECDIS (if
they are MFDs) or enter the service-level password on them before using mirroring
to update their charts.
2. On the mirror host, select Chart→Chart Types.

3. Click the Mng button next to CE: CmapENC

in the list of databases.

4. Click Manage Mirrors.

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5. In the mirror hierarchy, select the globe symbol

(this is the symbol for charts) belonging to the
client that will receive the new charts.
(It will indicate that the charts currently
installed on the client have a different version
number and are older than the charts on the
host.)
Click Install Charts.
The dialog will indicate that mirroring is in
progress.

6. If the dialog does not display a message

indicating that mirroring has completed, click
Refresh after a few minutes, and see whether
the charts on the client now match those on the
host.

7. Repeat this procedure for all clients.

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Remove an old C-Map ENC database (local)

Only perform the instructions in this section if for some reason you need to remove a
chart database. One reason for doing so is that the database is on an ECDIS that you
intend to configure as a mirror host.
1. Select System→Passwords (see Password dialog on page 557), and enter the service
password.
2. Select Chart→Reconfigure Chart Databases.

4. Select the chart database you want to remove,

and click Remove Database.

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5. In the Chart Type Setup dialog, click Apply

Changes twice.

6. Select System→Shutdown→Restart Computer (see Shutdown dialog on page 586).

(Click Restart Computer a second time to confirm.)

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Chapter 8
ARCS/HCRF raster charts

Obtain HCRF enabling codes from Kongsberg Maritime .............................................225

Create an ARCS database (first-time installation only).................................................227
Make one ECDIS or Planning Station an ARCS host (mirroring) ................................230
Enter the HCRF enabling code (first-time installation only) .........................................232
Create an ARCS database on each client (mirroring)....................................................234
Obtain ARCS chart permits ...........................................................................................236
Install ARCS permits on host and clients (mirroring) ...................................................237
Install ARCS permits on an MFD (local) ......................................................................242
Start to install ARCS charts on the host (mirroring) .....................................................245
Start to install ARCS charts on an MFD (local) ............................................................247
Complete ARCS chart installation (mirroring and local) ..............................................248
Mirror charts to clients (mirroring)................................................................................257
Miscellaneous ARCS procedures ..................................................................................259
Raster charts can be used in the ECDIS application but not the Radar application.
They are either ARCS charts provided by the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office or
Seafarer charts provided by the Australian Hydrographic Office. These are distributed
in a common format but have slightly different licensing conditions. The term HCRF -
Hydrographic Chart Raster Format - is used as a common term for ARCS and Seafarer
charts. ARCS Navigator provides an annual supply of digital chart information,
supported by the weekly issue of Update Disks for mariners whose vessels are mandated
under Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulations or for other subscribers whose charts
require frequent updating.

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Figure 77 ARCS charts broken down into individual Area Disc CD-ROMS

For descriptions of the dialog boxes associated with ARCS charts, see ARCS or Seafarer
chart management on page 472.

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Obtain HCRF enabling codes from Kongsberg

Maritime
For each ECDIS or Planning Station you will need an HCRF enabling code from
Kongsberg Maritime. Follow the instructions in this section to obtain the codes you need.
1. On an ECDIS or Planning Station, select
System→Maintenance.

2. In the Maintenance dialog, write down the

16-character System ID.

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3. Repeat the previous steps for every ECDIS and Planning Station that you will use
ARCS charts on.
4. Send an e-mail to km.support@kongsberg.com listing the system IDs and
requesting an HCRF enabling code for each one.
For each operator station, you will be prompted to enter the correct code later (see
Enter the HCRF enabling code (first-time installation only) on page 232).
(Keep the list of system IDs, because you will need it again when you request
permits from your ARCS provider; see Obtain ARCS chart permits on page 236.)

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Create an ARCS database (first-time

installation only)
If you intend to use mirroring to install the charts and updates, you only need to perform
these instructions on the ECDIS or Planning Station that will be the mirror host. If you
do not intend to use mirroring, perform the instructions on each ECDIS or Planning
Station that requires the charts.
1. Select System→Passwords (see Password dialog on page 557), and enter the service
password.
2. Select Chart→Reconfigure Chart Databases.

3. Click Add New.

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4. Select the database type.

5. Select the new database, and click Apply

Changes twice.

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(Confirmation of database creation.)

6. Select System→Shutdown→Restart Computer (see Shutdown dialog on page 586).

(Click Restart Computer a second time to confirm.)

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Make one ECDIS or Planning Station an

ARCS host (mirroring)
If you intend to use mirroring to install/update charts and permits, you need to make an
ECDIS or Planning Station into a host before installing permits or charts on to it.
1. Select System→Passwords (see Password dialog on page 557), and enter the service
password.
2. Select Chart→Reconfigure Chart Databases.

3. Select the chart database you want to update,

and click Change Mirror.

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4. Check the Use as Mirror Host option, and click

Apply Change.

5. In the Chart Type Setup dialog, click Apply

Changes.

6. Select System→Shutdown→Restart Computer (see Shutdown dialog on page 586).

(Click Restart Computer a second time to confirm.)

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Enter the HCRF enabling code (first-time

installation only)
If you intend to use mirroring to install the charts and updates, only perform these
instructions on the ECDIS or Planning Station that will be the mirror host (you will
enter the code on the clients in the next section; see Create an ARCS database on each
client (mirroring) on page 234).

If you do not intend to use mirroring, perform the instructions on each ECDIS or
Planning Station that requires ARCS charts.

1. Select Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to AR: ARCS in the

list of databases.

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3. Type the HCRF enabling code for the MFD

(see Obtain HCRF enabling codes from
Kongsberg Maritime on page 225).
When you have entered the correct code,
you will have access to the ARCS chart
management tabs.

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Create an ARCS database on each client

(mirroring)
If you are not using mirroring, follow the instructions in the section entitled Create an
ARCS database (first-time installation only) on page 227.
1. Select System→Passwords (see Password dialog on page 557), and enter the service
password.
2. Select Chart→Chart Types.

3. Click the Mng button next to AR: ARCS in the

list of databases.

4. In the General tab, click Manage Mirrors.

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5. Select a client operator station, and click Create

Database.

(Confirmation that the empty client database

was created.)

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6. Go to each client and enter the HCRF enabling

code for it (see Obtain HCRF enabling codes
from Kongsberg Maritime on page 225).

7. Create a database on each client operator station that requires one.

Obtain ARCS chart permits

To obtain ARCS permits, contact an ARCS chart agent and for each MFD that requires
ARCS charts provide the user permit plus the default license pin-code "1234".
The user permit for an MFD is the 16-character hexadecimal string that you used to
obtain the HCRF enabling code from Kongsberg Maritime (see Obtain HCRF enabling
codes from Kongsberg Maritime on page 225). For each MFD there are two ways to
locate this 16-character string for an MFD:
• Select Chart→Chart Types→(AR:ARCS) Mng→License→Show User Permit
• System→Maintenance→System ID
You will receive the chart permits as an e-mail attachment. (If you receive it on a disk,
you must copy it on to a memory stick. If the file is zipped, unzip it first.)

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Install ARCS permits on host and clients

(mirroring)
1. Select Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to AR: ARCS in the

list of databases.

3. In the General tab, click Manage Mirrors.

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4. In the mirror hierarchy, select the Permits node

for the host, and click Install Permits.

5. Insert the USB stick containing the permits,

and click Add Chart Permits from Medium.

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6. Browse to the folder containing the ARCS

permits, and click OK.

Confirmation that permits have been loaded.

(In the illustration, “3 permit files” means that
the host has loaded a permit file for itself as
well as for two clients.)

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7. In the General tab, click Manage Mirrors.

8. In the mirror hierarchy, select the Permits

node for an operator station, and click Install
Permits.

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9. When the transfer is complete, the Permits

node reads “Equal to host”.
Repeat the previous step and this step for each
client.

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Install ARCS permits on an MFD (local)

1. Select Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to AR: ARCS in the

list of databases.

3. In the General tab, click Licence.

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4. Insert the USB stick containing the permits,

and click Add Chart Permits from Medium.

5. Browse to the file containing the ARCS permit,

and click OK.

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Confirmation that permits have been loaded.

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Start to install ARCS charts on the host

(mirroring)
1. On the mirror host select Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to AR: ARCS in the

list of databases.

3. In the General tab, click Manage Mirrors.

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4. In the mirror hierarchy, select the Chart node

for the host, and click Install Charts.
Then follow the instructions in the section
entitled Complete ARCS chart installation
(mirroring and local) on page 248.

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Start to install ARCS charts on an MFD (local)

1. On the mirror host select Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to AR: ARCS in the

list of databases.

3. Select the Update tab, then follow the

instructions in the section entitled Complete
ARCS chart installation (mirroring and local)
on page 248.

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Complete ARCS chart installation (mirroring

and local)
Perform these instructions after following the instructions in one of these sections:
• Start to install ARCS charts on the host (mirroring) on page 245
• Start to install ARCS charts on an MFD (local) on page 247
1. Click Load Updates and Charts.

2. Click Delete to delete invalid permits or click

No to skip deletion of permits.

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3. Click Skip to skip loading of permits.

4. Insert the latest ARCS Update CD, and click

Load Updates.

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5. Browse to the folder containing the updates,

and click OK.

6. Click Load Updates.

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The system installs the latest catalog from the

updates CD.

7. Click Install Charts.

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8. From the list of charts you currently have

permits for, select the charts you want to load
into the database, then click Load Selected
Charts.
There are different ways of selecting charts to
load:
• Click Select all (default).
• Select all charts within a specified area. The
area can be specified either by latitude and
longitude values, or (if charts are displayed)
click Get Cursor and draw a rectangle in the
overview chart on the screen.
• Select individual charts listed in the
scrollableChart column.
For more information about using this dialog,
see ARCS chart dialogs: Update tab (load
particular chart updates) on page 481.

9. Insert a Base CD when prompted, and click

Load CD-ROM (or Skip CD if the CD you are
prompted for is not one you require).

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(Base installation in progress.)

10. Insert Base CDs as prompted and as you

require, and click Load CD-ROM or Skip CD
accordingly.

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11. When prompted, insert the Update CD again,

and clickLoad CD-ROM.

12. When prompted, insert the Update CD again,

and clickLoad CD-ROM.

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Updates are loaded.

(Confirmation of successful update and

installation.)

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The General tab now states which update is

installed.

Select the List tab and click Verify to see details

and the status of all the charts.

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Mirror charts to clients (mirroring)

1. On the mirror host select Chart→Chart Types.

2. Click the Mng button next to AR: ARCS in the

list of databases.

3. In the General tab, click Manage Mirrors.

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4. In the mirror hierarchy, select the Charts node

and click Install Charts.

5. When the transfer is complete, the Chart node

reads “Equal to host”.

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Miscellaneous ARCS procedures

This section contains the following topics:
When you receive new ARCS chart permits .................................................................259
When you receive an ARCS update CD ........................................................................259
When you receive new ARCS base CDs .......................................................................260
Load all ARCS charts that you have permits for ...........................................................260
Remove ARCS charts ....................................................................................................260
Add ARCS charts that are not currently loaded.............................................................260
ARCS demonstration charts...........................................................................................261

When you receive new ARCS chart permits

Follow the instructions in one of these sections (as applicable):
• Install ARCS permits on host and clients (mirroring) on page 237
• Install ARCS permits on an MFD (local) on page 242

When you receive an ARCS update CD

If you are using mirroring: Figure 78 Dialog for specifying
1 If you have received new permits, follow particular charts to load
the instructions in the section entitled Install
ARCS permits on host and clients (mirroring)
on page 237.
2 Select Chart→Chart Types→Database: AR:
ARCS→Mng.
3 Select the Update tab.
4 Click Load Update CD and insert the update
CD.
5 Click Load Updates from CD.
6 Click through the dialogs, inserting CDs as
prompted.
For information about specifying particular
charts to load, see ARCS chart dialogs:
Update tab (load particular chart updates)
on page 481.
7 Follow the instructions in the section entitled Mirror charts to clients (mirroring)
on page 257
If you are not using mirroring:
1 If you have received new permits, follow the instructions in the section entitled
Install ARCS permits on an MFD (local) on page 242.
2 Select Chart→Chart Types→Database: AR: ARCS→Mng.
3 Select the Update tab.

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4 Click Load Update CD and insert the update CD.

5 Click Load Updates from CD.
6 Click through the dialogs, inserting CDs as prompted.
For information about specifying particular charts to load, see ARCS chart dialogs:
Update tab (load particular chart updates) on page 481.
7 Repeat these steps for each operator station.

When you receive new ARCS base CDs

Approximately once a month replacement ARCS base CDs are distributed. When this
happens, follow the procedures above for installing chart updates (see When you receive
an ARCS update CD on page 259). When the system notices that you require charts
from a new base CD, it displays a dialog containing a list of “Incompatible” charts. In
this dialog, click Load; you will be prompted for the different base and update CDs as
required.

Load all ARCS charts that you have permits for

Sometimes your permits will cover new charts and cover for old charts will be removed.
To load all the charts that you have permits for but that are not loaded already:
1 Select Chart→Chart Types→Database: AR: ARCS→Mng.
2 Select the Update tab.
3 Click Load Chart Detailed.
4 Click Select All.
5 Click Deselect Loaded.
6 Click Load Selected Charts.
You will be prompted for the different base and update CDs as required.
7 If you are loading the charts on to the mirror host, follow the instructions in the
section entitled Mirror charts to clients (mirroring) on page 257. Otherwise repeat
these steps for each operator station.

Remove ARCS charts

1 Select Chart→Chart Types→Database: AR: ARCS→Mng.
2 Select the Update tab.
3 Click Load Chart Detailed.
4 Select the charts you want to remove.
5 Click Unload Selected Charts.
The charts are removed.

Add ARCS charts that are not currently loaded

1 Select Chart→Chart Types→Database: AR: ARCS→Mng.

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2 Select the Update tab.

3 Click Load Chart Detailed.
4 Select the charts you want to add.
5 Click Load Selected Charts.
6 Install the CD as requested.
7 Click Load CD-ROM.
The charts are loaded.

ARCS demonstration charts

Three ARCS charts are normally available on the hard disk for demonstration purposes.
A voyage through these charts has been recorded and can be replayed. To set up the
demonstration, do the following:
1 On the monitor select ChartReconfigure Chart Databases.
2 Select ARCS Demonstration Dataset.
• The charts are installed in the system's chart database.
3 When the installation is finished, click Apply Changes .
4 Restart the system (see Shutdown dialog on page 586).
5 On the monitor select ChartChart Types.
6 Select AD;ARCS-DEMO, and de-select all other databases.

Figure 79 Demonstration of ARCS raster charts

7 Set the chart scale to 1:50.000, and choose N UP/TM.

The ARCS charts are now ready for display.
8 Select Own Ship→Voyage Recordings List (see Logging the voyage details on
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9 Select ARCSRiverHumber, and then click Replay.

10 In the Voyage Recording Replay dialog, select Interpolate, click Start then click
the > button.
11 Drag the Voyage Recording Replay dialog into the chart area.
The own-ship is now sailing through the displayed ARCS charts.
12 To stop the demonstration, click the Close Button ("X") in the Voyage Recording
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Chapter 9
Route planning

What is a route? .............................................................................................................264

Creating routes ...............................................................................................................265
Modifying routes............................................................................................................268
Inserting waypoints........................................................................................................268
Adding waypoints at the end of the route ......................................................................269
Modifying routes in the display area .............................................................................269
Copying waypoints ........................................................................................................270
Correcting the route geometry .......................................................................................272
Validating a route ...........................................................................................................273
Monitoring routes ..........................................................................................................276
Inserting critical points into a route ...............................................................................279
Search and rescue routes................................................................................................282
Importing and exporting route information ...................................................................289
For information about using routes to perform automated track steering, refer to the
K-Bridge Autopilot Operator Manual (see References on page 44).

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What is a route?
A route is a sequence of waypoints defining a geographical passage. A chart must be
presented when you are working with routes. For this reason, although route functionality
is available in both the K-Bridge Radar and ECDIS applications, it is normally best to
work with routes in the ECDIS application. ECDIS is designed specifically for this
purpose, and for example the dialogs you need to use are larger (because they are not
restricted by the need to avoid obscuring the Radar display).
Each route must be assigned a unique name. Each waypoint in a route represents a
change of course that takes place usng a fixed-radius turn. The beginning and end points
of the turn are called turnpoints. The straight line between two turnpoints is called a leg.

Figure 80 Route with waypoints, turnpoints and leg

Each waypoint has a number of attributes. These are presented in a dialog that lists all
the waypoints in the route that you are editing (see Waypoint List dialog on page 409).
They include:
• W: Waypoint number.
• Name: Waypoint name (manually entered).
• Lat: Latitude (manually entered).
• Lon: Longitude (manually entered).
• COG: Course Over Ground.
• Dist: Length of leg.
• Leg: Rhumbline (RL) or Great Circle (GC) (manually entered).
• TDist: Distance from the start of route to the waypoint.
• RDist: Distance from the waypoint to the end of the route.
• Spd: Speed to be maintained on the leg. (The default value is the vessel’s cruise
speed; see Parameter Setup dialog: Route tab on page 538.)
• ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival at the waypoint.
• Rtime: Remaining time before the vessel reaches the end of the route.

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• ETD/Wait: The meaning of this parameter depends on whether the waypoint it is

associated with is the first waypoint (in other words, the start of the route) or a later
waypoint:
– For the first waypoint: specify either the Estimated Time of Departure (if
applicable) or the period of delay (if applicable) after which the vessel will depart.
The format is: yymmdd hh:mm or hh:mm
– For later waypoints: specify the period of delay (if applicable) after which the
vessel will depart from the waypoint.
The format is: hh:mm
• Radius: Turn radius (manually entered).
• Offtrack: Off track limit (manually entered).
• Max: Maximum speed (manually entered).
• Min: Minimum speed (manually entered).
• Message: Message associated with waypoint (manually entered).

Creating routes
This section contains the following topics:
Creating a route using the trackball/mouse....................................................................265
Creating a route without using the trackball/mouse ......................................................266
Loading a route that is defined in a spreadsheet ............................................................266
There are two ways of creating routes: by specifying waypoints using the trackball/mouse
or by editing the waypoint list. This section describes both. Additionally, you can load
routes whose waypoints have been specified in a spreadsheet.

Creating a route using the trackball/mouse

1 Select Route→Manage Routes.
2 Click New.
3 Click Insert.
4 Use the trackball or mouse to move the marker into the chart area.
The marker changes shape to become a cross.
5 With the marker in the position you require for the new waypoint, click the left
mouse button.
This specifies the position of the waypoint.
6 With the marker in the position you require for the next waypoint, click the left
mouse button.
This specifies the position of the next waypoint.
7 Create all waypoints in the route in this manner.
8 Click End Insert.

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9 Type a Route name and click Save.

Creating a route without using the trackball/mouse

1 Select Route→Manage Routes.
2 Click the New button.
If the area currently shown on the display contains part or all of the new route, the
new route will be displayed as it is built.
For more information, see Waypoint List dialog on page 409.
3 If the route is specified using a local datum, select Local and specify the offset from
WGS-84 (normally found in the chart).
4 In the Layout section of the dialog (if you are creating the route in the ECDIS
application), select Entry.
All the fields that can be changed are displayed in the dialog (use the horizontal
scroll bar to see them all). The Validationand Full options add different fields to the
waypoint specification.
5 Click Insert.
The first waypoint now appears with default values in each column of the first
row of the table.
Enter the values for the waypoint by double-clicking each field and typing in a value.
Latitude and longitude formats are as follows:
• Lat: 12 34.123N or 12 34.123S
• Lon: 123 45.123E or 123 45.123W
Use the Tab or Shift + Tab keys on the keyboard to move back and forth between
the entry fields.
6 When the waypoint is completely specified, click Enter on the keyboard.
The next waypoint will appear in the list as a copy of the last waypoint.
7 Make the necessary modifications in the same way as you did for the first waypoint.
8 When all waypoints have been specified, click End Insert.
9 Type a Route Name and click Save.

Loading a route that is defined in a spreadsheet

You can specify the waypoints for a route using a spreadsheet. This section tells you how
to do that and how to load the spreadsheet into the system (from a removable medium
such as a USB stick or CD) so that you can validate and follow the route.

Specifying waypoint details in a spreadsheet

The ECDIS accepts route data in spreadsheets stored as either .csv or .txt files.
The figure below demonstrates the required layout of the spreadsheet.

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Figure 81 A sample spreadsheet defining a route (with three waypoints)

The first three columns must be present: Name, Lat(itude) and Long(itude). (The name
field can be empty for one or more waypoints, but the name column itself must be
present.)
The Radius and Comment columns are optional but, where no turn radius is specified
for a waypoint, the K-Bridge system uses the ship’s default turn radius for it. You can
specify the turn radius in NM (nautical miles) or meters, but if you do not specify a
unit the default is NM.
These are the rules for specifying the waypoint coordinates:
• You can use any of the following coordinate notations:
– Decimal degrees: "DD.DDDDD"
– Degrees + decimal minutes: "DD MM.MMM"
– Degrees + minutes + decimal seconds: "DD MM SS.SS"
• You can provide the coordinates according to any datum.
When you load the spreadsheet, you will be prompted to specify the datum you have
used.
• To specify the hemisphere (for latitude), put either an ‘N’ or an ‘S’ immediately
after the coordinate.
If you include neither, the system interprets the latitude coordinate as 'N'. If you
specify a negative coordinate, the system interprets the hemisphere as ‘S’.
• To specify the hemisphere (for longitude), put either a ‘W’ or an ‘E’ immediately
after the coordinate.
If you include neither, the system interprets the longitude coordinate as 'E'. If you
specify a negative coordinate, the system interprets the hemisphere as ‘W’.
• You can use degree signs (°) and minute signs ('), but the K-Bridge system does not
require these to interpret the coordinates.

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Loading the spreadsheet into the system

1 Insert the medium containing the spreadsheet into the operator station computer.
2 Select Route→Backup/Restore Routes.
3 From the selector menu, specify the format of the spreadsheet you are loading
(either .csv or .txt).
4 Click Select Device, and specify the device (and the directory) containing the
spreadsheet.
5 Click << Restore.
6 When prompted, specify the datum you used for the coordinates in the spreadsheet.
The default is WGS-84 but click Local if you used a different datum, then select the
one you used from the selector menu.
7 Once the route is loaded into the system (in other words, when it appears in the
lefthand column of the Route List dialog), validate the route (see Validating a route
on page 273).

Modifying routes
1 Select Route→Manage Routes.
2 Select the route you want to modify using the trackball and left mouse button.
3 Click Edit WPT.
4 Select the waypoint field you want to modify by double-clicking the field.
5 Make your changes.
6 When you have finished, click End Insert.

Inserting waypoints
1 Select Route→Manage Routes.
2 Select the route you want to modify using the trackball and Left mouse button.
3 Click Edit WPT.
4 Select the waypoint after the one you want to insert.
5 Click the Insert button, and modify the parameters as required.
6 When you have finished editing a field, click outside the field.
7 If you have another waypoint to insert, click Insert again and edit the new waypoint
details.
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Adding waypoints at the end of the route

1 Select Route→Manage Routes.
2 To add waypoints at the end of the route, select the last waypoint.
3 Click the Insert button and define the new waypoint(s).
4 Click End Insert.

Modifying routes in the display area

1 Select Route→Manage Routes.
2 Select the route you want to modify using the trackball and left mouse button.
The location of waypoints and turnpoints can be modified directly in the display.
3 To modify the position of a waypoint or turnpoint select it using the trackball and
left mouse button.
4 Drag it to the new location.
The effect of moving a turnpoint is shown in the illustration below.

Figure 82 Effects of moving waypoints

5 To insert a new waypoint select the waypoint after the one you want to insert.
Click the Insert button in dialog, and point the marker to where you want the new
waypoint.
6 Click End Insert.
7 To add waypoints after the last one, select the last waypoint, click Insert again,
and point and click in the display area.
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Copying waypoints
Waypoints forming part of one route can be copied to a new route.
1 Select Route→Manage Routes.
2 In the Route List dialog, select a route containing waypoints that you want to copy.
3 Click the List WPT button to display a list of the route's waypoints (see Waypoint
List dialog on page 409).
4 Select the waypoints to be copied (do this by selecting the first waypoint and
dragging the marker down the list to highlight the other waypoints you require).
Use the Mark button to select several waypoints if the list needs to be scrolled
between the first and last waypoint in the selection.
5 Click Copy.
This copies the routes to the clipboard so that you can paste them into another
route later.
6 Create a new route (see Creating a route using the trackball/mouse on page 265) or
select an existing route that you want to paste the copied waypoints into.
7 Select a waypoint after which to insert the waypoints you copied to the clipboard.
8 Click Paste.
The previously copied waypoints are inserted into the new route after the waypoint
that you selected.

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Figure 83 An old route with four waypoints to be copied into a new route

Figure 84 The new route combined with four waypoints from the old route

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Correcting the route geometry

If the turn radius for a waypoint is greater than the vessel’s minimum turn radius (see
Parameter Setup dialog: Ship tab on page 540), then the turn is too sharp for the vessel
and the route’s geometry is illegal.
When you click the Repair button in the Waypoint list dialog (see Waypoint List dialog
on page 409) or when you attempt to validate a route that has illegal geometry, a Route
List prompt dialog is displayed.

Figure 85 Route List prompt dialogs for correcting sharp turns

Attempt auto-correction Correct manually Validate corrected route

In the Route List prompt dialog, click:

• Auto Correct: to attempt to correct the route geometry automatically.
If automatic correction is possible, the system achieves it by reducing the turn radius
for each illegal turn to the maximum radius that will give correct geometry and not be
smaller than the vessel’s minimum turn radius.
• Edit: to return to the Waypoint List dialog (see Waypoint List dialog on page 409)
and edit the waypoints manually.
• Validate: to go to the Validate dialog and run the validation process (see Validating a
route on page 273).

Figure 86 Bad geometry auto-corrected

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Validating a route
The validation process checks whether the route crosses the own-ship's safety contour
or if it crosses the boundary of a prohibited area or a geographic area where special
conditions exist. It includes the checks performed by the anti-grounding system (see
Anti-Grounding dialog on page 442).
1 If your charts include AIO objects, and the AIO layer is not already turned on, turn
it on by selecting View→Chart Themes→AIO themes (see Themes dialog: AIO
tab on page 381).
When you validate the planned route, any AIO objects that intersect it will be
detected as area warnings.
2 If any of the waypoints in the route you are editing have bad geometry – indicated
by a cross through the waypoint’s circle symbol – click the Repair button in
the Waypoint List dialog (see Waypoint List dialog on page 409) and correct the
geometry (see Correcting the route geometry on page 272).
3 Click the Validate button in the Waypoint List dialog (see Waypoint List dialog
on page 409).
4 In the Route Validation dialog (see Route Validation dialog on page 412), select
Validate (unattended) or (for one leg of the route at a time) Validate and view to
validate the route automatically and list the results.
You can only use these options for vector charts. For raster charts, select Validate
Manually and for each leg and turn use the Grounding and Warning buttons (as
applicable) to insert dangers into the validation results; alternatively, if you identify
no dangers for the leg or turn, click OK.
5 Edit the route to avoid any grounding dangers, hazards or warning areas detected by
the validation process.
Toggle the list in the Route Validation dialog between Groundings & Hazards and
Warnings.
Double-click on an item in the list to see it highlighted on the chart.
To widen or reduce the width of the validation area, change the Offtrack value (see
Waypoint List dialog on page 409) and / or the safety distance (see Grounding
Alert Setup dialog on page 443).
To identify symbols for particular risks, refer to a Chart 1 publication or select
Chart→Manage Charts→Settings→DisplayChart1.
6 Perform the validation repeatedly until the route is clear of risks or until you are
satisfied that any remaining risks will be navigated safely.
7 Save the route.
You might need to save it in the Waypoint List dialog instead of the Route Validation
dialog.
8 Monitor the route when required.
To do so, select Route→Manage Routes (see Route List dialog on page 407), then
select the route and click Monitor.
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The Route Monitor dialog displays the validation status for the route (see Route
Monitor dialog on page 415) along with coloured indicators for the current and next
leg or turn if these include grounding dangers, hazards or warning areas detected
during validation.

Table 24 Possible validation statuses

Validation Meaning
status
Not Not validated – the route has not been through the validation tests and therefore cannot be
monitored.
EOK Tested on ENC charts; validation OK.
EW Tested on ENC charts; validated with warnings.
EG Tested on ENC charts; validated with groundings.
EGW Tested on ENC charts; validated with groundings and warnings.
NOK Tested on non-ENC charts; validation OK.
NW Tested on non-ENC charts; validated with warnings.
NG Tested on non-ENC charts; validated with groundings.
NGW Tested on non-ENC charts; validated with groundings and warnings.

Figure 87 Validate and View results for the first leg of a route

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Figure 88 Use Chart1 to identify symbols that you do not recognise

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Monitoring routes
The system enables you to monitor the position of the own-ship in relation to a planned
route.
1 Select Route→Manage Routes.
2 Select the route to be monitored.
3 Click Monitor.
4 Select Route→Route Monitor.
The dialog provides information about the up-coming portion of the route (see
Route Monitor dialog on page 415).

The information it contains includes:

• The name of the route
• The waypoint you are currently sailing towards
• The bearing and range to the next wheel-over point (WOP)
• The time to the next WOP at the current speed
• The course of the next leg
• The turn radius for the next turn
• The distance to the start of the next turn
• The current cross-track distance (if any) and the cross-track distance limit
5 Click AP Mode in the Route Monitor dialog when you want to go to the Autopilot
Mode dialog (see Autopilot Mode dialog on page 416).
For full information about using the autopilot, refer to the K-Bridge Autopilot
Operator Manual (for the document number, see References on page 44 at the
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6 For information about monitoring aids that you can turn on and off, see Parameter
Setup dialog: Route tab on page 538 and Parameter Setup dialog: Display tab
on page 534.

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Figure 89 Monitoring aids available from the Parameter Settings dialogs

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Inserting critical points into a route

Critical points are operator defined messages placed along the route. Their position is
specified in relation to the next waypoint. When the own-ship reaches (or at a set time
before it reaches) a critical point, the operator station issues an alarm. Critical points can
be defined in two ways: directly on the chart or through the menu system.

Figure 90 An illustration of critical points and the critical points dialog

Note
Reaching a critical point means passing abeam of it.

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Creating a critical point

1 Make sure the route is displayed but not monitored on the
display.
2 Select Own Ship→Ship Parameters.
3 Select the Route tab.
4 Make sure that Critical Points is selected both in the Edited
and Active column of the dialog (see Parameter Setup
dialog: Route tab on page 538).
5 On the display, point the marker to the place on the route
that you want to insert the critical point and click the right
trackball button.
An object menu (as shown on the left side) is displayed next
to the marker.
6 Select Insert Critical Point.
The critical point is created.
7 Use the trackball and the Left mouse button to drag the
symbol to the exact position you require.
• A message text can be tied to each critical point.
• If required an alarm can also be given at a set time before
the critical point is reached.
8 On the display, point the marker to the critical point and
click the right trackball button.
An object menu (as shown on the left side) is displayed next
to the marker.
9 Select Critical Point List.
The Critical Point dialog is displayed (see the figure above).
10 Insert the message text and time setting by double clicking
the appropriate field in the dialog's table of critical points.
11 Click Save Route.

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Creating a critical point using the menus

1 Select Route→Manage Routes.
2 Select the route you want to insert critical points for using the trackball and Left
mouse button.
3 Click List Waypoints.
4 In the Waypoint List dialog click the Critical Points button (see Waypoint List dialog
on page 409).
5 Click Add.
6 Type in the waypoint number, distance (to the waypoint), time (the alarm can also
be given at a set time before reaching the critical point) and a message.
7 Click Apply.
8 Add critical point messages in this way to all waypoints that require them.
9 When completed click Save Route.

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Search and rescue routes

This section contains the following topics:
Specifying a search pattern ............................................................................................282
Specifying the search area graphically ..........................................................................283
Generating a search and rescue route plan.....................................................................284
The flower/sector search pattern ....................................................................................285
Expanding square search pattern ...................................................................................286
Parallel track search pattern ...........................................................................................287
Creeping line search pattern...........................................................................................288
This section describes the search patterns you can specify as route plans for conducting a
search. It also includes some IMO guidelines on SART detection.

Specifying a search pattern

The aim of a Search And Rescue (SAR) operation is to locate a missing object as fast as
possible. The Search and Rescue dialog (see Select Pattern (search and rescue) dialog
on page 419) allows you to select a search suitable for your requirements.
To specify the search pattern you must enter the following information:
• The search pattern type (flower/sector, expanding square, parallel track, or creeping
line).
• Latitude and longitude.
• The initial bearing for the search.
To bring up the Search and Rescue dialog, select Route→Search and Rescue.
Click the Apply button, to generate the search pattern according to the parameters you
have entered.
Click the Go To button to move in the display to the actual position of the defined search
pattern and to change the screen scale to enable the pattern to be displayed optimally.
Check or uncheck the Display Pattern toggle, the turn the display of the Search and
Rescue pattern on and off.

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Specifying the search area graphically

Click the Get Cursor button to display an EBL/VRM. The tool can both be used for
specifying the search centre (the VRM centre) and for specifying the Starting Bearing
(the EBL direction) and the radius (the VRM radius).

Figure 91 Changing the position, radius and bearing of the search area graphically

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Generating a search and rescue route plan

• Click the Apply button to display the suggested parameters for the turn radius and
the planned speed.
The Turn Radius field is by default set to the default turn radius specified in the ship
(route) parameter settings. However, if the pattern is such that this turn radius is too
large, a smaller turn radius is computed. If this is smaller than the minimum turn
radius specified in the ship (route) parameters, the minimum radius will be used.
The Planned Speed field is by default set to the default speed (Cruise Speed) from the
ship (route) parameters.
• Click the Generate Route button, to generate a search and rescue route plan named
“$$SearchRescue”.
As this is a normal route plan object it can be renamed, edited, validated, monitored,
and printed out in the same way as any other route plan.

Figure 92 Showing details of the generated search and rescue route

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The flower/sector search pattern

• The “Flower” search pattern concentrates the search around a specific centre and
searches a circular pattern with a specified radius. For the Flower pattern the Number
of Passes field is used to specify the number of “petals” on the pattern.
• The “Sector” pattern is just a special case of the Flower pattern with three “petals”.
For a second pass (or search unit) the sector pattern should be turned clockwise by 30
degrees.

Figure 93 The “Flower” search and rescue pattern

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Figure 94 The “Sector” search and rescue pattern

Expanding square search pattern

• The “Expanding Square” search pattern concentrates the search around a specific
centre and searches a circular pattern with a specified radius.
The Track Spacing field is used to specify the distance between search lines.

Figure 95 The Expanding Square search and rescue pattern

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Parallel track search pattern

• The “Parallel Track” search pattern carries out a uniform search in a rectangular area.
The Starting Bearing field defines the major axis of the area.
The Length and Width fields defines the size of the rectangular area.
The Track Spacing field is used to specify the distance between search lines.

Figure 96 The “Parallel Track” search and rescue pattern

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Creeping line search pattern

• The “Creeping Line” search pattern carries out a uniform search in a rectangular
area, but starting at the short end.
The Starting Bearing field defines the major axis of the area.
The Length and Width fields define the size of the rectangular area.
The Track Spacing field is used to specify the distance between search lines.

Figure 97 The “Creeping Line” search and rescue pattern

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Importing and exporting route information

This section tells you how to import route information over the process LAN from
a non-K-Bridge system, and how to export route information over the process LAN to
a non-K-Bridge system.
You can use a straightforward file copy process to transfer route data between systems.
Another option is to use the RRT-RTZ process (see The RRT-RTZ process on page 289).
This process ensures a safe route transfer between two systems by using:
• the RRT NMEA sentence for handshaking between the systems,
• the RTZ file format for transfer of the route information.
A final option is to use the Exchange Protocol (see The RRXP process on page 290).
In this case, the copy process is a client-server transfer. Two computer systems are
involved: one acts as the client (either passively receiving route data from the server or
passively allowing route data to be copied from it by the server) and the other acts as the
server (actively transmitting route data to the client or actively copying it from the client).

The RRT-RTZ process

This process requires an interface to have been configured on the Kongsberg MFD during
commissioning so that RTZ+RRT is enabled as a “sensor” (see Sensor Configuration
dialog on page 564).
The default multicast addresses and port numbers that the sender and receiver must use
for this type of route transfer are specified in the IEC standard document IEC 61174:
2015.
For more information, refer to the following IEC standard documents:
• IEC 61174: 2015, annex S “Route plan exchange format – RTZ”
• IEC 61174: 2015, section T.1: “Interface for reporting route transfer – RRT NMEA
sentence”
• IEC 61162-450: 2011, section 7.3: “Binary image transfer using UDP multicast”

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Exporting a route using the RRT-RTZ process

1 Select Route→Manage Routes→Export.
2 From the lefthand (On System) column, select a
route to export to the non-KM device.
3 From the Device selector, select IECRouteTransfer1.
4 From the Format selector, select IEC 61174 (.rtz)
+ RRT.
5 Click Export >>.
The process will export the route and use the RRT
sentence to notify the (non-KM) target device that
a route transmission is pending for it.

Importing a route using the RRT-RTZ process

1 When the MFD receives an RRT sentence
notifying it that a route is ready to be imported,
it displays a message to this effect in its
ECDIS Indications dialog (see Operator
messages/indications on page 67).
2 When you see this message, select Route→Manage
Routes→Export.
3 From the Device selector, select IECRouteTransfer1.
4 From the Format selector, select IEC 61174 (.rtz)
+ RRT.
5 From the righthand (On Device) column, select the
route to import from the non-KM device.
6 Click << Import.
The MFD receives the route and displays it in
the Route List dialog (see Route List dialog on
page 407). It also uses the RRT sentence to notify
the (non-KM) sending device that it has received
the data.

The RRXP process

If you use either a file copy process or the Exhange Protocol process, then, before you
start, you need to specify the import (source) and export (target) directories in the
Configure Route Export dialog box (see Configure Route Export dialog on page 581). If
you are using the Exchange Protocol process, you can also use this dialog box both to
specify that you are using the Exchange Protocol and to make the system act as the client
for the transfer (one of the systems has to be the client).

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Note
Make sure that the two systems you want to transfer route files between are on the Local
Area Network and that they each have the read and/or write access they require to the
two directories involved:
• A K-Bridge operator station that is performing a route export in the role of server
needs read-write access to the export (target) directory.
• A K-Bridge operator station that is performing a route import in the role of server
needs read access to the import (source) directory.
• The external client system must have read-write access to the import (source)
directory.
• The external client system must have read access to the export (target) directory.

Exporting using the RRXP process

To export routes do the following:
1 On a K-Bridge system you are exporting from, make sure the system is configured
to perform the export operation (see Configure Route Export dialog on page 581).
If you intend to use the Exchange Protocol for the transfer, specify this in the dialog
and specify also whether the system is acting as the client or not.
2 Select: Route→Manage Routes→Export (see Route Export dialog on page 409).
3 Select the routes you want to export.
If no routes appear in the list, make sure you have specified the export directory
correctly in the Configure Route Export dialog box (see Configure Route Export
dialog on page 581).
4 Click Export.

Importing using the RRXP process

To import routes do the following:
1 On a K-Bridge system you are importing to, make sure the system is configured to
perform the import operation (see Configure Route Export dialog on page 581).
If you intend to use the Exchange Protocol for the transfer, specify this in the dialog
and specify also whether the system is acting as the client or not.
2 Select: Route→Manage Routes→Import (see Route Import dialog on page 408).
3 Select the routes you want to import.
4 Click Import.

How the RRXP exchange process works

This section describes how the RRXP process for transferring route plans between
systems needs to be implemented.
Two sub-directories are used for the transfer of route plans:
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• Or from the K-Bridge operator station to an external “client” computer (Export

directory).
The actual locations of the Import directory and the Export directory are defined through
the K-Bridge configuration interface (see Configure Route Export dialog on page 581)
and stored in registry variables.
If you are transferring to and/or from an external computer, the two computers involved
must both have network connections. The K-Bridge computer (program) must have
read/write-access to the Export directory and read access to the Import directory. The
client must have read/write access to the Import directory and read access to the write
directory.

The process by which files are imported to a K-Bridge computer

1 On start-up the client deletes any “.rux” files and any instance of an
“ImportReady.txt” file that it finds in the specified Import directory.
2 The client writes route files to the Import directory with a “.rux” suffix.
It then writes a file named “ImportReady.txt” to the Import directory (the file will be
empty or have only minimal content).
3 The K-Bridge computer checks for the existence of a file named “ImportReady.txt”
in the Import directory on a regular basis (approximately every 10 seconds).
When it detects this file, it reads all files in the Import directory that have a “.rux”
suffix.
4 When it has read all the “.rux” files in the Import directory, it writes a file named
“ImportResult.txt” to the Export directory.
This file will be empty (but containing one space character) if the import is OK, or it
will contain an error text if there were import errors.
5 When the client computer sees the “ImportResult.txt” file, it checks its contents.
If the file is non-empty, the client computer deletes the “ImportResult.txt” file and
all “.rux” files from the Import directory.
6 The K-Bridge computer detects that the “ImportReady.txt” file has been removed
and it deletes the “ImportResult.txt” file from the Export directory.
Note
The client computer must not write any more files to the Import directory before the
K-Bridge computer has deleted the “ImportResult.txt” file from the Export directory.

The process by which files are exported from a K-Bridge computer

1 The K-Bridge computer writes route files with a “.rux” suffix to the Export directory.
It then writes a file named “ExportReady.txt” to the Export directory (the file will be
empty or have only minimal content).
2 The client computer checks for the existence of a file named “ExportReady.txt” in
the Export directory on a regular basis (approximately every 10 seconds).
When the client computer detects this file, it reads all files in the Export directory
that have a “.rux” suffix.

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3 When the client computer has read all the “.rux” files in the Export directory, it
writes a file named “ExportResult.txt” to the Import directory.
This file will be empty (but containing one space character) if the export is OK, or it
will contain an error text if there were export errors.
4 When the K-Bridge computer sees the “ExportResult.txt” file, it checks its contents.
If the file is non-empty, the K-Bridge computer deletes it as well as deleting all
the “.rux” files in the Export directory.
5 The client computer detects that the “ExportReady.txt” file has been removed and it
deletes the “ExportResult.txt” file from the Import directory.
Note
The operator station must not write any more files to the Export directory before the
client computer has deleted the “ExportResult.txt” file from the Export directory.

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Chapter 10
AIS

Turning AIS on ..............................................................................................................296

AIS target symbols.........................................................................................................296
Manual activation of AIS targets ...................................................................................296
Automatic AIS target activation ....................................................................................296
Displaying AIS target data.............................................................................................296
Displaying AIS target names .........................................................................................297
Displaying a single AIS target name .............................................................................297
AIS and radar target vectors ..........................................................................................298
The influence of the AIS target's sensors on CPA and TCPA........................................299
The influence of the own-ship's sensors on CPA and TCPA .........................................299
Loss of sensor input causing the loss of AIS targets .....................................................301
Acknowledging lost AIS targets ....................................................................................301
Viewing the own-ship's AIS data...................................................................................301
Specifying the own-ship's AIS data ...............................................................................302
Sending and receiving text telegrams and safety messages ..........................................303
Limitations of the AIS system .......................................................................................304

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Turning AIS on
See Other shortcuts in ECDIS on page 33

AIS target symbols

See AIS targets on page 113.

Manual activation of AIS targets

See TARGET buttons and shortcuts on page 32

Automatic AIS target activation

The same zone is used for the automatic activation of AIS targets as for the automatic
acquisition of radar targets. The dimensions of the zone are set in the "Auto Acq" dialog
(see Auto Acquisition dialog on page 394).
If barriers are in use for the acquisition of radar targets, they will also be valid for the
automatic acquisition of AIS targets.
When a target enters the automatic acquisition zone, the response time will be a little
different for the two target types. Automatic acquisition of radar targets requires there to
have been a steady echo for at least three antenna rotations before tracking is initiated,
while AIS targets are promoted from sleeping to active instantly. Furthermore, AIS
targets have an instant vector, while several rotations must occur before a radar target
vector is drawn and it can be several minutes before the radar target's vector is stable.

Displaying AIS target data

Position the marker (cursor) close to the target and press the Data button on the operator
panel (see TARGET buttons and shortcuts on page 32) or right-click and select Target
Data.
The selected AIS target is indicated by a small "□" symbol centred on the target.
The data belonging to the target is displayed in a dialog box (see Target Information
dialog on page 389). It includes:
• Target number
• Status
• Course
• Speed

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• Bearing
• Range
• CPA
• TCPA
• Bow crossing range
• Time to bow crossing
Note
The range and bearing for a target are the range and bearing measured from the
own-ship's conning position. All target calculations are made from there.

Displaying AIS target names

To display names for all active targets whose AIS transmission includes the vessel
name, do the following:
1 Select View→Themes→Non-chart (tab) (see Themes dialog: Non-chart tab on
page 380).
2 Check Vessels/Targets and Target Names.
3 Select Targets (see Targets menu on page 386).
4 Check Display Local Target IDs.
For targets whose data is currently available from the AIS transmission, the target
name (if possible) or the MMSI number (with a prefix ‘M’) will be displayed instead
of the global target ID number (see Target Information dialog on page 389).
For radar targets, the local ID – assigned by the tracker on the source radar operator
station – will be displayed with a prefix identifying the source radar operator station.

Displaying a single AIS target name

When target IDs are not displayed for all targets, you can cause the name for a particular
AIS target be displayed for as long as the target itself is displayed. To do so:
1 Select Targets (see Targets menu on page 386).
2 Check Display Local Target IDs.
3 Right-click on the target whose name you want to display, and select Target Data.
The target’s name (if possible) or MMSI number will be displayed while the Target
Information dialog is open (see Target Information dialog on page 389).
4 In the Target Information dialog, click AIS Operation
5 In the AIS Target Operations dialog, check Display Identifier (see AIS Target
Operations dialog on page 390).

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The target’s name (if available) or MMSI number will be displayed for as long as
the target is displayed.

AIS and radar target vectors

The same length, presentation mode (True/Relative) and stabilization mode are used for
both AIS targets and radar targets. There are however some basic differences in the
origins of the data used for presentation:
• AIS vectors are based upon the reported position, COG and SOG of the target. This
means that the accuracy of the vectors depends on the (unknown) sensors belonging
to the target vessel. The data reported is: ground stabilized, true. Other presentations
are calculated from the true ground data. In these calculations, the speed, course,
and set-and-drift of the own-ship are used. This means that the accuracy of AIS
vectors in other modes than true, ground stabilized depends on the sensors of both the
own-ship and the target vessel.
Position reports from AIS targets are irregular and their frequency depends on such
factors as the speed at which the target is moving, its rate of turn, and the class of
vessel concerned. The system extrapolates from the position reports it has received
for the target to represent a smooth movement for the target on the screen (obviously,
because of the infrequency of the position reports, some of the target's movements
might not be represented).
• Radar vectors are displayed as true, ground-stabilized vectors on ECDIS (see ECDIS
range pane: presentation controls on page 63).
You must be aware of these basic differences when assessing the traffic situation using
vectors.
Note that it is possible for a target to appear on multiple displays and to present AIS
vectors (if available) on some and radar vectors on others.
However, if target association is in operation, the target will be presented as either an
associated AIS target (with an AIS vector) or an associated radar target (with a radar
vector). This will depend on which of the target’s source devices (an AIS receiver or a
radar) has the highest priority. To see the priority of the target sources (and also to see
the criteria by which targets are evaluated as candidates for association), see Target
Association dialog on page 392.
Note
For ECDIS, target association is only fully approved if the ECDIS is part of an INS.

For the most convenient way to control vector length on the display, see DISPLAY
buttons and shortcuts on page 30.

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The influence of the AIS target's sensors on

CPA and TCPA
This section provides information that you need to consider in relation to the CPA and
TCPA for AIS targets.

The target’s position sensors (GPS)

The relative position of the AIS target as it appears on the screen depends on both the
position of the own-ship and the position of the AIS target. Position data for both vessels
also obviously affects the calculated CPA and TCPA.

The target’s ground speed sensors (bottom log)

The vector of an AIS target is based upon the SOG and COG reported over the AIS
system. The source and accuracy of this data are not directly known. The target's
speed-log may contribute but position data from a GPS system will often have been
used to calculate COG and SOG (Speed Over Ground): the own-ship's CPA and TCPA
calculations are heavily dependent on this information from the AIS target.

The target’s water speed sensors (water log)

The vector of an AIS target is based upon the SOG and COG reported over the AIS
system. The source and accuracy of this information is not directly known. The
speed-log may contribute but often position data from a GPS system will be used to
calculate COG and SOG (Speed Made Good). An AIS target's water speed is not
reported over AIS, therefore the influence of the AIS target's water log is not significant.

The target’s heading sensors (gyros and compasses)

The heading sensor is normally not used for the calculation of SOG and COG, and will
not influence the position or vector of the AIS target. The heading sensor of the target
vessel will be used to determine the heading line and turn indication of the AIS target,
but it will not contribute to the CPA/TCPA calculations.

The influence of the own-ship's sensors on

CPA and TCPA
For AIS targets, the data reported comes from each target's own sensors, not from the
sensors belonging to the own-ship. The data used for vector presentation is the target's
SOG, COG and position.
The presentation of true, ground-stabilized AIS vectors depends only on the target's
sensors, and not at all on the own-ship's sensors.

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Note
However, the relative location of the vector depends on the position of the own-ship.

The presentation of relative and/or water-stabilized AIS vectors is determined by data

from both the target and the own-ship. The own-ship's sensors for speed, position and
heading will be involved. They will also influence the CPA and TCPA calculations.

Position sensors (GPS)

The position of the own-ship and the position of the other ship obviously both play a
role in determining the relative positions of the vessels as shown on the screen, and they
both influence the calculated CPA and TCPA for AIS targets. Changes in the vessels'
positions over time are also used as input to the navigation system's Kalman filter. They
therefore affect the COG and SOG calculations for the own-ship.
If either dead-reckoning or radar positioning is in use on the own-ship, CPA and TCPA
data for AIS targets will not be available in ECDIS, and AIS will be disabled in radar.

Ground speed sensors (bottom log)

The own-ship's bottom log is used as input to the Kalman filter. Also, along with changes
in the position data, the bottom log is used to calculate the own-ship's COG and SOG.
The bottom log therefore influences the CPA and TCPA calculations for AIS targets.
If ground speed input is not available, CPA and TCPA data for AIS targets will not be
available in ECDIS, and AIS will be disabled in radar.

Water speed sensors (water log)

The water log is used as input to the Kalman filter and it is also used to calculate the
course and speed through water. Because the CPA and TCPA calculations for AIS targets
are based on ground-stabilized data, the water log does not affect the CPA and TCPA
calculations. However, dynamic fluctuations in water speed measurements will affect the
COG and SOG calculations indirectly through the Kalman Filter.
If speed input is not available or if manual values for water speed and drift have been
entered (see Water Speed (STW) dialog on page 432), CPA and TCPA data for AIS
targets will not be available in ECDIS, and AIS will be disabled in Radar.

Heading sensors (gyro compasses)

The heading of the own-ship will not affect the vectors of AIS targets, although it will
affect the vectors of ARPA targets. A permanent offset in the heading will not affect the
calculation of the CPA and TCPA for AIS targets, although a dynamic error will cause a
dynamic error in the CPA and TCPA calculations.

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If heading input is not available or if manual heading input has been entered (see
Heading dialog on page 431), CPA and TCPA data for AIS targets will not be available
in ECDIS, and AIS will be disabled in radar.

Loss of sensor input causing the loss of AIS

targets
The AIS service depends upon reliable input from the vessel’s primary sensors. If this is
compromised because input from the speed, position or heading sensors is lost, the AIS
service will either be totally disabled or heavily degraded.
In radar, if the heading or speed sensor fails or if manual input for heading or speed
has been entered, AIS is disabled (and so are electronic charts): the AIS targets will
disappear from the display. If position input fails or if position data is being estimated by
dead reckoning (or by means of the radar positioning tool), then, after approximately
10 minutes, AIS targets will disappear from the display.
ECDIS does not cease to display AIS targets in response to failures of sensor input,
but it presents them as dashed symbols (instead of as normal AIS target symbols), and
for example it is no longer able to present reliable CPA or TCPA data in the Target
Information dialog (see Target Information dialog on page 389).
The same effects result if input has been entered manually for set and drift (Water Speed
(STW) dialog on page 432).

Acknowledging lost AIS targets

1 Position the cursor over the target and do one of the following:
a Select: Targets→AIS→Acknowledge Lost AIS Targets, or
b Right-click over the target symbol, and select Acknowledge from the list.
The target symbol is removed from the display.
Note
Lost targets that are closer than the specified lost-target distance or that are categorized
as dangerous are not removed from the display. Instead they are indicated in their last
known position using the lost target symbol.

Viewing the own-ship's AIS data

1 Select: Targets→AIS→Display Own Ship Data.

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• A window displaying the own-ship's data is shown. It includes position data and
static ship and voyage data (see Own Ship Data dialog on page 399.
2 Use the scroll bar to view all available information.

Specifying the own-ship's AIS data

The following is used to specify own-ship information broadcast to other vessels and
vessel traffic surveillance systems.

Static ship data

This is normally done during commissioning of the AIS system.
1 Click the following sequence of buttons in the menu area: System→Passwords and
type in the service password.
2 Click the following sequence of buttons in the menu area: Targets→AIS→Set Static
Ship Data (see AIS Static Ship Data dialog on page 397).
3 Type in the ship's MMSI number and click Apply.
4 Type in the IMO number and click Apply.
5 Type in the ship's Call Sign.
• The ship's name, length and width are taken from the Ship Parameters dialog (see
Parameter Setup dialog: Ship tab on page 540).
6 Type in the AIS antenna's distance From Aft.
7 Type in the AIS antenna's distance from the ship's centre line. Use negative values
for distance to port.

Static voyage data

1 Click the following sequence of buttons in the menu area: Targets→AIS→Set Static
Voyage Data (seeAIS Static Voyage Data dialog on page 398).
2 Select Type/Cargo from the selector list.
3 Select Nav.Status from the selector list.
• Max Draught is taken from the Ship Parameters dialog (see Parameter Setup
dialog: Ship tab on page 540).
4 Select Number of Persons Onboard using the spin buttons.
5 Type in the Destination.
6 Select Arrival (UTC) time using the spin buttons.
7 Click Apply.

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Sending and receiving text telegrams and

safety messages
The AIS functionality allows you to transmit text messages to other ships and to vessel
traffic surveillance systems. Text telegrams and safety messages can either be broadcast
or sent to a specific ship. Only upper case characters can be used and the message is
limited to approx. 160 characters, depending on type of message and transmission mode.
AIS messages can either be broadcast or addressed to a single recipient. Recipients and
message senders are basically identified by their MMSI numbers. If the ship name
corresponding to the MMSI number is available, the ship name is also displayed.
When messages are received from other ships or vessel traffic surveillance systems, the
user will receive a notification. Messages are automatically stored in an UnRead folder,
waiting for the mariner's attention.
Note that the AIS standard only provides for safety messages. Text telegrams will not be
handled by all recipients.

Managing the telegram archive

All sent or received telegrams and messages are stored in the system until deleted by the
operator.
1 Select: Targets→AIS→Text Message List (see AIS Text List dialog on page 399).
• The displayed dialog enables you to manage the four message archives :
– Unread: Stores all received messages not yet read.
– Read: Stores incoming messages after they have been read.
– Predefined: Stores predefined messages for frequent use.
– Sent: Stores sent messages.
2 Select the archive you want to view.

Reading and answering telegrams

1 Select: Targets→AIS→Text Message List (see AIS Text List dialog on page 399).
2 Select the Unread option button.
3 Select the telegram/message you want to read using the Left mouse button.
• The telegram/message is displayed.
4 To compose an answer do the following:
a Click the Reply button.
b Type in your answer.
c Click the Send button.
• In some cases the sender may have requested that you acknowledge receipt of
the telegram/message.
5 To acknowledge it click the Acknowledge button.

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Creating new telegrams

1 Select: Targets→AIS→Text Message List (see AIS Text List dialog on page 399).
2 Select the Text Telegram or Safety Message option button.
3 Select Broadcast or type in the recipients MMSI number.
4 Select Acknowledge Req. if you want the recipient to acknowledge receiving the
telegram/message.
• Acknowledged messages will appear in the Unread message archive, when
acknowledged. Broadcasts can not be acknowledged.
5 Type in your telegram/message.
6 Click the Send button.

Creating pre-defined telegrams

The system allows you to store a number pre-defined messages that you expect will
be frequently used.
1 Select: Targets→AIS→Text Message (see AIS Text Message dialog on page 400).
2 Select the Text Telegram or Safety Message option button.
3 Select Broadcast or type in the recipients MMSI number.
4 Select Acknowledge Req. if you want the recipient to acknowledge receiving the
telegram/message.
• Acknowledged messages will appear in the Unread message archive, when
acknowledged. Broadcasts can not be acknowledged.
5 Type in your telegram/message.
6 Click the Save Predef. button.

Sending pre-defined messages

1 Select the target you want to send a predefined message to using the trackball and
Object Menu button.
2 Select Send Predef Message from the displayed list.
• Your list of predefined messages is displayed.
3 Double-click on the message you want to send using the and Left mouse button.
4 Click Send.

Limitations of the AIS system

The system has the capacity to handle 300 AIS targets in addition to 100 ARPA targets.
If more than the maximum number of AIS targets are received, an alert is issued, and the
AIS targets furthest from the own-ship will be filtered away.
See also, Loss of sensor input causing the loss of AIS targets on page 301.

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Chapter 11
Mariner's notes

What are mariner's notes? ..............................................................................................305

Turning mariner's notes on.............................................................................................306
Creating a note ...............................................................................................................306
Editing a note .................................................................................................................307
Creating red zone notes..................................................................................................308
Controlling which consoles a note displays on..............................................................309
Printing mariner’s notes ................................................................................................. 311

What are mariner's notes?

Mariner's notes are geographically fixed point symbols, lines, Figure 98 Note
and areas that you can create (with associated text or in some symbols
cases graphics) to complement the chart or radar view:
• Point symbols include Event, Caution and Information notes.
• Lines include Solid Line, Dashed Line, and Safety Contour
notes.
• Areas include Area and Filled Area notes.
Event notes are automatically located at whatever the own-ship's
position was at the time the note was created, although you can
edit the coordinates. (The MOB button creates an Event note;
see Marking the position of a man-overboard (MOB) event on
page 97.)
Some types of notes have alerts or other conditional information
or behaviour associated with them. For example, Area notes are detected during route
validation and by the anti-grounding checker, and red zone (ECR) notes cause lights at
different locations on the vessel to flash when the vessel approaches the note area (see
Creating red zone notes on page 308).

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Turning mariner's notes on

1 Select: →View →Chart Themes.
2 In the Chart Themes dialog, select the Non-chart tab (see Themes dialog: Non-chart
tab on page 380).
3 Check the Mariner’s Notes option.

Creating a note
1 Select: Chart→Manage Notes→List and Create
Notes (see Nav Notes List dialog on page 491.
2 If a selector is visible at the top left of the dialog
box, select from it the folder that you want the
new note to belong to (see Controlling which
consoles a note displays on on page 309).
3 Click the button (in the Create section of the
dialog box) for the type of note you want to create
(see Nav Note dialog on page 493 or Other Nav
Note Creation dialog on page 494).
4 Insert points to specify coordinates for the new
note:
• For point notes (Event, Caution, Info), click at a point on the chart area to specify
the position of the note symbol. (This populates the coordinate fields in the
dialog box.)
• For line notes (Solid or Dashed), click at 2 or more points on the chart to specify
the vertices.
• For area notes (Area or Fixed Area), click at 3 or more points on the chart
to specify the vertices.
5 When you have finished inserting points, click End
Insert.
6 To move a point, select it and drag it to another
position.
7 To insert another point or points:
a Select a single point that you want the new
point (or points) to precede in the list.
(To add points to the end of the list, select Ap.
at the bottom of the list.)
b Click Insert Pt.
c Click at the required point or points on the
chart.
d Click End Insert.

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8 To edit a coordinate precisely, double-click on the Latitude or Longitude field for

a point and change its value.
You can also edit the Type (rhumb line / great circle) field (if applicable).
9 If you are specifying coordinates using a local datum, select Local and specify the
offset from WGS-84 (see Datum Converter dialog on page 522).
10 Type any text required in the Comment field.
11 When you have finished specifying the note, click Apply.

Editing a note
1 Select: Chart→Manage Notes→List and Create Notes (see Nav Notes List dialog
on page 491.
2 If a selector is visible at the top left of the dialog box, select from it the folder that
contains the note you want to edit (see Controlling which consoles a note displays
on on page 309).
3 Select the note to edit from the list and click Edit (see Nav Note dialog on page 493).
4 Edit the Comment field if required.
5 To move a point, select it and drag it to another position.
6 To edit a coordinate precisely, double-click on the Latitude or Longitude field for
a point and change its value.
You can also edit the Type (rhumb line / great circle) field (if applicable).
7 To insert a point or points:
a Select a single point that you want the new point (or points) to precede in the
list.
(To add points to the end of the list, select Ap. at the bottom of the list.)
b Click Insert Pt.
c Click at the required point or points on the chart.
d Click End Insert.
8 If you are specifying coordinates using a local datum, select Local and specify the
offset from WGS-84 (see Datum Converter dialog on page 522).
9 When you have finished, click Apply.

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Creating red zone notes

Red zone notes are a software option available from
Kongsberg Maritime. They are not available on all
KM-equipped bridges.
A red zone note is a free-form, operator-defined
geographical zone that causes an ECDIS indication to
be displayed when the own-ship enters and leaves it.
On some vessels a red zone note causes lamps at
different locations on the vessel to flash when the zone
is approached and to be steadily lit while the vessel is
sailing inside the zone.
One use of red zones is to alert crew that the vessel
is entering a zone that requires the Engine Control
Room (ECR) to be manned. The instructions below take this example for purposes
of illustration and refer to an ECR Alert Area button (in the Other Nav Note Creation
dialog box) for creating red zones. If red zones are in use for something else on your
vessel, please refer to vessel-specific documentation for the name of the relevant button
in the dialog box.

Procedure
1 Select Chart→Manage Notes→List and Create Notes
2 In the Nav Notes List dialog, select the folder $Global$NavNotes.
Notes that you create in this folder are shared to all operator stations. (If no selector
appears to the top left of the dialog, the global folder is the only one currently
available on the operator station and is therefore automatically used.)
3 Select →Other Note→ECR Alert Area.
4 Left click on the chart in three places to form a triangular zone.
5 Click on a corner to move the round note symbol to it, then drag the symbol to
resize the shape.
6 In the Nav Note dialog, click Insert Pt and click on or near the shape to insert
another coordinate; drag it to the position you require. (Repeat as required.)
7 Click End insert and Apply.
8 Select Chart→Manage Notes→Save All Notes.

Turning off red zone notes on an ECDIS operator station

You cannot turn red zone notes on and off in the radar application. On an MFD that is
running both the ECDIS and radar applications, you must control the display of red zone
notes (locally) from the ECDIS application.
1 Select View→Themes (Non-chart) (see Themes dialog: Non-chart tab on page 380).
2 Un-check the box for ECR area.

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Figure 99 Indication for a vessel leaving a red zone

Controlling which consoles a note displays on

You can decide to display a mariner’s note on:
• only the operator station that you are currently using.
• all KM navigation operator stations on the bridge (default).
• all KM ECDIS operator stations on the bridge.
• all KM Radar operator stations on the bridge.
The behaviour of an operator station in this respect depends on the mariner’s note
folders that exist on it. By default a KM operator station has a single notes folder called
$Global$NavNotes. If no other folders have been created on the operator station,
then all notes will automatically be created in this folder. This means that they will be
shared with all KM operator stations on the bridge (and displayed on each one that has
mariner’s notes enabled among its themes).

