3. ECDIS Display
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Information in route sidebar
The following information is shown in the route sidebar:
Information from route monitoring:
• Route: Name of monitored route
• Plan Speed: Planned speed to approach "To WPT".
• Plan: Planned course between previous WPT and "To
WPT".
• Route: Calculated set course to follow the monitored
route, including off track, drift and gyro error
compensation.
• Ch LIM: Planned width of channel to approach "To
WPT".
• Off track: Perpendicular distance the ship is from the
intended track.
• To WPT: The waypoint that the ship is approaching.
• Dist WOP (Wheel Over Point): Distance to the
point where rudder order for course change at "To
WPT" is given.
• Time: Time to go to WOP (dd:hh:mm:ss).
• Turn RAD: Planned turning radius at "To WPT".
• Turn rate: Calculated rate of turn, which is based on
current speed and planned turning radius.
• Next WPT: The WPT following the "To WPT".
• Next: Planned course between "To WPT" and "Next
WPT".
The following information is calculated from data of
positioning sensors and from route monitoring data:
• Route
• Off track
• Dist WOP
• Time
• Next
Additional textual information is available if any of the
following steering modes are in use.
The following steering modes are available with the
FURUNO Autopilot FAP-2000. See the operator's
manual for the trackpilots.
• "GOTO WPT", "GOTO WPT Great circle", "Ass.
Appr enabled" and "Ass. Turn enabled" and
"Assisted turn" in GOTO WPT mode
• "GOTO Track", "Track Great circle" and "Track
Appr. Enabled, "Track Turn Enabled" and Track
Turn" in Go Track mode
The following steering modes are available with the
TOKYO KEIKI Autopilot PR-6000. See the
operator's manual for the trackpilots.
• "GoSEA", "GoSEA Great circle", "Ass. Appr.
Enabled", "Ass. Turn enabled" and "Assisted turn"
in GoSEA mode
• "GoAW", " GoAW Great circle", "GoAW Appr.
Enabled", "GoAW Turn Enabled" and"GoAW
Turn" in Go Track mode
Permanent alerts are available in the following
cases, regardless of the steering mode used:
• "Outside channel" is indicated by displaying the
indication "Off track" in red and its value in
orange.
• For the YOKOGAWA Autopilot PT-500A, "Out
of gate" is colored orange. It indicates that if the
ship continues using the current course the ship
will be outside of the channel at wheel over point.
• "Autopilot Conflict" is only available with the
YOKOGAWA Autopilot PT-500A.