Port To Port User Manual

Port To Port User Manual
Distance Tables BP Shipping Limited 1958-2005
Port To Port AtoBviaC Plc 2005 Produced by AtoBviaC Plc under licence
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Table of Contents
Foreword 0
Part I Introduction 3
1 Welcome to
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Port To Port 3
2 What's New
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3 The BP Shipping
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Marine Distance Tables 5
4 Legal Notices
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5 Software Edition
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Feature Comparison Matrix 5
Part II Getting Started 7

1 Calculating
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a Distance 7
2 Finding a Port
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3 Adjusting ...................................................................................................................................
the Route 8
4 Assisted Routing
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Part III User Interface 10

1 The Default
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Main Form 10
2 Ports Window
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3 Primary Routing
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Window 13
4 Alternative
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Distances Window 14
5 Map Window
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6 Variables...................................................................................................................................
Window 16
7 Draughts...................................................................................................................................
Window 17
8 Warnings...................................................................................................................................
Window 17
9 Route Window
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10 Textual Route
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Window 19
11 Advanced...................................................................................................................................
Routing Window 20
12 Port Selector
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Window 24
Port Selector Window
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- Introduction 24
Using the Port Selector
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to select a Port Name 27
Sorting within the Port
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Selector 28
Filtering within the..........................................................................................................................................................
Port Selector 28
13 Route Builder
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Window 30
14 Voyage Planner
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Window 33
Customising the Voyage
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Planner Display 34
Working with the Voyage
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Planner Data 35
Printing the Voyage..........................................................................................................................................................
Planner 37
15 Recent Voyages
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Window 38
16 Menus and
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Toolbars 39
17 System Defaults
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Part IV Advanced Features 45

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Contents II
1 Docking Windows
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2 Window Layouts
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Part V Updating the System 50

1 System Updater
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2 System Updater
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- Advanced Options 51
Part VI Getting Help 53

1 Getting Assistance
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while you work 53
2 Fault Reporting
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Index 55
II
3 Port To Port
1 Introduction
1.1 Welcome to Port To Port
Port To Port has been developed to be a highly functional tool for obtaining marine distance and
routing information . The software is developed around the latest version of the world renowned
BP Shipping Marine Distance Tables.
Port To Port is currently supplied in three versions, Professional, Standard and Lite. All three
versions are covered by this help system, where functionality is limited to the Professional or
Standard Edition the relevant topic is appropriately annotated.
Obtaining a distance between two ports is simplicity itself, enter the first few characters of the
departure port, repeat the process for the destination port and press RETURN.
However, the functionality of the software goes far beyond that. Once a distance has been
calculated, the route is displayed on the map and can be easily changed by selective use of the
routing controls. Furthermore, building a route that goes via a specific location is just as easy.
Having calculated a route either between just two ports, or for a complex voyage involving
multiple load and/or discharge ports, in the Professional edition, the details can be added to the
Voyage Planner where port delays/in port time can be introduced, speeds varied for individual
legs of the voyage and bunker details edited and reviewed.
All of this functionality is fully explained in this help file which should assist you in getting the
most out the system.
Throughout this help file, there are references to the Right and Left mouse buttons, these
assume that the mouse is configured for Right-Handed use.
Whilst the routes used in the compilation of the distances supplied by this software have been
developed by experienced mariners, and every care has been taken to ensure the routes are
navigable, the software is NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION.
Your attention is also drawn to the Legal Notices.
1.2 What's New

Version 2.0 of PortToPort Released in June 2005 has a number of significant new features and
enhanced functionality.
Additional Non-Distance Tables Ports (Professional and Standard Editions)
In addition to the 2300 ports now included within the Distance Tables, nearly 2700 additional
ports have been included within the software, listed within the Port Selector window allowing this
to be used to locate their position and providing the ability to get a distance to the nearest
Distance Table port. For further information, please refer to the Port Selector Window help topic.
Additional Advanced Routing Points (Professional and Standard Editions)
Additional routing points have been introduced to control routing West of Laeso Island, through
the Jomard Passage and Selat Sagewin.