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However, if you want an operator station to share certain notes with only KM ECDIS or
only KM Radar operator stations, or if you want it to display certain notes only locally,
then you must create a special folder on the operator station to achieve this.
Once you have done so, then, whenever a note is created on the operator station, the
operator creating it must select the folder that meets his or her requirements for displaying
the particular note (a selector appears for this in the dialog box for creating notes).

Displaying notes on all consoles by default

If no operator-defined folders have been created on an operator station, then notes created
on it will be shared with all other KM operator stations on the bridge. In other words,
they will automatically be created in the $Global$NavNotes folder.
You can tell whether other folders exist on an operator station, because then a selector
will be available at the top of the dialog box for creating mariner’s notes (see Nav Notes
List dialog on page 491).
If this selector is present, follow the instructions below to make the $Global$NavNotes
folder the default for new mariner’s notes.
1 Select Chart→Manage Notes→Manage Note Folders.
2 Select $Global$NavNotes.
3 Click Edit.
4 Click Save.
5 Select Chart→Manage Notes→Save All Notes.
6 Repeat these steps on all KM operator stations.
Note
For mariner’s notes to appear on an operator station, the Mariner’s Notes theme must be
enabled on that operator station (see Themes dialog: Non-chart tab on page 380).

Creating a mariner’s note folder

Follow the instructions below to create a folder for displaying notes on a particular
set of operator stations.
1 Select Chart→Manage Notes→Manage Note Folders.
2 Click New.
3 Select one of the following (not all options may be available on your vessel):
• Local on this Station select to display the notes in the folder on the local operator
station only.
• Global on all K-Bridge Stations: select to display the notes in the folder on all KM
navigation operator stations.
• Global on all K-ECDIS/Planning Stations: select to display the notes in the folder
on all KM ECDIS or Planning stations.

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• Global on all K-Radars: select to display the notes in the folder on all KM Radar
operator stations.
4 When you click OK and the dialog closes, the cursor will be inside the name field
for the folder – type a name for the folder (or leave the default name), then click
outside the name field to accept its contents.
(The name of a folder for displaying notes globally includes a non-editable prefix
($GLOBAL$, $ECDIS$, or $RADAR$.)
5 Click Edit to make the folder read-writable. (Click Display to make it read-only.)
6 Click Save.

Moving notes between folders

To change the set of operator stations that an already existing note displays on, move it
to another folder:
1 Select: Chart→Manage Notes→List and Create Notes (see Nav Notes List dialog
on page 491).
2 From the selector at the top of the dialog, select the folder containing the note you
want to move.
3 From the list of notes in the selected folder, select the note that you want to move.
4 Click Cut.
5 From the selector at the top of the dialog, select the destination folder.
6 Click Paste.

Printing mariner’s notes

1 Select: Chart→Manage Notes→List and Create Notes.
2 Select the note or notes to be printed.
To select more than one note to print:
a First select a single note.
Use the trackball to position the marker (cursor) over the note, then click the
left mouse-button
b Select another note but this time hold down the [Shift] key on the keyboard
when you click the left mouse-button.
This selects all notes in the list between – and including – the first and second
selections.
3 Click Print (see Printer dialog on page 555).
4 Select a printer from the selector menu.
5 Select the note or notes that you want to print from the list of items in the queue
for printing.
6 Click Print.

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Chapter 12
NAVTEX messages

What are NAVTEX messages? ......................................................................................314

Viewing NAVTEX messages .........................................................................................315
Configuring the navigation area.....................................................................................315
Filtering NAVTEX stations............................................................................................315
Filtering message categories ..........................................................................................315
Creating mariner's notes from NAVTEX messages.......................................................316
Printing out NAVTEX messages ...................................................................................316

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What are NAVTEX messages?

All NAVTEX functions require a NAVTEX receiver to be installed and connected to
the K-Bridge operator station. NAVTEX is a maritime service that advises ships of
navigational hazards, weather hazards, weather forecasts, vessels in distress and other
important information. There are a number of coastal stations around the world that
transmit NAVTEX messages on 518 kHz. Each station transmits messages every 4
hours. The service range is 200-400 nautical miles for each station, depending on terrain
and transmitter power.
The K-Bridge operator station stores NAVTEX telegrams in an archive on its hard drive
and allows you to read and manage telegrams on the screen.

Figure 100 Warning received from NAVTEX and annotated in the chart

You can:
• Store telegrams as files in a directory.
• Read and delete new and old telegrams.
• Extract latitude / longitude positions in telegrams and see the relevant area in the chart
or generate mariner’s notes at the specified position.
• Generate an alarm when critical NAVTEX telegrams arrive.
• Filter out certain telegram types and NAVTEX stations.
Note
The NAVTEX interface provides a receive-only type of interface to the NAVTEX receiver.
User interface settings on the K-Bridge operator station, such as coast station filter
settings, do not affect the NAVTEX receiver.

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Viewing NAVTEX messages

1 Select Chart→Navtex Messages (see NAVTEX Message List dialog on page 507).
2 Select either the Unread or Read list using the option buttons
The corresponding NAVTEX message list is displayed.
3 Select the message you want to view using the trackball and Left mouse button.
4 Click Display.
If the operator station loses communication with the NAVTEX receiver, the message
list dialog indicates this in a text field at the bottom and gives the time of the last
communication between the operator station and the NAVTEX receiver.
A message to the same effect also appears in the ECDIS Indications dialog (see Operator
messages/indications on page 67).

Configuring the navigation area

1 Select Chart→Navtex Messages (see NAVTEX Message List dialog on page 507).
2 Click Configure.
3 Select the Stations tab (for more information, see Navtex Configure dialog: Stations
tab on page 511).
4 Select the area you are in from the selector menu.
5 Select an overlapping area (if any) from the selector list.

Filtering NAVTEX stations

1 Select Chart→Navtex Messages (see NAVTEX Message List dialog on page 507).
2 Click Configure.
3 Select the Stations tab.
4 If it is not already selected, select the area you are in from the selector menu, and
select an overlapping area (if applicable).
5 Select the NAVTEX stations whose messages you want to ignore.

Filtering message categories

To avoid receiving unwanted messages:
1 Select Chart→Navtex Messages (see NAVTEX Message List dialog on page 507).
2 Click Configure.
3 Select the Categories tab.

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(For more information on the Stations tab, see NAVTEX Message List dialog on
page 507.)
4 Select message types to be ignored.
Note
Messages of categories A, B, D and L can not be ignored.

Creating mariner's notes from NAVTEX

messages
If the message you want to create a mariner's note from is already displayed go to Step
5, otherwise do the following:
1 Select Chart→Navtex Messages (see NAVTEX Message List dialog on page 507).
2 Select either the Unread or Read list using the option buttons.
The corresponding NAVTEX message list is displayed.
3 Select the message you want to view using the trackball and Left mouse button.
4 Click Display.
The message is displayed. The text message is scanned for positional information.
When found, it is displayed as Latitude and Longitude at the bottom of the dialog.
5 Click Go To.
The chart jumps to show the position specified in the NAVTEX message.
6 Click Mark in Chart.
A Mariners note is created in the specified position. The telegram text is
automatically inserted into the note. If the text is too long it is truncated.
7 When multiple latitude/longitude pairs are displayed in the Navtex message, each
position can be used for the Go To or Mark in Chart functions, by selecting the line
with the position information in the telegram text.

Printing out NAVTEX messages

1 Select Chart→Navtex Messages (see NAVTEX Message List dialog on page 507).
2 Select a message to send to the queue for printing.
To select more than one message:
a First select a single message.
Use the trackball to position the mouse marker over the message, then click
the left mouse-button
b Select another message but this time hold down the Shift key on the keyboard
when you click the left mouse-button.

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This selects all messages in the list between – and including – the first and
second selections.
3 Click Print.
4 Select a printer from the selector menu.
5 Select the message or messages that you want to print from the list of items in
the queue for printing.
6 Click Print.
For more information about printing, see Printer dialog on page 555.

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Chapter 13
Templates (ship-relative
notes)

What are templates?.......................................................................................................320

Creating or editing a template........................................................................................321
Attaching the template to an object on the display ........................................................322
Copying templates .........................................................................................................323

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What are templates?

Templates (otherwise known as “ship-relative notes”) are graphical objects that you
can design yourself and then attach to particular objects or locations, for example, the
own-ship, a target (Radar or AIS), or a fixed geographical position on the display. The
template will then be displayed along with the object it is attached to on the display.
You can double-click a template to view information about it.

Figure 101 Some examples of templates attached to objects on a chart

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Creating or editing a template

Selecting the template
1 Select Chart→Manage Notes→Ship-relative
Notes (Templates).
2 In the Template Manager dialog (see
Template Manager menu on page 502),
either:
• Click New to create a new template.
The name New Template will then be
highlighted to indicate that it is edit-able.
Specify the name you want to give the
template you are creating, then, with that
template selected, click Edit.
• Or select an existing template from the
list and click Edit.
3 Follow the instructions below on defining
the template (see Defining the template on page 321).

Defining the template

When you click the Edit button in the Template
Manager dialog (see Selecting the template on
page 321), the Template Edit dialog appears.
The Template Edit dialog enables you to draw
the template you want to use.
1 Click Insert and put the cursor into the
graphical window in the bottom half of the
dialog; put it at the position that you want the
first node to appear in your template design.
2 Click with the left mouse-button.
An unfilled black square appears at the
position of the first node in the template's
design.
3 Move the cursor to the position you want the
next node to appear in and click again with
the left mouse-button.
A line appears from the first node to the
second.
4 Repeat the previous step until you have
drawn all the lines that form the design of your template.
5 Click End Insert.

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This stops the application from drawing a line to the point in the graphical window
where you next click with the mouse button.
6 Select individual nodes either in the graphical window or in the node list in the top
half of the dialog, and use the mouse to drag them into the exact positions you
require.
7 When you are ready, click Save to save the template design.
If you want to use the template you have drawn as a replacement for the own-ship
symbol on the chart display, you must save the file with the name $$OwnShip and
then check the Use Template '$$OwnShip' as Outline option in the Display tab of the
Parameter Setup dialog (see Parameter Setup dialog: Display tab on page 534).
Skip the last step below.
8 Next attach the template to an object (see Attaching the template to an object on the
display on page 322).
For more information about the Template Edit dialog, see Template Edit dialog on
page 503.

Attaching the template to an object on the

display
When you click the Use button in the Template
Edit dialog (see Defining the template on
page 321), the Template Use dialog appears.
The Template Use dialog enables you to attach
the template you have created to an object or fixed
position on the chart display.
1 In the Template Use dialog, specify whether
the template is to be attached to the own-ship
symbol, to a target, or to a fixed geographical
position. If it is to be attached to a:
• Target, you must select the target by
clicking Select New Target and then
selecting the target on the display with the
cursor.
• Fixed geographical position, specify the
precise co-ordinates. You can do this
manually in the co-ordinate fields of the
Template Use dialog or automatically by
clicking the EBL button and moving the EBL to the position required.
2 Also in the Template Use dialog, specify the template's attributes (colour, size,
orientation and position).
For more detailed information about using the Template Use dialog, see Template Use
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Copying templates
You can have all ECDIS, planning station, and Radar systems on the bridge update each
other automatically whenever new edits to their templates are saved. For information
about how to do this, see Treating templates as global on page 323.
However, you can also copy templates from one vessel to another manually. For
information about how to do this, see Copying templates from one vessel to another
on page 323.

Treating templates as global

If you are editing templates on one workstation on the bridge, you can have your edits
(each time you save them) automatically updated to all other ECDIS , planning station
and Radar operator station on the same network.
To do this, enter a user password (see Password dialog on page 557), then:
1 Select: Chart→Manage Notes→Ship-relative Notes (Templates).
2 In the Template Manager dialog, select the Global Templates option.
3 Repeat the above steps for the other ECDIS, planning station and/or Radar operator
stations on the network (only those operator stations whose Global Templates option
is selected will have their templates automatically updated).

Copying templates from one vessel to another

You might want to generate a template on one operator station and then copy it to
an operator station on another vessel. One situation where this would be useful, for
example, is if you were planning for a number of vessels to sail in formation. In this
case, you could create templates on one workstation for each vessel in the proposed
formation so that the navigator on each vessel involved would be able to see, on the chart
or Radar display, both:
• Where his or her own-ship needed to be in the formation,
• And how well the other vessels in the formation (which would appear on the chart
or Radar display as Radar targets) were keeping to the formation as indicated by the
template drawn on the chart or Radar display for each vessel.
When you have created a template or a series of templates that you want to pass to
another vessel, do the following:
1 Insert an external medium such as a USB memory stick into the operator station.
2 From the main menu, select Chart→Manage Notes→Ship-relative Notes (Templates).
3 In the Template Manager dialog, select the templates you want to copy.
4 With the required templates selected, click Output to medium and when prompted
specify the target disk or drive.
5 When the template files have been copied, take the external medium (for example,
the USB memory stick) to an ECDIS or Radar system on the vessel that requires
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6 Insert the external medium.

7 From the main menu on the receiving system, select Chart→Manage
Notes→Ship-relative Notes (Templates).
8 In the Template Manager dialog, click Input from medium and when prompted
specify the source disk or drive.

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Chapter 14
Heading Monitor option

Introduction....................................................................................................................326
The Heading Monitor pane ............................................................................................327
Using the heading monitor.............................................................................................328
Specifying the permitted deviation ................................................................................329
Operating statuses ..........................................................................................................330

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Introduction
An optional heading monitor is available whose function is to monitor whether the vessel
is maintaining a static heading set-point according to an independent heading source (one
that is not the main heading source in use by the autopilot and CCRS).
The static heading set-point is understood to be the vessel’s intended heading, typically
the heading that needs to be maintained to follow the current leg of a route.
The heading monitor receives the heading set-point:
• manually if, for example, at the beginning of the current leg of a route, you click
Use HDG in the Heading Monitor pane.
• automatically, if the autopilot is enabled and you check Follow the autopilot in the
Heading Monitor pane.
After the set-point has been set, if the independent heading source differs from the
set-point by more than a configured limit, an alarm is triggered, indicating that the vessel
is not maintaining its intended heading. The alarm message is as follows:
“Independent Off-course ALARM – Off Course Alarm”.
For information about what to do if you see it, see Using the heading monitor on
page 328.

Figure 102 How the heading monitor works (diagram uses sample values)

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The Heading Monitor pane

The user interface to the heading monitor is a single dialog called the Heading Monitor
pane.
To access it, select: Options→Conning Panes→Heading Monitor Pane.

Figure 103 The Heading Monitor pane

The current heading set-point appears as a vertical orange line on the heading scale in the
Heading Monitor pane.
On either side of it are two vertical red alarm limit lines. They mark the limits of
the range within which the vessel’s heading is permitted to deviate from the heading
set-point before the monitor issues a warning. You can increase or decrease the limits
by using the buttons at the bottom of the Heading Monitor pane (see Specifying the
permitted deviation on page 329).

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Using the heading monitor

To turn on and use the heading monitor:
1 Check ON under System Settings in the Heading Monitor pane.
2 If the vessel is being steered:
• Manually, then, when the heading in the top right-hand corner of the pane
represents the direction in which you want to sail, click Use HDG.
The heading monitor takes the current heading value (according to the main
heading sensor, not the backup sensor) – as it was at the moment when you
clicked Use HDG – as its new set-point.
You will see the vertical orange line indicating the set-point appear in a different
position on the heading scale.
Don’t forget to click Use HDG each time you start to sail a new leg.
When you make a turn, uncheck ON (under System Settings) to avoid triggering
the alarm. Check it again at the start of the next straight leg, and then click Use
HDG.
• By the autopilot, check the Follow the autopilot option.
The heading monitor takes the autopilot’s current heading set-point as the new
heading monitor set-point.
You will see the vertical orange line indicating the set-point appear in a different
position on the heading scale. (Whenever the autopilot’s heading set-point
changes, the heading monitor set-point will change to the same value.)
If the heading monitor is receiving its set-point from the autopilot and it receives
a set-point that exceeds the alarm limits associated with the previous set-point,
the heading monitor becomes temporarily inactive. This is because it assumes
that the autopilot is performing a turn. (The heading monitor is intended for use
only when the vessel is maintaining a constant heading.)
3 If you see the alarm (“Independent Off-course ALARM – Off Course Alarm”),
compare the heading from the main heading source with the heading from the
independent heading source. If they:
• agree, the vessel is apparently drifting from the route and you need to correct
the steering.
• disagree, perform troubleshooting on both heading sensors (the main one and
the independent one used by the heading monitor); take any steps required to
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Specifying the permitted deviation

At the bottom of the Heading Monitor pane is a section called Set limit. This section
concerns the alarm limits: it displays the number of degrees by which the vessel’s
heading (according to the independent heading source used by the heading monitor) is
currently permitted to deviate from the set-point before an alarm is triggered.
You can adjust the number to suit your requirements. Use the:
• < and > buttons respectively to decrease or increase the permitted deviation by 1°
either side of the heading set-point.
• -10 and +10 buttons respectively to decrease or increase the permitted deviation by
10° either side of the heading set-point.

Figure 104 The buttons for specifying the permitted deviation

The deviation limits that you set in the Heading Figure 105 AP Off Course
Monitor pane are independent of the autopilot’s Limit is not affected by
Off Course Limit setting (select Route→Autopilot Heading Monitor limits
Panel→Autopilot Setup→User (tab)). Therefore, if you
have Follow the autopilot checked, you can use the
Heading Monitor pane to reduce the heading deviation
limits for present operating purposes without changing
the autopilot setup.
When the autopilot’s limits are exceeded, the following
category A warning is triggered: “Off course – ship
HDG differs from set-point”.
When the heading monitor’s deviation limits are
exceeded, the following category B alarm is triggered:
“Independent Off-course ALARM – Off Course
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Operating statuses
Table 25 Operating statuses: manual steering

Operating status System Meaning

settings
On Heading monitor operating.
Set course: Use
HDG Heading set-point is whatever the heading value was
when Use HDG button was last pressed.
The vessel is either on-course or it is off-course within
the permitted limits: no alarm has been issued.
Off Heading monitor not operating, because the ON box is
Set course: Use un-checked.
HDG
On Heading monitor operating.
Set course: Use
HDG Heading set-point is whatever the heading value was
when Use HDG button was last pressed.
The vessel is off-course by more than the permitted
limit: an alarm has been issued.

Table 26 Operating statuses: autopilot steering

Operating status System Meaning

settings
On Heading monitor operating.
Set course:
Follow the Heading monitor is receiving its set-point from the
autopilot autopilot.
The vessel is either on-course or it is off-course within
the permitted limits: no alarm has been issued.
On Heading monitor has interruped operation either because
Set course: the vessel is in a turn or because the autopilot is not
Follow the operating.
autopilot
When the heading monitor receives a set-point from the
autopilot that is outside the alarm limits associated with
the previous set-point, it assumes that the autopilot is
performing a turn and stops monitoring.

The heading monitor will start again as soon as the

heading is inside the limits for a new set-point from the
autopilot. (When this happens, the heading monitor
assumes that the turn is complete.)
On Heading monitor operating.
Set course:
Follow the The vessel is off-course by more than the permitted
autopilot limit: an alarm has been issued.

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Chapter 15
Tools

Stopwatch and countdown tools ....................................................................................332

Journey time/distance/speed calculator..........................................................................332
Trip meter.......................................................................................................................333
Entering a position offset ...............................................................................................334
Logging the voyage details ............................................................................................334
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Stopwatch and countdown tools

Stopwatch
1 From the main menu, select Tools →Stopwatch.
The Stopwatch dialog appears (see Stopwatch dialog on page 526).
2 To start the stopwatch, click Start.
The clock starts counting in 1/100s of a second (and the Start button becomes a
Stop button).
3 To record split times, click the Split button.
4 To stop timing, click Stop.
5 To resume timing, click Start again.
6 To reset the stopwatch to 00:00:00.00, click Reset.

Countdown tool
The Countdown tool is available from the Stopwatch dialog. It enables you to run the
stopwatch in reverse, counting down in 1/100s of a second from a specified amount of
time (instead of counting up from 00:00:00.00).
When the countdown reaches zero, it stops and an alert is issued.
1 Select Tools →Stopwatch.
The Stopwatch dialog appears (see Stopwatch dialog on page 526).
2 Check the Count down box.
3 In the upper time field, type in the amount of time that you want to count down from.
4 Click the Start button.
The clock starts counting down in 1/100s of a second (and the Start button becomes
a Stop button).
5 To record split times, click Split.
6 To review split times, use the arrow buttons.
7 To stop counting down, click Stop.
8 To resume counting down, click Start again.
9 To reset the counter to 00:00:00.00, click Reset.
When the countdown reaches zero, it stops and an alert is issued.

Journey time/distance/speed calculator

To calculate the time, distance and speed for a planned journey, select Tools
→Time/Distance/Speed calc, then follow the instructions below.

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For a description of the Time/Dist/Speed dialog, see Time/Distance/Speed Calculator

dialog on page 527.

Calculating the time a journey will take

To calculate the time that a journey you are planning will take:
1 Type in the journey's distance (check the 'm' box if you are using metres instead
of nautical miles).
2 Type in the speed you expect to travel at (check the 'm/s' box if you are using metres
per second instead of knots).
3 Click the Time button.

Calculating the distance of a journey

To calculate the distance of a journey:
1 Type in the speed at which you expect to travel on average (check the 'm/s' box if
you are using metres per second instead of knots).
2 Type in the time you expect the journey to take.
3 Click the Distance button.

Calculating the speed required

To calculate the average speed you need to maintain to cover a specified distance in a
specified time:
1 Type in the distance for the journey (check the 'm' box if you are using metres
instead of nautical miles).
2 Type in the time you expect the journey to take.
3 Click the Speed button.

Trip meter
A trip meter is provided in the Tools menu to enable you to record the distance covered
for a particular journey. You can also use it in reverse (by checking the Count down box)
to measure the distance that remains to be covered for a journey of a specified distance.
For more information about the Trip Meter window, see Trip Meter dialog on page 525.

Measuring the distance travelled

When you are ready to start measuring the distance travelled by the vessel, do the
following:
1 Select Tools →Trip Meter.
2 In the Trip Meter window, press the Start button.

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The trip meter starts recording the distance travelled in nautical miles (also the
Start button changes into a Stop button).
3 To record split distances, click the Split button.
4 To review split distances, use the arrow buttons.
5 To stop the trip meter, click the Stop button
6 To resume, click the Start button.
7 To reset the trip meter to 0.00, click the Reset button.

Measuring the distance that remains to be travelled

1 Select Tools →Trip Meter.
2 Check the Count down box.
3 In the upper distance field, type in the total distance for the journey.
4 To start counting down the distance click the Start button.
5 To record split distances, click the Split button.
6 To review split distances, use the arrow buttons.
7 To stop the trip meter from counting down the distance, click the Stop button
8 To resume, click the Start button.
9 To reset the trip meter to 0.00, click the Reset button.
When the trip meter's distance countdown reaches zero, it stops and an alarm is triggered.

Entering a position offset

If you need to specify a position offset, do the following.
1 Click the OFFSET NO/Pos button on the CCRS pane (see CCRS pane on page 58).
• The Pos. Offset dialog is displayed (see Position Offset dialog on page 427).
• The offset can be specified either as a position offset (in latitude and longitude)
or as a bearing and range offset.
2 Click the —>Pos or Brg/Rng button (as applicable) to toggle between the two
different ways of specifying the offset.
3 Specify the offset.
4 Click Apply.
For more information, see Confirming the own-ship’s position on page 94.

Logging the voyage details

This section contains the following topics:
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Recording the voyage ....................................................................................................336

Replaying past track or voyage logs ..............................................................................336
Viewing the past track or voyage log as text .................................................................337
Printing out the past track or voyage log .......................................................................337

Configuring and saving the past track log

The system keeps a continuous record of the ship's past track for the last 12 hours.
It records the following details:

Table 27 Past track parameters

Past track Chart

Time ENC source
Position Edition
Heading Date
Speed Cell
Update history

To change these settings or to save the past track log do the following:
1 Select View→Chart Themes and select Target Past Track (see Themes dialog:
Themes tab on page 376).
2 Select Own Ship→12 hr Log Control.
3 Select the Track tab (see section Parameter Setup dialog: Track tab on page 541).
4 Use the Log Interval spin buttons to change the time between each logging (or select
the box and type in the interval). In most cases the initial setting of logging every 10
seconds is sufficient (adjustable between 5 and 60 seconds).
5 Use the Past Track Displayed spin buttons to select how many minutes of track
history you want displayed.
6 Use the Past Track Label Interval spin buttons to specify the interval between time
labels on the past track line.
7 Click Save to Folder to save the track log to the system hard disk.
8 To select a filename or to reduce the interval for the log file click Save As. Specify
the file name and the interval. Click Save to Folder.
9 Click Save to Medium.
10 Specify the filename and the interval.

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Recording the voyage

The system can record the own-ship's track for the entire voyage. The navigator
chooses the recording interval and defines the voyage by manually starting and stopping
recording. Where a voyage includes several ports, the voyage recording can be paused
on reaching a port and resumed on leaving it again.
Do the following:
1 Select OwnShip→Voyage Recording.
2 Select the Voyage tab. See section on page 543 for more information.
3 Use the Voyage Display Label Interval spin buttons to change the time between each
logging (or select the box and type in the interval).
In most cases the initial setting which logs data every 10 seconds is sufficient (but
you can choose a setting of between 5 and 60 seconds).
4 Use the Past Track Displayed spin buttons to specify how many minutes of track
history you want displayed.
5 Use the Past Track Label Interval spin buttons to specify the interval between time
labels on the past track line.
6 Click Start New Voyage to start saving voyage data to the system hard disk. The
file name will be as follows:

7 Click End Voyage when you have reached port or want to end voyage recording.
8 Click Resume Voyage to continue the voyage after calling at a port.
9 Click Voyage List to display a list of recorded voyages and past track logs.

Replaying past track or voyage logs

Saved track and voyage logs can be replayed when required. Do the following:
1 Select Own Ship→Recording List.
2 Select the Track Log or Voyage Log you want to replay.
3 Click Display.
4 Click Replay.
Caution
When you click the Play button the displayed information comes from the
log file. The yellow REPLAY is ON button is a warning that the own-ship's
current position is not displayed. Click this button or click Cancel to
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Note
The system keeps track of the best chart available for every position, but it does not
keep track of the scale used or the chart that was actually displayed at each position
during the voyage.

The progress indicator gives an impression of where in the log file the replay is
currently located.
5 Drag the slider to move quickly to a different location in the file.
6 To replay faster or slower than the original recording use the Speed spin buttons.
7 Select Interpolate to view a smooth replay between recorded intervals.

Viewing the past track or voyage log as text

The past track or voyage log can be viewed as text. To view it this way, do the following:
1 Select Own Ship→Recording List.
2 Select the log file you want to view by clicking it.
3 Click Show Text.
4 Specify the start time for the part of the logged data that you want to see.
5 Specify the end time for the part of the logged data that you want to see.
6 Optionally specify the time interval you require between the items of logged data
displayed.
7 Check the Print AIS and ARPA Targets button if you want to include AIS and ARPA
Target data in the logged information displayed. (However, you need to be aware
that this might produce a lot of output.)
8 Click Show as Text.

Printing out the past track or voyage log

The past track or voyage log can be displayed or printed on a separate PC. However
the recorded data is protected against manipulation and requires a special program to
be loaded before it can be displayed. Do the following:
1 Insert a removable medium into the operator station computer.
2 Select System →Maintenance.
3 Click Copy Log Decoding Program to Medium.
• The program is saved to the medium.
4 Do one of the following:
• Select OwnShip→Recording List, then:
a From the list, select the voyage log file that you want to view.
b Click Back-up.
c Note down the file name, for example, V120822A.voy.
• Select OwnShip→12hr Log Control, then:

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a Click Save to Medium.

b Note down the file name, for example, L120909A.log.
5 Click Save to Medium.
6 Take out the removable medium and insert it into a separate PC.
7 In Windows Explorer, go to the directory on the removable medium that you saved
the log decoding program to and run the setup file (ListLogInstall.exe) by
double-clicking it.
8 When prompted, specify an installation path for the program.
The program creates a bin folder at the destination you specified; the folder contains
some executable files (one of which is called ListLog.exe).
9 When the installation finishes, copy the voyage or past track log file that you
previously saved into the same folder as the new executables.
10 To display the file on the screen, run the listlog program from the command
line; to do this:
a Select Windows Start→Run... and type:
cmd
b In the command prompt window, change directory to the path containing the
listlog program.
For example, at the c:\> prompt, type: cd c:\radec\bin
c Run the listlog program from the command line, giving it the name of the
log file as a parameter.
For example, at the c:\> prompt, type: listlog V120822A.voy |more
(You need to use the |more parameter if the file is too long to view in the
command window.)

11 Before you can print out the log, you must create an ASCII text file containing it.
To do this, run the listlog program again from the command line, but this time
give it as parameters both the name of the log file and a name for the target text file;
the target filename must have a > (greater than) sign before it. For example:

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listlog V120822A.voy >V120822A.txt

12 The file can now be opened, viewed and printed from a text editor.

Figure 106 A sample voyage log converted to text and viewed in Windows Notepad

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Capturing depth data for other applications

Depth recording is an option (it is not available with all systems). Depth files are stored
in binary format. To access them, do the following:
1 Save the depth file to disk (see Depth Recording List (Backup) dialog on page 439).
2 Use the Voyage/Log printout program to read the file (see Printing out the past
track or voyage log on page 337).
3 The data is converted to an alphanumeric format that can be interpreted by other
programs.

Figure 107 Text output from depth file

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Operator station setup

Setting up the ECDIS application ..................................................................................342

Measurements of range and bearing ..............................................................................343
Providing a bridge-wide target view..............................................................................344
Synchronizing safety settings ........................................................................................345
Active and passive alert zones .......................................................................................346
Starting up the operator station ......................................................................................349
The navigation function displayed on start-up...............................................................350
Switching off the operator station..................................................................................350
Backing up console data ................................................................................................351

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Setting up the ECDIS application

1 Selecting the chart database to use
a In the ECDIS application (if you have more than one chart database installed),
select the one you require:
Select Chart→Chart type (see Chart Type dialog on page 449).
2 Specifying the safety contour
When the system is first started the safety contour is always set to 30 metres.
Select a safety contour that is appropriate to your ship's draught and to the depth
contours in the vector charts available (see Safety Depth dialog on page 450).
When the system is restarted, it will automatically re-use the specified safety contour.
3 Selecting the chart scale to use
The ECDIS application automatically starts monitoring in North Up, True Motion
and with the best chart available for the own-ship's current position.
Normally several charts of different scales are available for a given position.
a Click the scale button in the ECDIS range pane (see ECDIS range pane:
presentation controls on page 63) to bring up the Zoom dialog.
This dialog lists the available charts and states the nominal (that is, the optimal
viewing) scale for each (see Zoom dialog on page 375).
b Use the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons in the Zoom dialog to try out the
available chart scales:
• Zoom In: increases the chart range by a factor of two for each click of the
button.
• Zoom Out decreases the chart range by a factor of two for each click of the
button.
c Check the chart scale status indicator to see if the chart is displayed at over or
under scale (see ECDIS range pane: chart indicators on page 65).
d Select the chart you want to use.
The chart will then be displayed at nominal scale.
Note
To give the best view of the area you are sailing in, always select the largest
scale that is compatible with your operational requirements.

4 Selecting targets
Radar targets can be displayed on the ECDIS chart.
In the ECDIS range pane, select TGT (see ECDIS range pane: presentation controls
on page 63).
When the display is in true motion, target vectors always have the same length
(in seconds) as the own-ship’s vector.
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Vector charts are constructed in a way that enables you to switch on and off different
types of chart information belonging to them. Use the theme controls to avoid
cluttering the screen with information that you do not need.
a Select: View→Themes.
b Select the themes you require or choose Standard (see Themes dialog: Themes
tab on page 376).
6 Changing presentation mode
Use the selector menus in the ECDIS range pane to configure the presentation
mode you require (see ECDIS range pane: presentation controls on page 63). The
possible combinations are:
• NUP/TM - north up, true motion
• NUP/RM - north up, relative motion
• CUP/TM - course up, true motion
• CUP/RM - course up, relative motion
• HUP/RM - head up, relative motion
• Browse - for north up planning

Measurements of range and bearing

This section contains the following topics:
Dimensions and offsets ..................................................................................................343
Verifying the ship parameters and sensor geometry against a chart ..............................344
To ensure an accurate correspondence between the symbol of the own-ship and data
shown on the display, the commissioning engineer, when setting up the console for
the first time, establishes a common reference system for all measurements of range
and bearing. These measurements must be the same on all K-Bridge operator stations
on the bridge.

Dimensions and offsets

The accuracy of the system depends on the following having been accurately specified
during commissioning:
• The ship's dimensions (see Parameter Setup dialog: Ship tab on page 540).
• The CCRP. This point is specified with a metrical offset from the ship's center line
(CL) and the aft perpendicular (APP). The CCRP is the bridge reference point and is
used for displaying the own-ship's position unless otherwise specified (see Parameter
Setup dialog: Ship tab on page 540 and Ship Reference Points tab on page 428).
• The position of the pivot point (offset from centre-stern; see Parameter Setup dialog:
Ship tab on page 540). The pivot point is the point on the ship which follows a
smooth curve when the vessel uses the rudder. Points astern of the pivot point will
move outwards, and points ahead of it will move inwards when the rudder is used.
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ensures that the dead reckoning calculations are correct during turns. It is also
essential for the correct operation of the autopilot in track mode. (The pivot point is
not in fact a constant point on the ship; it will vary with different load conditions and
during a turn. However, for simplicity it is configured as a constant location on the
ship. Also the location will be different for different types of ship. It is often found to
be approximately 30% of the ship’s length from the bow.
• The position of the receiving antenna for each position sensor (see Position Sensor
Details dialog on page 568). This is specified with a metrical offset from the ship's
center line (CL) and the aft perpendicular (APP) line. The position receivers must
also output geographic data using the WGS-84 datum. These two steps ensure the
correct placement of the own-ship in the radar and chart displays.
• The position of the speed sensors, specified relative to the ship's center line (CL) and
the aft perpendicular (APP) line (see Speed Sensor Details dialog on page 569).
• The position of the radar antenna, specified relative to the ship's center line (CL) and
the aft perpendicular (APP) linerefer to the K-Bridge Radar Operator manual (see
References on page 44).
In addition, the heading sensors must each be calibrated to provide the correct heading of
the ship; this ensures that the ship is displayed at the correct angle.

Verifying the ship parameters and sensor geometry against

a chart
1 Have available a large scale chart (better than 1:50000) of the current ship area.
2 Check the geometry of the ship contour in relation to the fixed geometry in the chart.
3 Make sure the ship parameters have been set up properly.
4 Make sure the GPS antenna offset has been defined properly.
5 Make sure the heading sensor has been set up properly.
6 Selecting in turn all available position sensors, make sure the placement of the
ship symbol is correct with each sensor.
7 If a radar image is available, use the radar information to check the position of
distinct objects on the chart.

Providing a bridge-wide target view

By default, the MFDs in a K-Bridge INS display the same targets on all MFDs and
replace duplicated targets (from different MFDs) with a single associated target that has
the same global target ID on all MFDs.
This requires all MFDs to have the following configuration:
1 Select Targets and check all available target sources, including AIS (see Targets
menu on page 385).
2 Select Targets→Target Association and check Enable AIS/Target Association (see
Target Association dialog on page 392).

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Note
For ECDIS, target association is only fully type approved if the ECDIS is part
of an INS.

3 Select View→Themes (Non-Chart), and check Vessels/Targets and Target Names.

Synchronizing safety settings

The MFDs have certain thresholds and limits set to ensure the safety of the own-ship.
These settings are configured during commissioning to be the same on all MFDs, and the
INS monitors them at all times to ensure that they remain the same.
These thresholds and limits are set by the following parameters:
• Current tide, Current draught, and Enable UKC alarm (see Depth Sensor Setup dialog
on page 440).
• Safety depth, Safety contour, Depth shades, Shallow contour, Deep contour, Shallow
pattern (see Safety Depth dialog on page 450).
• Vector length (min) and Width (see Anti-Grounding dialog on page 442).
• Low Speed Alarm Limit, CRS CHG early warning/alarm/actual and Track activation
criteria (see AP (Autopilot) Config dialog on page 580).
• Cruise Speed, Max. Speed, Default Radius and Default Off Track Limit (see Parameter
Setup dialog: Route tab on page 538).
• All parameters (except for Ship Name) in the Ship tab of the Parameter Setup dialog
(see Parameter Setup dialog: Ship tab on page 540).
On most vessels the MFDs are configured to update each other’s settings automatically
whenever one of these settings is changed on an MFD. But on vessels where this is
not the case, the INS will issue a “Threshold error” alert whenever one of the settings
is changed on an MFD.
If you see this alert, you can either restore the setting that was changed (if you know
which one it was) on the operator station concerned (the source of the alert will be
identified in the alert); or you can perform an operation to synchronize the settings
again across the INS.
To synchronize the settings:
1 Choose an operator station whose safety settings you want all MFDs on the bridge
to use.
2 At that MFD, select System→Passwords and enter the service password.
3 Select System→Parameter Settings→Sync (tab) (see Parameter Setup dialog: Sync
tab on page 549).
4 Click Synchronize Settings.
(This button is only present when the Automatic parameter synch option is
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5 Click Apply.
6 Select System→Passwords and, in the Service Password section, click Lock.

Active and passive alert zones

Introduction
If alert zones have been configured on your vessel, there is at least one group of operator
stations on which both the alert system and the BNWAS are passive while on another
group of operator stations the alert system and BNWAS are active.
In practice there will typically be two alert zones: one for the forward and one for the
aft bridge. A vessel with two bridges is normally controlled from only one bridge at a
time. It is therefore not appropriate for personnel on the bridge that is not being used for
navigation to acknowledge or silence navigation alerts. Those alerts must be attended to
by navigators on the bridge that is controlling the vessel. Similarly it is not appropriate
for personnel on the bridge that is not being used for navigation to reset the BNWAS timer
or indeed to silence the BNWAS alarm. The use of alert zones enforces these principles.
Where one bridge is an active alert zone and the other is a passive alert zone, it is only
possible to:
• Receive, acknowledge and silence navigation alerts on the active bridge.
• Reset the BNWAS timer or silence the BNWAS alarm from the active bridge.
If alert zones are configured, there will always be one active alert zone – that is, one
active bridge – in operation. (There cannot be more or fewer than one active alert zone,
and there will always be at least one passive alert zone.)

Operator stations on a passive bridge

An operator station in a passive alert zone receives and issues no alerts. This passive state
is indicated in the top left-hand corner of the display by the label “PASSIVE” and by an
“Alerts disabled” message on the top bar. This message is the final alert the operator
station will receive until its zone is re-activated. The message is accompanied by an alert
sound which can be silenced by means of the SOUND OFF button on the operator panel.
No more alerts will be received by the operator station while it is in a passive alert zone,
and the operator station will not be able to use the SOUND OFF button to silence alerts
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Figure 108 How to tell if the alert system is passive

On an operator station in a passive alert zone you cannot:

• Receive alerts (nor can the operator station issue alerts)
• Acknowledge alerts
• Silence alert sounds (by means of the SOUND OFF button on the operator panel)
• Prevent the BNWAS alarm sequence from being triggered
On an operator station in the active alert zone, you can perform any action on the
operator station before the BNWAS timer reaches zero, and this will reset the timer
and prevent the BNWAS alarm sequence from being triggered. On an operator station
in a passive alert zone, you cannot do anything to reset the timer and prevent the
BNWAS alarm sequence from being triggered.
• Reset the BNWAS (and, if applicable, silence the alarm sound) when the alarm
sequence has been triggered
On a console in an active alert zone, you can use the BNWAS PRE-WARNING RESET
and ALARM RESET operator panel buttons to reset the BNWAS, and you can use
the ALARM RESET button to silence the alarm itself. On a console in a passive alert
zone, pressing these buttons has no effect.

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The BNWAS on a passive bridge

When the operator stations on one of the Figure 109 BNWAS reset and buzzer
vessel’s bridges are passive, the BNWAS capabilities on active and passive
on that bridge is also passive. Nothing that bridges
happens on a passive bridge will prevent
the BNWAS alarm sequence from being
triggered on the active bridge. Also, once
the alarm sequence has been triggered on
the active bridge, nothing that happens on
the passive bridge will prevent the BNWAS
buzzers from sounding or silence them after
they have started to sound.
On a passive bridge, you cannot affect the
BNWAS by:
• Making physical movements in front of
the BNWAS motion detectors.
• Performing any actions on the ECDIS,
Radar or Conning operator stations.
• Pressing the BNWAS PRE-WARNING
RESET or ALARM RESET operator panel
buttons.
You and the crew must also be aware that,
when the BNWAS alarm sequence has been
triggered on the active bridge:
• No lamps will flash on the BNWAS PRE-WARNING RESET and ALARM RESET
operator panels on the passive bridge.
• The BNWAS buzzer on the passive bridge will not sound.
On a passive bridge you can still use the CALL BACKUP button on the main BNWAS
ALARM RESET panel and the Call Backup button in the Bridge Watch pane on an
ECDIS, Radar or Conning operator station.
The diagram below summarizes the BNWAS capabilities that are disabled on passive
bridges.
Remember that the BNWAS alarm sequence is triggered when the BNWAS countdown
reaches zero. This happens either when no operator movement or activity has occurred
to reset the countdown (so that it starts again from the beginning and does not reach
zero), or when an alert with ALARM priority is received and not acknowledged within
30 seconds (default).
On non-passenger vessels, the BNWAS can be configured to sound buzzers in all cabins
and the common areas of the crew’s accommodation (in addition to the bridge buzzer)
30 seconds after the BNWAS alarm sequence is triggered. By default, this final stage
of the BNWAS alarm sequence does not occur until 120 seconds after the BNWAS
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Activating an alert zone

To activate the alert system on the operator stations in a passive alert zone:
1 Go to one of the operator stations in the passive alert zone.
2 Enter the user password (see Password dialog on page 557).
3 Select System→Zone Selection (see Zone Selection dialog on page 583).
4 Click Set Active.
The alert system on every operator station in the zone is now active.
The alert system on every operator station in the other zone or zones is now passive.

Configuring the zones

1 On any operator station, enter the service password (see Password dialog on
page 557).
2 Select System→Zone Selection (see Zone Selection dialog on page 583).
3 In the Zone Configuration section of the Zone Selection dialog:
• Specify which zone is the active one
• Specify which zone contains the operator station you are using
Caution
If you enter the service password and make an operator station active on a
passive bridge, you must understand that:
• any actions you perform on that operator station will reset the BNWAS
timer
• any alerts you acknowledge may not be seen by the navigators on the
active bridge
If you ever need to make an operator station active on a passive bridge, do
not leave it active once you have finished using it: put the operator station
back into a passive zone.

Starting up the operator station

1 Open the computer compartment door on the console.
2 Locate the computer if it is inside the console (otherwise it will be a Panel PC,
whose POWER button is on the front of the display housing).
3 Press the POWER button on the computer.
The POWER indicator on the ALC NAV panel (if installed) is lit after approximately
two seconds and the buzzer beeps twice during the start-up sequence (see PANEL
indicators on page 31). The start-up sequence takes a few minutes, and the console
is then ready to operate.
• If a problem occurs or the application does not start within 4.5 minutes the FAULT
and ALARM indicators on the ALC NAV panel are lit and the buzzer is activated.

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• During start-up, the display will remain dark to avoid accidentally harming the
operator's night vision.

The navigation function displayed on start-up

When the MFD starts up:
• for the first time – or when the MFD starts again after an orderly shutdown (see
Shutdown dialog on page 586) – its primary (default) function will be displayed.
The other functions that are configured to run on the MFD will be active (but not
displayed).
• after a power failure, the MFD will (as far as possible) start up in the state it was in
when power was lost. Therefore the same navigation function will be displayed –
and the same navigation functions will be active (but not displayed) – as was the
case when power was lost.

Switching off the operator station

The system can be switched off in either of two ways: by means of the POWER button
on the main system computer (the computer is located inside the console), or using
the Shutdown menu.

Switching off the system using the computer's power button

1 Open the computer compartment door on the console.
2 Locate the computer inside the console. The computer is attached to the computer
door inside the console.
3 Press the POWER button on the front of the computer. This removes power to the
computer (the power light on the computer is switched off).

Switching off the system using the Shutdown menu

1 Select System→Shutdown.
2 The Shutdown dialog is displayed (see Shutdown dialog on page 586).
3 Select the function you require:
• Restart: Select to stop and restart all applications.
• Restart Computer: Select to stop all programs and restart the entire computer.
• Power Off Computer: Select to stop all programs and remove power to the
computer.
4 To switch off the console, click the Power Off Computer button.
This stops all programs and removes power to the computer.

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Backing up console data

This section contains the following topics:
Accessing the system's configuration data.....................................................................351
Backing up mariner's notes, routes, and barrier lines ....................................................352
For information about:
• Exporting ship-relative notes (templates), see Copying templates on page 323.
• Exporting route plans to other systems, see Importing and exporting route information
on page 289.
• Exporting depth data for use by other applications, see Capturing depth data for
other applications on page 340.

Accessing the system's configuration data

The K-Bridge operator station has three access levels. The two higher levels are used to
prevent unauthorised access to key system functions and parameters.
• Operator access: All functions that an officer on bridge watch will need are available
with this level of access. This includes all functions stipulated by the IMO Radar and
ARPA performance standards. You do not need a password for this level of access.
• User configuration access: This level of access requires a “user” password. It enables
you to perform all general operator tasks and procedures. For example:
– Viewing and acknowledging alarms
– Viewing route and ship parameters
– Adjusting the video configuration
• Service access: This level of access requires a “service” password and is mainly for
service engineers. It is for changing more permanent settings, such as the details of
the display units connected, their characteristics and voltage levels.
WARNING
If you have service-level access, do not change any service-level
settings unless you are trained to do so. Changing these
settings can render the system useless or seriously degrade its
performance.

Gaining user-level access to the system

1 Select: System→Password (see Password dialog on page 557).
2 Type in the password.
• The user-level password is user.
3 Click the Open button.
• You can now make the changes you need to make.
4 When you have finished, go back to the Password dialog and click Lock.
• The system is now locked again. To prevent unauthorized access, always lock
the system as soon as you have finished changing any settings.

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Backing up mariner's notes, routes, and barrier lines

The system enables you to back up and restore certain user-generated data.
You can save this data to (and restore it from) an external medium, such as a USB
memory device or CD-ROM.
The types of data you can back up are:
• Mariner's notes to charts (these are sometimes called “Radar maps”; see Note Save on
Medium dialog on page 497 and Note Load from Medium dialog on page 497).
• Sailing routes (see Routes Backup/Restore dialog on page 414 and Configure Route
Export dialog on page 581).

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Sensor communication and
processing

CCRS tests .....................................................................................................................354

Fallback behaviour.........................................................................................................357
61162-1 sentences used by the ECDIS operator station ................................................361

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CCRS tests
This section contains the following topics:
Validity of sensor input ..................................................................................................354
Plausibility of sensor input ............................................................................................355
Integrity of sensor input .................................................................................................356
Note
All CCRS tests on sensor data are performed before the data has been passed through
the Kalman filter.

Validity of sensor input

For a 61162-1 sentence to be accepted as valid by the CCRS, it must conform to
particular criteria. The table below gives the criteria for each sentence.

Table 28 Criteria for validity of each 61162-1 sentence received by the CCRS

Type of data Sentence Criteria

AIS VDM Format correct
VDO Format correct
Anenometer (wind) MWV Format correct
Mode indicator field = A
COG/SOG (EPFS) VTG Mode indicator field = A, D, or P
Datum reference DTM Format correct
Depth DPT Format correct
Distance travelled over ground and VLW Format correct
through water (SME)
Engine ETL Format correct
Heading HDT Format correct
NAVTEX NRX Format correct
Position (EPFS) GGA Mode indicator field = 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5
GLL Status field = A
GNS Mode indicator field = D, P, R, or F
Navigation status field = S or C
RMC Mode indicator field = A, D, P, R,
or F
Navigation status field = S or C
Propulsion PRC, RPM, ROR, RSA, TRC, TRD Format correct
ROT HDT Format correct
STW (SDME) VBW Status field = A
Time/date (EPFS) ZDA Format correct

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Plausibility of sensor input

For a 61162-1 sentence to be accepted as plausible by the CCRS, the data it contains
must fall between particular minimum and maximum values. The table below gives the
minimum and maximum values for each sentence.

Table 29 Min. and max. values for the plausibility of 61162-1 sentences

Type of data Sentence Min. value Max. value

AIS VDM No test performed No test performed
VDO No test performed No test performed
Anenometer (wind) MWV No test performed No test performed
COG/SOG (EPFS) VTG Vessel speed Vessel speed – max. speed
x 150%
Course Course – 360°
Datum reference DTM No test performed No test performed
Depth DPT 0.0m 11,000m
Distance travelled over VLW No test performed No test performed
ground and through water
(SME)
Engine ETL No test performed No test performed
Heading HDT 0.0° 360°
NAVTEX NRX No test performed No test performed
Position (EPFS) GGA 180° W, 90° S 180° E, 90° N
GLL 180° W, 90° S 180° E, 90° N
GNS 180° W, 90° S 180° E, 90° N
RMC Vessel speed Vessel speed – max. speed
x 150%
Course Course – 360°
Propulsion PRC, RPM, ROR, RSA, No test performed No test performed
TRC, TRD
ROT HDT No test performed No test performed
STW (SDME) VBW Vessel speed Vessel speed – max. speed
x 150%
Time/date (EPFS) ZDA No test performed No test performed

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Integrity of sensor input

For a 61162-1 sentence to be accepted as of good integrity by the CCRS, its data must
match (or deviate only within a specified limit from) equivalent data from another sensor.
The table below lists the integrity criteria for each sentence.
For a given sensor input, if only once source is installed on the vessel data from it will
not be integrity checked.

Table 30 Criteria for integrity of 61162-1 sentences received by CCRS

Type of data Sentence Criteria Deviation limit

AIS VDM No test performed
VDO No test performed
Anenometer (wind) MWV No test performed
COG/SOG (EPFS) VTG Ground speed used 1m/s
= ground speed from
selected alternative sensor
Datum reference DTM No test performed
Depth DPT Depth = depth from 200m
selected alternative sensor
Distance travelled over VLW No test performed
ground and through water
(SME)
Engine ETL No test performed
Heading HDT Heading = heading from 5°
selected alternative sensor
NAVTEX NRX No test performed
Position (EPFS) GGA, GLL, GNS, RMC Position = position from 30m
selected alternative sensor
Position = dead reckoning 3m
based on SDME input
Propulsion PRC, RPM, ROR, RSA, No test performed
TRC, TRD
ROT HDT ROT = ROT from selected 10°
alternative sensor
STW (SDME) VBW Water speed = water speed 1m/s
from selected alternative
sensor
Ground speed = ground 1m/s
speed from selected
alternative sensor
Time/date (EPFS) ZDA Time = time from selected 10 seconds
alternative source

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Fallback behaviour
This section contains the following topics:
Heading failure...............................................................................................................357
ROT failure ....................................................................................................................358
STW failure....................................................................................................................358
SOG failure ....................................................................................................................358
DPTH failure..................................................................................................................358
POSN failure..................................................................................................................358
AIS failure......................................................................................................................359
CCRS failure..................................................................................................................359
BAM failure ...................................................................................................................359
Process LAN failure (loss of one LAN) ........................................................................359
Process LAN failure (loss of both LANs): standalone operation..................................360
Datum failure .................................................................................................................360
Time source failure ........................................................................................................360
To operate with full functionality, the operator station depends on input from the
own-ship's sensors.
The most important sensors are the:
• Heading sensor (typically a gyro compass).
• Speed sensor (typically a speed log; it must be able to measure speed through water).
• Position sensor (typically a Global Positioning System).
The interfaces to all sensors are based on the international standard IEC 61162-1 which
is very similar to NMEA 0183.
All sensor input is received and processed by the CCRS before being distributed to the
MFDs (see CCRS process on page 42).

Heading failure
When heading input fails, all calculations that depend on heading input will fail or
become unreliable (including, for example, calculations performed by the CCRS when
it applies an antenna offset compensation to position input). You must be aware of the
unreliability of derived data when heading input fails.
If heading input from the selected source is missing, invalid or not plausible, and no
alternative source is available:
• The HDG field in the CCRS pane turns ORANGE (see CCRS pane on page 58).
• The CCRS uses the last valid heading received.
• AIS targets are presented using dashes (instead of the normal AIS target symbols),
indicating that reliable CPA/TCPA calculations cannot be performed on the targets.
• Only relative bearing measurements are provided.

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ROT failure
ROT input (if the system is configured to use it) is either a measured value (from the
heading sensor) or a calculation by the CCRS (based on heading input).
If ROT input from the selected source is missing, invalid or not plausible, and no
alternative source is available:
• The ROT field in the CCRS pane turns ORANGE (see CCRS pane on page 58).
• The CCRS sets the ROT value to 0.0°.

STW failure
If STW input from the selected source is missing, invalid or not plausible, and no
alternative source is available:
• The STW field in the CCRS pane turns ORANGE (see CCRS pane on page 58).
• The CCRS estimates a STW value based on drift, SOG and COG data.
For information about loss of speed log input to the autopilot, refer to the K-Bridge
Autopilot Operator Manual (see References on page 44).

SOG failure
If SOG input from the selected source is missing, invalid or not plausible, and no
alternative source is available:
• The SOG and COG fields in the CCRS pane turn ORANGE (see CCRS pane on
page 58).
• The CCRS estimates SOG and COG using position sensor input.
• AIS targets are presented using dashes (instead of the normal AIS target symbols),
indicating that reliable CPA/TCPA calculations cannot be performed on the targets.
For information about loss of SOG data to the autopilot, refer to the K-Bridge Autopilot
Operator Manual (see References on page 44).

DPTH failure
If depth input from the selected source is missing, invalid or not plausible, and no
alternative source is available:
• The DPTH field in the CCRS pane turns ORANGE (see CCRS pane on page 58).
• Dashes are displayed instead of an invalid or implausible reading.

POSN failure
If position input from the selected source is missing, invalid or not plausible, and no
alternative source is available:
• The POS field in the CCRS pane turns YELLOW and the indication DR appears in the
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• The CCRS estimates a position value using dead reckoning (the calculation uses the
last valid position received, along with current heading and speed input).
• AIS targets are presented using dashes (instead of the normal AIS target symbols),
indicating that reliable CPA/TCPA calculations cannot be performed on the targets.

AIS failure
Timeout limits apply to the presentation of AIS targets. If the operator station receives
no updates for a target within the timeout period for the type of target concerned, it
will cease to display the target.
If the operator station’s connection to the AIS receiver is lost – preventing information
from being updated for any targets – then, when all applicable timeouts have elapsed, the
operator station will display no targets.
If an individual target reports no:
• SOG: the target will be presented using dashes on the display, indicating that reliable
CPA/TCPA calculations cannot be performed on the target.
• COG: the target will be presented using dashes and its orientation will be the reported
heading.
• HDG and COG: the target will be presented using dashes and oriented up on the
display.

CCRS failure
One operator station on the bridge runs the CCRS process, distributing the selected
sensor input to all the other operator stations and to the autopilot. If the operator station
that is running the CCRS fails (or is switched off), another operator station on the process
LAN immediately takes over from it.

BAM failure
One operator station on the bridge runs the BAM server process. If this process fails, the
CAM-HMI cannot provide the bridge-wide alert list. The fallback in this case is that the
MFDs each revert to displaying their own (local) alert list. For more information, see
Loss of the CAM-HMI on page 55.

Process LAN failure (loss of one LAN)

On all vessels with K-Bridge systems installed, each radar and ECDIS operator station is
connected by two separate (process LAN) networks to the SINT. The SINT provides –
over this dual LAN – all the sensor input that the operator station requires. The operator
station only uses one of the process LANs at a time but it constantly monitors both. If one
process LAN fails, the operator station automatically uses the other LAN without any
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Process LAN failure (loss of both LANs): standalone

operation
A backup mechanism for the dual process network exists: at least two MFDs on
the bridge have a serial connection to a dedicated NMEA multiplexer (see LAN
communication between consoles on page 39). The multiplexer receives sensor data
directly from one gyro-compass (GYR1), one speed log (LOG1), and one position
reference system (GPS1); it then sends the data from these sensors to the MFD it is
connected to.
If both process LANs fail, the operator stations that are connected to an NMEA
multiplexer will automatically fail over to the backup source respectively for HDG,
STW, SOG and POSN.
When its backup source has been selected for each sensor input, an MFD operates as
a standalone radar or ECDIS (as applicable). In other words, it continues to receive
the most important primary navigation data but it does not communicate with other
operator stations on the bridge.

Datum failure
The position sensor might report the geodetic datum it is using. If so, it presents this
using the DTM sentence. If it is available, we recommend that you use this sentence and
set the datum to WGS84.
If the position sensor reports a datum other than WGS84 or does not report a datum at
all, the operator station will issue an alert.
There is a configuration setting that enables an operator station to accept input from
the position sensor without a datum (see Position Sensor Details dialog on page 568).
Use this option only if the position sensor does not report the datum but nevertheless
uses WGS84 at all times.

Time source failure

If the operator station is interfaced to a time source it needs to accept the ZDA sentence.
This sentence is usually transmitted by the position sensor, and the operator station uses
it to synchronize the radar clock with the clock of the positioning system.
If there is no ZDA input to the operator station, the time on the operator station is
updated from the computer’s crystal clock. The operator station uses the computer
clock in any case between ZDA messages.

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61162-1 sentences used by the ECDIS

operator station
This section contains the following topics:
Summary ........................................................................................................................361
ACK - Acknowledge alarm (input)................................................................................362
ACN - Alert command (input).......................................................................................362
ALC - Cyclic alert list (output)......................................................................................362
ALF - Alert sentence (output)........................................................................................363
ALR - Set alarm state (output).......................................................................................363
ARC - Alert command refused (output) ........................................................................364
DPT - Depth (input) .......................................................................................................364
DTM - Datum reference (input).....................................................................................364
EVE - General event (output) ........................................................................................365
GBS - GNSS satellite fault detection (input).................................................................365
GGA - Global positioning system (GPS) fix data (input)..............................................365
GLL - Geographic position - Latitude/longitude (input) ...............................................366
GNS - GNSS fix data (input) .........................................................................................366
HDT - Heading true (input) ...........................................................................................367
OSD - Own-ship data (input).........................................................................................367
RMC - Recommended minimum specific GNSS data (input).......................................368
ROT - Rate of turn (input) .............................................................................................368
RRT - Report route transfer (output) .............................................................................368
THS -True heading and status (input)............................................................................369
TLB -Target label (input)...............................................................................................369
TTD - Tracked target data (input)..................................................................................369
VBW - Dual ground/water speed (input).......................................................................370
VDM - AIS VHF data-link (input) ................................................................................370
VDO - AIS VHF data-link own-vessel report (input) ...................................................371
VHW - Water speed and heading (input).......................................................................371
VTG - Course over ground and ground speed (input) ...................................................371
ZDA - Time and date (input) .........................................................................................372
The sentences used are defined according to NMEA 0183 version 4.10, IEC 61162-1
ed. 5.0, and IEC 61162-2 1998.
Note
K-Bridge ECDIS does not support connection to a third-party INS using the $NSR
sentence.

Summary
Purpose 61162–1 sentence
Heading input HDT, THS, ROT
Position input DTM, GBS, GGA, GLL, GNS, RMC,
VTG, ZDA

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Purpose 61162–1 sentence

Speed input VBW, VHW
Depth input DPT
Radar target input TLB, TTD
AIS targets VDM, VDO
ECDIS backup (route transfer) RRT
Alert communication ACK, ACN, ALC, ALF, ALR, ARC

ACK - Acknowledge alarm (input)

$–ACK, xxx*hh>CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 ACK Sentence id.
2 xxx Unique alarm number (identifier) at alarm
source

ACN - Alert command (input)

$–ACN, hhmmss.ss, aaa, x.x, x.x, c, a*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 ACN Sentence id.
2 hhmmss.ss Time alert command issued
3 aaa Manufacturer mnemonic code if applicable
(KMO for Kongsberg Maritime proprietary
alerts)
4 x.x Alert identifier
5 x.x Alert instance (1- 999999)
6 c Alert command, A, Q, O or S
7 a Sentence status flag

ALC - Cyclic alert list (output)

$–ALC, xx, xx, xx, x.x, aaa, x.x, x.x, x.x, ........, aaa, x.x, x.x, x.x*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 ALC Sentence id.
2 xx Total number of sentences in the message (01
to 99)
3 xx Sentence number (01 to 99)
4 xx Sequential message identifier (00 to 99)

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Field Data format Description

5 x.x Number of alert entries contained in the
sentence
6 Alert entry n Includes: manufacturer mnemonic code if
applicable (KMO for Kongsberg Maritime
proprietary alerts); alert identifier; alert
instance; revision counter
7 aaa Manufacturer mnemonic code
8 x.x Alert identifier
9 x.x Alert instance
10 x.x Revision counter

Fields 6 to 9 can have multiple occurrences.

ALF - Alert sentence (output)

$–ALF, x, x, x, hhmmss.ss, a, a, a, aaa, x.x, x.x, x.x, x, c—c*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 ALF Sentence id.
2 x Total number of sentences in the message (1
to 2)
3 x Sentence number (1 to 2)
4 x Sequential message identifier (0 to 9)
5 hhmmss.ss Time of alert condition change
6 a Alert category (A, B or C)
7 a Alert priority (E, A, W or C)
8 a Alert state (A, S, N, O, U or V)
9 aaa Manufacturer mnemonic code if applicable
(KMO for Kongsberg Maritime proprietary
alerts)
10 x.x Alert identifier
11 x.x Alert instance (1 to 999999)
12 x.x Revision counter (1 to 99)
13 x Escalation counter
14 c—c Alert text

ALR - Set alarm state (output)

$–ALR, hhmmss.ss, xxx, A, A, c–c*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 ALR Sentence id.
2 hhmmss.ss Time of alarm condition change

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Field Data format Description

3 xxx Unique alarm number (identifier) at alarm
source
4 A Alarm condition (A=threshold exceeded,
V=threshold not exceeded)
5 A Alarm acknowledgement state
(A=acknowledged, V= unacknowledged)
6 c–c Alarm description text

ARC - Alert command refused (output)

$–ARC, hhmmss.ss, aaa, x.x, x.x, c*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 ARC Sentence id.
2 hhmmss.ss Time ARC message issued
3 aaa Manufacturer mnemonic code (if applicable)
for the ACM that has been refused (KMO for
Kongsberg Maritime proprietary alerts)
4 x.x Alert identifier
5 x.x Alert instance
6 c Type of alert command refused
(A=acknowledge; Q=request/repeat
information; O=responsibility transfer;
S=silence)

DPT - Depth (input)

$–DPT, x.x, x.x, x.x*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 DPT Sentence id.
2 x.x Water depth (in metres) relative to the
transducer
3 x.x Offset from transducer to make depth relative
to the keel
4 x.x Maximum depth reading possible for the
echo-sounder in its current sounding mode.

