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Page 3 Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine B.V. are not responsible for any loss or damage of any nature or kind whatsoever that may arise from either the use of this publication or its reproduction.
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Page 5 Preface ECDIS-E User Guide Warnings and Cautions CAUTION: Anti-Virus Protection Before connecting an external device such as a USB memory stick, or external media such as a CD or DVD to the VisionMaster ECDIS-E panel PC it is important that the external device/media should first be scanned with a recognised virus and malware scanning program that includes up-to-date virus definitions.
Page 6: Preface
The features, functionality and capability which are described in this manual may not necessarily be present in all versions or configurations of the VisionMaster FT ECDIS-E system This manual is intended for an operator using the VisionMaster FT ECDIS- E and is divided into the following chapters and appendices:...
Page 7: Industry Recommendations For Ecdis Training
ECDIS-E User Guide Preface NOTICE Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine B.V. has a policy of continuous development. This may lead to the equipment described in this manual being at variance with equipment manufactured after its publication. End User Licence Agreements (EULA) and No High Risk Use statement When you receive your equipment, it will include factory installed software, the use of which is subject to End User Licence Agreements (EULA).
Page 9: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents ECDIS-E User Guide Table of Contents Warnings and Cautions ................iii PREFACE ....................iv Industry Recommendations for ECDIS Training ........v Chapter 1 Overview Hardware Configurations............... 1-1 ECDIS-E Features ................. 1-2 Chapter 2 Getting Started with ECDIS-E System Startup ..................
Page 10 Table of Contents ECDIS User Guide Operator Messages ................2-18 Action Required Messages ............. 2-18 Operator Messages ................. 2-18 System Shutdown................2-19 Chapter 3 Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Heading Line, Beam Line and Stern Line ..........3-2 Beam Line ..................3-2 Own Ship Symbols ................
Page 11 ECDIS-E User Guide Table of Contents Primary and Secondary Display Options ..........3-28 Picture in Picture Mode ..............3-28 Split Screen Mode ................3-28 Functions Available in Secondary Chart Windows ......3-29 Off Centre, Pan and Goto..............3-30 Off Centring Own Ship ..............3-30 Panning ...................
Page 12 Table of Contents ECDIS User Guide Navigational Purpose ................ 4-5 Chart Overscale ................4-5 Display Overscale Prompt..............4-5 Display Overscale Pattern..............4-6 Larger Scale Available Prompt ............4-6 Chart Safety Information ..............4-6 Chart One Presentation Library ............4-6 Using Raster Charts ................4-7 Description ..................
Page 13 ECDIS-E User Guide Table of Contents Chart Information at a Specific Point ..........4-40 Legend Select ................. 4-41 Legend Detail .................. 4-42 Legend Updates ................4-45 Notes ....................4-46 Manual Chart Update ................4-47 Dual-node Support ................4-47 Layers ..................... 4-48 Edit Chart Update ................
Page 14 Table of Contents ECDIS User Guide Appendix B Chart Datum Codes Chart Datum Codes ................. B-1 Chapter 5 Navigation Tools Parallel Index Lines ................5-2 Parallel Index Lines ................5-2 Edit Parallel Index Lines..............5-3 Display Parallel Index Lines .............. 5-9 Import/Export Parallel Index Lines ..........
Page 15 ECDIS-E User Guide Table of Contents Sensor Data Source ................6-2 Sensor Data Sources ................6-4 Heading Source Values ..............6-4 STW Source Values ................6-4 COG Source Values ................. 6-5 SOG Source Values ................6-7 Position Values ................. 6-8 Depth Source Values ..............
Page 16 Table of Contents ECDIS User Guide Adding a Waypoint ................8-5 Changing a Waypoint's Position ............8-7 Deleting a Waypoint ................8-8 Changing a Waypoint's Turn Radius ..........8-8 Editing a Route ..................8-9 Edit Route ..................8-9 Route Tab Folder ................8-10 Waypoints Tab Folder ..............
Page 17 ECDIS-E User Guide Table of Contents AIS Target Alert States ..............9-6 AIS Safety Messages ................ 9-7 Two -node Support for AIS Targets ..........9-7 Classes and Types of AIS ..............9-8 Target Monitoring ................9-10 Lost Target ..................9-10 CPA/TCPA and BCR/BCT Infringement Conditions .......
Page 18 Table of Contents ECDIS User Guide Polygonal Activation Zones ............. 9-31 Own Ship AIS ..................9-33 Own Ship ..................9-33 Own Ship AIS Messages ..............9-35 Message Tx ..................9-35 Message Rx ..................9-37 Limits and Settings ................9-38 Closest Point of Approach & Bow Crossing Limits ......9-38 Target Association ................
Page 19 ECDIS-E User Guide Table of Contents Chapter 13 System User Profiles ..................13-2 Dual-Node Functionality ..............13-3 Create New Profile ................13-4 Available Profiles ................13-5 View/Edit Profiles ................13-6 View/Edit Profile – Selection ............13-6 View/Edit Profile – Editing ............... 13-7 Options ....................
Page 21: Chapter 1 Overview
ECDIS-E User Guide Overview Chapter 1 Overview System Overview Hardware Configurations The ECDIS-E consists of one of the following hardware configurations:  a single node comprising one VisionMaster FT Panel PC and a trackball interface, which is connected to the PC. ...
Page 22: Ecdis-E Features
Overview ECDIS-E User Guide ECDIS-E Features The following table lists all the ECDIS-E product type features. Feature Additional details Picture brilliance (day/night selection). Brightness check Displaying/hiding heading line and synthetics. Centring and off-centring (MAX view) the picture. Display of primary, or primary and secondary Display controls presentation displays (vertical/horizontal split screen or popup window secondary display).
Page 23 ECDIS-E User Guide Overview Feature Additional details Selection of true ( T ) or relative ( R ) vectors. Selection of vector mode Selection of vector time. Enables vector and raster charts installed from an installer facility to be displayed. Chart Facilities Chart feature sets can be customised and manually updated by the operator.
Page 24 Overview ECDIS-E User Guide Feature Additional details Settings True Scale Ship, Beam Line, Vector Tick marks. Conning Information Enables Conning Information Display (CID) Display windows to be shown over the display Define system time and set a time zone offset System tools Display information on unit groups, user profiles, diagnostics and commissioning.
Page 25: Chapter 2 Getting Started With Ecdis-E
ECDIS-E User Guide Getting Started with ECDIS-E Chapter 2 Getting Started with ECDIS-E This section shows you how to start up the ECDIS-E and how to use the ECDIS controls. The following topics are covered:  System startup and Security features ...
Page 26: System Startup
Getting Started with ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide System Startup Panel PC Controls The ECDIS-E panel PC includes the following touch surface controls: • Brilliance adjustment • Power On/Off Note that these controls are only visible (backlight illuminated) when power is connected to the panel PC. Power On/Off The ON/OFF symbol and text will illuminate in red when suitable power is...
Page 27: Trackball Controls
ECDIS-E User Guide Getting Started with ECDIS-E To set the reference calibration level correctly ensure that both the (+) and (-) are not illuminated and that ECDIS text remains in green. For example, if the brilliance setting is set too high (the + button has been pressed) ECDIS and the + symbol will be illuminated in red.
Page 28: Software Start-Up
Getting Started with ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Software Start-up Each ECDIS-E panel PC is equipped with a device called a Security Block (sometimes called a `dongle') which is attached to a USB port on the PC. On start-up, the system compares permit codes and the product type identifier stored in the dongle to the corresponding data in the system configuration file.
Page 29: Setup Procedures
ECDIS-E User Guide Getting Started with ECDIS-E Setup Procedures After the VMFT software has loaded, some setup procedures may be necessary. To verify proper setup, make the following checks:  On the sensor data display at the top left of the screen, the indicators for HDG (Heading), COG (Course Over Ground), SOG (Speed Over Ground), and STW (Speed Through Water) should all be green.
Page 30: System Security
Authorization Failure alarm is given. The system will continue to operate but will revert to a degraded state after a period of 7 days. If the Security Block is damaged the operator should contact their supplier Sperry Marine to apply for a replacement. ...
Page 31: Ecdis-E Screen Layout
If the cursor remains stationary for a short period of time (usually around 5 to 6 seconds) on the lower toolbar area the Show Menu button is replaced by the Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT logo. The Show Menu button reappears when the cursor is moved.
Page 32: Upper And Lower Toolbar Areas
Getting Started with ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Upper and Lower Toolbar Areas At the top of the screen, the upper toolbar area provides quick access to system functions that must be visible at all times, such as primary navigation information and operating modes. The upper toolbar is fixed and always visible on an ECDIS.
Page 33: Accessing System Functions
ECDIS-E User Guide Getting Started with ECDIS-E Accessing System Functions Most ECDIS system functions use controls that are located on popup windows, which can be moved to any location on the chart display. For more information on using popup windows, see Controlling Popup Windows.
Page 34: Lower Toolbar Functions
Getting Started with ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide  Motion Mode (to show, set or reset TM limits, see Setting True Motion Limits)  Alerts (for Alerts Display window) Lower Toolbar Functions The following functions on the lower toolbar can be changed by a left click on its control button: ...
Page 35: Main Menu And Sub Menu Functions
ECDIS-E User Guide Getting Started with ECDIS-E Main Menu and Sub Menu Functions To access the sub menu functions from a main menu click on the function in the sub menu navigation list. The selected function is highlighted in the main menu and the function window opens in the upper right of the display, directly above the sub menu list.
Page 36: Accessing Context Window From The Display
Getting Started with ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Accessing Context Window from the Display The following functions can be additionally accessed by right clicking anywhere in the chart display and selecting the option from a semi- transparent context menu:  Cancel Target (if a target has been found) ...
Page 37: Controlling Popup Windows
ECDIS-E User Guide Getting Started with ECDIS-E Controlling Popup Windows When a function is accessed from the lower toolbar that calls for a status window (e.g. Position or Cursor) the function's popup window appears on the chart display, directly above its access button. Each popup window includes a top area containing the window's title, an expand/collapse button and a close button.
Page 38: Using The Cursor
Getting Started with ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Using the Cursor Wherever the cursor is displayed on the chart display, a popup Cursor window, accessed from the lower popup toolbar area gives a readout of the cursor’s position within the display. By default the Cursor window gives cursor range and bearing (from own ship) and cursor latitude/longitude, see Cursor Readout.
Page 39 ECDIS-E User Guide Getting Started with ECDIS-E When a Return To Plan point is to be added to a route plan, the letters ADD RTP appear below the cursor, see Routes. When a Temporary Route Plan is created or edited, the letters TMP WYPT appear below the cursor, see Temporary Routes .
Page 40: Online Help
Getting Started with ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Online Help The system includes an online Help Guide that provides information and procedures necessary to operate the system. A context-sensitive help facility is also provided. This type of help is called "context-sensitive" because it enables the user to quickly access information relevant to the major functions displayed on the screen.
Page 41: Accessing Tool Tips
ECDIS-E User Guide Getting Started with ECDIS-E Accessing Tool Tips As the screen cursor moves over the system function buttons the text in the highlighted button changes from white to yellow and a tool tip for that function is briefly displayed in a popup window. 65934012 2-17...
Page 42: Operator Messages
Getting Started with ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Operator Messages The system generates messages that appear in order to either confirm an action to proceed that the operator has requested, for example, when switching from Transmit to Standby. Or a message to confirm an action that the system is about to make, for example to acknowledge a change of own ship's course on a monitored route.
Page 43: System Shutdown
ECDIS-E User Guide Getting Started with ECDIS-E System Shutdown To shut down one node, select Shutdown System at that node in the System menu (see Shutdown) and wait for the VisionMaster FT application and the Windows operating system to power down. To shut down both nodes select Shutdown All Systems.
Page 45: Chapter 3 Basic Operation Of Ecdis-E
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Chapter 3 Basic Operation of ECDIS-E This section describes the basic operation of the ECDIS-E. The following topics are covered:  Own ship's heading line and ship symbols  Cursor readout  Position data ...
Page 46: Heading Line, Beam Line And Stern Line
Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Heading Line, Beam Line and Stern Line The Heading Line (HL) and Stern Line (SL) are lines drawn parallel to the ship’s fore/aft axis indicating the current own ship heading (HL) or the reciprocal of the current own ship heading (SL).
Page 47: Own Ship Symbols
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Own Ship Symbols There are three types of symbol that may be used to display own ship’s position and heading: • Circle Symbol • Outline Symbol • Custom Symbol Circle Symbol The circle symbol is drawn where the scaled outline symbol cannot be resolved at the given range scale.
Page 48: Custom Symbol
Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Custom Symbol This symbol represents ownship drawn to the actual outline of the ship. The custom symbol is displayed when Custom Symbol is selected in Ownship Display Settings and the beam of the ship is larger than 3mm on the display.
Page 49: Own Ship Vector
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Own Ship Vector The own ship vector symbol is a line indicating ship’s direction and speed. The end of the line is shown with a double arrowhead when in ground stabilisation mode, and a single arrowhead when in water stabilisation mode.
Page 50: Predicted Vector
Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Predicted Vector Predicted vector is a tool to indicate where the ship will go based on current speed, course, and rate of turn. Predicted Vector is turned on and off from Ownship tab in Display Settings, NAV Tools menu. 65934012...
Page 51: Cursor Readout
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Cursor Readout The cursor readout window is accessed by clicking on the CURS button, located on the lower popup toolbar. The readout displays the location of the cursor position relative to own ship’s CCRP. Readout data appears when the cursor is within any area of the display.
Page 52 Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Where the L/L and bearing data is acquired from a valid sensor data source the values are displayed in green, if the position data is degraded then the values are displayed in yellow, if the position data is considered invalid and unusable the data is shown in yellowish-orange.
Page 53: Position
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Position Summary data on own ship's current location is displayed in the left corner of the lower toolbar area, also displayed is the sensor source and quality indicator used for the position values, (see description below). The operational area for the VMFT ECDIS-E is between 85°N and 85°S latitude.
Page 54 Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide GGA - GPS Quality indicator Indicator Description Field Acronym Fix not available or invalid GPS SPS Normal Differential differential GPS Prcs GPS Precise Real Time Kinematic Real Time Kinematic Float FRTK Estimated dead reckoning Manual Simulated Indicator values 0 and 8 are degraded values.
