Expected Steering Performance Under Various Conditions; Expected Steering Performance For Going Ahead - Furuno FEA-2107-BB Operator's Manual

28. Steering with FURUNO Autopilot FAP-2000
28.8 Expected Steering Performance Under Various
Conditions
The system has many available steering modes. Below is a summary of effect of various environmental conditions.
28.8.1

Expected steering performance for going ahead

Environment Heading control
conditions
Radius control
Program
heading change
Calm sea, no COG is about the
wind, no same as Set
current Course in
Autopilot FAP-
2000.
Moderate Ship has at
wind and/or tendency to drift.
current
High wind Ship is drifting.
and/or current
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Program track
Drift compensation ON
or OFF:
- COG is equal to
course set on
Autopilot FAP-2000.
- Ship accurately
follows imaginary line
over ground.
Drift compensation ON
or OFF:
- COG is equal to course
set on Autopilot FAP-
2000.
- Ship accurately
follows imaginary line
over ground.
Drift compensation
ON:
- COG is equal to course
set on Autopilot FAP-
2000.
- Ship follows nicely
imaginary line over
ground.
Drift compensation OFF:
- COG is equal to course
set on Autopilot FAP-
2000.
- Ship has trouble in
following imaginary
line over ground.
Goto Waypoint
Drift compensation ON
or OFF:
- Ship follows
monitored route.
Drift compensation
ON:
- Ship follows
monitored route.
Drift compensation set
as OFF:
- Ship follows
monitored route in an
off-track position
inside the channel
limit.
Drift compensation
ON:
- Ship follows
monitored route.
- Drift compensation
OFF:
- Ship may have
trouble in following
monitored route
inside the channel
limit.
Goto Track
Drift compensation ON
or OFF:
- Ship follows
monitored route.
Drift compensation ON
or OFF:
- Ship follows
monitored route.
Drift compensation
ON:
- Ship follows
monitored route
Drift compensation
OFF:
- Ship may have
trouble in following
monitored route
inside the channel
limit