DTM - Datum reference (input)

$–DTM, ccc, a, x.x, a, x.x, a, x.x, ccc*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 DTM Sentence id.
2 ccc Local datum

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Field Data format Description

3 a Local datum subdivision code
4 x.x Latitude offset, min
5 a Latitude offset, N/S
6 x.x Longitude offset, min
7 a Longitude offset, E/W
8 x.x Altitude offset, m
9 ccc Reference datum

EVE - General event (output)

$–EVE, hhmmss.ss, c–c, c–c*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 EVE Sentence id.
2 hhmmss.ss Event time (for resetting BNWAS timer)
3 c–c ID of source event
4 c–c Event description

GBS - GNSS satellite fault detection (input)

$–GBS, hhmmss.ss, x.x, x.x, x.x, xx, x.x, x.x, x.x, h, h*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 GBS Sentence id.
2 hhmmss.ss Time (UTC) of GGA or GNS used
3 x.x Expected error in latitude
4 x.x Expected error in longitude
5 x.x Expected error in altitude
6 x.x ID number
7 x.x Probability of missed detection
8 x.x Estimate of bias on failed satellite
9 x.x Standard deviation of bias estimate
10 h GNSS System ID
11 h GNSS Signal ID

GGA - Global positioning system (GPS) fix data (input)

$–GGA, hhmmss.ss, llll.ll, a, yyyyy.yy, a, x, xx, x.x, x.x, M, x.x, M, x.x,
xxxx*hh<CR><LF>

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Field Data format Description

1 GGA Sentence id.
2 hhmmss.ss Time (UTC) of position
3 llll.ll Latitude
4 a Latitude N/S
5 yyyyy.yy Longitude
6 a Longitude E/W
7 x GPS quality indicator
8 xx Number of satellites in use, 00-12 a, b
9 x.x HDOP
10 x.x Antenna altitude, m
11 M Units of antenna altitude, m
12 x.x Geoidal separation, m
13 M Units of geoidal separation, m
14 x.x Age of differential data
45 xxxx Differential reference station

a In IEC61162-1 the GGA sentence is only specified for GPS. If the GGA sentence is
required in GLONASS mode or GPS/GLONASS mode, it is enabled. In that case the
sentence is equal to the original sentence except that the “Number of satellites in use”
field is in the range 00-99.
b This range is not valid if GGA compatibility is selected in the Service Interface.

GLL - Geographic position - Latitude/longitude (input)

$–GLL, llll.ll, a, yyyyy.yy, a, hhmmss.ss, A, a*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 GLL Sentence id.
2 llll.ll Latitude, N/S
3 a Latitude, N/S
4 yyyyy.yy Longitude, E/W
5 a Longitude, E/W
6 hhmmss.ss UTC of position
7 A Status (A=data valid, V=data invalid)
8 a Mode indicator

GNS - GNSS fix data (input)

$–GNS, hhmmss.ss, llll.ll, a, yyyyy.yy, a, c-c, xx, x.x, x.x, x.x, x.x, x.x, a*hh<CR><LF>

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Field Data format Description

1 GNS Sentence id.
2 hhmmss.ss Time (UTC) of position
3 llll.ll Latitude
4 a Latitude N/S
5 yyyyy.yy Longitude
6 a Longitude E/W
7 c-c Mode indicator
8 xx Total number of satellites in use, 00-99
9 x.x HDOP
10 x.x Antenna altitude, m
11 x.x Geoidal separation
12 x.x Age of differential data
13 x.x Differential reference station
14 a Navigational status indicator

HDT - Heading true (input)

$–HDT, x.x, T*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 HDT Sentence id.
2 x.x, T Heading, degrees true

OSD - Own-ship data (input)

$–OSD, x.x, A, x.x, a, x.x, a, x.x, x.x, a*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 OSD Sentence id.
2 x.x Heading, degrees true
3 A Heading status (A=data valid, B=data invalid)
4 x.x Vessel course (degrees true)
5 a Course reference (B=bottom tracking log,
M=manually entered, W=water referenced,
R=radar tracking of fixed target, P=positioning
system ground reference)
6 x.x Vessel speed
7 a Speed reference (B=bottom tracking log,
M=manually entered, W=water referenced,
R=radar tracking of fixed target, P=positioning
system ground reference)
8 x.x Vessel set (degrees true)

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Field Data format Description

9 x.x Vessel drift (speed)
10 a Speed units (K=km/h, N=knots, S=statute
miles/h)

RMC - Recommended minimum specific GNSS data (input)

$–RMC, hhmmss.ss, a, llll.ll, A, yyyyy.yy, a, x.x, x.x, xxxxxx, x.x, a, a, a*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 RMC Sentence id.
2 hhmmss.ss UTC of position fix
3 a Status (A or V)
4 llll.ll Latitude
5 A Latitude N/S
6 yyyyy.yy Longitude
7 a Longitude E/W
8 x.x Speed over ground, knots
9 x.x Course over ground, degrees true
10 xxxxxx Date: ddmmyy
11 x.x Magnetic variation, degrees – FIELD NOT
USED
12 a Magnetic variation, E/W – FIELD NOT USED
13 a Mode indicator
14 a Navigational status

ROT - Rate of turn (input)

$–ROT, x.x, A*h<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 ROT Sentence id.
2 x.x Rate of turn, °/min (a negative values means
the bow turns to port)
3 A Status (A=data valid, B=data invalid)

RRT - Report route transfer (output)

$–RRT, a, c-c, c-c, c-c, a, a *hh<CR><LF>

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Field Data format Description

1 RRT Sentence id.
2 a Transfer type (M=monitored route; A=
alternative route for editing; Q=query for
transmitting any monitored route or alternative
route for editing)
3 c-c Name of transferred route.
4 c-c Version of transferred route.
5 c-c ID of current waypoint in monitored route
being transferred.
6 a File transfer status for transferred route
(A=successful reception of the route file
transfer; E=error in reception of route file
transfer).
7 a Application status for transferred route
(A=content of received route accepted and
valide; V=content of received route rejected;
P=pending, application has not yet evaluated
the received route; N=not applicable).

THS -True heading and status (input)

$–THS, x.x, a*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 THS Sentence id.
2 x.x Heading, degrees true
3 a Mode indicator

TLB -Target label (input)

$–TLB, x.x, c–c, x.x, c–c, ..., x.x,c–c*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 TLB Sentence id.
2 x.x Target number
3 c–c Target label
4 x.x Target number
5 c–c Target label
6 ... Additional target number/label pairs

TTD - Tracked target data (input)

!–TTD, hh, hh, x, s-s, x*hh<CR><LF>

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Field Data format Description

1 TTD Sentence id.
2 hh Number of sentences required to transfer the
message (01– FF)
3 hh Sentence number (01– FF)
4 x Sequential message id (1–9)
5 s-s Encapsulated tracked target data
6 x Number of fill-bits (0–5)

VBW - Dual ground/water speed (input)

$–VBW, x.x, x.x, A, x.x, x.x, A, x.x, A, x.x, A*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 VBW Sentence id.
2 x.x Longitudinal water speed in knots (a negative
value indicates water speed astern)
3 x.x Transverse water speed in knots (a negative
value indicates speed to port)
4 A Status of water speed (A=data valid; V=data
invalid)
5 x.x Longitudinal ground speed in knots (a negative
value indicates speed astern)
6 x.x Transverse ground speed in knots (a negative
value indicates speed to port)
7 A Status of ground speed (A=data valid; V=data
invalid)
8 x.x Stern transverse water speed in knots (a
negative value indicates speed to port)
9 A Status of stern water speed (A=data valid;
V=data invalid)
10 x.x Stern transverse ground speed in knots (a
negative value indicates speed to port)
11 A Status of stern ground speed (A=data valid;
V=data invalid)

VDM - AIS VHF data-link (input)

!–VDM, x, x, x, a, s–s,x*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 VDM Sentence id.
2 x Number of sentences required to transfer the
message (1– 9)
3 x Sentence number (1–9)

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Field Data format Description

4 x Sequential message id (1–9)
5 a AIS channel
6 s–s Encapsulated ITU-R M.1371 radio message
7 x Number of fill-bits (0–5)

VDO - AIS VHF data-link own-vessel report (input)

!–VDM, x, x, x, a, s–s,x*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 VDO Sentence id.
2 x Number of sentences required to transfer the
message (1– 9)
3 x Sentence number (1–9)
4 x Sequential message id (1–9)
5 a AIS channel
6 s–s Encapsulated ITU-R M.1371 radio message
7 x Number of fill-bits (0–5)

VHW - Water speed and heading (input)

$–VHW, x.x, T, x.x, M, x.x, N, x.x, K*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 VHW Sentence id.
2 x.x Heading, degrees true
3 T Heading, degrees true
4 x.x Heading, degrees – FIELD NOT USED
5 M Heading, degrees magnetic – FIELD NOT
USED
6 x.x Speed – FIELD NOT USED
7 N Speed, knots – FIELD NOT USED
8 x.x Speed – FIELD NOT USED
9 K Speed, km/h – FIELD NOT USED

VTG - Course over ground and ground speed (input)

$–VTG, x.x, T, x.x, M, x.x, N, x.x, K, a*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 ALC Sentence id.
2 x.x Course over ground, degrees true

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Field Data format Description

3 T Heading, degrees true
4 x.x Course over ground, degrees magnetic –
FIELD NOT USED
5 M Heading, degrees magnetic
6 x.x Speed over ground, knots
7 N Speed, knots
8 x.x Speed over ground, km/h
9 K Speed, km/h
10 a Mode indicator

ZDA - Time and date (input)

$–ZDA, hhmmss.ss, xx, xx, xxxx, xx, xx*hh<CR><LF>
Field Data format Description
1 ZDA Sentence id.
2 hhmmss.ss UTC
3 xx Day, 01 to 31 (UTC)
4 xx Month, 01 to 12 (UTC)
5 xxxx Year (UTC)
6 xx Local zone hours (00 to +/-13h)
7 xx Local zone minutes (00 to +59)

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Chapter 18
View menu

View menu .....................................................................................................................374

Palette dialog..................................................................................................................374
Zoom dialog ...................................................................................................................375
Themes dialog: Themes tab...........................................................................................376
Themes dialog: Options tab...........................................................................................378
Themes dialog: Non-chart tab .......................................................................................380
Themes dialog: AIO tab ................................................................................................381
Themes dialog: T&P tab................................................................................................382
Static Object Information dialog....................................................................................382
Browse Position and Date dialog...................................................................................383
Remote Marker Setup dialog .........................................................................................384

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View menu
This menu enables you to regulate the amount of light
emitted by the display and the operator panel, and also
to configure the tools, symbols and data that appear
on the display.
To see the menu, click View on the main menu.
• Palette/Intensity: Click this button to regulate the
amount of light emitted by the display and the operator panel (see Palette dialog
on page 374).
• Zoom: Click this button to select the chart scale (see Zoom dialog on page 375).
• Themes: Click this button to select the types of graphical information to be displayed
on the charts (see Themes dialog: Themes tab on page 376).
• Object Information: Click this button to display information about an object on the
chart that is near to the marker (cursor) (see Static Object Information dialog on
page 382).
• Browse Position and Date: Click this button to use the browsing facility for route
planning (see Browse Position and Date dialog on page 383).
• Remote Markers: Click this button to make the markers (cursor, EBL/VRM pair or
pairs, and/or curved EBL) on your operator station available to other operator stations
or to display the markers from another operator station on your screen (see Remote
Marker Setup dialog on page 384).

Palette dialog
This dialog enables you to regulate the brightness of the colour palette on the display and
the brightness of the backlight on the display and the operator panel.
The path to the dialog is: View →Palette/Intensity.
Three levels of intensity are available: Day, Dusk and
Night.
The content of the Intensity dialog is as follows:
• Set Calibrated: Click this button (if present) to set
the display’s backlight to the level at which the
colours are correctly calibrated for displaying charts
in the current palette (see Restoring ECDIS colour
calibration on page 17).
• Brilliance: You can adjust the backlight level by
operating the slider.
• Panel BLight: Adjusts the intensity of the backlight
for the buttons on the operator panel.
• Panel LED: Adjusts the intensity of the status LEDs
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• Start Lamp Test: Click to perform a lamp test on the console: all lamps on the operator
panel will blink on and off until you click End Lamp Test.
• End Lamp Test: Click to end the lamp test: the lamps on the operator panel will
immediately stop blinking on and off.

Zoom dialog
This dialog enables you to set the chart scale.
The path to the dialog is: View →Zoom or you can click
on the Scale button on the ECDIS range pane.
By default, the system automatically selects the best
chart available for the own-ship's current position. To
use a chart with a different scale:
• Select the required scale from the FG (foreground) chart list.
• Click the Zoom In or Zoom Out button.
The selected chart will sometimes not cover the whole display area. Rather than leave
the area that is not covered blank, you can have the system fill it with another chart,
normally of lower resolution. The best chart is the foreground (FG) chart and the other is
the background (BG) chart.
The dialog contents are:
Reset: Resets chart selection to automatic chart mode (selection of the best chart
available for the own-ship's position).
Zoom In: Increases the chart scale by a factor of two.
Zoom Out: Decreases the chart scale by a factor of two.
FG: (Foreground) Lists the available chart types and chart scales at the own-ship's
position (in monitoring mode) or in the middle of the display (in browse mode). Select
the chart you require.
BG: (Background): If the selected foreground chart does not cover all of the display, the
rest of the display can be filled with another "fill-in" chart, normally of lower resolution.
When you select a new entry in the "BG" list, the system's choice for background chart
is overridden.
?: Click to display the chart legend for each chart (see Chart Legend dialog on page 449).

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Themes dialog: Themes tab

The Themes tab in this dialog contains all the main
chart themes.
The path to the dialog is: View→Themes
Turning off everything leaves only the themes that
are required to be permanently displayed (the themes
associated with the “display base” in IEC 61174-4).
Note
Only vector charts have themes. The themes
information available varies between chart suppliers.

The tab’s contents are:

STANDARD: Displays all chart themes listed below
this label. These – along with some themes in the
Non-Chart tab (see Themes dialog: Non-chart tab
on page 380) – are the themes that are displayed if
you press/click STD DISP (see CHART buttons and
shortcuts on page 32).
• Drying line: Displays features such as lakes, sloping
ground, dykes, causeways and dams.
• Buoys, beacons, aids to navigation: Displays buoys, beacons and other aids to
navigation
• Lights: Displays black lines indicating the nominal range of the navigation lights on
the chart. To extend the lines, select Full light lines (see Themes dialog: Options tab
on page 378). To minimize clutter, select Active Lights (also on the Options tab) so
that the black lines are displayed only for the light sector or sectors inside which the
own-ship is currently sailing.
• Boundaries and limits: Displays boundaries of fairways, channels and other chart areas.
• Prohibited and restricted areas: Displays areas where prohibitions or restrictions are
in force.
• Chart scale boundaries: Displays boundaries between charts of different scales or
between charts from different providers.
• Cautionary notes: Displays any notes associated with caution areas.
• Ships’ routing systems and ferry routes: Displays traffic lanes, traffic separation zones
and other vessel routing information that is part of the chart.
• Archipelagic sea lanes: Displays archipelagic sea lanes (those designated by an
archipelagic state for unobstructed transit through its waters).
• Miscellaneous (standard): Displays vessel service facilities and any other features that
belong to the standard display (as defined by IEC 61174-4) but that are not associated
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• OTHER: Displays all the themes listed beneath this label. (These themes are turned
off when you revert to the standard display.)
• Spot soundings: Displays soundings that are shallower than the safety depth. (If this
theme is not selected, all soundings are turned off.)
• Deep Soundings: Displays soundings that are deeper than the safety depth.
• Submarine cables and pipelines: Displays submerged cables and pipelines.
• All Isolated Dangers: Displays obstructions (such as ship-wrecks, rocks and cables)
that do not pose a severe risk of grounding. These obstructions are located in deep
waters and the obstructions are deeper than the safety contour (see Safety Depth
dialog on page 450). Isolated dangers that are shallower than the safety contour are
always displayed.
Magnetic variation: Displays corrections for vessels using a magnetic compass.
• Depth contours: Displays depth contour lines.
• Seabed: Indicates the seabed structure (for example, sand, clay or stone).
• Tidal: Displays symbols and information relating to tides and streams.
• Miscellaneous (other): Displays any features that belong to the “other” display (as
defined by IEC 61174-4) but are not associated with any of the themes listed as
“other” in this tab.
• Important text: Displays important information about a chart object.
• Names: Displays place names, for example, and names for some other chart objects.
• Light description: Displays information relating to navigation lights (for example,
colour, and whether and how a light is flashing).
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Themes dialog: Options tab

The Options tab in this dialog enables you to configure
the way the themes are displayed.
The path to this dialog and tab is: View→Themes
(Options)
The tab’s contents are:
• Simplified: Displays simplified symbols of buoys
and beacons.
• Paper chart: Displays the same symbols for buoys
and beacons as appear on paper charts.
• Symbolized: Displays symbolized boundary lines
to enable you to distinguish different lines more
easily. To see all the different types of lines that are
possible, select Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→Settings (tab)→Display Chart1.
• Plain: Displays plain lines for boundaries.
• Full light lines: Displays full light sector lines. If you
select the Lights theme (see Themes dialog: Themes
tab on page 376) but do not select Full light lines,
the displayed nominal range lines are truncated.
• Active lights: Displays the sector colour for each navigation light sector as seen from
the own-ship's position: a coloured rectangle appears along the nominal range lines
of each sector that the ship is currently sailing inside.
• Active Light Sector Colours: By default, the coloured rectangles indicating active light
sectors are displayed at their full length. If they start to dominate the screen you might
want to shorten or remove them. Select:
– None: to remove the coloured rectangles.
– Short: to shorten the coloured rectangles.
– Long: to lengthen the coloured rectangles.
Sectors adjacent to the active sector are indicated so that you can see when you will
cross from a sector of one colour into a sector of another colour.
The lighthouse point for the sector inside which the own-ship is sailing is indicated
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Figure 110 Light range lines and active lights

• Light description for sector lights: Displays information (for example, colour, and
whether and how a light is flashing) relating specifically to sector lights.
• Shallow water dangers: Displays ship-wrecks, rocks, cables and other obstructions that
are located in shallow waters. These obstructions only pose a danger of grounding
if for any reason the vessel is navigating in or close to shallow waters. (Shallow
waters are those that are shallower than the currently selected safety contour; see
Safety Depth dialog on page 450.)
Depending on the viewing range selected, displaying this theme can clutter the chart
and cause more dangerous obstructions to be obscured (see Showing where the waters
are deep enough for the vessel on page 89).
• Unknown: Displays a symbol for any object that is known to be present on the chart
but for which no chart symbol exists.
• Accuracy: Uses a pattern to indicate if part of the chart is of uncertain accuracy.
• Highlight date dependent: Highlights date-dependent chart information. To specify a
date for date-dependent information to expire, select View→Browse Position and Date
(see Browse Position and Date dialog on page 383).
• Highlight info: Highlight chart objects that have extra information associated with
them (you must click the object to view the information).
• Highlight document/picture: Highlight chart objects that have a document/picture
associated with them. In the Static Object Information dialog that is displayed, click
Doc or Pict as applicable (see Static Object Information dialog on page 382).
• Scale min: Some chart objects have a minimum scale attribute. This means that they
are only displayed when the chart is viewed at or above a certain scale. Check this
theme to remove these objects from the chart display when you increase the range.
• Contour labels: Displays a label giving the depth of each contour line.
• National language: Displays chart information in the local language. Un-check the
theme to see information in English.

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Themes dialog: Non-chart tab

The Non-chart tab in this dialog enables you to turn
on the display of radar and AIS targets, mariner’s notes,
alternative routes, and past track information (both for
the own-ship and for targets).
It also enables you to configure whether certain
themes, for example, targets and mariner’s notes,
are treated by ECDIS as standard themes. If they
are, then disabling them (whether from inside the
Themes dialog box or from elsewhere) will cause the
“Standard themes are disabled” message to appear (see
Operator messages/indications on page 67). If they
are not, remember that restoring standard themes (see
CHART buttons and shortcuts on page 32) disables all
non-standard themes, including, for example, targets
and mariner’s notes.
The path to this dialog is: View→Themes (Non-chart)
The tab’s contents are:
• Vessels/Targets: Displays tracked targets when the system is connected to equipment
that can provide targets. (On some vessels, this is configured as a standard theme.)
• Target names: Displays identifiers for AIS and radar targets.
• Target past track: Displays the past track for AIS and radar targets.
• AIS AtoNs: Displays aids to navigation detected by AIS.
• AIS SARTs: Displays search and rescue transponders detected by AIS.
• Mariner’s Notes: Displays mariner’s notes. (On some vessels, this is configured as
a standard theme.)
• ECR Area: Displays red zone notes (see Creating red zone notes on page 308). Red
zone notes are shared to all operator stations. Un-check this option box to turn them
off on your chart display.
• Alternative routes: Displays routes that are selected for display in the route list (see
Route List dialog on page 407.) (This is a standard theme.)
• Past track: Display the own-ship's past track for the past 12 hours (see Parameter
Setup dialog: Track tab on page 541). (This is a standard theme.)
• Secondary track: Displays the own-ship's past track (for the past 12 hours) according
to a secondary position sensor.
• Past track labels: Displays past track time labels indicating the time the own-ship was
at the various positions.
• Voyage recordings: Displays the past track for an entire voyage (see Parameter Setup
dialog: Voyage tab on page 543).
• Voyage labels: Displays voyage time labels indicating the time the own-ship was at the
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• Radar video: Displays radar video as an overlay when the system is connected to a
radar operator station. (This is an alternative to selecting VID on the ECDIS range
panel; see ECDIS range pane on page 63.)
To specify an operator station to receive the radar video from, select Targets (see
Targets menu on page 386).
• Scalebar labels: Displays distance labels for the scalebar on the left side of the
monitor. Lat/Long Scale must not be selected.
• Lat/Long scale: Displays a latitude/longitude scale – as an alternative to the scale
bar – along the outer edges of the chart.
• Viewing category assignment: Enables you to include certain themes among the
standard ECDIS themes:
– Mariner’s notes: Select Standard to include mariner’s notes among the standard
ECDIS themes.
– Vessels/Targets: Select Standard to include radar and AIS targets among the
standard ECDIS themes. If you include them, remember that the “Standard themes
are disabled” message will appear (see Operator messages/indications on page 67)
whenever you turn targets off (for example, by using the SUPPRESS function; see
DISPLAY buttons and shortcuts on page 30).

Themes dialog: AIO tab

The AIO tab in this dialog provides additional themes
for charts that display the Admiralty Information
Overlay (AIO) from the UK Hydrographic Office.
The path to this dialog and tab is: View→Themes (AIO)
The tab’s contents are:
• Temporary/Preliminary/ENC Preliminary Notices:
Select to indicate areas on the chart for which the
UKHO has published Temporary, Preliminary,
and/or ENC Preliminary Notices to Mariners.
• No Information: Select to indicate areas for which there is no chart coverage available
using a British Admiralty chart.
• Notice numbers: Indicates the number of the NtM that a particular AIO chart feature
relates to.

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Themes dialog: T&P tab

The T&P tab in this dialog provides additional themes
if you have C-Map Services enabled with (where
applicable) the necessary C-Map subscriptions:
• T&P Graphics/Text: Select to display the graphics
and text associated with Temporary and Preliminary
NtMs messages distributed by the C-Map update
service online.
• Tides and Streams: Select to display tide and stream
data on the chart.
• GMDSS: Select to display C-Map GMDSS data.
• SAR areas: Select to display C-Map SAR data.
• Piracy: Select to display information about incidents of piracy and where they
occurred.

Static Object Information dialog

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This dialog enables you to view information about chart objects on the display. Point
to an object and double-click using the left mouse-button or press Object Info on the
operator panel (if available; see CHART buttons and shortcuts on page 32. You can also
right-click objects to see context-specific menus and information.
In ECDIS the path to this dialog is: View→Object Information. (In Radar, the dialog is
not available via the menu system.)
Object information for all objects under the cursor is captured in the dialog. The objects
are listed in the upper section, and you can select a particular one from the list. Some
objects have a document or picture associated with them, and in this case you can click
the Doc or Pict button to view the attachment.
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Browse Position and Date dialog

The dialog allows you to set a precise position for
the centre of the display and enter browse mode to
go to it. (Browsing means that the chart is displayed
independently of the own-ship's position. The facility
is useful for route planning.[3])
In addition, the bottom half of the dialog allows you to
control the display of date-dependent chart information.
The path to this dialog is: View→Browse Position and
Date
The dialog contents are:
Latitude/Longitude: Enter a latitude and longitude position for the centre of the area
you want to view. The information is automatically updated during browsing. When
you leave browse mode the last specified position (latitude and longitude) and scale
are saved for later use.
GoTo: Click to centre the chart display at the specified latitude and longitude ( using the
specified scale) and enter browse mode (if you are not already in it).
If you interrupt route planning in browse mode by clicking the Monitor button, the centre
of the display reverts immediately to the vessel position. However, this dialog retains the
last specified latitude, longitude and scale. Click GoTo to return to browse mode with the
specified position as the centre of the display.
Get Cursor: Click the button, and use the trackball to move the marker to a particular
position, then click the Left mouse button to use the coordinates of the marker position to
populate the latitude and longitude fields; finally click GoTo to move the centre of the
screen to the specified coordinates and enter browse mode.
Apply Scale: Enter a scale and click the button to set the chart to that scale. You can do
this in both monitoring and browse modes.
Browse Date: This field controls the display of date-dependent chart information:
• None: Select to present all date-dependent information.
• Now: Select to present all date-dependent information that is valid for today’s date.
• Date: Select to present all date-dependent information that is valid for a specified
date. And specify the date.

3. You can also turn browsing on and off by clicking the Browse button on the ECDIS range panel; see
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Remote Marker Setup dialog

This dialog allows you to:
• Make the markers (that is, the cursor, EBL/VRM
pair or pairs, and/or curved EBL) on your operator
station available to other operator stations on the
bridge.
• Specify an operator station on the bridge whose
markers you want to display on your operator
station.
The path to the dialog is: View→Remote Markers
The dialog contents are:
• Send Marker Data: Check this option to make the cursor, EBL/VRM pair or pairs, and
curved EBL on your workstation available to other operator stations on the bridge.
• Display Remote Markers: Check this option to display the cursor, EBL/VRM pair or
pairs, and/or curved EBL from another operator station on your screen. You must
then also select one or more of the sub-options Cursor, EBL/VRM, and Curved EBL
and, from the Source selector menu, select the operator station whose remote markers
you want to display.
• Source: Specify the operator station whose cursor, EBL/VRM pair or pairs, and/or
curved EBL you want to display on your screen. Only operator stations on which the
Send Marker Data option in this dialog has been checked will appear in the selector
menu.
For more information, see Sharing your markers and viewing remote markers on
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Chapter 19
Targets menu

Targets menu ..................................................................................................................386

Target Information dialog ..............................................................................................389
AIS Target Operations dialog ........................................................................................390
Target List dialog ...........................................................................................................391
Target Association dialog...............................................................................................392
Select Target dialog........................................................................................................393
Auto Acquisition dialog.................................................................................................394

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Targets menu
Global IDs displayed Local IDs displayed

This is the main menu for working with radar and AIS targets.
To see the menu, click Targets on the main menu.
The menu contents are:
• AIS: Click to access the AIS dialog boxes (see AIS menu on page 395).
• AIS Settings: Click to see an overview of the AIS target settings (see AIS Target
Settings dialog on page 401).
• Target Data: Click to display data for the selected target (see Target Information
dialog on page 389).
• Target List: Click to display a list of all targets (see Target List dialog on page 391).
• Target Association: Click to inspect or edit the target association settings (see Target
Association dialog on page 392).
• Select Target: Click to select a target to view data about (see Select Target dialog
on page 393).
• Target Sources: The target sources available on the operator station. Before you can
display targets in ECDIS you must enable the Vessels/Targets and Target Names themes
(see Themes dialog: Non-chart tab on page 380).
The green “lamp” associated with a source is lit when the operator station is receiving
targets from it. (For the Own Radar, the “lamp” blinks to indicate that the operator
station is receiving targets and video.)
• Display Local Target IDs: Check to display the local instead of global ID for targets on
the local operator station. If you check this option, the target source list in the Targets
menu changes to include a letter in brackets next to each target source listed. The
letter is the local ID prefix for targets from that source.
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– Radar targets, a local ID starts with the prefix letter of the source radar operator
station, and this is followed by the ID number originally assigned to the target by
the tracker on the source radar operator station. Displaying local target IDs enables
you to see which targets are from which radar source. (If you un-check Display
Local Target IDs, then locally assigned tracker IDs are masked by the global target
management system, which generates and displays global target ID numbers.)
– AIS targets, a local ID is either the target’s name (if this is available from the
AIS transmission), or it is the MMSI number with a prefix ‘M’ (see AIS Target
Operations dialog on page 390).
• Radar Video Sources: Select a source for the radar video overlay. The green “lamp”
associated with a source is steadily lit when the operator station is receiving video
from it.
Before you can display radar video you must enable the Radar Video chart theme (see
Themes dialog: Themes tab on page 376). A shortcut is to check VID on the range
pane (see ECDIS range pane on page 63).
• Align to Video: Click to align the electronic chart with the radar video. When you do
this, the ECDIS presentation mode (NUP, HUP, CUP) will normally change to course
up (CUP). But, if the display on the radar operator station that sends the video is set to
North up (NUP), or if the vessel’s course is close to 0.00°, the ECDIS presentation
mode will be set to North up (NUP).
• Text field: The text field at the bottom of the dialog informs you of any misalignments
in projection or orientation between the chart and the overlaid radar image:
– Particularly at the outer edge of the screen, the radar image that is overlaid on
the chart can be misaligned by a number of pixels. This is due to the chart using
a different projection (the “Mercator projection”) from the radar (which uses the
“Planar projection”).
– This text field also informs you of any misalignment of orientation between the
chart and radar image: it tells you by how many degrees (if any) the radar image is
rotated in relation to the chart.

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Table 31 Target symbols and identification labels

Target Basic Vector Global ID Local ID Notes

Radar For radar targets, the local
ID number is prefixed by a
letter that identifies the source
operator station. To display
local (instead of global) IDs,
select Targets→Display Local
Target IDs. (On the source
radar operator station, you can
specify a user-defined local
name to be displayed instead
of the automatically assigned
local ID.)
AIS For AIS targets, the local ID
is either the target’s name
(if available from the AIS
transmission) or the MMSI
number (with a prefix ‘M’).
A right-angle at end of the
target’s heading line indicates
the direction of a turn by
the target vessel (to port or
starboard).
Associated If the target with the highest
(incl. AIS; priority source is from AIS,
AIS priority) the AIS-priority target symbol
is used. The associated target
gets a new global ID. The local
ID is either the target’s name
(if available from the AIS
transmission) or the MMSI
number (with a prefix ‘M’).
Associated If no AIS target is included,
(not incl. the radar-only associated target
AIS, radar symbol is used (it is the same
only) as the normal radar target
symbol). The associated target
gets a new global ID. The
local ID will be that of the
target from the highest priority
source.
Associated If the target from the highest
(incl. AIS; priority source is a radar target,
radar priority) the radar-priority target symbol
is used. The associated target
gets a new global ID. The
local ID will be that of the
target from the highest priority
source.
AIS sleeping For sleeping targets, no vector
or global/local ID can be
displayed.

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Target Information dialog

Radar target information AIS target information

This dialog displays the data belonging to a tracked radar or AIS target.
To see it, point to the tracked target you are interested in by using the trackball, then
right-click and select Target Data..)
Where there are many targets transmitting AIS data (for example, in a busy port), static
data from some targets (including vessel name) might be temporarily unavailable.
If there are two targets close together – perhaps one a radar target and the other an AIS
target, and you want to view the radar data but it is the AIS data that is shown (or you
want to view the AIS data but it is the radar data that is shown) – click the Tgt+ button.
This shows you the data for both targets. You can view data for up to four targets at
the same time.
The dialog contents are:
• Upper portion: This part of the dialog displays the target identifier or the
MMSI-number.
• Lower portion: This part of the dialog contains the target data.
• List..: Click to see a list of all targets currently known to the system Target List dialog
on page 391.
• Tgt +: Select a target from the list (see Target List dialog on page 391) and then click
Tgt +. The new target data always appears above the last target data view displayed.
You can display a maximum of four target data views at once.
Alternatively, click Tgt + to bring up data for the target closest to the marker (if
you have clicked with the marker), or closest to the last target for which data was
displayed, or closest to the vessel’s own position (if you have not previously clicked
with the marker or displayed data for a target).
• Tgt -: Click to close the target data that was added least recently.
• AIS Operation: Click to display the AIS Target Operations dialog (see AIS Target
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AIS Target Operations dialog

This dialog enables you to activate or deactivate the
selected AIS target and to perform certain other
operations on the target or on AIS targets generally
on the operator station.
To bring up the dialog, either:
• Click on an AIS target and, in the dialog that
comes up (see Static Object Information dialog on
page 382), click Target Op.
• Or right-click on an AIS target, select Target
Data and, in the dialog that comes up (see Target
Information dialog on page 389), click AIS
operation.
The dialog contents are:
• AIS Track MMSI: The AIS target's MMSI (Maritime Mobile Service Identity) number.
• Identifier: The target’s global ID (not present for sleeping targets).
• Name: The AIS target vessel’s name if available.
• Display Identifier: If the Vessels/Targets and Target Names chart themes (see Themes
dialog: Non-chart tab on page 380) are not enabled, check this box to display the
target’s global OR local ID for as long as the target is displayed. Otherwise it will
cease to display when the Target Information dialog box is closed.
To display the target vessel’s name (instead of its global ID), you must have Display
Local Target IDs checked (see Targets menu on page 386). If the vessel name is not
available, the MMSI number will be displayed (prefixed by the letter ‘M’).
• Activate this Target: Click to activate the target.
• Deactivate this Target: Click to deactivate the target.
• Activate all AIS Targets: Click to activate all AIS targets on the display.
• Deactivate all AIS Targets: Click to deactivate all AIS targets on the display.
• Association & AIS Target Settings: Click to go to the AIS Target Settings dialog (see
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Target List dialog

Small list Large list

This dialog lists and describes all targets currently known to the system (at whatever
stage they happen to be at in the target lifecycle).
The path to the dialog is: Targets→Target List
The dialog contents are:
• Radar: Check to include all radar targets in the list.
• AIS: Check to include all AIS targets in the list.
• Expand: Check to see sub-lists of the separate targets that form each associated target
in the target list (if any are present).
• Column headings: Information about each target includes status, range and bearing
from the own-ship, and CPA/TCPA. By default, the list is sorted (numerically)
by Global ID. To sort on something else, click a different column heading: a ‘˄’
symbol appears in the selected column heading to indicate that the target list is sorted
according to that column and in ascending order (alphabetically or numerically, as
applicable). To sort in descending order, click on the column heading again: the
symbol changes to a ‘˅’.
To hide or display a particular column, right-click on any column heading and in the
context menu select the name of the column you want to hide or display. (A column
that is currently displayed will have a tick to its left in the context menu.)
When a target’s TCPA is close to zero, there is a danger of collision if the CPA is also
close to zero. (However, it is possible for the TCPA to be close to zero but for the
target still to be at a safe range.) When the TCPA is negative, the own-ship has already
passed the CPA for the target and the two vessels are now moving further apart.
In the small (narrow format) list, the Global ID column on the left is replaced by
the Name column when Display Local Target IDs is selected (see Targets menu on
page 385).
• Go To Target: Click to position the chart view with the selected target at its centre.
The target will also be highlighted by a broken square symbol.

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• Display Target Data: Click to bring up the data for the selected target (see Target
Information dialog on page 389).
• Large/Small list: Click to view the list in its wide or narrow format (as applicable).

Target Association dialog

Target association is only fully approved on radar
operator stations or on an ECDIS that forms part of
an integrated navigation system (INS). Use this dialog
to inspect or edit target association settings on the
operator station.
The path to the dialog is: Targets→AIS→Target
Settings→Association Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Enable AIS/Target Association: When this box is
checked, the MFD associates targets from different
sources if the distance and the difference in speed
between them are within the limits defined in this
dialog box.
When two or more targets meet the criteria for association (in other words are close
enough to each other and travelling at comparable speeds), the operator station
displays them as a single target with a new, unique global ID number (the ID number
is “unique” among all current targets on the bridge).
Note that, for the target view to be the same on all operator stations, target association
must be enabled on all radar operator stations (and all operator stations must have
each other selected as target sources; see Targets menu on page 386).
• Maximum Distance: Targets that are less than this distance apart will be associated
(if the difference between their respective speeds is less than the maximum speed
difference). Targets further apart than this distance will not be associated. An
associated target that becomes separated by more than this distance from the target or
targets it has hitherto been associated with will now become dis-associated (it will
resume its original target symbol and global ID).
• Maximum Speed Difference: When the difference in speed between two or more
targets:
– is less than the maximum speed difference, the targets will be associated (assuming
that the targets are less than the maximum distance apart).
– exceeds the maximum speed difference, the targets will not be associated.
– that are currently associated exceeds the maximum speed difference, the targets
will be dis-associated.
• Hysteresis: Specify the amount of hysteresis to allow while the targets are associated.
The value you specify determines how much the symbols for associated targets jump
on the display between appearing as a single target and appearing as two separate
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associated and separate targets.) However, bear in mind that the percentage of
hysteresis you specify results in an equivalent percentage increase in the maximum
distance and maximum speed difference criteria for dis-association.
• Increase/Decrease priority: The target source priority determines whether an AIS or
radar symbol is displayed for a given associated target. (To compare the AIS and
radar priority symbols, see Targets menu on page 386.)
If an associated target is comprised, for example, of an AIS target and a target from
a radar operator station, it will be displayed as an AIS target if AIS is of a higher
priority than the radar operator station but as a radar target if the radar operator station
is of a higher priority than AIS.
Also, if the associated target is not from AIS but is from multiple radar sources –
including perhaps a third-party radar source – the target source priority determines
which source’s target is displayed: the one with the highest priority.
Select a source from the Target Source Priority list and use the Increase/Decrease
Priority buttons to move that source to a particular position in the list.
Note
The target source priority list is common to all KM operator stations on the bridge: if
you change it on one operator station, you are changing it on all operator stations.

• Text field: ID of the KM operator station that is performing global target management
for the bridge. The operator station that performs this role is the master; the other
operator stations are its slaves.

Select Target dialog

This dialog enables you to select a target with the
marker (cursor) and go to it on the chart (in other
words, position the target at the centre of the display).
The path to the dialog is: Targets→Select Target.
The dialog contents are:
Type: Select the type of target from the selector menu.
Ident: Select the target from a list of targets of the specified type.
Select Target with Cursor: Clicking this button you can identify the target by pointing
to it on the screen.
Go To Target: Click this button to position the chart view with the selected target at its
centre. The target will be highlighted by a surrounding blue border and data for the target
will be displayed (see Target Information dialog on page 389).
Display Target Data: Click this button to see data for the selected target (see Target
Information dialog on page 389).

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Auto Acquisition dialog

This dialog enables you to:
• Define the area around the own-ship within which
AIS targets will be automatically activated.
• Turn on and off the automatic activation of AIS
targets.
The path to this dialog in ECDIS is: Targets
→Auto-acquisition.
The dialog contents are:
• Auto Activation on AIS: Click to turn on the
automatic activation of AIS targets.
• Forward Radius: Use the arrow controls to set the
forward outer limit for automatic acquisition (range 0.1 - 24NM).
• Port Distance: Use the arrow controls to set the port outer limit for automatic
acquisition (range 0.1 - 24NM).
• Starboard Distance: Use the arrow controls to set the starboard outer limit for
automatic acquisition (range 0.1 - 24NM).
• Display and Edit Area Borders: Check to display the outline of the activation area
on the chart and to edit it (see also Controlling user-defined objects on the chart
on page 84).
• Cancel Auto Acq Targets: Click this button to stop tracking all automatically acquired
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Chapter 20
AIS menu

AIS menu .......................................................................................................................396

AIS Static Ship Data dialog ...........................................................................................397
AIS Static Voyage Data dialog ......................................................................................398
Own Ship Data dialog....................................................................................................399
AIS Text List dialog.......................................................................................................399
AIS Text Message dialog ...............................................................................................400
AIS Target Settings dialog .............................................................................................401
AIS Sleeping Target Filter dialog ..................................................................................402
AIS Configure dialog .....................................................................................................403

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AIS menu
The dialogs described in this section enable you to:
• Set and display information describing the own-ship
(including its MMSI and IMO numbers, its call sign,
length and width, and the location of its conning
position).
• Set and display information concerning the
own-ship's current voyage (including the number of
people onboard, and the vessel's maximum draught
when fully laden).
• List the AIS data associated with the own-ship itself.
• Send and receive AIS text messages.
• Configure AIS target alarms and warning limits.
For information about viewing the AIS data for an individual target, see Target
Information dialog on page 389.
The path to the AIS sub-menu is: Targets→AIS.
It contains the following buttons:
• Set Static Ship Data: Click to view or specify static information about the own-ship
(see AIS Static Ship Data dialog on page 397).
• Set Static Voyage Data: Click this button to set or display static information concerning
the voyage that the own-ship is currently embarked upon (see AIS Static Voyage
Data dialog on page 398).
• Display Own Ship Data: Click this button to list the AIS data associated with the
own-ship itself (see Own Ship Data dialog on page 399).
• Acknowledge Lost AIS Targets: Click this button to acknowledge lost AIS targets
(there is no dialog associated with this action).
• Acknowledge SAR Transponder: Click this button to acknowledge an alert from a
search and rescue transponder (there is no dialog associated with this action).
• Text Message List: Click this button to access the message list (see AIS Text List dialog
on page 399).
• Text Message: Click this button to create and send text and safety messages (see
AIS Text Message dialog on page 400).
• Targets Settings: Click this button to see an overview of the AIS target settings (see
AIS Target Settings dialog on page 401).
• Configure: Click this button to configure the handling of AIS alarms and messages
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AIS Static Ship Data dialog

This dialog is for setting and displaying static
information describing the own-ship.
To edit some of the parameters in this dialog, you need
to enter the service password; you must also be using
the Kongsberg Seatex AIS receiver, and the interface
to it must be configured for Seatex AIS messages (see
AIS interface on page 577); finally the operator station
must be set up to transmit to the AIS receiver.)
The path to this dialog is: Targets →AIS →Set Ship
Static Data.
The dialog contents are:
• MMSI Number: The ownship’s Maritime Mobile
Service Identity number. This number forms the
local ID for a target
• IMO number: The International Maritime
Organization number.
• Call Sign: The ship's call sign.
• Get From Ship Parameters: Click to retrieve the own-ship’s name, length, and width
from the settings configured during vessel commissioning (see Parameter Setup
dialog: Ship tab on page 540).
• Ship Name: The ship's name.
• Length: The ship's length.
• Width: The ship's width.
• External (GPS) From Aft: The distance of the external GPS antenna from aft.
• External (GPS) Starboard of center: The distance of the external GPS antenna to
starboard of center.
• Antenna Position: From Aft: For the external GPS (in other words, the GPS that is
connected to the AIS unit), this is the distance from the GPS antenna to the vessel’s
stern. For the internal GPS (in other words, the GPS inside the AIS unit), this is the
distance from the AIS unit to the vessel’s stern.
• Antenna Position: STB of center: For the external GPS, this is the distance from the
GPS antenna to the vessel’s centre-line. For the internal GPS , this is the distance from
the AIS unit to the centre-line. These values are specified as distances to starboard, so
they will have a negative value if the antenna is located to port of the centre-line.
• Apply: Click to apply changes you have made.

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AIS Static Voyage Data dialog

This dialog enables you to set or display static
information concerning the voyage that the own-ship
is currently embarked upon.
The path to the dialog is: Targets→AIS→Set Static
Voyage Data.
The dialog contents are:
• Type/Cargo: The voyage type or the cargo the vessel
is carrying.
• Nav. Status: The current navigation status.
• Max Draught: Use the up and down arrow controls
to specify the maximum draught for the fully laden
vessel on its current voyage. Alternatively, click
Get Ship Max.
• Get Ship Max: Click to retrieve the value configured for the vessel's maximum draught
during commissioning (see Parameter Setup dialog: Ship tab on page 540) and use
it as the AIS maximum draught value for the voyage.
• Number of Persons Onboard: Use the controls to specify the number of people
currently onboard.
• Destination: Enter the voyage destination into this field or click Get UN / LOCODE.
• Get UN/LOCODE: Click to specify the port of departure and destination port using
their respective UN/Locodes.
• ETA – UTC time (Z)/Local time: Select UTC or local time for the estimated time of
arrival (ETA) at the destination; and use the spin buttons to specify the ETA.
• Clear: Click to reset the currently selected ETA field: if the time or date field is
selected, it resets to 00; if the month field is selected it resets to January; the year
field cannot be reset.
• Today: Click to set today’s date as the year, month and day for the ETA (the time is
not affected).
• Apply: Click to apply any changes you have made.

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Own Ship Data dialog

This dialog lists the AIS data associated with the
own-ship itself.
The path to the dialog is: Targets→AIS→Display Own
Ship Data.

AIS Text List dialog

This dialog enables you to view any AIS text messages
received.
The path to the dialog is:Targets→AIS→Text Message
List.
The dialog contents are:
• Unread / Read / PreDef. / Sent: Select one of the
categories of message to list. By default, the unread
messages are listed.
• Time: The time at which the text message was
received. (Or, for the sent list, the time at which
the message was sent.)
• MMSI: The Maritime Mobile Service Identity
number of the vessel that the message was received from. (Or, for the sent list, the
MMSI number of the vessel that the message was sent to.)
• Subject: The subject of the message.
• Delete: Click to delete the selected entry in the list.
• New: Click to create a new message (see AIS Text Message dialog on page 400).
• Display: Click to read the selected message (see AIS Text Message dialog on page 400).
• Text field: If communication between the operator station and the AIS receiver is lost,
this field states that there has been no communication with the AIS receiver since the
time of the last communication (whatever it was).

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AIS Text Message dialog

AIS message received AIS message to be created
and sent

This dialog enables you to read or to create and send an AIS safety or text message.
The path to the dialog is: Targets→AIS→Text Message.
Alternatively, select:Targets→AIS→Text Message List, and either click New or select a
message in the list and click Display.
The dialog contents are:
• Safety Message / Text Telegram/: Select the type of text message to create.
• To / From: If you are creating a message, specify the recipient (by MMSI) or select
Broadcast. For received messages, the field names the sending vessel.
• Acknowledge Required: Select this box if the text message requires an
acknowledgement.
• Text field: For messages that you are creating, this field contains the name of the
vessel that it is addressed to. For messages that you are reading, it contains the name
of the vessel that sent the message.
• Window: Read – or enter – the message content (as applicable).
• Cancel: Click to cancel the message you are creating.
• Reply: Click to reply to the message that you are reading.
• Save Predef.: Click to save a message you are creating as a pre-defined text message.
PreDef. messages are ones that are conveniently available – without requiring much
or any editing – for use on future occasions (as required); they can be broadcast
or used for ship-to-ship communication.
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AIS Target Settings dialog

This dialog gives the AIS operating status and the
number of active and sleeping AIS targets. It also
enables you to control the display of targets.
The path to the dialog is:Targets→AIS→Target Settings.
The dialog contents are:
• AIS processing status: During normal operation,
this field is GREY and reports the number of active
and sleeping AIS targets. However, the field turns
YELLOW if:
– The maximum AIS target capacity of 500 (active
and sleeping) targets has been reached. In this
case, more distant sleeping targets will not be
processed or displayed.
– 95% of the maximum AIS target capacity has been reached.
– Filtering of sleeping targets is enabled and is currently in progress. In this case,
sleeping targets are still processed, and they will be displayed if the filtering limits
are increased (see AIS Sleeping Target Filter dialog on page 402).
– Filtering is not enabled but is nevertheless being performed for more distant
sleeping targets because the system is operating close to or at target capacity. In
this case, more distant sleeping targets are filtered out and they are not processed
or displayed.
– AIS input is not available or is not being received reliably.
• Lost Target Warning: This button is only available in radar. No lost target warnings
are displayed in ECDIS.
• Collision Warning: This button is only available in radar. No collision warnings are
displayed in ECDIS.
• Warning Details: This button is only available in radar. You cannot see or configure
target warning limits in ECDIS.
• Activation Area: The button to the right indicates whether a target acquisition area is
enabled or disabled. Click it or the Specify Area button to specify the auto-acquisition
area (see Auto Acquisition dialog on page 394).
• Display True Ship Size: Check this box if you want the target to appear on the screen
along with a ship's outline that reflects the actual size of the target vessel according to
the scale of the display. The ship symbol will be displayed with true dimensions if the
operator station has received the AIS telegram reporting the actual ship dimensions
and if the display scale is larger than 1:15000 (which also triggers the display of
the own-ship symbol with true dimensions). In accordance with AIS requirements,
however, the true scaled outline is not available when a target's heading has not been
received or when the beam of the outline is less than 7.5mm.
• Display physical AtoNs: Check to display symbols for physical aids to navigation.
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• Target Association: Target association is only fully approved on an ECDIS that forms
part of an integrated navigation system (INS).
• Sleeping Target Filter: Indicates whether filtering of sleeping AIS targets is enabled.
This button turns YELLOW whenever filtering is in progress, and its label changes
to Enabled Active.
• Filter Details: Click to display the filtering dialog, for example, to enable filtering
or change the distance and time limits for it (see AIS Sleeping Target Filter dialog
on page 402).

AIS Sleeping Target Filter dialog

This dialog enables you to turn filtering of sleeping
AIS targets on or off and specify the filtering criteria
(range, CPA and TCPA).
The path to the dialog is: Targets→AIS→Target
Settings→Filter Details or click the AIS Filter button
(see Operator buttons on page 61).
The dialog contents are:
• Enable Filtering of Sleeping Tgts: Check to turn on
filtering of sleeping targets.
• RMax: When filtering is on, sleeping targets inside
this range will still be displayed; beyond it they will
be filtered out (unless their CPA or TCPA requires
them to be displayed).
• CPAMax: When filtering is on, sleeping targets whose CPA is less than this value
will still be displayed.
• TCPAMax: When filtering is on, sleeping targets whose TCPA is less than this value
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AIS Configure dialog

This dialog enables you to configure the handling of
AIS messages and alarms.
The path to the dialog is: Targets→AIS→Configure.
The dialog contents are:
• Auto Save Sent Messages: Check to store each
outgoing message in a Sent mailbox.
• Auto Save Read Messages: Check to store each
incoming message in a "Read" mailbox after it has
been sent.
• Handle AIS Equipment Alarms: Check to allow AIS
alarms to be presented inside the operator station’s
alarm system. If you check this option, you can also
acknowledge AIS alarms from inside the operator station's alarm system.
• Alarm on Safety Message: When this is checked, safety messages will generate an
alarm (the option is checked by default).
• Inhibit Class B targets: When this is checked, the display of class B targets is inhibited
(the option is un-checked by default).
• Inhibit VTS targets: When this is checked, the display of class VTS targets is inhibited
(the option is un-checked by default).
• Inhibit Misc. Objects: When this is checked, the display of AIS objects other than
class B and VTS targets is inhibited (the option is un-checked by default).
• Configure for BaseStation (not Ship): This option must always be un-checked on
K-Bridge systems that are installed on a vessel (the option is only available for
demonstration or training purposes on a land-based installation).
• Own Ship Position from AIS: This option causes the system to take the own-ship’s
position from AIS. The option must be un-checked during normal operation.
However, you can check it in an emergency if all the ship’s primary position reference
systems have failed.
• Time Sensor for Synchronization: Select a time sensor to synchronize the AIS with.
AIS messages can be subject to significant delay, but synchronizing the AIS with
a GPS time sensor will ensure that the AIS system estimates the position of other
vessels precisely (by extrapolating from the time, speed and position data received
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Chapter 21
Route menu

Route menu ....................................................................................................................406

Route List dialog............................................................................................................407
Route Import dialog .......................................................................................................408
Route Export dialog .......................................................................................................409
Waypoint List dialog......................................................................................................409
Route List (Set ETD) dialog .......................................................................................... 411
Route Validation dialog .................................................................................................412
Routes Backup/Restore dialog.......................................................................................414
Route Log dialog ...........................................................................................................415
Route Monitor dialog.....................................................................................................415
Autopilot Mode dialog...................................................................................................416
Preset Turn dialog ..........................................................................................................417
Preset Turn Source dialog ..............................................................................................417
Set Turn dialog...............................................................................................................417
Autopilot Panel (option) dialog .....................................................................................418
ETA Computation dialog ...............................................................................................418
Select Pattern (search and rescue) dialog.......................................................................419

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Route menu
This menu enables you to create, manage and use
routes. It also enables you to monitor a route that the
vessel is currently following.
To see the menu, click the Route button on the main
menu in the top bar.
The buttons in the menu are as follows:
• Manage Routes: Click to manage routes (see Route
List dialog on page 407).
• List Waypoints: Click to view the waypoints in the
currently selected route (see Waypoint List dialog
on page 409).
• Validate route Click to validate the currently selected
route (see Route Validation dialog on page 412).
• Back-up/Restore Routes: Click to back up or restore routes to or from an external
medium (see Routes Backup/Restore dialog on page 414).
• Set Route Parameters: Click to specify the route parameters (see Parameter Setup
dialog: Route tab on page 538).
• Display route log: Click to view a log of RRT-RTZ route transfer events on the
operator station (see Route Log dialog on page 415).
• Route Monitor: Click to display information about the selected route and monitor the
own-ship's progress along it (see Route Monitor dialog on page 415).
• Autopilot Mode: Click to change autopilot modes or to start using the autopilot (see
Autopilot Mode dialog on page 416).
• Autopilot Panel: Click this button to view the status and properties of the autopilot
panel (see Autopilot Panel (option) dialog on page 418). If the autopilot is not
enabled, this button is not enabled.
• Compute ETA: Click to calculate your estimated time of arrival (see ETA Computation
dialog on page 418).
• Speed Pilot: Click to use the speed pilot if this option is enabled on your system.
• Generate Route Automatically: Click to use the route generation and tide prediction
option if installed and enabled.
• Search and Rescue: Click to select a search pattern for a search and rescue operation
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Route List dialog

Use this dialog to manage the routes in your list.
The path to the dialog is: Route→Manage Routes.
You can sort the list of routes by the route name, by the
distance to the start of the route (from the own-ship),
or by the date of the route’s creation.
The State of a route can be:
• Active: Monitored.
• Alternate: Displayed as alternative to monitored
route.
• Edit: Displayed while being edited.
• RO: Read Only; the route has been locked. Click Unlock to edit it.
• - - - -: Route not yet edited, displayed or monitored.
For the possible Validation statuses of a route, see Validating a route on page 273.
The Route List dialog contains the following buttons:
• New: Clicking the new button brings up a dialog which allows you to specify a new
route (see Waypoint List dialog on page 409).
• Edit WPT: Allows you to edit the selected route (see Waypoint List dialog on
page 409).
• List WPT: Lists the waypoints for the selected route but does not permit you to edit
them (see Waypoint List dialog on page 409).
• Delete: Deletes the selected route.
• Display: Click to display the selected route if it is within range.
• Undisplay: Click to remove the selected route from the screen.
• Rename: Allows you to change the name of the selected route.
• Validate: Click to validate the selected route (see Route Validation dialog on
page 412).
• Monitor: The selected route is used to monitor that the ship is on track and to give
off-track alarms.
• Unmonitor: The monitoring is turned off.
• Weather: Click to view weather forecast data for the selected route if you have
weather forecast services enabled.
• Import: Click to import a route from another device or system (see Route Import
dialog on page 408).
• Export: Click to export a route to another device or system (see Route Export dialog
on page 409).
• Print: Click to print details of the selected route (the route details are then added to
the list of items available for printing; you must select them from this list and press
Print once more in the Printer dialog; see Printer dialog on page 555).

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• Lock: Click to prevent the selected route from being edited; when you lock the route,
its state changes to RO (Read Only).
• Unlock: Click to make the selected route editable.

Route Import dialog

Use this dialog to import route plans from a USB stick
or from a non-K-Bridge system.
For more information about using this dialog, see
Importing and exporting route information on page 289.
The path to this dialog is: Route→Manage
Routes→Import
The dialog contents are:
• On System: This is a list of the route plans currently
on your system.
• On Device: This is a list of the route plans stored
on the selected device and available for import
from it. You can select them individually or select them all by clicking Select All.
Alternatively, click Select Updated to select only the newest versions of route plan
files that already exist on the system.
• Select All: Click to select all the route plans on the external device.
• Select Updated: Click to compare the route files on the system with those on the
external device and import any that are newer than files of the same name currently
on the system.
• Format: Specify the format you require the selected files to be converted to when
they are imported.
• Import: Click to import the selected route plans from the external device.
• Refresh: Click to cause the system to re-read the external device.
• Device: This can be a USB stick, for example. On an ECDIS operator station it
can also be a location on another computer. Alternatively it can be the serial route
interface (see Serial route interface on page 575) if the operator station has a serial
connection, for example, to a non-K-Bridge system.

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Route Export dialog

Use this dialog to export a route plan to a USB stick
or to a non-K-Bridge system.
For more information about using this dialog, see
Importing and exporting route information on page 289.
The path to this dialog is: Route→Manage
Routes→Export
The dialog contents are:
• On System: This is a list of route plans on your
system and available for export. You can select them
individually or select them all by clicking Select
All. Alternatively, click Select Updated to select only
the newest versions of route plan files that also exist
on the external device.
• On Device: This is a list of the route plans currently stored on the external device.
• Select All: Click to select all the route plans on the system.
• Select Updated: Click to compare the route files on the system with those on the
external device and export any of the same name that are newer on the system than
on the external device.
• Format: Specify the format you require the selected files to be converted to when
they are exported.
• Export: Select to export the selected route plans to the external device.
• Refresh: Click to cause the system to re-read the external device (for example, if you
have clicked Export and want to confirm that the transfer has taken place.
• Device: This can be a USB stick, for example. On an ECDIS operator station it
can also be a location on another computer. Alternatively it can be the serial route
interface (see Serial route interface on page 575) if the operator station has a serial
connection, for example, to a non-K-Bridge system.

Waypoint List dialog

This dialog enables you to view and edit the waypoints in a route.

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For each waypoint in the list, you can edit particular fields, including the off-track
(cross-track distance) limit. Just double-click the field to make it editable.
For more information about the columns that can be viewed in this dialog box, see
What is a route? on page 264.
You can reach the dialog by various paths through the menus and dialogs:
• Route→List Waypoints.
• Route→Manage Routes→New / Edit WPT / List WPT.
The dialog contents are:
• Route Name: The name of the route whose waypoints are displayed.
• List: Click to bring up the Route List dialog and create a new route (see Route List
dialog on page 407). (This button is only present when you bring up the waypoint list
with no route selected.)
• Edit: Starts an edit session. When an edit session has been started, the Edit button
is removed and Close and Save buttons are displayed.
• Close: Ends the edit session (this button is only present during an edit session).
• Save: Saves the route to the hard disk (this button is only present during an edit
session).
• Cancel: Click to close the dialog without saving your changes.
• Revert: Click to revert to the last saved state of the dialog (if you have not saved any
changes, the button reverts to the state of the dialog when you opened it).
• Message field: Contains messages about the route’s status and any error situations.
Routes are validated to see if they are deep enough, do not involve dangers or
restricted areas, and do not exceed the own-ship's turn rate. Information of this nature
appears here.
• Repair: If the route details contain bad geometry, this button appears. Press it to
bring up a dialog enabling you to initiate an auto-correction process. This process
attempts to correct the route geometry by reducing the turn radius at adjacent turns
(see Correcting the route geometry on page 272).
• Select All: Selects all waypoints in the list.
• Mark: Mark the start of a selection of waypoints.
• Insert: Insert a new waypoint.
• Delete: Delete the selected waypoint(s).
• Copy: Copy the selected waypoint(s).
• Paste: Paste into the list any waypoints you have previously copied.
• Reverse: Reverse the selected waypoints to sail them in the opposite direction. To use
this button, you must have at least two waypoints selected.
• Undo: Undo last edit operation.
• GoTo: If you have zoomed in quite far, select a waypoint in the list and click GoTo to
move the selected waypoint to the centre of the display.
• Validate: Click to validate the route (or waypoint range if you have a series of
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• Critical Points: Click to add a critical point to the route (see Inserting critical points
into a route on page 279).
• Tides: Click to see tide data for the selected waypoint if you have the C-Map tide
predictions service enabled.
• Datum: Select WGS-84 or a local datum.
• Local: This option allows you to select a datum from a list of commonly used datums.
If you select a local datum, its name will be shown as the button text instead of
“Local” (see Datum Converter dialog on page 522 for more information).
• Set ETD: Click to specify an estimated time of departure for the route (see Route List
(Set ETD) dialog on page 411).
• Total distance: This text field gives the total distance from start to finish of the route,
and the estimated time of arrival (including the date) at the last waypoint.
• Entry: When this option is selected, the waypoint list includes only information that
can be changed by the operator.
• Validation: When this option is selected, the waypoint list includes the current
validation status for each leg.
• Full: When this option is selected, the waypoint list includes items in addition to
those that can be changed by the operator.

Route List (Set ETD) dialog

Use this dialog to set an estimated time of departure
(ETD) for the route.
The path to the dialog is: Route→List Waypoints→Set
ETD
The dialog contents are:
• Route: The name of the route whose ETD you are
specifying.
• UTC time (Z): Select this option to specify the ETD
in UTC time. This selection will be indicated by
a capital ‘Z’ to the right of the time wherever the
ETD or ETA is displayed.
• Local time: Select this option to specify the ETD using local time at the own-ship’s
current location.
• ETD: Specify the estimated time of departure. Use the trackball and left mouse button
to select the year, month, day, hour or minute field. Then use the spin buttons to
increase or decrease the selected value.
• Clear: Click to reset the selected field (you cannot reset the year but must change that
using the spin buttons).
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• Apply: Click to apply the ETD you have specified. When you do so, the system
calculates an estimated time of arrival (ETA) at the route’s final destination; it displays
this after the distance information in the text window at the bottom centre of the
Waypoints List dialog (see Waypoint List dialog on page 409).
• Remove: Click to remove the ETD from the route.
• Cancel: Click (before clicking Apply) to go back to editing the route without changing
the ETD.

Route Validation dialog

This dialog enables you to check if the route crosses the
own-ship's safety contour or if it crosses the boundary
of a prohibited area or a geographic area where special
conditions exist. (For more information, see Validating
a route on page 273 .) The route validation process also
includes the checks performed by the anti-grounding
system (see Anti-Grounding dialog on page 442)
The main paths to the dialog are:
• Route→Validate Route
• Route→Manage Routes→Validate
• Route→List Waypoints→Validate
The dialog contents are:
• Route Name: The name of the selected route.
• Safety Contour: The (current) safety contour value
which will be used for route validation (see Safety Depth dialog on page 450).
• Settings: Click to configure the behaviour of the route validation process (and the
anti-grouding system) in relation to hazards and areas on the chart for which special
conditions exist (see Grounding Alert Setup dialog on page 443).
• Validation Period: For time-dependent chart information, the date used for validation
can be of importance. If the actual date of sailing is specified in the ETD/Wait field
of the first waypoint, this date is used for the validation. Otherwise the current date
(today) is used.
• Validation methods:
– Validate (unattended): Validates the complete route and lists the results.
– Validate and View: Validates each leg and turn in the route separately. If a leg
or turn covers two or more charts, the leg/turn is divided into parts so that only
one chart is involved in the validation process at a time. Grounding dangers
and hazards are listed, and warning areas are listed separately (you can toggle
between the two lists). Each leg and turn is listed along with information about
the chart used to validate it and the number of risks detected. If AIO objects are
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– Validate Manually: Select this manual option for raster charts. For each leg and
turn use the Grounding and Warning buttons (as applicable) to insert dangers into
the validation results; alternatively, if you identify no dangers for the leg or turn,
click OK.
– View: Steps through each leg and turn without performing validation. Possible
groundings and other dangers previously detected are displayed in the chart.
• Full Route: Select to validate the whole route.
• WPn–WPy: Select to validate the waypoint range that was selected when you clicked
Validate in the Waypoint List dialog box (see Waypoint List dialog on page 409).
• Edit: Click to display the Waypoint List dialog box (see Waypoint List dialog on
page 409).
• Groundings & Hazards: Lists the grounding dangers and hazards detected on the leg /
turn. Double-click one to highlight it on the chart.
• Warnings: Lists the warning areas detected on the leg / turn. Double-click one to
highlight it on the chart.
• Start: Click to start validation.
• Buttons for performing validation on parts of the route:
– Start On: Click to start validation on the selected waypoint.
– Previous: Click to redo validation for the previous waypoint.
– Next: Click to perform validation for the next waypoint.
When you are stepping through a route, each leg and turn is viewed on the display
using (and at the scale of) the best chart available – this is the chart the validation
process uses to perform its checks.
• Buttons for performing manual validation:
– Grounding: Click during manual validation to indicate a grounding danger on the
leg or turn you are validating.
– Warning: Click during manual validation to indicate that the leg or turn intersects
with a warning area.
• Cancel: Click to cancel validation.
• Save: Click to save the validation status with the route.

