Raymarine LIGHTHOUSE 4 - Showing or Hiding the UAV Icon; Performing a UAV Goto; UAV Emergency Procedures

ShowingorhidingtheU
AVicon
TheUAViconisdisplayedbydefaultintheChartapp.Theiconcanbe
hiddenifrequired.
FromtheChartappmenu:
1.Select[Settings].
2.Selectthe[Layers]tab.
3.Selectthe[UAV:]toggleswitch.
SelectingtheUAVtoggleswitchwillmaketheUAViconvisible(on)or
invisible(off).
PerformingaUAVGoto
WhenyourUAVisinflightyoucanselectalocationorobjectintheChart
appandperforma[UAVGoto](yourUAVwillflytotheselectedlocation
orobjectandhover).
1.SelectalocationorobjectintheChartapp.
TheChartcontextmenuisdisplayed.
2.Select[More].
3.Select[UAVGoto].
AUAVwaypointmarkerisplacedtosignifytheUAV’sdestinationandthe
UAVwillflytothatlocation.
Y oucanstopaUAVGotoatanytimebyselectingtheRed[CancelUAVGoto]
thatisdisplayedonscreenintheUAVapp,whenaUAVGotoisactive.
CancellingaUAVGotowillstoptheGotoactionandtheUAVwillhover
initscurrentlocation.
AUAVGotocanbecancelledatanytimebyselecting[StopUAVGoto]from
theChartcontextmenu.
29.15UAVEmergencyprocedures
Theguidancebelowisintendedtoprovidedetailsofstepstaken
automaticallybyyourUAV,andanymanualinterventionthatmayberequired
incertainsituations.
ControllersignaltoUAVlost
IntheeventthatyourUAVlosesitsconnectiontotheprimarycontroller,
theUAVwillperform1of2actions,dependingonyourselectioninthe
[Advanced]settingmenu:[Menu>Settings>Advanced>Actionifremote
controlsignallost:].
•[Hover]—TheUAVwillstopandhoverinitscurrentlocation.Y oushould
maneuveryourvesseltowardsyourUAV’spositionandattemptto
re-establishcontrol.Whencontrolisre-establisheditisrecommendedthat
youretrievetheUAVandinspectitimmediately.
•[Returntoboat]—TheUAVwillperformaReturntoboatmaneuverand
hoveratthe[Returndistance]and[Minimumheight]specifiedintheReturn
toboatsettings:
–[Menu>Settings>Advanced>Minimumheight]
–[Menu>Settings>Advanced>Returndistance]
IfconnectionbetweentheRemotecontrollerandUAVisnotre-established,
yourUAVwillattempttoland.
Lowbatterywarnings
EnsurewhileflyingyourUAVthatyouremainawareoftheremainingflight
timeanddistancefromyourvesselatalltimes.Y oumustreturnyourUAVto
yourvesselandsafelyretrieveitbeforealowbatterywarningoccurs.The
UAVappwillmirrortheUAV’sprimarycontrollerbatterystatewarnings.
•Normallowbatterylevelwarning—whentheUAVreachesnormallow
batterylevel,inadditiontotheremotecontroller’saudibleandvisual
warningsawarningisalsodisplayedonyourMFD.Youshouldimmediately
returntheUAVtoyourvesselandretrieve.
•Criticallowbatterywarning—whentheUAVreachescriticallowbattery
level,yourUAVwillautomaticallyperforma[Returntoboat]maneuver
andattempttoland.ItisnotrecommendedthatyouallowyourUAV
toreachcriticallowbatterywhileinflight,asitcouldresultindamage
orlossofyourUAV.
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