Page 55 ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E If a GLONASS device is providing position data it is likely to be configured to send the data using the GNS sentence. Quality indicators when using GNS are shown in the table below. GNS - system mode indicator Indicator Description...
Page 56: Sensor Data Display
Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Sensor Data Display The ECDIS-E acquires sensor data via interfaces on the panel PC. The sensor information relating to own ship's heading, course and speed is displayed in the sensor data display at the top left of the upper toolbar area Each sensor is identified by the following data types: ...
Page 57: Dual Node Support
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Data Source The currently selected sensor from which the readout is taken (e.g. GPS, Gyro etc.). Stabilisation Options There are two stabilisation modes for target tracking, ground and water referenced. The HDG and STW field block indicates water stabilisation and the COG/SOG field block indicates ground stabilisation.
Page 58: Presentation Modes
Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Presentation Modes The currently selected presentation mode is shown on the presentation mode button. The following modes may be available for selection:  North-Up (N UP) This is the power up default presentation mode for vector charts. True north is at the top of the chart window with the North arrow pointing vertically.
Page 59: Presentation Mode Dictated By Raster Charts
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E To change the presentation mode, do the following: 1. Click the presentation mode button. This will cycle through the available choices for the presentation mode (N Up and C Up only). 1. Right click on the presentation mode button. A list of available presentation modes will be shown in a drop down menu with the currently selected presentation mode ticked.
Page 60: Motion Modes
Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Motion Modes The motion mode determines how the trails of moving targets are shown across the screen relative to own ship and how chart information is updated. The only motion mode available to ECDIS-E is True Motion (TM).
Page 61: Vector Modes
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Vector Modes Vectors are shown on the display to indicate the velocity (speed and direction) of own ship and moving targets. All vectors are shown as a dashed line beginning at own ship CCRP or the target origin. The length of the vector indicates speed and its bearing indicates direction.
Page 62 Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide  Relative Vectors If own ship is moving, all targets, both moving and stationary, have a vector representing their movement (speed and direction) relative to own ship. Own ship will not have a vector in this mode. To select a Vector Mode, do the following: A true (T) or relative (R) Vector mode can be selected as follows: 1.
Page 63: Vector Time
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Vector Time The Vector Time selected will determine the length of the vectors shown on the radar display. The length of a vector represents the distance the ship or target will travel in the vector time. For example: Vector Time 5 minutes Speed (of ship or target)
Page 64: Scale Ratio
Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Scale Ratio The ECDIS scale ratio includes two scale modes: Automatic (AUTO) and Manual. The system defaults to AUTO scale selection on first use. In AUTO mode the scale ratio button on the upper toolbar shows the letter A after the scale. Automatic Scale In AUTO scale mode, the system periodically checks the current...
Page 65: Manual Scale
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Manual Scale The scale mode is switched from AUTO to Manual as a result of the following actions: 1. Manually changing the scale, the scale can be changed in one of following ways: ...
Page 66 Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide scale ratio automatically decreases to the zoom window parameters and the TM limits are switched off, see Setting True Motion Limits. 5. To re-apply TM limits to the chart window either click on the TM Limits Off button or the Centre button.
Page 67: Chart Database & Chart Sub Menu Selection
SevenCs ChartHandler utility. C-Map charts are installed from the Sperry Chart Installer utility. For information on installing charts on to a node via the Sperry Marine Chart Installer program, see Appendix A `Chart Installation’ in Chapter 4 `Charts’.
Page 68 Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Listed below each chart database are all the available charts within the area of own ship, or if own ship isn't on the display, the charts available at the centre of the screen. Charts that are currently under ownship's position are indicated with tick marks.
Page 69: Target Display Button
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Target Display Button The target display button, located on the upper toolbar, enables you to quickly access the Target Display window by left clicking on the button. The Target Display window enables the display of AIS targets to be switched on and off.
Page 70: Ais Display Button
Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide AIS Display Button The AIS button, located on the upper toolbar, enables you to quickly access the AIS Display window by left clicking on the button. The AIS Display window enables the AIS input to be switched on and off.
Page 71: Messages
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Messages AIS messages are used to convey to the operator information that requires attention. The messages are generated from an external source, for example another ship in the area. When a message has been received the Message envelope icon on the upper toolbar is displayed in orange, with a white outline, an audible indicator is given.
Page 72: Primary And Secondary Display Options
Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Primary and Secondary Display Options The ECDIS-E can be viewed as a primary presentation (where one chart covers the whole display area), or a primary and secondary presentation. The chart presentation options available are: ...
Page 73: Functions Available In Secondary Chart Windows
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E To change the split screen size do the following 1. Move the screen cursor to the dividing line between the primary and secondary windows. On a vertical split screen the cursor changes to the following symbol On a horizontal split screen the cursor changes to the following symbol.
Page 74: Off Centre, Pan And Goto
Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Off Centre, Pan and Goto The following positioning options are available from a semi-transparent window when you right click within the chart display:  Off-centre Own Ship - moves own ship to a selected position within the True Motion (TM) limits, with all chart and target positions also moved in accordance.
Page 75: Panning
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Panning The Pan function enables you to pan the display to view neighbouring areas by positioning a selected point at the centre of the chart display . In Panning mode TM limits are switched off and the motion mode button displays TM Limits Off.
Page 76 Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide When a Goto location is applied TM limits are switched off and the motion mode button displays TM Limits Off. TM limits are re-enabled when the following are selected:  Off Centre, Centre or MAX View ...
Page 77 ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E To rename or delete a location do the following: To delete a saved location: 1. Select the location name to be deleted by clicking on the Locations drop down arrow. 2. With the location shown in the field, click the Delete button.
Page 78: Centre & Maximum View Options
Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Centre & Maximum View Options Centring If own ship's CCRP has been off centred or panned (see Off Centre, Pan and Goto), left click on the Centre button to redraw. The CCRP will be redrawn centred within the TM limits box, see Setting True Motion Limits.
Page 79: True Motion Limits
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E True Motion Limits When a chart window is first displayed, the True Motion (TM) limits for that chart window is centred with a default maximum width and height of approximately 90% of the chart window’s width and height. When own ship's CCRP reaches the edge of the TM limits box and TM reset limits are enabled, own ship is repositioned to the opposite edge of the box such that a line drawn from own ship in the direction of the current...
Page 80: Re-Sizing The Tm Limits Box
Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide centred in the chart display for both primary and secondary chart windows. When TM limits are reset own ship remains in the position previously set when the box was resized. Click on the Centre button in the lower toolbar to move CCRP to the centre of the chart display.
Page 81 ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E TM limits can be adjusted independently for both display modes, see figure below. 65934012 3-37...
Page 82: Current Date And Time
Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Current Date and Time The current date and time are displayed in the lower popup toolbar area. The field displays the date, year and the current time in hours, minutes and seconds. The current date and time shown are displayed as either UTC or local time, dependent on the current time selected in Time Management.
Page 83: Range Rings
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Range Rings The Range Ring button enables you to toggle the display of range rings on or off. When range rings are switched off the button displays Rings Off. When range rings are switched on the button displays the current scale in nautical miles, e.g.
Page 84: Brilliance Control
Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Brilliance Control The Brilliance Control icon, located on the lower popup toolbar area, provides quick access to the current day/night settings and sub menu functions for the Brilliance menu. To view the options right click on the icon, the following selections are available from the list: ...
Page 85: Profiles
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Profiles The Profiles button, located on the lower popup toolbar area, enables you to apply previously created user profiles, which may contain specific chart, route, and other display settings, to the currently enabled chart display. To apply a profile left click on the Profiles button and select the profile from the list at the top of the fly out.
Page 86: Zoom Window
Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Zoom Window The zoom window function enables the operator to adjust the scale and geodetic centre of a chart window by zooming into a specific area of the chart display. A zoom window can be independently applied to vector charts in both primary and secondary chart windows.
Page 87: Scale Bar
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Scale Bar At most scale ratios a vertical bar indicating the current scale in nautical miles (NM) is shown on the left side of the screen. The scale of the bar changes dependant on the following scale ratio selected: 1.
Page 88: Display Chart
Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide Display Chart All non-chart synthetics can be temporarily suppressed, retaining only chart related information contained in the currently applied ECDIS chart display mode. Suppression of synthetics applies to both primary and secondary chart windows.
Page 89: Safety Checking
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Safety Checking The safety checking facility provides the operator with advanced warning that own ship may be headed towards objects or areas that could endanger the safety of own ship, as indicated in the ENC or mariner object database. The system periodically searches the chart database and mariner objects database for objects that could endanger the safety of own ship.
Page 90 Basic Operation of ECDIS-E ECDIS-E User Guide background colour (see Alarm Status Indicator) if the items are defined as dangers. If the Dangers list defines the items only as cautions the Alarm Status Indicator will not raise an alarm unless the Alarms On Cautions check box has been ticked in the Dangers sub menu.
Page 91: Dual Node Support
ECDIS-E User Guide Basic Operation of ECDIS-E Dual Node Support Both nodes on a dual system perform safety checking. Each node in the system will list the objects of concern detected by own ship safety checking the charts on that particular node. The periodic own ship safety checking is triggered on all nodes at the same time.
Page 93: Chapter 4 Charts
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Chapter 4 Charts Chart Facility This section covers all aspects of chart information. The following topics are covered.  a description of charts, including chart types, chart rendering, factors that may affect chart accuracy and indications of chart overscale, see About Charts.
Page 94: Accessing Charts Menus
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Accessing Charts Menus You can access the charts sub-menus in one of two ways: 1. Left click on the Charts button in the main menu list to display the sub menu options; 2. Click on the Chart button in the upper toolbar (see Chart Database &...
Page 95: About Charts
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts About Charts Chart Types The VisionMaster ECDIS has the capability of displaying charts in a number of formats on all presentation windows. Chart types are divided into two basic categories:  Vector charts: vector chart data is stored in a chart database. The chart is drawn on screen based on processing of the various stored data elements within the database.
Page 96: Chart Datum
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Chart Datum The chart datum is the mathematical model used by a chart maker to map the earth’s surface. The system VisionMaster FT uses the datum known as World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS-84) Ellipsoid Earth model. Charts and all chart objects are displayed using the WGS-84 datum whenever possible.
Page 97: Navigational Purpose
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Navigational Purpose In addition to the compilation scale, the level of detail and expected accuracy available on a chart is also related to its navigational purpose. For example, Harbour, Approach, Coastal or General. A vector chart's navigational purpose is shown in the Detail tab of the Legend sub menu, under Chart Usage/Scale.
Page 98: Display Overscale Pattern
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Display Overscale Pattern The overscale pattern is displayed over charts if the scale ratio of the display is more than double the compilation scale of any charts in the display. For example, if the compilation scale of the displayed chart is 1:75,000 and the scale ratio is set to 1:30,000 or less.
Page 99: Using Raster Charts
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Using Raster Charts Description Raster-format charts are produced by scanning paper nautical charts, with the chart images then stored as electronic files. Multiple charts are generally distributed on a single CD-ROM, with each disk representing a chart volume, covering a large geographic area.
Page 100 Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Listed below the SevenCs - ARCS database are all the available chart sets within an area of own ship, or if own ship isn't on the display, the charts available at the centre of the screen. Installed charts will not be listed under their chart database if the area covered by the charts is out of the display range.
Page 101 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts The following functions are NOT available when a raster chart is displayed:  changing Presentation Mode - North Up will be the only available presentation mode when raster charts are selected. If the raster chart is not north oriented then Chart Up will be the only available presentation mode.
Page 102: Chart Tools
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Chart Tools Chart Tools is the opening sub-menu on the Charts menu. From Chart Tools you can select the following functions:  Chart Updates Summary - display a chart updates summary in a separate window, see Chart Updates Summary.
Page 103: Chart Updates Summary
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Chart Updates Summary The Chart Updates Summary enables update information on SevenCs chart databases, and updates made by the operator using manual chart update to be displayed in a separate window. To access the window click the Show Summary button. A Charts Update Summary window appears displaying details (if any) of chart updates on the currently loaded chart database.
Page 104 Charts ECDIS-E User Guide For ARCS raster charts the name and issuing authority columns are replaced with a Chart column, which lists the chart description and reference number. If a chart update has failed the Chart Update Summary displays Rejected in the Status column and the reason for the rejection is shown in the Error column of the table.
Page 105: Chart Update Error Messages
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Chart Update Error Messages To avoid update errors it is advisable to ensure the most up-to-date charts are installed from the latest set of Base CDs, followed by the most recent Update CD (this must be more recent than the Base CD). Once the Base/Update installs are complete, view the charts in the Chart Update Summary, sort by the Application Date, and check to see if any failures occurred during the installation operation.
Page 106: Chart Installation
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Chart Installation Importing Charts CAUTION: Chart installation will cause the VMFT to shut down. Charts can be installed onto a VMFT node in one of two ways, depending on the chart database being installed. The type of charts that can be installed will also depend on the configuration of your system.
Page 107 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts To access the ChartHandler do the following: 1. From Chart Installation click the ARCS/ENC button (depending which charts are configured this button may be labelled differently). A Chart Installation window appears showing the chart databases available for import and the last modification made to the chart databases, see below.
Page 108: Chart Copy
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Chart Copy The Chart Copy feature allows you to copy charts from one node to another node. Chart copy operations can be performed while the VisionMaster application is running on all nodes, and charts will continue to be displayed during the copy process.
Page 109 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts The Charts at Remote Nodes table provides the latest available information about charts installed at remote nodes. The same chart time, date and update information is provided for charts on remote nodes as is provided for the local node. The Status column provides an indication of whether the charts on the remote node match the locally installed charts.
Page 110: Permissions / User Permits
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Permissions / User Permits The Permissions/User Permits area includes the following access buttons:  Export S-63 Permit  Export 7Cs Hardware ID  Export ARCS User Permit A SevenCs S-63 permit and an ARCS User Permit are pieces of information that are intended to provide additional system protection and authorization for the chart database.
Page 111 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Export 7Cs Hardware ID To export a 7Cs Hardware ID file do the following: 1. Insert an external device, such as a USB memory stick, the USB port at the front of the trackball. 2. Click on the Export 7Cs Hardware ID button.
Page 112 Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Export ARCS User Permit To export an ARCS User Permit do the following: 1. Insert an external device, such as a USB memory stick, the USB port at the front of the trackball. 2. Click on the Export ARCS User Permit button.