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Routes Backup/Restore dialog

Use this dialog to back up (or restore) routes to (or
from) a selected device such as a USB memory stick.
The path to the dialog is: Route→Back-up/Restore
Routes.
The dialog contents are:
• On System: List of route plans on the system. Select
routes from the list when making a backup.
• Select All: Selects all routes in the list.
• Select Updated: Click to compare the route files
on the system with those on the external device and
select any from the system that are newer than the
versions currently on the external device.
• Backup >>: Click to copy the selected routes from the system to the selected device.
• On Device: List of routes on the selected media device. Select from the list when
restoring routes.
• Select All: Selects all routes on the selected device.
• Select Updated: Click to compare the route files on the external device with those on
the system and select any from the external device that are newer than the versions
currently on the system.
• << Restore: Click to copy the selected routes from the external device to the system.
• Device: Select a storage device
• Format: Specify the format of the source or target files. If you are backing up files,
the source files can be converted from XML format to the backup format you specify.
If you are restoring files, the source files can be converted from the old route format
to the current XML format. (The file suffix is .rut for the old route format and .rux
for the current XML format.)
• Backup: Select to copy the selected route plans to the external device.
• Refresh: Click this button to refresh the lists, for example, when you have inserted a
new storage device.
• Message area: Messages related to the back-up/restore process.

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Route Log dialog

Use this dialog to view
a log of RRT-RTZ route
transfer events on the
operator station. To export
the log to an external
medium, click Export
and select a device. For
more information, see
The RRT-RTZ process on
page 289.

Route Monitor dialog

Use this dialog to display information about the selected
route and to monitor the own-ship's progress along it.
The path to the dialog is: Route→Route Monitor
The dialog contents are:
• Active Route: When a route is selected the name is
displayed here.
• Validation status / Route: Information about the
validation status is available when a route has been
selected for monitoring.
The possible validation statuses are:
– (Yellow) Not validated: (Only possible on ECDIS
and Planning Station systems that are configured
for use on wind farm support vessels.) The route has not been through the
validation process.
– (Grey) Man. Val.: The route has been validated manually.
– (Grey) Non-ENC Val.: The route has been validated using non-ENC charts.
– (Grey) ENC Val.: The route has been validated using ENC charts.
• Validation status / Current / Next Leg / Turn: Background colours indicate the
validation status for the current leg or turn and the next leg or turn (as selected by
clicking the forward and backward buttons at the right end of the Curr.WP field).
The meaning of the colours is:
– YELLOW - grounding, hazard or warning
– GREY - OK
• Curr.WP: Indicates the current waypoint in the monitored route. If the autopilot is in:
– Waypoint mode and you select a new current waypoint by using the forward or
backward button, the autopilot immediately starts to turn towards the new current
waypoint.

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– Track mode, the forward and backward buttons have no effect.

– Heading or Course mode and you have changed heading or course in order to sail
towards a new waypoint, you can use the forward or backward button to display
the new target waypoint in the Route Monitor dialog. (However, note that, in
Heading or Course mode, changing the current waypoint does not itself affect
the vessel’s direction.)
• Brg/Rng WOP: Bearing and range to the wheel-over-point for the current waypoint.
• Time To WOP: Sailing time to the wheel-over-point for the current waypoint.
• TWOL/DTG: Sailing time to the wheel-over-line for the current waypoint; and
distance to go (DTG) to it.
• Next Leg Turn To: Course/bearing of the leg after the current waypoint.
• Rate: Rate of turn to the leg after the current waypoint.
• Radius: Radius of the turn to the leg after the current waypoint.
• Dist: Distance to the current waypoint from the previous waypoint in the monitored
route (not from the vessel to the current waypoint).
• XTD Actual: Actual cross track distance.
• XTL: Cross track distance limit.
• Unlabelled field: The unlabelled field to the right of the XTL field indicates when a
turn is in progress: it states “In Turn”.
• AP mode: Click to bring up the Autopilot Mode dialog for controlling and monitoring
the autopilot (see Autopilot Mode dialog on page 416).
• ETA: The bottom of the dialog is concerned with the estimated time of arrival at
the final destination or – if you click the arrow buttons – at particular waypoints.
Click the ETA button to bring up the ETA Computation dialog (see ETA Computation
dialog on page 418).
For more information, see Monitoring routes on page 276.

Autopilot Mode dialog

This dialog is for selecting or checking the autopilot
operating mode. To bring it up, press IN CMD on the
console’s operator panel (see AUTOPILOT buttons and
shortcuts on page 31), or click AP on the top bar, or
select Route→Route Monitor→AP Mode in the console
menus.
For a description of the dialog box and for information
about turning the vessel using the autopilot, refer to the
K-Bridge Autopilot Operator Manual (see References
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Preset Turn dialog

Use this dialog in addition to using the heading wheel
– or the trackball and left mouse button (which you
can use to drag the EBL on the display) – to specify
a preset or planned turn.
For a full description of the dialog box and for more
information about turning the vessel using the autopilot,
refer to the K-Bridge Autopilot Operator Manual (see
References on page 44).
In ECDIS, the Preset Turn dialog contains only the preset and planned turn settings.
In the equivalent dialog for Radar there are additional settings for performing a trial
manoeuvre. For more information, refer to the K-Bridge Radar Operator Manual (see
References on page 44.

Preset Turn Source dialog

Use this dialog to take the set-point for a Preset Turn
from the bearing of the next leg of the monitored route,
or from the bearing of a parallel index line or electronic
bearing line (EBL) if any are currently displayed. For
information about creating parallel index lines and
EBLs, refer to the ECDIS operator station manual.
For a description of the dialog box, refer to the K-Bridge Autopilot Operator Manual
(see References on page 44).

Set Turn dialog

When the operator station is in command of the
autopilot and the autopilot is operating in heading or
course mode, you can use this dialog to turn the vessel
immediately. The set-point and turn radius you set in it
using the spin buttons are sent directly to the autopilot.
For a full description of the dialog box and more
information about turning the vessel using the autopilot,
refer to the K-Bridge Autopilot Operator Manual (see
References on page 44).

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Autopilot Panel (option) dialog

This dialog is an option. It is not available with all
systems. The dialog enables you to specify whether
the autopilot operates in economy or precision mode
(in economy mode there is less rudder movement but
also some loss of precision).
For a description of this dialog box, refer to the
K-Bridge Autopilot Operator Manual (see References
on page 44).

ETA Computation dialog

This dialog enables you to calculate your estimated
time of arrival at a selected waypoint or at the end of
the route.
The path to this dialog is: Route→Compute ETA.
The dialog contents are:
• Route: Name of the monitored route.
• Wp: List of the remaining waypoints on the route
• Distance: Distance to the waypoint from the
own-ship.
• ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival at the waypoint.
• Select for ETA: Click to display the ETA at the
selected waypoint as the ETA in the Route Monitor
dialog (see Route Monitor dialog on page 415).
• Speed: Facility for specifying (using the spin box) the own-ship speed to be used for
ETA calculations. Three options are available:
– Use Current (SMG): Own-ship “Speed Made Good”; SOG is used.
– Use Planned Speed: The speed in the route definition is used.
– Use Manual: The speed specified manually in the field to the left is used.
• ETA Time Zone: Specify a time zone for the ETA. You can select one from the
selector menu, check the option to use the ship’s local time, or click the Estimate from
WP button to use the waypoint’s time zone (in other words, to use the time zone
where the waypoint is located).
• Add Wait Times: Check if the wait times which were included in the planning of the
route are to be included (added) in the calculation of the ETA.
• Obey Max Speed: Check if the ETA calculation is to include speed restrictions that the
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Select Pattern (search and rescue) dialog

The aim of a search and rescue operation is to locate
a missing object as fast as possible. This dialog enables
you to select the search pattern most suitable for the
conditions. For more information, see Specifying a
search pattern on page 282.
The path to the dialog is: Route→Search and Rescue.
selector menu 1: Select pattern type.
selector menu 2: Select pattern for search (Flower-,
Square-, Sector-, Parallel Track-, Creeping Line-
Pattern).
The Flower Pattern, Square Pattern and Sector Pattern
all cover a circular (or square) search area whose centre
is a specified point. The Parallel Track Pattern and the
Creeping Line Pattern cover a rectangular search area.
The content of the dialog depends on the search pattern selected. Possible content
includes:
• Display of pattern window: This window displays and visualizes the search and
rescue pattern selected.
• Latitude and Longitude: These fields specifies the centre point (also called Point
datum) of the search.
• Get Cursor: The button is used to enter the point of search and operation graphically
by means of an EBL/VRM tool.
• Radius: For Flower, Sector and Expanding Square search patterns, this field is used
to specify the radius of the search area.
• Length / Width: For Parallel Track and Creeping Line search patterns, these fields
define the size of the rectangular area.
• Passes: The number of passes that the search comprises: for the Flower search pattern
this field is used to specify the number of “petals” on the pattern.
• Track Spacing: For Expanding Square, Parallel Track and Creeping Line search
patterns, the field is used to specify the distance between search lines.
• Bearing: The initial bearing of the circular search patterns and the major axis of the
uniform area search patterns. This is normally set to the known drift direction.
• Apply: By clicking the button a pattern is generated according to the textually
changed parameter fields. Also, when the Apply button is pressed, the EBL/VRM
will be removed from the display.
• Go To: Clicking the button will move the chart display to the actual position of the
defined search pattern and will change the screen scale so as to provide a reasonable
display of the pattern. Also, the SAR pattern display will automatically be turned ON.
• Display Pattern: The toggle button can be used to explicitly turn on and off the
display of the Search and Rescue pattern. (It will not affect the display of the route
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• Turn Radius: The field is by default set to the default turn radius specified in the ship
(route) parameter settings. However, if the pattern is such that this turn radius is too
large, a smaller turn radius is computed. If this is smaller than the minimum turn
radius specified in the ship (route) parameters, the minimum radius will be used.
• Planned Speed: The field is by default set to the default speed (Cruise Speed) from the
ship (route) parameters.
• Generate Route: Click to cause a route named “$$SearchRescue” to be generated
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Chapter 22
Own-ship menu

Own-ship menu..............................................................................................................422
Sensor selection dialogs.................................................................................................423
CCRS Sensor Setup dialog ............................................................................................424
CCRS dialog ..................................................................................................................426
Position Offset dialog ....................................................................................................427
Ship Reference Points tab ..............................................................................................428
Position dialog ...............................................................................................................428
Heading dialog ...............................................................................................................431
Water Speed (STW) dialog ............................................................................................432
Ground Speed (SOG/COG) dialog ................................................................................433
Wind Sensor dialog........................................................................................................434
Time select dialog ..........................................................................................................436
Depth select dialog.........................................................................................................436
Depth menu....................................................................................................................437
Anti-Grounding dialog...................................................................................................442
Grounding Alert Setup dialog........................................................................................443
Anchor Watch dialog .....................................................................................................444

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Own-ship menu
The menus and dialogs described in this chapter enable
you to:
• View and select the sensors that the operator station
uses for its primary navigation data.
• Set an alarm to notify you if the own-ship drifts more
than a specified distance from its anchor position.
• Select the autopilot mode you require.
To see this menu, click the Own Ship button on the
main menu.
The dialogs – concerning sensors – that are accessible
from this menu include generic content (see Sensor
selection dialogs on page 423).
The menu contains the following buttons:
• (Own Ship) Data: Click to see readings and a status for each of the currently selected
navigation sensors (see CCRS dialog on page 426).
• (Own Ship) Ship Parameters: Click to view details of the ship's characteristics (for
example, its measurements, pivot point, minimum and maximum turn rates, and
off-track alarm limit; see Parameter Setup dialog: Ship tab on page 540).
• (Own Ship) Position Offset: Click to view (or specify) a position offset (see Position
Offset dialog on page 427).
• (Own Ship) Ship Ref Points: Click to see the list of reference points (for example, the
conning and pivot positions; see Ship Reference Points tab on page 428).
• (Sensors) Position: Click to see the available position sources and/or select an
alternative one (see Position dialog on page 428).
• (Sensors) Heading: Click to see the available heading sources and/or select an
alternative one (see Heading dialog on page 431).
• (Sensors) Course: Click to see the available sources for COG (and SOG) and/or select
an alternative one (see Ground Speed (SOG/COG) dialog on page 433).
• (Sensors) Spd W: Click to see the availbable sources for STW source and/or select an
alternative one (see Water Speed (STW) dialog on page 432).
• (Sensors) Spd G: Click to see details of the SOG (and COG) source and/or select an
alternative one (see Ground Speed (SOG/COG) dialog on page 433).
• (Sensors) Wind: Click to view details of the wind sensor and/or select an alternative
one (see Wind Sensor dialog on page 434. The wind sensor button will only be
present if you have one or more wind sensors installed and connected to the K-Bridge
navigation system.
• (Sensors) Depth: Click to see menus for working with depth data (see Depth menu
on page 437). The Depth Select dialog (see Depth select dialog on page 436) is
not available from the own-ship menu. To see it, click DPTH in the CCRS pane
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• (Monitoring) Anti-grounding: Click to configure the anti-grounding checks (see

Anti-Grounding dialog on page 442).
• (Monitoring) Anchor Watch: Click set an alarm to notify you if the own-ship drifts
more than a specified distance from its anchor position (see Anchor Watch dialog
on page 444).
• (Manoeuvre) Autopilot: Click to select the autopilot mode you require (see Autopilot
Mode dialog on page 416).
• 12hr Log Control: Click to control the logging of data (see Position logging on
page 541).
• Voyage Recording: Click to record the own-ship's track over the course of a single
voyage (see Parameter Setup dialog: Voyage tab on page 543).
• Recording List: Click to view and manage the list of recorded voyages on the system
(see Voyage Recording List on page 544).

Sensor selection dialogs

The sensor selection dialogs that you can access from Figure 111 Sample sensor
the Own-ship menu (see Own-ship menu on page 422), selection dialog
the CCRS pane (see CCRS pane on page 58), or the
CCRS dialog (see CCRS dialog on page 426) – by
clicking on a sensor input button – enable you to:
• Bring up a dialog for configuring automatic or
manual source selection (to do this, click Setup; see
CCRS Sensor Setup dialog on page 424).
• Inspect and compare available sources.
• Select an alternative to the currently selected source.
Sensors that have the letter ‘B’ (for “backup”) at
the end of their name are sources of serial input
(instead of LAN input) for the type of sensor concerned. They are only for use in the
event of a LAN failure.
• Enter manual values to use instead of sensor input.
These dialogs each contain a list of radio button and function button pairs, one for each
source available for the sensor input concerned.
If you have manual source selection configured, then, to:
• Use a particular source instead of the currently selected one, select the radio button
for it.
• View details of the input from a source, click the function button (not the radio
button) for it.
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After the reading for each sensor listed, there are V, P, and I indicators. These indicate
respectively whether the sensor has passed its validity, plausibility, and integrity tests
(see CCRS tests on page 354). If the:
• V or P fields are unchecked, the validity or plausibility tests have failed. In this case,
the data field for the sensor is ORANGE.
• Sensor has passed its integrity tests, the I column contains the letter ‘P’ (“Passed) and
the data field for the sensor reading is GREY.
• Sensor has failed some integrity tests (but passed more than it has failed), the I column
contains the letter ‘D’ (“Doubtful”) and the data field in the dialog is YELLOW.
• If the sensor has failed its integrity tests (or failed more than it has passed), the I
column contains the letter ‘F’ (“Failed”). In this case the data field is YELLOW.

Table 32 Colours of the data fields in a sensor selection dialog box

Colour Validity Plausibility Integrity

GREY OK OK Passed
ORANGE Failed N/A N/A
OK Failed
YELLOW OK OK Doubtful
Failed

CCRS Sensor Setup dialog

This dialog enables you to configure automatic or
manual source selection for a given sensor input. There
is a tab for each category (water speed, ground speed,
gyro, depth, time and position).
There are two paths to the dialog:
• Own Ship→<sensor button>→Setup
• CCRS pane→<sensor button>→Setup
The contents of each tab are as follows:
• Sensors: A list of alternative sources for the sensor
input concerned. The current source has its radio
button selected. If Manual has been specified as the
sensor selection mode, you can select an alternative
source from the list.
• Auto-select: Check this box for a particular source
to make that source available for automatic selection
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• Integrity check: Check this box to make the sensor available to the CCRS for the
purpose of integrity checking. The CCRS checks the integrity of input from the
currently selected sensor by comparing it with input from another sensor (see Integrity
of sensor input on page 356). The permitted deviation between the two sensors is
displayed in this dialog as the Integrity check limit.
• Priority: Use the up and down arrows to specify the priority you want the CCRS to
give to a particular source in the automatic selection process.
• (Sensor selection mode) Auto: Select this option if you want the CCRS always to select
the best available source automatically for the input concerned.
• (Sensor selection mode) Manual: Select this option if you want the source for the
input concerned to be manually selectable.
The CCRS automatically selects an alternative source (if one is available) if the
currently selected source fails. However, you can select Manual to allow a better
source to be selected manually even if the currently selected source has not failed.
• Integrity check method: If there is more than one type of integrity check method listed
in the selector, you can select the method to be performed for the input concerned.
• Integrity check limit: For sensor input to be accepted as of good integrity by the
CCRS, its data must match – or deviate only within a certain limit from – data from
an alternative sensor. This field states the limit.
• CCRS Master/Slave: Indicates whether the operator station is currently CCRS master
or slave. If it is master, the operator station’s native CCRS process is distributing
sensor data to the other operator stations on the bridge (and those operator stations are
using that data instead of output from their own CCRS process).
• Req: (Not for normal use by operators. To see this button, enter the service password.)
Click to request that the operator station become CCRS master. It will then become
master if no other operator station has had its Req button clicked. If others have, the
one with the lowest IP address becomes master.
• Rel: (Not for normal use by operators. To see this button, enter the service password.)
Click to request that the operator station become a CCRS slave. It will then become a
slave if no other operator station has had its Rel button clicked. If others have, the
one with the lowest IP address becomes a CCRS slave.
• Auto: (Not for normal use by operators. To see this button, enter the service
password.) Click to put the operator station into the (default) state in which it
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CCRS dialog
With the exception of the Set and Drift buttons and
data, this dialog provides a subset of the buttons and
data in the CCRS pane (see CCRS pane on page 58).
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Data.
The dialogs – concerning sensors – that are accessible
from this menu include generic content (see Sensor
selection dialogs on page 423).
The dialog contents are:
• POS: Next to this button are the current geographical
coordinates of the own-ship's CCRP, and to the
right is the name of the currently selected position source. (To locate the CCRP on
the own-ship, see Ship Reference Points tab on page 428.) Click to see the available
position sources and/or select an alternative one (see Position dialog on page 428).
• HDG: Next to this button is the vessel’s current heading followed by the name of the
currently selected heading source. Click to see the available heading sources and/or
select an alternative one (see Heading dialog on page 431).
• STW: Next to this button is the vessel’s current Speed Through Water followed by
the name of the currently selected speed log. Click to see the available speed logs
sources and/or select an alternative one (see Water Speed (STW) dialog on page 432).
• SOG: Next to this button is the vessel’s current Speed Over Ground followed by the
name of the currently selected SOG source. Click to see the available SOG (and
COG) sources and/or select an alternative one (see Ground Speed (SOG/COG) dialog
on page 433).
• COG: Next to this button is the vessel’s current Course Over Ground followed by
the name of the currently selected COG sensor. Click to see the available COG (and
SOG) sources and/or select an alternative one (see Ground Speed (SOG/COG) dialog
on page 433).
• Set: Next to this button is the set (direction) of the current. Click to see the available
sources of this input (see Water Speed (STW) dialog on page 432).
• Drift: Next to this button is the drift (speed) of the current. Click to see the available
sources of this input (see Water Speed (STW) dialog on page 432).
• Time: Click to see the available time sources and/or select an alternative one (see
Time select dialog on page 436).
• Depth: Click to bring up the menus for working with depth data (see Depth menu
on page 437). The Depth Select dialog (see Depth select dialog on page 436) is
not available from the own-ship menu. To see it, click DPTH in the CCRS pane
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Position Offset dialog

Co-ordinates Bearing/range

This dialog enables you to specify a position offset to compensate for errors from the
positioning system or errors caused by a chart datum conflict. You can specify the
position offset either by using co-ordinates for latitude and longitude or by giving a range
and bearing. The offset you apply will be added to the position calculated by the CCRS.
When you apply it, the colour of the Offset button in the CCRS pane (see CCRS pane on
page 58) changes to YELLOW and its label changes from Offset NO to Offset Pos. Also
the colour of the whole of the position input field in the CCRS pane changes to YELLOW.
There are various paths to this dailog:
• CCRS pane→<Offset button>
• Own Ship→Position Offset
• Own Ship→Data→Position Offset
The dialog contents are:
• Offs (N/E): Enter the north and east offset in minutes (for south and west use negative
values).
• Brg/Rng: Enter the offset as bearing and range values.
• –>Brg/Rng: Use this button to toggle between "Brg/Rng" and "Offs N/E".
• Clear: Use this button to clear the position offset.
• Apply: Click to apply the specified offset.
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Ship Reference Points tab

This dialog lists the ship's reference points and
indicates the selected reference point on a graphical
outline of the vessel. The dialog also enables you to
add new reference points to the list and to edit existing
entries. A reference point is specified as X metres from
aft and Y metres starboard of the vessel’s centre-line.
The Conning position is the reference point that is used
by the CCRS.
There are two paths to the dialog:
• Own Ship→Ship Ref Points
• System→Parameter Settings→Ship (tab)→Ref Pts
The dialog contains the following buttons:
• New: Click to define a new reference point on
the ship. Type a new name for it and specify the position relative to aft and to the
ship's center.
• Edit: Click to edit the selected reference point.
• Delete: Click to delete the selected reference point from the list.
• Apply: Click to apply your changes.
• Cancel: Click to cancel your changes.

Position dialog
Position shown Deviation shown

This dialog is for comparing position input from the available sources and – if manual
source selection is configured – for selecting the position source.
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Position, or you can click POS in the CCRS pane
(see CCRS pane on page 58).

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For a description of the generic parts of this dialog (including information on selecting a
new sensor), see Sensor selection dialogs on page 423.
The sensor-specific content is:
• Position/Deviation: Toggles the data fields for each position sensor between position
and deviation data. When:
– Position is shown, it is the position according to the particular sensor (after CCRP
correction but before filtering to smooth out position jumps).
– Deviation is shown, it is the deviation between the vessel position according to
the particular sensor (after CCRP correction but before filtering) and the vessel
position according to the CCRS.
The deviation is presented as metres in a given direction: if the numbers were
“1/234”, the deviation would be 1 meter and the angle of direction would be 234°.
• Gps1/2: Click to bring up a dialog containing input from the sensor named on the
button (see Position Sensor dialog on page 430).
• Gps1/2/B: If you check the radio button to select this position source, the operator
station uses the backup NMEA position input that it receives on its serial port. B
stands for “backup”. The backup source is only for use in the event of a LAN failure
that prevents the operator station from receiving position input from the selected
position reference system.
• Vis: Check this box for a particular sensor to see the vessel’s CCRP according to that
sensor displayed on the screen. The position is indicated by a small cross.
• V/P/I: For an explanation of these fields, see Sensor selection dialogs on page 423.
• Manual: Select this radio button to use dead reckoning (DR); the initial position will
be set to the manual position that you enter.
• Get OS Position: Click to enter the own-ship's (OS) current position data into the
manual position fields.
• Apply: Click to input the manually entered own-ship position to the dead reckoning
calculation.
• Show Filtered: Check this option to display the filtered position reading on the screen
for each sensor whose Vis box is checked. Filtered means that the data has been
passed through the Kalman filter (in the CCRS) to smooth out position jumps.
• Show Accuracy: Check this option to present an accuracy ellipse on the display for
each sensor whose Vis box is checked. The narrower the ellipse, the more accurate the
reading (in other words, the less the input from the sensor is jumping).
• Setup: Click to specify automatic or manual sensor selection for position input (CCRS
Sensor Setup dialog on page 424).

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Position Sensor dialog

This dialog shows the information received from the
selected position sensor before any navigation filters
have been applied by the CCRS.
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Position→GPS1/2.
The dialog contents are:
• Type: The name of the position sensor, as entered
when the system was configured.
• Latest Update: Time since the last message was
received from the position sensor.
• Readings: The contents of the last message from the position sensor:
– Position
– SOG: Speed over ground
– Differential
• Mode: As received from the position sensor:
• HDOP: Horizontal Dilution Of Precision. Refer to the GPS manual for more
information on this parameter.
• Satellites: The number of satellites used to calculate the position.
• Diff.Age: Time since the latest differential correction was received. Applies only
to dGPS receivers in differential mode.
• UTC: Coordinated Universal Time, formerly known as GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
• More: Click to view the Satellite display dialog (see Satellite display dialog on
page 430).

Satellite display dialog

This dialog displays the current satellite configuration. A
diagram in the middle of it illustrates the position of the
satellites in the sky. All satellites expected to be seen over
the horizon are shown in the diagram with the satellites
used shown in black.
The text box at the top tells you how many satellites are
being used for position fixing.
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Position→GPS1/2
→More.
The dialog contents are:
• HDOP: Horizontal Dilution of Precision.
• VDOP: Vertical Dilution of Precision.
• PDOP: Position Dilution of Precision.
• PRN: Satellite designated number.

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Heading dialog
This dialog is for selecting the heading/ROT source
and comparing heading/ROT input from the available
sources. When a gyro-compass is available, that is the
recommended heading source.
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Heading, or you
can click HDG or ROT in the CCRS pane (see CCRS
pane on page 58).
For a description of the generic parts of this dialog
(including information on selecting a new sensor),
see Sensor selection dialogs on page 423.
The sensor-specific content is:
• Gyr1/2: Click to bring up a dialog containing heading and rate of turn readings from
the heading source named on the button (see Heading Sensor dialog on page 431).
• Gyr1/2B: If you click the radio button to select this heading source, the operator
station uses the backup NMEA heading input that it receives on its serial port. B
stands for “backup”. The backup source is only for use in the event of a LAN failure
that prevents the operator station from receiving heading input from the selected gyro.
• V/P/I: For an explanation of these fields, see Sensor selection dialogs on page 423.
• Manual: If no heading input is available either over the LAN or from the backup
NMEA source, select this option to enter a heading value manually.
• Heading: Use the spin buttons to increase/decrease the manual heading input.
• Apply: Click to enter the new manual heading value.
• Setup: Click to specify automatic or manual sensor selection for heading input (CCRS
Sensor Setup dialog on page 424).

Heading Sensor dialog

This dialog enables you to view heading sensor data.
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Heading→Gyro1/2.
The dialog contents are:
• Type: Sensor type, as entered at system
configuration.
• Latest Update: Time since the last sensor message
was received.
• Readings: Shows the actual heading read from the sensor and the filtered heading. If
the sensor provides a rate of turn (ROT) measurement, this will also be displayed.
Otherwise, a calculated ROT will be displayed.

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Water Speed (STW) dialog

This dialog is for selecting the STW (and set and drift)
source and comparing STW from available sources.
When the main speed log is available, we recommend
you select that.
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Spd W, or you
can click STW in the CCRS pane (see CCRS pane on
page 58).
For a description of the generic parts of this dialog
(including information on selecting a new sensor),
see Sensor selection dialogs on page 423.
The sensor-specific content is:
• Log1: Click to bring up a dialog containing input from the speed log (see Speed
Sensor dialog on page 433).
• Log1/2B Click this button to bring up details of speed log input received over the
NMEA backup connection (see Speed Sensor dialog on page 433).
If you select this speed source (by clicking the radio button to the left of the Log1/2B
button), the operator station uses its backup NMEA speed input. The backup source
is only for use in the event of a LAN failure that prevents the operator station from
receiving speed input from the speed log.
• V/P/I: For an explanation of these fields, see Sensor selection dialogs on page 423.
• Manual: Select this source to enter manual STW input. If SOG/COG input is not
available from a ground speed sensor (or is not derivable from a position sensor), you
can also enter manual values for set and drift. (If SOG/COG input is available, the
Set & Drift fields are disabled.)
• Speed: Allows you to provide STW input manually (when Manual is selected). Use
the spin buttons to increase/decrease the value.
• Apply: Apply your manually entered STW input.
• Set & Drift: Enter manual set and drift values. These values will only be used when
dead reckoning (DR) is in use. You can type in a value or use the spin buttons.
• Apply: Apply your manually entered set and drift input.
• Setup: Click to specify automatic or manual sensor selection for STW input (CCRS
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Speed Sensor dialog

This dialog enables you to view speed measurements
from a particular speed input.
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Course/Spd W/Spd
G→<Speed source>.
The dialog contents are:
• Type: The type of sensor providing the input (for
example, a speed log or position reference system).
• Latest Update: Time since the last sensor input was
received.
• Mode: The operating mode of the source sensor. The
modes will vary for the different types of sensor.
• Readings:
– Speed Over Ground: Displayed if available from sensor. Shows Longitudinal
(L) and Transverse (T) speed.
– Speed Through Water: Displayed if available from sensor. Shows Longitudinal
(L) and Transverse (T) speed.
• Over ground – Total: Distance travelled overground (NM) since the speed log was first
installed (if available).
• Thru water – Total: Distance travelled through water (NM) since the speed log was
first installed (if available).
• Overground – Since reset: Distance travelled overground (NM) since the speed log
was reset (if available).
• Thru water – Since reset: Distance travelled through water (NM) since the speed
log was reset.

Ground Speed (SOG/COG) dialog

This dialog is for selecting the SOG/COG source and
comparing SOG/COG input from available sources.
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Spd G, Own
Ship→Course or you can click SOG or COG in the
CCRS pane (see CCRS pane on page 58).
For a description of the generic parts of this dialog
(including information on selecting a new sensor), see
Sensor selection dialogs on page 423.
The sensor-specific content is:
• Log1/GPS1/GPS2/Log1/2B: Click to bring up a dialog containing data from the sensor
named on the button (see Speed Sensor dialog on page 433).

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If you select this speed source (by clicking the radio button to the left of the Log1/2B
button), the operator station uses its backup NMEA speed input. The backup source
is only for use in the event of a LAN failure that prevents the operator station from
receiving speed input from the speed log.
• V/P/I: For an explanation of these fields, see Sensor selection dialogs on page 423.
• Manual: Select this source to disable the use of any ground speed sensor. Note that
you cannot explicitly enter manual values for SOG/COG input. Instead, if you
select Manual in this dialog, SOG/COG will be derived from the currently selected
position sensor if it is available. If it is not available, the CCRS uses estimated
SOG/COG values. It estimates them by adding the current STW (manually entered or
sensor-based) to the current drift (manually entered or calculated).
• Setup: Click to specify automatic or manual sensor selection for SOG/COG input
(CCRS Sensor Setup dialog on page 424).

Wind Sensor dialog

This dialog enables you to view wind data. Anemometer
(wind sensor) input can be displayed as a wind arrow on
the ECDIS display. Wind sensors need to be present and
configured for this to work (see Wind sensor interface
on page 570). The wind data can be received by the
console on a serial line or over the local area network.
(Wind data is not tested by the CCRS, so there is no
information in this dialog relating to the validity, plausibility and integrity of the data.)
The path to the Wind Sensor dialog is: Own Ship→Wind.
For a description of the generic parts of this dialog (including information on selecting a
new sensor), see Sensor selection dialogs on page 423.
The sensor-specific content is:
• In kn/In m/s: Select the unit of measurement for the presentation of the wind sensor
data.
• <wind sensor name>: If there are multiple wind sensors select one. (The text of
these buttons depends on the name of the wind sensor; see Wind sensor interface on
page 570.) Click to bring up a dialog containing wind input from the sensor named on
the button (see Wind Sensor Configuration dialog on page 435).

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• Global selection: Select (if the option Figure 112 Wind arrow display
is present and applicable) to make all
other consoles on the network use the
currently selected wind sensor.
• Display Arrow: Check to display a wind
arrow on the ECDIS screen. The arrow
indicates the true wind direction and
speed. (This option is only available
in ECDIS.)
• Relative: Wind direction and speed
relative to the ship's heading and speed.
• True: Wind direction and speed relative
to north and ground.

Wind Sensor Configuration dialog

This dialog provides readings from the wind sensor
selected in the previous dialog (see Wind Sensor dialog
on page 434).
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Wind→<wind
sensor name>.
The dialog contents are:
• No: The number identifying the selected wind sensor.
• Type: Wind sensor name.
• Latest Update: Time since the last wind data was received.
• Sensor Readings:
– Wind Speed: Raw wind speed received from the sensor.
– Wind Direction: Raw wind direction received from the sensor.
– Mode: The data as received from the wind sensor can be relative to:
* Ship heading and speed.
* Ship heading and water speed.
* Ground and north.
• Wind Arrow Symbol Offset (mm): Use the spin buttons to apply an offset to the wind
arrow (the offset is from the own-ship symbol in the display).

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Time select dialog

In the K-Bridge INS the time sensor is not
operator-selectable. This dialog lists the time sources
that are available to the CCRS for monitoring and
integrity checking. However, you cannot use it to select
a different time source. The time source for K-Bridge
operator stations is always GPS1.
You can reach the dialog by selecting: Own Ship→Data→Time or by clicking Time in the
CCRS pane (see CCRS pane on page 58).
For a description of the generic parts of this dialog, see Sensor selection dialogs on
page 423.
The sensor-specific content is:
• GPSn: Click to bring up a dialog that displays time input from the sensor named on
the button, and that, for GPS1, enables you to set a new time zone (see Date/Time
dialog on page 533).
• V/P/I: For an explanation of these fields, see Sensor selection dialogs on page 423.
• Setup: Click to confirm that automatic sensor selection is specified for time input
(CCRS Sensor Setup dialog on page 424).

Depth select dialog

This dialog is not available directly from the Own-ship
menu, but it is described here with the other sensor
selection dialogs (all of which are available from the
Own-ship menu). The dialog enables you to view
details of the depth sensor.
To see this dialog you must click DPTH in the CCRS pane (see CCRS pane on page 58).
For a description of the generic parts of this dialog (including information on selecting a
new sensor), see Sensor selection dialogs on page 423.
The sensor-specific content is:
• Snd1: Click to bring up a dialog containing data from the sensor named by the button
(see Depth Sensor Panel dialog on page 437).
• V/P/I: For an explanation of these fields, see Sensor selection dialogs on page 423.
• Setup: Click to specify automatic or manual sensor selection for depth input (CCRS
Sensor Setup dialog on page 424).

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Depth menu
This is the menu for working with depth data. Depth
input is an option. It is not available for all vessels.
The path to this menu is: Own Ship→Depth
The menu contains the following buttons:
• Depth Sensor Data: Click to view raw depth sensor
data (see Depth Sensor Panel dialog on page 437).
• Depth History: Click to display depth history data for the past 50 minutes (see Depth
History dialog on page 437).
• Depth Recording List: Click to display depth files (see Depth Recording List dialog
on page 439).
• Depth Recording Control: Click to control depth recording (see Depth Recording
Control dialog on page 438).
• Depth Sensor Setup: Click to view depth sensor settings (see Depth Sensor Setup
dialog on page 440).

Depth Sensor Panel dialog

This dialog provides raw depth sensor data.
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Depth →Depth
Sensor Data.
The dialog contents are:
• No: Depth sensor number.
• Global: Select to make all other consoles on the
network use the selected depth sensor.
• Type: Depth sensor name or type.
• Latest Update: Time since the last depth data was received.
• Below Transducer: Depth reading from the sensor. Dependent on the sensor, additional
data can be displayed.

Depth History dialog

This dialog displays depth history data for the past 50
minutes.
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Depth →Depth
History.
The dialog contents are:
• Depth Range: Select the depth range in diagram:
10m, 20m, 50m, 100m, or 300m.
• Diagram: Colour explanation:
– Light grey: No data.

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– Dark grey: Depth of ship's hull.

– Brown: Sea bottom as read from sensor1.
– Blue: Sea bottom as read from sensor2.
• Interval: Click to select time scale axis: 5min, 15min or 50min.

Depth Recording Control dialog

This dialog enables you to start and stop depth
recording.
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Depth →Depth
Recording Control.
The dialog contents are:
• State: Indicates if the system is recording or not.
• Lamp: Flashes green when the depth is recorded. A yellow light indicates NO DATA.
• Record Now!: Click the button to add a depth recording now.
• Name: The depth file name is constructed as follows:

For example E020309F was created 09th March 2002. The default file name can
be modified.
• Started: The time for the first recording.
• Ended: The time for the last recording, when the recording was stopped.
• Start Recordings: Click the button to start recording a new depth file. Automatic or
manual recording depends on the settings in the Depth Recording Setup menu.
• Resume Recordings: Click the button to continue recordings in the last depth file.
• End Recordings: Click the button to stop recording of depth data.
• Settings: Click the button to go to the Depth Recording Setup menu.
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Depth Recording List dialog

This dialog list the files of depth data on the system.
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Depth →Depth
Recording List.
The dialog contents are:
• Sort On: Select to sort the list by name, type or time.
• Name/Type/State/Date: Each file is described by
name, state, date and file size.
• Display: Click the button to display the selected
depth file.
• Undisplay: Turns off display of the selected depth file.
• Delete: Click the button to delete the selected file.
• Go To: Click the button to display the chart covering the starting point of the displayed
depth file.
• Backup: Click the button to save the selected file on a selected device (see Depth
Recording List (Backup) dialog on page 439).
• Rename: Click the button to give the selected file a new name.
• Reload: Click the button to load a depth file from the selected device (see Depth
Recording List (Restore) dialog on page 440).
• Control: Click the button to go to the Depth Recording Control dialog (see Depth
Recording Control dialog on page 438).

Depth Recording List (Backup) dialog

The dialog enables you to save depth data to a selected
device.
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Depth→Depth
Recording List→Backup.
The dialog contents are:
• File Name: File name used on selected device. Can
be modified.
• Start time: Use the spin buttons to specify the start
time for the depth file.
• End time: Use the spin buttons to specify the end
time for the depth file.
• Save to Medium: Click the button to save the depth file to a device.
• Cancel: Click the button to cancel the save operation.
• Estimated file size: Specifies the estimated file size and how much free space is
available on the selected disk. If the file is too large, it will be split over several disks.

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Depth Recording List (Restore) dialog

This dialog enables you to load depth data from the

selected device.
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Depth→Depth
Recording List→Reload.
Select the depth data you require from the device and
click OK.

Depth Sensor Setup dialog

This dialog is for setting up the depth sensor. All
measurements are in meters.
WARNING
Before you start using the depth data enter
the current draught, the distance from the
depth sensor to the keel, and the current
tide. This enables the system to produce
a "normalized" sounding value that is
suitable for recording and for comparison
with chart soundings.

The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Depth→Depth

Sensor Setup.
The dialog contents are:
• Record Sensor No: The depth sensor number.
• Measured Depth: Depth measured by the sensor.
• Current Tide: Current tide value.
• Current Draught: The ship's current draught. The value is added to the measured
depth to find water line.
• Over Keel: Sensor placement above the keel. The value is subtracted from the
measured depth to give current under-keel clearance.
• Chg: Click to go to the Depth sensor details dialog (see Depth Sensor Details dialog
on page 441).
• Rec. Sounding: The calculated sounding value used for the history diagram and depth
recording.
• Under-keel clearance (UKC): Depth below the keel.
• Enable UKC alarm: Use the spin buttons to specify the vessel’s minimum depth below
the keel (UKC). Check the box to cause an alarm to be issued when UKC equals
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• Manual Only: Select to record the depth only when clicking the "Record Now" button.
• Distance (NM): Select to record the depth when the ship has moved the specified
distance. Use the spin buttons to set the distance.
• Time interval: Select to record the depth at the set time interval. Use the spin buttons
to set the interval.
• Record Minimum Depth: Select to record the minimum value in each interval. When
not selected the last depth value is recorded.
• Recording Ctrl: Click the button to go to the Depth Recording Control dialog (see
Depth Recording Control dialog on page 438).
• Recording List: Click the button to go to the Depth Recording List dialog (see Depth
Recording List dialog on page 439).

Depth Sensor Details dialog

This dialog is for setting up communication with the
depth sensor.
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Depth→Depth
Sensor Setup→Chg.
The dialog contents are:
• Type: Select echo sounder type from the menu.
• Protocol: Select communication protocol from the
menu.
• Messages: Select message format from the menu.
• Inhibit alarm when input missing: You can check this option if for some reason you
have unstable/intermittent input from the sensor and need to inhibit the lost input alert
each time input is interrupted.
• Transducer Location ref. Aft Peak: Specify position of the sensor over keel (necessary
for computation of soundings) and along/across (necessary for exact positioning of
sensor readings). Starboard is positive, port is negative.

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Anti-Grounding dialog
This dialog enables you to control the anti-grounding
system. This is the system that looks ahead of the vessel
for grounding dangers, warning areas, and hazards
(such as buoys and other obstructions) while the vessel
is sailing and indicates them visually on the chart by
means of a thick RED or YELLOW border (RED is the
most critical). It also issues alert messages and / or text
indications (depending on severity) concerning them.
The anti-grounding system performs its checks against
the current chart database. For information about using
it, see Anti-grounding system on page 93).
The path to the dialog is Own Ship→Anti-grounding.
The dialog contents are:
• Vector length: Use the spin buttons to specify how far ahead (in minutes and seconds)
grounding checks are to be performed. When you specify 0, grounding checks are
disabled. The minimum setting is 30 seconds; the maximum is 30 minutes.
• Width: Use the spin buttons to control the width of the widest part of the grounding
check area. This setting is specified in degrees: the range is 0 - 30 degrees. (To widen
the grounding check area generally, use the safety distance setting; see Grounding
Alert Setup dialog on page 443.)
• Warnings: Lists the warning areas detected. Select one to see its details displayed
in the dialog’s lower window. If you have AIO objects displayed, any AIO objects
that the anti-grounding system or validation process encounters will be detected
as warning areas.
• Groundings & Hazards: Lists the grounding dangers and hazards detected. Select
an item in the list to view its details in the lower window of the dialog box. Click
Highlight to see it highlighted on the chart.
• Display: Check to display the grounding check area on the chart as a green textured
area with a thin red border, and also to display a flashing red star to indicate the most
critical (but not necessarily the nearest) grounding danger, hazard, or warning area
ahead of the vessel. For warning areas, the flashing red star is shown at the area’s
nearest point ahead of the vessel.
• Highlight: Select a grounding danger, hazard or warning area in the dialog box and
click this button to highlight it on the chart.
• Settings: Click to configure the behaviour of the grounding check (and the route
validation process) further (see Grounding Alert Setup dialog on page 443).

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Figure 113 A flashing red star indicating a beacon ahead of the vessel

Note
To perform the grounding checks, the system will use the largest-scale chart available
from the selected chart databases (see Chart Type dialog on page 449).

Note
Grounding checks are only enabled when the own-ship's speed (SOG) is above 1 knot.

Grounding Alert Setup dialog

This dialog enables you to configure the behaviour
of the grounding check and route validation process
in relation to hazards and areas on the chart for which
special conditions exist. The selections checked in the
dialog determine which special areas are detected by the
anti-grounding and route validation checks. For more
information, see Anti-grounding system on page 93.)
The paths to the dialog include:
• Own Ship→Anti-grounding→Settings
• Route→Validate Route→Settings
The dialog contents are:
• Safety distance: Specify a (horizontal) distance to be
added to the safety margin that the grounding check
and route validation processes use in relation to
hazards and areas for which special conditions exist.

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The distance you specify is also added to the width of the grounding check and route
validation areas (it is added to the offtrack limit for each leg to determine the width of
the validation area for the leg.)
When the grounding check area – or, during validation, when the planned route –
crosses the safety contour, you will always see a graphical indication on the chart (see
Validating a route on page 273); this is true even if you specify a safety distance
of 0.00 NM.
• meters: Check to specify the safety distance in meters instead of nautical miles.
• Hazard alert type: Specify whether the grounding check is to issue warnings or
cautions in relation to hazards (such as buoys and other obstructions).
• Enable hazard alerts: Check if you want to include hazards in the grounding check.
• Area alert type: Specify whether the grounding check is to issue warnings,
cautions or indications in relation to areas for which special conditions exist.
(Indications are messages that appear in the ECDIS Indications dialog; see Operator
messages/indications on page 67.)
• Enable all area alerts: Check if you want the grounding check to include all areas for
which special conditions exist.
• Areas for which special conditions exist: Check the areas that you want to include in the
grounding check and route validation processes.

Anchor Watch dialog

This dialog enables you to put an anchor watch limit
around the own-ship (see Anchor watch – own-ship on
page 115).
The path to the dialog is: Own Ship→Anchor Watch.
The dialog contents are:
• Active: Select to activate the anchor watch when you
have specified an anchor watch position and limit.
An ORANGE circular guard zone will be displayed
on the chart, indicating the anchor watch limit.
At its centre will be an ORANGE anchor symbol,
marking the anchor watch position. When any part
of the own-ship breaches the limit, the circle and
anchor symbol turn RED and a warning is issued. If this is not acknowledged within
2 minutes, an alarm is issued (unless the vessel goes back inside the limit or the
anchor watch is de-activated).
• Ref Pts: Click to create or edit a reference point (see Creating a reference point for
an anchor on page 115).
• Selector: Select the reference point defined for the anchor currently in use.
• Set anchor position: Click to set the current coordinates for the selected reference point
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The coordinates appear below the Set anchor position button. You can edit them
manually. If you do, click Apply when you have finished.
• Range: The current distance from the anchor watch position to the part of the vessel
that is furthest away from it.
• Limit: Specify the distance that the vessel will be permitted to drift from the anchor
watch position before an alert is triggered. Use the spin buttons to do this or edit
the numbers manually.

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Chapter 23
Chart menu

Chart menu.....................................................................................................................448
Chart Type dialog...........................................................................................................449
Chart Legend dialog.......................................................................................................449
Safety Depth dialog........................................................................................................450
S-57 and S-63 chart management dialogs......................................................................451
C-Map ENC chart management dialogs ........................................................................465
ARCS or Seafarer chart management ............................................................................472
Manage Notes sub-menu................................................................................................483
Template dialog boxes ...................................................................................................483
Navtex dialog boxes.......................................................................................................483
Colour Calibration dialog ..............................................................................................483
Chart Type Setup dialog.................................................................................................484
Install C-Map SDK dialog .............................................................................................486

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Chart menu
The menus described in this chapter are for setting up
and working with charts.
To see this menu, click the Chart button on the main
menu.
This menu contains the following buttons:
• Chart Types: Click this button to select and manage
the chart type to be used (see Chart Type dialog on
page 449).
• Legend: Click to inspect the chart's meta-data (see
Chart Legend dialog on page 449).
• Safety Depth Setting: Click this button to set the safety depth for the own-ship (see
Safety Depth dialog on page 450).
• Manage Charts: Click this button to manage the charts installed on your system. The
dialog you see when you click this button depends on the chart database selected.
You can select a different database from the selector menu at the top of that dialog.
(This is the equivalent of selecting a database and clicking Mng in the Chart Type
dialog (see Chart Type dialog on page 449).
For information about managing particular charts, see:
– S-57 and S-63 chart management dialogs on page 451
– C-Map ENC chart management dialogs on page 465
– ARCS or Seafarer chart management on page 472
• Manage Notes: Click this button create new mariner's notes and to view and manage
currently stored notes (see Note menu on page 490).
• Navtex Messages: Click to view or send Navtex messages (see NAVTEX Message
List dialog on page 507).
• Colour Differentiation and Calibration: Click the button to check the colour
reproduction quality of your charts (see Colour Calibration dialog on page 483).
• Reconfigure Chart Databases: Click this button to reconfigure the chart databases (see
Chart Type Setup dialog on page 484).
• Install C-Map SDK: Click this button to install a C-Map Software Development Kit
for managing the chart type in use (see Install C-Map SDK dialog on page 486).
For information about specifying the types of information to be displayed on the chart,
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Chart Type dialog

Use this dialog to specify the type of chart to display
and generally to manage your charts.
The path to the dialog is: Chart→Chart Types.
The dialog contents are:
• Databases: This list shows which databases (chart
types) are available. Individual databases must be selected to be displayed.
• Mng...: Click this button to manage the associated chart database. For information
about chart management for:
– Navtor, UKHO Admiralty, and PRIMAR charts, see S-57 and S-63 chart
management dialogs on page 451
– C-Map ENC charts, see C-Map ENC chart management dialogs on page 465
– ARCS charts, see ARCS or Seafarer chart management on page 472 (these charts
are only available on ECDIS)
• Overscale: By default the overscale value is 100%, which means that a chart is
displayed at its nominal scale. If you select 200%, charts will be displayed at twice
their nominal scale.
• Fill In: This option is for use when the displayed chart does not fill the display area.
Check the box if you want the system to fill in the area surrounding the chart using
data from a chart of a different scale (if available).
• Overview chart: Check to display the overview chart. The database containing
this chart is pre-installed on the system. It contains small-scale (1:15,000,000 and
1:50,000,000) worldwide non-ENC charts. These are useful as backgrounds for
checking the chart coverage on the operator station (see Checking the chart coverage
on page 99).

Chart Legend dialog

This dialog lists the chart's meta-data.
The path to the dialog is: Chart→ Legend.

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Safety Depth dialog

Use this dialog to select a safety contour line so that the
chart shows clearly where it is safe for the vessel to sail.
The path to the dialog is: Chart→Safety Depth Setting.
The dialog contents are:
• Safety Depth: This slider governs the display of
Soundings and Deep soundings on the chart (see
Themes dialog: Themes tab on page 376). It
enables you to distinguish between significant and
insignificant soundings for your vessel: soundings
that are equal to or shallower than the safety depth
show as bold (BLACK) text on the chart. Soundings
that are deeper than the safety depth show as non-bold (GREY) text.
• Safety Contour: A specific depth contour that the system selects for the depth you
specify (if the chart does not provide a contour for the depth you specify, the system
selects the next available deeper contour). The safety contour is displayed as an extra
wide isoline. It marks the boundary between water of a safe depth for the vessel and
shallow water. ECDIS issues an alarm if the ship is in danger of crossing the safety
contour (see Anti-Grounding dialog on page 442). ECDIS also uses the safety contour
to determine the tints used in the chart for different depths. Water of a safe depth for
the vessel shows as WHITE (in the day palette).
• Depth Shades: Depth shades are used to highlight waters of different depths in relation
to the safety contour. Two or four shades can be used, depending on the contours
available in the chart database. In the day palette the shades are:
– WHITE: deep (safe) waters
– GREY: less deep (but safe) waters
– DARK BLUE: very shallow (unsafe) waters
– LIGHT BLUE: less shallow (but unsafe) waters
• Shallow Contour: A depth value that divides the waters shallower than the safety
contour into two areas (one shallower than the other).
• Deep Contour: A depth value that divides the waters deeper than the safety contour
into two areas (one deeper than the other).
• Shallow Pattern: A pattern of hatchings that emphasises shallow waters. This is
particularly useful when viewing with the night palette.
• Chart Contours: Lists the contour lines available in the currently displayed chart.
Contours designated as AC are area contours; those designated as C are simple
contour lines. Making a choice in this list will set the safety depth to the selected
value and the safety contour either to the selected value or to the next available setting
that is deeper than the selected value.
• Monitored: The safety contour value currently used for performing grounding checks.
• Export: Click to export the safety depth settings to other MFDs.
For more information, see Showing where the waters are deep enough for the vessel on
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S-57 and S-63 chart management dialogs

This section contains the following topics:
S-57/S-63 dialogs: General tab......................................................................................451
S-57/S-63 dialogs: Mirror tab........................................................................................457
S-57/S-63 dialogs: Install tab ........................................................................................457
S-57/S-63 dialogs: Update tab.......................................................................................459
S-57/S-63 dialogs: List tab ............................................................................................462
S-57/S-63 dialogs: Settings tab .....................................................................................464
Note
The handling of un-encrypted S-57 charts on K-Bridge is similar to that of S-63 charts.
The only exception is with respect to permits and licences. This section describes the
chart management tabs and dialogs in the order in which you will encounter them when
you are installing and managing S-63 charts. However, a note is provided where the
tabs and dialogs differ for S-57 charts.

S-57/S-63 dialogs: General tab

Mirror host Mirror client Single operator station (no
mirroring)

This tab tells you the week number and year of the latest chart updates added to the
database. It also enables you to manage chart permits, view the current certificate (for
encrypted charts) or install a new one, view the log of changes made to the database, and
inspect the coverage provided by the charts in the database.
On an ECDIS or Planning Station computer that is acting as a mirror host, this tab also
enables you to perform host management tasks, including updating permits and charts on
the mirror clients.
To see it you must enter a user level password (see Password dialog on page 557).
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The tab contents are:

• Data Base Status: Displays the name and status of the chart database.
• Aut. Updates Latest: The week number and year of the latest updates added to the
chart database.
• Provider: Chart database provider (for example, Navtor, Jeppesen or a hydrographic
office).
• Manage Mirrors: Click to manage the mirror host and clients (see S-57/S-63 dialogs:
General tab (mirror management) on page 452).
This button only appears on ECDIS or Planning Station computers that are configured
(in the chart database setup) as mirror hosts (see Chart Type Mirroring dialog on
page 486).
• Licence: For encrypted databases. Click this button to manage your chart permits (see
S-57/S-63 dialogs: General tab (Licence) on page 453).
• Certificate: Click to display the current certificate for the S-63 database or to install a
new certificate (see S-63 dialogs: General tab (certificate) on page 454). This button
is not available if you are using S-57 charts.
• Log: Click to see the list of chart installations and updates for the database (see
S-57/S-63 dialogs: General tab (log) on page 455).
• Coverage: Click to see details of the coverage provided by the charts in the database
(see S-57/S-63 dialogs: General tab (coverage) on page 456).

S-57/S-63 dialogs: General tab (mirror management)

This tab content is only available on an ECDIS or Planning Station that has been set up
as a mirror host. Different buttons are available, depending on the context. The tab
enables you to manage the mirror host and clients. (For example, it enables you to copy
new charts and permits to mirror clients.)
The description below is valid for Navtor charts. Some details may differ for charts
from other providers.

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The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database> Mng→General (tab)→Manage

Mirrors
The tab contents are:
• Database: Select the chart database whose mirror setup you want to manage.
• Tab window: The window displays update statuses for the permits and charts on the
mirror host and clients. Select an MFD and click the button for a management task
that you want to perform on an MFD you have selected (for example, to create a
database on that MFD or install permits or charts on to it).
• Install Permits: Click to copy permits from the host to the selected MFD (see Copy
S-57/S-63 permits to clients (mirroring) on page 146).
• Install Charts: Click to copy charts from the host to the selected MFD (see Copy
S-57/S-63 charts to clients (mirroring) on page 149).
• Create Database: Click to create a new database (of the type currently selected at
the top of the tab) on the selected MFD.
• Remove Database: Click to remove a database (of the type currently selected at the top
of the tab) on the selected MFD.
• Disable Mirror: Click to disable chart mirroring on the selected MFD.
• Clear Database: Click to remove all permits and charts from the database on the
selected MFD
• Refresh: Click to view updated status information after making a change to the
mirror setup.

S-57/S-63 dialogs: General tab (Licence)

Use this tab to manage your chart permits.
For unencrypted S-57 chart databases, permits are not
necessary.
The description below is valid for Navtor charts. Some
details may differ for charts from other providers.
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→General (tab)→Licence
The tab contents are:
• User Permit: This 28 character code identifies your
system. Send it to your chart provider to obtain your
chart permits (see Obtain S-57/S-63 chart permits
on page 133).
• Registered Chart Permits: A list of all charts for which permits are installed, and the
date on which each chart’s permit expires.
• Column headings: You can click on the column headings to determine how the list is
sorted (a ‘^’ character marks the column heading that the list is currently sorted by).

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• Remove Permits: Click to remove the permit for the selected chart. (The charts with
expired permits are automatically selected in the list when you click License in the
General tab.) Before installing chart updates, you must remove any chart permits that
have expired. Otherwise the installation of the up-to-date charts will fail.
• Type-in Chart Permit: You can type in a chart permit manually here. Each chart
permit is a 64 character string.
• Add: If you have typed in a permit, click to enter it into the system. In most cases
chart permits are loaded from a disk or from another operator station over the network.
• Read Permits from: Click the button and select a drive or device to load chart permits
from. The system will look for files named "PERMIT.TXT" or "ENC.PMT" in the
root of the drive (or in the directory) you specify.
• Status field: Indicates if entered chart permits are accepted.

S-63 dialogs: General tab (certificate)

This tab enables you to view the currently installed
certificate or to view other available certificates that
can be used to verify the signatures of S-63 chart
distributions.
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→General (tab)→Certificate.
For each S-63 database there is one “current” certificate
file.
Alternative certificate files might be distributed with the
software or be available on the distributed chart CDs.
The tab contents are:
• Current Certificate: Toggle this button to view the
currently installed certificate.
• New certificate: Use this button to view other certificates.
• Display full text: Toggle this button on to display the full text of certificate.
• Trust and Instal1: Click this button to replace the current certificate with the one
being viewed.
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S-57/S-63 dialogs: Install tab (new certificate)

This tab is displayed when the system detects a new
certificate on the CD. It contains the following buttons:
Check: Click this button to examine and possibly install
the new certificate.
Cancel: Click this button to ignore.
Note
You will not be able to load S63 charts if the current
certificate on your system does not match the S63 files
on the distribution medium.

S-57/S-63 dialogs: General tab (log)

Use this tab to view the database log file. For more
information, see Charts and permits on page 101.
The path to it is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→General (tab)→Log.
The tab contents are:
• DataBase Log: Displays the contents of the log file,
including chart installations and updates applied.
• See Details: Click the button to display detailed
installation information for the selected chart entry.
There is normally a details file for each installation
batch.
• Prev.: Click the button to scroll log text to previous
chart entry.
• Next: Click the button to scroll log text to next chart entry.

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S-57/S-63 dialogs: General tab (coverage)

This tab displays information about the level of detail
for the different areas covered by the chart. Coloured
rectangles with the size of the nominal chart cells are
displayed. Note that for large-scale charts, the nominal
rectangle will not correspond very well with the chart.
Multiple harbour charts will be represented with a
single coverage rectangle. Due to the semi-transparent
technique that makes it possible to see the chart image
through the colour, the colour will deviate from the
pure colours shown in the tab.
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→General (tab)→Coverage.
The tab contents are:
• Don't Show Coverage: Turn off the chart coverage
display.
• Show Licensed Charts: Shows the coverage for all the charts you are licensed to use.
This is useful when not all licensed charts are currently loaded into the system.
• Show Installed Charts: Displays the coverage details of all the charts currently
installed.
• Show Needed Updates: Installed charts are compared with the latest S-63 product
list. All charts available in newer editions or with updates are listed. (This option is
not available for S-57 charts.)
• Show Product List: Displays all charts listed in the S-63 product list. (This option is
not available for S-57 charts.)
• Levels: Select the levels of detail you require.
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S-57/S-63 dialogs: Mirror tab

This tab replaces the Install tab on operator stations that
are configured (in their chart database setup) as mirror
clients (see Chart Type Mirroring dialog on page 486).
The path to the tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→Mirror (tab)
The contents of the tab are:
• Mirror Host: The operator station from which the
charts will be received.
• Chk: Click to check the database against the
database installed in the mirror host. An information
message is displayed.
• Install Permits: Click to install permits from the host.
• Install Charts: Click to install charts from the host.
• Install Manual Updates: Click to install any manual updates that are available on
the host.

S-57/S-63 dialogs: Install tab

Normal format charts Large media format charts

Use this tab to install or update the chart database.

The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database> Mng→Install (tab).
The tab contents are:
• Chart CD Status: This area of the dialog contains a directory tree to enable you to
locate the chart database on the inserted medium. When you select a directory, the
system automatically checks to see if it contains a chart database. If it does, the
database will be described at the bottom of the dialog.
Some chart providers distribute their charts on DVDs or memory sticks using the
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containing “ENC folders” each of which is similar to a single CD: in the sample
Install tab above for a DVD containing AVCS charts, each folder labelled B1 through
B5 is an ENC folder. If you select the drive letter at the top of the directory tree, the
system recognizes the contents of the medium and describes them in text at the bottom
of the dialog (clicking Check CD has the same effect).
• Directory: The directory the chart database will be loaded from.
• Check CD: Click the button to cause the system to recognize the contents of the
inserted base or update medium and describe them at the bottom of the dialog.
• Import S-57 Chart(s): Click this button to install the selected charts (see S-57/S-63
dialogs: Install tab (progress) on page 458).
• Show README: Click this button to display information from the chart provider.

S-57/S-63 dialogs: Install tab (progress)

This tab gives you progress information while you
are installing the charts.
The path to the tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→Install (tab)Import S-57 Chart(s)
The tab contents are:
• S57 Import Status: The progress bar will show
installation progress and estimate remaining time.
When the installation is completed the status for the
loaded charts is displayed.
• Show Details: Click the button to display a detailed
list of errors and warnings from the verification
and installation process. These are available on the
log file.
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S-57/S-63 dialogs: Update tab

Use this tab on an ECDIS or Planning Station to review
updates, or make manual updates, to charts.
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→Updates (tab).
The tab contents are:
• Update by Network/Disk: For information about
installing chart updates, see Install/update S-57/S-63
charts (mirroring/local) on page 141.
• Update Manually: Click to make manual
modifications to chart objects (see S-57/S-63
dialogs: Update tab (manual update) on page 459).
• Review Updates: Click to review the updates that
have been made to the charts (see S-57/S-63 dialogs:
Update tab (review updates) on page 461).
• Review Updates in Chart Display: Click to see updates highlighted in the chart itself
(see S-57/S-63 dialogs: Update tab (review updates in chart display) on page 462).

S-57/S-63 dialogs: Update tab (manual update)

Use this tab to make manual modifications to objects
on the chart.
The main way to display the tab is to double-click on
an object on the chart and click Change in the Object
Information dialog.
Alternatively, the path to the dialog through the menus
is: Chart→Chart Types→<database> Mng→Updates
(tab)→Update Manually
The tab contents are:
• Chart Name: The name of the chart that contains
the selected object.
• Ed.: The edition number of the chart.
• Upd.: The update number of the chart.
• Sc.: The nominal scale of the chart.
• Move Object: Click to move the selected object to another position on the chart.
• Delete Object: Click to delete the selected object.
• Modify Attributes: Click to modify the attributes of the selected object (see S-57/S-63
dialogs: Update tab (modify attributes) on page 460).
• Select Object Type to Add: Click to add an object of a specified type to the chart (see
S-57/S-63 dialogs: Update tab (add manual update) on page 461).
• Chart 1... : Click to display a resizable window that enables you to see all the chart
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• Add Object: Click to add an object to a specified position on the chart. (A dialog is
displayed that enables you to specify the position of the new object by using the
trackball and left mouse button.)

