Section 7 True and False Echoes on Display  7-8 
7.4.3  False echo by secondary reflection 
When a target exists near own ship, two echoes from the single target may appear on the radar 
display. 
One of those echoes is the direct echo from the target and the other is the secondary reflection from a 
mast or funnel that stands in the same direction as shown in the following Figure. 
 
 
 
 
7.4.4  False echo by multiple reflection 
When there is a large structure or ship with a high vertical surface near own ship as shown in the 
following Figure, multiple refection may appear on the radar display. These echoes appear in the same 
intervals, of which the nearest echo is the true echo of the target. 
 
 
   
False Eco by Multiple Reflection   
Example of false echo by secondary reflection   
Secondary reflection of 
microwave