4
Origin waypoint ID
5
Destination waypoint ID
6-7 Destination Waypoint Latitude (N or S)
8-9 Destination Waypoint Longitude (E or W)
10
Range naut. miles, present fix
waypoint Great Circle.
nm, display 999.9.]
11
Bearing, True, Great Circle, Present fix to
dest. waypoint
12
Closing velocity to destination, knots
13
Arrival (OR'ed arrival circle and crossing of
line which is perpendicular to the course line
and which passes through the destination
waypoint.)
14
CHECKSUM
(Mandatory in this sentence.)
RMC
Transit Specific (to be followed by RMB)
1
2 3
4 5
RMC,XXXXXX,A,XXXX.XX,N,XXXXX.XX,W,XX.X,XXX.,XXXXXX,XX.,E *XX
1
Time, UTC
2
Status
(A = valid,
3-4 Latitude at UTC time, N or S
5-6 Longitude at UTC time, E or W
7
Speed, knots
86
to
destination
[If range exceeds 999.9
6 7
8
9
10 12
V = invalid)
8
HDG (track), degrees
9
Date
(DDMMYY)
10
Variation, degrees
11
Variation, sense (E or W)
12
CHECKSUM
(Mandatory in this sentence)
VTG
Actual Track and Ground Speed (SPD)
1
2 3
4 5
6 7
VTG,XXX.,T,XXX.,M,XX.X,N,XX.X,K
1-2 Track degrees, True
3-4 Track degrees, Magnetic
5-6 Speed, knots
7-8 Speed, kilometers/hour
8
Magellan NAV 6500/NAV 6510