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Ports Window (All Editions)
A Via Port field has been introduced allowing the calculation of a distance via not only any of the
routing points included within the Distance Tables, but also via any other port.
The From, To and Via port fields now have an enhanced drop down list window listing port
names beginning with characters typed into these fields and also detailing their Country. For
further information, please refer to the Ports Window help topic.
Assisted Routing (All Editions)
With the Distance Tables respect for Traffic Separation schemes, a number of the world's major
routing points had more than one routing point depending on the direction of travel. To assist in
using the software, a new mode of Assisted Routing has been introduced which when enabled
allows the selection of a single location with the software taking care of establishing which of the
routing points should be used. For further information, please refer to the Assisted Routing help
topic.
Port Selector Window (Professional and Standard Editions)
In addition to now including non-Distance Tables ports as mentioned above, the System Defaults
dialog, now permits the font and background colours used to display, Distance and Non-Distance
Tables ports and routing points to be configured. For a port not yet included within the Tables,
it's nearest Distance Table port can be selected simply by selecting the name from a right-click
popup menu. For further information, please refer to the Port Selector Window help topic.
Primary Routing Window (All Editions)
The Cape Cod and Chesapeake & Delaware Canals routing points have been added from the
Advanced Routing Window allowing easier control over their use.
Draughts and Warnings Windows (Professional Edition Only)
These two new windows allow the setting of Loaded Draught, Maximum Ballast Air Draught and
Width dimensions for a vessel which are used to generate warning messages if the route used in
a distance calculation has a restriction which could have an affect on the voyage. The
restrictions data within the Distance Tables continues to be collated and will included more
details in future releases.
For further information, please refer to the Draughts Window and Warnings Window help topics.
Route Builder (Professional and Standard Editions)
The Route Builder now permits the setting of routing options for individual legs of a voyage.
Recent Voyages (Professional Edition Only)
An enhanced system of storing recent distance calculations has been introduce to the
Professional Edition of the software permitting voyages to be flagged as favourites which are not
removed from the list as new voyages are calculated. For further information, please refer to the
Recent Voyages Window help topic.
Route Window (Professional and Standard Editions)
Within the Route Window, any voyage leg can now be set to a choice of either Sea or
Manoeuvring Speed (the speeds used being configurable within the Variables Window) providing
greater control over ETA's and now also has ability to select a range of legs displaying the
distance and voyage duration between those positions in the application's status bar. With this
window set to include detailed routing information which includes Pilot Station as waypoints, this
provides the ability to obtain Pilot To Pilot Distances for those routes where Pilot Stations are

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recorded. For further information, please refer to the Route Window help topic.
1.3 The BP Shipping Marine Distance Tables

The BP Shipping Marine Distance Tables were first published in 1958 and have been revised a
number of times since, with the last revision published in 1991 and have over many years
become the de facto industry standard.
Commencing in 2004, they have now been fully revised with all distances being recalculated.
The new distances and routes fully respect all mandatory and voluntary traffic separation
schemes and recommended routing. In addition, the tables are aware of environmentally
sensitive areas and will, wherever possible by default, avoid such areas resulting in a reduced
environmental impact route. Environmental routing can be turned off if required to give the
shortest distance route.
1.4 Legal Notices

While the port and voyage data used in the BP Shipping Marine Distance Tables ("Distance
Tables") have been identified using the best information currently available, the resulting
distance calculations are not definitive and are used at the user's own risk. No warranties or
representations are given nor is any duty of care or responsibility accepted by BP Shipping
Limited or AtoBviaC Plc or by their respective directors, officers or employees or by any person,
firm, company or organisation who or which has been in any way concerned with the furnishing
of information or data, the compilation or any translation, publishing, supply or sale of the
Tables, for the accuracy of any information in the Tables or any omission from the Tables or for
any consequence whatsoever resulting directly or indirectly from use of, or reliance on the data
or distances contained in the Tables even if caused by failure to exercise reasonable care.
Use of this software is subject to the terms of the End-User License Agreement.
Port To Port Copyright AtoBviaC Plc 2004-2005. All rights reserved.

