Raytheon Pathfinder ECDIS Operator's Manual page 20

Term
COURSE
COURSE CONTROL
COURSE LINE
COURSE MADE GOOD
CROSS-TRACK ERROR
CROSSHAIRS
CURSOR
CURSOR BOX
DATUM
DIALOG BOXES
DIGITIZING
DISPLAY
DOTTED BOX
EBL
ECDIS
ENC
FAIRLANES
FLOPPY DRIVE
GLOBAL LAYER
GPS
HARD DISK DRIVE
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THE DIRECTION IN WHICH THE SHIP IS TRAVELING. IT IS MEASURED FROM 0 (AT NORTH,
CLOCKWISE TO 360). THE COURSE IS THE DIRECTION TO BE STEERED.
ONE OF PATHFINDER/ST ECDIS'S MODES OF OPERATION. IT IS DEFINED BY AN ELEC-
TRONIC HEADING, RATE OF TURN AND TURNING RADIUS, AND STEERING MAY BE DONE
MANUALLY OR BY THE AUTOPILOT.
THE DOTTED LINE THAT PATHFINDER®/ST MK2 ECDIS DRAWS FROM THE SHIP'S POSITION
TO THE ACTIVE WAYPOINT.
THE ACTUAL TRACK MADE GOOD OVER THE GROUND (THE SEABED); THE DIRECTION OF
THE POINT OF ARRIVAL FROM THE POINT OF DEPARTURE. COURSE MADE GOOD IS THE
DIRECTION COMPONENT RESULTING FROM THE SHIP'S VELOCITY AND THE WATER CUR-
RENT, SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH SHIP'S HEADING.
THE PERPENDICULAR DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SHIP'S TRACK AND THE INTENDED
COURSE. ALSO ABBREVIATED "XTE".
THE CURSOR SHAPE FOR POSITIONING OBJECTS IN THE DISPLAY.
THE ON SCREEN ARROW (OR OTHER SYMBOL) USED TO PLACE AND SELECT OBJECTS ON
THE DISPLAY, AND SELECT MENUS, COMMAND AND AREAS IN DIALOG BOXES.
THE BOXES LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM LEFT OF YOUR SCREEN WHICH DISPLAY CURSOR
INFORMATION. THE FIRST BOX INDICATES THE "MODE" OF THE CURSOR. THE CURSOR
MODE DEPENDS ON THE MENU COMMAND YOU ARE CURRENTLY PERFORMING. AMONG
THE CURSOR MODES YOU WILL SEE ARE: MARKER, LINE, DELETE, CHART CENTER, LINE OF
POSITION, CONTEXT HELP, AND ZOOM IN.
A SET OF PARAMETERS SPECIFYING THE REFERENCE SURFACE OR THE REFERENCE
COORDINATE SYSTEM USED FOR GEODETIC CONTROL IN THE CALCULATION OF COORDI-
NATES OF POINTS ON THE EARTH.
RECTANGULAR BOXES DISPLAYED WHEN PATHFINDER®/ST MK2 ECDIS REQUIRES MORE
INFORMATION BEFORE EXECUTING A COMMAND. DIALOG BOXES ALSO DISPLAY WARNING
MESSAGES AND OTHER INFORMATION.
THE PROCESS OF CONVERTING PAPER CHART INFORMATION INTO DIGITAL DATA.
THE PORTION OF THE SCREEN IN WHICH PATHFINDER®/ST MK2 ECDIS DISPLAYS SHIP
TRACKS, ROUTES, MARKERS, LINES AND ELECTRONIC CHARTS.
THE FOCUS RECTANGLE; WITHIN A DIALOG BOX, THE DOTTED TRIANGLE WHICH SIGNALS
THE ACTIVE AREA.
ELECTRONIC BEARING LINE
THE ABBREVIATION FOR "ELECTRONIC CHART DISPLAY AND INFORMATION SYSTEM".
ELECTRONIC NAVIGATIONAL CHART - THE DATABASE, STANDARDIZED AS TO CONTENT,
STRUCTURE AND FORMAT, ISSUED FOR USE WITH ECDIS ON THE AUTHORITY OF GOVERN-
MENT AUTHORIZED HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICES. THE ENC CONTAINS ALL OF THE CHART
INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR SAFE NAVIGATION AND MAY CONTAIN SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION IN ADDITION TO THAT CONTAINED IN THE PAPER CHART WHICH MAY BE
CONSIDERED NECESSARY FOR SAFE NAVIGATION.
THE AREA, SPECIFIED BY THE CROSS-TRACK ERROR ALARM DISTANCE, OF THE ROUTE
WHICH HAS BEEN CHECKED FOR ANTI-GROUNDING.
THE NARROW SLOT IN THE COMPUTER THAT HOLDS FLOPPY DISKS. IF A COMPUTER HAS
ONLY ONE DRIVE, IT IS USUALLY CALLED THE "A" DRIVE. IF A COMPUTER HAS TWO DRIVES,
THE UPPER ONE IS DESIGNATED THE "A" DRIVE AND THE LOWER ONE IS THE "B" DRIVE.
ONE OF THREE LAYERS OF INFORMATION THAT APPEAR IN THE DISPLAY. THE GLOBAL
LAYER CONTAINS THE LATITUDE/LONGITUDE GRID AND RECORDED DEPTH POINTS. SEE
ALSO "PLOT LAYER".
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM. A SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM INTENDED TO PROVIDE
HIGHLY ACCURATE POSITION AND VELOCITY INFORMATION IN THREE DIMENSIONS AND
CONTINUOUS PRECISE TIME AND TRAVEL INTERVAL ON A GLOBAL BASIS.
THE COMPUTER COMPONENT THAT PERMANENTLY STORES INFORMATION.
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