S-57/S-63 dialogs: Update tab (modify attributes)

This tab enables you to edit the attributes of an object
after double-clicking on it (on the chart) and then
clicking Change in its Object Information dialog.
The path to the tab is either of the following:
Chart→Chart Types→<database> Mng→Updates
(tab)→Update Manually→Modify Attributes
Chart→Chart Types→<database> Mng→Updates
(tab)→Update Manually→Select Object Type to
Add→Select→Add/Change/Delete Attr.
The tab contents are:
• Edit object attributes: Select an attribute from the
list of the selected object’s attributes, and use the
buttons and selector menu (as applicable) to edit it.
• Apply: Click to apply the changes you have made to the object’s attributes.
• Cancel: Click to cancel any changes you have made and abort the process of
modifying attributes that you have started.
• Revert: Click to cancel any changes but without aborting the process of modifying
attributes that you have started.
• Add Attribute: Click to add an attribute to the object.
• Change Attr.: Click to make changes to the currently selected attribute. The input field
allows you to enter an attribute value of an appropriate type (number, text, selector
menu choice, or date).
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S-57/S-63 dialogs: Update tab (add manual update)

Use this tab to select a type of object to add manually
to the chart. When you add an update manually, the
system automatically fills in the mandatory attributes
but you allows you to edit their details. Make sure
that the chart database named at the top of the dialog
is the correct one (so that you do not accidentally add
the update to the wrong charts).
The path to the tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→Updates (tab)→Update Manually→Select Object
Type to Add
The tab contents are:
• Select: Click to create an instance of the currently
selected object type.
• Cancel: Click to cancel any selection you have made and also cancel the process of
selecting an object type.
• Revert: Click to cancel any selection you have made but continue the process of
selecting an object type.
• Add Attribute: Click to add an attribute to the object (see S-57/S-63 dialogs: Update
tab (modify attributes) on page 460.
• Change Attr.: Click to change an attribute (see S-57/S-63 dialogs: Update tab (modify
attributes) on page 460.
• Delete Attr: Click to delete an attribute (see S-57/S-63 dialogs: Update tab (modify
attributes) on page 460.

S-57/S-63 dialogs: Update tab (review updates)

Use this tab to review all modifications that have
been made to the charts and chart objects in the
database. You can review all changes that have been
made “automatically” (as a result of installing official
periodic updates), and all changes that have been
made “manually” (see S-57/S-63 dialogs: Update tab
(manual update) on page 459). It is also possible to
reject particular updates.
The path to the tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→Updates (tab)→Review Updates.
The tab contents are:
• Folder/updates list: Select an update in the folder
for the chart you are interested in, then click Go To
Object, Highlight or Object Info to go to, highlight,
or read information about the object associated with the update.
• Refresh: Click to refresh the list of updates.

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• Go To Object: Click to see the chart object associated with the selected update on
the chart display. (For this to work, the object’s position information needs to be
sufficiently well-defined. It will not be possible for all objects.)
• Highlight: Click to highlight the object associated with the selected update. The object
is highlighted on the chart for a few seconds.
• Object Info: Click to view information about the object associated with the selected
update.
• Reject HO/Manual Update: Click to reject the selected automatic or manual update.

S-57/S-63 dialogs: Update tab (review updates in chart display)

Use this tab to see highlighted in the chart all updates
(since a date you specify) that have been made to the
chart area currently being displayed.
The path to the tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→Updates (tab)→Review Updates in Chart Display.
The tab contents are:
• Date selector: Specify the earliest date of the updates
you want to see highlighted in the chart. Either type
a date or click the arrow button and specify a date
using the calendar tool.
• Update review: Check to enable highlighting of
updates in the chart area currently displayed. The
highlighting might take some seconds to appear.
Highlighting only remains enabled while the dialog is active. If you open another
dialog, highlighting of updates is disabled.
For more information, see Highlighting updates in the chart on page 103.

S-57/S-63 dialogs: List tab

This tab lists the charts available in the database and
can also provide the status of each one.
The path to the tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→List (tab)
The tab contents are:
• List of charts: Displays a list of all the charts in the
database.
• Column headings: You can click on the column
headings to determine how the list is sorted (a ‘^’
character marks the column heading that the list is
currently sorted by).
• Simple: Select this option to display the names of
the installed charts.

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When you have Simple selected and you double-click on a chart in the list, a full
status is displayed for that chart.
• Installed Status: Select this option to display chart names and update status for the
installed charts.
• Full Status: Select this option to display chart names and update status for all installed
and licensed charts.
• Name: The name of each chart.
• Ed: The edition of each chart.
• Upd: The number of updates that have been made to each chart.
• Status: The status of each chart (for example, whether the chart is OK, not loaded,
or missing updates). For a full status report, see Checking chart and permit status
on page 101.
• Delete: Click the button to delete the selected chart from the database.
• GoTo: Click the button to go to the centre of the selected chart. The chart is displayed
at nominal scale.
• Legend: Click the button to display the legend for the selected chart.
• Verify: Click the button to update the chart list.
• Save: Click the button to save the chart list as a file.
• Object Details: Click the button to view a list of all the chart objects contained in the
selected chart (see S-57/S-63 dialogs: List tab (objects in a chart) on page 463.

S-57/S-63 dialogs: List tab (objects in a chart)

Inspecting objects in a Inspecting AIO objects in Inspecting AIO objects
particular chart the database currently displayed

This tab enables you to inspect lists of chart objects in the currently selected chart
database.
The path to the tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database> Mng→List (tab)→(Select
a chart)→Object Details

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The tab contents are:

• Selector menu: Specify whether you want to inspect all objects in the currently
selected chart, all objects currently showing on the display, all AIO objects in the
chart database or all AIO objects currently displayed on the chart.
• Go To Object: Click to see the selected object on the chart display.
• Next: Click to select the next object in the list.
• Refresh: Click to refresh the list of objects (for example, to confirm that one you
deleted has been removed or one that you added is present).
• Details: Click to view the attributes of the selected object.
• Object Info: Click to view information about the selected object.
• Highlight: Click to highlight the selected object. The object is highlighted on the
chart for only a few seconds.

S-57/S-63 dialogs: Settings tab

This tab displays chart database version numbers and
enables you to configure the display of symbols in the
charts.
The path to the tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→Settings (tab)
The tab contents are:
• Presentation Library Version: Displays the
implemented version of the presentation library -
chart symbols.
• Navtor SDK Version: Displays the version of the
Navtor software installed in the system. (SDK
stands for Software Development Kit.)
• Traditional symbols: Select to display traditional
chart symbols for chart objects. When not selected simplified symbols are used.
• Plain Boundaries: Select to displayed charts with plain boundaries. When not selected
chart areas are displayed with annotated boundaries.
• ENC update status report: Click to check the status of the charts and permits (see
Checking chart and permit status on page 101).
• Display Chart1 ...: Click to display a resizable window that enables you to see all the
chart symbols used in S-57/S-63 charts. Use the selector menu to select different
views.
• Coverage: Click to specify the chart coverage you require (see S-57/S-63 dialogs:
General tab (coverage) on page 456).
• Clear Database: Click to delete all charts or all charts and licences from the database.
You will be prompted to confirm your decision.

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C-Map ENC chart management dialogs

This section contains the following topics:
C-Map ENC chart dialogs: General tab ........................................................................465
C-Map ENC chart dialogs: Mirror tab...........................................................................469
C-Map ENC chart dialogs: Install tab ...........................................................................469
C-Map ENC chart dialogs: Update tab..........................................................................470
C-Map ENC chart dialogs: List tab ...............................................................................470
C-Map ENC chart dialogs: Settings tab ........................................................................471

C-Map ENC chart dialogs: General tab

This tab provides general information about the
installed chart database.
The path to the tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→General (tab).
The tab contents are:
• Database Status: Displays the database name and
version number.
• Licence: Brings up licence information.
• Log: Brings up database log information.
• Coverage: Brings up the chart coverage data.
If the system is configured to load chart databases from:
• another K-Bridge system over the Local Area
Network (LAN), then it is capable of mirroring (copying) chart databases from other
systems on the LAN. In this case the Mirror tab appears in this dialog behind the
General tab (see C-Map ENC chart dialogs: Mirror tab on page 469).
• a local CD-ROM or DVD drive, the Install tab appears behind the General tab (see
C-Map ENC chart dialogs: Install tab on page 469)

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C-Map ENC chart dialogs: General tab (licence)

This tab provides information licences associated with
the charts. Most CM-93 edition 3 charts require licence
codes. If you do not have a licence code, only overview
charts will be displayed.
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→General (tab)→License.
The tab contents are:
• Registered Licenses: A list of all licences registered
for the CM-93 edition 3 charts. The list contains
the licence name (which identifies the zone/area it
covers or indicates whether it is a supplementary
licence covering a particular service such as piracy
avoidance), expiry date and licence code.
• Column headings: You can click on the column headings to determine how the list
is sorted (a ‘^’ character marks the column heading that the list is currently sorted by).
• Dynamic licensing: Click this button to bring up the dialog (see next sub-section) that
enables you to pay for chart licences as you use them. (You need to have a credit
arrangement set up with C-Map or your chart agent to perform dynamic licensing.)
• Remove: Click this button to remove the selected licence.
• Type-in License: To enter a new licence, select the zone/area or type of service, and
type in the licence code that you have received from C-Map.
• Code: Type in the licence code.
• Add: Click this button to enter the licence code into the system.
• Output C-Map User ID file to Medium: Click this button to save the file containing
the licence codes to an external medium.
• Read Licenses from Medium: Click this button to make the system input licences
from a user ID file on an external medium.
• Status field: The status field prompts you to type in the code for a new licence, and
indicates whether the licence code was accepted or not.

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C-Map ENC chart dialogs: General tab (dynamic licensing)

This version of the General tab is for enabling dynamic
licensing.
The path to the tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→General (tab)→Dynamic licensing.
C-Map allows dynamic ("pay-as-you-go") licensing
for some databases as an alternative to normal (static)
licensing. To take advantage of this, you must first
make arrangements with C-Map or your chart agent for
getting the proper licences. With dynamic licences, you
start with a certain amount of chart credit and, as you
use different charts, the system automatically registers
them and decreases your credit accordingly. Your credit
and chart usage are reported to and synchronized with
C-Map whenever you perform chart updates for the
database either on-line (if the system supports this) or by e-mail.
The tab contents are:
• Normal licensing: Click this button to return to the tab for non-dynamic licences.
• Enable dynamic licensing: Check this box to enable dynamic licensing.
• Refresh: Click to refresh the licensing data.
• Credit Rest: Your remaining credit.
• Next Report: The date by which your next chart usage and credit report to C-Map is
due.
• Last Report: The date of your last report to C-Map.
• Non-reported Datasets: The number of charts used since the last report.
– Dataset: Chart name.
– First Use: The date on which the chart was first used.
• Reported Datesets: The number of charts that have already been licensed.
– Dataset: Chart name.
– Expiry: Expiry date for the licence.

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C-Map ENC chart dialogs: General tab (log information)

You can view the chart database's log file.
The path to this is: Chart→Chart Types→(CE:
CmapEnc) Mng→General (tab)→Log.
The tab contents are:
• DataBase Log: Displays the contents of the log file
including charts installed and applied updates.
• See Details: This option is not available for C-Map
93 Edition 3 charts.
• Prev.: Scroll log text to previous page.
• Next: Scroll log text to next page.
• Print Log: Allows you to print the log file if the
system is fitted with a printer.

C-Map ENC chart dialogs: General tab (coverage)

Information is available about the chart's coverage.
Coloured rectangles with the size of the nominal
chart cells are displayed. Note that for large-scale
charts, the nominal rectangle will not correspond very
well with the chart. Multiple harbour charts will be
represented with a single coverage rectangle. Due to
the semi-transparent technique that makes it possible
to see the chart image through the colour, the colour
will deviate from the pure colours shown in the dialog.
The path to the coverage information is: Chart→Chart
Types→(CE: CmpEnc) Mng→General (tab)→Coverage.
The tab contents are:
• Don't Show Coverage: CM-93 edition 3 chart
coverage display is turned off.
• Show Coverage of Licensed Charts: Displays all CM-93 edition 3 chart you have
licensed. Used when not all licensed charts are loaded into the system.
• Show Coverage of Installed Charts: Displays all CM-93 edition 3 charts loaded into
the system.
• Levels: Select the chart levels to be displayed in coverage presentation. The colour
code is used in the coverage presentation.

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C-Map ENC chart dialogs: Mirror tab

This tab replaces the Install tab on operator stations that
are configured (in their chart database setup) as mirror
clients (see Chart Type Mirroring dialog on page 486).
The path to the tab is: Chart→Chart Types→(CE:
CmpEnc) Mng→Mirror (tab)
The tab contents are:
• Chk: Click to check the database against the
database installed in the mirror host. An information
message is displayed.
• Install Charts: Click to install charts from the mirror
host. The mirror host will normally be a K-Bridge
ECDIS or K-Bridge Planning Station.
• Install Updates: Click to install updates from the
mirror host. The mirror host will normally be a K-Bridge ECDIS or K-Bridge
Planning Station.

C-Map ENC chart dialogs: Install tab

This tab enables you browse to chart files for installing
or updating the chart databse. It is only displayed when
the system is configured to load from a local disk drive
(see Chart Type Mirroring dialog on page 486).
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→(CE:
CmpEnc) Mng→Install (tab).
The tab contents are:
• Chart CD Status: Allows you to select a disk drive.
• Directory: Lists the file directory for the database.
• Install Chart Database: Click to install the chart
database from a removable medium. The installation
will take about 10 minutes.
• Check CD: Click to check the contents of the
removable medium against the installed version of the database. An information
message is displayed.
• Update Chart Database: Click to update the chart database from the removable
medium. The installation will take about 10 minutes.

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C-Map ENC chart dialogs: Update tab

This tab enables you to update the chart database and
review previous updates.
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→(CE:
CmpEnc) Mng→Install (tab).
The tab contents are:
• Update by Network: Click to update the charts from
the network.
• Update by Disk: Click to update the charts from the
CD drive.
• Update Manually: Click to edit an object in the chart
manually (this is the same as clicking the Change
button in the Object Info dialog; see Static Object
Information dialog on page 382).
• Review Updates: Click to review the updates that have been made to the charts. For
guidance refer to the description provided for S-63 charts: see S-57/S-63 dialogs:
Update tab (review updates) on page 461.)
• Review Updates in Chart Display: Click to see updates highlighted in the chart itself.
(For guidance refer to the description provided for S-63 charts: see S-57/S-63 dialogs:
Update tab (review updates in chart display) on page 462.)

C-Map ENC chart dialogs: List tab

This tab enables you to list charts.
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→(CE:
CmpEnc) Mng→List (tab).
The tab contents are:
• Simple: Select to list just the chart names.
• Installed Status: Select to see (in addition to the
name) the edition number for each chart and also
to see an indication of whether you have the latest
version of the chart.
• Full Status: This option is only available for S63
charts. As well as the name of the chart and
the installed status information, you also see an
indication of the status of the licence for each chart.
• Name: The name of each chart.
• Ed: The edition of each chart.
• Upd: The number of updates that have been made to each chart.
• Status: The status of each chart (for example, whether the chart is OK, not loaded,
or missing updates). For a full status report, see Checking chart and permit status
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• Go To: Click to browse to the selected chart(s).

• Legend: Click to view the legend for the selected chart. The legend contains key
information about the chart (see Chart Legend dialog on page 449).

C-Map ENC chart dialogs: Settings tab

The Settings tab enables you to control how the charts
are displayed. It also enables you to view the status
of the charts and to remove all charts and permits from
the current chart database.
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→(CE:
CmapEnc) Mng→Settings (tab).
The tab contents are:
• Traditional Symbols: Selects between simplified and
traditional symbols.
• Plain Boundaries: Selects between complex and
plain line styles to designate the boundary of an area.
• Do Not Use Isol. Dng. for C-Map Charts: When
selected, dangerous objects are displayed using
normal cartography symbols instead of ISODNG symbols, to reduce clutter in older
charts.
• Use S52 Symbols for C-Map Charts: Display C-Map charts using S52 symbols.
• Use C-Map Symbols for C-Map Charts: Display C-Map charts using C-Map's own
symbols.
• ENC update status report: Click to inspect the status of the installed charts and permits
(see Checking chart and permit status on page 101).
• Display Chart 1: Click this button to display a resizable window showing all the chart
symbols used in C-Map ENC charts. Use the selector menu to select different views.
• Coverage... Click this button to view the chart coverage (see Checking the chart
coverage on page 99).
• Clear database: Click to remove all charts and permits from the database.

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ARCS or Seafarer chart management

This section contains the following topics:
ARCS chart dialogs: HCRF enabling code ...................................................................472
ARCS chart dialogs: General tab...................................................................................473
ARCS chart dialogs: Mirror tab.....................................................................................478
ARCS chart dialogs: Update tab....................................................................................478
ARCS chart dialogs: Update tab (manual updates) .......................................................479
ARCS chart dialogs: Other Note update........................................................................480
ARCS chart dialogs: Update tab (load particular chart updates)...................................481
ARCS chart dialogs: List tab .........................................................................................482
ARCS chart dialogs: Settings tab ..................................................................................482
Raster charts used on the K-Bridge systems are either ARCS charts provided by The
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office or Seafarer charts provided by the Australian
Hydrographic Office. These are distributed in a common format but have slightly
different licensing conditions. HCRF (Hydrographic Chart Raster Format) is used as a
common term for ARCS and Seafarer charts.
Note
When we refer to “CDs” in the descriptions of the ARCS/HCRF dialog boxes, it is for
convenience only. You are normally allowed to provide permit and chart data on a
memory stick or on CDs or DVDs.

ARCS chart dialogs: HCRF enabling code

You need to obtain a special enabling code for using
a K-Bridge system with ARCS or Seafarer charts.
The first time you bring up the ARCS or Seafarer chart
management menus, the system will ask you for this
code.
The tab contents are:
HCRF Enabling Code: Enter the four-character code
into the text box and click Enter.

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ARCS chart dialogs: General tab

Mirror host Mirror client Single operator station (no
mirroring)

This tab provides general information about the installed chart database.
The path to the tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database> Mng→General (tab).
The tab contents are:
• Manage Mirrors: Click to manage the mirror host and clients (see ARCS/HCRF raster
charts on page 223).
This button only appears on ECDIS or Planning Station computers that are configured
(in the chart database setup) as mirror hosts (see Chart Type Mirroring dialog on
page 486).
• Licence: Brings up licence information.
• Log: Brings up database log information.
• Coverage: Brings up the chart coverage data.
If the system is configured to load chart databases from:
• another K-Bridge system over the Local Area Network (LAN), then it is capable of
mirroring (copying) chart databases from other systems on the LAN. In this case the
Mirror tab appears in this dialog behind the General tab (see ARCS chart dialogs:
General tab (mirror management) on page 474).
• a local CD-ROM or DVD drive, the Update tab appears behind the General tab (see
ARCS chart dialogs: Update tab on page 478)

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ARCS chart dialogs: General tab (mirror management)

This tab content is only available on an ECDIS or Planning Station that has been set up
as a mirror host. Different buttons are available, depending on the context. The tab
enables you to manage the mirror host and clients. (For example, it enables you to copy
new charts and permits to mirror clients.)
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database> Mng→General (tab)→Manage
Mirrors
The tab contents are:
• Database: Select the chart database whose mirror setup you want to manage.
• Tab window: The window displays update statuses for the permits and charts on the
mirror host and clients. Select an MFD and click the button for a management task
that you want to perform on an MFD you have selected (for example, to create a
database on that MFD or install permits or charts on to it).
• Install Permits: Click to copy permits from the host to the selected MFD.
• Install Charts: Click to copy charts from the host to the selected MFD.
• Create Database: (This button is only displayed if you have entered the service
password.) Click to create a new database (of the type currently selected at the top of
the tab) on the selected MFD.
Before you can use a database on a mirror client, you must enter the HCRF enabling
code (see Obtain HCRF enabling codes from Kongsberg Maritime on page 225). and
Enter the HCRF enabling code (first-time installation only) on page 232).
• Disable Mirror: Click to disable chart mirroring on the selected MFD.
• Clear Database: Click to remove all permits and charts from the database on the
selected MFD
• Refresh: Click to view updated status information after making a change to the
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ARCS chart dialogs: General tab (permits)

This tab provides information about chart permits.
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→General (tab)→License.
The tab contents are:
• Registered Chart Permits: A list of all permits
registered for the ARCS charts. The list contains
the chart name and the permit expiry date.
• Column headings: You can click on the column
headings to determine how the list is sorted (a ‘^’
character marks the column heading that the list is
currently sorted by).
• Select All: Click to select all the permits in the list.
• Remove Permits: Click this button to remove the
selected permits.
• Type-in Permit: When you receive permits by fax or phone type them in here, one
permit at a time, and click Add.
• Add: Click to enter the permit you have typed.
• Add Chart Permits from Medium: Click to install permits from a USB stick or other
external medium.
• Back up Chart Permits to Medium: Click this button to save the file containing the
permits to an external medium.
• Show User Permit: Click to see the 16-character, machine-specific ID that you need to
submit (along with the default licence pin-code “1234”) when requesting new permits
from your chart supplier (see Obtain ARCS chart permits on page 236).
• Show License: Click to see details of the chart licence.

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ARCS chart dialogs: General tab (licence)

This tab displays licence information.
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→General (tab)→Licence→Show Licence.
The tab contents are:
Licensee: Displays the name and contact information
for the licensee.
License Terms: (This button is only available if you are
using Seafarer charts.) Click to view the licence terms.
For the Seafarer databases the complete licensing terms
for the Seafarer charts are displayed.
OK: Click to go back to the permits information
(see ARCS chart dialogs: General tab (permits) on
page 475).

ARCS chart dialogs: General tab (licence terms)

This tab is for inspecting and accepting or declining
licence terms.
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→<database>
Mng→General (tab)→License→Show Licence→Licence
Terms.
The tab contents are:
Licence Terms: The complete terms for licensing
Seafarer charts are listed.
Read On >: Click to display the next section of licence
terms.
I Accept: You must scroll the text to the end using
the Read On > button or the scroll bar before you can
accept the licence terms. When you accept the licence
terms you are allowed to use Seafarer charts.
I Decline: If you click I Decline you will not be allowed to use Seafarer charts.

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ARCS chart dialogs: General tab (log information)

You can view the chart database's log file.
The path to this is: Chart→Chart Types→(AR: ARCS)
Mng→General (tab)→Log.
The tab contents are:
• DataBase Log: Displays the contents of the log file
including charts installed and applied updates.
• Previous: Scroll log text to previous page.
• Next: Scroll log text to next page.
• Print Log: Allows you to print the log file if the
system is fitted with a printer.

ARCS chart dialogs: General tab (coverage)

Information is available about the chart's coverage.
Coloured rectangles with the size of the nominal
chart cells are displayed. Note that for large-scale
charts, the nominal rectangle will not correspond very
well with the chart. Multiple harbour charts will be
represented with a single coverage rectangle. Due to
the semi-transparent technique that makes it possible
to see the chart image through the colour, the colour
will deviate from the pure colours shown in the dialog.
The path to the coverage information is: Chart→Chart
Types→(AR: ARCS) Mng→General (tab)→Coverage.
The tab contents are:
Don't Show Coverage: HCRF chart coverage is not
displayed.
Show Installed Chart Coverage: Shows the coverage provided by the HCRF charts you
currently have installed in the database.
Show Licensed Chart Coverage: Shows the coverage provided by the HCRF charts that
you have licences for (this might be different from the HCRF charts that you have
installed).
Show Catalog Chart Coverage: Shows the full HCRF chart coverage available from The
United Kingdom Hydrographic Office.
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ARCS chart dialogs: Mirror tab

This tab replaces the Update tab on operator stations
that are configured (in their chart database setup) as
mirror clients (see Chart Type Mirroring dialog on
page 486).
The path to the tab is: Chart→Chart Types→(AR:
ARCS) Mng→Mirror (tab)
The tab contents are:
• Chk: Click to check the database against the
database installed in the mirror host. An information
message is displayed.
• Install Permits from Host: Click to install permits
from the mirror host. The mirror host will be a
K-Bridge ECDIS or K-Bridge Planning Station.
• Install Charts from Host: Click to install charts from the mirror host. The mirror host
will be a K-Bridge ECDIS or K-Bridge Planning Station.
• Highlight Updates: Click to highlight the areas on the chart that have updates
associated with them. The system draws an orange (in the Day palette) square around
each tile of the raster chart that has been updated.
You can compare the non-updated chart with the updated one by right-clicking on
the chart and selecting Display Non-Updated from the HCRF context menu; to switch
back to the updated chart, select Display Normal (Updated).
• Manual Updates: Click to perform manual updates and specify offset distances for
ARCS charts.

ARCS chart dialogs: Update tab

This tab enables you to update the chart database.
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→(AR:
ARCS) Mng→Install (tab).
The tab contents are:
• Load Updates and Charts: Click to begin the process
of installing and/or updating charts and permits (see
ARCS/HCRF raster charts on page 223).
Note
When you have created a new ARCS database you
must set up the chart catalog by loading an ARCS
update CD. This is necessary before you can load
any base chart CDs.

• Highlight Updates: Click to highlight the areas on the chart that have updates
associated with them. The system draws an orange (in the Day palette) square around
each tile of the raster chart that has been updated.

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You can compare the non-updated chart with the updated one by right-clicking on
the chart and selecting Display Non-Updated from the HCRF context menu; to switch
back to the updated chart, select Display Normal (Updated).
• Load Update CD: To load chart updates, insert an update CD and click this button.
• Verify Update CD: To identify charts that need to be updated, insert the latest update
CD and click this button.
• Manual Updates: Click to perform manual updates and specify offset distances for
ARCS charts (see ARCS chart dialogs: Update tab (manual updates) on page 479).

ARCS chart dialogs: Update tab (manual updates)

Click Edit Manual Updates Select a type of update Click edit and type the
text

This tab enables you to add note-type updates to the chart and to specify offset distances.
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→(AR: ARCS) Mng→Update (tab)→Manual
Updates.
Note
ARCS updates are simply graphics. They cannot trigger Area or Grounding warnings.
Also they only affect the specified chart, that is, the edition of that chart. They will not
appear on other charts covering the same area.

The tab contents are:

Loaded Charts / Charts with position offset / Charts with Manual Updates: These options
determine the contents of the scrollable chart list on the left of the dialog. The list is of
charts that you have permits for.
Chart: The chart that is currently selected in the scrollable chart list.
Go To: Click to browse to the centre of the selected chart.

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Position Offset: When you select a chart in the list, the Position Offset fields will display
the current manual offsets for the selected chart. The offsets can be displayed and typed
in as Range/Bearing values or North/East offsets.
Set Offset: Click to apply an offset that you have typed into the text fields. (If you used
the spin buttons, the offset changes will have been applied instantly.)
Clear Offset: Click to clear an offset that you have typed into the text fields.
Backup Updates: Click to allow manual updates (the ARCS equivalent of mariner’s
notes) to be copied to a specified device.
Edit Manual Updates: Click to create or edit manual updates (see Nav Note dialog on
page 493 and ARCS chart dialogs: Other Note update on page 480).
Clear Manual Updates: Click to clear all manual updates for this chart.
Status window: When you select a chart in the scrollable list, the status window will
display the name and edition of the chart and indicate if the chart has manual updates
and/or manual offsets applied to it.

ARCS chart dialogs: Other Note update

This tab enables you to provide more manual updates
(note objects) and to edit removal symbols or removed
line annotations on top of the raster symbols.
The path to the tab is: Chart →ARCS Chart
Management (Update tab) →Manual Updates→Edit
Manual Updates→Other Note.
The tab contents are:
• Text Note: Click to create a text note.
• Chart Calibration Pt: Click to create a chart
calibration point.
• Restricted Area: Click to create a restricted area
border. If a planned route crosses the border, an area
warning will be generated during route validation. If
the vessel crosses the border, an area warning will be generated during anti-grounding
checking.
• Danger Highlight: Click to create a note that highlights some danger.
• Pred. Tidal Stream: Click to create a note to indicate a predicted tidal stream.
• Actual Tidal Stream: Click to create a note to indicate an actual tidal stream.
• Create Point Symbols: Select the type of point symbol you require from the selector
menu.
• Create Symbol: Click this button to create and specify the characteristics of the point
symbol.
• Removed Point: Click to put a removed point symbol on top of the raster symbols.
• Remove Line: Click to put a removed line annotation on top of the raster symbols.

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For related information, see Other Nav Note Creation dialog on page 494.

ARCS chart dialogs: Update tab (load particular chart

updates)
This tab enables you to select and load particular charts
to your database or select and remove particular charts
from your database.
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→(AR:
ARCS) Mng→Update (tab)→Manual Updates→Load
Chart Detailed.
The tab contents are:
• Chart: A scrollable list of all the licensed charts
in the database. Each chart can be individually be
selected for updating.
• Area Select: To specify a selection of the licensed
charts type in the latitude and longitude for the
upper left and lower right corner of the coverage
area you require.
• - Get Cursor: Click the button to specify a selection of the licensed charts by drawing
a rectangle in the chart area using the trackball and Left mouse button.
• - Select Inside: Click the button to select those charts that are inside or that intersect
the area of coverage required.
• - Deselect Inside: Click the button to deselect those charts that are inside or that
intersect the area of coverage required.
• Select All: Click the button to select all charts listed in the chart list.
• Deselect All: Click the button to deselect all currently selected charts.
• Select Loaded: Click the button to select all charts installed in the system.
• Deselect Loaded: Click the button to deselect charts installed in the system.
• Go To: Click the button to browse to the centre of the selected chart.
• Load Selected Charts: Click the button to install updates for the selected charts. You
will be prompted to insert the relevant CDs.
• Unload Selected Charts: Click the button to delete selected charts from the system.
• Status: This fleld displays information about the chart specified in the Go To area.
Note
When you receive a new chart CD as part of an update, the system may present a list of
"Incompat." charts during updating. You must replace these charts with charts from the
new CD. To do so, insert the chart CD into the drive and click Load Selected Charts.

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ARCS chart dialogs: List tab

This tab lists the charts currently installed in the
database.
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→(AR:
ARCS) Mng→List (tab).
The tab contents are:
• Name / Ed / Upd / Status: The information is
provided in columns giving (respectively) the name
of each chart, its edition, the latest update (in other
words, the latest Notice to Mariners concerning the
chart), and the status of the chart.
• Simple: Select to list the names of the installed
charts without any other information about them.
• Installed Status: Select to see (in addition to the
name) the edition number for each installed chart plus an indication of whether you
have the latest version of the chart.
• Full Status: Select to check all licensed and installed charts and display their status.
• Load: Click to load the selected chart or charts into the ARCS database. You will
be prompted to insert a medium containing the chart.
• Delete: Click to delete the selected chart from the database.
• Go To: Click to browse to the centre of the selected chart.
• Legend: Click to view the legend for the selected chart. The legend contains important
information about the chart (see Chart Legend dialog on page 449).
• Verify: Click to check that all loaded charts are valid, up to date, and not corrupted.
• Save: Click to save the listed information to an external medium.

ARCS chart dialogs: Settings tab

The settings tab enables you to verify permits and
charts, save the chart log to an external medium, view
the chart log, clear all permits and charts out of the
database, and view the coverage provided by the charts
you have licensed and installed.
The path to this tab is: Chart→Chart Types→(CE:
CmapEnc) Mng→Settings (tab).
The tab contents are:
• Chart (CD-ROM): Specify the default drive for
installing new charts.
• License (Medium): Specify the default drive for
installing new permits.
• Verify Permits and Charts: Click to check that all
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• Copy Chart Log to Device: Click to display a resizable window showing the chart
symbols used. Use the selector menu to select different views.
• Display Chart Log: Click to view the chart log (see ARCS chart dialogs: General tab
(log information) on page 477).
• Clear Database: Click to remove all charts and permits from the currently installed
database.
• Coverage... Click to view the coverage provided by the ARCS charts in the database
(see ARCS chart dialogs: General tab (coverage) on page 477 and Checking the chart
coverage on page 99).

Manage Notes sub-menu

This menu enables you to create and manage mariner's notes. For more information,
see Mariner’s notes dialogs on page 489.

Template dialog boxes

For a description of Template dialog boxes, see Template dialogs on page 501.

Navtex dialog boxes

For a description of the dialogs that enable you to view Navtex messages, see NAVTEX
dialogs on page 507.

Colour Calibration dialog

The colour differentiation and calibration
dialog allows you to check the colour
reproduction quality of the chart display.
The path to the dialog is: Chart→Colour
Differentiation and Calibration.
Before checking this, you need to put the
display into its calibrated state (see Restoring
ECDIS colour calibration on page 17).
Then, open this dialog and for each palette
(day, dusk, night) check that the foreground
line displayed in the dialog is clearly visible
against the coloured background.

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Before checking the night palettes on a dark bridge, allow your eyes to adapt to the
darkness for at least 10 minutes. If the foreground and background colours cannot be
differentiated, contact the Kongsberg Maritime service department.

Chart Type Setup dialog

The console can have a number of chart databases
active at any time. The Chart Type Setup dialog enables
you to set the priority for, clean up, and add and remove
databases. For information about:
• Adding a new database, see New Chart Type dialog
on page 485.
• Copying (mirroring) a chart database from another
operator station on the network, see Chart Type
Mirroring dialog on page 486.
The path to the Chart Type Setup dialog is:
Chart→Reconfigure Chart Databases.
The dialog contents are:
• Databases: A list of all chart databases in the system. The highest priority database
is at the top of the list. Each database is identified by a two-letter mnemonic:
– CM C-Map
– PR Primar
– AR ARCS
– CW World
– HO S57 HO data
– CP C-Map Professional+
– CE C-Map ENC
– JP Jeppesen PRIMAR
You can edit the two letter mnemonic by double-clicking it and typing in a new
two-letter identifier.
• Remove Database Click the button to remove the selected database from the system.
This is not normally necessary unless there is little hard disk space left. The action
will also remove all licences related to the database.
• Cleanup Database: Click the button to remove all charts in the selected database
without removing the database from system.
• Increase Priority: Click the button to increase the priority of the selected database.
The database moves upward in the table.
• Decrease Priority: Click the button to decrease the priority of the selected database.
The database moves downward in the table.

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• Add New: Click the button to add a new entry to the database list (see New Chart
Type dialog on page 485).
• Change Mirror: Click to mirror (copy) charts and permits to another K-Bridge operator
station over the local area network (see Chart Type Mirroring dialog on page 486).
• Cancel Changes: Click the button to cancel the changes. Cleaned up or removed
databases cannot be brought back.
• Apply Changes: Click the button to write the changes to the hard disk. In order for
these changes to take place you will need to restart the system.

New Chart Type dialog

Use the buttons in this menu to add a new entry to the
database list; each database you select will be added
with a default name and mnemonic.
The path to the menu is: Chart→Reconfigure Chart
Databases→Add New.
The menu contains buttons for different types of chart
databases:
• ARCS Database: Add a new ARCS chart database.
• Seafarer Database: Add a new Seafarer chart
database.
• C-Map CM-93 Edition 2 Database: Add a new
database for CM-93 Edition 2 charts. Note that this
is the OLD C-Map format which is now rarely used.
The main reason for using this is to provide charts for old DataBridge2000 Radars.
• C-Map World CM-93E3 (CD): This is the main C-Map unofficial chart database,
providing coverage worldwide with vector data. If possible, use the C-Map
Professional+ (DVD) database instead.
• C-Map Professional+ (DVD): This is the same as the C-Map World database above.
However, this database contains additional charts and other material.
• C-Map ENC: These are official charts from hydrographic offices but they are
distributed by C-Map as so-called “SENC”.
• Jeppesen PRIMAR: This is a combination of C-Map and official ENC charts.
• S-57 Edition 3 Database: Use this database if you receive unencrypted S57 data from
a hydrographic office.
• S-63 Database (PRIMAR/AVCS): Add a new database for installing PRIMAR or
UKHO charts encrypted according to the S-63 formula.
• Navtor SENC Database: Add a new database for installing compressed SENC charts
from a Navtor NavStick.
• Navtor Unencrypted SENC: Add a new database for installing unencrypted SENC
charts from Navtor.
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• DNC Database (NIMA): Add a new database for storing charts belonging to the DNC
product. Create one separate database for each DNC region. Please note that DNC
databases require a special pincode from Kongsberg Maritime in order to be used.
• ARCS Demonstration Database: Add a new database for ARCS demonstration charts.

Chart Type Mirroring dialog

This dialog enables you to mirror (in other words, copy)
charts from an ECDIS or Planning operator station to
another operator station over the local area network.
The path to the dialog is: Chart→Reconfigure Chart
Databases→Change Mirror.
To designate the ECDIS or Planning Station computer
you are currently working at as the host for a mirroring
operation (in other words, to designate it as the
repository and therefore the source of the chart
database), check Use as Mirror Host.
Although it is simplest to send charts from a central
host operator station to different client operator stations, you can also “drag” S-57/S-63
charts from the host operator station to a client (to do so, you must select a host from the
selector menu and then select Install from Remote Station).
If you simply want to install the chart database from a local CD, DVD or USB stick,
select Install from Local CD.
Note
To select a remote station as a mirror host, you must make sure the remote station is
operational and visible on the network and that it contains the required charts.

Install C-Map SDK dialog

Use this dialog to install the C-Map Software
Develpment Kit (SDK) into the system.
The path to the dialog is: Chart→Install C-Map SDK.
The C-Map SDK requires an eToken. This is a
hardware USB dongle obtained from Kongsberg
Maritime (who obtain it from C-Map) and plugged into
a USB port on the computer.
C-Map require you to report the number of the eToken
to them if you want to obtain a licence.
The dialog contents are:
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Reinitialize Licence: Do not check this option. If you click Install with Reinitialize
Licence checked, your current licence code will become void and you will need new
codes from C-Map.
Install: Click to install the C-Map SDK. For more information, see Install the C-Map
SDK on page 194.

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Mariner’s notes dialogs

Note menu......................................................................................................................490
Nav Notes List dialog ....................................................................................................491
Nav Note dialog .............................................................................................................493
Other Nav Note Creation dialog ....................................................................................494
Manage Note Folders dialog..........................................................................................495
Manage Note Folders (scope) dialog .............................................................................497
Note Load from Medium dialog ....................................................................................497
Note Save on Medium dialog ........................................................................................497
Drop Note dialog............................................................................................................498
HCRF Notes and Diagrams dialog ................................................................................498
HCRF Temp. Notices to Mariners dialog......................................................................499

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Note menu
The Note menu is a sub-menu of the Chart menu.
The path to it is: Chart→Manage Notes.
It enables you to create and manage mariner's notes.
Mariner's notes are geographically fixed symbols, lines
and areas that you can use to add information to charts.
The menu contains the following buttons:
• List and Create Notes: Click to access the folders
containing the currently stored mariner’s notes and
to create new notes (see Nav Notes List dialog on
page 491).
• Edit Note: Click to edit a note (see Nav Note dialog on page 493).
• Save All Notes: Click to save all currently un-saved changes to notes and note folders.
• Manage Note Folders: Click to manage your note folders. The folder a note belongs to
determines which operator stations it displays on (see Manage Note Folders dialog
on page 495).
• Load Notes from Medium: Click to load notes from external media (see Note Load
from Medium dialog on page 497).
• Save Notes to Medium: Click to save notes to external media (see Note Save on
Medium dialog on page 497).
• Create Drop Note: Click to create notes concerning objects that have been dropped
from the vessel into the sea (see Drop Note dialog on page 498).
• Ship Relative Notes (Templates): Click to add your own graphical objects to the
own-ship symbol or to targets; the graphical objects move with the object they are
attached to on the display (see Template Manager menu on page 502).
• ARCS/Seafarer Notes and Diagrams: Click to view HCRF (Hydrographic Chart Raster
Format) notes and diagrams (see HCRF Notes and Diagrams dialog on page 498).
• ARCS/Seafarer Temp. Notices to Mariners: Click to view HCRF (Hydrographic Chart
Raster Format) temporary notices to mariners (see HCRF Temp. Notices to Mariners
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Nav Notes List dialog

No user-defined folders Folders created (selector Sample list in folder
created present) selector

This dialog enables you to create new notes, edit existing notes, list and sort the notes
belonging in each folder (if the folder selector is present), and cut and paste notes from
one folder to another. The folder that a note belongs to determines which consoles on the
bridge will display it (see Controlling which consoles a note displays on on page 309).
The path to the dialog is: Chart→Manage Notes→List and Create Notes.
The top half of the dialog’s contents are:
Folder selector: If this selector is present in the top left corner of the dialog box, select a
notes folder from it. The selector is only present if at some time a user-defined folder
has been created on the operator station in addition to the factory default folder (called
$Global$NavNotes; see Creating a mariner’s note folder on page 310). The currently
selected folder is the one whose notes list is displayed in this dialog box and to which
any new note created (using the buttons in the Create section) will belong.
If the text field next to the selector contains the text “Changed”, it means the contents
of the selected folder have been modified. To save all unsaved changes to notes, select
Chart→Manage Notes→Save All Notes.
To share a note you are creating to all operator stations, select the folder
$Global$NavNotes (or another folder that has the prefix $Global$). Man-overboard
event notes are automatically created in this folder.
Sort on: Notes in the selected folder can be sorted by type, distance from the own-ship or
date of creation / modification.
The list: A sorted list of the notes in the selected folder. Select a particular note to list
or edit. Use the horizontal scroll bar to see all of the columns in the table. The column
headings are:
• No. - The note's number.
• Time - The time the note was created or last modified.

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• Type - Includes all those note types for which buttons exist in the Create section of
this dialog box (see also Other Nav Note Creation dialog on page 494).
• Latitude.
• Longitude.
• The first part of the note's text.
In the middle of the dialog box are the following buttons:
List: Click to view details of the selected note.
Edit: Click to edit the selected note (see Nav Note dialog on page 493).
Print: Click to bring up a dialog for printing the selected note or notes (see Printer dialog
on page 555). The dialog that comes up enables you to specify a printer to use. It also
lists the notes or other items currently available to be printed. You need to select an entry
or entries once more to print them (either to a file or to a printer).
Cut: Click to cut the selected note from the folder that is currently selected at the top of
the dialog. If you want to paste it into another folder (so that it displays on a different set
of operator stations), select the destination folder and click Paste.
Paste: Click to paste a note from the clipboard into the currently selected folder.
Click the following buttons in the Create section to create a new note of the type you
require (in the currently selected folder). A dialog box will open for the particular type
of note you have selected (see Nav Note dialog on page 493):
Some of the buttons require comment:
• Chart Corr: Click to create a chart correction note.
• Other Note: Click to create a note of a type not listed in this dialog (see Other Nav
Note Creation dialog on page 494).
• Safety Contour: Click to create a safety contour line. If a planned route crosses the line,
a grounding warning will be generated during route validation. If the vessel crosses
the line, a grounding warning will be generated during anti-grounding checking.
• Area: Click to create a polygon describing an area.
• Filled Area: Click to create a filled polygon describing an area.

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Nav Note dialog

Click Edit to modify note Click End Edit to make Click Apply to save
note read-only changes

Use this dialog to create a mariner’s note or edit one that you have selected on the
display. To open it do one of the following:
• Select a note on the display and select Chart→Manage Notes→Edit Note.
• Select Chart→Manage Notes→List and Create Notes, then click one of the buttons in
the Create area of the Nav Notes List dialog (see Nav Notes List dialog on page 491)
or the Other Nav Note Creation dialog (see Other Nav Note Creation dialog on
page 494).
The dialog contents are:
• Number: The note's number in the list. Use the arrow buttons to select a note by its
number.
• Time: The date and time that the note was last saved.
• Type: Change the note type by using the selector.
• Comment: The text of the note. Use the vertical and / or horizontal scroll bars if
required.
• Edit / End Edit / Apply: When the button label reads:
– Edit: Click to open the note for editing.
For full instructions, see Creating a note on page 306 and Editing a note on
page 307.
In the list of point coordinates, as well as using the trackball / mouse you can move
between the Latitude, Longitude, and Type (great circle / rhumb line) fields by
using the [Tab] or [Shift] + [Tab] keys on the keyboard (if installed).
Use the vertical and / or horizontal scroll bars if required.
– End Edit: Click to close the note for editing. The button has this label when you
have clicked Edit but have not yet made any changes. It also has it when you
first enter the Nav Note dialog box to create a new note. As soon as you make a
change, the button label changes to Apply.)

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– Apply: Click to save any currently unsaved changes that have been made to the
note.
• Cancel: Click to cancel any unsaved changes to the note.
• Copy Pt: Click to copy selected points to another note. Select the points and click
Copy.
• Paste Pt: Click to paste points from the clipboard into a list of points. The list can
belong to the same note as the one that the points were copied from or it can belong to
another note.
• Insert Pt / End Insert: This button changes the effect of left-clicking on the chart
area. When you click:
– Insert Pt, the label changes to End Insert, and left-clicking on the chart area creates
a new point (for a point, line or area note).
– End Insert the label changes to Insert Pt, and left-clicking on the note symbol in the
chart area selects an existing point and allows you to drag it to a new position.
For instructions, see Creating a note on page 306.
• Delete Pt: Click to delete the selected points.
• Datum: Select WGS-84 or Local for the datum.
• Local: Click to select a datum from a list of commonly used datums. If you select a
local datum, its name will be shown as the button text (instead of “Local”). For more
information, see Datum Converter dialog on page 522.

Other Nav Note Creation dialog

This dialog enables you to create types of mariner’s
note that are additional to those available from the
Create section of the main dialog (see Nav Notes List
dialog on page 491).
The path to this dialog is: Chart→Manage Notes→List
and Create Notes→Other Notes.
Click the following buttons to create a new note of
the type you require (most of them take you to the Nav
Note dialog for the particular type of note selected; see
Nav Note dialog on page 493):
• Restricted Area / Environmental Line: Click to create
a ristricted area or an environmental area border (as
applicable). If a planned route crosses the border, an area warning will be generated
during route validation. If the vessel crosses the border, an area warning will be
generated during anti-grounding checking.
• Text Note: Click to create a text note.
• Picture Note: Click to create a picture note by importing a graphics file from an
external medium.

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• Chart Calibration Pt: Click to create a chart calibration point.

• ECR Alert Area: Click to create an operator-defined geographical zone that causes an
indication to be displayed whenever the own-ship approaches, sails inside, or leaves it.
This is a software option from Kongsberg Maritime that is not installed on all vessels.
ECR stands for Engine Control Room (see Creating red zone notes on page 308).
• Danger Highlight: Click to create a note that highlights some danger.
• Danger BRG - NMT: Click to create a bearing limitation line (Not More Than).
• Danger BRG - NLT: Click to create a bearing limitation line (Not Less Than).
• Pred. Tidal Stream: Click to create a note to indicate a predicted tidal stream.
• Actual Tidal Stream: Click to create a note to indicate an actual tidal stream.
• Create Point Symbols: Select the type of point symbol you require from the selector
menu.
• Create Symbol: Click this button to create and specify the characteristics of the point
symbol.
• Create Symbol - Dangerous: Click this button to create a danger point symbol and
specify its characteristics.

Manage Note Folders dialog

It is the folder that a note belongs to that determines
which set of operator stations the note displays on
(see Controlling which consoles a note displays on on
page 309).
This dialog box enables you to create new note folders,
delete or rename existing ones, and control whether
the notes in a particular folder are displayed at all.
The path to the dialog is: Chart→Manage
Notes→Manage Note Folders.
The dialog contents are:
• Note Folders in Archive: List of note folders in
the archive. Select a folder. The list is presented
as a table with the name of the folder, its state and the date it was last saved. For
information about the names of the folders, see Creating a mariner’s note folder
on page 310.
The possible states of a folder are:
– DISPLAY: The notes in the folder are displayed but the folder is read-only: no
notes can be added to or deleted from it, and no note edits can be saved to it.
– EDIT: The notes in the folder are displayed, and the folder is read-writable: notes
can be added to and deleted from it, and note edits can be saved to it.
– MODIFIED: The contents of the folder have been changed since the last time it
was saved. Click Save in this dialog box to save them.

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– ...: The notes in the folder are not currently displayed. Click Display or Edit in
this dialog box to display them.
• Display: Click to display the notes in the selected folder. The folder will be read-only.
If you want operators to be able to create new notes and edit or delete existing ones
in the folder, click Edit instead.
• Undisplay: Click to stop displaying the notes in the selected folder and to hide the
contents of the folder (so that they do not appear if you select the folder and click List).
• Edit: Click to display the notes in the selected folder and allow operators to edit its
contents. If you don’t want operators to be able to create new notes in the folder and
edit or delete existing ones, click Display instead.
• List: Click to list the notes in the selected folder (see Nav Notes List dialog on
page 491).
• New: Click to create a new notes folder. You will be prompted to specify which
set of operator stations you want the notes in the folder to display on (see Creating
a mariner’s note folder on page 310).
• Revert: Click to revert to an earlier version of the folder.
• Save: Click to save the selected folder when you have finished modifying its contents.
• Rename: Click to rename the selected folder (For information about folder names, see
Creating a mariner’s note folder on page 310.)
• Delete: Click to delete the selected folder.
• Insert File: Click to insert note files from an external medium into the selected folder.
• Print to: Click to print the notes in the selected folder to an external medium. A
dialog appears prompting you to specify the output device and path. The notes are
printed as a single text file to the device you specify.
• Backup: Click to save the selected folder to an external medium.
• Refresh: This button updates the note lists for all the notes folders found on the
computer. The system updates the note lists automatically but the Refresh button
enables you to do it manually as well.

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Manage Note Folders (scope) dialog

This dialog requires you to decide which KM operator
stations will display the notes in a folder you are
creating (see Controlling which consoles a note
displays on on page 309).
The path to the dialog is: Chart→Manage
Notes→Manage Note Folders→New.

Note Load from Medium dialog

Use this dialog to load previously made notes from
the selected device. Insert the external disk or memory
device.
The path to the dialog is: Chart→Manage Notes→Load
Notes from Medium.
The dialog contents are:
• Select input device/directory or Cancel: Select from
listed devices/directories.
• OK: Enters selection.
• Cancel: Cancels selection.

Note Save on Medium dialog

This dialog enables you to save notes to a selected
device. Insert the external disk or memory device.
The path to the dialog is: Chart→Manage Notes→Save
Notes to Medium.
The dialog contents are:
• Select input device/directory or Cancel: Select from
listed devices/directories.
• OK: Enters selection.
• Cancel: Cancels selection.

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Drop Note dialog

This dialog is specifically for creating notes concerning
objects that have been dropped from the own-ship into
the sea.
The path to the dialog is: Chart→Manage Notes→Create
Drop Notes.
The dialog contents are:
• Folder: The selector to the right of this button allows
you to select a folder for the drop note. Click the
button to manage the notes folders (seeManage Note Folders dialog on page 495 ).
• Drop Pos: The selector to the right of this button allows you to select a reference point
for the drop note. Click the button to manage the available reference points (see
Ship Reference Points tab on page 428).
• New: Click to create a drop note at the current vessel position and UTC time. It will
be created in the selected folder and and will use the defined reference point.
• UnDo: Click if you have created a drop note by using the New button and you now
wish to remove it.
• Def. Text: This field allows you to define a label for the drop note symbol. You can
include the following character sequences to display variable data in the text:
– %n This displays the note number.
– %1d This displays the depth in meters from depth sensor number 1.
– %2d This displays the depth in meters from depth sensor number 2.
– %d This displays the depth in meters from the current depth sensor.
• Accel.: Click to select a keyboard function key (F1 to F4) to be used as an
“Accelerator” (in other words, a shortcut) for creating new instances of the drop
note at different positions.
• The figure below shows screen with a note number 1 launched at the Stb Crane.

HCRF Notes and Diagrams dialog

This dialog enables you to view HCRF (Hydrographic
Chart Raster Format) notes and diagrams.
The path to the dialog is: Chart→Manage
Notes→ARCS/Seafarer Temp. Notices to Mariners.
The dialog contents are:
• Chart: Chart number.
• Notes and Diagrams: List of notes and diagrams
available for this chart. By selecting an entry in the
table, you bring up the note / diagram in a separate window.

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• Tidal Data: List of tidal data stations on the chart. Select one of the stations to display
the data in a separate window.

HCRF Temp. Notices to Mariners dialog

This dialog enables you to view HCRF (Hydrographic
Chart Raster Format) temporary notices to mariners.
The path to the dialog is: Chart→Manage
Notes→ARCS/Seafarer Temp. Notices to Mariners.
The dialog contents are:
• General: Select to see general notices.
• Chart: Select to see notices for the chart currently
that is currently displayed.
• Arrow buttons: Click the buttons to scroll the available notices.
• NtM no: Notice to Mariners number.

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Template dialogs

Template Manager menu................................................................................................502

Template Edit dialog ......................................................................................................503
Template Use dialog ......................................................................................................504

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Template Manager menu

This dialog is the main menu for the Templates tool.
To reach it, select: Chart→Manage Notes→Ship Relative
Notes (Templates).
The Template Manager dialog lists all templates
currently available, both those provided by the
manufacturer and any that you (or other operators) have
created. It also enables you to create, edit and apply
templates.
The dialog contains the following buttons:
• New: Click this button to create a new template. The
new template appears (with a generic name) in the
list. It is highlighted to indicate that you can edit its name: specify the name you want
to give the template. When you are ready to define the new template, select it in the
list and click the Edit button.
• Edit: Click this button to edit the definition of the selected template. It brings up the
Template Edit dialog; for a description of this dialog, see Template Edit dialog on
page 503). For more information about using the Template Edit dialog, see Defining
the template on page 321. Before clicking this button, make sure the Draw Templates
option is checked.
• Rename: Click this button to rename the selected template. When you do this, the
name becomes editable: specify a unique name for the template.
• Use: Click this button when you are ready to attach the template to an object on
the chart. It brings up the Template Use dialog; for a description of this dialog, see
Template Use dialog on page 504. For information about how to use the dialog, see
Attaching the template to an object on the display on page 322.
• Input from medium: To copy templates from an external medium (for example, a USB
memory stick) to the system's hard disk (so that they appear in the list in this dialog),
insert the external medium, then click Input from medium.
• Copy: Click this button to copy the selected template. Then click the Paste button
to paste it into the list. It will appear there as Pasted Template. Next select Pasted
Template and click Rename to give the new template a name. Finally click Edit to
edit its details, and click Use to attach it to a particular object or geographical position
on the chart.
• Delete: Click this button to remove the selected template or templates permanently
from the list of defined templates. You will be prompted to confirm that you want to
delete the template or templates.
• Output to medium: To copy templates to an external medium insert the medium, then
click Output to medium.
• Paste: Use this button in conjunction with the Copy button described above when you
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• Refresh: Click this button to refresh the displayed list of templates. If you have a
template currently open for editing, do not click the Refresh button unless you want to
revert to the last saved version of that template.
• Draw Templates: Check this box to display templates on the chart. Un-check it
to hide templates.
• Global Templates: Check this box to cause templates on this operator station to be
automatically updated whenever a template is edited on another operator station on
the same network. (The system on which the template is edited must also have its
Global Templates option selected.)

Template Edit dialog

Use this dialog to design the template. You can
either draw in the nodes and vectors in the lower
graphical window by using the mouse (or trackball)
and mouse-buttons, or you can enter values
alpha-numerically in the top table (or of course you
can use a combination of these methods).
To reach this dialog, select: Chart→Manage
Notes→Ship Relative Notes (Templates)→New or →Edit.
Make sure you have checked the Draw Templates
option in the Template Manager dialog (see Template
Manager menu on page 502) if you want to use the
drawing tool in the Template Edit dialog.
The node that is selected in the upper list window is
marked by an un-filled black square in the graphical
window. You can also select a node by clicking on it in
the graphical window, which causes it to be highlighted
in the top window.
The range, bearing, and X/Y co-ordinate values for each node are displayed in the list
window, and these are updated each time you move the node. You can also edit them
manually and your edits will be immediately reflected in the shape displayed in the
graphical window.
The Template Edit dialog contains the following buttons:
• Insert/End Insert: Click the Insert button to add a new node, then click with the left
mouse-button at the position in the graphical window where you want the new node to
appear: a line is then drawn from the selected node to the new one. Move the mouse
and click again to draw a line from the previously added node to a new node. Click
End Insert when you want to stop adding nodes and lines.
When you have clicked the End Insert button, you can use the left mouse-button to
select individual nodes in the graphical window and drag them to new positions. Do
this to refine the shape of the template.

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To add a line from the very last node to a new node, select A... in the node list in the
top half of the dialog box (the A stands for Append). Then click Insert and finally
click in the graphical window at the position where you want the new node to appear .
• Delete: Click this button to delete the selected node or nodes.
• Zoom In: Use this button to zoom in on the image in the graphical window.
• Zoom Out: Use this button to zoom out from the image in the graphical window.
• Zoom All: Use this button to cancel the previous zooms and view the image in the
graphical window at normal range.
• Save: Click this button to save the template definition. If you do not save the
definition, it will be lost when another template is selected for editing.
If you want to use the template you have drawn as a replacement for the own-ship
symbol on the chart display, you must save the file with the name $$OwnShip and
then check the Use Template '$$OwnShip' as Outline option in the Display tab of the
Parameter Setup dialog (see Parameter Setup dialog: Display tab on page 534).
For more information about using this dialog, see Defining the template on page 321.

Template Use dialog

This dialog enables you to attach a template to a
particular object or geographical position on the display.
To reach this dialog, select: Chart→Manage Notes→Ship
Relative Notes (Templates)→Use.
The first half of the Template Use dialog has the
following contents:
• Own Ship: Select this option to attach the selected
template to the own-ship symbol on the chart.
• Target: Select this option to attach the selected
template to a Radar or AIS target on the display.
Then click Select New Target and use the cursor
to select the target. There are four other elements
associated with this option:
– Targets (selector menu): This is a list of all the
targets in the system that have a template attached.
– Select New Target: Click this button after selecting the Targets option, then use the
cursor to select a target on the display to attach the template to.
– Detach: Select a target from the selector menu, and click this button to detach its
template from it.
• Fixed Position: Select this option to attach the selected template to a fixed geographical
position. Position-fixed templates each have a number, and you must use the spin
buttons to specify the number for a new one that you are creating or for an existing
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– New: Click this button if you are creating a new position-fixed template. Specify
its position by entering values into the co-ordinate fields, or by clicking the EBL
button and moving the EBL to the position required. (The values in the co-ordinate
field will change to show the position of the EBL.)
– Detach: Click this button to detach the template from the fixed position identified
by the number next to the spin buttons.
• Apply: Click this button to apply the changes you have specified.
The second half of the Template Use dialog is for specifying the attributes of the template
as it appears on the display:
• Template: Select the template you want to attach from the selector menu.
• Colour: Select a colour from the selector menu. The colours are a subset of the S-52
(ECDIS) colours; they will change whenever you change the display palette.
• Scale: Specify the level of magnification you require for the display of the template
(this is specified as a percentage of its size when you drew it in the Template Edit
dialog). Note that the template will scale with the display whenever you change
the scale you are using for the display.
• Rot(ation): Templates attached to a fixed geographical position have a rotation angle
relative to North. Templates attached to the own-ship symbol or to a target can have
an absolute angle (relative to North) or an angle relative to the associated own-ship
(or target's) heading. To display the template relative to North, select Abs. To display
the template relative to the associated own-ship (or target's) heading, select Rel.
• Offset: The Template can be drawn on the display at an offset (range and bearing) from
the object to which it is attached. The angle of offset is always relative to the object's
course (or relative to North for fixed-position templates). Specify the offset (if any)
that you require for the drawing of the template in relation to the object (or location)
on the display. The offset is expressed as a range and bearing from the object.
• Bold: Check this box if you want the template to be drawn using bold lines on the
display.
• Apply: Click this button to make the template appear on the display according to
your specifications.
For more information about how to use this dialog, see Attaching the template to an
object on the display on page 322.

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NAVTEX dialogs

NAVTEX Message List dialog ......................................................................................507

Navtex Message dialog ..................................................................................................508
Navtex Configure dialog ................................................................................................509

NAVTEX Message List dialog

The dialog enables you to view unread and previously
read NAVTEX messages.
The path to the dialog is Chart →Navtex Messages.
The dialog contents are:
• Unread: Select to display a list of unread messages.
• Read: Select to display a list of previously read
messages.
• The list: The list displays either unread or read
messages dependent on the selection above.
• Delete: Click the button to delete one or several
selected messages.
• Print: Click the button to bring up a dialog for printing the selected message or
messages. The dialog that comes up enables you to specify a printer to use. It also
lists the messages currently being sent to the selected printer and enables you to print
the selected message or messages to a file instead.
• Display: Click the button to display the selected message (see Navtex Message dialog
on page 508).
• Configure: Click the button to configure the Navtex interface (see Navtex Configure
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Navtex Message dialog

This dialog displays the selected NAVTEX warning
message. When a NAVTEX message is displayed,
the system checks the text for coordinate information
and, if it finds any, it presents it in the Latitude and
Longitude fields below the text. You can then use
coordinates to create a mariner's note at the position
indicated; or you can use them to browse to that
position in the chart. If there are multiple coordinate
pairs in the text window, you can select different parts
of the text, and the coordinate pair in the Latitude and
Longitude fields will change accordingly.
The path to the dialog is Chart →Navtex Messages
(select message) →Display.
The dialog contents are:
• ID: Message ID.
• CER: The percentage of this message that is
accounted for by communication errors.
• Category: The category of message.
• Station: The station that transmitted the message.
• Delete: Click to delete the message.
• List: Click to return to the message list (see NAVTEX Message List dialog on
page 507).
• Latitude: The latitude coordinate of the place that is the subject of the NAVTEX
message.
• Longitude: The longitude coordinate of the place that is the subject of the NAVTEX
message.
• Mark in Chart: Click to create a mariner's note at the position indicated by the latitude
and longitude values.
• Go To: Click to go to this position in the chart.

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Navtex Configure dialog

This section contains the following topics:
Navtex Configure dialog: Settings tab...........................................................................509
Navtex Configure dialog: Categories tab.......................................................................510
Navtex Configure dialog: Stations tab........................................................................... 511

Navtex Configure dialog: Settings tab

This tab is for specifying the type of NAVTEX receiver
connected. The parameters in the dialog box are
normally only changed during commissioning. The
system password is required to change them.
The path to the tab is Chart →Navtex
Messages→Configure (Settings tab).
The tab contents are:
• Equipment Type: From the selector list, select the
type of NAVTEX receiver that is connected to the
operator station.
• Port No: Select the serial port number the NAVTEX
receiver is connected to. Settings for the serial
port are done under Menu→System→Serial
Communication. By default, the serial line is set to
4800, 8 bit data, 1 stop bit, no parity.
• Alarm Handling: The following alarm handling
options are available:
– None: Select this radio button to turn off
NAVTEX alarms.
– Invoke Alarm (on type D): Select this radio button to display alarms of type D on
the ECDIS top bar. Type D is for distress, search-and-rescue and piracy alerts. (For
a list of all the categories of NAVTEX messages, click the Categories tab.)
– Invoke Alarm (on types A, B, D and L): Select this radio button to display NAVTEX
alarms of categories A, B, D and L on the ECDIS top bar.
– Handle External Alarms: Select this radio button to display all NAVTEX messages
(received by the NAVTEX receiver) on the ECDIS top bar. You can filter them by
using the Categories and Stations tabs.
– Handle External Alarms and Ack: Select this radio button to display all NAVTEX
messages on the ECDIS top bar, and in addition to enable them to be acknowledged
from ECDIS.
• National Station Support: To receive NAVTEX messages in the national language for
the waters you are sailing through, select 490kHz. The other bands are not normally
available.
• Load Messages with Invalid Status: Select to display messages that have not been
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• Automatically Save After Read: Select to automatically save incoming messages after
they are read. Incoming messages are stored in an Unread directory, while messages
are automatically transferred to the Read directory after the user has read them.
Messages are retained in the Read directory until they are explicitly deleted. If not
selected, messages are automatically deleted after they have been read, unless they
are explicitly saved.
Note
The NAVTEX interface is mainly a passive "listening" interface. No signals are sent
from the K-Bridge MFD system to the NAVTEX receiver unless you select the option
Handle External Alarms and Ack (in which case the K-Bridge MFD system sends
acknowledgements to the NAVTEX receiver).

