Raytheon Pathfinder ECDIS Operator's Manual page 22

Term
POINT AND CLICK
PREDICTED TURNING ARC
RECORDED TRACK
RPM
RPN
ROUTE MONITORING
ROUTES
SAFETY CONTOUR
SCALE
SCROLL BAR
SHIP AUTOCENTER
SHIP MARK
SOLAS
TARGET
TEXT BOXES
TITLE BAR
TFT DISPLAY
TOGGLE COMMAND
TOOL BAR
TRACK
TRACK CONTROL
TRACKBALL
TRUE MOTION
UNDERSCALE
VERTICAL BAR
WAYPOINT
WAYPOINT ALARM
WGS
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A TRACKBALL TECHNIQUE IN WHICH YOU POINT TO AN ITEM OF CHOICE, THE QUICKLY
PRESS AND RELEASE THE (ENTER KEY) TRACKBALL BUTTON.
BLACK IN COLOR; THE TURNING ARC THE SHIP WILL TAKE GIVEN THE SHIP'S CURRENT
SPEED AND PLANNED RATE OF TURN (ENTERED IN THE AUTOPILOT DIALOG BOX).
THE SHIP'S TRACK COMPOSED OF TRACK POINTS RECORDED AT A USER-DEFINED INTER-
VAL.
REVOLUTIONS PER MINUTE
RAYTHEON PART NUMBER
THE OPERATIONAL NAVIGATIONAL ECDIS FUNCTION IN WHICH THE CHART INFORMATION IS
EITHER DISPLAYED, UNDER CONTROL OF THE POSITIONING SENSOR INPUT, ACCORDING
TO THE VESSEL'S PRESENT POSITION (EITHER IN TRUE MOTION)
A COLLECTION OF WAYPOINTS THAT CAN BE NAMED AND SAVED.
THE CONTOUR RELATED TO THE OWN SHIP AND USED BY THE ECDIS TO DISTINGUISH ON
THE DISPLAY BETWEEN SAFE AND THE UNSAFE WATER, AND FOR GENERATING ANTI-
GROUNDING ALARMS. THE SAFETY CONTOUR INFORMATION IS ENTERED IN THE SHIP INFO
DIALOG BOX (INTEGRATION MENU).
THE RATIO BETWEEN THE LINEAR DIMENSIONS OF A CHART, MAP, DRAWING ETC., AND THE
ACTUAL DIMENSIONS REPRESENTED. IT MAY ALSO BE CALLED CHART SCALE OR MAP
SCALE WHEN APPLIED TO A CHART OR A MAP.
THE BAR AT THE RIGHT SIDE OF A LIST BOX WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO SCROLL THE CON-
TENTS.
WHEN ON, THIS FEATURE CAUSES PATHFINDER®/ST MK2 ECDIS TO MOVE THE DISPLAY SO
THAT THE SHIP IS ALWAYS IN VIEW.
AN "X" PLACED AT THE SHIP'S POSITION AND LABELED WITH THE TIME.
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE SAFETY OF LIFE AT SEA DEVELOPED BY IMO. THE
CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS UNDERTAKE TO PROMULGATE ALL LAWS, DECREES, OR-
DERS, AND REGULATION AND TO TAKE ALL OTHER STEPS WHICH MAY BE NECESSARY TO
GIVE THE PRESENT CONVENTION FULL AND COMPLETE EFFECT, SO AS TO ENSURE THAT,
FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF SAFETY OF LIFE, A SHIP IS FIT FOR THE SERVICE FOR
WHICH IT IS INTENDED (ARTICLE IB OF SOLAS).
THE CURSOR SHAPE FOR SELECTING ITEMS TO BE DELETED OR MODIFIED.
A BOX, WITHIN A DIALOG BOX, WHICH IS USED FOR ENTERING AND EDITING TEXT.
THE BAR ACROSS THE TOP OF THE WINDOW THAT CONTAINS THE NAME OF THE PRO-
GRAM.
THIN FILM TRANSISTOR DISPLAY.
A COMMAND THAT ALTERNATES BETWEEN TWO STATES, ON OR OFF.
LOCATED BENEATH THE MENU BAR, IT PROVIDES FAST AND EASY ACCESS TO MANY MENU
CHOICES.
THE ACTUAL PATH OR ROUTE OF A CRAFT OVER THE GROUND OR SEA BOTTOM (OR IT'S
GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION).
ONE OF PATHFINDER/ST ECDIS'S MODES OF OPERATION. IT IS DEFINED BY AN OPEN
ROUTE WITH ESTABLISHED WAYPOINTS, A TURNING RADIUS. STEERING MAY BE DONE
MANUALLY OR BY THE AUTOPILOT.
A DEVICE FOR CONTROLING THE POINTER.
THE VESSEL'S COURSE AND SPEED OVER GROUND.
THE SITUATION WHERE THE DATA DISPLAYED ARE NOT THE LARGEST SCALE DATA AVAIL-
ABLE FOR THAT AREA.
THE CURSOR SHAPE FOR ENTERING AND EDITING TEXT.
A SYMBOL USED TO MARK A LOCATION TO WHICH YOU WANT TO NAVIGATE. A GROUP OF
WAYPOINTS COMPRISE A ROUTE.
THE ALARM THAT IS TRIGGERED AS YOU APPROACH THE ACTIVE WAYPOINT.
THE ABBREVIATION FOR "WORLD GEODETIC SYSTEM". THIS SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED BY
THE USA FOR SATELLITE POSITION FIXING AND RECOMMENDED BY IHO FOR HYDRO-
GRAPHIC AND CARTOGRAPHIC USE. WGS84 IS THE CURRENT SYSTEM IN USE (84 REFERS
TO THE YEAR).
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