Manual Acquisition - Raymarine ST5000+ Owner's Handbook Manual

Chapter 3: Advanced Operation
The display shows the new bearing to waypoint.

Manual acquisition

For manual track acquisition, when only cross track error data is
available:
1. Steer the vessel to within 0.1 nm of track.
2. Bring the heading to within 5° of the bearing to the next waypoint.
3. Press auto .
4. Press track to enter Track mode.
The display shows the locked pilot heading.
Note that at low speeds, the effect of tidal streams is far more
significant than it is at higher speeds. Provided the tidal flow is less
than 35% of the vessel's speed, no noticeable difference should occur
in the performance of Track mode. However, extra care should be
taken during manual acquisition, as follows:
• Ensure that the vessel is as close as possible to track, and the
direction made good over the ground is as close as possible to the
direction of the next waypoint, before selecting Track mode.
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