Page 113: Chart Index
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Chart Index Chart Index catalogues each chart for all loaded chart databases. The Index facility includes a number of display filtering options, the display of chart outlines within the current display area and the option to move the display location to a selected chart.
Page 114 Charts ECDIS-E User Guide To display only the charts from a specific database click on the Database drop down arrow and select from the list. The table is re-drawn showing only those charts assigned to that database. Chart Outlines To display chart outlines, tick the Draw Chart Outlines check box. The display will show the coverage of the charts within the current display area as a series of coloured chart boundary rectangles, the colour of the chart boundary is dependent on the chart usage level.
Page 115 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Go To Chart The Go to Selected Chart button pans the display to the centre of a selected chart from the Chart Index window. To pan to a particular chart, select the chart by clicking anywhere within the chart row, and with the selected chart highlighted click the Go To Selected Chart button.
Page 116: Chart Settings
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Chart Settings The Chart Settings sub menu includes two tab folders:  Layers  Symbology The Layers folder enables you to display a Standard display mode, with all standard settings selected, or to select and deselect chart settings for the currently selected mode.
Page 117: Layers
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Layers The Layers folder includes two chart setting selection options: Standard and All. When the Standard button is clicked all chart settings listed under the Standard Display are automatically selected. When the All button is clicked all the additional chart settings listed under Other are selected, in addition to all Standard settings.
Page 118: Symbology
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Symbology The selection of the display mode defines the behaviour used by the chart engine when rendering chart data. There are three buttons available for selection: All, None and Default. • All - selects and displays all the chart settings in the chart engine lists below.
Page 119 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts C-Map Settings The settings listed below are available for the C-MAP chart database. Default Feature Description Value Displays boundaries indicating chart coverage as a Coverage series of yellowish-orange horizontal and vertical Boundaries lines. Light sector areas enables the display of visible sectors and range of coastal lights, for example lighthouses and harbour lights.
Page 120 Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Warning (Attention: Scale Filter Applied) shown Scamin Filter at the top of display if any chart object has been Warning suppressed due to its SCAMIN attribute. Suppresses overlapping chart symbols of the same Symbol size, shape, and colour to reduce clutter of the Filtering display.
Page 121 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Shallow Turns on the display of isolated danger objects Water which are located in shallow unsafe waters, Dangers viewing group 24050. Turns on the display of contour labels Contour (|including the safety contour labels), viewing Label groups 33021 and 33022.
Page 122 Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Highlighting and Viewing Date Dependent Objects A chart object or radar mapping object may have a specific date, or a specific date range assigned for the display of the object. If the date dependency is set for a future time period the object will not be displayed on the screen until the particular day or date has been reached.
Page 123 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts VPF (Vector Product Format) Charts are not default. If these are required they will need to be configured. Default Feature Description Value GeoSym Select to improve the appearance of Beautification GeoSym symbology. Apply filtering to suppress overlapping Symbol Filtering chart symbols of the same size, shape, and colour in order to reduce clutter.
Page 124: Chart Projections
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Chart Projections Effect of Projections Since the earth's surface is not flat a projection algorithm is required to map objects on the earth's surface onto the flat display screen. On the ECDIS watch mode the projection used for presenting all LAT/LON referenced objects optimises their alignment with the chart.
Page 125 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts The Polar Stereographic projection can be used to display any region of the earth, including the north and south poles (up to 90 degrees north or south). The Chart Projection menu allows the operator to specify which of the two projection types they prefer to use for display.
Page 126: Chart Depths/Heights
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Chart Depths/Heights The Chart Depths/Heights window enables you to change the default settings of own ship's safety depth/height and contour and shallow/deep shading contours. On a two node system changes made in Chart Depths/Heights are distributed and persisted across both nodes.
Page 127: Shallow And Deep Shading
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts If the safety height is set at a value less than the configured value of own ship's height a Safety Height Low Caution is displayed. Shallow and Deep Shading The Deep Contour and Shallow Contour areas are highlighted on the Chart display by colour shading, with the shallow water areas indicated by lighter shades.
Page 128: Chart Databases
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Chart Databases The Chart Databases window lists all chart databases available to the system and allows databases to be enabled or disabled. Chart Databases also allows the selection of the most suitable chart database based on automatic database selection.
Page 129: Enabling Auto Scale Preferences
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts 2. To enable a previously disabled chart database click on the item in the Disabled list and click the Up button between the Enabled and Disabled fields. The database is moved back to the Enablement list and will be available for selection.
Page 130: Supported Chart Engines And Databases
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Supported Chart Engines and Databases The VisionMaster system supports C-Map and SevenCs chart engines. The C-Map chart engine supports the following chart databases:  C-MAP ENC  C-MAP Professional+  C-MAP ENC+ The SevenCs chart engine supports the following chart databases: ...
Page 131 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts The unofficial data prompts are as follows:  Unofficial Data in Primary Display  Unofficial Data in Secondary Display SevenCs supports both official and unofficial data. The official boundary line is always displayed to distinguish official and unofficial data, unless it has been explicitly disabled by the operator using the `Official Boundary' custom chart setting for the SevenCs engine, see Settings.
Page 132: Chart Legend
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Chart Legend The Chart Legend sub menu enables you to view read-only information on every chart currently visible on the screen. The Chart Legend window is divided into four tab folders:  Select  Detail  Updates ...
Page 133: Legend Select
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Legend Select The Select folder displays a list of all the charts currently displayed on the screen. From this folder you can choose the chart whose legend information will be displayed in the Detail folder, see Legend Detail. The available charts are listed in Chart engine (C- MAP or SevenCs) folders.
Page 134: Legend Detail
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Legend Detail The Detail folder displays all the chart legend information on the chart selected from the Select folder, see Select. The information displayed in the Detail folder is divided into the following sections:  Chart Usage/Scale ...
Page 135 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Deep Contour and Shallow Contour All vector charts contain information about the contour and shape of the sea floor at a particular depth, this information is called Depth Contour. Each chart contains depth contour information with varying levels of detail based on the survey that was originally performed to create the chart.
Page 136 Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Format / Date / Provider The Format / Date /Provider displays data on the chart's issue date, data format, provider and quality indicator (safe zones within a chart area), edition number and update information. Geodesy The Geodesy section provides projection type, WGS84 data, sounding, vertical and horizontal datum...
Page 137: Legend Updates
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Legend Updates The Update folder displays the following data on updates applied to the selected chart.  time and date the update was applied  date that the update was issued  action taken i.e. Add, Modify or Delete ...
Page 138: Notes
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Notes The Notes tab in the Legend sub menu is a raster chart specific feature. It is used to browse specific data on the raster chart currently being viewed. With a raster chart displayed, click on the Notes tab, a list of data relevant to the chart is shown.
Page 139: Manual Chart Update
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Manual Chart Update The manual chart update facility enables the operator to add chart objects to the chart. Added chart objects are displayed using the same symbology as ENC chart data but with a manual update symbol superimposed. The Manual Chart Update sub-menu includes the following tab folders: ...
Page 140: Layers
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Layers The Layers tab enables you to create, edit, and delete layers. Layers provide a way to group sets of related manual chart updates, see Create Chart Update. Groupings may be made based on different criteria such as geographic region, time period, navigational mode, or danger classification.
Page 141: Edit Chart Update
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Edit Chart Update The Edit tab folder is divided into two areas: Create Chart Update and Modify Chart Update. The Create Chart Update area includes the following links:  Create New object  Add Annotation Mark ...
Page 142 Charts ECDIS-E User Guide 3. To select the object type click on the Type drop down arrow and select from the list. The following object types are assigned:  Anchorage  Areas  Beacons  Buoys  Danger Points  Geo Shapes ...
Page 143 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Create... button. The screen prompts for a Latitude/Longitude (LAT/LON) position. The Manually Create… button can also be used to manually specify the position of additional points for a line or area objects. 11. Click in the LAT/LON fields, enter a position using the screen keypad, and click the OK button.
Page 144 Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Creating Anchorage, Beacons, Buoys and Danger Points The creation of anchorage, beacons, buoys and danger point symbols is the same procedure. To create anchorage, beacons, buoys and danger points do the following: 1. Select the chart type (Anchorage, Beacons, Buoys or Danger Points) from the Type drop down list.
Page 145 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Creating Geo Shapes Geo shapes include a number of geometric objects such as arcs, circles, lines, squares etc. that may be created. To create a geo shape and specify its parameters, do the following: 1. With Geo Shapes selected in the Type drop down list, select the type of geo shape from the Symbol/Description drop down list.
Page 146 Charts ECDIS-E User Guide 7. If required, enter notes on the shape in the Notes and Labels tab. If a name is entered in the Display Label field, the name will be displayed underneath the origin point of the shape. 8.
Page 147 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts 7. Click in the LAT/LON fields, enter a position using the screen keypad, and click the OK button. The symbol is created in the position specified. 8. The line segment type defaults to Rhumb Line. To change the line type to Great Circle click on the drop down arrow and select from the list.
Page 148 Charts ECDIS-E User Guide 6. The Notes and Labels tab includes Time Label and Display Label fields. 7. The time label denotes the time, in hours and minutes, when the symbol was created. To change the time label click in the Hour and Min fields and move the trackball left or right to change the values.
Page 149 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Creating Soundings In the creation of sounding objects you must specify the depth of the sounding object. To create the Sounding symbols do the following: 1. Select Soundings from the Type drop down list. 2. Click on the Symbol/Description drop down list and select the required sounding symbol.
Page 150 Charts ECDIS-E User Guide 3. The Particular Day field defaults to the current day. To change the date dependent day: a. Left click in the field and highlight the area you want to change (day, month or year) using the Forward and Back arrows on the drop down keypad.
Page 151 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts 5. A date dependent object will be shown on screen as a white outline box and a lighter shade inside. The Chart Query description will give details of the date dependent Start and End dates. All date dependent objects may also be located by selecting Highlight Objects in the Chart Settings Symbology window and selecting the particular day or date range for that object from the window.
Page 152 Charts ECDIS-E User Guide 6. With the required object selected click the OK button. The method of highlighting is dependent on the object selected: a. If the object is an area the background colour changes to a small dotted background with a dotted outline.
Page 153 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Modify Chart Update The Modify Chart Update area of the Edit tab folder enables you to do the following:  View or Edit a chart update  Delete a chart update Viewing or Editing a Chart Update To view or edit a chart update do the following: 1.
Page 154 Charts ECDIS-E User Guide 5. To change the object's position either: a. Click in the LAT/LON fields and enter a position using the keypad; Or: b. move the cursor over the object, hold down the left key and use the trackball to drag the object to the required position. When editing a line or area object, select the specific point to be edited by moving the cursor over the point and left clicking.
Page 155: Display Chart Updates
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Display Chart Updates The Display tab enables you to select the layers and object types to be displayed on the currently enabled chart. Each layer and type currently displayed will have their check box ticked. The Displayed Layers area lists the default layer and all the operator defined layers created in Layers.
Page 156: Importing Or Exporting Chart Updates
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Importing or Exporting Chart Updates The I/O (Import/Export) tab folder enables you to import or export manual chart updates to and from the VisionMaster workstations. Chart updates not currently on a workstation can be imported from an external drive such as a USB memory stick.
Page 157 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Exporting Chart Updates To export chart updates do the following: 1. Select the external drive where the update is to be exported to. 2. Select the export option required by clicking on the drop arrow in the Export field, the export options available are: ...
Page 158: Archived
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Archived The Archived tab displays all manually created chart objects that have been deleted within the past three months. The Archived list shows the chart object and its associated chart. To view a detailed description of each object highlight the object line.
Page 159: Chart Query
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Chart Query The Chart Query facility enables the operator to highlight and view detailed information on specific chart areas and geographic objects in the chart display. A chart query can be activated from the Chart Query Results folder, or by right clicking on a chart object in the chart display and selecting Query Chart from the semi-transparent window.
Page 160: Query Features
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Query Features Query Results The Query Results folder includes an objects list, object description panel, and navigation controls. The Results tab lists all the ENC objects found in the chart query area. The size of the query area can be small, medium or large, see Query Options Description Panel The Description area contains detailed read-only...
Page 161 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts a. For Points and Clusters a solid line white box with a lighter shade background is drawn around the selected object b. Areas are shown with a lighter shade background and a white outline. c. Lines are displayed in a solid white line.
Page 162: Query Options
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Query Options The Chart Query Options control allows you to set the following query options:  Filter - search by geometry type (points, lines, areas, and/or 3D and cluster points)  Area Size - search area as a factor of scale (small, medium, large) To include the basic geometry types in chart queries tick their check box.
Page 163 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts To display AIO data objects do the following: 1. From the Chart Query window select the area on the chart where the AIO data object resides. Preliminary Notice and Temporary Notice AIO area objects are rendered with a solid red boundary line and red dotted pattern fill.
Page 164: Chart Dangers
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Chart Dangers A safety checking feature continuously searches the chart database and mariner objects database for objects that could endanger the safety of own ship. For a description of this feature, see Safety Checking. Safety Checking must be configured as an optional feature in system configuration before the operator can view chart dangers, see Chapter 5 `Configuration' in the VisionMaster FT...
Page 165: Chart Dangers Information
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts 3. To mark all listed objects as viewed click on the Mark All As Viewed button. As each item is selected its background is displayed in a lighter shade and a white line defines its outline. A detailed description is given below the list and the danger object is highlighted in the chart display area.
Page 166: Danger Settings
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Danger Settings The following Danger settings can be enabled, or the default values adjusted:  Look-Ahead Range  Added Breadth  Alarm on Cautions  Local Display Safety settings To change the Danger settings do the following: The Look-Ahead range controls how far in advance an alert is given before a specified range limit is reached.
Page 167 ECDIS-E User Guide Charts crowded harbour area. If a zero value is selected a `Minimal Safety Region' caution is generated. The caution is removed from the Alerts list if the time is increased to at least 1 minute, or the distance to at least 0.3 NM. Safety region alerts in the Dangers window are suppressed when zero Look-Ahead time/distance is selected.
Page 168 Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Local Display To display the safety region tick the Show Safety Region check box. If the Look-Ahead value or added breadth are changed, the length and width of the safety region adjust accordingly. As own ship moves across the screen, the line is redrawn every 30 seconds.
