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Sailing directions, Tidal tables etc. features of Vector
charts
Vector charts contain Sailing directions, Tidal tables and other textual and picture information, which is not
immediately visible on the chart. These information form an integral part of the legal ENC chart, which can fulfil
SOLAS requirements and thus replace a paper chart. As a navigator you should check them as well as you check the
visible chart when you do your planning and when you perform navigation.
Because these features are not permanently visible on the chart as they used to be in case of paper chart, the ECDIS
has special symbols to highlight the locations from which you can cursor pick by Info request these kind of
additional information. Below are example of these symbols. See also chapter "Request information about Vector
chart objects" on page 136.
A grey box is used to show that Tidal information is available for Info request by cursor pick. Note!
The visibility of the grey box symbol is controlled by the "Depth contours, currents, magnetics"
selector of the "Other"-sheet of Chart Display window.
A magenta symbol is used to show that additional textual or picture information such as Sailing
directions is available for Info request by cursor pick. Note! The visibility of the magenta symbol is
controlled by the "Additional information available" selector of the "Other"-sheet of Chart Display
window.
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