2Expected Steering Performance For Turns - Furuno FMD-3200 Operator's Manual

* The Track Control System can compensate drift up to 45 degrees. If the drift is larger,
your ship may go outside the channel limit.
26.10.2 Expected steering performance for turns
Environmental Heading control=
conditions
Calm sea, no Ship does normal
wind, no current Autopilot turn under
this condition.
Moderate wind Ship does normal
and/or current Autopilot turn under
this condition.
High wind and/or Ship does normal
current Autopilot turn under
this condition.
Wind and/or Ship does normal
current changes Autopilot turn under
slowly. this condition.
Sudden change Ship does normal
of wind and/or Autopilot turn under
current (For ex- this condition.
ample sudden
change from no
current to 5 kn
current perpen-
dicular to track)
Slow change of Ship does normal
speed Autopilot turn under
this condition.
Fast change of Ship does normal
speed (For exam- Autopilot turn under
ple, speed de- this condition.
creased from 20
to 7 kn)
* The Track Control System can compensate drift up to 45 degrees. If the drift is larger,
your ship may go outside the channel limit.
GoAW (FAP-2000/3000)
GoAW+RC(PR-6000)
AUTO
GoAW+TC (PR-9000)
GoAW+NAVI (PT-500A)
GoAW+NAV (PT-900)
Ship follows monitored
route.
Ship follows monitored
route.
1) Ship follows monitored
route, but may go outside
channel limit area.*
2) Ship can have a problem
following monitored route
inside the channel limit.
Ship follows monitored
route.
1) Ship may go outside
channel limit but is "re-
turned" to center of chan-
nel.*
2) Ship can have a problem
following monitored route
inside the channel limit.
Ship follows monitored
route, but may need full
channel limit area.
Ship follows monitored
route, but may need full
channel limit area.
26. AUTOPILOT OPERATIONS
Mode
GoAW (FAP-2000/3000)
GoAW+RC(PR-6000)
GoAW+TC (PR-9000)
GoAW+NAVI (PT-500A)
GoAW+NAV (PT-900)
Ship follows monitored
route accurately.
Ship follows monitored
route accurately.
1) Ship follows monitored
route.*
2) Ship can have a problem
following monitored route
inside the channel limit.
Ship follows monitored
route accurately.
1) Ship is kept within chan-
nel limit.*
2) Ship can have a problem
following monitored route
inside the channel limit.
Ship follows monitored
route.
Ship follows monitored
route, but may need full
channel limit area.
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