Autopilot - Track Pilot - Simrad Maris ECDIS900 Operator's Manual

Autopilot - Track pilot

First picture: the Turning radius is good and ECDIS900 is able to follow the planned route
during the turn.
Second picture: the Turning Radius is wrong and ECDIS900 is not able to follow the planned
route.
The data sentences to be sent to the auto pilot / Track pilot are selected in the application
Sensor Monitor paragraph Autopilot.
When a route is active and the option Track Steering or Autopilot is activated, the ECDIS
sends regularly the selected sentences to the autopilot or trackpilot.
C
HECKOUT BEFORE THE
valid GPS, GYRO and LOG
•
difference between HDG and active leg course
•
ship should be within XTD limit and some distance in front of wheel over line
•
T
RACKPILOT OPTION
Right click in the panel "Auto Pilot" in the console area and select the item TCS Options to
display the TCS options
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A
UTOPILOT
TCS :
ACTIVATION
dialogue
- T
RACK PILOT