Definitions, Abbreviations And Acronyms; Definitions; Abbreviations And Acronyms - Simrad HS52 Instruction Manual

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Definitions, Abbreviations and Acronyms

Alignment
Heading
Yaw
CEP
COG
DGPS
ESA
FAA
DU
EPE
GPS
GSA
HDOP
HGT
IEC
IMO
I/O
NMEA
20222360 / E
The product is type approved as:
• THD (Transmitting Heading Device) using GNSS principle.
BSH type approval no. BSH/4615/4030233/06.
• GPS Receiver Equipment and has a Wheelmark
Be aware that the product can only be certified either as THD or
GPS Receiver Equipment onboard and not both.

Definitions

The process of adjusting the current internal navigation frame
(sensor-frame) in the instrument to the true vessel body frame.
The direction of the main axis (bow direction) of the vessel.
This is opposed to course, which is the direction of the vessel
motion.
A rotation about the vertical axis and is positive when turning
eastward when the vehicle cruises in north direction. Normally
yaw means the dynamic yaw motion.

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Circular Error Probability
Course Over Ground
Differential GPS
European Space Agency
Federal Aviation Administration, USA
HS52 Display Unit
Estimated Position Error
Global Positioning System
A standard NMEA message including GPS satellite ID
numbers, PDOP, HDOP and VDOP
Horizontal Dilution Of Precision
GPS Antenna Height above the WGS-84 ellipsoid
International Electrotechnical Commission
International Maritime Organization
Input/Output
National Marine Electronics Association. NMEA 0183 is a
standard for interchange of information between navigation
equipment
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