•ChartapplicationwithonlytheRadaroverlay
enabled:Menu>Radar>AISOptions>Display
AIS:
•ChartapplicationwithonlytheAISoverlay
enabled:Menu>AIS>AISOptions>Display
AIS:
1.SelectDisplayAIS:sothatDangerousis
selected.
OnlyDangerousAIStargetswillbedisplayed.
2.SelectDisplayAIS:sothatAllisselected.
AllAIStargetsinrangewillbedisplayed.
12.9CollisionAvoidance
TheChartapplicationprovidesfeaturestohelp
improvecollisionawareness.TheT argetinterception
featuretracksAIStargetsinrelationtoyourown
vessel’sCourseOverGround(COG)andSpeed
OverGround(SOG).T argetinterceptionzones
indicateareaswherethereisanincreasedriskof
collision.Zonesarebasedonyourcurrentspeed
andAISdatareceivedfromtargetsandcanhelpyou
determinewhetheryoushouldchangecourseand
/orspeedtoavoiddanger.TheTargetinterception
graphicsautomaticallyrefreshwhennewposition
dataforthetargetoryourownvesselisreceived
bythesystem.
1.T argetinterceptionzone(Predictedareaof
dangerbasedontarget’slastreportedposition.)
2.T argetCOGline
3.AISTarget(Lastreceivedposition)
Important:Youmuststillmaintainapermanent
watchfor:
•vesselsthatarenotequippedwithAISor
AISequippedvesselsthatarenotcurrently
transmittingtheirposition,asthesetargetswill
notbedisplayedintheChartapplication.
•AISequippedvesselsreportinganinaccurate
GPSpositionoryourownvesselsGPSaccuracy,
asthiswillcauseyourvessel’spositionand/or
AIStargetpositionstobedisplayedinaccurately
intheChartapplication.
Thereare3potentialscenarios:
•Ownvesselmovingfasterthantarget
•Targetmovingfasterthanownvessel
•Bothtargetsmovingatsimilarspeed
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