Section 3 - On the Water
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5. A safety popup (warning screen) appears on VesselView.
Skyhook warning screen on VesselView
6. To acknowledge that you understand the warning on the screen and close the safety
popup, press the enter button on VesselView. The enter button is the button with the
check mark on it.
7. When the Skyhook system engages, a one second solid horn beep sounds one time.
The "SKYHOOK" button light stops blinking and remains on once Skyhook is engaged.
8. The VesselView "SKYHOOK" screen displays a green circle with the word "ON" when
Skyhook engages. See The Skyhook Screen in VesselView information.
9. When Skyhook is engaged you must remain at the helm and maintain a vigilant watch.
Disengage Skyhook if anyone enters the water or approaches the boat from the water.
10. Press the "SKYHOOK" button a second time to put Axius Premier in standby. All lights
other than "STANDBY" turn off.
11. To disengage Skyhook, you must choose one of the following methods:
⢠Press the "SKYHOOK" button on the Axius Premier touchpad.
⢠Move any ERC lever out of neutral.
⢠Move the joystick.
A single horn beep sounds when the feature disengages. See Disengaging Skyhook
for complete details.
THE SKYHOOK SCREEN IN VESSELVIEW
In Skyhook mode VesselView displays a special Skyhook screen. The elements of the
Skyhook screen are:
⢠RPM of the engines.
⢠The rotation angle of the boat icon shows the yaw of the boat relative to its position
when Skyhook was first engaged.
⢠The horizontal and vertical displacement of the vessel from the cross hairs is
proportional to the position error reported by the GPS.