No portion of the contents of this manual, the software or the Distance Tables may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the express written permission of
AtoBviaC Plc.
Distance Tables Copyright BP Shipping Ltd 1958-2005

Produced by AtoBviaC Plc under licence
1.5 Software Edition Feature Comparison Matrix

This Help File is common between all three editions of the software. Where functionality is
restricted to a particular edition, the relevant help topic is annotated accordingly. The feature
comparison matrix grid below, summarises the main differences :-

Introduction 6
Feature Lite Standard Professional

Ports Window Yes Yes Yes
Primary Routing Window Yes Yes Yes
Map Window Yes Yes Yes
Textual Route Window Yes Yes Yes
Port Selector Window No Yes Yes
Variables Window No Yes Yes
Alternative Distances Window No Yes Yes
Route Builder Window No Yes Yes
Route Window No Yes Yes
Recent Voyages Window No No Yes
Voyage Planner Window No No Yes
Warnings Window No No Yes
COM Interface Yes Yes Yes
High Resolution Maps No No Yes
Dockable Windows / Layouts No No Yes

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2 Getting Started
2.1 Calculating a Distance
Port To Port in it's Standard or Professional Editions, provides two methods for calculating
distances. Users of the Lite Edition are restricted the first method described below.
Firstly, and most simply is the scenario where a distance between just two ports is required.
This is achieved using the Ports window to enter the From and To port names and then clicking
the calculate button on the toolbar. Optionally a Via Port may be specified to route via a specific
routing point or another port.
Since the Distance Tables respect Traffic Separation Schemes, the distance between two ports
in one direction may not necessarily be the same as the distance in the reverse direction, i.e. the
distance between port A and port B may not be the same as that from port B to port A.
In order to see the return voyage distance click the Reverse button on the toolbar.
In some cases, you may wish to calculate distances via alternative routes, for example your
distance may involve a voyage from North-West Europe to the Persian Gulf, the calculated route
giving a distance through the Suez Canal. To avoid having to manually recalculate the distance
by changing routing options to see the distance around the Cape of Good Hope, the software
automatically calculates the four most common alternatives routing via Suez, Cape of Good
Hope, Panama Canal and Cape Horn and displays these distances in the
Alternative Distances window.
At this stage you may wish to modify the route used in the calculation, see Adjusting the route.
Secondly, the situation where a distance is required between more than two ports, for example a
single load port, two discharge ports and a return ballast passage back to the load port. This is
easily achieved using the Route Builder window where a number of ports can be rapidly entered
using the Port Selector Window.
Having calculated a distance using either method, the route is displayed graphically within the
Map window.
Once calculated, distances are added to a Recent Voyages list accessible from the File Menu in
the Lite and Standard Editions of the software and in the Recent Voyages Window in the
Professional Edition, the list having a capacity of 20 voyages. The port names for the most
recently used item being restored when you run the system each time.
As mentioned above, the Distance Tables respect Traffic Separation Schemes which when
routing via some specific locations could require an understanding of the direction of travel in
order to select the correct routing point. To help with this, the software has an Assisted Routing
mode which automatically selects the most appropriate routing point.
2.2 Finding a Port

A fundamental requirement in obtaining a distance between two ports is to establish the names
of those ports.
In most cases simply typing the first few characters of a name into the port name fields in the
Ports Window is an effective way of establishing the name used by the Distance Tables, but
there will be occasions where the name being entered is not immediately found. This could be
for a number of reasons, for example the spelling of the name in the Tables is different from that
expected.
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locating the port name in a number of ways by using the Port Selector Window. This provides
the ability to find a port based on it's name or part thereof, the country, by displaying ports
located within a geographical region displayed on the Map and for those ports included within the
application but not currently within the Distance Tables, by indicating the nearest port which is in
the Tables which can used to provide an approximate distance.
2.3 Adjusting the Route

Having calculated a distance, you may wish to modify the routing options, or you may wish to set
these options before calculating a distance.
The Primary Routing window, as its name implies, provides the ability to control the route to
avoid any of the world's primary routing points.
For more control over the route used in the calculation, the Advanced Routing window may be
used to further refine the route and distance.
2.4 Assisted Routing

With the Distance Table's respect for Traffic Separation Schemes there are a number of cases
where there are 2 or more routing points for a given location depending on the direction of travel.
For example a voyage from the North Sea to the English Channel passes through the Dover
Strait and would use the Dover - SW Bound routing point. The reverse voyage would use the
Dover - NE Bound routing point.
If the wrong routing point is selected inadvertently an erroneous distance may be generated. To
assist in alleviating this problem, the software is capable of being run in Assisted Routing mode.
Use the menu options Route | Assisted Routing to toggle this mode on or off, when the menu
option is ticked, Assisted Routing is on and the software takes care of establishing the correct
routing point to use when calculating a distance.
With Assisted Routing turned ON, routing points which have multiple positions depending on
direction are replaced by a single entry in the ports listed in either the From, To or Via port name
fields and in the list within the Port Selector Window.
For example, with Assisted Routing OFF both the Dover NE bound and Dover SW bound routing
points are available :-
and with it turned ON, these are replaced by a single Dover - Routing entry :-

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So, to illustrate with a voyage from Bergen To New York :-
it can be seen that simply by specifying Dover - Routing as the Via Port, the software identifies
and uses Dover SW bound in the calculation of the distance.

