JRC JR-8600 Instruction Manual page 159

・CUR – Water current layer – Multi-layer water current data
$--CUR,A,x,x.x,x.x,x.x,a,x.x,x.x,x.x,a,a*hh<CR LF>
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1：Validity of the data, A = Valid, V = not valid
2：Data set number, 0 to 9 (see Note 1)
3：Layer number (see Note 2)
4：Current depth in metres
5：Current direction in degrees
6：Direction reference in use, True/Relative T/R
7：Current speed in knots
8：Reference layer depth in metres (see Note 3)
9：Heading
10：Heading reference in use, True/Magnetic T/M
11：Speed reference (see Note 4)
B: Bottom track
W: Water track
P: Positioning system
NOTE 1 The data set number is used to identify multiple sets of current data produced in one measurement
instance. Each measurement instance may result in more than one sentence containing current data measurements
at different layers, all with the same data set number. This is used to avoid the data measured in another instance to
be accepted as one set of data.
NOTE 2 The layer number identifies which layer the current data measurements were made from. The number of
layers that can be measured varies by device. The typical number is between 3 and 32, though many more are
possible.
NOTE 3 The current of each layer is measured according to this reference layer, when the speed reference field is
set to "water track", or the depth is too deep for bottom track.
NOTE 4 "Speed reference" identifies the method of ship speed used for measuring the current speed.
・VBW – Dual ground/water speed
$--VBW, x.x, x.x, A, x.x, x.x, A, x.x, A, x.x, A*hh<CR><LF>
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1：Longitudinal water speed (see Note 1), knots
2：Transverse water speed (see Note 1), knots
3：Status (see Note 2): water speed, A = data valid, V = data invalid
4：Longitudinal ground speed (see Note 1), knots
5：Transverse ground speed (see Note 1), knots
6：Status (see Note 2), ground speed, A = data valid, V = data invalid
7：Stern transverse water speed (see Note 1), knots
8：Status (see Note 2): stern water speed, A = data valid, V = data invalid
9：Stern transverse ground speed (see Note 1), knots
10：Status (see Note 2): stern ground speed, A = data valid, V = data invalid
NOTE 1 Transverse speed: "-" = port,
Longitudinal speed: "-" = astern.
NOTE 2 The status field should not be a null field.
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