Navtex Configure dialog: Categories tab

This tab is for specifying which NAVTEX message
types are to be ignored.
The path to the tab is System →Navtex
Messages→Configure (Categories tab).
The tab contents are:
• Ignore: In this column check the box next to the
message type that you want the operator station
to ignore. (Messages of categories A, B, D and L
cannot be filtered out.)
• Message Types: This column lists all the categories
of Navtex message available. Check the Ignore
box next to a category to filter out messages of that
category. (Messages of categories A, B, D and L
cannot be filtered out.)
• Reset: Click this button to enable receipt of all
Navtex messages.
Note
In addition to the filtering that you specify here the
NAVTEX receiver might have its own message filtering configured. Note that the
K-Bridge MFD system will only receive the messages that the NAVTEX receiver is
configured to receive, and that the NAVTEX receiver's settings are not affected by the
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Navtex Configure dialog: Stations tab

This tab enables you to specify the NAVTEX stations
that you want to receive messages from. The list
contains the name and location of each station in
the selected area (and overlap area); it also includes
the station's distance from the own-ship and its
broadcasting range and transmission times.
The path to the tab is System →Navtex
Messages→Configure (Stations tab).
Note
The information in this tab is an unofficial compilation.
You must refer to other sources for up-to-date official
information. The British Admiralty List of Radio
Signals is an excellent source of NAVTEX and GMDSS
information.

The tab contents are:

• Area: Select the area that you are currently sailing
through. Transmitting stations are identified by a
letter from A to Z. When you select the area (and
overlapping area, if any) that you are currently sailing through, the system displays
the names of the transmitting stations in that area.
• Overlap: Often you will be able to receive signals from areas that overlap the area
you are sailing through. To list the stations in an overlapping area select the area
from the selector menu.
• Display Station Mask: Select this button to filter out messages with a particular letter
code. To filter out unwanted messages by letter code, select the relevant letter from
the list, and click Disable.
• Use the Enable button to re-enable messages with a particular letter code.
• When you sail into a new NAVTEX area, use the Reset button to re-enable messages
with all letter codes. Then if necessary use the Disable button again to filter out
unwanted messages by letter code.
• Display All Known Stations: Select to display the names of all known stations in the
selected area and overlap area.
• Display Stations Within Range: Select to display the names of all stations that the
own-ship is currently within range of in the selected area and overlap area.
• Display National Language Stations: Check this box to display (along with the other
stations) those stations that broadcast in the national language (on band 490kHz) for
the waters you are sailing through. The language is displayed in the Language column.
• Reset: Click the button to enable receipt of messages with all station letter codes.
• Enable: Click the button to enable receipt of messages from stations with the selected
letter code.

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• Disable: Click the button to disable receipt of messages from stations with the
selected letter code.
• Go To: This button takes you to the location of the selected station on the chart.
• Display in Chart: Check this box to display in the chart the location and range of
all listed stations.

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Options menu

The contents of this menu depend on the options

enabled on the operator station.
In ECDIS, if:
• no options are enabled and the operator station
is an MFD with Conning available as one of its
applications, the Conning Panes menu will be displayed when you click on Options in
the main menu. For a description of the Conning information available, refer to the
K-Bridge Conning Operator Manual (see References on page 44).
• only one option is enabled on the operator station, that option will appear as a button
in the main menu
• several options are enabled, there will be an Option button in the main menu, and
clicking it will bring up a list of the options available on the operator station
The following are examples of buttons that might be available from this menu:
• C-Map Weather: This option allows you to download worldwide meteorological
and ocean data forecasts. It also makes available ice charts and cyclone paths and
predictions. To use this option you must have a subscription for C-Map weather data
but you do not have to use a C-Map chart database. The weather forecast functions
have been integrated with the normal route planning functionality of the K-Bridge
navigation software. Therefore you can use them to access weather data at different
points in space and time along a route that you are planning.
• Survey: This option enables you to create survey lines to cover a sea area and to
monitor survey operations.
• Site Maps: This option allows you to import and overlay your own constructions on
to the chart. Currently, the import mechanism is able to handle common DXF file
formats plus DAF and GeoTIFF formats.
• C-Map Services: Click this button to use the optional route generation, tide prediction,
and piracy avoidance tools.
• WMS Client: The Web Map Services (WMS) Client is an option module for overlaying
images defined by the WMS protocol on top of nautical charts. The functionality
requires connection to the internet or to a ship network with WMS servers present.

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Tools menu

Tools menu.....................................................................................................................516
Marker Position dialog...................................................................................................517
Marker Range & Bearing dialog....................................................................................517
EBL/VRM dialog...........................................................................................................518
EBL/VRM (Advanced) dialog.......................................................................................518
Preset Turn dialog ..........................................................................................................519
Parallel Index Line dialog..............................................................................................519
Position Line dialog .......................................................................................................520
Position Fix dialog .........................................................................................................521
Datum Converter dialog.................................................................................................522
Datum Marker dialog.....................................................................................................523
Distance Measure dialog................................................................................................524
Trip Meter dialog ...........................................................................................................525
Stopwatch dialog............................................................................................................526
Time/Distance/Speed Calculator dialog.........................................................................527
Target Interception dialog ..............................................................................................527
Find Port dialog .............................................................................................................528

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Tools menu
The menus described in this section enable you, amongst other things, to:
• Add parallel index lines to the display to use as general purpose navigational guides.
• Specify a turn (using the curved EBL tool) and then use it directly as input to the
autopilot.
• Convert geographical positions that are specified according to different geodetic
datums.
• Find a point at which to intercept a radar target.
• Use various timers, speed and distance calculators, and distance measuring tools.
• Design and add graphical objects to radar targets or to the own-ship symbol.
This is the main Tools menu.
To see it, click the Tools button on the main menu.
The menu contains the following buttons:
• Marker Position: Click to display the geographic
position of the marker (see Marker Position dialog
on page 517).
• Marker Range and Bearing: Click to display the
marker's bearing and range from the own-ship (see
Marker Range & Bearing dialog on page 517).
• EBL/VRM: Click to set up and display an Electronic
Bearing Line (EBL) and a Variable Range Marker
(VRM) on the chart (see EBL/VRM dialog on
page 518).
• EBL/VRM (Advanced): Click to use the advanced
features of the EBL/VRM tool (see EBL/VRM (Advanced) dialog on page 518).
• Curved EBL: Click to specify a preset or planned turn (see Preset Turn dialog on
page 417).
• Parallel Index Lines: Click to use parallel index lines as navigational guides (see
Parallel Index Line dialog on page 519).
• Position Line: Click to calculate own-ship's position using the bearing to two or three
objects with known positions (or using the bearing to objects shown in the chart;
see Position Line dialog on page 520).
• Position Fix: Click to display position fixes from different sources (see Position Fix
dialog on page 521).
• Datum Conversion: Click to convert positions specified according to different chart
datum schemes (see Datum Converter dialog on page 522).
• Marker Position in Other Datum: Click to display the marker and own-ship's position
using a specified datum (see Datum Marker dialog on page 523).
• Distance Measure: Click to measure the distance from a reference point on the
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• Trip Meter: Click to find out the distance you have already sailed on a voyage or the
distance that remains to be sailed of the voyage (see Trip Meter dialog on page 525).
• Stopwatch: Click to use the stopwatch and countdown tools (see Stopwatch dialog
on page 526).
• Time/Distance/Speed Calc: Click to calculate the vessel speed for a planned voyage
(based on time and distance), the distance to be covered (based on time and speed), or
the time the journey will take (based on speed and distance); (see Time/Distance/Speed
Calculator dialog on page 527).
• Target Interception: Click to find a point at which to intercept or rendezvous with a
radar target (see Target Interception dialog on page 527).
• Find Place Name: Click to browse to a specified place name on the chart (see Find
Port dialog on page 528).
• Click to enable / disable automatic display of the on-screen keyboard (see On-screen
keyboard on page 34). If the button label reads:
– On-screen Keyboard (disabled) Click to display the on-screen keyboard, and also to
enable its automatic display whenever the cursor (marker) is placed (by means of a
left mouse-button click) in an editable data field of a dialog box.
The on-screen keyboard closes automatically either when the mouse is clicked
outside it or when there have been no mouse clicks inside it for 15 seconds.
– On-screen Keyboard (enabled) Click to close the on-screen keyboard, and also to
disable its automatic display whenever the cursor (marker) is placed in an editable
field of a dialog box.

Marker Position dialog

This dialog displays the marker (that is, the cursor)
position in latitude and longitude.
The path to it is: Tools→Marker Position

Marker Range & Bearing dialog

This dialog displays the bearing and range of the
marker (that is, the cursor) from the own-ship
The path to the dialog is: Tools→Marker Range and
Bearing
In addition the dialog contains the following element:
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EBL/VRM dialog
This dialog enables you to set up and display an EBL
and VRM. There are three EBL/VRM pairs available.
Each pair is identified by a number at the base of the
EBL.
The path to the dialog is: Tools→EBL/VRM
The dialog contents are:
• No: Displays EBL/VRM number.
• From: Position at the base of the EBL/VRM.
• To: Position at the intersection between the EBL and the VRM.
• New: Click the button to create a new EBL/VRM.
• Delete: Click the button to delete the currently selected EBL/VRM.
• Apply: The displayed bearing and range can be edited numerically. Click Apply
to enter new bearing and range values.

EBL/VRM (Advanced) dialog

This dialog enables you to set up and display
an EBL and VRM using more advanced features
(for example, using Great Circle or Rhumbline
geometry).
The path to the dialog is: Tools→EBL/VRM
(Advanced).
The dialog contents are:
• No: Displays EBL/VRM number selected in the chart, or specified by using the
up/down arrows.
• From: Position at the base of the EBL/VRM. Edit position as required and click
Apply to activate.
• To: Position at the intersection between the EBL and the VRM.
• New: Click the button to create a new EBL/VRM.
• Delete: Click the button to delete the current EBL/VRM.
• Bearing and range of EBL/VRM: Edit bearing and range as required and click Apply to
activate.
• Great Circle: Select to specify EBL/VRM with Great circle geometry.
• Rhumbline: Select to specify EBL/VRM with Rhumbline geometry.
• Meter: Select to display range in meters. When not selected range is displayed
in nautical miles.
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• Local: Pressing this button allows you to select a datum from a list of commonly used
datums. If you select a local datum, the name will be shown as the button text (instead
of “Local”). See section Datum Converter dialog on page 522 for more information.

Preset Turn dialog

For a description of this dialog, see Preset Turn dialog on page 417 in the chapter on the
Route menu.

Parallel Index Line dialog

Use this dialog to set up parallel index lines.
The path to it is: Tools→Parallel Index Lines.
Four parallel index lines are available. For more
information, see Using parallel index lines on page 122.
The dialog contents are:
• ID: Parallel index line number.
• RNG: The range, measured from the own-ship's CCRP to the parallel index line.
• T BRG: The bearing of the parallel index line.
• Length: The length from the centre of the parallel index line to each of its extremities.
• Mode: True or relative bearing. The parallel index line will turn with the ship when
relative mode is selected.
• Truncate: To truncate a parallel index line, select it in the display (by using the
track-ball and Left mouse button), check Truncate in this dialog, then click the left
mouse button at the point on the line where you want it to end.
• Display: Check to display the selected parallel index line. Un-check to hide it.
• All: Check this box if you have checked Display and you want to display all parallel
index lines (not just the selected one).
• New: Click to create a new parallel index line.
• Delete: Click to delete the selected parallel index line.
• Apply: Click to apply the details you have specified in the dialog.
• Align to HDG: Click to align the selected parallel index line with the own-ship’s
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Position Line dialog

This dialog enables you to estimate the own-ship's
position using the range and bearing to two or three
known fixed positions. It provides a fallback method
for estimating the own-ship's position if the position
reference system fails.
The path to the dialog is: Tools→Position Line
For instructions on using the Position Line dialog, see
Confirming the own-ship’s position on page 94.
The dialog contents are:
• Two Points: Select if you want to estimate the position using two reference points.
• Three Points: Select if you want to estimate the position using three reference points.
• Table: Table of bearing lines and range circles (a position line is one or the other).
Edit Bearing, Latitude, and Longitude as required (see Confirming the own-ship’s
position on page 94).
• New Bearing: Click to create a new (circular) bearing line for a reference point.
• New Range: Click to create a new range line.
• Redo: Click to clear the selected measurement and replace it with different input.
• Get OptBearing: This button (along with the selector to its right in the picture) is only
present on systems that have the Optical Bearing Device option from Kongsberg
Maritime enabled. From the selector, select a reading from an optical bearing device,
then click Get OptBearing to create a position line using the selected reading. For
more information, refer to the Navy and Coastguard Options for ECDIS Operator
Manual (part number 441969).
• Get Cursor: Click the button and point to a reference point on the chart to identify
the position of the reference point. This is an alternative to filling in the latitude and
longitude fields for the selected position line.
• Intersection: The calculated position (in other words, where the position lines
intersect).
• Clear All: Click the button to clear all measurements in the table.
• Define Position Fix: Click to place a labelled position-fix object on the chart at the
point of the intersection of the position lines, and to bring up the Position Fix dialog
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Position Fix dialog

This dialog lists the position-fixes currently being
displayed by the system. It appears whenever you
create a position fix (see Position Line dialog on
page 520). Each position fix is recorded in the system’s
12 hour log (see Configuring and saving the past track
log on page 335) and in the voyage recording if that
is currently operating (see Recording the voyage on
page 336).
The path to the dialog is: Tools→Position Line→Position
Fix
The dialog contents are:
• Fix Type: The source of the position fix (for example, dead reckoning). Select a
source to describe the fix.
• Diff.: Check if the position data was received from a differential position sensor.
• Table: Table showing the different position fixes and including the time, latitude,
longitude, and type of each position fix, plus the offset it represents from the own-ship
position according to the position reference system. Scroll the table horizontally
to show all fields.
• New: Click to enter a new position fix entry in the table.
• Get Cursor: Click to fill in the latitude and longitude fields from the cursor position.
• Offset Ship: Click to give the own-ship a manual offset so that it appears on the chart
at the point of the selected position fix.
• Delete: Click to delete the selected position fix.

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Datum Converter dialog

Details option un-checked Details option checked

This dialog enables you to convert a position specified according to one datum to a
position specified according to another. One of the datums has to be WGS84, which is
the required operating datum for an ECDIS or radar system that is presenting charts.
The path to the dialog is: Tools→Datum Conversion.
The dialog contents are:
• Datum Parameters: Use the drop down list to select the actual geographical datum
to convert to or from. The possible datums are included in the list (see Datum
Parameters (selector menu) on page 523).
• Valid Area: Shows the limitations of validity in Lat / Lon for the selected datum. Some
are world-wide, others are valid (properly defined) only for a region of the world..
• Details: Click to expand the dialog and see more detailed conversion information.
• Conversion: Select one of the following to convert datums.
• Datum->WGS84: Select if the conversion will be from the selected Datum to WGS84.
• From: Enter the position in the selected datum as 59.05.123N and 010.33.650E, or
• Convert: Click to initiate the calculation.
• WGS84: The corresponding position in WGS84 appears after the calculation.
• WGS84-> Datum: Select if the conversion will be from WGS84 to the selected datum.
• WGS84: Enter the position in the WGS84 as 59.05.123N and 010.33.650E.
• Convert: Click to initiate the calculation.
• To: The corresponding position in the selected datum appears after the calculation.
• Status Line: Shows the result of the calculations as:
– Conversion OK! The position is converted.
– Point outside valid datum! The position is converted based on the equations for the
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– Please select datum: No datum has been selected.

– Cannot convert (outside area?)! The position conversion gave an illegal result,
probably because the point is outside the valid area.
– Bad input coordinates! The position is not entered as a legal position.

Datum Parameters (selector menu)

Datum Parameters: A list of possible datums is
displayed when you use the drop down menu in the
Datum Converter dialog (see Datum Converter dialog
on page 522).

Datum Marker dialog

Use this dialog to show the marker position and the
current own-ship's position in the selected datum.
The path to the dialog is: Tools→Marker Position in
Other Datum.
The dialog contents are:
WGS-84: Select to display the marker position and the current own-ship's position using
WGS-84.
Datum: The label of the option and button to the right of WGS-84 is determined by the
datum currently selected from the selector menu in the Datum Converter dialog (see
Datum Parameters (selector menu) on page 523).
• Select the option to display the marker position and the current own-ship's position
using the datum currently selected instead of WGS-84.
• Click the button to go to the Datum Converter dialog (see Datum Converter dialog
on page 522).
Format: Click this button to specify the format for presenting coordinates in the operator
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Coordinate Format dialog

This dialog enables you to specify the format used for
coordinates in the Datum Marker dialog (see Datum
Marker dialog on page 523) and in the Conversion
section of this dialog. The Conversion section of this
dialog allows you to convert coordinates between
WGS-84 and another datum.
The path to the dialog is: Tools→Marker Position in
Other Datum→Format.
The Coordinate Format dialog allows you to choose
between the following alternatives. You can:
• Select one of several different Latitude/Longitude
formats.
• Use Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates by
selecting UTM Zone and specifying the appropriate
zone number.
• Use a Cartesian Coordinate Grid and specify an
origin for it. This will give you distances (measured in NM) North and East of the
specified origin.
• Specify Bearing/Range from Own Ship. This will give you bearing and range
measurements in NM from the current position of the own-ship.
The lower part of the dialog (labelled Conversion) allows you to convert between
common WGS 84 latitude/longitude coordinates and the same coordinates according
to according to another datum.
To specify the target datum, click Datum and select the datum you require.
To convert from WGS84 to the specified datum, type the WGS84 latitude and longitude
coordinates opposite the label WGS84:.
To convert from the specified datum to WGS84, type the latitude and longitude
coordinates according to the specified datum opposite the label Datum:.

Distance Measure dialog

This dialog enables you to display a line to measure
the distance from a reference point on the own-ship
to a specified position, target or mariner’s note (see
Displaying distance measurement lines on page 120).
A special version of the dialog is displayed when you
use the MOB button (see Marking the position of a
man-overboard (MOB) event on page 97).
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The dialog contents are:

• From: Use this selector menu to select the reference point that will serve as the origin
of the measurement line on the own-ship. By default, the measurement is taken from
the CCRP. To create new reference points, see Ship Reference Points tab on page 428.
• Unlabelled spin buttons: Use the spin buttons to select different distance measurement
lines (if several have been created).
• Detect: Specify whether the terminal point of the distance measurement line is a
position on the chart, the position of a target, or the location associated with a
mariner's note.
• Read-only field: This field displays the number of the selected distance measurement
line. Only one line’s details can be displayed in the dialog box at a time. Use the
arrows to select another line to display details of instead.
• To: This field displays the coordinates of the line’s termination point. You can enter
coordinates for a new distance measurement line, and click Apply.
• Apply: Click this button after changing any details of the currently selected distance
measurement line.
• B/R: Specify the bearing and range to the terminal point of the distance measurement.
• TCPA: This is the Time to the Closest Point of Approach. In other words, it is the
time it will take for the own-ship to sail to the object, target note or specified position.
• New: Click to create a new distance measurement line. A maximum of 5 lines can
be generated. After clicking the New button, you can specify the termination point
with the marker/cursor. If you check the Targets or Notes box, a “gravity” field is
enabled around all objects of the selected type on the display, making the selection
easier: if you release the left mouse button on or close to an object of the selected
type, the line end will snap to that object. The distance displayed for the line will
change dynamically with the position of the own-ship (and, if applicable, the position
of the target or note).
• Delete: Click to delete the currently selected distance measurement line.
• Meters: Check to use meters and not nautical miles as the unit of measurement.
• Display text: Check to display bearing and range information.

Trip Meter dialog

This dialog enables you to measure:
• The distance travelled for a particular journey (from
the time you started the trip meter).
• The distance that remains to be travelled for a
journey of a specified distance (from the time you started the trip meter with the
Count down button checked).
To reach this dialog, select: Tools→Trip Meter.
The dialog contents are:

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• Start/Stop: Press the Start button to start the trip meter. When you have started it, this
button becomes a Stop button.
• Reset: Press the upper Reset button to reset the trip meter to 0.00.
• Count down: Check this box to use the trip meter's countdown function. Then type
into the upper distance field the total distance you want to count down from. When
you click Start, the trip meter starts counting down the distance in nautical miles.
• Split: Press this button (while the trip meter is running) each time you want to record
a split distance. Use the arrow buttons to review the split distances.
• Reset: Press the lower Reset button to reset the split distance to 0.00.
For more information, see Trip meter on page 333.

Stopwatch dialog
This dialog provides a stopwatch and countdown
function.
The path to the dialog is: Tools→Stopwatch.
The dialog contents are:
• Start/Stop: Press the Start button to start the stopwatch. When you have started the
stopwatch, this button becomes a Stop button.
• Reset: Press the upper Reset button to reset the stopwatch to 00:00:00.00.
• Count down: Check this box to use the countdown function, then type into the upper
time field the number of hours, minutes and/or seconds you want to count down
from. When you click Start, a clock is displayed in the upper time field, counting
down in seconds.
• Split: Press this button (while the stopwatch is running) each time you want to record
a split time.
• Reset: Press the lower Reset button to reset the split time to 00:00:00.00.
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Time/Distance/Speed Calculator dialog

This dialog enables you to calculate the following:
• The time it will take to travel a specified distance
at a specified speed.
• The distance that will be covered in a specified time
at a specified speed.
• The speed that must be maintained to travel a specified distance at a specified speed.
To reach this dialog, select: Tools→Time/Distance/Speed Calc.
The dialog contents are:
• Time: Specify the time you require the journey to take in this field.
• Distance: Specify the intended distance in this field (check the 'm' box if you want
the calculator to use metres instead of nautical miles).
• Speed: Specify the desired speed in this field (check the 'm/s' box if you want the
calculator to use meters per second instead of knots).
The buttons in this dialog are as follows:
• Calc. Time: Enter values for the distance and speed, then click this button.
• Calc. Distance: Enter values for the speed and time, then click the this button.
• Calc. Speed: Enter values for the time and distance, then click the this button.
For more information about the time, distance and speed calculator tool, see Journey
time/distance/speed calculator on page 332.

Target Interception dialog

This dialog enables you to use the cursor to select a
target and calculate a point at which to intercept it (see
Identifying a target interception point on page 124).
The path to the menu is: Tools→Target Interception.
The dialog contents are:
• Select Target: Press this button to activate the Target
Interception function. When you have selected
a target, the dialog changes: the Select Target
button becomes a Stop Tracking button (see below),
and the fields of the dialog are populated with IP
(Interception Point) data for the selected target.
• Text field: This field contains the name of the target.
• Stop Tracking: Press this button to stop tracking the target.
• Fixed speed: The own-ship speed you want the calculation of the interception point
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• Vessel speed: Select this option to use the own-ship's current speed (instead of entering
a fixed speed) for the calculation of the interception point.
• Rng m: Check this box to use metres (instead of nautical miles) as the unit of
measurement.
• Relative Range This field is for calculating a relative target interception point (in other
words, for calculating what the interception point would be if the target's position
were different). Specify the range relative to the target's actual position. Using the
spin buttons for this field causes an EBL/VRM to be displayed with its centre on
the selected target. Use the mouse or trackball and left mouse-button to re-size the
range circle and drag the bearing line (see Identifying a target interception point
on page 124).
• Relative Bearing: Specify the bearing relative to the target's actual position. Using
the spin buttons for this field causes an EBL/VRM to be displayed with its centre on
the selected target. Use the mouse or trackball and left mouse-button to re-size the
range circle and drag the bearing line (see Identifying a target interception point
on page 124).
• R. Pos/Cancel: Click the R. Pos (Relative Position) button to display an EBL/VRM
with its centre on the selected target. If you are using the EBL/VRM method, use the
mouse or trackball and left mouse-button to re-size the range circle and drag the
bearing line. For more information about using the EBL/VRM to specify a relative
target position, see Identifying a target interception point on page 124).
• Apply: Click this button to accept the defined relative target position and start
calculating the relative target interception point (the calculation is based on the range
and bearing you have specified from the target's actual position).
• Target speed: The speed at which the target is travelling.
• Range: The distance to the target interception point.
• Course to steer: The course to steer for the target interception point.
• Estimated time: The estimated time before the own-ship arrives at the interception
point.
• System message text field: If the system is not able to compute a target interception
position, it displays a system message at the bottom of the dialog

Find Port dialog

This dialog enables you to specify a place name to
browse to in the chart.
The path to the dialog is: Tools→Find Place Name.
The dialog contents are:
• Ports Only: Check this radio button to limit the
search to port names in the database.
• All Places: Check this radio button to extend the
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• with POS: Check this option to limit the search to ports and/or places whose names
are stored in the chart database along with their latitude and longitude.
• Search: Type the first letter or the first few letters of the place name in this field, then
click the Search button to start your search.
• Country: Lists the countries in the database. Select one to limit your search to that
country.
• Port: Lists the ports available in the database.
• UN/Locode: This field provides the UN/Locode for the specified place name.
UN/Locodes are city designations that were suggested by a committee of the United
Nations to improve the efficiency of international transportation. The codes are
similar and partly compatible with the airport codes used by air passengers for tagging
luggage.
• Latitude: The latitude of the specified place.
• Longitude: The longitude of the specified place.
• Go To: Click this button to go to the specified place in the chart display.

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Chapter 29
System menu

System menu..................................................................................................................532
Date/Time dialog............................................................................................................533
Parameter Setup dialog ..................................................................................................534
Preset Parameters dialog ................................................................................................552
Printer dialog..................................................................................................................555
Password dialog .............................................................................................................557
Maintenance...................................................................................................................558
Alert Setup Top Bar dialog ............................................................................................558
LAN Status dialog .........................................................................................................558
Device Configuration dialog ..........................................................................................561
Sensor Configuration dialog ..........................................................................................564
AP (Autopilot) Config dialog ........................................................................................580
CRS Mode Configuration dialog ...................................................................................581
Configure Route Export dialog ......................................................................................581
Configure Chart Import dialog.......................................................................................582
Zone Selection dialog ....................................................................................................583
VDR Config dialog ........................................................................................................585
Shutdown dialog ............................................................................................................586

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System menu
This menu gives you access to various system setup,
maintenance and configuration dialog boxes.
To see the menu, click System on the main menu.
The menu contains the following buttons:
• System Topology: For a description of this dialog,
see Monitoring the MFDs and other equipment on
page 20.
• Date and Time: Click to configure the time on this
and other operator stations on the network (see
Date/Time dialog on page 533).
• Parameter Settings: Click to set default parameters
for route planning and to view own-ship data such
as the vessel's precise CCRP (see Parameter Setup
dialog on page 534).
• Preset Parameters: Click to view and manage the
predefined parameter sets (see Preset Parameters
dialog on page 552).
• Print Screen: Click to capture the contents of the display; the Printer dialog comes up
so that you can send the screen capture to the printer (see Printer dialog on page 555).
• Printer: Click to view the list of items currently available to be sent to the printer
(see Printer dialog on page 555).
• Passwords: Click to enter a password to access restricted functions (see Password
dialog on page 557).
• Alert Setup Top Bar: Click control how alerts are listed (see Alert Setup Top Bar
dialog on page 558).
• LAN Communication: Click to view the status of the Local Area Network (LAN) and
configure the LAN (see LAN Status dialog on page 558).
• Device configuration: Click to view, configure and monitor the data interfaces on the
operator station (see Device Configuration dialog on page 561).
• Sensor Configuration: Click to view and configure sensors (see Sensor Configuration
dialog on page 564).
• Autopilot Configuration: Click to set configuration parameters for the autopilot system
(see AP (Autopilot) Config dialog on page 580).
• Route Export Configuration: Click to set the system up to perform route import
and export exchanges with another system (see Configure Route Export dialog on
page 581).
• Chart Import Configuration: Click to specify the source location on a remote server
of charts that have been downloaded from the internet (see Configure Chart Import
dialog on page 582.
• Zone Selection: Click to reactivate alerts on an operator station that is currently in a
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• VDR Configuration: Click to configure the operator station to send data and screen
captures to the VDR (see VDR Config dialog on page 585).
• Shutdown: Click for a choice of shutdown and switch-over operations (see Shutdown
dialog on page 586).
• About ECDIS: Click this button to view corporate information.

Date/Time dialog
This dialog allows you to localize the time according
to the CCRS by specifying a time zone. When you do
this, the time zone and the time according to the CCRS
will be updated on all K-Bridge operator stations on
the bridge.
The paths to the dialog are:
• System→ Date and Time
• Own-ship→ Data→Time→<time source>
Or you can click TIME on the CCRS pane and then
click a <time source> button.
The dialog contents are:
• Current Time (UTC): This is the current time – without any local offset – according to
the time source currently selected in the CCRS. (UTC is the international abbreviation
for Universal Coordinated Time.)
• Current Time (Local): The current time in the local time zone.
• Adjust Offset/Time zone: Select a different time zone. When you do this, the time zone
and the time according to the CCRS will be updated on all operator stations on the
bridge. (Daylight saving time will be used according to the selected time zone setting;
most time zones include a daylight saving time.)
• Sensor No.: (service password required) On K-Bridge operator stations, this setting is
not user configurable: the time source is always GPS1.
• Use as system clock: (service password required) On K-Bridge operator stations this
option must always be checked.
• Show (Hide) NMEA: Click to display the “ZDA” message from the currently selected
time source. (This button is for use by service engineers.)

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Parameter Setup dialog

This section contains the following topics:
Parameter Setup dialog: Display tab .............................................................................534
Parameter Setup dialog: Route tab ................................................................................538
Parameter Setup dialog: Ship tab...................................................................................540
Parameter Setup dialog: Track tab.................................................................................541
Parameter Setup dialog: Voyage tab ..............................................................................543
Parameter Setup dialog: Sync tab..................................................................................549
Parameter Setup dialog: Alert tab..................................................................................550
The tabs in this dialog enable you to set initial parameters for: representing the own-ship
in the display, route planning, and recording and displaying route information. The
parameters include the ship's dimensions, its default turn radius, and its off-track limit.
The path to the dialog is: System→Parameter Settings.

Parameter Setup dialog: Display tab

This tab enables you to configure how the own-ship
is represented on the display, and when and how chart
regeneration is performed.
It also enables you to specify the units of measurement
that the system displays for depth and height values.
The path to the tab is either of the following:
• System→Parameter Settings→Parameter Setup
(Display tab).
• Own-ship→Ship Parameters→Parameter Setup
(Display tab).
The tab contents are:
• Ship Vector: Specify the length of the course/speed
vector for the own-ship and targets. (You can
also control this setting from the range pane; see
DISPLAY buttons and shortcuts on page 30.). For an illustration of the own-ship
vector, see Monitoring routes on page 276.
• Ship Bearing Line: Specify the length of the own-ship's bearing line in nautical miles.
For an illustration, see Monitoring routes on page 276.
• Display Ship Outline: Check this option to cause the own-ship symbol to
change to a simplified scaled outline for larger chart scales. The simplified
scaled outline reflects the vessel's true proportions but not its exact shape
– it is a generic outline. (It is possible to replace the generic outline with one
that accurately reflects the shape of the vessel; see the description of the Use
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Un-check the Display Ship Outline option if you prefer to see the own-ship
represented by two concentric rings for all chart scales. The centre of the
concentric rings is the vessel’s CCRP (see Parameter Setup dialog: Ship
tab on page 540).
• Use Template '$$OwnShip' as Outline: When you enable this option (with the Display
Ship Outline option checked), the simplified scaled ship outline displayed for larger
chart scales is replaced by whatever shape is defined in the '$$OwnShip' template.
For information about defining templates, see Defining the template on page 321.
However, if you need a vessel symbol that accurately reflects the shape of your vessel,
contact KM customer support. They can assist you to deploy an AutoCAD drawing of
the vessel as a replacement for the simplified scaled ship outline.
When you use your own design for the own-ship symbol on the chart display, the
Ship Length and Ship Width parameters (see Parameter Setup dialog: Ship tab on
page 540) do not affect the proportions of the displayed symbol.
• Show Heading Line: Select to display the own-ship's heading line in the chart.
• No Marks/One min./Six min.: You can display marks along the course vector,
indicating where the own-ship will be every one or every six minutes. Select No
Marks, One min. or Six min. as required. For an illustration, see Ship's movement
predictor setup dialog (Display tab) on page 536.
• Predict Ship Movement: Check to display a graphical prediction of the ship's
movement in the immediate future (the prediction is based on current heading, speed
and rate of turn).
• Setup: Click to configure parameters for displaying the ship's predicted movement
(see Ship's movement predictor setup dialog (Display tab) on page 536).
For instructions about displaying the ship's predicted movements, see Displaying the
own-ship's predicted movements on page 123.
• Depth Unit: Click to select meters, feet or fathoms.
• Height Unit: Click to select meters or feet.
• Change Regeneration Area: Click to configure the chart regeneration area yourself.
When the system is operated in true motion the own-ship moves across the chart.
As it reaches the edge of the display the chart needs to be regenerated. To provide
a better overview you might want to control when the chart is regenerated; you can
do this by defining a regeneration rectangle (see Chart regeneration area (Display
tab) on page 537).
• Change Print Parameters: Click to choose the output style for printing route
information (see Change print parameters (Display tab) on page 538).

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Ship's movement predictor setup dialog (Display tab)

This tab enables you to configure the display of the ship's predicted movement. You can
vary the number of predicted positions shown, the interval (in seconds) between them,
and the length (in seconds) of the ship's predicted “corridor” of movement.
The path to this tab is either of the following:
• System→Parameter Settings→Parameter Setup (Display tab)→Predict Ship
Movement→Setup.
• Own-ship→Ship Parameters→Parameter Setup (Display tab)→Predict Ship
Movement→Setup.
The tab contents are:
• Number of Predicted Positions: Use the spin buttons to specify the number of predicted
positions you want to see.
• Interval Between Positions (sec): Use the spin buttons to specify the interval in seconds
you require between each predicted position.
• Ship Predicted Corridor (sec): Use the spin buttons to specify the length (in seconds)
for the corridor representing the ship's predicted movement.
• Apply: Click the button to apply the changes you have made to the ship's movement
predictor parameters.
• Cancel: Click the button to cancel all changes.
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Chart regeneration area (Display tab)

This tab enables you to configure the look-ahead
area. For instructions about using it, see Specifying the
look-ahead area on page 88.
The path to the tab is: System→Parameter
Settings→Parameter Setup (Display tab)→Change
Regeneration Area.
The tab contents are:
• Min. Chart Area Ahead: Specifies the minimum look
ahead area.
• Fixed Border Offset: Select if you want the border
around the look-ahead area to be the same width on
each side.
• Moveable rectangle: Select if you want the border
area to be of different widths on each side.
– Left/Right: Distance of the border’s inner left and right edges (respectively) from
the left edge of the display. (Note that both measurements are from the left edge of
the display.)
– Top/Bottom: Distance of the border’s inner top and bottom edges (respectively)
from the top edge of the display. (Note that both measurements are from the top
edge of the display.)
• Display and Edit Regeneration Area: Select to display rectangles with draggable sides
for changing the size of the minimum look-ahead and chart regeneration areas. (If
Moveable rectangle is selected, you can drag the sides individually.)
• Apply: Click to save any changes.
• Cancel: Click to cancel any changes.

Figure 114 Fixed border Figure 115 Movable Figure 116 Fixed border
offset rectangle offset with 50% minimum
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Change print parameters (Display tab)

This tab enables you to control the amount of output
data – and also the datum used for the presentation of
coordinates – when printing out route information.
The path to the tab is: System→Parameter
Settings→Parameter Setup (Display tab)→Change Print
Formats.
There are four output formats. The one providing
the least output data is Low; each of the other three
provides more output data than the previous one.
You can also choose whether coordinates are presented
using WGS-84 or a local datum specified in the route
definition (see Waypoint List dialog on page 409).
To print route data, select a route (see Route List dialog
on page 407) and click Print.

Parameter Setup dialog: Route tab

This tab enables you to set some default own-ship
parameters to simplify the task of creating routes.
The path to the tab is either of the following:
• Route→Set Route Parameters
• System→Parameter Settings→Route (tab)
The tab contents are:
• Cruise Speed (kn): Set the default speed for routes.
• Max Speed (kn): Enter the own-ship's maximum
speed.
• Default Radius (NM): Enter the default turn radius.
• Default Offtrack Limit (m): Enter a default off-track
alarm limit.
• Enable WOP Preserving Editing: Check to keep the wheel-over points associated
with all waypoints before the currently selected waypoint fixed while performing
route editing.
This is useful for example when you are editing a route and you have zoomed
a long way out on the chart (so that you cannot see much detail).When you are
zoomed out, it is not easy to distinguish between waypoints and wheel-over points
on the display, therefore you might accidentally select and drag a wheel-over point
instead of a waypoint. If you do, not only will you be editing the turn radius for the
waypoint without meaning to, but you are likely to set a value for the turn radius
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If you find that a waypoint will not allow you to drag it with the mouse, check the
waypoints in the route (see Waypoint List dialog on page 409) to see whether any have
had their turn radius set impossibly high.
• Route Distance Tags (NM): Set the distance (in nautical miles) that you require between
distance tags. To display distance tags at all (if you select Distance Tags below),
this value needs to be greater than zero. The distance tags themselves measure the
distance to the last waypoint of the route.
• For Remaining Distance: Select to display distance tags for the remaining distance
rather than the sailed distance.
• Set Default: Return to the system's default route parameters.
• WPT Name: Select to display WPT name/number.
• Planned Speed: Select to display the planned speed for each leg.
• Next Course: Select to display the bearing of the next leg.
• Turn Point: Select to display the turn points.
• Offtrack Limit: Select to display the off-track limit.
• Distance Tags: Select to display distance tags (giving the distance to the last waypoint
of the route). Set Route Distance Tags (NM) to a value greater than zero if you want
to display distance tags.
• Critical Points: Select to show critical points when the route is being edited or
monitored.
• WOP Extension: Select to display extended line segments to indicate the
wheel-over-line (WOL) for the selected waypoint, and to help in aligning the WOP
with an object that will be ahead of or athwart the own-ship. This visual aid is only
available during route editing.
• Apply: Accept parameter changes done through the keyboard.
• Cancel: Cancel modifications done through the keyboard.
For an illustration of some of the monitoring aids that you can turn on and off on this
tab, see Monitoring routes on page 276.

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Parameter Setup dialog: Ship tab

This tab contains own-ship-specific parameters that
are normally set during commissioning and will not
normally need to be changed.
The path to the tab is: System→Parameter
Settings→Ship (tab).
The tab contents are:
• Ship Name: Name of the own-ship. This is used
for verification of the position log and it appears on
printouts.
• Ship Length/Width: Total ship length/width. This
data is used for drawing the ship symbol on large
scale charts.
• Max Ship Draught: Maximum ship draught when
loaded. This value is used by the system to inhibit
the navigator from selecting a safety contour that
is too shallow for the vessel.
• CCRP from Stern: The distance of the CCRP
(normally the conning position) from the stern. The
CCRP is the common consistent reference point for
all measurements (including the vessel's position).
• CCRP stb. of Centerline: The distance of the CCRP
from the centre line (it is normally on the centre
line). If the CCRP is to port of the centre line, use
negative values.
• Pivot Point from Stern: The distance of the
own-ship's pivot point from the stern. The pivot
point is the reference point for track-keeping and for
computing any cross-track distance (XTD). It needs
to be a point near the gravitational centre of the ship.
• Pivot Point stb. of Center: The distance starboard
of the own-ship's pivot point from the centre line
(it is normally on the centre line). If the pivot point is to port of the centre line, use
negative values.
• Min. Ship Turn Radius: The own-ship's minimum turning radius. The value is used to
validate routes (it defines the sharpest turn possible during route planning).
• Max. Ship Turn Rate: The own-ship's maximum rate of turn. During route monitoring,
if the ship approaches a sharp turn at too high a speed, the turn rate will exceed Max.
Ship Turn Rate and an alarm will be triggered.
• Turn Acceleration Length: This parameter specifies the distance (in metres) that is
required for the vessel to transition from a zero rate of turn (RoT) to the ordered RoT
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line. This parameter has the same value as the Acc (Acceleration) Length parameter
in the Sea-trial tab of the Autopilot Setup dialog (refer to the K-Bridge Autopilot
Operator Manual): when you change one, the other automatically changes.
• Off-track Alarm Margin: The distance to be subtracted from the Cross-track Distance
limit before a Cross-track Distance alarm is issued. The distance you specify must
be at least the distance from the own-ship's pivot point to the outer edge of the hull.
This ensures that a Cross-track Distance alarm is triggered as soon as part of the
vessel crosses the XTD limit. In other words, it ensures that the alarm is not delayed
until the vessel's pivot point (which might, for example, be 15m from the edge of
the vessel) has crossed the XTD limit.
• ANTS on Validated Routes Only: This option has no effect on a general-purpose
ECDIS or radar operator station. (It is required only on ECDIS and Planning Station
systems that have the Wind Farm Route Planning option installed.)
• Ref Pts: Click to view the ship's reference points; these include the CCRP and pivot
point (see Ship Reference Points tab on page 428).
• Apply: Accepts any text changes made using the keyboard.
• Cancel: Cancels any text changes made using the keyboard.

Parameter Setup dialog: Track tab

Position logging
This tab is for logging the vessel's position and
controlling the behaviour of the vessel's track as it
appears on the display.
There are various paths to the tab through the user
interface:
• System→Parameter Settings→Track (tab)
• Own Ship→12hr Log Control
• Own Ship→Ship Parameters→Track (tab)
The following options are for configuring the behaviour
of the vessel's track in the display:
• Past Track Displayed (mins): Use the spin buttons
to specify how many minutes of track history you
want to display.
• Past Track Label Interval (mins): Use the spin buttons to specify the interval between
past track labels.
The contents of the Position Log section of the tab are:
• Log Now!: Click to record the vessel's position at this moment.
• Save AIS and Arpa Targets: Check this box to record past track information for AIS
and Arpa Targets.
• Log Interval (min:sec): Use the spin buttons to specify the time between each logging
of data.

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• Log since: The date and time of the oldest item in the log.
• Save to Folder: Click the button to save the logged data for the last 12 hours. The file
is saved in the voyage folder. After you save it, the name of the file is displayed
in the text field below.
• Save As: Click the button to specify a target filename or to reduce the interval for the
log file. The Saving Position Log submenu will appear, as described in section .
• Lamp: Flashes when the position is recorded.
• Save to Medium: Click the button to save the log file on the selected device. Then
Save to the Selected Device submenu which will appear, as described in section .
The following buttons are also available:
• Apply: Click the button to apply the entered values.
• Cancel: Click the button to cancel the entered values.

Save as ... (Saving the position log)

This tab enables you to start, and also to save the results
of, the position logging.
The path to the tab is: System→Parameter
Settings→Track (tab)→Save As
The tab contents are:
• File Name: Enter a file name here or use the default
file name.
• Start time: Use the spin buttons to specify the start
time for the log file.
• End time: Use the spin buttons to specify the end
time for the log file.
• Log Interval: Time interval between each logging.
• Save AIS and ARPA Targets: Toggle this button On if you would like to save AIS and
ARPA targets together with the own-ship position. Note that saving other targets will
need much more storage than only own-ship data.
• Save to Voyage Folder: Click the button to save the log file.
• Cancel: Click the button to cancel the save operation.
• Apply: Click the button to apply the entered values.
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Save to Medium ... (Saving the position log to an external medium)

This tab enables you to save the logged position data
to a selected device. The log file is sized to fit on the
selected device. Depending on the log interval, the log
file will store from 12 hours to several days of position
data.
The path to the tab is: System→Parameter
Settings→Track (tab)→Save to Medium.
The tab contents are:
• File Name: The log file name is constructed as
follows:

For example L020218F was created 18th Feb. 2002. The default file name may
be modified.
• Start time: Use the spin buttons to specify the start time for the log file.
• End time: Use the spin buttons to specify the end time for the log file.
• Log Interval: Time interval between each logging.
• Save AIS and ARPA Targets: Toggle this button On if you would like to save AIS and
ARPA targets along with the own-ship position data. Note that saving other targets
will need much more storage than only own-ship position data.
• Save to Medium: Click the button to save the log file to the selected device.
• Cancel: Click the button to cancel the save operation.

Parameter Setup dialog: Voyage tab

This tab enables you to record the own-ship's track over
the course of a single voyage. There are three paths
to the tab:
• System→Parameter Settings→Voyage (tab)
• Own Ship→Voyage Recording
• Own Ship→Ship Parameters→Voyage (tab)
The tab contents are:
• Voyage Display Label Interval: Use the spin buttons
to specify the interval between past positions
displayed with a text label.
• Voyage Recording Interval: Use the spin buttons to
specify the interval between recorded positions.
• Voyage Recording Control:
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– Lamp: The lamp flashes when the position is recorded.

– Name: The name of the voyage recording file.
– Started: The date and time at which data recording for the voyage was initiated.
–Ended: The date/time of the end of a voyage recording. Only displayed when the
voyage is ended.
– Start New Voyage: Click to start a new voyage recording.
– Resume Voyage: Click to continue the last voyage recording.
– End Voyage: Click the button to stop an ongoing voyage recording.
– Voyage List: Click the button to display the Voyage Recording List dialog (see
Voyage Recording List on page 544).
• Apply: Click the button to save the parameter set up.
• Cancel: Click the button to cancel all changes.

Voyage Recording List

This tab enables you to view and manage the list of
recorded voyages on the system.
There are two paths to this tab:
• System→Parameter Settings→Voyage (tab)→Voyage
List
• Own Ship→Recording List
The dialog contents are:
• Sort On: Select to sort the list by name, type or time.
• Name/Type/State/Date: Each file is described by
name, type of file (LOG or VOY), state, date and file size.
• Display: Click to display the selected log or voyage recording file in the chart.
Clicking this button will automatically turn on the Voyage Recording theme in the
Chart Theme menu.
• Undisplay: Turns off display of the selected log or voyage recording.
• Show Text: In the ECDIS application, you can click the button to see a text version of
the selected log or voyage recording file.
• Delete: Click to delete the selected file.
• Go To: Click the button to display the chart covering the starting point of the displayed
log/voyage recording.
• Backup: Click the button to save the selected file on the selected device. The Backup
Voyage Recording submenu will appear, as described below.
• Rename: Click the button to give the selected file a new name.
• Replay: Click the button to replay the log/voyage file displayed in the chart. The
Replay submenu will appear, as described below.
• Reload: Click to load a log/voyage file from the selected device. The Restore Voyage
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• Control: Click the button to display the Voyage Recording Control menu, as described
above.

Voyage Recording List (text view) dialog

This dialog is for viewing logged voyage data as text.
The path to this dialog is: System→Parameter
Settings→Voyage (tab)→Voyage List (Select voyage)
→Show as Text
The dialog contents are:
• File Name: The name of the log file you intend to
view.
• Start time: Use the spin buttons to specify the start
time for the part of the logged data that you want
to view as text.
• End time: Use the spin buttons to specify the end time for the part of the logged data
that you want to view as text.
• Log Interval: Optionally specify the time interval you require between the logged
items in the display.
• Print AIS and ARPA Targets: Check this box to include data about AIS and ARPA
targets in the text displayed. Be aware that this might produce a lot of output.
• Show as Text: Click this button to display the text version of the voyage file.
• Cancel: Click this button to return to the main Voyage Recording List dialog.
For more information about viewing the logged data as text, see Viewing the past track
or voyage log as text on page 337.

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Voyage Recording List (backup) sub-menu

This dialog enables you to save a voyage recording
to the selected device.
The path to this dialog is: System→Parameter
Settings→Voyage (tab)→Voyage List (Select
voyage)→Backup
The dialog contents are:
• File Name: The name of the log file you intend to
save. You can modify this file name.
• Start time: Use the spin buttons to specify the start
time for the logged data you want to save.
• End time: Use the spin buttons to specify the end time for the logged data you want to
save.
• Log Interval: Specify the time interval you require between the items of logged data
that you want to save.
• Save to Medium: Click the button to save the voyage file to the selected device.
• Cancel: Click the button to cancel the save operation.

Voyage Recording Replay sub-menu

This dialog enables you to replay a voyage recording.
The path to the dialog is: System→Parameter
Settings→Voyage (tab)→Voyage List (Select
voyage)→Replay.
The dialog contents are:
• Ship Name: The name of the ship where the
recording was done. Obtained from Ship parameters.
• Voyage Name: The name of the replay file.
• Started: The start date/time for the voyage recording.
• Ended: The end date/time for the voyage recording.
• Recording Interval: The interval between each position recording.
• REPLAY is ON: Click the button to toggle replay off/on.
• Speed: Use the spin button to control the replay speed.
• Interpolate: To get a smoother replay select interpolate.
• Replay Targets: (If targets are present in the saved logfile). Display AIS and ARPA
targets from the logfile with own-ship playback.
• Cancel: Click the button to cancel the replay.
• Voyages: Click the button to go back to the Voyage Recording List dialog.
Note
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Figure 118 Summary of replay controls

Restore Voyage Recording

This dialog enables you to reload a voyage recording
file from the selected device.
The path to the dialog is: System→Parameter
Settings→Voyage (tab)→Voyage List→Reload (Select
device) →OK (Select voyage file) →Load.
The dialog contents are:
• Voyage Files on Medium: Select a voyage file from
the list.
• Load: Click the button to load the selected file from
the selected device to the operator station.
• Cancel: Click to cancel reloading.
• Refresh: Click to read and update the list of voyage files on the selected device.

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Parameter Setup dialog: Sync tab

Automatic synch. enabled Automatic synch. Automatic synch.
disabled (no synch. disabled (synch.
required) required)

This tab enables you to synchronize the safety settings on all operator stations on the
bridge. For information about when to use it, and for a list of the settings concerned, see
Synchronizing safety settings on page 345.
The path to the tab is: System→Parameter Settings→Sync (tab)
The tab contents are:
• Automatic parameter synch: On most vessels, this option is checked on all MFDs
(during commissioning) so that all MFDs automatically update each other whenever a
safety setting is changed on an individual MFD.
If the option is un-checked, the Synchronize Settings button will be visible.
• Synchronize Settings: Click to distribute the safety settings on the MFD you are
currently using to all MFDs on the bridge.
This button is only clickable when there are differences between the safety settings on
the different MFDs (in other words, when a “Threshold error” alert has been issued).
• Apply: Click to confirm.
• Cancel: Click if you do not want to proceed.

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Parameter Setup dialog: Alert tab

This tab enables you to specify the period of time (if
any) before which failure to acknowledge:
• an active ALARM results in the transfer of the
ALARM to the BNWAS (and therefore in the
sounding of the buzzers in the backup navigators’
cabins).
• a WARNING results in the WARNING being
reissued as an ALARM (escalated).
Note
The main track control alerts have fixed BNWAS
transfer times (30 seconds) and fixed escalation times
(also 30 seconds). You cannot edit them.

The path to this tab is: System→Parameter

Settings→Alert (tab)
The tab contents are:

Alarm Transfer:
• Standard: Select the period of time you require (if any) before an unacknowledged
ALARM results in the transfer of the ALARM to the BNWAS (and therefore in the
sounding of the buzzers in the backup navigators’ cabins).
By default, this setting is Off; this means that – with the exception of track control
(and some other) alerts – unacknowledged ALARMS will not cause the BNWAS
buzzers to sound.
If you want active unacknowledged ALARMS to cause the BNWAS buzzers to sound,
specify a transfer time of between 30 and 300 seconds (5 minutes). Then click Apply.
An unacknowledged ALARM can be silenced. If silencing occurs when:
– less than 60 seconds of the transfer time remains, this results in a delay of 60
seconds from the time of silencing. (Silencing can only be performed once when
there is less than 60 seconds before transfer to the BNWAS.)
– more than 60 seconds of the transfer time remains, silencing will not delay transfer
of the ALARM to the BNWAS.
• Track control: The period of time – 30 seconds (which is not configurable) – before
which the following unacknowledged ALARMS will result in the BNWAS buzzers
sounding in the backup navigators’ cabins:
– “Course Change – Actual” (ACCA / Actual Course Change ALARM)
– “Course Change – Early” (ECCA / Early Course Change ALARM)
– “End of route – approaching last WPT”; “TRK mode ended – end of route”
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Escalation from Warning to Alarm:

• Escalation time: For most WARNINGS, by default, the escalation time is set to Off.
This means that – with the exception of track control (and some other) WARNINGS –
active unacknowledged WARNINGS will not be reissued as ALARMS; they will just
be reissued as WARNINGS every 60 seconds until they are acknowledged.
If you want a particular WARNING to be reissued as an ALARM, select it in the list
and specify an escalation time for it of between 30 and 300 seconds (5 minutes);
then click Apply.
An unacknowledged WARNING that has an escalation time will be reissued as an
ALARM after the escalation time specified for it. Before the escalation time has
elapsed – while more than 60 seconds of it remains – an unacknowledged WARNING
will be reissued as a WARNING every 60 seconds.
When you edit the escalation time for a WARNING, its title in the list is prefixed
by a * character until you click Apply.
If a WARNING has a non-configurable escalation time, its title is prefixed by a !
character.

Miscellaneous alert behaviour:

• Track control WARNINGS: The following WARNINGS – which are issued when
the autopilot is operating in Track mode – have a non-configurable escalation time
of 30 seconds:
– “Course Change – Actual” (ACCW / Actual Course Change WARNING)
– “Course Change – Early” (ECCW / Early Course Change WARNING)
– “End of route – approaching last WPT”
– “TRK mode ended – end of route”
– “TRK mode ended – <reason track mode was terminated>”
• External and SINT alerts: WARNINGS from other vessel systems and from some
navigation equipment (including the SINT) are not listed in this dialog box. They will
never be reissued as ALARMS but only as WARNINGS every 60 seconds.
• Sensor-related alerts: If you set an escalation time for WARNINGS concerning sensor
failures and sensor status, then the BNWAS transfer time will always be 30 seconds
regardless of any transfer time that has been configured in this dialog box.
• Anchor watch alerts: The “Anchor watch – own-ship left anchorage” WARNING
will always be reissued as an ALARM after 2 minutes (the escalation time is not
configurable). The BNWAS transfer time will be as configured in this dialog box.

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Preset Parameters dialog

This dialog lists the preset parameter sets currently
available on the ECDIS. You can load one from the
list for immediate use, although it is more convenient
to use the MODE button on the top bar for this (see
Loading a pre-defined ECDIS setup on page 22). Or
you can save current settings to an existing preset
parameter set or to a new one.
You can also import a preset parameter set from
external media or export a preset parameter set from
the ECDIS to external media.
The path to the dialog is: System→Preset Parameters.
The dialog contents are:
• Preset Parameters Sets: Lists all preset parameter sets currently available on the
ECDIS, and for each one includes its name and the date and time it was saved.
• Load: Click to load and start using the selected preset parameter set.
• Load Detailed... : Click to load particular settings from the selected preset parameter
set for immediate use on the system (see Preset Parameters dialog: Load Detailed...
on page 553).
• Save: Click to save the current settings to the selected preset parameter set.
• Save Detailed... : Click to save particular settings to the selected preset parameter set
or to a new set (see Preset Parameters dialog: Save Detailed... on page 553).
• Delete: Click to delete the selected preset parameter set.
• Import... : Click to import a profile from an external medium such as a CD-ROM or
memory stick. The file to be imported must have a file extension *.par (see dialog
Preset Parameters dialog: Import ... on page 554).
• Export... : Click to export a preset parameter set to a writable external medium.
• Global: Click if you want preset parameter sets to be automatically exchanged
between the K-Bridge operator stations on the bridge. Preset parameter sets are
then automatically exchanged when they are created or modified, and sets that have
been deleted from one station are automatically also deleted from all the others on
the network.
Note
You must enter the service password to enable or disable the Global toggle.
The Global toggle must be enabled on all operator stations that are to exchange
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Preset Parameters dialog: Load Detailed...

Use this dialog to select groups of settings (from the
specified preset parameter set) to load immediately on
to the ECDIS.
The path to the dialog is: System→Preset
Parameters→Load Detailed.
The dialog contents are:
Load: Click to load the selected groups of settings from
the specified preset parameter set.
Cancel Click to cancel the current load operation.

Preset Parameters dialog: Save

Detailed...
Use this dialog to select groups of current settings to
save to the specified preset parameter set or to a new
preset parameter set.
The path to the dialog is: System→Preset
Parameters→Save Detailed.
You can select one or more groups of parameters (by
using the check-boxes) and then specify a name for the
new preset parameter set.
The dialog contains the following buttons:
Save: Click to save the parameters.
Cancel Click to cancel the current save operation.
Parameter Set Name: To save the current settings to a new preset parameter set, delete
the name in this field and type a new one.

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Preset Parameters dialog: Import ...

Use this dialog to import a preset parameter set from
a CD-ROM or memory stick.
The path to the dialog is: System→Preset
Parameters→Import.
The dialog contains the following buttons:
• Import: Select a preset parameter set to copy to
the internal directory. The file will then appear in
the list in the Preset Parameters dialog (see Preset
Parameters dialog on page 552).
• Cancel: Click to cancel the import operation.
Note
The preset parameters set is not loaded unless you
explicitly load it from the MODE menu on the top bar (see Loading a pre-defined ECDIS
setup on page 22) or from the Preset Parameters dialog (see Preset Parameters dialog
on page 552).

Preset Parameters dialog: Export ...

Use this dialog to export a preset parameter set to a
CD-ROM or memory stick.
The path to the dialog is: System→Preset
Parameters→Export.
The dialog contains the following buttons:
• Export: Select a preset parameter set to copy from
the internal directory to the external medium.
• Cancel: Click to cancel the import operation.

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Printer dialog
Use this dialog to select items (such as mariner’s notes,
routes, screen captures, and NAVTEX messages) from
the list of items available for printing and send them
to a specified printer.
There are different paths to the dialog, including:
• System→Printer
• System→Print Screen→Print
• Chart→Manage Notes→List and Create Notes→Print
• Chart→Navtex Messages→Print
• Route→Manage Routes→Print
To select more than one item to print:
1 First select a single item.
Use the trackball to position the mouse marker over the item, then click the left
mouse-button
2 Select another item but this time hold down the Shift key on the keyboard when
you click the left mouse-button.
This selects all items in the list between – and including – the first and second
selections.
The dialog contents are:
• Select printer: Select a printer from the selector menu.
• Name: The identifier for each item in the list of items available for printing.
• Status: The status of the currently selected item in the list of items available for
printing. The possible statuses are: Ready (meaning that the item is available to be
printed), Waiting (meaning that the item is waiting to be printed after you have
clicked Print), Printing, and Done. When an item in the list has been printed out
and has therefore achieved the status Done, there is a short delay before the item is
removed from the list. An additional status is Preview, which is the status of the
selected item(s) after you have clicked Preview (the status reverts to Ready when
you close the Preview dialog).
• Type: The type of item: whether it is a mariner’s note, a Navtex message or another
item.
• Print to file: Check to print the selected item(s) to a file instead of to the selected
printer. When you click Print, you will be prompted to specify a path. The file name
will start with a dash and will then contain numbers for the year, month, day and time
of the screen capture. The file type is JPG.
• Print: Send the selected item(s) from the queue to the selected printer (or to an output
file if you have checked the Print to file option).
• Copies: Select the number of copies you want printed.
• Remove: Click to remove the selected item(s) from the list.

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• Preview: Click to see a preview of the printed output for the selected item(s) (see Print
preview dialog on page 556).
• Stop: Abort printing of the selected item(s) after you have clicked Print.

Print preview dialog

This dialog provides a date- and time-stamped preview of an item (such as a
screen-capture) that has not yet been printed.
The path to the dialog is: System→Print Screen→Preview. (To activate the Preview
button, select an item in the list of items available for printing from the Printer dialog.)
The dialog contains the following buttons (in addition to the preview image):
• Prev: Click to see the image of the previous screen-capture in the print queue.
• Next: Click to see the image of the next screen-capture in the print queue.
• Print: Click to print the previewed image.
• Preview: Click the button to view a preview of the selected screen capture.
• Cancel: Click the button to cancel the printing.
• Zoom In: Click to enlarge the preview image on the screen.
• Zoom Out: Click to reduce the size of the preview image on the screen.

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Figure 119 A Print Preview dialog (on a Planning Station)

Password dialog
This dialog enables you to enter a password to access
restricted parameters.
The path to the dialog is: System→Passwords.
The dialog contents are:
• User Password: Entering the user password allows
you to change certain configuration settings.
• (User Password) Open: Click after entering the user
password to allow changes to user-level parameters.
• (User Password) Lock: Click to inhibit further
changes to user-level parameters.
• Service Password: Enter the service password to
change more permanent configuration settings.
• (Service Password) Open: Click to allow changes to service-level parameters.
• (Service Password) Lock: Click to inhibit further changes to service-level parameters.

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WARNING
Changing any settings protected by the passwords can render the
system useless or seriously degrade its performance. Do not change
any settings unless you are trained to do so.

Maintenance
This dialog is described in a separate chapter (see Maintenance dialogs on page 587).

Alert Setup Top Bar dialog

This dialog tells enables you to control how alerts are
listed.
The path to it is: System →Alert Setup Top Bar.
The dialog contents are:
• Newest on Top: Causes alerts to be listed
chronologically with the most recent first, regardless
of severity. Do not operate with this option selected in case operators miss alerts of
high severity that are not the most recent.
• Priority + Newest on Top (Default): Select to list alerts in descending order of severity
but with alerts of the same severity listed most recent first.
• Priority + Oldest on Top: Select to list alerts in descending order of severity but with
alerts of the same severity listed oldest first.

LAN Status dialog

This dialog tells you the status of the LAN.
The path to it is: System →LAN Communication.
The dialog contents are:
• LAN A and LAN B status lamps: The meanings of
the status lamps are:
– Green — the LAN is working correctly
– Red — the LAN network has an error
– Grey — the LAN is disabled
• LAN A/B text field: IP addresses are displayed in the text boxes.
• Configure: Click to configure the LAN (see LAN Config dialog on page 559).
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The possible error messages are:

• OK Every thing is working correctly.
• Disabled The LAN is not enabled.
• Socket Error Is the cable connected?
• Not all configured LANs are available! This error suggests that dual LANs are
configured, but the system is only running on one LAN.
• The bound IP unequal configured IP! The configured IP address could not be
connected, so it has connected to another IP address.
• Time-out receiving data! Nothing is received on the LAN. Is the cable disconnected, or
have all other machines stopped?