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3 User Interface
3.1 The Default Main Form
The main form when displayed in the default layout will appear as below:-
The following windows are visible:-
Ports for the entry of a from and to port from which to calculate a
distance
Primary Routing To control the main routing options around the world
Variables To control default values for departure date and time, speed etc
Draughts To allow the specification of Draught, Air Draught and Width
values used in the display of Warning messages
Alternatives Displays alternative distances via Suez, Cape Of Good Hope, the
Panama Canal and Cape Horn
Map to display graphically the route used by the calculated distance
Advanced Routing to fine tune a route
Warnings displays any warnings applicable to the route
Route listing the ETA at the primary waypoints
Textual Route a textual description of the route including routing comments

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The layout of the default form will differ from the above as the software allows a choice of a
number of predefined layouts together with the ability to customise and save additional layouts.
See Window Layouts and Docking Windows.
3.2 Ports Window

Applicability : All Editions
The most commonly used window within the system, the Ports Window, is used to enter the
names of the ports between which a distance is required, optionally specifying a Via port or
location and to display that distance once calculated.
Simply start typing the port name in either the From or To field. If you require a route Via a
specific location, then enter it's name in the Via Port field
As you type, the software will locate the first available port name beginning with the characters
typed, complete the remainder of the name and display a drop down grid listing all ports whose
names begin with the entered characters and their Country to assist in selecting the appropriate
one. Additionally, the port's location is displayed on the Map. Within the From Port or To Port
fields, the up or down arrow keys can be used to scroll through the available list of ports.
Alternatively, you can simply click the drop down button to the right of the port name field to
display a complete list of all available port names. Select a port name simply by clicking on it, or
to close the drop down grid without selecting a port, click the close button in the bottom left
corner.
When dropped down, the grid can be re sized as required by dragging the size grip in the bottom
right corner until the required size is achieved.

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Once the names of the from, to and if required, the Via Port have been entered, press the
RETURN key whilst within any of the port name fields, click the Calculate button on the toolbar
or the equivalent menu option, Route|Calculate and the distance is calculated and displayed
together with an ETA at the destination port and total voyage duration.
An alternative method of entering port names is to use the Port Selector Window.
As port names are used for calculating distances, they are added to a list of recently used names
available on a right-click popup menu on any of the three port name fields.
When the popup menu is displayed from the Via port field, an additional menu item is available
to Clear the via port field.

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3.3 Primary Routing Window

The Primary Routing Window allows for the setting of default routing options on which distance
calculations will be based:-

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With the Environmental / Navigational / Regulatory Routing ( Env/Nav/Reg Routing) checkbox

set, the software will attempt to find a route and its distance with the least environmental impact,
that is both acceptable from a navigational and regulatory point of view.
The ASL Compliance checkbox, when set, will ensure that any route used through the
Indonesian Sea respects the recently introduced Archipelagic Sea Lanes.
Visual indicators are displayed on the screen whenever Env/Nav/Reg Routing is turned off and if
a distance is calculated with this setting switched off.
To permit the distance and route calculations within the software to use the Primary Routing
Points ensure the relevant checkbox is ticked. In the example above, the Kiel Canal checkbox,
being cleared, will prohibit the use thereof in a distance and route calculation.
Once you have the options set respecting your Company's routing policies, it is advisable to save
the settings using the Save Default Route Settings item on the Options menu.
Further control over routing options is available in the Standard and Professional Editions of the
software using the Advanced Routing Window.
3.4 Alternative Distances Window

Applicability : Standard and Professional Editions Only
In addition to calculating the distance between the entered ports using the defined routing
options, the distances between those ports going via the Suez Canal, Cape of Good Hope, the
Panama Canal and Cape Horn can also be calculated to give an immediate indication of other
possibilities:-

