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ECDIS User Guide
Add Annotation Mark
The Add Annotation Mark feature allows you to
highlight an object (an area, line or point) on the chart
display and add a note to the annotated chart object.
To annotate a chart object do the following:
1. Click on the Add Annotation Mark button,
the following screen prompts to select the
chart object to annotate.
2. Move the cursor onto the chart
display and click the ENC chart
object you want to annotate, a
white dashed outline box is
drawn on the chart area. The size
of the box is dependent on the query area
size as selected in the Report Options tab.
3. The Results tab of the Add Annotation Mark
window lists all ENC chart objects in the
defined area. To page through the objects
click the Up and Down arrows.
4. Select the chart object to be annotated from the Results list.
5. If the object is a point (for example, a buoy or
navigation marker) or an area the object or area is
highlighted with a lighter, transparent background
and with a white outline. If the object is a line (e.g.
submarine cable) the line is displayed in white.
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.
b.
If the object is a point a white box appears around
the chart object with an
c.
If the object is a line the white line changes to
an orange dotted line annotation mark.
The Chart Update View/Edit window confirms the annotated
symbol status. The object data shown is the same as shown previously in
the Create New Object section.
To exit Add Annotation Mark click the Done button. The white box
around the object is removed but the
returns to the Edit Chart Update menu.
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HI THERE , I COULD NOT FIND THE MOB BUTTON IN THE UPPER TOOLBAR AND IN NAV TOOLS , AND THE VIDEO PLAYBACK BUTTON ON IUR SPERRY MARINWE ECDIS.
The MOB (Man Overboard) button can be found in the upper toolbar of the Sperry Marine VisionMaster FT ECDIS. It has a yellow background when the MOB event is active and a standard background color when inactive. However, there is no information provided in the context regarding the location of a video playback button.
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WHAT IS THE PROCEDURES IN MAKING PARALLEL INDEX USING SPERRY MARINE ECDIS
To make a Parallel Index (PI) using Sperry Marine Visionmaster FT ECDIS, follow these procedures:
1. Access PI Lines: Left-click on the "Parallel Index Lines" field in the NAV Tools menu.
2. Use the PI Lines Window: This window has three tabs:
- Edit Tab: Add a new PI line or set, copy, delete, rename, or realign lines to the ship's current heading.
- Display Tab: Select which PI lines to display.
3. Define Each PI Line: Set the following parameters:
- Range from the closest point to own ship
- Bearing
- Line type
- Side of the ship (port or starboard)
Up to fifteen PI lines can be displayed at once across the entire chart display in all modes.
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