LAN Config dialog

This dialog enables you to configure the LAN.
The path to it is: System→LAN
Communication→Configure.
The dialog contents are:
• Available LANs: Select available LAN (0-2):
– 0 = Single LAN multi homed network service
provider. Leave LAN card IP1 and LAN card IP2
empty (or disabled).
– 1 = Single LAN with specified network service
provider. Network adapter (LAN card IP1) must
be specified. Leave LAN card IP 2 empty (or
disabled).
– 2 = Dual LAN with specified network service
provider for each LAN A and B. Specify both LAN cards 1IP and LAN card 2
IP (Network adapter for each LAN).
• LAN card IP A: Displays IP address of LAN card 1 (Network adapter used for LAN A).
• LAN card Mask A: Displays Mask address of LAN card 1.
• LAN card IP B: Displays IP address of LAN card 2 (Network adapter used for LAN B).
• LAN card Mask B: Displays Mask address of LAN card 2.
• Route entries: Displays configured subnets (or networks that shall be used. Default
= 1.) It is possible in the Advanced setup of the windows network TCP/IP setup, to
specify several network addresses for the network card to use. If the application is
supposed to send to one or more of these network addresses, the desired addresses
have to be specified in the Subnet IP A and Subnet IP B. If you are using single LAN,
the Subnet IP B is not in use, but it is advisable to set the Subnet IP B equal to the
Subnet IP B, like if A = 192.168.7, then B=192.168.8 (always skip the last number
including the dot).
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• Edit entry: Select to edit subnet. Select Subnet IP (A and B) to edit. Remember that
each subnet comes in two; A and B. When changing this value the values in Subnet
IP A and Subnet IP B changes.
• Subnet IP A: Text field to input IP address of subnet A. Default 192.168.7.
• Subnet Msk A: Text field to input Mask address of subnet A. Default 255.255.255.0.
• Subnet IP B: Text field to input IP address of subnet B. Default 192.168.8.
• Subnet Msk B: Text field to input Mask address of subnet B. Default 255.255.255.0.
• Use Multicast: Select to enable for sending and receiving to a specific group
of receivers (default adr.: 230.21.102.31 - may be edited in file Config >
LAN_Socket.ini).
• Use DNet (Restart): Select to enable for use of KM DNet (dualLAN), where
the DNet server must be read. (may be edited in Config>LAN_Socket.ini and
Radec>Run>Config>Topology>Hosts.
Note
Both Use Muliticast and Use DNet are mainly used for integration with DP and the
SINT.

• Default type: Select type of LAN (Single/Dual/Frigate).

• Get defaults: Click the button to get default values of selected type (Not available for
single LAN yet).
• Enable LAN error reporting: Check LAN error reporting to prevent errors to appear
in the alarm manager when something is wrong with the LAN. If this is a single
station on the network, then you would get an alarm "LAN A ", and in the LAN status
dialog an error text will be displayed.
• Disable Media Sense (Req. Restart):
• Show: Select to enable for editing of variable settings in the dialog.
• OK: Click the button to apply your changes.
• Cancel: Click the button to cancel your changes.

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Device Configuration dialog

This dialog enables you to configure the I/O interfaces
on the operator station. This is normally only done during
commissioning and must only ever be done by qualified
personnel. It is by means of these interfaces that the
operator station receives its sensor data, so changing the
settings can render the system useless.
The path to this dialog is: System→Device configuration.
The dialog contains the following buttons:
• Device: From the selector menu, select the type of
interface you want to configure. The choice includes the operator station computer’s
COM ports, its RIC2 (Radar Interface 2) card, and the virtual LAN ports on which
K-Bridge operator stations receive sensor data from the SINT. The selector menu also
includes up to four LWE (Light-weight Ethernet) devices. This is either for operator
stations that receive sensor data directly over an LWE connection or it is for operator
stations that receive sensor data via a serial converter (inside the console) to which the
navigation sensors are connected; the serial converter on such consoles communicates
with the operator station computer using a single LWE connection.
• Monitor: Click to go to a dialog that enables you to see the messages coming in (and
any going out) on the selected port (see Sensor Port Monitor dialog on page 561).
• Config: Click to go to a dialog that enables you to change the configuration parameters
for the selected I/O interface. The dialog that comes up depends on the type of
interface selected. For the:
– COM ports, see Serial Port Configuration dialog on page 562
– LAN ports, see Serial on LAN dialog on page 579
– LWE ports, see LWE Configuration dialog on page 563

Sensor Port Monitor dialog

This dialog enables you to monitor the I/O messages
on the operator station’s interface to a sensor.
The path to the dialog is: System→Device
Configuration→Monitor.
The dialog contents are:
• Sensor port: The I/O interface you are monitoring.
• Config: Click to go to a dialog that enables you to
change the configuration parameters for the selected
I/O interface. The dialog that comes up depends on
the type of interface you are monitoring. For the:
– COM ports, see Serial Port Configuration dialog on page 562
– LAN ports, see Serial on LAN dialog on page 579
– LWE ports, see LWE Configuration dialog on page 563

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• Input: Displays incoming messages.

• Output: Displays outgoing messages.
• HEX: Click to display the messages as hexadecimal numbers.
• ASCII: Click to display the messages as ASCII characters.
• Start: Click to start monitoring the messages on this port. Monitoring will continue
until you click Stop or the log file has reached 1 Mbyte.
• Auto: Start monitoring of messages on this port. The monitoring will continue until
you click Stop, until the log file reaches 1 Mbyte, or until you close the dialog.
• Stop: Click to stop monitoring the selected port. The logged data is written to a file in
the following location: c:\radec\logging. (The filename indicates both the port
number and the type of interface whose I/O log the file contains.)

Serial Port Configuration dialog

Use this dialog to configure the selected serial port.
The path to this dialog is: System→Device Configuration
(with a COM port selected)→Config.
The dialog contents are:
• Serial port: The port you are configuring.
• Monitor: Click to monitor the messages on the serial
port (see Sensor Port Monitor dialog on page 561).
• Baud rate: Click to select the baud rate.
• Data bits: Click to select the number of data bits in each word.
• Parity: Click to select odd, even, or no parity.
• Stop bits: Click to select the number of stop bits after each word.
• Set default NMEA 0183: Click to configure the port with standard settings for an
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LWE Configuration dialog

Use this dialog to configure a LWE (Light-weight
Ethernet) interface between the operator station
computer and either:
• an NMEA-to-Ethernet converter in the console (this
is for consoles that receive sensor input on one or
more NMEA-to-Ethernet converters) or
• a sensor that transmits to the operator station directly
over a LWE connection
The path to this dialog is: System→Device Configuration
(with an LWE interface selected)→Config.
The dialog contents are:
• Device: From the selector menu, select a
Light-weight Ethernet (LWE) device that will
transmit, or is currently transmitting, data to the operator station.
• IP address: The IP address of the selected device. Edit this field (and click Apply
Changes) if you need to associate the name of the selected device (from the selector
menu) with a different device.
• Device port: The IP service port on which the selected device receives data from
the operator station.
• Local port: The IP service port on which the operator station receives data from
the selected device.
• Apply Changes: Click to apply any changes you have made to settings in the dialog.
• Channel names: The name of each channel that the selected device is using or will use
to transmit data to the operator station. If the selected device is an NMEA-to-Ethernet
converter inside the console, it will have multiple channels, one for each sensor. If the
selected device is itself a sensor, it will have only one channel. The channel names in
this dialog must match the names used by each channel on the selected device.

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Sensor Configuration dialog

This section contains the following topics:
Heading sensor interface................................................................................................565
Position sensor interface ................................................................................................567
Speed sensor interface....................................................................................................569
Wind sensor interface.....................................................................................................570
Depth sensor interface....................................................................................................572
Autopilot interface .........................................................................................................573
Target In interface ..........................................................................................................574
Serial route interface ......................................................................................................575
AIS interface ..................................................................................................................577
NMEA output interface..................................................................................................578
Serial on LAN dialog .....................................................................................................579
Use this dialog to view/configure the communication
interfaces – including all the sensor interfaces – for the
operator station.
The path to the dialog is: System→Sensor Configuration.
The dialog contents are:
• Sensor Type: Select the type of sensor (or other
equipment) whose interface you want to configure.
• Number: Indicates the number of each type of
sensor (or other equipment) installed.
• No of sensors: Use the spin buttons to specify an
instance of the selected sensor type interface to view.
• Details: Click to configure the interface between the operator station and the selected
type of sensor or other equipment.
• Stop Logging: By default, the operator station logs sensor input continuously to its
logged data buffer which stores it for up to three days. Clicking this button stops
the continuous logging of sensor data. Do not click it unless requested to by a KM
service engineer.
• Clear Logs: Clicking this button clears the logged data buffer. Do not click it unless
requested to by a KM service engineer.
The main interfaces you can configure are described in the following sub-sections.
Some of the interface configuration dialogs contain a Settings button. This is for
configuring the LAN port for serial data that is to be transmitted over the LAN (see
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Heading sensor interface

Use this dialog to configure the communication
parameters for the heading sensor(s).
The path to the dialog is: System→Sensor
Configuration→Heading→Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Type: Select Heading from the selector menu.
• No: The instance of the heading sensor interface.
• Enable logging to disk: When checked, this option
ensures that input from the sensor is included in the
operator station’s continuously logged system data.
Do not un-check the option unless requested to by a KM service engineer.
• Make: Specify the sensor manufacturer/model.
• Name: Insert an identifying name, for example, “Gyr1” or “Gyr2” (for the primary
and secondary gyros) or “GyrB” (for the NMEA backup heading data). The names
you give determine the names of the buttons that the operator will for the heading
sources (for example, on the top bar heading display and in the Heading dialog, see
Heading dialog on page 431).
• Port No: Select SINT and a port number corresponding to the number of the serial
port on the SINT that the position sensor is connected to. In a standard configuration:
– The primary heading sensor will normally be connected to serial port 2 on the
SINT; therefore you must specify SINT port 2 as the operator station interface for
data from the primary heading sensor.
– The secondary heading sensor (if present) will normally be connected to port 6 on
the SINT; therefore you must specify SINT port 6 as the operator station interface
for data from the secondary heading sensor.
– Backup heading sensor data (for “GyrB”) will be received by the operator station
from the SINT over a serial connection; therefore you must specify COM 1 as the
operator station interface for backup heading data.
• Use Default Settings: Click to use the factory default settings for this sensor. Click
once and then confirm to apply this change.
• Sensor Details: Click to configure the heading sensor further (see Heading Sensor
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Heading Sensor Details dialog

Use this dialog to perform more detailed configuration
of the interface between the operator station and the
heading sensor.
The path to the dialog is: System→Sensor
Configuration→Heading→Details→Sensor Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Heading Sensor No: The instance of the heading
sensor interface.
• Protocol: Select the protocol to be used for heading
data from this sensor. We recommend you select
HDT or THS.
• Heading Measurement – Filter Time: To reduce the effect of noise on the heading
information it displays, the system applies a low-pass filter to the gyro input before it
uses the input in calculations. This parameter is the filter-time constant (expressed in
seconds). If your vessel is large and takes a long time to turn, you can increase the
filter time to reduce noise from the heading sensor. If the vessel is small and turns
quickly, you might need to reduce the filter time to reduce latency in the display of
heading information. Unless you have a particular reason to use a different filter
time, specify 0.10 seconds.
• Heading Measurement – Accuracy: This field states the accuracy of the measurements
sent to the system by the heading sensor. The system takes this value into account
when determining the accuracy of the own-ship's position and speed over ground (so
that, if required, these can be displayed graphically at short range settings). The
heading sensor's accuracy must be set correctly when the sensor is installed. Refer
to the documentation supplied with your heading sensor to find out the accuracy of
its measurements. Unless you have a particular reason to specify a different value,
specify an accuracy of 0.10º.
• Heading Measurement – Jump detect: Heading sensors typically transmit
measurements approximately 10 times per second. If the difference between one
measurement and the next is greater than the amount you specify for this parameter,
an alarm will be issued. The default alarm limit is 3º. On a small fast vessel that can
change its heading quickly, and on which the heading sensor sends measurements
fewer than 10 times per second, you might want to specify a higher limit than this.
• Rate of Turn – From Gyro ROT: If the gyro is capable of sending rate of turn (ROT)
messages, select the option to use rate of turn measurements from the gyro. No
filtering is applied to ROT messages from the gyro. The option is not available with
all heading sensors.
• If the gyro is not capable of sending ROT messages, the console must calculate the
ROT from the change of heading (select Calculated from Heading). In this case, the
Filter Time is normally 1.0 seconds but you can specify a higher value for large
slow ships, or (if the heading report rate is faster than 8-10 messages per second)
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• Rate of Turn – Calculated from Heading: Select to calculate the rate of turn using the
heading measurements from the gyro. The calculation will use the filter time specified
in the field below.
• Rate of Turn – Filter Time: Type in the filter time to be used by the system for
calculating the rate of turn using heading measurements from the gyro. Then click
Apply.

Position sensor interface

Use this dialog to configure the communication
parameters for the position sensor.
The path to the dialog is:System→Sensor
Configuration→Position→Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Type: The sensor type.
• No: The instance you are viewing of the position
sensor interface.
• Enable logging to disk: When checked, this option
ensures that input from the sensor is included in the
operator station’s continuously logged system data. Do not un-check the option unless
requested to by a KM service engineer.
• Make: Select the sensor manufacturer/model.
• Name: Insert an identifying name.
• Port No: Select SINT and a port number corresponding to the number of the serial
port on the SINT that the position sensor is connected to.
• Use Default Settings: Click to use the factory default settings for this sensor. Click
twice to apply!
• Sensor Details: Click to configure the position sensor(s) further (see Position Sensor
Details dialog on page 568).

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Position Sensor Details dialog

Use this dialog to perform more detailed configuration
of the interface between the operator station and the
position sensor.
The path to the dialog is: System→Sensor
Configuration→Position→Details→Sensor Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Position Sensor No: The instance of the position
sensor interface.
• Type: The type of position sensor (GPS, Loran-C
etc).
• Message: Select the NMEA position message format
to be received (GGA, GLL, TIPY, GNS or RMC).
GGA or GNS must be used for GPS. GLL must be
used for LoranC.
• Dev. Alarm Limit: Type in the alarm limit for deviation between the currently selected
position sensor and the alternative sensor, then click Apply. The default limit is 100m.
If this limit is exceeded and the currently selected position sensor fails, the operator
station will not automatically switch to the alternative position sensor.
• Accuracy: Type in the expected accuracy of the position sensors in their absolute and
differential operating modes, then click Apply.
• Datum Info: DTM Message: Check this box if the position sensor is able to send
DTM messages.
If the position sensor is older and cannot output DTM messages, un-check the box. If
you check the box in this case, you will receive continuous "DTM missing" alarms.
Make sure the position sensor itself is configured to send position messages using
the WGS-84 datum.
• Datum info: Always WGS-84: Select this option if the position sensor outputs data
using WGS-84 and cannot output DTM telegrams.
• Additional Messages: GRS, GSA, GST and GSV messages are supported. To display
satellite overview data, GSA and GSV messages are required.
• Antenna Location: Specify the antenna location along ship from stern and across ship
from centre line. Height is above water. An antenna located on the port side will give
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Speed sensor interface

Use this dialog to configure the communication
parameters for the speed sensor.
The path to the dialog is:System→Sensor
Configuration→Speed→Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Type: Select speed sensor from the drop down menu.
• No: Select the sensor number, if there is more than
one sensor of this type configured.
• Enable logging to disk: When checked, this option
ensures that input from the sensor is included in the
operator station’s continuously logged system data. Do not un-check the option unless
requested to by a KM service engineer.
• Make: Select the sensor manufacturer/model.
• Name: Insert an identifying name. (This is the name that will appear in the own-ship
dialogs (for example, see Water Speed (STW) dialog on page 432 and Ground Speed
(SOG/COG) dialog on page 433.)
• Apply: Click to apply your changes.
• Port No: Select SINT and a port number corresponding to the number of the serial
port on the SINT that the speed sensor is connected to.
• Use Default Settings: Click to use the factory default settings for this sensor. Click
once and then confirm to apply this change.
• Sensor Details: Click to go to configure the speed sensor(s) further (see Speed Sensor
Details dialog on page 569).

Speed Sensor Details dialog

Use this dialog to perform more detailed configuration
of the interface between the operator station and the
speed sensor.
The path to the dialog is:
System→Sensor Configuration→Sensor
Configuration→Speed→Details→Sensor Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Speed Sensor No: The instance of the speed sensor
interface.
• Type: The speed sensor type (for example, single
or dual axis, water or bottom speed).
• Protocol: The communication protocol used for speed inputs from this sensor. Select:
– NMEA 0183_VBW if the log can transmit both Speed Over Ground (SOG) and
Speed Through Water (SWT).
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– NMEA 0183_VTG or NMEA 0183_RMC if the log can only transmit SOG.
– NMEA 0183_RMC for compatibility with an old satellite position receiver.
• Accuracy: Set a value for the accuracy of the speed sensor. (This affects the weight
this sensor is given in the position filter. The log has more influence if the accuracy
is set to a low number.)
• TimeOut Limit: Set a time-out limit (of, for example, 5 seconds) for speed input
values. This limit is the maximum time between messages from the log before an
alarm will be given. The limit applies only to pulsed log input. It does not apply to
digital NMEA messages.
• Filter Times Along: Low-pass filter constant for speed along-ship.
• Filter Times Across: Low-pass filter constant for speed across-ship.
• Transducer Location: Specify the transducer location along-ship from the stern and
across-ship from the centre line. A transducer located on the port side will give a
negative value across.
• Across: Low-pass filter constant for speed across-ship.

Wind sensor interface

Use this dialog to configure the communication
parameters for the wind sensor.
The path to the dialog is: System→Sensor
Configuration→Wind →Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Type: Select Wind from the selector menu.
• Enable logging to disk: When checked, this option
ensures that input from the sensor is included in
the operator station’s continuously logged system
data. Do not un-check the option unless requested
to by a KM service engineer.
• No: Select the number of the wind sensor.
• Make: Select the sensor manufacturer/model.
• Name: Insert an identifying name (or edit the existing name) and click Apply.
• Port No: Select SINT and a port number corresponding to the number of the serial
port on the SINT that the wind sensor is connected to.
• Settings: Click to configure the LAN port settings if you are using a LAN interface
(see Serial on LAN dialog on page 579).
• Use Default Settings: Click to use the factory default settings for this sensor. Click
once and then confirm to apply this change.
• Sensor Details: Click to go to configure the speed sensor(s) further (see Wind sensor
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Wind sensor details

Use this dialog to perform more detailed configuration
of the interface between the operator station and the
wind sensor.
The path to the dialog is: System→Sensor
Configuration→Wind→Details→Sensor Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Wind Sensor No: Select the wind sensor number if
there is more than one wind sensor configured.
• Type: Select “Generic Anemometer” or “AGI Weather Station”.
• Protocol: NMEA 0183 is the only communication protocol available for receiving
wind data from this sensor.
• Messages: The available messages are:
– MWV or MWD
– MWV (includes wind speed plus true and relative direction)
– MWD (includes true wind direction and speed referenced to earth)
– MWV or XDR (XDR content includes transducer measurements of, for example,
temperature, force, pressure, frequency, and angular or linear displacement)
– MWD or XDR
– MWV or MWD or XDR
– VWR (includes relative wind speed and direction)
If you select a message combination (for example, “MWV or MWD”), then both (or
all) of the message types in the combination (for example MWV and MWD) will be
accepted by the operator station. If messages of both (or all) types are received and
they conflict with each other, the readings will jump from one to the other.
• Sensor location:
– Along: Specify the distance along-ship from the Aft Peak to the wind sensor.
– Across: Specify the distance across-ship from the Aft Peak to the wind sensor.
– Over Keel: Specify the distance over the keel from the Aft Peak to the wind sensor.
– Apply: Click to apply any changes you have made to the specification of the wind
sensor's location.

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Depth sensor interface

Use this dialog to configure the communication
parameters for the depth sensor.
The path to the dialog is: System→Sensor
Configuration→Depth→Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Type: The sensor type.
• Enable logging to disk: When checked, this option
ensures that input from the sensor is included in
the operator station’s continuously logged system
data. Do not un-check the option unless requested
to by a KM service engineer.
• No: Select the number of the depth sensor.
• No: The instance of the interface for the sensor type.
• Name: Insert an identifying name (or edit the existing name) and click Apply.
• Port No: Select SINT and a port number corresponding to the number of the serial
port on the SINT that the depth sensor is connected to.
• Settings: Click to configure the LAN port settings if you are using a LAN interface
(see Serial on LAN dialog on page 579).
• Use Default Settings: Click to use the factory default settings for this sensor. Click
once and then confirm to apply this change.
• Sensor Details: Click to configure the interface further (see Depth Sensor Details
dialog on page 572).

Depth Sensor Details dialog

Use this dialog to perform more detailed configuration
of the interface between the operator station and the
depth sensor.
The path to the dialog is: System→Sensor
Configuration→Depth→Details→Sensor Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Depth Sensor No: The instance of the interface for
this sensor type.
• Type: Select "Generic EchoSounder" (for an echo-sounder that is used in navigation)
or "Multibeam EchoSounder" (for an echo-sounder that is used for charting and
surveying).
• Protocol: The communication protocol that is used for outputs from this depth sensor.
Select "NMEA 0183" (for an echo-sounder that is used in navigation) or "DESO 25"
(for an echo-sounder that is used for charting and surveying) .
• Messages: The following messages are available if you are using the NMEA 0183
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– DPT or DBT
– DPT (includes depth relative to keel; requires transducer offsets to be correct)
– DBT (Depth Below Transducer)
– RDS
– NONE
If you select a message combination (“DPT or DBT”), then both the message types
in the combination will be accepted by the operator station. If messages of both
types are received and they conflict with each other, the readings will jump from
one to the other.
The following messages are available if you are using the DESO 25 protocol:
– DA
– DB
• Inhibit Alarm When Input Missing: Check the box to avoid receiving alarms when
there is no valid output from the echo-sounder (for example, when sailing in deep
seas).
• Transducer location:
– Along: Specify the distance along-ship from the Aft Peak to the depth sensor.
– Across: Specify the distance across-ship from the Aft Peak to the depth sensor.
– Over Keel: Specify the distance over the keel from the Aft Peak to the depth sensor.
– Apply: Click to apply any changes you have made to the specification of the depth
sensor's location.

Autopilot interface
Use this dialog to configure the parameters for
communication between the operator station and the
autopilot.
The path to the dialog is: System→Sensor
Configuration→Autopilot→Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Type: Select Autopilot from the selector menu.
• No: Not applicable.
• Enable logging to disk: When checked, this option
ensures that data sent to and received from the
autopilot is included in the operator station’s continuously logged system data. Do not
un-check the option unless requested to by a KM service engineer.
• Make: Select the sensor manufacturer/model.
• Name: Not applicable.
• Port No: Select the interface to use for communication between the operator station
and the autopilot.

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• Settings: Click to configure the LAN port settings if you are using a LAN interface
(see Serial on LAN dialog on page 579).
• Use Default Settings: Click to use the factory default settings for this interface. Click
once and then confirm to apply this change.
• Sensor Details: Not applicable.

Target In interface
Use this dialog to set up a serial line for receiving target
information from a third-party (non-K-bridge) system.
The path to the dialog is: System→Sensor
Configuration→TargetIn→Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Type: Select Target In from the selector menu.
• No: Not applicable.
• Enable logging to disk: When checked, this option
ensures that target data received is included in the
operator station’s continuously logged system data.
Do not un-check the option unless requested to by a KM service engineer.
• Make: Select Generic Radar (TTM).
• Name: If you require, insert an identifying name for the device you are connecting to
(or edit the existing name), and click Apply.
• Port No: Select the serial line you want to use to connect to the device from which the
target information will be received. For example, if you select SINT 14, the target
data will be received first by the SINT on serial port 14, and the SINT will then
forward it over the LAN to the operator station you are configuring.
• Use Default Settings: Click to use the factory default settings for this interface. Click
once and then confirm to apply this change.
• Sensor Details: Click to configure the interface further (see Target In Details dialog
on page 574).

Target In Details dialog

This dialog provides more details of the interface
between the operator station and the device that will
send target data to it.
The path to the dialog is: System→Sensor
Configuration→TargetIn→Details→Sensor Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Target In Sensor No: Select the Target In interface
you want to configure if there is more than one.
• Type: Select Remote Target from the selector menu.
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• Messages: Specify the format of the target telegrams you will receive.
– NMEA: TTM target telegrams (for receiving tracked Radar targets)
– JRC: JRC binary target telegrams
– Transponder (!Ox): Targets received from a transponder (old format)
– HIPAP: Targets received from a Kongsberg Maritime HPR/HIPAP system
– Transponder (GGA): Targets received from a transponder via a GGA telegram
• Reference Location re. Aft Peak:
– Along: Specify the distance along-ship from the Aft Peak to a reference point
on the own-ship (for example, the position of the Radar transceiver or HiPap
transponder). The reference location will be the point from which targets’ relative
distances will be measured.
– Across: Specify the distance across-ship from the Aft Peak to a reference point
on the own-ship (for example, the position of the Radar transceiver or HiPap
transponder). The reference location will be the point from which targets’ relative
distances will be measured.
– Apply: Click to apply any changes you have made to the specification of the
reference location.

Serial route interface

Use this dialog to configure a serial interface to use
for sending route information to or receiving it from
a non-K-Bridge system. You must have a serial
connection between the K-Bridge operator station and
the non-K-Bridge system or between the SINT and the
non-K-Bridge system.
The path to the dialog is: System→Sensor
Configuration→Serial Route→Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Type: Select Serial Route from the selector menu.
• Enable logging to disk: When checked, this option ensures that route data sent out on
the serial interface is included in the operator station’s continuously logged system
data. Do not un-check the option unless requested to by a KM service engineer.
• No: You can have up to two serial interfaces for sending out route information. Select
the one you want to configure.
• Make: Select one of the following protocol names: Kongsberg Tx, Dual ALSTOM,
Nmea RTE/WPL. We recommend Nmea RTE/WPL.
• Name: The default name for the serial route interface is DPS-Route. If you have added
a second serial route interface, specify a different name for it.
• Port No: The default port number is SINT 11. This requires a serial connection from
the SINT to the non-K-Bridge system (rather than from the K-Bridge system to the
non-K-Bridge system).

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• Settings: Click to configure the LAN port settings (see Serial on LAN dialog on
page 579).
• Use Default Settings: Click to use the factory default settings for the protocol you
selected when you configured the Make parameter. Click once and then confirm to
apply this change.
• Sensor Details: Click to finish configuring the serial route interface (see Serial route
interface details on page 576).

Serial route interface details

Use this dialog to finish configuring the interface you
are using to send route information to or receive it
from an external system.
The path to the dialog is: System→Sensor
Configuration→Serial Route→Details→Sensor Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Serial route No: The number (1 or 2) of the
serial route interface whose configuration you are
completing.
• Direction: Use the selector menu to specify whether
the interface will be used for input, output, or input
and output.
• Type: The value you specify from the selector menu will depend on the protocol you
specified for the Make parameter in the previous menu (see Serial route interface
on page 575). For:
– Nmea RTE/WPL, select SERIAL_WPL+RTE, SERIAL_RTE+WPL, or
SERIAL_RTE (Ext, DP).
– Kongsberg Tx, select SERIAL_TX.
– Dual ALSTOM, select SERIAL_DPS.
• Protocol: You must specify Nmea 0183.
• Talker ID: The Talker ID you select will depend on the protocol you specified for the
Make parameter in the previous menu (see Serial route interface on page 575). For:
– Nmea RTE/WPL, select IN.
– Kongsberg Tx, select PR.
– Dual ALSTOM, select PK.

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AIS interface
Use this dialog to configure the parameters for
communication between the operator station and the
AIS receiver.
The path to the dialog is: System→Sensor
Configuration→AIS→Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Type: Select AIS from the selector menu.
• No: Not applicable.
• Enable logging to disk: When checked, this option
ensures that input from the AIS system is included
in the operator station’s continuously logged system data. Do not un-check the option
unless requested to by a KM service engineer.
• Make: Select Seatex AIS if your AIS receiver is produced by Kongsberg Seatex (a
subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime). Otherwise, select Generic AIS. (Some added
functionality is available if you use a Seatex AIS receiver in combination with
K-Bridge; selecting the Seatex AIS option here supports that functionality.)
• Name: Insert an identifying name for the speed pilot if you require.
• Port No: Select SINT and a port number corresponding to the number of the serial
port on the SINT that the AIS receiver is connected to.
• Settings: Click to configure the LAN port settings if you are using a LAN interface
(see Serial on LAN dialog on page 579).
• Use Default Settings: Click to use the factory default settings for this interface. Click
once and then confirm to apply this change.
• Sensor Details: Not applicable.

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NMEA output interface

Use this dialog to configure the NMEA output interface.
The path to the dialog is: System →Sensor
Configuration→NmeaOutput→Details.
The dialog contents are:
• Output Number: Select the number of the NMEA
client device.
• Output Settings:
– LAN: Select if you want to send NMEA data out
on the LAN instead of on a physical serial line.
– Serial: Select to send the data out on a serial line.
– Port: Specify the port you want to send the data
out on. If LAN is selected, then the port you
specify is a UDP port in the range 1 to 65535.
If Serial is selected then you are specifying a physical serial port. Also, if you
selected Serial and you want to use the serial lines on the SINT (if applicable),
select one of the ports between LAN1 and LAN15 (the SINT serial lines transmit
UDP multicast telegrams on UDP ports in the range 15101 to 15115).
– IP address: This field is only available if LAN is selected. Specify the IP address of
the device you want to send the NMEA data to.
• Talker (all telegrams): Specify two characters as the talker ID for the NMEA
messages sent out. All messages from this operator station will have the same talker
ID (unless you specify an individual Talker ID when you configure a particular
NMEA sentence; see the Talker button below). In this example HE is the talker
ID: $HEHDT,121.5,T,*34\n.
• Status: Indicates the status of the connection between the serial or LAN port and
the NMEA client device.
• Telegram settings (this output only): This table allows you to specify which NMEA
sentences are to be sent to the client device on the connection you are configuring.
• Clear: Click to clear the edits you have made to the telegram settings for the selected
NMEA sentence in the table.
• DecPri: Click to move the selected NMEA sentence down by one priority in the table.
• IncPri: Click to move the selected NMEA sentence up by one priority in the table.
• Edit: Select one of the four custom sentences (CU1 to CU4) at the bottom of the table,
specify an interval for it and click Apply Settings. This activates the Edit button. Click
the Edit button to specify the sentence's content. This brings up the NMEA Custom
menu, which enables you to select the component fields for your custom sentence
(see NMEA Custom dialog on page 579).
• Interval: Use the spin buttons to specify the interval at which you want the selected
NMEA sentence to be sent out.
• Talker: Specify an individual two-character Talker ID for the selected NMEA
sentence. If you specify an individual Talker ID, then the selected message will use it
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• Apply Settings: Click to apply the changes you have made.

NMEA Custom dialog

This dialog is for creating custom NMEA sentences. It is reached from the Edit button in
the NMEA Output dialog (see NMEA output interface on page 578).
The path to it is: System →Sensor Configuration→NmeaOutput→Details→CU1/2/3/4
→Interval→Apply Settings→Edit
The dialog contents are:
• Select: Select a field from the list in the top window
of the menu, and click the Select button to include
it in your custom sentence. It then appears in the
bottom window of the menu.
• Remove: Click to remove a field that is selected in
the bottom window from the list of components of
your custom sentence. The selected component then
disappear from the bottom window.
• Up: Click to move the field selected in the bottom
window one place up in the list.
• Down: Click to move the field selected in the
bottom window one place down in the list.
• Talker: Specify an individual (two-character) Talker
ID for the custom sentence you are creating.
• Message ID: Specify a three-character alphanumerical Message ID for the custom
sentence.
• Apply: Click to apply your edits.
• Cancel: Click to cancel your edits.

Serial on LAN dialog

Some of the dialogs for configuring the interfaces
between the MFD system and the vessel's sensors
(or other peripheral devices) include a Settings button.
This enables you to set up a network port on which to
receive serial data (such as NMEA sentences).
If you click the Settings button (in those sensor type dialogs that include it), the dialog
that appears will have the following contents:
• Port: Specify the IP port you want to receive the serial data on.
• Distribute to other consoles: This option enables incoming messages from the LAN to
be sent out again over the LAN to other consoles, using an internal communication
protocol. If all the operator stations in your navigation system are connected to the
LAN, then only one of them needs to be connected to a serial line: the one that
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the other consoles on the LAN. The Distribute to other consoles option is therefore
disabled by default because (for LAN-based navigation systems) there is no need to
distribute the serial data again.
This option takes effect immediately (in other words, before you click the OK button).
• OK: Click to confirm your changes to the port parameter.
• Cancel: Click to cancel your changes to the port parameter.

AP (Autopilot) Config dialog

Use this dialog to configure the relationship between
the autopilot and the operator station when the operator
station is in command of the autopilot.
For a description of the dialog box, refer to the
K-Bridge Autopilot Operator Manual (see References
on page 44).

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CRS Mode Configuration dialog

This dialog box is for configuring the operation of
Course mode. Most of the settings in it require you
to enter the service password. However, without doing
so, you can switch on and off the display of reference
lines for operating in Fixed Course mode.
For a description of the dialog box, refer to the
K-Bridge Autopilot Operator Manual (see References
on page 44).

Configure Route Export dialog

Use this dialog to configure the system to export
and import route plans over the process LAN to and
from non-K-Bridge systems. (You do not need to use
this dialog if you are using the RRT-RTZ process for
transferring route plans; see The RRT-RTZ process on
page 289.)
The path to the dialog is: System→Route Export
Configuration.
For information about how to perform the import and
export procedures, see Importing and exporting route
information on page 289.
The dialog contents are:
• None: Select to prevent any importing or exporting
of route plans from and to other systems.
• Only Export: Select if you want to permit the system to export route plans but not
import them.
• Only Import: Select if you want to permit the system to import route plans but not
export them.
• Single Export/Import Directory: Select if you want to use the same directory for both
importing and exporting route plans.

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• Separate Export/Import Directory: Select if you want to use different directories for
importing and exporting route plans.
• Export Directory: Specify the directory to which you want to export route plans.
(You can specify a directory on a USB memory stick, for example.) If you specify
a directory on an external computer system, both that computer system and the one
you are exporting from must be connected to the Local Area Network. The console
you are exporting from must have read-write access to the export (target) directory on
the external computer system.
• Exchange Protocol (RRXP): Select if you are using the RRXP exchange protocol.
• Test: Click to check whether the system is able to access the export directory.
• Import Directory: Specify the directory from which you want to import route plans.
(You can specify a directory on a USB memory stick, for example.) If you specify a
directory on an external computer system, both that computer system and the one you
are importing to must be connected to the Local Area Network. The computer you
are importing to must also have read access to the source directory on the external
computer system.
• Exchange Protocol (RRXP): Select if you are using the RRXP exchange protocol.
• Test: Click to check whether the system is able to access the import directory.
• Act as Client (RRXP): Select to make this console the “client” in relation to the
external system that it is exporting to or importing from.
• Apply: Click to save your configuration. The directories you specify will be used as
the source and target locations when you import or export route plans.
• Cancel: Click to cancel your changes.

Configure Chart Import dialog

Use this dialog to specify the source location on a
remote server (a server not on the same network as the
operator station) for importing charts that have been
downloaded from the internet.
The path to the dialog is: System→Chart Import
Configuration.
The dialog contents are:
• Import Directory: Specify the path to the import
directory for the operator station. The format is:
\\<servername>\<directoryname>
• Test: Click to check whether the system is able to access the import directory you
have specified.
• Apply: Click to make the directory you have specified the new source directory for
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• Cancel: Click (before you have pressed Apply) to cancel the path you specified
as the import directory.

Zone Selection dialog

The top part of this dialog requires user-level access
(see Password dialog on page 557). Use it to re-activate
alerts on an operator station that is currently in a
passive alert zone.
An operator station in a passive alert zone receives
and issues no alerts. Its passive alert state is indicated
in the top lefthand corner of the display by the label
“PASSIVE” and by an “Alerts disabled - passive zone
gets no alerts” message on the top bar.
If you make the alert system active again on one
operator station (using the top part of the dialog box),
you also make it active on all operator stations in the
zone containing that operator station – and you make operator stations in the other zone
or zones passive (there can only be one active alert zone at a time).
A zone is typically an entire forward or aft bridge, and when a zone is passive its
BNWAS is also passive.
Note
If you make a zone passive, you and the crew must be aware that all operation of the
BNWAS is suspended for as long as the affected bridge remains passive.
Only the CALL BACKUP buttons on the alarm reset panels and the Call Backup button in
the Bridge Watch pane remain available on a passive bridge.

Use the bottom part of the dialog (which requires service-level password access) to
administer the alert zones. It enables you to specify which zone is the active one but
also to specify which zone contains the operator station you are using. This means that –
when you enter the service password – you can make a single operator station active in
an otherwise passive zone.

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Caution
If you enter the service password and make an operator station active on a
passive bridge, you must understand that:
• any actions you perform on that operator station will reset the BNWAS
timer
• any alerts you acknowledge may not be seen by the navigators on the
active bridge
If you ever need to make an operator station active on a passive bridge, do
not leave it active once you have finished using it: put the operator station
back into a passive zone.

For more information, see Active and passive alert zones on page 346.
The path to this dialog is: System→Zone Selection
The dialog contents are:

Zone:
• MFD Name: The operator station name.
• Active Zone: The identifying number of the alert zone that is currently active.
Operator stations in the active alert zone can:
– Receive and issue alerts
– Acknowledge alerts
– Silence alert sounds (by means of the SOUND OFF button on the operator panel)
– Prevent the BNWAS alarm sequence from being triggered
On an operator station in the active alert zone, you can perform any action on the
operator station before the BNWAS timer reaches zero, and this will reset the timer
and prevent the BNWAS alarm sequence from being triggered. On an operator
station in a passive alert zone, this does not work.
– Reset the BNWAS (and, if applicable silence the alarm sound) when the alarm
sequence has been triggered
On a console in an active alert zone, you can use the BNWAS PRE-WARNING
RESET and ALARM RESET buttons (if present) to reset the BNWAS. On a console
in a passive alert zone, you cannot.
Operator stations in a passive alert zone cannot do the things listed above that operator
stations in an active zone can.
• My Zone: This field tells you the number of the zone the operator station is in and
whether that zone is active or passive.
• Set Active: Click to make the zone that your operator station is in the active one. The
consequence of doing this is to make the other alert zone (or zones) passive. Only
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Zone Configuration:
• Active Zone: Use the selector list to select the alert zone that you want to make active.
The consequence of doing this is to make the other alert zone (or zones) passive. Only
one alert zone at a time can be active.
• My zone: Use the selector menu to put the operator station you are sitting at into a
different alert zone.

VDR Config dialog

This dialog is only for use by field engineers who are
configuring VDR logging (screen captures and/or data)
as part of the process of commissioning or upgrading
the navigation system.
The selector menus only permit you to select
combinations of options that are possible. In other
words, if you select a particular option for Version
(meaning the version of VDR system installed on the
vessel), only some protocols and compression types will
be selectable as a result.
If you select a combination that is possible but unusual,
guidance will be displayed in the text fields of the dialog
box: the text fields display instructions and advice when
applicable.
The path to the dialog is: System→VDR Configuration.
The dialog contents are:
• Enable (VDR logging): Click to cause the operator station every:
– 15 seconds (default) to transmit a screen capture to the VDR.
– 1 second (default) to transmit all NMEA output required for VDR logging.
• Disable (VDR logging): Click to disable the transmission of both screen captures and
NMEA output.
• ScreenGrabber State: Indicates whether the screen capturing function is enabled or
disabled. (If you disable VDR logging, the state will be Disabled.)
• Version: Select the version of the VDR system in use on the vessel (MBB, MK1 or
MK2). For a third-party VDR system (that is, one that is not provided by KM or
Consilium), select MK2.
• Protocol: Select the protocol to be used for sending screen captures to the VDR. For
MBB and MK1 systems, select MK1 as the protocol. For MK2 systems, select ROL or
NMEA450. For third-party systems, select NMEA450.
• Data type: Specify the form of compression to be used for the screen captures. For
MBB and MK1 systems, select XCEEDZIP. For MK2 and third-party systems, select
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• Enable (NMEA out): Click to enable the transmission of NMEA output. Do this, for
example, if NMEA output was previously disabled (because the VDR could not
receive it) but is now possible.
• Disable (NMEA out): Click to disable the transmission of NMEA output (but not
screen captures) to the VDR. Do this if the VDR system on the vessel is a third-party
one. (The NMEA output method is proprietary: the output cannot be received by
third-party VDR systems. Disabling it therefore prevents unusable data from being
put on the LAN.)

Shutdown dialog
Use this menu to perform different switching and
orderly shutdown operations.
The path to the menu is: System→Shutdown.
It contains some or all of the following buttons,
depending on the application you view it from and
whether you are using an MFD or a dedicated ECDIS
or Radar operator station:
• Switch to Radar/Conning: Click twice to switch to
the application you require.
• Restart Program: Click twice to restart the operator
station application.
• Shutdown Program: Click twice to shut down the operator station application.
• Restart Computer: Click twice to shut down the operator station application and
restart the entire computer.
• Power Off: Click twice to stop all application software and remove power to the
computer.
• Cancel: Use this button if you have clicked once on one of the other buttons in this
dialog and then changed your mind. Clicking Cancel cancels the first click on one of
the other buttons.
Note
The buttons in this menu (except for the Cancel button) require a second click before
they take effect. When you make the first click a confirmation prompt appears in the
dialog's text window.

For information about which navigation function is displayed, and which functions are
active, when the operator station restarts after an orderly shutdown, see The navigation
function displayed on start-up on page 350.

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Chapter 30
Maintenance dialogs

Maintenance menu .........................................................................................................588

System Options dialog ...................................................................................................589
Select Monitor dialog.....................................................................................................590
Copy Log Decoding Program to Medium dialog ..........................................................592
KBS-Tool login dialog...................................................................................................592
Kongsberg Remote Support dialog ................................................................................593
Alert Test dialog.............................................................................................................594

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Maintenance menu
Use this dialog to change optional components, save
the log decoding program on to a USB stick or other
medium (this program is required for reading position
log and voyage recording data from an external device),
and configure the monitor (display).
The path to the dialog is: System→Maintenance.
The dialog contents are:
• Software Version: States the version of the installed
software.
• Autopilot version: States the version of the autopilot
software running in the SINT.
• System ID: This is unique means of identification
for your system. It is the same as your ARCS user
permit if you have ARCS charts installed.
• Computer Name: The name by which the computer
by which the computer is identified by other
networked systems.
• Serial Number: The serial number of the operator station computer.
• Installation No: The unique identification number assigned to the vessel by Kongsberg
Maritime.
• Global Palette: Check this option to use intensity settings that are the same as the
intensity settings on other consoles on the network. For information about display
settings, see Palette dialog on page 374.
• Change Optional Components: Click to manage optional components (see System
Options dialog on page 589).
• Copy Log Decoding Program to Medium: Click the button to save the log decoding
program to the selected device. This program is required for reading position log and
voyage recording data from an external device (see Copy Log Decoding Program to
Medium dialog on page 592).
• Configure Monitor: Configure the display monitor, see Select Monitor dialog on
page 590.
• KBS Tool: Click to launch the operator station management and configuration utility
KBS Tool (see KBS-Tool login dialog on page 592). You might need to launch
this (without entering a password), for example, on instructions from a Konsgberg
Maritime customer support engineer.
• Remote Support: Click to open a dialog that enables you to start a remote support
session (if you have Kongsberg Remote Services installed; see Kongsberg Remote
Support dialog on page 593).
• Alert Test: Click to open a dialog for testing the ALARM lamp and horns and
generally testing the alert system (see Alert Test dialog on page 594).

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System Options dialog

Use this dialog to configure optional system software
components.
The path to this dialog is: System→Maintenance →
Change Optional Components.
The dialog contents are:
• ARPA Optional Components: List of available
optional components. Select the option you want
to enable or disable.
• Enable: Click to enable the selected option.
• Disable: Click to disable the selected option.
• Pincode: Type in the pin code provided by Kongsberg Maritime to enable the selected
option.
Note
Your changes will take effect when you restart the system.

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Select Monitor dialog

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Use this dialog to configure the monitor (screen) type used.

The path to the dialog is: System→Maintenance→Configure Monitor.
The dialog contents are:
• Monitor type: Select the monitor type.
Make sure you select the correct monitor. This is important to ensure that the system
displays optimally. However, in addition – in some circumstances – selecting the
wrong monitor can also cause the system to reconfigure itself; this can take 10-15
minutes, during which time system functionality is not available.
• Port No.: Select the serial port (on the operator station computer) that the monitor is
connected to.
• Size: Specify the size of the monitor.
• Orientation: (This parameter applies only to MFD units.) Specify the physical
orientation of the operator station in degrees and in relation to a straight line drawn
through the centre of the ship from bow to stern. This parameter determines the
orientation of the Ship pane in the Conning application. For more information, refer
to the K-Bridge Conning Operator Manual (see References on page 44).
The bow of the ship’s outline in the Ship pane must point in the same direction as the
bow of the ship. If the operator station is:
– In the centre of the forward bridge (so that you stand at it and look straight ahead),
then the orientation you specify must be 0: the Ship pane will then be vertical and
the bow of its ship symbol will point upwards in the direction of the ship’s bow.
– On a bridge wing (so that you stand at it and look straight out to port or starboard),
then the orientation you specify must be 180° or 270°: the Ship pane will then
be horizontal and the ship symbol will point to your left or right in the direction
of the ship’s bow.
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– On: Select to test the buzzer. As well as causing the buzzer to sound, this causes the
Sound-off lamp on the trackball or touchpad control panel (as applicable) to blink.
– Off: Select to stop testing the buzzer’s sound.
• Test DO: (Panel PCs only) The checkboxes enable you to send digital output signals
from the Panel PC for test purposes.
– DO-0: If a third-party (non-KM) BNWAS is installed on the bridge, check DO-0 to
test the integration of the Panel PC with the third-party BNWAS. When you do
this, a signal is sent by the Panel PC to the third-party BNWAS to indicate that an
alarm has not been acknowledged within 30 seconds. In response, the BNWAS
immediately sounds the buzzers in the backup navigators’ cabins.
– DO-1: On most vessels this test channel is not in use. If it is in use on your vessel,
its function will be described in vessel-specific documentation from KM.
• Test DI: (Panel PCs only) The Read button in this section of the dialog box enables
you to check two digital input channels on the Panel PC.
– Read: Click to check for input on the two digital input channels.
– DI-0: If this box contains a tick when you click Read, the Panel PC has received a
UPS alarm signal.
– DI-1: On most vessels this test channel is not in use. If it is in use on your vessel,
its function will be described in vessel-specific documentation from KM.
• Apply: Click to apply the entered settings.
• Load Calibration File from Monitor: Click to download the colour calibration table
from the monitor to the operator station's main computer. (This applies only to the
27” Hatteland TFT (JH27T11) monitor and is normally only necessary during system
commissioning.) When you have downloaded the table, check the Colour Calibration
dialog in ECDIS for the different display palettes (Day, Dusk and Night): there must
be a clear difference between the foreground and background colours (see Colour
Calibration dialog on page 483).

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Copy Log Decoding Program to Medium

dialog
This dialog is for copying the log decoding program
to an external medium. For instructions about how to
do this, see Printing out the past track or voyage log
on page 337.
The path to the dialog is: System→Maintenance→Copy
Log Decoding Program to Medium.
All removable output devices are displayed. Select the
one that you want to write the log decoding program
to and click OK.

KBS-Tool login dialog

KBS-Tool is a utility for configuring and managing the MFDs on the network. This
dialog enables you to launch KBS-Tool without giving a password on an MFD (instead
of on a service laptop) to gain limited access to the utility.
The path to the dialog is: System→Maintenance→KBS Tool.
The contents of the dialog are:
• Continue in operator mode: Click to launch KBS Tool
without entering a password. You might be asked to do
this, for example, by a KM customer support engineer.
Launching the utility in this way enables you to save MFD
configuration data, system logs, and system failure data to
a USB stick.
• Password: Password access to KBS-Tool is for service engineers only. Entering
the password provides full access to the configuration, management and system-file
handling functions in KBS-Tool.

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Kongsberg Remote Support dialog

A disclaimer appears The Remote Support The chat dialog
before the Remote Support dialog expanded to show
dialog displays the activity log

The Remote Support dialog enables you to start a remote support session if you have
Kongsberg Remote Services installed. A remote support session is a secure, direct
(satellite, mobile or other) connection to KM customer support. When the connection is
established you can use it to open a chat session with a support engineer. If required you
can also permit the support engineer to take control of the operator station computer.
Caution
Be aware that, if you permit a support engineer to take control of the
computer, you are effectively passing control of the navigation system to a
remote engineer: the engineer will be able to control the navigation system
as if he or she were on-board the vessel.

The path to the Remote Support dialog is: System→Maintenance→Remote Support.

When you click Remote Support in the Maintenance dialog, a disclaimer dialog is
displayed. You must click I understand and wish to continue in order to see the Remote
Support dialog itself.
If you minimize the Remote Support dialog, an icon appears to indicate that the dialog
is still open, possibly with a remote session still active. Click the icon to display the
Remote Support dialog again.
The contents of the dialog are:

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• >>: Click to view the activity log relating to the current Figure 120 Click icon
secure connection. to display the Remote
• Connect: Click to set up a secure connection to KM Support dialog
customer support.
• Open Chat: Click to start a chat session with a KM
remote support engineer.
• Disconnect: Click at any time to close the secure
connection. (You can also close it by holding down the HOME button on the keyboard
for 2 seconds.)

Alert Test dialog

This dialog enables you to send alerts to test the
ALARM lamp and beepers and generally test the alert
system.
The ALARM lamp is only lit for the ALARM test.
All three tests – ALARM, WARNING and CAUTION
– can be selected at the same time. In each case, the test alert remains active until you
un-check the option box for it in this dialog.
Note
Remember that, at any given time, the top bar displays the currently most severe alert.
This means that a test alert (particularly a WARNING or CAUTION test alert) might not
appear on the top bar. In this case, to see the alert, you will need to check the alert list
on the operator station or in CAM-HMI.

The path to this dialog is: System→Maintenance→Alert Test.

Figure 121 Examples of test alert messages

The contents of the dialog are:

• Alarm test: Check to cause the operator station to issue a test ALARM. The alert
message will be “Alarm test – Test alert only”. It will appear on each MFD (and
in the CAM-HMI).
When you issue an ALARM test alert, the:
– ALARM lamp (see ALARMS indicator on page 31) will flash to indicate an
unacknowledged ALARM. It will remain steadily lit when the ALARM is
acknowledged. (This lamp remains off for WARNINGS and CAUTIONS.)

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– ALARM message will be accompanied by 3 audible beeps, repeated every 7

seconds. If it is not acknowledged, it will be transferred to the BNWAS after the
time (if any) specified as the ALARM transfer time (see Parameter Setup dialog:
Alert tab on page 550).
• Warning test: Check to cause the operator station to issue a test WARNING. The
alert message will be “Warning test – Test alert only”. It will appear on each MFD
(and in the CAM-HMI).
When you issue a WARNING test alert, the:
– ALARM lamp (see ALARMS indicator on page 31) will remain OFF.
– WARNING message will be accompanied by 2 audible beeps, repeated after 1
minute. If it is not acknowledged, it will be reissued (escalated) as an ALARM
after the time (if any) specified as the WARNING escalation time (see Parameter
Setup dialog: Alert tab on page 550). In this case, the alert message will remain
the same – “Warning test – Test alert only” but it will have a (RED) ALARM icon
associated with it. (And, as an ALARM it will be subject to BNWAS transfer
if a transfer time has been specified.)
• Caution test: Check to cause the operator station to issue a test CAUTION. The alert
message will be “Caution test – Test alert only”. It will appear on each operator
station (and in the CAM-HMI).
When you issue a CAUTION test alert, the:
– ALARM lamp (see ALARMS indicator on page 31) will remain OFF.
– CAUTION message will not be accompanied by any audible beeps and requires
no acknowledgement.

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Appendix A
Alerts

This section contains the following topics:

The operator station’s behaviour in response to different priorities of alert..................598
ECDIS alerts ..................................................................................................................599
This appendix lists the alerts that are generated by the K-Bridge navigation system,
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The operator station’s behaviour in response

to different priorities of alert
Alarms
A new alarm will cause the following events to continue until the alarm is acknowledged:
• Flashing RED alarm icon on the top bar (see Alert icons on page 52).
• Initiation of the BNWAS alarm sequence if the alarm’s category of severity is A.
• Transmission of the alarm sound.
• Flashing of the ALARM lamp or lamps on the operator panel (see ALARMS indicator
on page 31 and/or SOUND-OFF and ACK buttons and shortcuts on page 29). Once
the alert has been acknowledged, the lamp will remain a constant red as long any
acknowledged alarms remain uncleared (and there are no new unacknowledged ones).

Warnings
A new warning will cause the following events to continue until the warning is
acknowledged:
• Flashing YELLOW warning icon on the top bar (see Alert icons on page 52).
• Transmission of a beep if the operator station has been configured to give a beep when
a warning is received.

Cautions
A new caution will be automatically acknowledged by the operator station that generates
it.
There is no flashing or audible sound associated with cautions.
For more information about alert priorities, see Alert icons on page 52.

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ECDIS alerts
For each alert, the following information is given:
• Alert message and description: The first 16 characters (message) of the alert text
followed by a dash and the remaining text (description).
• Category and priority: The category of severity (A, B or C), and priority (alarm,
warning or caution).
• Possible cause: Suggested causes of the alert condition.
• Suggested action: Suggestions for solving the problem.
In some cases, the effect of the alert is also described.

AIS alert – check AIS device for failures

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: Alert received from the AIS.
Suggested Check the AIS for failures.
action:

AIS failure – selected sensor failed <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The currently configured AIS has failed.
Suggested Repair or replace the failed AIS at the earliest opportunity.
action:

AIS range limit – AIS is in low power mode

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The range of the transmitter is currently limited because the AIS is in low power
mode or transmit-off mode.
Suggested If you need to widen the range, put the AIS into a different power mode.
action:

AIS safety – go to AIS to view message

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: A safety message was received from the AIS system.
Suggested Read the AIS safety message and take appropriate action.
action:

AIS switched off – required sensors missing

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: Position calculation has been performed using dead-reckoning for 10 minutes. AIS
functionality on the operator station has been switched off.
Suggested Check the position sensor.
action:

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Alarm / Warning / Caution – Test alert only

Cat/Priority: Category B alarm, warning or caution
Possible cause: Test alerts are being generated.
Suggested
action: 1 Acknowledge the test alerts to prevent them from being escalated and/or
transferred to the BNWAS.
2 When you have finished testing the alert system, stop the tests by unchecking
the box for each currently selected test in the Alert Test dialog (to see the
dialog, select Maintenance→Alert Test.

Alerts disabled – no alerts received in passive zone

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: This operator station is now a member of a passive alert zone and therefore cannot
receive or issue alerts.
Suggested When you want to re-activate the operator station (along with the rest of the zone
action: that includes it), do the following:
1 Select System→Password and enter the user password.
2 Select System→Zone selection.
3 Click Set Active.
The alert system on every operator station in the same zone is now active.
The alert system on every operator station in the other zone is now passive.

Anchor watch – own-ship left anchorage

Cat/Priority: Category A warning/alarm
Possible cause: The anchor watch tool has been activated for the own-ship and the own-ship’s
distance from the anchorage point has now exceeded the anchor watch limit. (This
alert is initially a warning. But if the warning is not acknowledged within 2 minutes,
an alarm is issued.)
Suggested Acknowledge the alert.
action:

Approaching WPT – actual

Cat/Priority: Category A warning
Possible cause: A route is being monitored and ECDIS (or radar) is in command of the autopilot.
There are 30 seconds until Wheel-over Time (WOT).
Suggested Acknowledge the alert and take the actions necessary to execute the turn safely.
action:

Approaching WPT – early

Cat/Priority: Category A warning
Possible cause: A route is being monitored and ECDIS (or radar) is in command of the autopilot.
There are 3 minutes (default) until Wheel-over Time (WOT).
Suggested Acknowledge the alert and take the actions necessary to execute the turn safely.
action:

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Autopilot STBY – check I/O configuration

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: If the autopilot has a rudder-ready signal connection to the steering control system,
this message indicates that there is no signal on the autopilot's rudder-ready I/O
channel.
Suggested
action: 1 Check the cable connection for the rudder-ready signal between the SINT and
the steering control system.
Check whether a cable break, disconnection or short circuit has occurred.
2 Check the SINT for possible failures.
3 Check the rudder feedback unit, the transmission link and the direction of
rudder movement.
4 If this error persists, report it to KM customer support.

Autopilot STBY – check steering control

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: The rudder is not ready to be controlled by the autopilot. This might mean that the
steering system is not yet operational.
Suggested
action: 1 Check whether the steering control system is running.
2 Check that the steering control system has been switched to autopilot mode.

BNWAS 2. stage
Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: BNWAS buzzers are sounding on the bridge and in selected backup navigators’
cabins. This is for one of the following reasons:
• The BNWAS has received no signal in the time required confirming that the
bridge is manned.
• Call backup has been requested from the bridge.
• An alarm has not been acknowledged in the time required.
The next stage is for them to sound in all backup navigators’ cabins and in the
common areas of the crew’s accommodation.
Suggested As applicable, either:
action:
• Press the red ALARM RESET button on the Bridge Watch panel.
• Acknowledge the alarm.

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BNWAS 3. stage
Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: BNWAS buzzers are sounding on the bridge and in all backup navigators’ cabins
plus in the common areas of the crew’s accommodation. This is for one of the
following reasons:
• The BNWAS has received no signal (in the time required) to confirm that the
bridge is manned.
• Call backup has been requested from the bridge.
• An alarm has not been acknowledged in the time required.
Suggested As applicable, either:
action:
• Press the red ALARM RESET button on the Bridge Watch panel.
• Acknowledge the alarm.

Backup VGA – no ECDIS calibration on backup VGA

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The operator station has lost the DVI connection to its monitor. It has reverted to
the backup VGA connection instead. Because of this, the chart display is not using
ECDIS calibrated colours.
Suggested Reset the power on the monitor and restart the operator station.
action:

Change steering – lost speed input

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: An error or jump in STW or SOG input (at least 30 minutes previously) has caused
the autopilot to use the vessel’s service speed as a fallback speed source. This alert
will be repeated every 2 minutes until you disconnect the speed log or enter manual
speed input. (It is possible to see this alert even when the CCRS indication for speed
input is normal. For more information, refer to the section of the K-Bridge Autopilot
Operator Manual that describes speed jumps; see References on page 44.)
Suggested
action: 1 Wait to see whether valid STW sensor input becomes available again from the
CCRS so that the autopilot can resume normal operation.
2 Try to sail at or close to the vessel’s service speed.
(If the autopilot is using the service speed because it has detected a jump in
the speed input from the CCRS and the CCRS speed input currently diverges
considerably from the service speed, this could prevent the autopilot from
re-accepting the CCRS speed input.)
3 Either switch to manual steering and stop using the autopilot altogether, or
switch to manual steering and do the following:
a Turn off the speed log.
b Do one of the following:
• On a navigation operator station, select Own-shipSpd W and enter a
manual value for the water speed.
• On a navigation operator station, select Route→Autopilot
Panel→Autopilot Setup→Dockside (tab) and specify VTG (ground
speed) as the backup source of water speed input.

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c Re-engage the autopilot.

Chart update – permit AVAIL on mirror host

Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The mirror client is missing permits or updates that exist on the mirror host.
Suggested Update the mirror client from the mirror host.
action:

Check settings – invalid AP config

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: One or more configuration parameters are invalid.
Suggested Check the autopilot parameter settings.
action:

Contact fault – with mode selector

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: Control of the vessel’s steering gear has been switched from automatic to manual
and then back to automatic within less than 5 seconds. This warning can be the result
of a loose connection in the mode selector switch.
Suggested If the switch between steering modes was performed intentionally, just acknowledge
action: the alert and take no action. Otherwise, check the connection in the steering control
system’s mode selector switch.

Control data - local control data input failed

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: One or more of the following problems apply to the NMEA sentences ETL, HTD,
PRC, ROR, TRC and/or TRD:
• incorrectly formatted
• missing required data fields
• out of range or illegal values
• wrong checksum
• not grabbed by the system
• not transmitted at all
Suggested
action: 1 Check if the following NMEA messages are being delivered to the local
system: ETL, HTD, PRC, ROR, TRC, TRD.
2 Check if the input port for the NMEA sentences is the same as the port
configured for the Control Data sensor.

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Control transfer – new station in command of AP

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: Command of the autopilot has been transferred to another operator station.
Suggested To control the autopilot you must now use the new operator station. (The heading
action: wheel on the operator station that was previously in command of the autopilot will
now have no effect.)

Countdown ended – the countdown has reached zero

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The countdown belonging to the MFD’s stopwatch tool has reached zero.
Suggested None.
action:

Course change – actual

Cat/Priority: Category A warning
If the warning is not acknowledged within 30 seconds, the priority changes to alarm.
If the alarm is not acknowledged within 30 seconds, this causes the buzzers to sound
in selected backup navigators’ cabins.
Possible cause: Track steering is in operation. The ship will begin its turn in 30 seconds.
Suggested Acknowledge the alert and check that it is safe to turn. If it is, then allow the
action: autopilot to proceed with the turn.

Course change – early

Cat/Priority: Category A warning or alarm
If the warning is not acknowledged within 30 seconds (default), the priority changes
to alarm. If the alarm is not acknowledged within 30 seconds, this causes the buzzers
to sound in selected backup navigators’ cabins.
Possible cause: A route is being monitored, and radar or ECDIS is in command of the autopilot.
Track steering is in operation (or was when the alert was issued). The ship will begin
its turn in 3 minutes (default).
Suggested Acknowledge the alert and check that it is safe to turn. If it is, then allow the
action: autopilot to proceed with the turn.

Critical point – <critical point number> has been reached

Cat/Priority: Category A warning
Possible cause: The vessel has arrived at the location of a critical point on the chart.
Suggested Read the text associated with the critical point and take action accordingly.
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Crossing area – <distance> has special conditions

Cat/priority: Category A warning or category A caution
Possible cause: The own-ship is near to a caution area. The alert text includes the distance in nautical
miles.
Suggested Take action to avoid the specific danger associated with the caution area.
action:

Crossing safety – contour: possible danger

Cat/priority: Category A alarm
Possible cause: The vessel is close to the safety contour – there is imminent danger of grounding.
Suggested Take immediate action to avoid grounding the vessel.
action:

Datum conflict – sensor <sensor> uses wrong datum

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The position sensor is not sending the datum that the operator station is configured to
receive.
Suggested Check the position sensor configuration and the GPS datum setup.
action:

Datum failure – no datum from POSN sensor <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The position sensor is not sending the datum.
Suggested Check the operator station’s position sensor configuration and check the datum setup
action: on the GPS.

Display failure – driver for data channel missing

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The selected monitor type requires a display data channel driver to be installed.
Suggested Contact KM service.
action:

DPTH failure – secondary sensor failed <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: The secondary depth sensor has failed.
Suggested
action: 1 Be aware that you are now sailing without a backup depth sensor.
2 Repair or replace the failed sensor at the earliest opportunity.

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DPTH failure – selected sensor failed <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The currently selected depth sensor has failed and no backup depth sensor is
available.
Suggested
action: 1 Be aware that you are now sailing without depth input.
2 Pay close attention to the depth information on the chart.
3 Repair or replace the failed sensor at the earliest opportunity.

