Chapter 5: Standard Chart Operations 5-9
Placing a Waypoint
Placing a Waypoint
The scenario Place and Goto a Waypoint on page 2-26 provides a simple
example of how to place a waypoint.
➤ To access the place waypoint soft keys, press
MARKS
:
➤ To place a waypoint at the cursor position or at the vessel position:
1. Press either the
PLACE WPT AT CURSOR
or the
PLACE WPT AT VESSEL
soft key.
The waypoint is added to the waypoint list and tagged using the next avail-
able number.
The waypoint soft keys are displayed until you move the cursor away from
the waypoint or press
CLEAR
.
You can use the
EDIT WAYPOINT
soft key to name the waypoint as
described in Editing Waypoints below.
2. Press
CLEAR
or
ENTER
to remove the place waypoint soft keys.
➤ To place a waypoint using the Waypoint List:
1. Press
MARKS
, followed by the
WAYPOINT LIST
soft key. The Waypoint List
and associated soft keys are displayed.
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PLACE WPT
AT CURSOR
PLACE WPT
AT VESSEL
WAYPOINT
LIST
MARKS
PLACE WPT
AT CURSOR
PLACE WPT
AT VESSEL
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GOTO
WAYPOINT
EDIT
WAYPOINT
ERASE
WAYPOINT
MOVE
WAYPOINT
MARKS
WAYPOINT
LIST
GOTO
WAYPOINT
EDIT
WAYPOINT
MAKE NEW
WAYPOINT
WAYPOINT
TRANSFER
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WAYPOINT LIST
SYMBOL NAME
WAYPOINT 001
WAYPOINT 002
WAYPOINT 003
WAYPOINT 004
WAYPOINT 005
50°21^966N
001°20^368W
POSITION
BRG _186°
RNG _21.0nm
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