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Dodging obstacles in Auto mode
Returning to the previous locked heading
(LAST HDG)
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ST6000 Plus Autopilot Control Unit Owner's Handbook
In order to avoid an obstacle when your vessel is under autopilot
control, select a course change in the appropriate direction (for
example, port 30° = press –10 three times).
• When safely clear of the obstacle, you can reverse the previous
course change (for example, press +10 three times), or return to the
previous locked heading (LAST HDG).
If for any reason the vessel is steered away from the selected locked
heading (for example, executing a dodge manoeuvre or selecting
Standby) you can return to the previous locked heading:
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