Raymarine E70533 - CHAPTER 1 IMPORTANT INFORMATION; Warning: Ensure safe navigation

CHAPTER1:IMPOR
TANTINFORMATION
W
arning:Ensuresafenavigation
Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaidtonavigationand
mustneverbeusedinpreferencetosoundnavigational
judgment.Onlyofficialgovernmentchartsandnoticesto
marinerscontainallthecurrentinformationneededforsafe
navigation,andthecaptainisresponsiblefortheirprudent
use
.Itistheuser’sresponsibilitytouseofficialgovernment
charts,noticestomariners,cautionandpropernavigational
skillwhenoperatingthisoranyotherRaymarineproduct.
Warning:MinimumSafeDepth,Widthand
Height
Dependingoncartographyvendor,the[Minimumsafedepth],
[Minimumsafewidth],and[Minimumsafeheight]settingsthat
youspecifyforyourvesselwillbeusedduringautomaticroute
generation.Thesesettingswillensurethatautomaticroutes
arenotgeneratedinareasthatareunsuitableforyourvessel.
Minimumsafesettingsareuser-definedcalculations.Asthese
calculationsareoutsideofRaymarine’scontrol,Raymarine
willnotbeheldliableforanydamage,physicalorotherwise,
resultingfromtheuseoftheautomaticroutegeneration
featureorthe[Minimumsafedepth],[Minimumsafewidth]or
[Minimumsafeheight]settings.
Warning:Automaticroutegeneration
•DoNOTrelyonautomaticallygeneratedroutestoguarantee
thattherouteissafetonavigate.Y ouMUSTreviewthe
suggestedroutecarefullyandwherenecessaryeditthe
routebeforefollowingit.
•Ifawaypointwithinanyautomaticallygeneratedrouteis
addedormovedtheAutomaticroutegenerationalgorithm
willNOTbeused,extracareshouldbetakentoensurethat
theroutelegandanymovedwaypointsaresafetonavigate.
W
arning:Trafficseparation
A
utomaticroutegenerationfeaturesdonotadheretothe
TrafficSeparationSchemesidentifiedinRule10ofthe
InternationalRegulationsforPreventingCollisionsatSea
1972asamended.
Raymarine®thereforerecommendsthatyoudoNOTuse
Automaticroutegenerationtocreateanypartofaroute
whichwillcrosstrafficlanesorpassneartotrafficseparation
lines.InthesesituationsAutomaticroutegenerationMUST
beswitchedOffandtherouteorroutelegMUSTbebuilt
manually,ensuringcompliancetotheruleslaidoutinthe
aboveregulations.
Warning:Radartransmissionsafety
Theradarscannertransmitselectromagneticenergy.Ensure
allpersonnelareclearofthescannerwhentheradaris
transmitting.
Warning:MinimumSonarDepth
Accuratebottomtrackingcanbeunreliableindepths
shallowerthan0.8m/2.62ftWhenoperatingatorbelowthis
depthbecautiousofmisleadingsonarreturnsorfalsebottom
tracking.
Warning:Sonaroperation
•NEVERtouchthetransducerfacewhenthesonaris
poweredon.
•SWITCHOFFthesonarifdiversarelikelytobewithin7.6m
(25ft)ofthetransducer.
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