Raymarine e7 - 10.10 Viewing all AIS targets; 10.11 Using AIS to avoid collisions

10.10ViewingallAIStargets
FromthechartapplicationgotoMenu>AISOptions
FromtheradarapplicationgotoMenu>TrackTargets>View
AISLists
1.SelectAISList.
AlistofallavailableAIStargetsisdisplayed.Thelistwillprovide
thefollowingdata:
•MMSI
•Range
•Bearing
•Buddy
•Type
Thislistcanbelteredtoshowonlybuddiesoralltargets.
2.ToviewfullAIStargetinformationSelectanAIStargetfromthe
listandthenselectViewFullTargetData.
TheAIStargetinfodialogisdisplayedshowingallavailabledata
onthetarget.
10.11UsingAIStoavoidcollisions
YoucanusetheAISsafezoneandsafetymessagefunctionsto
helpyouavoidcollisionswithothervesselsandobjects.
SafeZones
Asafezoneisaringcentredonyourvesselwithinwhichatarget
isconsidereddangerous.Itisdisplayedintheradarorchart
applicationsasaredring.
ThisAISsafezoneusesthesamecriteriaasMARPAandwilldeem
atargetdangerousifitcomeswithinaspecieddistanceofyour
vessel(closestpointofapproachorCPA)withinaspeciedtime
(timetoclosestpointofapproachorTCPA).TheCPAandTCPAare
calculatedusingCOG/SOGandpositionfromtheAIStarget.
WhenyoursystemrecognizesadangerousAIStarget:
•Thetargetsymbolchangestoredandashes.
•Thedangerousalarmdialogisdisplayed(thiscanbedisabledif
required).
•Thedangerousalarmsounds(thiscanbedisabledifrequired).
Note:WhentheAISunitisconnectedandfunctioning,the
systemwillcheckfordangeroustargetswithinthesafezone
andifenabledissueanalarmwhenevernecessary.Dangerous
targetalarmoperatesirrespectiveofthestatusoftheAIStarget
display,orthesafezonering.
SafetyMessages
WhenthestatusoftheAISSafetyMessagesfunctionissettoOn,
anyincomingsafetymessagesfromsurroundingvessels,shore
stationsandmobilestationsaredisplayedinadialogbox.Ifknown,
themessagewillincludethesendingvessel’spositioninlatitude/
longitude.Youwillhavetheoptionto:
•Removethemessage(Ok).
•Placeawaypointonyourchart/radartomarkthesending
vessel’sposition(PlaceWaypoint).
UsingAIS
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