12.5AISvectors
VectorscanbedisplayedforAIStargets.
1.COGvector—ThelengthoftheCOGvector
predictsthedistancethetargetwilltravelwithin
aspeciedtimeperiod.TheCOGvectorcanbe
setto‘Relative’(Orange)or‘True’(Blue)motion.
2.Rateofturn—ClassAtargets,ifavailablecan
displayaRateofTurn(ROT)indicator.
3.Heading—TheHeadinglineisaxedlength.
Vectormotionmode
TheCOGvectorcanbesettoRelativeorTrue
motionmodeindependentlyoftheChartorRadar
application’smotionmode.
Truemotion
InTruemotiontheCOGvectordisplaystheactual
target’spredictedcourse/position.
Relativemotion
InRelativemotiontheCOGvectorisdisplayedin
relationtoyourownvessel’sposition.
Note:Bydefaultthemotionmodefortarget
vectorsaresynchronizedwiththemotionmodeof
theapplicationtheyaredisplayedin.Whenthe
application’smotionmodeischangedthemotion
modeforthetargetvectorsarealsochanged.
EnablinganddisablingAISvectors
FromtheChartorRadarapplication:
1.SelectanAIStarget.
TheAIStargetcontextmenuisdisplayed.
2.SelectAISVector.
SelectingAISVectorwillswitchbetweenOnand
Off.
Note:ThevectorsettingsapplytobothMARPA
andAIStargets.
AIS(AutomaticIdenticationSystem)
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