Page 169: Chart 1
ECDIS-E User Guide Charts Chart 1 The Chart 1 facility provides access to the SevenCs and C-Map Chart 1 catalogs and the SENC color diagram. Chart 1 Catalog This feature provides a Chart 1 symbol catalog for SevenCs and C-Map Presentation Libraries. Each catalog acts as a legend so the mariner can look up specific information, such as names and descriptions, about symbols on the chart.
Page 170: Color Diagram
Charts ECDIS-E User Guide Color Diagram The color diagram ensures that any adjustments made to the brightness and contrast settings on the monitor will enable the SENC data, such as coastlines, safety contour and other objects to be adequately displayed. To access, click on the Color Diagram button.
Page 171: Appendix A -Chart Installation
ECDIS-E User Guide Appendix A - Chart Installation Appendix A –Chart Installation This Appendix covers the installation of SevenCs charts, C-Map charts and access to the NAVTOR Navsync program from where security certificates and NAVTOR ENC charts can be updated. Charts can be installed onto a VMFT node in one of three ways, depending on the chart database being installed.
Page 172: Installing Charts From Sevencs Charthandler
Appendix A - Chart Installation ECDIS-E User Guide Installing Charts from SevenCs ChartHandler When the VisionMaster system has been closed down via the Chart Installation window a Starting ChartHandler progress bar appears, after which the ChartHandler application opens, see below. ChartHandler will initially search for installed charts in the supported formats.
Page 173 ECDIS-E User Guide Appendix A - Chart Installation It is recommended that you browse sufficiently deeply into the chart data directory structure in order to ensure accurate selection of charts and avoid loading more charts than required. 6. Select the chart source directory and click the Choose button. The Select Folder window is removed.
Page 174 Appendix A - Chart Installation ECDIS-E User Guide 9. When chart installation is complete (as stated on the ChartHandler screen) click the Apply button. Confirmation of a successful installation is confirmed by two green indicators, one in the process portion of the screen and the other under the Apply button in the Synchronisation portion of the screen.
Page 175 ECDIS-E User Guide Appendix A - Chart Installation To install ARCS charts do the following: When ARCS has been selected in the Chart Installation window the ChartHandler screen will show any existing ARCS charts in the Inventory tab folder. Whenever new ARCS charts are being installed or existing ARCS charts are being updated, the latest permit file should always be supplied to the ChartHandler prior to installation.
Page 176: Navtor Charts
Appendix A - Chart Installation ECDIS-E User Guide 2. When ARCS charts have been successfully installed, exit the ChartHandler application as described previously. NAVTOR Charts Encrypted ENC charts (S-63) are provided by NAVTOR on CD, DVD or USB memory stick (NavStick). The chart loading process uses the installed cell permits to decrypt chart cells, verify the cells against the S-57 standard, and compile them into SENC format used in VisionMaster.
Page 177 ECDIS-E User Guide Appendix A - Chart Installation 5. With the permit file selected install the file by clicking the Scan Drives button in the Install tab folder. Installing NAVTOR Charts NAVTOR supplies two types of CD/DVD media; BASE and UPDATE If both are provided in the same delivery or if chart loading is to be performed for the first time, the BASE media MUST be loaded first and the UPDATE media second.
Page 178: Installing C-Map Charts
‘Appendix A Registering and Replacing a C-Map eToken’ in Chapter 2 `Diagnostics, Commissioning & Service Mode’ of the VisionMaster FT ECDIS-E Ship’s Manual (6593411). EToken registration should be run only once, after the C-Map eToken has been installed into the PC.
Page 179: C-Map Databases
ECDIS-E User Guide Appendix A - Chart Installation C-Map Databases If your system does not include any current C-Map databases the only actions available from the subsequent C-Map Installation program are Install From DVD or Install From Removable Storage. When one or more C-Map databases have been installed then additional actions may be selected, as shown in the following typical screen below.
Page 180 Appendix A - Chart Installation ECDIS-E User Guide Installing C-Map Databases C-Map charts may be installed from a CD/DVD or an external device such as a memory stick or external storage device. To install databases from a CD/DVD: 1. Insert the CD/DVD into the DVD drive and click the Install From DVD button.
Page 181 ECDIS-E User Guide Appendix A - Chart Installation 2. From the browse window navigate to the license file and click the Open button. Note that all license files end in`.usr’. When a license is applied, the database is automatically re-indexed to ensure the index is in sync with the licensed set of charts.
Page 182 Appendix A - Chart Installation ECDIS-E User Guide Removing License Files License files that may no longer be required for a particular region of the chart database, or have expired, may be removed. To remove one or more licenses, select the rows from the C-Map Licences table and click the Remove Selected Licenses button.
Page 183 ECDIS-E User Guide Appendix A - Chart Installation 5. Using an e-mail application on a PC connected to the internet, compose a new email addressed to updates@c-map.no. Attach the generated order file to the e-mail and send. The subject line and the message of the email can be blank.
Page 184 Appendix A - Chart Installation ECDIS-E User Guide Removing C-Map Databases To remove a C-Map chart database: 1. Select the database from the C-Map Database table and click the Remove Selected Database button. A prompt appears requesting confirmation of the database removal. 2.
Page 185: Closing The C-Map Installer
ECDIS-E User Guide Appendix A - Chart Installation Closing the C-Map Installer The correct method of closing the C-Map Installer when all C-Map related installation tasks are complete is to perform a soft restart of the VMFT node. To restart the VMFT node: 1.
Page 186: Navtor Enc Charts Service
Appendix A - Chart Installation ECDIS-E User Guide NAVTOR ENC Charts Service General Description Installing ENC chart permits and chart files, either from a NAVTOR CD/DVD, or from a NAVTOR USB memory stick, is a procedure that should be carried out on a weekly basis. The process describing the installation of NAVTOR chart permits and charts onto external media (CD/DVD or memory stick).
Page 187 ECDIS-E User Guide Appendix A - Chart Installation Installing NavSync from the NAVTOR Website: 1. Retain the NAVTOR NavStick in the PC USB drive, open Internet Explorer and go to navsync.navtor.com 2. From the NAVTOR web page click the Download and install NavSync button.
Page 189: Appendix B Chart Datum Codes Chart Datum Codes
ECDIS-E User Guide Appendix B – Chart Datum Codes Appendix B Chart Datum Codes Chart Datum Codes The table below lists Chart Datums with their identification codes. Code Description Abidjan, Ivory Coast Leigon Pillar (GCS No 121), Accra, Ghana Adindan (30th Meridian), Sudan Afgooye, Somalia Ain el Abd 1970, Saudi Arabia M36 Astro 1975 adjustment, Montserrat...
Page 190 Appendix B – Chart Datum Codes ECDIS-E User Guide Bukit Rimpah, Bangka Island, Indonesia Cape Canaveral, USA Campo Inchauspe 1969, Argentina Castello Di Sao Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal (Bessel) Canton Island Astro 1966 Cape Datum, South Africa Camp Area Astro 1961-62, Antarctica Castania Delle Furie, Sicily Carthage, Tunisia Chatham Island Astro 1971, Chatham Island, New Zealand...
Page 191 ECDIS-E User Guide Appendix B – Chart Datum Codes Fort Thomas 1955, St Kitts-Nevis, Lesser Antilles Fort Thomas 1975 Adjustment, St Kitts-Nevis Gan 1970, Addu Atoll GCI Astro (IAGS 1959), Grand Cayman German Genoa, 1908, Italy Geodetic Datum 1949, New Zealand DOS 1968, Gizo Island, New Georgia Goenoeng Dempo, Sumatra, Indonesia Graciosa Base SW 1948...
Page 192 Appendix B – Chart Datum Codes ECDIS-E User Guide British Honduras 1922 Johnstone Island 1961 Kandawala 1933, Lanka Revised Kertau Kerguelen Island 1949 Kusaie Astro Station 3, 1951, Kusaie Island, Caroline Islands Le Pouce, Mauritius Latvia LC5 Astro 1961, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac Liberia 1964 (Roberts Field Astro) Lisboa (Castelo Di Sao Jorge), Portugal (International spheroid) Luzon (1911), Philippines...
Page 193 ECDIS-E User Guide Appendix B – Chart Datum Codes Old Egyptian, Egypt Ordnance Survey of Great Britain 1936 OSGB 1970 (Scientific Network) OSGB 1980 adjustment (Scientific Network) Old Hawaiian, Hawaiian Islands Ordnance survey of Ireland (WOFO Grid) Oslo Observatory (Old), Norway Norwegian (New) Panama Colon, Panama Ayabelle Lighthouse (Phare D'Ayabelle), Djibouti...
Page 194 Appendix B – Chart Datum Codes ECDIS-E User Guide ISTS 061 Astro 1968, S Georgia Selvagem Grande 1938, Madeira Service Hydrographique et Oceanographic de la Marine 1984 (SHOM 1984), Martinique Sierra Leone 1960 GS8 Astro 1953, Grenada, Lesser Antilles South Asia Sao Tome Stockholm, Sweden South West Africa...
Page 195 ECDIS-E User Guide Appendix B – Chart Datum Codes IRL & OGB. These codes are used where a chart has been compiled by fitting information on more than one datum directly to the chart graticule without making adjustments for the shift between the datums.
Page 197: Chapter 5 Navigation Tools
ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools Chapter 5 Navigation Tools This section covers the creating, editing and deleting of the following navigation tools:  Parallel Index Lines  Clearing Lines  Line Of Position  Ownship History  Parallel Cursor  Distance Line ...
Page 198: Parallel Index Lines
Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide Parallel Index Lines Parallel Index Lines The Parallel Index (PI) Lines facility allows multiple sets of parallel index lines to be displayed simultaneously. Each set may include up to fifteen lines. The Parallel Index (PI) Lines facility allows up to fifteen index lines to be displayed simultaneously.
Page 199: Edit Parallel Index Lines
ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools Edit Parallel Index Lines The Edit tab folder opens as default when Parallel Index Lines is selected, and the Selected Set shows <Default Set>. Information on PI lines associated with the default set is displayed in the Line Data section of the folder.
Page 200 Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide Adding PI Lines or deleting Sets To add a PI line or delete a set do the following: 1. With the PI set name entered click the Add Line button. A line is created and the default line values are shown in the Line Data area.
Page 201 ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools There are two ways of realigning a PI line to ship's heading. To realign using the PI Lines menu: 1. Select the line from the Line Data area by clicking on the line's reference number (when selected the numbered box is highlighted).
Page 202 Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide the selected Pl line set with the current date and time highlighted in the set field name. 2. To enter the current date and time as the PI name click the OK button, or to edit the name click in the field, the text changes to green (editable) and the on-screen keypad is displayed immediately below the field.
Page 203 ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools You can edit the line bearing and range in either of the following ways: 1. Move the cursor over the PI line, the cursor changes to the following symbol 2. Hold down the left key and use the trackball to pivot the line around own ship's CCRP, the bearing angle value in Line Data automatically changes as the line bearing is moved.
Page 204 Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide 2. To adjust the line's end points tick the Truncate Front and Truncate Back check boxes. The Truncate Front and Back values both default to a distance of 2.0 NM either side of the line's centre point.
Page 205: Display Parallel Index Lines
ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools Display Parallel Index Lines The Display tab folder enables the selection of one or more sets of Parallel Index Lines to be displayed on the screen at the same time. When Display is initially accessed no PI Line Sets are selected for display.
Page 206: Import/Export Parallel Index Lines
Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide Import/Export Parallel Index Lines A set of named PI lines can be saved to an external device and imported or exported via the import/export (I/O) tab. To import or export a set of PI lines do the following. To export PI lines: 1.
Page 207: Clearing Lines
ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools Clearing Lines Clearing lines are bearing lines or range lines used to approximate a position where a danger to own ship lies. The clearing line bearing or range value is used to navigate around the dangerous area such that the mariner would want ownship to remain no less than or no greater than the range or bearing of the clearing lines.
Page 208 Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide In the figure below the mariner would want to keep the ship's range to be not more than 1.0 nautical miles to stay in safe water. To create or edit clearing lines from the Clearing Lines menu, do the following: To create clearing lines, either click the Add Bearing button or the Add Range button in the...
Page 209 ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools 2. To define a specific Latitude/Longitude (L/L) position click in the Origin fields, the current L/L values change to green (editable) and a drop down keypad appears. There are a number of ways of defining the origin's L/L position.
Page 210 Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide 1. Click in the Brg field, the current bearing value changes to green (editable). Move the trackball left or right to decrease or increase the value, left click to accept and exit edit mode. 2. To change the range of a line click in the Rad field and move the trackball left or right to decrease or increase the radius.
Page 211 ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools 4. To change the start or end point of a clearing line move the cursor over the line, right click and select Set Clearing Line Start/End Pt Here. The nearest start or end point of the line is trimmed to the defined position on the display.
Page 212 Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide To AUTO Join clearing lines, do the following: AUTO Join is used to make the presentation of lines clearer in cases where many clearing lines are created in close proximity. The AUTO Join feature can be applied where two or more bearing lines or range lines bisect.
Page 213 ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools To save, open or delete a set of Clearing Lines, do the following: When one or more clearing lines have been generated, the lines may be saved, opened, cleared or deleted. 1. If the set of clearing lines are new, click the Save As button.
Page 214: Monitoring Clearing Lines
Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide Monitoring Clearing Lines A saved set of clearing lines may be loaded for monitoring. To monitor a set of clearing lines: 1. Click the Monitor tab on the Clearing Lines sub menu. The window lists the saved sets available for monitoring.
Page 215: Import/Export Clearing Lines
ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools Import/Export Clearing Lines A set of named clearing lines can be saved to an external device and imported or exported via the import/export (I/O) tab. To import or export a set of clearing lines do the following. To export one or more sets of clearing lines: 1.
Page 216 Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide 3. The following actions can be made by clicking on the drop down arrow in the lower part of the window, either to specific selected files, or to all imported files: Rename, Merge, Overwrite and Ignore.
Page 217: Line Of Position
ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools Line Of Position The geographic location of own ship can be determined by using Lines of Position (LOP), which are created by taking bearings and/or radar measurements from own ship to suitable objects. Visual bearings taken on fixed aids to navigation or landmarks such as smokestacks or towers are typically used for bearing LOPs, while the distance to a distinct shoreline or point of land measured by radar may be used for a range LOP.
