Simrad Maris ECDIS900 - Ship Symbols; Ship Properties

Ship symbols
When ECDIS does not receive any course and speed information the Dead Reckoning mode is
deactivated and the Simulation mode can be used to plot the position of the ship.
ECDIS automatically switches back to the GPS mode when communications with the GPS are
restored.
For additional information about Dead Reckoning see the paragraph
Ship Properties D. R
and for
complete information about the ship, see
Ships Properties
.
SHIP SYMBOLS
The ship’s symbol is displayed either with a scaled icon or with ECDIS symbol.
The length of the vector is six minutes and each circle indicates one minute.
The GPS antenna is located at the lines cross.
When a second GPS is connected, it is possible to select which GPS is the master. Then the
ship’s icon is displayed at the Master GPS position. The second position given by the other
GPS is displayed on the chart using a small cross.
SHIP PROPERTIES
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HIP PROPERTIES
To view or amend ship’s properties, either
• Click on the Ship properties icon on the toolbar .
• Or click right on the ship’s icon and select Properties from the pop-up menu.
• Or locate the cursor and top of the ship and press F4 twice.
The Ship parameter window has the following tabs:
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General
•
Voyage
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DR
•
Track
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Al ar ms
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Di s pl ay
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