13. User Charts; Introduction; Objects Of User Charts - Furuno FAR-3210 Operator's Manual

13. USER CHARTS

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Introduction

User charts are overlays that the user creates to indicate safety-related objects and
areas. They can be displayed on both the radar display and the electronic chart. These
charts are intended for pointing out safety-related items like position of important nav-
igation marks, safe area for the ship, etc. User charts areas can be used to activate
alerts and indications based on user-defined danger symbols, lines and areas. When
route or own ship estimated position is going to cross a user chart symbol, line or area
that is defined as a dangerous one, an alert or indication is generated by the system.
See the chapter on chart alerts.
A user chart consists of various objects (points, lines, text, symbols, etc.). The maxi-
mum number of points per user chart is 200 (a circle is one point, a rectangle is four
points). You may link up to five user charts to a route, for a max. of 1,000 user chart
points per route.
The user chart is displayed on the radar display and its position and shape is based
on the ship's actual position. When own ship is moving in the area covered by the user
chart, the elements of the user chart are superimposed on the radar, with a maximum
of 80 of the nearest elements displayed.
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Objects of user charts

Below is a description of the objects used in a user chart.
• Tidal: There are two types of tidals, current and predicted.
• Line: You can define four different types of lines. Lines can be used in chart alert
calculation and/or display on the radar:
• Navigation lines: Displayed on both the radar display and the chart display. Nav-
igation lines are reference lines for coast line.
• Coast line: Displayed on both the radar and the chart display. Coastal line is usu-
ally a well-defined (by chart digitizer) multi-segment line showing the coastline.
The user is able to create this type of line in case there is no suitable chart avail-
able over desired area in S57 format.
• Depth contour: Displayed on both the radar and chart display. Depth line shows
the chosen depth levels. The user is able to create this type of line in case there
is no suitable chart available over desired area in or S57 format.
• Route line: Displayed on both the radar display and the chart display. Route lines
are zones for anchoring, traffic separation lines, etc.
• Clearing line: A clearing line is used to define a line which a vessel can sail to avoid
navigational hazards. A clearing line can be of the NMT (Not More Than) or NLT
(Not Less Than) type. Displayed on the chart display only.
• Area: The operator can define closed areas, which the system can use to detect
safe water areas. If route or estimated ship position is going to cross the area, the
system generates a warning to the user. These areas can be used to specify safe
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