Page 218: Creating Lops
Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide Creating LOPs Click on NAV Tools in the main menu and then select Line Of Position from the list. To create one or more LOPs, do the following: There is one of two ways to generate a LOP, described below: 1.
Page 219 ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools c. Select a range by ticking the Range check box. When Range is selected the screen displays a circular magenta line centred on the LOP and a time stamp. Click in the field and define the required range, the range circle is re-drawn to the distance in NM entered.
Page 220: Lop Fixes
Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide LOP Fixes When two or more LOPs are drawn and intersect, a temporary position fix is created. A LOP temporary fix symbol is drawn at the intersection point to indicate the position of the fix. When three or more LOPs are created with no intersection point, the temporary position fix is drawn at a calculated position, defined as the magnitude of the difference between the calculated fix and the GPS fix.
Page 221: Using A Lop Position Sensor
ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools The following are defined as LOP fix types:  Estimated Position Fix (EP)  Visual Fix (V)  Range Fix (R)  Composite Type Fix (VR) A minimum of three LOPs are required for a Visual, Range, or Composite type fix.
Page 222: Optional Optical Bearing Sensor (Obd)
Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide Optional Optical Bearing Sensor (OBD) If the system is configured to include an Optical Bearing Device there will be an additional ‘Get OBD Input’ button in the LOP window. Selecting this button will open a dialogue box indicating to the user that the system is ready to receive data from the OBD.
Page 223: Ownship History
ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools Ownship History Ownship history tracks are a series of lines indicating the past locations of ownship as defined by position sources. There are two types of history track: • Primary - a line indicating the past location of ownship as defined by the configured position sensor (usually GPS).
Page 224: History
Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide When a position source is changed, the primary history track transitions to the newly selected position source while maintaining a smooth continuous line. Position sources for position sensor tracks can be individually selected and turned off. History The History area of the window enables the display of history tracks to be switched between Live and Daily, summary track data can also be...
Page 225: Changing History Settings
ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools Summary The ownship history summary is the history from the current time to the earliest available history record. When summary is selected past position dots are set at 10 minute intervals and the screen shows a low resolution display of ownship's history.
Page 226: Event Marks
Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide Event Marks Event marks may be applied at any time to ownship's history track. These are displayed as an event mark symbol. To generate an event click the Add Event button. An orange outline box with a diagonal line through it is shown on the history track at the current CCRP position.
Page 227: Parallel Cursor
ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools Parallel Cursor The Parallel Cursor facility enables a rotating parallel cursor centred on own ship's CCRP to be displayed. The parallel cursor graphics consist of two dashed orthogonal lines (axes) extending to the edge of the chart display with their axis crossing point at CCRP, the end points of each line are marked with a semi-circular marker at the edge of the chart display .
Page 228 Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide 4. From the Bearing Type drop down arrow select between Relative and True. When True is selected the parallel cursor is azimuth stabilised (i.e. maintains a constant orientation with respect to north). When Relative is selected the parallel cursor is unstabilised (i.e.
Page 229: Distance Line
ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools Distance Line The Distance Line facility enables a Rhumb line to be drawn with a start and end point at specified locations. If the line covers a large distance, e.g. 75 NM or over, a Great Circle line is visible on the display, in addition to the Rhumb line.
Page 230 Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide With the cursor shown as a bidirectional arrow indicator, hold down the left key and use the trackball to move the start or end dot to the required position. To fix the position, release the left key. As the length of the line is increased or decreased the Great Circle NM value (read only data) changes to reflect the length shown in the Rhumb line.
Page 231: Display Settings Features
ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools Display Settings Features Display Settings The Display Settings menu includes the following tab folders:  Ownship  Grid Ownship The Ownship tab folder enables the display of synthetics data for own ship to be controlled. The folder includes the following options: ...
Page 232 Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide Beam Line Length The length of the beam line defaults to 10mm, this is the minimum length the line extends each side of own ship's CCRP. To lengthen the beam line left click in the Beam Line Length field, the value figure changes to green (editable).
Page 233 ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools Antenna Position The antenna position may be displayed when own ship is in true scale only. The antenna position is shown as a pair of small crossed lines, between 1mm and 2mm long, centred at the location on the display corresponding to the position of the radar antenna.
Page 234 Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide Ground Stabilised Vectors The default setting for ground stabilised vectors is Ownship vector selected, see Own Ship Symbols . To turn predicted vector on tick the Predicted Vector check box. When predicted vector is selected the ownship vector check box is automatically de-selected.
Page 235 ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools Predicted Outlines Predicted Ship The predicted ship indicates a series of predicted position and heading samples of own ship based on current speed, course, and rate of turn. Predicted ship is drawn as a series of true scale own ship symbols, shown as thin orange outlines displayed along the length of the ship vector.
Page 236: Grid
Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide Predicted path is drawn to a maximum vector time of six minutes. The predicted path is decreased from its maximum length if the vector time is decreased below six minutes. If the system is in water stabilised mode the predicted path continues to follow the ground stabilised vector path.
Page 237: Man Overboard
ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools Man Overboard The Man Overboard (MOB) function enables management of a MOB emergency. When MOB is active, a symbol is displayed on the chart display representing the person in the water. A MOB operation may be immediately activated by clicking on the top-level MOB button, in the upper toolbar.
Page 238 Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide When a MOB event has been activated, the Man Overboard window displays the following read-only data: • Bearing (R) - the relative bearing from CCRP to MOB event. • Bearing (T) - the true bearing from CCRP to MOB event.
Page 239 ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools CCRP location at Initial MOB position at the elapsed time specified time MOB event is activated Initial estimated Set & Drift experienced by MOB event The Manual Edit function can also be used to enter range and bearing data, or select a position on the chart, but this should only be done if a visual sighting allows the operator to improve the accuracy of the indicated MOB location.
Page 240 Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide To select an MOB position on the chart, do the following: 1. From the Man Overboard window, click on the Select A Position On Chart button and move the cursor into the chart display. The button changes to Cancel and the cursor displays MOB below the cross.
Page 241: Navigation Marks
ECDIS-E User Guide Navigation Tools Navigation Marks Navigation marks (NAV Marks) are generated by the operator to indicate positions of interest on the chart display. The NAV Mark is displayed as an orange information note symbol in a square box. When a NAV mark is created a vertical orange line with a dot at the end is displayed below the symbol box.
Page 242 Navigation Tools ECDIS-E User Guide To delete a NAV Mark do the following: 1. Right click on the NAV Mark, a semi- transparent window appears at the position selected. 2. Select the Delete Navigation Mark from the window. The NAV Mark is deleted from the system without confirmation.
Page 243: Chapter 6 Sensor Management Sensors Menu
ECDIS-E User Guide Sensor Management Chapter 6 Sensor Management Sensors Menu The Sensors menu allows the operator to select the sensor source to be used for each type of data (e.g. heading, water speed, position etc.). In addition to the selection of a sensor source, adjustments to the heading alignment can be made at the Heading sensor, and an offset position can be applied to a Position sensor.
Page 244: Sensor Data Source
Sensor Management ECDIS-E User Guide To access the sensor source for the data types on the Sensor Data Display right click on one of the four fields and left click on the Select nnn source line. A window for the selected data type appears below the data display listing the available sensor data sources with the currently active sensor source and its value in highlight.
Page 245 ECDIS-E User Guide Sensor Management Position Sensor To change the current sensor source for position, see Position Values. Depth Below Keel Sensor To change the current sensor source for depth below keel, see Depth Source Values. Set and Drift Sensor To change the current sensor source for set and drift, see Set and Drift values.
Page 246: Sensor Data Sources
Sensor Management ECDIS-E User Guide Sensor Data Sources Heading Source Values The Heading window lists the commissioned heading sensor source (usually Gyro) with the sensor source and its current bearing value in highlight. If the heading data becomes invalid while the ECDIS-E is in Course Up mode the presentation mode will switch to North Up after 30 seconds.
Page 247: Cog Source Values
ECDIS-E User Guide Sensor Management COG Source Values The COG sensor provides information about own ship course based on actual position history (when a position sensor such as GPS is providing the data). The COG folder lists the available COG sensor data sources with the currently active sensor source and its value in highlight.
Page 248 Sensor Management ECDIS-E User Guide 3. When the sensor being selected for COG also provides other data types (e.g. SOG and Position), a window appears prompting to select which of these other data types should also be taken from manual data, with the data type's current sensor source displayed.
Page 249: Sog Source Values
ECDIS-E User Guide Sensor Management SOG Source Values The SOG folder lists the available SOG sensor data sources with the currently active sensor source and its value in highlight. When Computed is selected for the sensor data source for SOG the system continually computes the values based on other active types of sensor data received.
Page 250: Position Values
Sensor Management ECDIS-E User Guide Position Values The Position folder shows geodetic position data of own ship. The current position and sensor source are also shown in the left corner of the lower toolbar area, see Position. The position displayed for CCRP is accurate, providing that the correct offsets for the position sensors are set during commissioning.
Page 251 ECDIS-E User Guide Sensor Management CAUTION: LOP SENSOR The amount of time that a LOP position sensor will be considered usable is limited. Note that LOP position sensor data is dead reckoned, and this data will become degraded after a period of time.
Page 252 Sensor Management ECDIS-E User Guide 3. Enter position data from the keypad, click the OK key to exit edit mode. 4. Click the MAN button to enter the value. 5. When the sensor being selected also provides other data types (e.g.
Page 253: Depth Source Values
ECDIS-E User Guide Sensor Management To select an offset position on the chart display using the cursor: 1. Click on the Set Offset by Cursor button and move the cursor over the chart display, the cursor changes to an offset arrow graphic.
Page 254: Set And Drift Values
Sensor Management ECDIS-E User Guide Set and Drift Values The data for Set is shown in degrees; the data for Drift is shown in knots (kn). When Computed is selected for the sensor data source for Set and Drift the system continually computes the values based on other active types of sensor data received conventionally (via an interface).
Page 255: Rate Of Turn Values
ECDIS-E User Guide Sensor Management Rate of Turn Values The Rate of Turn (ROT) folder lists the available ROT sensor data sources with the currently active sensor source and its value in highlight. When Computed is selected for the sensor data source for ROT the system continually computes the values based on other active types of sensor data received conventionally (via an interface).
Page 257: Chapter 7 Alerts
ECDIS-E User Guide Alerts Chapter 7 Alerts The alert management system generates alerts related to displayed information or equipment malfunction. In addition, prompts (permanent and/or temporary) are raised to communicate information that does not necessarily require operator action. The Alerts menu includes a Mute Settings facility, which enables the operator to either change the length of time the alert buzzer is temporarily muted, or mute the alert buzzer for an unlimited period of time.
Page 258: Prompts
Alerts ECDIS-E User Guide For a list of the alarms, warnings and cautions which can be raised by the VisionMaster system and any remedial action to be taken, see List of Alarms, Warnings and Cautions. Prompts Prompts appear directly underneath the Alerts field. A Prompts window listing permanent and temporary prompts (when they appear) may be accessed either by clicking on the Prompts field, or Prompts in the Alerts menu, see Prompts.
Page 259: Alert Status Indicator
ECDIS-E User Guide Alerts Alert Status Indicator The Alert Status Indicator displays the current alert status of the system. The display of alerts is prioritised; with active alarms first, followed by warnings and then cautions. The Alert Status Indicator may show a background colour based on the status of active alerts in the system.
Page 260: Alert Status
Alerts ECDIS-E User Guide Alert Status There are three types of alert status: • Unacknowledged Alerts When an alert is detected, that alert appears with a flashing background colour in the Alert Status Indicator and the Alert display. If more than one alert condition exists, the alert with the highest priority is shown.
Page 261: Alert Display
ECDIS-E User Guide Alerts Alert Display To view a list of all the currently active alerts, including alerts acknowledged on the status indicator, click on the Alerts in the menu list, or right click on the Alert Status Indicator. The Alerts window shows the current alert state and provides a description and a means of acknowledging alerts.
Page 262: Viewing Alert Details
Alerts ECDIS-E User Guide Viewing Alert Details To view more information on a particular alert right click on the text. Details of the alert, including activation date, time and description are shown below the list. Hide Acknowledged To hide acknowledged alerts tick the Hide Acknowledged check box.
Page 263: Alert Buzzer
ECDIS-E User Guide Alerts Alert Buzzer An alert buzzer is physically located in the ECDIS-E panel PC. The buzzer will sound three beeps every 8.5 seconds when an unacknowledged Alarm is active. The buzzer will sound two beeps every 60 seconds when an unacknowledged Warning is active. An unacknowledged Caution will not activate the buzzer.
Page 264: Prompts
Alerts ECDIS-E User Guide Prompts Prompts appear in the field directly underneath the Alert Status Indicator and can be either temporary or permanent. Permanent prompts Permanent prompts denote a state or mode of operation, provide instruction to the operator, or may display settings. Permanent prompts are displayed on a normal system colour background;...
Page 265: Mute Settings
ECDIS-E User Guide Alerts Mute Settings The Mute Settings sub menu enables the operator to adjust the length of time, in minutes, that the alert buzzer is temporarily muted. It also enables the operator to mute the buzzer for an unlimited period of time. To change the mute settings do the following: 1.
Page 266: List Of Alarms, Warnings And Cautions
Alerts ECDIS-E User Guide List of Alarms, Warnings and Cautions The Alerts which are raised by the system, and appear in the Alert Status Indicator and in the Alert Display, are given in the three tables below. The tables list all alerts, separated as emergency alarm (Backup Navigator) alarms, warnings and cautions.
Page 267 ECDIS-E User Guide Alerts Alert Type Description Priority Notes Absolute Humidity Sensor Absolute Humidity Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Depending on Unusable Caution configuration Active AIS Almost Full Activated AIS Target Limit Almost Reached Caution Active AIS Full The number of AIS target limit has been reached Warning AIS Communication Communication with the AIS unit has failed.
Page 268 Alerts ECDIS-E User Guide Alert Type Description Priority Notes App Version Mismatch Not all nodes running same version of application. Can cause Warning unpredictable system behaviour. Ensure that all nodes have the same version installed, and restart the system. Approaching Route End Approaching the end of the route.
Page 269 ECDIS-E User Guide Alerts Alert Type Description Priority Notes Bow Ground Speed Sensor Bow Ground Speed Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Depending on Unusable Caution configuration Bypassed Critical One or more critical points have been bypassed by temp Warning Point(s) route.
