Route; Route Overview; Create A Route By Keyboard - Simrad Maris ECDIS900 Operator's Manual

Route Overview

Route

A route is defined as the chosen path between two ports. A route consists of a start waypoint,
an end waypoint, and a number of turning waypoints between. The segments between
waypoints can be either Great circle or Rhumb line legs.
There are several ways to create a route:
Directly on the chart using
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By keyboard using the route plan window
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From a selection of existing waypoints
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By importing route
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By downloading from GPS
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ECDIS provides the user with a variety of facilities for voyage planning and
Once the route is created, it can be saved on hard disk for further use along with other routes.
The route can be edited and modified, unloaded or deleted , locked and the safety of the
route can be checked against dangers that may be present along the segments.
The panel Route Properties
options displays the default parameters for the new route: alarm settings, turning radius,
default SOG, type of passage plan.
Several planned routes can be
can be activated and used to monitor the vessel's position. The active route is displayed on
the chart by as pecked red line.
ECDIS can instruct an autopilot or a Track Pilot properly connected to steer along the route.
Select the icon Route Plan
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Enter first waypoint position in the dialogue box.
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Press OK and New button and enter the second and subsequent waypoint positions.
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Press OK to complete route.
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Change the name of the route in the Route Plan dialogue box.
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R
OUTE
graphic tools
from different ECDIS systems
contains general information about the route and the dialogue
loaded, edited and displayed at the same time but only one route
C
REATE A ROUTE BY KEYBOARD
in the tollbar.
O
VERVIEW
route monitoring.
Route