Chapter 4: Integrated Radar Operations 4-5
Man Overboard
(MOB)
Moving or Deleting a Mark
You can move or delete marks using the context-sensitive cursor.
➤ Use the context sensitivecursor to move or deletea mark (the label MRK
appears under the cursor). See Moving and deleting items with the context-
sensitive cursor on page 1-17.
4.4 Man Overboard (MOB)
Ifyouloseapersonorobjectoverboard,andneedtoreturntothelocation,you
shoulduse the Man Overboard (MOB) function immediately.
Note: To obtain an MOB position, you need either of the following:
• Position data from a GPSor equivalent device
• Headingand speeddata, so that the positioncan be calculated by dead
reckoning
You can selectthe type of data used for the MOB position using the Set Up
Menus (see Section 7.3).
➤ To initiatethe MOB procedure, press and hold the MARKS key for two
seconds.
The PathfinderPlus Radar then performs all the followingtasks
automatically:
• Marks the current position with a MOB symbol.
• The MOB waypoint replaces any current active waypoint and route.
• Displays the MOB data box, showing the bearingand distance from your
vesselto theMOBwaypointposition,and theelapsedtimesincetheMOB
was initiated.
• Displays the position data box, showing your vessel’s position.
• As your vessel moves away from the MOB position, a dotted line is dis-
playedconnectingthe MOB position and the vessel’s currentposition.
• Sounds a 4-second alarm pattern every 30 seconds.
• Sends an MOB message to other units in the system, via the SeaTalk con-
nection.
MRK
MARKS
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