End of route – approaching last WPT

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: An alarm is given between 1 and 5 minutes (depending on the autopilot configuration)
before the last waypoint of the route is passed.
Suggested Acknowledge the alert to inhibit the backup navigator alarm.
action:

End of route – last WPT reached

Cat/Priority: Category B alarm
Possible cause: The last waypoint of the monitored route has been reached.
Suggested Acknowledge the alert and make sure the vessel is on a safe course.
action:

Function lost – <ECDIS/Radar/CAM> not AVAIL on bridge

Cat/Priority: Category B alarm
Possible cause: If the alert concerns:
• Radar: There is no radar operator station available on the bridge or all radar
antennas are unavailable.
• ECDIS: There is no ECDIS operator station available or all position sensors are
unavailable.
• CAM-HMI: There is no operator station runing CAM-HMI on the bridge.
Suggested
action: 1 Switch an available operator station to the missing function.
2 Investigate the loss of the operator station that previously performed that
function – start by checking its cable connections.
3 If applicable, investigate the loss of the radar antenna or position sensor.
4 Restart the operator station and (as applicable) verify that at least one radar
antenna or position sensor is available.
5 If you cannot retrieve the missing function, contact KM service.

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HDG deviation – between sensors

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The difference between the heading on the main and monitoring compasses is greater
than permitted. If one of the compasses is magnetic, this alarm is likely to have been
caused by a change in its magnetic deviation. Alternatively it could be caused by
transient reading differences due to yawing. The most serious possible cause is the
failure of one of the compasses.
Suggested
action: 1 Check that the heading Compass Difference Limit is set correctly (select:
Route→Autopilot Panel→Autopilot Setup→User (tab)).
2 If both the main and monitoring compasses seem to be functioning correctly,
try varying the combination of values for the Compass Difference Limit and
the secondary Compass Offset.

HDG failure – secondary sensor failed <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: The secondary heading sensor has failed.
Suggested
action: 1 Be aware that you are now sailing without a backup heading sensor.
2 Repair or replace the failed sensor at the earliest opportunity.

HDG failure – selected sensor failed <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The currently selected heading sensor has failed and no backup heading sensor is
available.
Suggested
action: 1 Be aware that the system will now use an estimated heading (based on the last
valid heading along with current position and speed).
2 If you prefer, you can enter a manual heading.
3 Repair or replace the failed sensor at the earliest opportunity.

Independent Off-course ALARM – Off Course Alarm

Cat/Priority: Category B alarm
Possible cause: The difference between the vessel's heading according to a backup heading source
and its currently intended heading exceeds the limits specified for the heading
monitor.
Suggested
action: 1 If the heading monitor is not taking its set-point automatically from the
autopilot, check that you have clicked Use HDG for the leg you are currently
sailing.
2 Check that the heading monitor’s alarm limits are set appropriately for the
waters you are sailing in.
3 Check the accuracy of the vessel's gyrocompasses.
4 Make sure the vessel's steering gear is functioning properly.

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<sensor type> integrity – selected sensor <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: Sensor data of a certain type (position, speed, heading or depth) is of doubtful
integrity.
Suggested
action: 1 If an alternative sensor is available to replace the failed sensor, select it.
If not, be aware that you are sailing with sensor input whose integrity is not
subject to verification.
2 Repair or replace the failed sensor at the earliest opportunity.

Keel clearance – not enough under-keel clearance

Cat/Priority: Category A alarm
Possible cause: There is less than the minimum under-keel clearance (see Depth Sensor Setup dialog
on page 440).
If the vessel is sailing in deep waters and there are no grounding alerts, this could
indicate a problem with the echosounder.
Suggested
action: 1 Take action to avoid grounding.
2 If there is no danger of grounding, check the echosounder.

LAN A/B failure – no network redundancy

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: The operator station has no connection to process LAN A/B. If another process
LAN is available, the operator station will continue to work as normal but without
network redundancy. Be aware that if you lose the other network, operator station
functionality will be degraded: there will be loss of sensor input and loss of data
sharing capabilities. The problem might be temporary. However, if the alert persists,
call KM Customer Support.
Suggested
action: 1 Check the network switch by inspecting its status lights.
If it is not working, replace it or turn it off until it can be replaced.
2 Check the network cable connections both at the switch and at the operator
station.
3 For advice, contact KM Customer Support.

LAN failure – network failed

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The operator station has lost both network connections to the wider navigation
system.
Suggested
action: 1 If heading, speed and position data are available from a backup serial
connection, manually select the backup sources for these inputs. (If the CCRS
is configured to fail over automatically on an operator station that has a backup
serial connection, the backup sources for heading, speed and position will
already have been selected.)
2 Check the network switches and all network cable connections.

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3 For advice, contact KM Customer Support.

Logging failure – AP logging failed

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: The autopilot controller's internal data logging has failed.
Suggested
action: 1 Try restarting the SINT.
2 Then restart data logging by opening the Autopilot Panel, selecting the Service
Parameters tab, and selecting the 1=TSF option in the logging list box.

Log started – AP logging active

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: The autopilot controller's internal data logging has been started.
Suggested
action: 1 Continue normal operation.
2 If an abnormal situation occurs, collect all the log files by selecting
Route→Autopilot Panel and pressing the Save button (this enables you to save
the files to a USB stick).

Log stopped – AP logging inactive

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: The autopilot controller's internal data logging has been stopped.
Suggested
action: 1 Continue normal operation but be aware that no data inputs to or outputs from
the autopilot are now being logged.
If an abnormal situation occurs, you will have no history of it.
2 You can start logging again by opening the Autopilot Panel, selecting the
Service Parameters tab, and selecting the 1=TSF option in the logging list box.

Lost USB panel – e.g. Navigation/Alarm panel

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The USB connection between the operator station computer and an operator panel
is broken.
Suggested Check the USB cables between the computer and the operator panels inside the
action: console.

Low vessel speed – now below MIN manoeuvring speed

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The vessel’s speed is below its low-speed limit for track steering (see AP (Autopilot)
Config dialog on page 580).
Suggested If it is safe to do so, increase the vessel’s speed and continue in track steering.
action:

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LRIT request – use the AIS dialogs to respond

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: A long-range identification request has been received.
Suggested Reply to the request through the AIS dialogs.
action:

MFD malfunction – MFD n

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The reporting operator station has lost communication with MFD n.
Suggested
action: 1 Check the status indications for MFD n in the System Topology dialog box
(select →System→System Topology).
2 Check the network cabling for MFD n.
3 Try restarting MFD n.

NAVTEX failure – selected sensor failed <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The currently configured NAVTEX has failed.
Suggested Repair or replace the failed NAVTEX at the earliest opportunity.
action:

NAVTEX message – go to NAVTEX to view message

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: A new message has been received by the NAVTEX receiver. It is important that
you check the message.
Suggested Check the NAVTEX messages.
action:

NAV hazard – <name> possible danger

Cat/priority: Category A warning or category B caution
The priority depends on whether the grounding check is configured to generate
warnings or cautions in respect of hazards (see Grounding Alert Setup dialog on
page 443).
Possible cause: The vessel is close to a hazardous obstruction.
Suggested Take action to avoid the danger.
action:

No chart AVAIL – check chart licenses

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: There is a problem with the chart licences. (It might only concern the presentation
of the chart on a radar display.)
Suggested Check your chart licences or contact KM service or your chart provider.
action:

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No ECDIS – none available for route monitoring

Cat/Priority: Category B alarm
Possible cause: A radar operator station is In Command of the autopilot and a route is being
monitored. Steering mode is Track or Waypoint. No ECDIS has been found on
the network. (This alarm is initially a warning. But after 60 seconds, its priority
escalates and it becomes an alarm.)
Suggested If an MFD on the bridge has switched out of ECDIS (leaving no ECDIS operating
action: on the bridge), switch it back to ECDIS immediately.
If an ECDIS is connected, check its LAN connection. Do not attempt to run in Track
mode without an ECDIS on the network to monitor the route.

Off course – ship HDG differs from setpoint

Cat/Priority: Category A warning
Possible cause: The difference between the vessel's heading and its current set-point exceeds the
autopilot’s off-course limit.
Suggested
action: 1 Check the accuracy of the vessel's compasses, speed log, and rudder feedback.
2 Make sure the vessel's steering gear is functioning properly.
3 Check that the Off Course Limit parameter is set correctly for the waters you
are sailing in (select: Route→Autopilot Panel→Autopilot Setup→User (tab)).
4 If the warning comes up frequently, it is probably caused by wave disturbance:
a If you are using the autopilot's Economy mode (set in the Autopilot Panel
dialog), try Precision mode.
b If the user setup parameter Wave Filtering (in the User tab) is ON, try
setting it to OFF.
c If the autopilot is steering inappropriately in rougher waters, you may
need to perform the sea-trial procedure again.
For instructions about performing the sea trial, refer to the K-Bridge
Autopilot Operator Manual (see References on page 44).

POSN failure – secondary sensor failed <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: The secondary position sensor has failed.
Suggested
action: 1 Be aware that you are now sailing without a backup position sensor.
2 Repair or replace the failed sensor at the earliest opportunity.

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POSN failure – selected sensor failed <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The currently selected position sensor has failed and no backup position sensor is
available.
Suggested
action: 1 Be aware that the system will now use dead reckoning (with the last valid
position used as the initial reference position).
2 If you prefer, you can enter a manual position (the system will then use the
manual position as the initial reference position).
3 Repair or replace the failed sensor at the earliest opportunity.

Power failure – switch to manual

Cat/Priority: Category B alarm
Possible cause: Power to the SINT is too low for the autopilot or the BNWAS to continue operation.
Suggested
action: 1 If you are using the autopilot, switch to manual steering.
2 Be aware that the BNWAS is no longer operating.
3 Investigate the power failure.

Redundancy lost - power source lost

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: One power source to the sensor integrator (SINT), which also runs the autopilot
and BNWAS, has failed.
Suggested
action: 1 Be aware that the SINT is operating with only one power source. If that one
fails, the autopilot and BNWAS will not operate, and the operator stations will
receive sensor data over the serial backup connection.
2 Investigate the power failure.

ROT failure – secondary sensor failed <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: The secondary ROT sensor has failed.
Suggested
action: 1 Be aware that you are now sailing without a backup ROT sensor.
2 Repair or replace the failed sensor at the earliest opportunity.

ROT failure – selected sensor failed <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The currently selected ROT sensor has failed and no backup ROT sensor is available.
Suggested
action: 1 Be aware that the CCRS will set the ROT to 0.0°.
2 Repair or replace the failed sensor at the earliest opportunity.

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Route is beyond – maximum latitude

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: ECDIS is type approved for use between latitudes 85°N and 85°S. The planned
route passes beyond one of these limits.
Suggested Acknowledge the alert and edit the route plan so that it remains within the limits for
action: type-approved operation.

Rudder FB fail – consider switch to manual

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: There is no rudder feedback signal. This indicates a malfunctioning rudder feedback
or rudder command connection. Alternatively it might indicate a problem with the
vessel's steering gear.
Suggested
action: 1 Check the SINT for possible failures.
2 Check the rudder response during manual steering.
3 Check the rudder feedback unit, the transmission link and the direction of
rudder movement.
4 Check whether the signal is out of the range (4-20mA) configured for the
channel.
5 Check whether the potentiometer in the rudder feedback unit has failed.

Rudder FB fail – on <port/starboard> rudder

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: There is no rudder feedback signal on one of the vessel's two rudders. This indicates
a malfunctioning rudder feedback or rudder command connection. Alternatively it
might indicate a problem with the vessel's steering gear.
Suggested
action: 1 Check the SINT for possible failures.
2 Check the rudder response during manual steering.
3 Check the rudder feedback unit, the transmission link and the direction of
rudder movement.
4 Check whether the signal is out of the range (4-20mA) configured for the
channel.
5 Check whether the potentiometer in the rudder feedback unit has failed.

Rudder limit – exceeded

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: A rudder limit has been exceeded. This warning can be caused by wave disturbance,
an erratic speed log or simply incorrect parameter settings. It may also indicate a
failure in the vessel's steering control system.
Suggested For instructions, refer to the alert description in the K-Bridge Autopilot Operator
action: Manual (see References on page 44).

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Rudder limit – physical

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The autopilot’s maximum physical rudder angle limit has been reached.
The turn will be executed using the maximum rudder angle permitted by the FU/A
Scale setting.
Suggested For instructions, refer to the alert description in the K-Bridge Autopilot Operator
action: Manual (see References on page 44).

Rudder limit – reached

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The autopilot’s rudder limit has been reached.
The steering command will be executed using the maximum rudder angle permitted
by the rudder limit.
This alert might be caused by wave disturbance, an erratic speed log or simply
incorrect parameter settings. It may also indicate a failure in the vessel's steering
control system.
Suggested For instructions, refer to the alert description in the K-Bridge Autopilot Operator
action: Manual (see References on page 44).

Rudder limit – speed

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The autopilot’s (internal) speed-related rudder limit has been reached. The steering
command will be executed using the maximum rudder angle permitted by the
speed-related limit.
This warning can be caused by wave disturbance, an erratic speed log or simply
incorrect parameter settings. It may also indicate a failure in the vessel's steering
control system.
For more information, refer to the K-Bridge Autopilot Operator Manual (see
References on page 44).
Suggested
action: 1 Check that the speed log input is correct.
2 Increase the turn radius or decrease the ROT.

Rudder response – consider switch to manual

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The rudder is not responding properly to commands from the autopilot controller
in the SINT. This alert is issued whenever rudder speed is less than 0.25°/sec while
rudder lag is greater than 5° for more than five seconds at a time.
Suggested
action: 1 Check the operation of the steering gear pumps.
2 Check that the rudder signal is present at the input terminals on the SINT.
3 Check the cabling between the SINT and the rudder.

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Save AP settings - during and after sea trial

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: This message appears if the autopilot's master parameters have been reset and the
autopilot is now performing a sea-trial to find new adaptation parameters for the ship.
The performance of the autopilot may vary or not be optimal until the sea trial is
finished.
Suggested Since there is no 'auto-save' functionality, if you perform a sea-trial or master reset
action: you must manually save the new current settings frequently during the sea-trial
procedure and also once when the sea trial is finished.
To save the parameters during the sea trial or when the sea trial has finished:
1 Open the Dockside Setup tab in the Autopilot Setup dialog (select:
Route→Autopilot Panel→Autopilot Setup→Dockside (tab)).
2 Select the current active parameter set.
3 Click Save.
The current active parameter set is then shown in the Autopilot Panel dialog.
This warning will disappear when the sea trial is finished and the Seatrial parameter
in the Autopilot Setup dialog's Seatrial tab is showing 0000.
Note
During the sea-trial the ship must sail at +/- 80 percent of the service speed
(specified in the Autopilot Setup dailog's Master tab).

If the autopilot parameters have not been saved correctly and you restart the
autopilot, you might find that it does not perform as expected. In this case, try
reloading the parameter set named Seatrial and saving it as the current parameter set
(you can call it, for example, 'Operation'). You can also try doing this if you simply
want to undo recent changes to the parameters or if you want to avoid performing a
full sea-trial procedure.
If you ever perform a master reset (or over-write the Seatrial parameter set) by
mistake, then you must perform a full sea-trial procedure, saving the new parameter
settings both during the procedure and after it. If you cannot perform the sea trial
yourself, contact Kongsberg Maritime customer services. (For instructions about
performing the sea trial, refer to the K-Bridge Autopilot Operator Manual; see
References on page 44.)

Sharp turn – turn warning limit exceeded

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: This warning means that the sharp turn limit will be exceeded by the proposed turn.
Suggested
action: 1 Make sure that the Turn Warning limit parameter is set correctly (select:
Route→Autopilot Panel→Autopilot Setup→Track (tab)).
2 Reduce the vessel's speed or increase the turn radius.

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SINT failover – master controller switched <A/B>

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: This warning informs you that the master process station (PS) in a SINT configuration
with redundant RCUs (Remote Computer Units) has been automatically switched.
Suggested
action: 1 You can continue to use the autopilot with only one RCU working, but you
must be aware that the SINT is not currently operating as a redundant system.
2 Try to restart the failed RCU. If that is not successful try to restart both RCUs
together.
3 If that is not successful, contact the Kongsberg Maritime service department.

SINT <A/B> lost – communication

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: The operator station has lost communication with one RCU in the SINT.
Suggested
action: 1 You can continue to use the autopilot and rely on sensor input.
2 Check the network connections both for the SINT and the operator station.
3 If an RCU has failed, try to restart it.
4 If that is not successful, contact the Kongsberg Maritime service department.

SINT A+B lost – communication

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The operator station has lost communication with both RCUs in the SINT.
Suggested
action: 1 If you are using the autopilot, switch to manual steering.
2 Switch to the backup speed, heading and position sensors.
(If the CCRS is configured to fail over automatically on an MFD that has a
backup serial connection, the backup sources for heading, speed and position
will already have been selected.)
3 Check the network connections both for the SINT and the operator station.
4 If both RCUs have failed, try to restart both together.
5 If that is not successful, contact the Kongsberg Maritime service department.

SOG failure – secondary sensor failed <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: The secondary SOG sensor has failed.
Suggested
action: 1 Be aware that you are now sailing without a backup SOG sensor.
2 Repair or replace the failed sensor at the earliest opportunity.

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SOG failure – selected sensor failed <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The currently selected SOG sensor has failed and no backup SOG sensor is available.
Suggested
action: 1 Be aware that the system will automatically estimate a SOG value using
position input.
2 If you prefer, you can enter a manual SOG.
3 Repair or replace the failed sensor at the earliest opportunity.

Speed deviation – between RPM inputs

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: This message results if the vessel has two or more rudder/propeller units or thrusters
for steering and the difference between the RPM for each exceeds the maximum
difference (as defined by the ‘maxRpmDiff’ parameter in the [RPM_INPUT] section
of the speed.ini file). The performance of the autopilot’s steering is reduced if the
RPM is not equal for both (or all) of the vessel’s rudder/propeller units or steering
thrusters.
Suggested Make sure the units are operating at the same RPM as each other. For example, if the
action: levers for each thruster are manually controlled, make sure they are level.

Speed deviation – between sensors

Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: This alert will be triggered when:
• Any speed input to the autopilot deviates (by more than the deviation limit) from
the speed input that the autopilot is currently using. (Speed sensor deviation
limits are specified by the commissioning engineer in the [SPEED_SENSOR]
section of an autopilot configuration file called speed.ini. Operators do not have
access to this file. The limits are each typically approximately 5-7 knots.)
• The water and ground speed sources that the autopilot is currently using deviate
from each other by more than the deviation limit.
• Speed input from calculations based on the RPM of the main rudder propeller or
steering thrusters deviates by more than the deviation limit from the ground or
water speed input that the autopilot is currently using
This alert will be delayed to prevent repeat messages at times when such deviations
are normal; for example, when the vessel is starting or stopping. The delay
used is the number of seconds specified for the ground speed input filter (select:
Route→Autopilot Panel→Autopilot Setup→Dockside (tab)) .
Suggested
action: 1 Check the display panels on the bridge for all the different speed sensors to see
if any are reporting invalid speed readings.
If any are, note that you might lose ground log input temporarily while sailing
in deep waters. In this case, the alert will remain active until the ground log
input becomes valid again.
2 Also check the speed sensor display panels to see which speed sensor is
deviating from the speed input currently in use by the autopilot.
3 Check if the SOG and STW currently in use by the autopilot differ from each
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Note that differences between SOG and STW can be caused by a temporary
disturbance in the water.
Try increasing one or the other (or both) of the water and ground speed filter
settings (select: Route→Autopilot Panel→Autopilot Setup→Dockside (tab)). It is
possible that the value has been set too low for the size of the vessel so that this
alert is being generated by temporary deviations that are not significant.
4 Consider whether the vessel’s main propeller has been operating at unusually
high RPM levels without increasing the vessel’s speed (for example, while
towing another vessel or a heavy object in the water).
This could cause the autopilot’s RPM-based speed calculation to deviate by
more than the deviation limit from the water and ground speed inputs currently
in use.
5 Contact KM customer support if you believe this alert is being caused by a
faulty speed log sensor.

Speed failure – invalid RPM input <name>

Cat/priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The autopilot has received an invalid RPM measurement concerning the steering
thruster or rudder propeller named in the alert description.
Invalid RPM measurements will not be used by the autopilot.
If the autopilot is not receiving valid RPM input concerning the thrusters or rudder
propellers, steering performance can be reduced.
(If applicable, the alert will indicate whether it concerns port or starboard thrusters
or propellers.)
Suggested Check the RPM readings on the Conning display.
action:

Speed failure – RPM input rejected

Cat/priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The difference between the RPM-derived speed measurement and the actual speed
measurement currently in use by the autopilot has exceeded a deviation limit.
Therefore the autopilot has stopped using the RPM-derived speed input. When the
RPM is rejected, the autopilot uses speed input from the water log rather than the
RPM to calculate the amount of rudder required to keep a given heading or when
executing a given rate of turn.
The RPM could be high, for example, and the vessel speed low, because the vessel is
towing a heavy object. Alternatively, the RPM could be low and the vessel speed
high, because the vessel is decelerating.
Otherwise, there could be an error in the RPM input.
Suggested
action: 1 Check the RPM reading and compare the expected speed through water for the
RPM reading (according to the vessel's speed tables) with the actual speed
through water from the water log or the ground speed in ECDIS (or with any
reliable speed source on the vessel).
2 Check the data connection to the source of the RPM input.

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3 Be aware that the performance of the autopilot could be reduced when the
vessel is accelerating or decelerating. (The vessel's steering is more efficient
when thrust is high even if speed is low. So, when the autopilot has no RPM
input, it is missing important data for calculating the most efficient steering
commands.)

Speed failure – RPM input <name> too high

Cat/priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: The RPM reading for the named steering thruster or rudder propeller is at least 1.1
times higher than the maximum RPM (as defined by the ‘rpmMax’ parameter in the
[PILOT CONTROL] section of the ap.ini file).
RPM measurements that are too high and will not be used by the autopilot.
If the autopilot is not receiving valid RPM input concerning the thrusters, steering
performance can be reduced.
Suggested Check the RPM readings on the Conning display.
action:
If possible, reduce the RPM for the named thruster or rudder propeller.

Speed failure – RPM input <name> too low

Cat/priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The RPM input for the named thruster or rudder propeller is below the relative
minimum RPM. (This value is defined by the ‘minRelRpm’ parameter in the
[RPM_INPUT] section of the speed.ini file.)
This reduces the autopilot’s steering capability.
Suggested Increase the RPM for the named thruster or rudder propeller to return the autopilot to
action: full steering capability.

Speedpilot – no contact with speed controller

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The speed pilot application on the operator station is not in communication with the
speed controller and therefore cannot function.
Suggested Check the cabling between the operator station and the SINT.
action:

Speedpilot – controller signal fail

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: Internal speed controller failure.
Suggested Contact KM customer support.
action:

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Speedpilot – controller system fail

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The speed controller has failed.
Suggested Contact KM customer support.
action:

Speedpilot – lost ready

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The speed pilot has lost the ready signal.
Suggested Be aware that the speed pilot is not controlling the vessel speed any more.
action:

STW failure – secondary sensor failed <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: The secondary STW sensor has failed.
Suggested
action: 1 Be aware that you are now sailing without a backup STW sensor.
2 Repair or replace the failed sensor at the earliest opportunity.

STW failure – selected sensor failed <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The selected STW sensor has failed and no backup STW sensor is available.
Suggested
action: 1 Be aware that the system will automatically estimate an STW value (using the
last valid STW received plus the current position and heading).
2 If you prefer, you can enter a manual STW.
3 Repair or replace the failed sensor at the earliest opportunity.

System failure – alert system malfunction

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: This alert could be triggered by a delay on the network resulting in a temporary loss
of communication between the components of the alert system. If this is the case, the
alert will clear automatically after a short time.
Suggested Wait to see if the alert clears itself automatically. If it does not, restart the operator
action: station that reported the alert.

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System failure – consider switch to manual

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: The autopilot controller (in the SINT) is not receiving valid data from the operator
station.
This is likely to indicate a problem either with the operator station or the with the
LAN connection between the operator station and the autopilot controller.
Suggested
action: 1 Check the operator station setup.
2 Check the network.
3 If the failure persists, use another operator station to control the autopilot.
4 Restart the operator station and try using it again to control the autopilot.

System failure – switch to manual

Cat/Priority: Category B alarm
Possible cause: The autopilot cannot send rudder command signals on the SINT’s rudder command
channel or channels.
Suggested Check the cabling between the SINT and the rudder setpoint I/O card.
action:

System failure – switch to manual

Cat/Priority: Category B alarm
Possible cause: The autopilot controller (in the SINT) is not receiving valid data from the operator
station. This usually means there is a problem either with the operator station or with
the LAN connection between the operator station and the autopilot controller.
Suggested
action: 1 Check the operator station setup.
2 Check the network.
3 If the failure persists, use another operator station to control the autopilot.
4 Restart the operator station and try using it again to control the autopilot.

System failure – switch to manual

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The operator station has not received any serial input from the autopilot controller
in the SINT for at least 5 seconds. This may indicate that the autopilot controller
is malfunctioning, a communication link (serial or LAN) is broken, or the
communication hardware in the SINT is malfunctioning.
Suggested
action: 1 Try taking command of the autopilot from another operator station.
2 Check that the configuration of the autopilot input to the operator station is
correct (select System→Device Configuration→Autopilot→Details).
To perform this check, you need to use the service password.
3 Check whether the text field at the bottom of the Autopilot Mode dialog
(Route→Autopilot Mode) contains the text !! Autopilot Comm. Fail
!!.

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If it does, this is evidence that there is no serial communication between the

operator station and the autopilot.
4 Check the operation of the other operator stations.
If the Autopilot Mode dialog on any other operator stations also contains
the text !! Autopilot Comm. Fail !!, then it is likely that there is a
problem with the Local Area Network (LAN). If any operator station on the
LAN has hung or is operating slowly, this could be causing a network traffic
jam that is blocking the LAN-based serial communication between the operator
station that is in command and the autopilot.
5 Restart any operator stations that have hung or are operating slowly.
6 If your operator station is no longer in command of the autopilot, switch the
vessel's steering control system to manual steering.
7 Restart the SINT.

Switch to manual – rudder freeze

Cat/Priority: Category B alarm
Possible cause: Something is preventing the autopilot from controlling the vessel’s steering system
(a critical input, for example, heading data or rudder feedback, might have failed).
As a result the rudders have been frozen by the autopilot.
Suggested
action: 1 Switch to manual steering.
2 Repair or replace the failed equipment.
3 Re-engage the autopilot.

Take control – of AP on a station

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The autopilot reports that no console currently has command of it. The autopilot will
no longer respond to immediate course changes but will continue to steer on its
current course until you take command of it from a console.
Suggested Take command of the autopilot from a console or operator panel.
action:

Threshold error – parameters not synchronized

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: Threshold settings for one or more of the following are not synchronized on all
operator stations: keel offset, draught, tide, safety depth, safety contour, depth shades
(two), depth shades (four), shallow contour, deep contour, shallow pattern, grounding
time, grounding angle, radar CPA limit, radar TCPA limit, AIS CPA limit, AIS TCPA
limit, and various autopilot, ship measurement and route setup parameters.
Suggested Be aware that the operator station that generated the alert might display data that is
action: inconsistent with data displayed by the other operator stations on the bridge.
Resynchronize the safety settings on all operator stations (see Synchronizing safety
settings on page 345).

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Time failure – secondary sensor failed <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B caution
Possible cause: The secondary time source has failed.
Suggested
action: 1 Be aware that, if this is the only alternative time source, you are now sailing
without the possibility of integrity checking for time input.
2 Repair or replace the failed time source at the earliest opportunity.

Time failure – selected sensor failed <sensor>

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The currently selected time source has failed. This means that time is no longer
synchronized between the operator stations on the bridge: each one is using its native
computer clock as a fallback time source.
Suggested
action: 1 Repair or replace the failed time source at the earliest opportunity.

Trip meter – set distance has now been travelled

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The operator station’s trip meter has been counting down the distance remaining
until a specified distance was sailed. It has now finished, therefore the distance
has been sailed.
Suggested None.
action:

TRK mode ended – AP input error

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The autopilot has terminated track steering after receiving incorrect or incomplete
data. If possible, it will now keep the last ordered heading or approximate ROT
(rate of turn).
Suggested
action: 1 Check the connections between the autopilot and the sensors.
2 Check the connections between the autopilot and the commanding operator
station.
3 Revert to manual steering if necessary.

TRK mode ended – end of route

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The ECDIS (or radar operator station) has been in command of the autopilot, and
the last waypoint in the monitored route has been passed. The autopilot continues to
steer the vessel using the last heading setpoint.
Suggested Decide how to steer the vessel.
action:

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TRK mode ended – no ECDIS or Conning available

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The autopilot has terminated track steering (exited Waypoint mode) because it has
detected that there is either no ECDIS or no Conning station currently active on the
bridge. The autopilot will now keep the last ordered heading or approximate ROT
(rate of turn).
Suggested
action: 1 Activate an ECDIS or Conning station (as applicable).
2 Re-engage track steering

TRK/WPT/CRS/HDG mode ended – AP internal error

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The autopilot has encountered an unexplained error. It has exited from the operating
mode indicated in the alert and will now keep the last ordered heading or approximate
ROT (rate of turn).
Suggested
action: 1 Take command of the autopilot again.
2 Issue a new heading setpoint to confirm that the autopilot is responding.
3 If necessary switch to manual steering and contact KM support.

TRK/WPT/CRS/HDG mode ended – HDG input failure

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The input from the heading sensor has failed. The ECDIS or radar has aborted
control of the autopilot. The autopilot will now maintain the rudder angle so that,
if the vessel was:
• sailing on a straight leg or course, the last ordered heading will be maintained.
• executing a turn, the last ordered ROT (rate of turn) will be approximately
maintained.
Suggested
action: 1 Select another heading sensor.
2 Re-engage the autopilot.

TRK/WPT/CRS/HDG mode ended – no contact with AP

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: 5 seconds have elapsed without the autopilot sending a communication message to
the operator station that was monitoring the route. If the autopilot is still operating, it
will now keep the last ordered heading or approximate ROT (rate of turn).
Suggested
action: 1 Take command of the autopilot at a different operator station.
2 Issue a new heading setpoint to confirm that the autopilot is responding.
3 If necessary switch to manual steering and contact KM support.

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TRK/WPT/CRS mode ended – no one in command of AP

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The operator station that was in command of the autopilot has shut down. The
autopilot has exited from the operating mode indicated in the alert and will now keep
the last ordered heading or approximate ROT (rate of turn).
Suggested
action: 1 Take command of the autopilot at a different operator station.
2 Re-engage the operating mode required.

TRK/WPT mode ended – poor POSN sensor

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The autopilot has exited from Track or Waypoint mode, because it has detected that
input from the selected position sensor is of doubtful integrity. If the autopilot was in
Track mode and executing a turn, it switches to Heading mode, completes the turn
(using the last ROT in force), and takes the bearing of the next leg as its heading
setpoint. Otherwise it maintains the last ordered heading.
Suggested
action: 1 Select another position sensor.
2 Re-engage Track or Waypoint mode.

TRK/WPT mode ended – POSN input failure

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The autopilot has terminated track steering (or exited Waypoint mode) because
input from the selected position sensor has failed. If the autopilot was in Track
mode and executing a turn, it switches to Heading mode, completes the turn (using
the last ROT in force), and takes the bearing of the next leg as its heading setpoint.
Otherwise it maintains the last ordered heading.
Suggested
action: 1 Select another position sensor.
2 Re-engage track steering or Waypoint mode.

TRK/WPT mode ended – XTD jump

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The ECDIS (or radar) has been in command of the autopilot, and there has been
a sharp increase in the cross-track distance (XTD). The most likely cause is that
a position jump has occurred that nevertheless remained within CCRS limits.
However, the operator station has aborted control of the autopilot.
If the autopilot was in Track mode and executing a turn, it switches to Heading
mode, completes the turn (using the turn radius in the route details for the current
waypoint), and takes the bearing of the next leg as its heading setpoint.
Otherwise it switches to Heading mode and maintains the last ordered heading.
Suggested
action: 1 Take command of the autopilot again.
2 Re-engage Track of Waypoint mode.
3 Check the GPS.

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UPS removed - battery in use for <elapsed time>

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The Power Input (220V AC) to the UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) is not
present. The operator station is running on battery power. (The alert description
indicates the period of time for which the operator station has been running on
battery power.)
Suggested Check the ship's power source.
action:

VDR missing – ECDIS lost contact with VDR

Cat/Priority: Category B alarm
Possible cause: Network problems are preventing ECDIS from communicating with the VDR.
Suggested
action: 1 Check if the VDR is running.
2 Check the network connections between ECDIS and the VDR.

Vectors changed – SOG not available, STW now in use

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The speed log has changed automatically from ground speed to water speed because
ground speed is not available.
Suggested Check the ground speed input readings.
action:

Vectors changed – STW not available, SOG now in use

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The speed log has changed automatically from water speed to ground speed because
water speed is not available.
Suggested Check the water speed input readings.
action:

WPT mode ended – close to turn, now in CRS mode

Cat/Priority: Category B warning
Possible cause: The autopilot has changed from Waypoint mode to Course mode.
Suggested When it is safe to, start the turn manually.
action:

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XTD limit – exceeded

Cat/Priority: Category A alarm
Possible cause: The own-ship’s distance from the monitored route has exceeded the cross-track
distance (XTD) limit specified in the route details.
Suggested
action: 1 Acknowledge the alarm from an ECDIS that is not currently in Browse mode.
2 If the autopilot is operating, and is in:
• HDG or CRS mode, alter the heading or course setpoint to return to the
planned route.
• WPT mode, change to HDG or CRS mode and alter the heading or course
setpoint to return to the planned route.
• Track mode, assess whether to a) change to HDG or CRS mode and then
alter the heading or course setpoint to return to the route, or b) continue in
Track mode and allow the system to return to the route automatically.

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Appendix B
Definitions

This section contains the following topics:

Abbreviations.................................................................................................................630
Glossary .........................................................................................................................634

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Abbreviations
AC Alternating current
ACK Acknowledge
ACQ Acquire
AIS Automatic Identification System
ANTS Automatic Navigation and Track-keeping System
APB An NMEA autopilot message
APP Aft of Perpendicular
ARCS Admirality Raster Chart Service
ARPA Automatic Radar Plotting Aid
AtoN Aid to Navigation
BAM Bridge Alert Management
BCR Bow Crossing Range
BCT Bow Crossing Time
BNWAS Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System
CAM Central Alarm Management
CAM-HMI Central Alarm Management Human-Machine Interface
CCRP Common Consistent Reference Point
CCRS Common Consistent Reference System
CCW Counter Clock Wise
CFAR Constant False Alarm Ratio
CL Centre Line
COG Course Over Ground
CPA Closest Point of Approach
CRS Course
CTW Course Through Water
DC Direct Current
DCU Display and Control Unit
dGPS Differential GPS
EBL Electronic Bearing Line
ECDIS Electronic Chart Display and Information System
EG An ECDIS route validation status: route tested on ENC charts,
validated with groundings
EGW An ECDIS route validation status: route tested on ENC charts,
validated with groundings and warnings

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ENC Electronic Navigation Chart. Official charts for use in ECDIS

systems.
EOK An ECDIS route validation status: route tested on ENC charts,
validation OK
EPFS Electronic Position Fixing System.
ETA Estimated Time of Arrival
EW An ECDIS route validation status: route tested on ENC charts,
validated with warnings
FB Feedback
FPP Forward of Perpendicular
FU/A Follow UP/Autoscale (the meaning of this term is the physical
rudder angle)
GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
GPS Global Positioning System
HCRF Hydrographic Chart Raster Format
HDG Heading
HDT Heading/True
HMI Human-Machine Interface
HTD Heading and Track control Data
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IMO International Maritime Organisation
INS Inertial Navigational System. System used to improve dead
reckoning by the use of accelerometers and gyro systems. Mostly
used on military vessels
INS Integrated Navigation System
I/O Input/Output
IP Ingress Protection
KM Kongsberg Maritime
LAN Local Area Network
LWL Length at Water Line
MBS Main Bang Suppression
MED Marine Equipment Directive (Council Directive 96/98/EC of 20
December 1996 on Marine Equipment)
MFD Multi-functional Display unit
MHz Mega Hertz
MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identifier
MOB Man Over Board

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NAVINT Kalman-filter based on NAVigation INTegrator

Nav OS Navigation system Operator Station (for example, an ECDIS,
Radar, Conning or MFD operator station)
NG An ECDIS route validation status: route tested on non-ENC
charts, route validated with groundings
NGW An ECDIS route validation status: route tested on non-ENC
charts, route validated with groundings and warnings
NM Nautical mile
NMEA National Marine Electronics Association (USA)
NOK An ECDIS route validation status: route tested on non-ENC
charts, validation OK
Not An ECDIS route validation status: route not validated
NW An ECDIS route validation status: route tested on non-ENC
charts, route validated with warnings
OOW Officer Of the Watch
OS Operator Station
PC Personal Computer
PCB Printed Circuit Board
PDOP Position Dilution of Precision
PROX Proximity
PRF Pulse Repetition Frequency
RCU Remote Control Unit
RL RhumbLine
RIC Radar Interface Card
RIN Radar Interface Network unit
RM Relative Motion
RoLAN Radar on LAN, Kongsberg Maritime’s Radar network interface
technology
ROT Rate Of Turn
RPM Revolutions Per Minute
RSA Rudder Sensor Angle (an NMEA message containing rudder
feedback)
Rx Receive
SART Search and Rescue Transponder
SENC System Electronic Navigational Chart (chart data in a proprietary
format)
SINT Sensor Integrator
SMG Speed Made Good

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SOG Speed Over Ground

SOLAS Safety Of Life At Sea
SOLN Solenoid
Stb Starboard
STW Speed Through Water
TCPA Time to Closest Point of Approach
TFT Thin Film Transistor
TIC Transceiver Interface and Control
TM True motion
TNT Kongsberg Maritime's proprietary NMEA message protocol for
automated track steering
TP Turn Point
TTD An NMEA sentence for tracked target data
Tx Transmit
UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply
USB Universal Serial Bus (intended to help retire all old serial and
parallel ports)
UTC Coordinated Universal Time
UTM Universal Transverse Mercator
VBW Velocity, Bottom, Water. This is a term from the NMEA 0183
standard. It concerns longitudinal and transverse speed in relation
to the ground — in other words, the “bottom” of the sea — and
in relation to the water.
VDC Volts of Direct Current
VHW Velocity, Heading, Water (NMEA message containing speed over
water and heading)
VRM Variable Range Maker
VTG Velocity, Track, Ground (NMEA message containing ground
speed and course)
WGS84 World Geodetic System 1984
WOL Wheel-over Line
WOP Wheel-over Point
WOT Wheel-over Time
WPT Waypoint
XTD Cross Track Distance
XTL Cross Track distance Limit

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Glossary
Acceleration The distance (in metres) over which the autopilot will transition
length from a zero rate of turn (RoT) to the ordered RoT when executing
a turn. The recommended value is twice the ship's length at the
water line (LWL).
AIS targets Targets received from an external AIS receiver.
Apparent wind See Relative wind.
Autopilot Technology – implemented inside either the SINT or a dedicated
controller cabinet – that interfaces with the rudders, sensors and navigation
systems on the vessel, and is capable of calculating rudder angles
and taking control of the vessel's steering system.
Bearing The horizontal direction of one terrestrial point from another,
expressed as the angular distance from a reference direction,
clockwise through 360º.
C-Map Third party supplier of electronic charts.
Cartesian A coordinate system where the axes are mutually-perpendicular
coordinate straight lines. Cartesian systems include UTM, US State Plane
system and Local N/E.
Common The location on the own-ship to which all horizontal measurements
Consistent – including target range and bearing, relative course, closest point
Reference Point of approach (CPA), and time to closest point of approach (TCPA)
– are referenced. It is typically the conning position on the bridge.
Common A process (running inside the operator station) that tests all
Consistent primary navigation sensor data according to certain criteria,
Reference puts the data through a Kalman filter, and applies an offset to it
System (to compensate – in each case – for the sensor’s distance from
the CCRP or, in the case of depth input, to compensate for the
sensor’s vertical depth below the keel).
In an Integrated Navigation System, such as the K-Bridge system
from Kongsberg Maritime, a single CCRS distributes the sensor
data to all navigation operator stations on the bridge. This ensures
that all operator stations use the same sensor data.
Compass In this manual the term compass means a magnetic compass, a
gyro compass, or another heading sensor (for example, an inertial
navigation system).
Conning A point on the navigation bridge that is used by navigators when
position commanding, manoeuvring and controlling a ship.
Course The horizontal direction in which a vessel is steered or is intended
to be steered, expressed as an angular distance from north, usually
from 000º at north, clockwise through 360 º. Differs from heading.
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Cross track The distance from the vessel's present position to the closest point
distance on the track
Curved EBL A manoeuvre line displayed on the Nav OS and used as a tool for
planning and executing a manoeuvre
Datum Short for geodetic datum – a coordinate system and set of
reference points for defining latitude and longitude. The most
commonly used global datum is WGS 84.
Dead reckoning The process of determining the position of a vessel by using
course and speed along with the time taken to travel from a known
position.
Destination The geographical point to which a vessel is navigating. It may
be the next waypoint along a route of waypoints or the final
destination of a voyage
ECDIS Electronic Chart Display and Information System. A navigation
information system that complies with regulation V/20 of the
1974 SOLAS Convention by displaying selected information
from an electronic navigational chart (ENC) along with position
information from the ship's navigation sensors (it can display
a rich variety of optional navigation-related information). The
ECDIS system assists the mariner in track planning and track
monitoring.
Feedback Signals returned from the equipment controlled by the navigation
and steering system; for example, feedback is returned from the
rudder.
Ground speed Speed over ground, as apposed to water speed (speed through
water). Speed over ground is used to plan heading changes as
geometrical turns.
Gyro-compass A compass having one or more gyroscopes as the directive
element, and which is north-seeking. Its operation depends
on four natural phenomena: gyroscopic inertia, gyroscopic
precession, the earth's rotation, and gravity.
Heading The horizontal direction in which a vessel actually points or
heads at any instant, expressed in angular units from a reference
direction, normally true north, usually from 000 º at the reference
direction clockwise through 360 º. Differs from course.
IHO International Hydrographics Organisation. Coordinates the
activities of national hydrographic offices; promotes standards
and provides advice to developing countries in the fields of
hydrographic surveying and production of nautical charts and
publications.
IMO International Maritime Organisation. The IMO is the specialised
agency of the United Nations responsible for maritime safety and
efficiency of navigation.

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Integrated A composite navigation system with enhanced collision avoidance

Navigation and route monitoring functions that enables navigators to plan,
System monitor and navigate a vessel’s route with maximum safety.
An INS meets the requirements of SOLAS regulation V/19 and
supports the proper application of SOLAS regulation V/15.
Integrity The function by which an operator station is able to inform
monitoring navigators if primary navigation data received by the CCRS has
fallen below a specified level of accuracy.
K-Bridge Kongsberg Maritime’s current line of bridge products, including
K-Bridge Radar, K-Bridge ECDIS, K-Bridge Planning Station,
K-Bridge Conning, K-Bridge BNWAS, and K-Bridge Autopilot
(including track control system).
Kalman filter The Kalman filter is a set of mathematical equations that provides
an efficient computational (recursive) solution of the least-squares
method. The filter is very powerful in several respects: it supports
estimations of past, present and even future states, and it can do so
even when the precise nature of the modelled system is unknown.
Leg The straight line between two waypoints.
Log An instrument for measuring the speed or distance or both
travelled by a vessel.
Primary Data from selected navigation sensors, providing the own-ship's
navigation data position, speed through water, speed over ground, course over
ground, heading, time and (if available) depth. The data is used
by the navigation system, for example, to calculate grounding and
collision dangers.
Reference origin The reference point of the first position-reference system that is
selected and accepted for use with the system. The origin in the
internal coordinate system.
Relative bearing The bearing of an object relative to the vessel's heading.
Relative wind The speed and direction from which the wind appears to blow in
relation to the moving vessel.
Roll Vessel rotation about the own-ship's centre line.
Route A planned course of travel, usually composed of more than one
leg.
S-52 An IHO publication defining the standard for presentation of
charts on ECDIS.
S-57 Official standard for the transfer of digital hydrographic data.
This consists of (Part A) the Object Catalogue, (Part B) the S-57
format, and digitizing or transfer conventions. Published by the
IHO as its special Publication 57 (S-57).
S-63 IHO standard for the distribution of ENC charts with encryption
and digital signatures.

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SDME Speed and Distance Measuring Equipment

SENC System Electronic Navigation Chart. The ENC as transformed
and presented by ECDIS. The SENC may contain information
from sources other than the ENC.
Set-point The target value for a variable (for example, rudder angle, heading
or speed).
SOLAS International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea developed
by IMO.
Speed log An instrument for measuring the speed and/or distance travelled
by a vessel.
Surge Vessel movement in a fore-and-aft direction.
Sway Transverse vessel movement (side to side).
Thruster A motor and propeller for manoeuvring the vessel.
Track The path (over ground) to be (automatically) followed. The
alternative term is “route”.
Tracked targets Radar targets tracked by the display unit's tracking algorithm.
Transponder Equipment for transmitting a vessel identification and location
signal that will appear on other vessels’ radar displays.
True bearing Bearing relative to true north.
VAC Voltage, Alternating Current
VDC Voltage, Direct Current
Water speed Speed through water (STW), as apposed to ground speed (speed
over ground). Speed through water is used by the autopilot to
calculate correct rudder commands.
Waypoint A defined position or reference point on a track.
Waypoint table A set of waypoints with their parameters, shown in a tabular form,
that defines the track or route the vessel will follow.
Wheel-over line The line, parallel to the next leg of a track, where the ship has to
initiate a curved track to eliminate the effect of any offset with
respect to the new course (taking into consideration the distance
required for the ship to build up the necessary rate of turn).
Wheel-over The point where a vessel is commanded to change heading before
point a waypoint.
Yaw Vessel rotation about the vertical axis; change of heading.

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Index Dangerous targets, 113 General tab, 473

Lost targets, 113 General tab (coverage), 477
2 / abc, input panel, 35 Search and rescue General tab (log
aircraft, 114 information), 477
Search and rescue General tab (permits), 475
A transponder, 114 HCRF enabling code, 472
abc..., input panel, 35 Selected targets, 113 Licence, 476
Accessing system Sleeping targets, 113 License terms, 476
parameters Target identification, 113 List tab, 482
Operation, 351 Weather station, 114 Mirror tab, 478
ACK button, 29, 51 Wind symbol, 114 Other note update, 480
ACQUIRE button, 32 AIS Target Operations Settings tab, 482
Active targets, 113 dialog, 390 Update tab, 478–479, 481
Aid to navigation, 114 AIS Target Settings dialog, 401 ARCS charts, 225, 227,
AIO objects, 459–461 AIS Text List dialog, 399 230, 232, 236, 259–260
browsing, 107 AIS Text Message dialog, 400 ARCS demonstration
displaying, 106 Alarms, 52 HCRF charts, 261
in anti-grounding ALARMS buttons – ACK, 32 Area alerts, 443
system, 93 ALARMS buttons – Aut/Man indication, 58
see also NtMs, 105 ALARM, 31 Auto Acquisition dialog, 394
AIO overlay, 180, 184 ALARMS buttons – Autopilot interface, 573
AIO themes, 381 ALARM VIEW, 32 Autopilot Mode dialog, 416
AIS (Automatic ALARMS buttons – Autopilot Panel (option)
Identification System) “SOUND OFF", 32 dialog, 418
AIS / Radar Target ALC NAV panel buttons
Vectors, 298 ALARMS buttons –
ACK, 32 B
Automatic target
activation, 296 ALARMS buttons – Backing up
Dependence of sensors ALARM, 31 Notes, routes, and
on AIS target, 299 ALARMS buttons – barrier lines, 352
Dependence of sensors ALARM VIEW, 32 Base station, 114
on own-ship, 299 ALARMS buttons – Bearing and range
Displaying AIS target “SOUND OFF", 32 measurements, 117
data, 296 PANEL FAULT, 31 Bet Man indication, 58–59
Symbol list, 113 PANEL POWER, 31 Better chart, 66
AIS Configure dialog, 403 Alert area, 51 Better chart, ECL
AIS functions Alert category, 52 available, 66
Acknowledging lost Alert handling, 51 BNWAS, 348
targets, 301 Alert icons, 52 behaviour om a passive
Sending and receiving flashing, 53 bridge, 346
text telegrams, 303 Alert priority, 52 Brightness control, 16
Specifying the own-ship Alert Setup Top Bar dialog, 558 Browse button, 63, 81
information, 302 Alert system is passive Browse indicator, 63
Viewing the own-ship's message, 346, 583 Browse Position and Date
data, 301 Alert tab dialog, 383
AIS interface, 577 Parameter Setup dialog, 550
AIS Sleeping Target Filter Alert Test dialog, 594
dialog, 402 Alert zones, 346, 583 C
AIS sleeping targets, 402 Alerts C-Map ENC chart dialogs
AIS sub-menu, 396 order of severity, 51 General tab, 465
AIS symbols Anchor watch General tab (coverage), 468
Active targets, 113 own-ship anchor watch, 115 General tab (dynamic
Aid to navigation, 114 Anchor Watch dialog, 444 licensing), 467
Aid to navigation Anti-grounding dialog, 442 General tab (licence), 466
(virtual), 114 anti-grounding system, 93 Install tab, 469
Associated (fused) AP (Autopilot) Config List tab, 470
targets, 113–114 dialog, 580 Mirror tab, 469
Base station, 114 ARCS chart dialogs, 472 Settings tab, 471

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Update tab, 470 Chart Type Mirroring Depth Recording List

C-Map ENC charts dialog, 486 (Backup) dialog, 439
General tab (log Chart Type Setup dialog, Depth Recording List
information), 468 484–485 (Restore) dialog, 440
C-Map SDK, 194 Chart updates, 103, 462, 470 Depth Recording List
CANCEL button, 33 Chart with best resolution dialog, 439
Category A alerts, 53 automatically loaded, 66 Depth recordings, 340
Caution, 52 Charts Depth Sensor Details
Caution icon, 54 cancelled, 104 dialog, 441, 572
CCRP, 58 coverage, 99 Depth sensor interface, 572
Common Consistent Permits, 101 Details, 572
Reference Point, 343 Updates, 101 Depth Sensor Panel dialog, 437
CCRS, 58 withdrawn, 104 Depth Sensor Setup dialog, 440
CCRS data dialog, 426 Colour calibration, 30, 374 Device Configuration
CCRS pane, 58 Colour Calibration dialog, 483 dialog, 561
hiding / showing, 60 Colour palette, 16 Digitizing marker, 75
Chart area, 73 Configure Chart Import Display group buttons
Chart area, example, 73 dialog, 582 PALETTE (+/-), 30
Chart availability Configure Route Export RANGE (+/-), 30
Better chart, 66 dialog, 581 RESET/CENTRE, 30
Better chart, ECL Conning position, 343 SUPPR, 30
available, 66 context menus, 28 TRUE/REL, 30
Chart Available, ENC Controlling objects on the ZOOM/RESET, 30
available, 66 screen, 84 Displaying charts
Chart with Coordinate Format dialog, 524 Simultaneous
best resolution Copy Log Decoding presentation of charts
automatically loaded, 66 Program to Medium and Radar video, 111
Manual chart selection, 65 dialog, 592 Drop Note dialog, 498
Chart Available, ENC Countdown tool, 332
available, 66 Course Mode
Chart display mode Configuration dialog, E
Browse indicator, 63 581 EBL/VRM, 118
Chart formats, 127 Course Up, 64 EBL/VRM (Advanced)
Chart group buttons Coverage (charts), 99 dialog, 518
MANAGE ROUTE, 32 Creating a critical point, 280 EBL/VRM dialog, 518
MONITOR, 32 Creating a critical point EBL/VRM tool, 33, 117
OBJECT INFO, 32 using the menu, 281 ECDIS Indications, 67
STD DISPLAY, 32 Cross-track distance ECDIS range pane, 63
Chart Legend dialog, 449 Offtrack distance limit Emergency alarm, 52–53
Chart menu, 448 (per leg), 409 Enable WOP Preserving
Chart objects CUP/RM, 343 Editing, 538
Manipulating objects on CUP/TM, 343 ENC indicator, 65
the screen, 84 Curved EBL, 118 ENC official chart
Chart quality indicator, 65 indicator, 65
Chart regeneration area, ENC/VEC indicator, 65
85, 537 D ETA Computation dialog, 418
Chart Scale, 63 Dangerous targets, 113
Chart scale status DATA button, 32
NOM SCL indicator, 65
F
Date/Time dialog, 533
OVR X1.7 indicator, 65 Filtering
Datum Converter dialog, 522
UND SCL indicator, 65 of sleeping targets, 402
Datum Marker dialog, 523
Chart Type dialog, 449 Find Port dialog, 528
Datum Measure dialog, 524
Chart type indicator Fixed border offset, 85
Datum Parameters
ENC indicator, 65 Fixed Course mode, 581
(selector menu), 523
ENC/VEC indicator, 65 FMEA information, 357
Depth History dialog, 437
RNC indicator, 65 Depth menu, 437
VEC indicator, 65 Depth Recording Control G
dialog, 438 Geodetic datum, 360

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Global target IDs, 386 Lost targets, 113 Printing Navtex

GREY, 59 LWE Configuration dialog, 563 messages, 316
Ground Speed NAVTEX functions
(SOG/COG) dialog, Filtering message
433 M categories, 315
Grounding Alert Setup Maintenance sub-menu, 588 Filtering NAVTEX
dialog, 443 man-overboard, See MOB stations, 315
Manage Note Folders Introduction, 314
(scope) dialog, 497 Viewing NAVTEX
H Manage Note Folders messages, 315
HCRF chart dialogs, 472 dialog, 495 Navtex Message dialog, 508
General tab (mirror MANAGE ROUTE button, 32 NAVTEX Message List
management), 474 Manual chart selection, 65 dialog, 507
HCRF charts, 225, 227, Manual data input, 60 NMEA Custom dialog, 579
230, 232, 236, 259–260 Mariner's notes, 305 NMEA output interface, 578
ARCS demonstration Creating a note, 306 NOM SCL indicator, 65
charts, 261 Editing a note, 307 North Up, 64
HCRF Notes and Diagrams Introduction, 305 Note Load from Medium
dialog, 498 Printing notes, 311 dialog, 497
HCRF Temp. Notices to Turning mariner's notes Note menu, 490
Mariners dialog, 499 on, 306 Note Save on Medium
Head Up, 64 Marker, 75 dialog, 497
Heading dialog, 431 Marker inside chart or Notices to Mariners
Heading failure, 357 radar area, 75 (NtMs), 105
Heading monitor, 327 Marker outside chart areas, 75 NtMs (Notices to
operating statuses, 330 Marker Position dialog, 517 Mariners), 105
Setting the deviation Marker Range & Bearing NUP/RM, 343
limit, 329 dialog, 517 NUP/TM, 343
Heading Sensor Details Menu, 61
dialog, 566 MFD
Heading Sensor dialog, 431 Powering off, 350 O
Heading sensor interface, 565 Switching between OBJECT INFO button, 32
Details, 566 MFD functions, 18 On-screen keyboard, 34
Heading wheel, 38 mininum chart area ahead, 85 Operator messages, 67
HUP/RM, 343 MOB button, 32, 97 Options menu, 513
MOB dialog, 97 ORANGE, 59
MOB symbol, 97 Other Nav Note Creation
I Modes group lamps dialog, 494
IHO certificate, 108 CRS, 30 OVR X1.7 indicator, 65
IHO standards, 15, 128 HDG, 30 Own Ship Data dialog, 399
Input panel TRACK, 30 Own-ship menu, 422
2 / abc, 35 WP, 30
abc..., 35 MONITOR button, 32
PAGE DOWN, 35 Monitoring routes, 276 P
PAGE UP, 35 PAGE DOWN, input panel, 35
Inserting critical points, 279–281 PAGE UP, input panel, 35
Install C-Map SDK dialog, 486 N PALETTE (+/-) button, 30
Intensity dialog, 374 Nav Note dialog, 493 Palette control, 16
Nav Note Folders, 309 PANEL FAULT button, 31
Nav Notes List dialog, 491 PANEL POWER button, 31
L NAV operator panels, 26, 36 Parallel Index Line dialog, 519
LAN Config dialog, 559 Navtex Configure dialog Parallel index lines, 122
LAN Status dialog, 558 Categories tab, 510 Parameter Setup (Display
Large media formats, 457 Settings tab, 509 tab)
Local target IDs, 386 Stations tab, 511 Ship Reference Points, 428
Log printout, 337 Navtex functions Parameter Setup dialog
Log text view, 337 Configuring navigation Alert tab, 550
Look ahead, 93, 442 area, 315 Display tab, 534
look-ahead area, 85 Creating Mariners notes, 316 Route tab, 538

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Ship tab, 540 Remote markers, 118 General tab (certificate), 454
Sync tab, 549 Replay track or voyage Safety contour, 342, 450
Track tab, 541 logs, 336 Safety depth, 450
Voyage tab, 543 RESET/CENTRE button, 30 Safety Depth dialog, 450
Passive alert state, 346, 583 RM (Relative Motion), 64 Safety settings, 345, 549, 622
Passive alert zone, 346, 583 RNC indicator, 65 Satellite display dialog, 430
Password dialog, 557 ROT failure, 358 Scaling up and down, 79
Past track log, 335 Route Export dialog, 409 Screen brightness, 16
Permits Route Import dialog, 408 Sea knob, 29
expiry dates, 102 Route List dialog, 407 Search and rescue
removal of expired, 102 Route Log dialog, 415 Creeping line search
status, 101 Route menu, 406 pattern, 288
Planned turns, 417 Route Monitor dialog, 415 Expanding square search
Position dialog, 428 Route monitoring, 276 pattern, 286
Position Fix dialog, 521 Route validation, 273, 407 Flower/sector search
Position fixes, 94 Route Validation dialog, 412 pattern, 285
Position Line dialog, 520 Routes Backup/Restore Generating a route plan, 284
Position lines, 94 dialog, 414 Parallel track search
Position logging, 541–543 Routes/tracks, 263 pattern, 287
Position offset, 334 Adding waypoints at the Search and rescue aircraft, 114
Position Offset dialog, 427 end of route, 269 Search and rescue
Position Sensor Details Copying waypoints, 270 transponder, 114
dialog, 568 Creating a critical point, 280 Search andrescue
Position Sensor dialog, 430 Creating a critical point Selecting a search
Position sensor interface, 567 using the menu, 281 pattern, 282
Details, 568 Creating a route in the SEL Mode, 58
Predicted movements, 123 display area, 265 SEL Sensor, 58
Presentation modes, 64 Creating a route using Select Monitor dialog, 590
Preset Parameters dialog, 552 waypoint list, 266 Select Pattern (search and
Export ..., 554 Definitions, 264 rescue) dialog, 419
Import ..., 554 Importing/exporting Select Target dialog, 393
Load Detailed ..., 553 routes, 289, 409, 581 Selected targets, 113
Save Detailed ... option, 553 Inserting critical points, 279 Sensor, 58
Preset Turn dialog, 417, 519 Inserting waypoints, 268 Sensor Configuration
Preset Turn Source dialog, 417 Modifying routes, 268 dialog, 564
Print Preview dialog, 556 Modifying routes in sensor DCU buttons
Printer dialog, 555 Radar area, 269 top bar, 47
Professional+ charts, 194 Sensor indications, 59
eToken, 194 Sensor input, 58
S Sensor Port Monitor
S-57/S-63 charts dialog, 561
R Sensor Type dialog, 564
Import S-57 Charts, 458
Radar group knobs Large media formats, 457 Sensors
Gain, 29 List tab, 462–463 automatic failover, 59
Rain, 29 Settings tab, 464 Failures of, 357
Sea, 29 Update tab, 459–462 manual input, 60
Radar target symbol, 73 S-57/S-63 dialogs, 451 manual selection, 59–60
Radar/AIS Auto Activation General tab, 451 status, 59
dialog, 394 General tab (coverage), 456 Serail route interface
RANGE (+/-) button, 30 General tab (Licence), 453 Details, 576
Range and bearing General tab (log), 455 Serial on LAN dialog, 579
measurements, 117 General tab (mirror Serial Port Configuration
Range buttons, 63 management), 452 dialog, 562
README file, 103, 457 Install tab, 457 Serial route interface, 575
Remote access Install tab (new Set Static Ship Data dialog,
top bar, 49 certificate), 455 397–398
Remote Marker Setup Mirror tab, 457 Set Turn dialog, 417
dialog, 384 S-63 dialogs Ship Reference Points

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Parameter Setup New target, 112 Validation status, 407

(Display tab), 428 Radar, 112 VDR Config dialog, 585
Ship-relative notes, 320 Target data displayed, 112 VEC indicator, 65
Ship’s movement Target identification, 112 Vector button, 64
predictor, 536 Tracked target, 112 Vectors, 110, 113, 342
shortcuts, 28 Targets button, 63 Video button, 63
Shutdown dialog, 586 Targets menu, 386 View menu, 374
Sleeping targets, 113, 402 Template Edit dialog, 503 Voyage log, 336
sleeping targets (AIS), 33 Template Manager menu, 502 Voyage log and replay, 335–336
SOUND OFF button, 29, 51 Template Use dialog, 504 Log printout, 337
Speed Sensor Details Templates, 320 Log text view, 337
dialog, 569 Attaching templates to Past track log, 335
Speed Sensor dialog, 433 objects, 322 Replay track or voyage
Speed sensor interface, 569 Copying templates, 323 logs, 336
Details, 569 Creating/editing Voyage log, 336
Static Object Information templates, 321 Voyage recording,
dialog, 82, 382 Defining templates, 321 544–545, 547–548
STD DISPLAY button, 32 Themes, 61
Stopwatch, 332 AIO, 381
Stopwatch dialog, 526 Non-chart, 380 W
SUPPR button, 30 Options, 378 Warning icons
Switching off the operator Other, 376 flashing, 54
station, 350 Standard, 376 Warnings, 52
Via system menu, 350 T&P, 382 Water Speed (STW) dialog, 432
Via the computer, 350 Threshold errors, 345, 549, 622 Waypoint List dialog, 409
System degraded warning Time source, 360, 372 Wind Sensor Configuration
indication, 66 Time/distance/speed dialog, 435
System menu, 532 calculator, 332 Wind Sensor dialog, 434
System Options dialog, 589 Time/Distance/Speed Wind sensor interface, 570
System Topology dialog, 20 Calculator dialog, 527 Details, 571
TM (True Motion), 64
Tools group buttons
T MANAGE ROUTE, 32 Y
T&P themes, 382 OBJECT INFO, 32
STD DISPLAY, 32 YELLOW, 59
target association, 391
Target association, 386 Tools menu, 516
Target Association dialog, 392 Top bar
alert area, 46 Z
Target filtering, 402
Target group buttons autopilot button, 46 Zone Selection dialog, 583
ACQUIRE, 32 autopilot mode selector, 46 Zoom, 79, 81
CANCEL, 33 ECDIS mode selector, 46 Zoom dialog, 375
DATA, 32 function buttons, 46 ZOOM/RESET button, 30
Target In Details dialog, 574 MOB button, 46
Target In interface palette control, 46
Details, 574 TRACK button, 30
Target Information dialog, 389 Trackball/mouse marker, 75
Target Interception dialog, 527 Transducer location, 573
Target interception point, 124 Trip meter, 333
Target List dialog, 391 Trip Meter dialog, 525
target names, 43, 297, 388, 390 TRUE/REL button, 30
Target Out interface, 574
Target symbols, 112 U
Acquisition phase, 112
UND SCL indicator, 65
AIS, 113
Using EBL and VRM, 117
Associated (fused)
target, 112
Collision danger, 112 V
Lost target, 112 Validating routes, 273

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