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4. TO CHANGE THE VESSEL'S
COURSE:
z To obtain the desired course,
leave the master select switch in the
PILOT position. Estimate the number of
degrees of course change required.
z Until the display shows the desired
course, alter the course in one degree
steps by pressing and releasing either the
red or green ARROW key.
--- Or ---
Alter course by ten degrees per second
by pressing and holding either the red or
green ARROW key.
z To select a special turn (U-turn,
Emergency Turn, or Continuous Turn),
with the Pilot in Standby mode, press the
Turn key once followed by the Green key
until the desired Turn is displayed.
z To adjust the rate at which the
vessel will turn to the new course, press
the ADJUST key until 'trn' is displayed
and then press the up or down ARROW
key
5. TO DODGE THE VESSEL OFF
COURSE\PILOT MODE
z To avoid obstacles in the water,
press either the red or green DODGE key
for a panic turn in the desired direction.
z To keep the vessel off course,
after it has turned far enough to clear the
obstacle, press and hold both DODGE
keys.
z To return to the programmed
course at the rate set by the turn rate
control. Release the DODGE key
6. TO INTERFACE WITH A
NAVIGATION COMPUTER\NAV MODE
z Start navigating towards a
selected route or waypoint, using a
Navigation Computer which has an
NMEA 0183 output.
z Turn the autopilot master select
switch to the NAV position. The autopilot
will set its own course using information
sent to it by the Navigation Computer.
z To select the response to cross
track error (normal or reversed), press the
TURN key and then the green ARROW
key.
z The DODGE keys operate as
described in (5) above, except that the
vessel will return to the original track to
the waypoint, rather than the original
course, when the DODGE keys are
released.
For more complete operating instructions,
refer to the CONTROLS and
OPERATION sections.
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