Page 270 Alerts ECDIS-E User Guide Alert Type Description Priority Notes Control Panel Comms Communication with the control panel has failed. Warning Course Criteria Violated Target violated course criteria for a zone. Warning Course Difference Difference limit between heading and route bearing Warning exceeded.
Page 271 ECDIS-E User Guide Alerts Alert Type Description Priority Notes Database Node Missing Node(s) listed are switched off or not connected to the Warning network. Any changes made while nodes not connected will result in their data being overwritten with current database when they are reconnected.
Page 272 Alerts ECDIS-E User Guide Alert Type Description Priority Notes Depth Below Sensor Depth Below Transducer Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm, Depending on Transducer Unusable Warning or configuration Caution Depth Below Waterline Sensor Depth Below Waterline Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm, Depending on Unusable Warning or configuration...
Page 273 ECDIS-E User Guide Alerts Alert Type Description Priority Notes Dynamic Licensing The Dynamic Licensing report is almost due. Charts must be Warning Report Near Due reported by {0}. Early Course Change Early course change alert issued based on wheel-over TTG. Warning Early Course Change Early course change alert issued based on wheel-over TTG.
Page 274 Alerts ECDIS-E User Guide Alert Type Description Priority Notes Generic Data with Units Sensor Generic Data with Units Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Depending on Unusable Caution configuration Global Thread Delay A potential global thread delay has been detected, verify this Caution Detected by checking the periodic thread delay log file.
Page 275 ECDIS-E User Guide Alerts Alert Type Description Priority Notes Long Mute Length The mute length setting is longer than recommended or is Warning unlimited. Lost Connection Lost connection to Distribution Service Warning Lost Target Target is lost Warning Low Turn Rate Order Turn Rate Order lower than minimum recommended.
Page 276 Alerts ECDIS-E User Guide Alert Type Description Priority Notes Mariner Objects Mariner objects are currently unavailable due to database Warning Database Errors operation(s) that failed to execute. Maximum Latitude Due to maximum latitude being exceeded, system Caution Exceeded inaccuracies may develop and functionality may be disabled. Inaccuracies generally become more serious as own ship travels toward the pole after exceeding the maximum latitude.
Page 277 ECDIS-E User Guide Alerts Alert Type Description Priority Notes Object Type Not Found A mariner created object in view is not be displayed because Warning its type cannot be found in the type library. Off Track Off-track distance exceeds the limits of the route. Alarm Pitch Unusable Sensor Pitch Integrity VisionMaster FT...
Page 278 Alerts ECDIS-E User Guide Alert Type Description Priority Notes Rate of Turn Unusable Sensor Rate of Turn Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Depending on Caution configuration Relative Humidity Sensor Relative Humidity Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Depending on Unusable Caution configuration Relative Wind With Sensor Relative Wind With Relative Direction Integrity...
Page 279 ECDIS-E User Guide Alerts Alert Type Description Priority Notes Sensor Data Fix The data used to fix a sensor is not corroborated with Caution Uncorroborated external sensors. Set and Drift Unusable Sensor Set and Drift Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Depending on Caution configuration...
Page 280 Alerts ECDIS-E User Guide Alert Type Description Priority Notes Total Set and Drift Sensor Total Set and Drift Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Depending on Unusable Alarm Caution configuration True Heading Unusable Sensor True Heading Integrity VisionMaster FT Alarm or Depending on Warning configuration...
Page 281: Chapter 8 Routes
ECDIS-E User Guide Routes Chapter 8 Routes This section describes route editing, monitoring, display and storage. The following topics are covered.  A description of Routes.  Creating and editing routes graphically on screen, see Creating a Route.  Editing a route from a menu, see Edit Route.
Page 282 Routes ECDIS-E User Guide You can access Route sub-menus in one of two ways: 1. Either click on Routes from the Main Menu list; Or: 2. Click on the Route field in the upper toolbar. 65934012...
Page 283: Routes
ECDIS-E User Guide Routes Routes A route consists of a number of defined waypoints and adjoining lines (legs). Waypoints are marked by circles; legs are displayed as straight lines between two waypoints. If a waypoint has both an approaching leg and a departing leg, the system automatically generates a turn at the waypoint to indicate the planned path of the ship.
Page 284: Dual Node Support
Routes ECDIS-E User Guide Dual node Support On a two system internal routes are saved and retrieved from a database. Routes saved to the database can also be loaded for monitoring from either node, although only one route may be monitored. The same route monitoring information and monitored track is displayed on all nodes, regardless of which node the operator began monitoring.
Page 285: Creating A Route
ECDIS-E User Guide Routes Creating a Route To create waypoints, you must first select Edit Route, either by clicking on the Routes button on the upper toolbar (before a route is loaded this button will display the message No Route Loaded ), or by selecting the Routes menu.
Page 286 Routes ECDIS-E User Guide Add Waypoint Add Waypoint is selected where the insertion of a new waypoint is to be made after the last waypoint. e.g. if the last waypoint on the route was WPT5 then the appended waypoint will be WPT6. To add a waypoint to a route, do the following: 1.
Page 287: Changing A Waypoint's Position
ECDIS-E User Guide Routes Inserting a Waypoint A new waypoint can be inserted at a selected point along the straight segments of a route leg. A wheelover line is automatically created with the waypoint. To insert a new waypoint, do the following: Right click on the route leg where you want to insert a waypoint and select Insert New Waypoint from the semi-transparent window.
Page 288: Deleting A Waypoint
Routes ECDIS-E User Guide Deleting a Waypoint A waypoint's position can be deleted either directly on screen, or in the Waypoints tab folder, see Edit Route. To delete a waypoint from a route, do the following: 1. Right click on the waypoint to be deleted and select Delete Waypoint from the semi-transparent window.
Page 289: Editing A Route
ECDIS-E User Guide Routes Editing a Route Edit Route The Edit Route sub-menu includes the following tab folders:  Route  WPT (Waypoints)  CPs (Critical Points)  Dngrs (Dangers) Internal route are opened, saved, validated and managed from the Route tab folder.
Page 290: Route Tab Folder
Routes ECDIS-E User Guide Route Tab Folder Routes are managed from the Route tab folder of the Edit Route sub-menu. The folder is divided into the following areas:  Route  Total Distance and Duration  XTD Limits  Description and Notes Route From the Route area of the folder you can perform the following route management functions:...
Page 291 ECDIS-E User Guide Routes  Print - if a printer is connected to the system (either local or network) a print of the currently loaded route can be made.  Reverse - generate a new route that is a mirror image of the original route.
Page 292 Routes ECDIS-E User Guide To open a previously saved route: 1. Click on the Open button. The Open Route window appears prompting to select a route to open and displaying a list of existing routes on the workstation with the last modified date of each route. Below the list the Description field contains a description (if any) of the selected route.
Page 293 ECDIS-E User Guide Routes To reverse a route: 1. Open the saved route you wish to reverse from the routes database. 2. Click the Reverse button. 3. If you have made changes in the existing route an Action Required message appears stating that the unsaved changes to the existing route will be lost if you proceed.
Page 294 Routes ECDIS-E User Guide To change the ETD/ETA data do the following: 1. Click inside the ETD or ETA field on the specific data to be changed. The field data changes to green (editable) and the specific data is highlighted. An editing window appears directly below the selected field.
Page 295: Waypoints Tab Folder
ECDIS-E User Guide Routes Description and Notes To add a description of the route or create notes do the following: 1. Move the cursor inside the respective field and left click. A screen keypad appears from where you can enter text. 2.
Page 296 Routes ECDIS-E User Guide To edit the Waypoint data do the following: The Waypoint area displays the waypoint currently selected (e.g. WPT3). < To select the previous waypoint in the route click the button, to select the > next waypoint in the route click the button.
Page 297 ECDIS-E User Guide Routes 3. To change the L/L position of the waypoint click in the L/L data fields, the text becomes editable (green) and a drop down keypad appears. There are a number of ways of defining the L/L position for the selected waypoint.
Page 298 Routes ECDIS-E User Guide The following leg attributes are read-only and will update automatically as the route waypoints or route data are changed:  Leg Distance - the leg distance between each waypoint.  Leg Bearing - the bearing of the leg in degrees. To edit the Approaching Leg data do the following: 1.
Page 299 ECDIS-E User Guide Routes the right of the speed automatically adjusts (minus if the speed is less than the leg speed, plus if the speed is more). If the turn of speed entered is greater than own ship's speed a validation error is generated. Departing Leg The Departing Leg area enables you to edit the following attributes of the leg of the route, which departs from the selected waypoint:...
Page 300: Dangers
Routes ECDIS-E User Guide Dangers The Dangers tab folder enables the operator to view objects and areas that could endanger the safety of own ship on the edited route. When a route is opened for editing or monitoring the system continually searches the chart database and mariner objects database for objects and areas that intersect the route plan safety region.
Page 301 ECDIS-E User Guide Routes 4. To navigate to the next danger in the list click the arrow. To move up the list click the arrow. As each danger is highlighted it is shown on the chart display. 5. To view cautions on the route repeat the procedure above. Settings The Dangers tab folder also includes the following safety settings.
Page 302 Routes ECDIS-E User Guide Highlight Safety Contour & NAV Hazards The Safety Contour setting turns the display of route safety contour on and off. The NAV Hazards setting turns the display of route navigational hazards on and off. The figure below shows a route with the two check boxes ticked and the same route with neither check box ticked.
Page 303: Critical Points
ECDIS-E User Guide Routes Critical Points The CPs tab folder enables the operator to create specific Latitude/Longitude (L/L) positions on a route which are defined as critical points. An alarm or warning alert is generated when own ship is in the proximity of each critical point on the route (the alert can be triggered by either a specified distance or time).
Page 304 Routes ECDIS-E User Guide 3. To change a CP label from the default CP1, CP2 etc. select the CP and click in the field to the right of the label, the screen keypad appears. Enter a label name using the keypad and click the keypad OK button.
Page 305 ECDIS-E User Guide Routes To delete a critical point do the following: 1. In the Critical Points tab navigate to the CP to be deleted using the navigation buttons and click on the Delete button. The CP is removed from the screen and list. 2.
Page 306: Route Editor Table
Routes ECDIS-E User Guide Route Editor Table The route editor table enables the operator to edit aspects of the route that has been opened from the Edit Route tab folder and is displayed on screen. Click on the Editor Table button in the Route tab of the Edit Route sub menu to open the route editor table.
Page 307 ECDIS-E User Guide Routes If changes to the edited route have been made the route name shows an asterisk after the name (e.g. Route 2*) To save any changes to the currently edited route click on the Save button, the route is saved and the asterisk removed from the name.
Page 308 Routes ECDIS-E User Guide Leg Data on Route Editor Table The following leg data can be edited on the route editor table:  Speed - planned ground speed of ownship along route leg  MIN Speed - the minimum planned ground speed of own ship along route leg.
Page 309 ECDIS-E User Guide Routes 2. To place the waypoint at a specific geographic object select Query. Move the cursor to the display (a ? is added to the cursor) and left click, a Chart Query window appears with a list of objects in the immediate area (see Chart Query).
Page 310: Monitoring A Route
Routes ECDIS-E User Guide Monitoring a Route Monitor Route The Monitor Route sub menu enables you to monitor all aspects of a route against own ship's course. The monitored route must be initially saved and validated in the Edit Route sub menu. The Monitor Route sub menu contains the following tab folders: ...
Page 311: Route
ECDIS-E User Guide Routes Route The data shown in the Route tab folder is calculated internally from the monitored route and is read-only. A route may be selected with a double mouse click on the Monitor Route menu. A summary of the active leg of the monitored route is also shown on the Route Status popup window.
Page 312 Routes ECDIS-E User Guide The information displayed is as follows: Route Summary The name of the route currently monitored. Ship State  Ship State The state of ship on route e.g. 'Sailing To WPT2 (2/5)' denotes next waypoint on route and total number of waypoints.
Page 313 ECDIS-E User Guide Routes  Time Zone UTC, or UTC with a plus or minus figure if the current time is set to local and a time zone offset has been applied.  Next Leg Bearing angle of next leg of route. ...
Page 314 Routes ECDIS-E User Guide Settings  Wheelover If this box is ticked, alerts Notifications will be displayed in monitoring mode when the check box. If an Alert is not acknowledged after a timeout period of 30 seconds, the Course Change Warning Alert will be escalated to an Alarm.
Page 315 ECDIS-E User Guide Routes Monitoring a Route To monitor a route do the following 1. Click on the Load Route button in the Route Summary area. The Load Route window appears with a list of all the previously saved routes, their name and last modification date. 2.
Page 316 Routes ECDIS-E User Guide Editing a currently monitored Route When a route is being monitored the route is rendered in the non-editable monitor colour (red). A currently monitored route can only be changed from the Edit Route folder, saved and then reloaded from the Monitor Route folder.
Page 317: Dangers
ECDIS-E User Guide Routes Dangers The Dangers tab folder enables the operator to view objects and areas that could endanger the safety of own ship on the currently monitored route. WARNING: TEMPORARY ROUTES ARE NOT SEPARATELY SAFETY CHECKED. THE OPERATOR MUST RELY ON OWN SHIP SAFETY REGION FOR DETECTING DANGERS WHILE OWN SHIP IS ON A TEMPORARY ROUTE.
Page 318: Critical Points
Routes ECDIS-E User Guide Critical Points The Critical Points tab folder enables you to select and view position and alert trigger details on critical points that have been generated in the Critical Points tab folder of the Edit Route menu. Routes can be loaded for monitoring and cleared in the same way as described for the Route tab folder.
Page 319: Eta Calculator
ECDIS-E User Guide Routes ETA Calculator The ETA Calculator window enables you to calculate the time, speed and distance between waypoints on a monitored route. With a route loaded for monitoring, click on the ETA Calculator sub menu from the Routes menu.
Page 320 Routes ECDIS-E User Guide To change the ETA Calculator values do the following: 1. To change the Distance or Speed values click in the respective fields, with the value shown as green move the trackball left, to decrease, or right to increase the value. When the distance and speed values are changed the Time and ETA values are automatically updated.
Page 321: Route Eta
ECDIS-E User Guide Routes Route ETA The Route ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival) enables the following settings to be changed or selected on a monitored route:  Waypoint selection - click on the WPT drop down arrow to select a waypoint on the monitored route.
