ComNav 11101 - Basic Operations

ComNav 1101 Autopilot SETUP & SEA TRIALS CHECKLIST 8 - 2
Basic Operations
With the vessel underway and clear of traffic and obstacles:
Enter STANDBY mode to:
11) Set Speed Trip Point.
Enter AUTOPILOT mode and:
12) Adjust turn rate, rudder and counter rudder at slow speed.
13) Adjust yaw setting at slow speed.
14) Adjust turn rate, rudder and counter rudder at fast speed.
15) Adjust yaw setting at fast speed.
16) Test dodge function.
Enter STANDBY mode to:
17) Select type of Special Turn.
Return to AUTOPILOT mode and:
18) Execute a Special Turn.
Advanced Operations
19) Setup Navigation Device and check that correct NMEA sentences are available.
With the vessel underway and clear of traffic and obstacles:
Enter NAV mode:
20) Check XTE sense is “Normal.”
21) Check Autopilot operation in NAV mode with “Normal” XTE Sense.
22) If necessary, select “Rev” XTE Sense.
23) If necessary, check Autopilot operation in NAV mode with “Rev” XTE Sense.
24) Turn XTE Sense “Off.”
25) Check Autopilot operation in NAV mode with XTE Sense “Off.”
26) Set XTE Sense value (Norm, Rev or Off) to desired value.