Antenna height
(meters)
Target height
(meters)
Maximum range
(Nautical miles)
3 3
7.7
3 10 10.9
5
3 8.8
5
10 12
16.8 Collision Avoidance
The Radar and Chart applications include features
to help increase your awareness for the potential for
collisions.
Collision Avoidance features include:
AIS
Vessels and aids equipped
with AIS transmitters, that are
within range can be displayed
as targets.
Refer to
Chapter 12 AIS
(Automatic Identication
System)
for details.
Chart and
Radar
applications
MARPA
MARPA (Mini Automatic
Radar Plotting Aid) improves
collision awareness by
tracking acquired targets
and calculating their speed
and course to enable risk
analysis.
Refer to
16.9 MARPA
overview
for details.
Chart and
Radar
applications
Target
Interception
The Target interception
feature tracks AIS targets in
relation to your own vessel’s
Course Over Ground (COG)
and Speed Over Ground
(SOG). The purpose of
this feature is to help you
determine if you need to
change your speed and / or
course to avoid danger.
Refer to
12.9 Collision
Avoidance
for details.
Chart
application
Guard Zone
Alarm
The Guard Zone Alarm will
warn you if Radar returns are
detected within the specied
Guard Zone limits.
Refer to
16.12 Setting up a
Guard Zone Alarm
for details.
Radar
application
Dangerous
targets
AIS and acquired MARPA
targets are considered
dangerous if the target will
get closer to your vessel than
the specied Safe Distance
within the specied Time to
Safe Distance.
Refer to
12.8 Dangerous
targets
for details.
Chart and
Radar
applications
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