Page 322: Required Speed
Routes ECDIS-E User Guide Required Speed Required Speed enables the user to specify a desired arrival time for any selected waypoint on a monitored route. When a desired arrival time is entered the system calculates own ship speed required to the present leg, and speed required for the remaining legs in order to achieve this arrival time.
Page 323: Route Status
ECDIS-E User Guide Routes Route Status A summary of the active leg of a monitored route is shown in the Route Status window. The information in this window is also shown in the Route tab folder of the Monitor Route sub menu. The information in the Route Status window includes the following: Name...
Page 324: Temporary Routes
Routes ECDIS-E User Guide Temporary Routes A temporary route (temp route) can be created and displayed on screen, either independently or in addition to a currently displayed planned route. The temp route is edited and validated independently of a planned route via the Temp Route tab folder.
Page 325: Monitoring A Temporary Route
ECDIS-E User Guide Routes 4. The Overall, Selected Turn or Waypoint DTG default values may be changed by clicking in the relevant fields and moving the trackball left or right to increase or decrease the values. The DWOL is changed by adjusting the Waypoint DTG. When own ship has passed the DWOL the field changes to displaying Past on a red background.
Page 326: Transitioning A Temporary Route To A Monitored Route
Routes ECDIS-E User Guide Transitioning a Temporary Route to a Monitored Route A temp route may be used to transition own ship's course to a monitored route. To transition a temp route to a monitored route do the following: 1. Load the route to be monitored from the Route tab folder of the Monitor Route window, see Monitor Route - Route Tab.
Page 327: Importing And Exporting A Route
ECDIS-E User Guide Routes Importing and Exporting a Route The Import/Export sub menu enables you to import or export routes that have been created on the VisionMaster FT system. Routes not currently on a console can be imported from an external drive (usually a USB memory stick), and existing routes can be exported to an external drive.
Page 328: Exporting Routes
Routes ECDIS-E User Guide Exporting Routes To export routes do the following: 1. If the external drive where the route(s) are to be exported to is a USB memory stick connect the device to a USB port on the Trackball. 2.
Page 329: Route Display Settings
ECDIS-E User Guide Routes Route Display Settings The Route Display Settings sub-menu enables you to select the graphic display of labels associated with the displayed route. The following display settings are available:  Display Monitored Route - displays the route currently being monitored. This setting cannot be switched off.
Page 331: Chapter 9 Targets
ECDIS-E User Guide Targets Chapter 9 Targets The Targets facility provides information and management of all targets, including locally tracked targets and AIS targets. To open the menu left click on the Targets button in the main menu list. The Targets sub- menu list is displayed with the following selection options: ...
Page 332: Ais Targets
Targets ECDIS-E User Guide AIS Targets AIS Rendering Conditions AIS targets are only rendered when the following conditions apply:  There is a valid position and heading for own ship.  Enable Input is checked in AIS Display.  AIS target messages are being received and are valid. ...
Page 333 ECDIS-E User Guide Targets Activating AIS Targets when Capacity is Reached VisionMaster allows for the activation of AIS targets even when the activated capacity has been reached (i.e. 40 activated AIS targets). This is done by the system selecting the least navigationally significant target and automatically setting it to sleeping (with any underlying tracked target being cancelled).
Page 334: Ais Target States
Targets ECDIS-E User Guide AIS Target States AIS targets are usually displayed on the chart display as triangles (unless the AIS is a scaled ship symbol) and can be shown in one of the following states: Sleeping A sleeping target is smaller in size than an activated target and is never displayed with vectors.
Page 335 ECDIS-E User Guide Targets on the target origin and information on the target is shown in the AIS window. An AIS ship's outline is NOT considered for CPA/TCPA infringements. These calculations will be taken from the AIS triangle symbol. Not used in An AIS target symbol that is not used in collision avoidance calculations when collision...
Page 336: Ais Target Alert States
Targets ECDIS-E User Guide Changing an Activated Target to Sleeping An activated, or activated and selected target can be manually set to sleeping. To set a target to sleeping do the following: 1. Right click on an activated AIS target. 2.
Page 337: Ais Safety Messages
ECDIS-E User Guide Targets The cross symbol flashes while the Lost Target alarm is unacknowledged. Note that lost AIS targets do not generate CPA/TCPA alarms. AIS targets in an Activation Zone will remain flashing red until the AZ Entry alert is acknowledged (see Alert Status Indicator). When the alert has been acknowledged the AIS symbol will revert to its normal (green) state, even when the target remains in the Activation Zone.
Page 338: Classes And Types Of Ais
Targets ECDIS-E User Guide Classes and Types of AIS There are two classes of AIS target, Class A and Class B, as well as different types of AIS used for shore stations (Base Stations), Aids to Navigation (ATON), AIS on Search and Rescue (SAR) aircraft and AIS Search and Rescue Transmitters (SART).
Page 339 ECDIS-E User Guide Targets Man Overboard device designed to be carried by individual crew members and used in the event of a Man Overboard situation or other personal emergency. On activation, it transmits a message giving position and ID. Transmission will be picked up by own ship and also by other AIS equipped vessels within range.
Page 340: Target Monitoring
Targets ECDIS-E User Guide Target Monitoring All targets are monitored for Lost Target. AIS targets (both activated and sleeping) are monitored for CPA/TCPA using own ship's CCRP for reference. BCR/BCT infringements use own ship's bow for reference. Lost Target If the system loses track of a target then a Lost Target alert (warning) is raised for that target and an appropriate flashing alarm symbol placed over the target’s symbol, see Target Monitoring Symbols.
Page 341: Selected Target Functions
ECDIS-E User Guide Targets Selected Target Functions Selected Target The Selected Target sub menu enables real time data on a selected target to be displayed. The Selected Target window will appear on the chart display when a target is selected to be tracked. The Selected Target sub menu divides into the following tab folders: ...
Page 342 Targets ECDIS-E User Guide If the system is in ground stabilised mode the following two fields are shown:  COG - the true COG of target  SOG - the true SOG of target The Show Tracked Data button at the bottom of the Target data tab is disabled on ECDIS-E nodes.
Page 343: Ais Info
ECDIS-E User Guide Targets AIS Info The AIS Info tab folder displays alphanumeric information for an activated AIS target. If a target is set to sleeping (see AIS Targets), its data is automatically removed from AIS Info. When AIS targets are not shown, received AIS transmissions continue to be stored so that known targets can be rendered quickly when conditions indicate rendering should proceed.
Page 344 Targets ECDIS-E User Guide Dynamic Data The following dynamic data is displayed:  Latitude/Longitude position of target  RAIM in Use Indication  Position Accuracy  Time  COG - the target's course bearing.  SOG - the target's speed over ground. ...
Page 345 ECDIS-E User Guide Targets Static Data The following static data is displayed (if no static data is available then Missing or Unknown is displayed):  IMO number.  Call Sign - vessel identification name (data not available for Class B targets). ...
Page 346 Targets ECDIS-E User Guide 5. The MKD will be removed from the screen after a short period of inactivity. To re-enable the MKD left click in the message field again. 6. To clear a message press the Clear button, to cancel the send action press Cancel.
Page 347: Multiple Targets
ECDIS-E User Guide Targets Multiple Targets The Multiple Targets window can display information on up to eight activated AIS targets. The following summary data for each target, based on distance and time from own ship, is displayed:  Target number (ID) ...
Page 348: Selecting Targets For The User Folder
Targets ECDIS-E User Guide Selecting Targets for the User Folder Any target manually selected from the chart display is listed in the User folder, including targets which are not established. In this case the CPA and TCPA information displayed for the target is shown as dashed until a vector is established.
Page 349: Target Display
ECDIS-E User Guide Targets Target Display The Target Display window shows the display parameters for all targets. In addition to the Targets menu the target display window can be quickly accessed by right clicking on the Target icon on the upper toolbar and selecting Target Display..
Page 350: Other
Targets ECDIS-E User Guide Auto Drop Targets This area enables auto drop targets to be enabled and the auto drop range to be adjusted, for information see Auto Drop Targets. Other The Vector Timeout check box should be ticked to ensure that the vector True/Relative setting matches the Trails mode after the vector timeout of 30 seconds, see Vector Modes.
Page 351: Target Display Other Features
ECDIS-E User Guide Targets Target Display Other Features Past Position Dots When past position dots are switched on, dots are displayed on the screen indicating the past positions of all targets (with the exception of sleeping AIS targets). When an AIS target is activated, the past position data starts to build up.
Page 352: Auto Drop Targets
Targets ECDIS-E User Guide Auto Drop Targets The operator can enable an Auto-drop mode in which individual AIS or tracked targets deemed not to be a threat to own ship are automatically dropped by the tracker (or set to sleeping for AIS) without an alarm being raised.
Page 353: Ais Display
ECDIS-E User Guide Targets AIS Display The AIS Display window includes the following areas:  Settings All Nodes  Filter Settings  Other  Target Count All Nodes The AIS Display window may be quickly accessed from the main screen by left clicking on the AIS button on the upper toolbar.
Page 354: Filter Settings
Targets ECDIS-E User Guide Filter Settings Filter Settings enables different types of AIS targets and AIS NAV symbols to be displayed (ticked) or not displayed (unticked). The system prioritises AIS targets into class A and class B vessels. The distinction is made based on the type of message received via the AIS transponder installed on the originating vessel.
Page 355 ECDIS-E User Guide Targets AIS Nav Symbols The icons used for AIS Nav symbols appear blue on the chart display when the symbol is in the `on position'. See the table below. Physical ATON Virtual ATON SAR Aircraft SAR Vessel (Only when Active) AIS SART, MOB and EPIRB Base Station Off / Missing...
Page 356 Targets ECDIS-E User Guide AIS ATON will indicate off position of floating aid with "off Posn", light failure with "Unlit" or Racon failure with "Racon err" in yellow text. The absence of a charted Physical ATON is indicated with a virtual dotted outline and with "Missing"...
Page 357: Ais Target Information
ECDIS-E User Guide Targets AIS Target Information Information relating to AIS SART, MOB and EPIRB can be displayed by a left click of that particular target. Relevant information about this target is displayed in a Selected Target window. Within this window Nav. Status displays as either Active or Test, depending on whether in active or test mode.
Page 358: Set All Ais Targets To Sleeping
Targets ECDIS-E User Guide Set All AIS Targets to Sleeping The Set All to Sleeping button allows you to set all AIS targets to sleeping based on the following criteria: On a two -node system, all AIS targets are set to sleeping on the node that the command was made.
Page 359: Activation Zones
ECDIS-E User Guide Targets Activation Zones An activation zone is a defined annular or polygonal area of the display. Targets that enter an activation area are automatically activated and an AZ Entry alarm is raised. There are two annular and two polygonal activation zones available, which can be turned on and off.
Page 360: Annular Activation Zones
Targets ECDIS-E User Guide Annular Activation Zones The initial annular activation zone definitions are as follows:  Zone 1 4 to 5 NM range and 270° to 90° bearing  Zone 2 12 to 14 NM range and 270° to 90° bearing An annular activation zone can be edited by changing its radial position and depth, and by changing its start bearing and end bearing within the limits defined below.
Page 361: Polygonal Activation Zones
ECDIS-E User Guide Targets To create activation zone parameters directly on the chart display do the following: 1. Click on the Edit button of the zone to be edited (Zone 1 or Zone 2. Move the cursor into the display and left click to create the first start point of the Activation zone.
Page 362 Targets ECDIS-E User Guide 3. Move the cursor and left click again, a second zone point is created and the two circles are joined with a straight purple line. To create the polygonal shape continue the process, the last zone point (maximum of 10) must be entered at the first point.
Page 363: Own Ship Ais
ECDIS-E User Guide Targets Own Ship AIS The Own Ship AIS window includes the following three tab folders:  Own Ship  Message Rx  Message Tx The following section describes data available on the Own Ship tab folder. For information on AIS safety messages that have been sent and received refer to Own Ship AIS Messages.
Page 364 Targets ECDIS-E User Guide Voyage The Voyage tab includes the following data for own ship:  Draught  Cargo  DEST (Destination)  POB (only available if AIS MKD Control is enabled)  ETA calculator, (for information on using the ETA calculator refer to ETA Calculator in the Routes menu) ...
Page 365: Own Ship Ais Messages
ECDIS-E User Guide Targets Own Ship AIS Messages The Own Ship AIS function includes tab folders for messages sent from own ship (Message Tx) and messages received from other vessels (Message Rx). Message Tx The Message Tx tab folder lists up to 50 safety messages that have been generated by own ship and sent to AIS vessels.
Page 366 Targets ECDIS-E User Guide To send broadcast messages do the following: 1. To broadcast a message to all AIS vessels included in the message recipient list click the Send Broadcast Message button. A message popup window appears. 2. Click in the message field and compose a message using the AIS MKD, for information refer to `AIS Safety Messages' in AIS Info.
Page 367: Message Rx
ECDIS-E User Guide Targets Message Rx The Messages Rx tab folder displays messages that have been generated from an external device. The messages may for example have been sent from another ship in the area. AIS messages are used to convey to the operator information that requires attention.
Page 368: Limits And Settings
Targets ECDIS-E User Guide Limits and Settings The Limits and Settings window defines the following:  CPA/TCPA limits  bow crossing (BCR/BCT) limits  Target Association settings and limits  Lost Target Alert enablement and lost target range limit setting A target is considered dangerous if it infringes the defined limits set in this window.
Page 369: Target Association
ECDIS-E User Guide Targets Target Association Target association enables the system to decide if a target tracked or activated on one node is the same as a target tracked or activated on other nodes. The difference in the target's range, bearing and velocity values must be less than the association limits for a target to be considered the same.
Page 370: Collision Avoidance Criteria
Targets ECDIS-E User Guide Collision Avoidance Criteria Collision avoidance must be carried out in strict compliance with the COLREG. Relative velocity is fundamental to the activity of collision avoidance. The system calculates relative velocity in both ground and sea stabilisation modes and presents individual target CPA/TCPA data.
Page 371: Chapter 10 Electronic Range And Bearing Lines
ECDIS-E User Guide Electronic Range and Bearing Lines Chapter 10 Electronic Range and Bearing Lines Two electronic bearing lines (EBL) and two variable range markers (VRM) are available in and can be displayed simultaneously or separately on the chart display. When an EBL is turned “On”...
