12.15Buddytracking
BuddyTrackingenablesyoutoaddAIS-equipped
friendsandregularcontactstoa“BuddyList”on
yourMFD.WhenavesselonyourBuddyListisin
rangeofyourAISunit,aBuddyiconisdisplayed
insteadofthenormalicons.
Pre-requisites:
•Chartapplication—TheAISoverlaymustbe
enabled
•Radarapplication—AIStargetsmustbeenabled
Unknown
vesseltype
Buddyicon
YachtBuddy
icon
Highspeed
vesselBuddy
icon
Commercial
vesselBuddy
icon
AccessingtheBuddylist
FromtheChartorRadarapplication:
1.SelecttheAISbuddytarget.
TheAIScontextmenuisdisplayed.
2.SelectMyBuddies.
TheBuddylistisdisplayed.
Thebuddylistcanalsobeaccessedfrom:
•theRadarapplication:(Menu>AIS>MyBuddies
•theChartapplicationwithonlytheAISoverlay
enabled:Menu>AIS>AISOptions>My
Buddies.
•theChartapplicationwithonlytheRadaroverlay
enabled:Menu>Radar>AISOptions>My
Buddies.
•theChartapplicationwiththeRadarandAIS
overlaysenabled:Menu>Radar&AIS>AIS
Options>MyBuddies.
Addingavesseltoyourbuddylist
IntheChartorRadarapplication:
1.SelecttheAIStarget.
TheAIScontextmenuisdisplayed.
2.SelectAddBuddy.
i.SelectYestoenteranameforthebuddy
vessel
ii.SelectNotosavethevesseltoyourbuddylist
withoutenteringanameforthebuddyvessel.
Thevesselwillnowbeaddedtoyourbuddylist.
YoucanalsoaddAIStargetstoyourBuddylist
byselectingthemintheTrackedTargetslistand
selectingAddBuddy.
Editingabuddy'sdetails
FromtheChartorRadarapplication:
1.SelecttheAISbuddytarget.
TheAIScontextmenuisdisplayed.
2.SelectMyBuddies.
TheBuddylistisdisplayed.
3.Selectthebuddyyouwishtoedit.
4.T ochangetheMMSInumberselectEditBuddy
MMSIor.
5.SelectEditBuddyNametochangethebuddy
name.
Thiscouldbethenameofthevessel,orthename
ofthefriendwhoownsthevessel,forexample
6.EnterthenewdetailsandselectSAVE.
Youwillbereturnedtothebuddylist.
Removingabuddy
FromtheChartorRadarapplication:
1.SelecttheAISbuddytarget.
TheAISbuddycontextmenuisdisplayed.
2.SelectRemoveBuddy.
3.SelectYestoconrm.
Thebuddyhasnowbeenremovedfromthelist.
Displayingadditionalbuddyinformation
Fromthechartorradarapplication:
1.SelecttheAISbuddytarget.
TheAISbuddycontextmenuisdisplayed.
2.SelectBuddyDatasothatOnishighlighted.
SelectingBuddyDatawillswitchdatabetween
OnandOff.
TheBuddyMMSIandNamewillnowbedisplayed
nexttothebuddyicon.
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