Page 372: Creating An Erbl
Electronic Range and Bearing Lines ECDIS-E User Guide Creating an ERBL Each ERBL can be turned on or off independently. Previous settings are maintained after they are switched off. To turn on an ERBL do the following: 1. Click on ERBL 1 and/or ERBL 2 buttons on the lower toolbar to access both ERBL popup windows.
Page 373: Changing The Erbl Bearing
ECDIS-E User Guide Electronic Range and Bearing Lines Changing the ERBL Bearing Bearings may be true (T) or relative (R). When T is selected the bearing value shown is always true with regard to North. When R is selected the bearing value is shown relative to own ship’s heading, e.g.
Page 374 Electronic Range and Bearing Lines ECDIS-E User Guide To change the ERBL range from the Control Panel: Turn VRM rotary control clockwise to increase the range, or anti- clockwise to decrease. Turning the VRM control changes the ERBL into a VRM/EBL (i.e. the VRM circle is drawn on the display). If both VRMs are switched off, turning the VRM rotary control will automatically switch on VRM1.
Page 375: Off-Centring, Carrying And Dropping An Erbl
ECDIS-E User Guide Electronic Range and Bearing Lines Off-Centring, Carrying and Dropping an ERBL Default position for ERBLs 1 & 2 is centred on own ship's CCRP. When centred, the ERBL can be offset, dropped, or its end point dropped. An ERBL is always carried unless it is “dropped”...
Page 376 Electronic Range and Bearing Lines ECDIS-E User Guide Where Offset Origin is selected: 1. Cursor changes to bidirectional arrow. The EBL and its associated VRM display the suffix (C). 2. When Offset selected, the ERBL is immediately positioned at cursor position on the display. Use trackball to move ERBL to the required offset location.
Page 377: Dropping An Ebl/Vrm On The Display
ECDIS-E User Guide Electronic Range and Bearing Lines Dropping an EBL/VRM on the Display An EBL/VRM may be dropped at any position on the chart display. To drop an ERL/VRM right click at the required location and select Adjust EBL/VRM1 from the context window.
Page 379: Chapter 11 Brilliance
ECDIS-E User Guide Brilliance Chapter 11 Brilliance Brilliance Menu The Brilliance menu provides access to the following functions:  Day Night Modes  Brilliance Groups  Chart Symbols  Brilliance Check You can access the Brilliance sub-menus in one of two ways: ...
Page 380: Day And Night Modes
Brilliance ECDIS-E User Guide Day and Night Modes The Day / Night modes function enables you to select the correct colour setting for optimum display purposes in various lighting conditions. The colour modes include two daylight settings, one dusk and one night time setting. The current setting is shown with its radio button highlighted.
Page 381: Brilliance Groups
ECDIS-E User Guide Brilliance Brilliance Groups This feature enables you to independently adjust the brilliance of the following predefined groups:  Chart Symbols  Mariner Objects (NAV Tools)  Alarms / Warnings  Routes  ARPA / AIS data (to extinction) ...
Page 382: Chart Symbols
Brilliance ECDIS-E User Guide Chart Symbols The Chart Symbols window enables access to a colour diagram, which ensures that any adjustments made to the brightness and contrast settings on the monitor will enable the SENC data, such as coastlines, safety contour and other objects to be adequately displayed.
Page 383: Brightness Check
ECDIS-E User Guide Brilliance Brightness Check The Brightness Check is a method of accurately setting the ECDIS-E panel PC monitor's brightness control to an optimal setting. The brightness check window contains a grey box within a black rectangle. When a brightness check is performed the operator adjusts the monitor controls while observing the grey box.
Page 385: Chapter 12 Conning Information Display
ECDIS-E User Guide Conning Information Display Chapter 12 Conning Information Display The widescreen VMFT ECDIS includes a configurable side panel to the left of the display that includes a number of pre-configured CID pages. Conning Information Display (CID) pages, along with semi-transparent HUD widgets, are also available to be viewed as popup windows.
Page 386: Docking Display
Conning Information Display ECDIS-E User Guide Docking Display The docking display uses various sensor data from serial interfaces connected to a PCIO unit to compute own ship’s fore and aft motion and its port and starboard velocity at the bow and the stern. The docking display is intended for use during ship docking and other low- speed manoeuvring operations such as anchoring.
Page 387: Steering Mode & Route Info
ECDIS-E User Guide Conning Information Display Steering Mode & Route Info The Steering Mode and Route Information window is divided into two columns. The left side column shows the data values compiled from the following element groups  True heading data, the current bearing value as shown in the HDG data display (see Sensor Data Display) and the data source of the value e.g.
Page 388: Hud Widgets
Conning Information Display ECDIS-E User Guide HUD Widgets Heads Up Display (HUD) objects are CID widgets that may be viewed in the chart display area. They are generally used during docking and other low-speed manoeuvring operations to aid navigation by indicating the status of particular sensors.
Page 389 ECDIS-E User Guide Conning Information Display To reposition a HUD widget: 1. Move the screen cursor inside the widget, the title bar appears. 2. Move the cursor to the title bar, the cursor changes to a bidirectional arrow indicator. 3. Hold down the left key and use the trackball to move the object around the chart display.
Page 390: Cid Pages
Conning Information Display ECDIS-E User Guide CID Pages The following sub sections describe the CID pages that may be available to view from the ECDIS-E side panel. To change the CID page tab through the options using the buttons. Other CID pages will be available as popup windows from the CID button, see `CID Popup Windows’.
Page 391 ECDIS-E User Guide Conning Information Display • Course Over Ground (COG) • Ships current COG bearing • The sensor source providing the COG data • A graphic element showing the ship’s COG bearing. The indication is stationary and centred on the graphic, while the bearing tick marks and COG values move as COG bearing changes.
Page 392: Route Cid Page
Conning Information Display ECDIS-E User Guide Route CID Page The Route page displays the following alphanumeric information compiled from various sensor data on the currently monitored route. • Route Data, including: • The name of the route being monitored • The state of the ship on the route, e.g.
Page 393: Sea Cid Page
ECDIS-E User Guide Conning Information Display Sea CID Page The Sea page displays alphanumeric information on prevailing sea conditions, including history of depth below keel, wind strength and direction (relative and true) and pitch & roll data. The default Sea page shows the data values compiled from the following element groups: •...
Page 395: Chapter 13 System
ECDIS-E User Guide System Chapter 13 System The System menu provides access to the following system functions:  User Profiles  Options  Diagnostics  Commissioning  Time Management  Shutdown 65934012 13-1...
Page 396: User Profiles
System ECDIS-E User Guide User Profiles The User Profiles submenu enables you to create, delete, apply, save, view and update profiles that contain node specific chart, route, and other display settings. Saved profiles are maintained by the system and are available after a system restart.
Page 397: Dual-Node Functionality
ECDIS-E User Guide System Dual-Node Functionality The collection of available user profiles is saved and retrieved in a database, shared between nodes within a dual-node system. When a profile is applied, it is generally only applied to that particular node. Most changes made to a user profile will only affect the profile on that node, exceptions to this are changes to the following: •...
Page 398: Create New Profile
System ECDIS-E User Guide Create New Profile When creating a new user profile, you have the option of selecting values for the various settings, and also the option of choosing whether or not a given setting is included in your profile. For example, a profile may be created that only contains display settings for routes, or one that only contains settings for charts.
Page 399: Available Profiles
ECDIS-E User Guide System Available Profiles Saved profiles in the Available Profiles list are viewed and edited in the same way as described in View/Edit Profiles. When a profile is applied, the system updates the corresponding features with the setting values stored in the profile only on the node where the profile was applied.
Page 400: View/Edit Profiles
System ECDIS-E User Guide View/Edit Profiles To change a Profile's settings, with a Profile created and displayed in the Available Profiles field, click the View/Edit button. Two tab folders are available; Editing and Selection. View/Edit Profile – Selection The Selection tab folder lists all the profile groups that can be selected, once selected the group is listed in the Editing folder where user profile settings can be defined.
Page 401: View/Edit Profile - Editing
ECDIS-E User Guide System • SevenCs - enables selection of SevenCs chart features, see Chart Settings – Symbology. • Target Settings – enables various target settings to be selected. To change profile selections do the following: All features listed in the Profile Selection groups are selected by default.
Page 402 System ECDIS-E User Guide 3. To select from a number of feature options (for example, Distance and Time, or Vector type) select the radio button. 4. When custom settings have been made click on the Save button. The settings are saved and the menu returns with the edited profile highlighted in the Available Profiles list.
Page 403: Options
ECDIS-E User Guide System Options The Options window displays a selection of common units which are displayed when the system is running, (e.g. meters, knots, degrees etc.). The Options window displays the units as read- only information, unless the commissioning engineer has enabled the selection of units for the operator at initialisation.
Page 404: Diagnostic Functions
System ECDIS-E User Guide Diagnostic Functions Diagnostics The Diagnostics menu includes the following which have functionality for a non- logged on user:  Report - enables reports to be generated and exported to an external device.  DataLog - enables individual datalog files to be viewed and a datalog zip file to be generated and exported to an external device.
Page 405: Report
ECDIS-E User Guide System Report The Report folder enables you to export a system fault report to an external device such as a USB memory stick. The Reports folder can be quickly accessed with a right click on the iHelp button.
Page 406 System ECDIS-E User Guide All fault report options are generated as single compressed file, with the file extension .rpt to distinguish it as a report file. In order to access the files within the report the file extension should be changed to .zip on the service desktop, or on a separate PC.
Page 407 ECDIS-E User Guide System To export diagnostic log files do the following: 1. Follow steps 1 to 3 in the previous procedure. 2. Select Diagnostic Log Files from the Report Options drop down list. 3. If required, enter a description of the log files in the Description field.
Page 408: Datalog
System ECDIS-E User Guide DataLog The system automatically logs all voyage data to a single relational database management system (RDBMS) located on the ship’s network. The following voyage data is logged to the database at a periodic default rate of 5 seconds: ...
Page 409 ECDIS-E User Guide System The Data Log Viewer window may include the following datalog types, listed as tabs:  Announcement (alarms or warnings generated)  CCRS  Chart (with the VMFT system name in brackets)  LOP fix  Man overboard ...
Page 410: Sensor Status
System ECDIS-E User Guide 6. Click the Export button. The system exports the datalog as a zip file, while the export is in progress the Export button changes to display Wait... If successful a temporary prompt will appear confirming the export. This process may take a long time if all logs are being exported over an extensive period.
Page 411 ECDIS-E User Guide System View Sensor Status Details To view details on the sensor status click the Details button at the bottom of the window. A separate window displays the following sensor status details:  Sensor abbreviation and its description, e.g. DBT (Depth) ...
Page 412 System ECDIS-E User Guide The following table lists all data states and a description. Data State Description A long period of time has passed since an actual measurement of the data was received. Since that time, the data has been adjusted to make it correct for the current Dead Reckoned time.
Page 413 ECDIS-E User Guide System There is a possibility that the data is not valid, usually because no mechanism is being applied to ensure that the data was not corrupted during transmission. For example, Questionable this may be indicated if the NMEA messages providing the data have no checksum (if the system is configured to allow such messages).
Page 414: Connection Status
System ECDIS-E User Guide Connection Status Connection Status on a Dual-Node System The Connection Status folder determines the connection of each node on a dual-node system. The connection state for both nodes is shown as a table in the Connection Status tab folder.
Page 415: Commissioning
ECDIS-E User Guide System Commissioning The Commissioning menu includes the following functions:  Login - enables a suitably qualified user to access locked system processes by entering a user name and password.  Authorization - displays authorization information and product type for the node.
Page 416: Authorization
System ECDIS-E User Guide Authorization The Authorization tab folder displays the current authorization status of the display. If the authorization state is valid the following message is displayed at the top of the tab folder: The system is fully authorized. The authorization folder displays a five digit system PIN, which is encrypted when the system is initially commissioned.
Page 417: Config Update
ECDIS-E User Guide System When the node is running on a temporary password, a warning is given, repeated once per day, indicating when the password will expire. After the password expiry date has been reached, the node reverts to an unauthorized state.
Page 418 System ECDIS-E User Guide Exporting a Configuration To export a configuration do the following: 1. Connect a USB memory stick to the USB connector on the trackball. The device name appears in the Import Configuration File field. 2. Select the device name and click the Export button.
Page 419: Characteristics
ECDIS-E User Guide System 6. Click the Eject button and remove the memory stick from the trackball. Applying the Config Update When a modified configuration has been imported, all the nodes on the system will require a re-start in order to apply the modified configuration, see Shutdown.
Page 420: Service
System ECDIS-E User Guide Service The Service tab folder displays the following navigation tree items:  Communications  Port Monitor  Port Logging The Communications sub menu enables the following data to be viewed:  Port Monitor - view data received from a selected port and data sent from the display to the port.
Page 421 ECDIS-E User Guide System 3. The Port Monitor window view options default to separate Received and Sent data fields and data viewed as ASCII. To change these default options click in the Combined button to view all data in the same field and click in the Binary button to view data as binary code.
Page 422 System ECDIS-E User Guide Port Logging The Port Logging window lists all the currently configured ports on the system and provides the option to capture data for the specified port. 1. To access Port Logging click on the Communications + button, highlight Port Logging in the tree menu and click on the Display Selected button at the bottom of the tab folder.
Page 423: Time Management
ECDIS-E User Guide System Time Management The Time Management facility enables the operator to select local date and time and set a time zone offset from GMT. The window also displays the sensor (e.g. GPS) which is used as the time source. In addition to the System menu the Time Management window can be quickly accessed by left clicking on the date and time field in the lower...
Page 424: Shutdown
System ECDIS-E User Guide Shutdown The Shutdown facility enables the operator to shut down or restart a single node, or all nodes on the system. In Operator mode, the Service Mode and Service Mode All buttons will be greyed out. They will only be available if the current operator is logged on as a Service Engineer.

Sperry Marine VISIONMASTER FT ECDIS-E User Manual

Chapter 1 Overview

Chapter 2 Getting Started with ECDIS-E

Chapter 3 Basic Operation of ECDIS-E

Chapter 4 Charts

Appendix A -Chart Installation

Appendix B Chart Datum Codes Chart Datum Codes

Chapter 5 Navigation Tools

Chapter 6 Sensor Management Sensors Menu

Chapter 7 Alerts

Chapter 8 Routes

Chapter 9 Targets

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