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To enable this functionality, ensure the Calculate Alternate Distances option on the Options
menu is checked.
It should be noted that the primary purpose of the software is to calculate the shortest (subject to
Environmental, Regulatory and Navigational considerations) distance between locations. This
can produce some potentially unexpected Alternative Distances. For example, consider a
distance from Rotterdam to Ras Tanura, the Alternative distance shown for Panama consists of
a voyage west across the Atlantic to Panama and then back east across the Atlantic and through
the Mediterranean and Suez Canal to Ras Tanura which is shorter than proceeding through the
Panama Canal and across the Pacific and Indian Oceans to Ras Tanura.
3.5 Map Window

The Map Window displays graphically the route used by the calculated distance:-
Where part of a route passes through a particularly environmentally sensitive area, the relevant
part of that route is displayed in a different colour, these being configurable within the
Default Settings dialog.
Selecting an area to zoom in or out
Assuming the mouse buttons are configured to their default settings at installation, by selecting
an area on the map by clicking with the left button and dragging the mouse pointer down and to
the right an area can be selected. On releasing the mouse button, the map is zoomed in to
display the selected area at maximum magnification subject to the relative height and width of
the map window.
By clicking the left mouse button and dragging the pointer up and to the left, the area of the map
currently display is zoomed out to a scale which best fits the area selected, again subject to the
relative height and width of the map window.
Panning the Map

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By clicking with the right mouse button and dragging it around the map window, the location
under the mouse pointer is moved allowing the map to be panned.
Zooming with the Mouse Wheel
The map is configured to respond to the use of a mouse wheel. By pointing at a particular
location, the wheel can be rolled to zoom in or out on that location. The speed at which the map
zooms is configurable within the System Defaults dialog.
Waypoint Markers
The display of waypoint markers along a route is controlled by clicking the Waypoint Marker
button on the toolbar, or selecting the equivalent menu option View | Display Waypoint Markers.
Voyage Planner - Highlighting Voyage Legs
When using the Voyage Planner to analyse or review a route, the selected leg of the route is
displayed highlighted by the use of alternative symbols for the waypoint markers.
Map Resolutions
By default, the system will use the highest resolution map available when zooming in to small
areas of the world. Higher resolution maps containing more detail require more processing and
consume more memory. If required, the system can be configured to limit the maximum
resolution map to use by selecting the appropriate option from View | Mapping menu.
3.6 Variables Window

The Variables Window allows the setting of a departure date and time for the voyage on which
the ETA's are calculated, together with the average sea and manoeuvring speeds and daily
bunker consumption data:-
By default when calculating an ETA, the Sea Speed will be used as the basis for the calculation,
but within the Route Window any segment of a voyage, for example from the Port to the Pilot
Station can be set to use the Manoeuvring Speed.
The values specified in these fields are used as the defaults for calculating ETA's when a
distance is calculated or when the initial values are calculated for a voyage loaded into the
voyage planner. Using the Voyage Planner, finer control over the speed for a given leg of a
voyage and/or the bunker consumption for that leg is available. For instance the speed and
bunker consumption can be reduced for a canal transit.
The values specified in these fields are saved when the application is closed and restored when
next run.
Departure Date
The Departure Date field permits selection of a date from the drop down calendar, or by directly
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typing a date. Entries in a variety of formats are acceptable, i.e. you may type 31/07/2004,
31/07/04, 31/07, 31 Jul 04 etc all of which result in setting the date to 31st July 2004. The
control respects international date settings. If the year is omitted from the entry, the current year
is assumed, likewise, if the month is omitted the current month and year are assumed.
Departure Time
The Departure Time can be selected by rotating the 'hands' on the drop down clock. The Left
mouse button setting the hours, right setting the minutes. Alternatively, type a value, 1200 or
12:00 are both acceptable. If only two digits are entered, the entry is assumed to represent the
hours, if three digits are entered, the first represent the hours, the second and third the minutes.
If a two digit value in excess of 23 is entered, then the value has the number of whole days
represented by that number of hours removed, i.e. entering 36, results in the time being set to
12:00.
Speed
The Sea and Manoeuvring Speed in knots can simply be typed in. As the values are changed,
any displayed ETA and voyage duration is immediately updated.
Bunker Consumption
Default Bunker Consumptions of either Fuel or Diesel Oil can be typed into their respective
fields, or the number 'spinners' can be used to set the values. In addition, the Up/Down arrow
keys can be used to increment or decrement the values by 1, the Page-Up/Page-Down keys to
increment or decrement the values by 10.
3.7 Draughts Window

Applicability : Professional Edition Only
The Draughts Window allows the setting of a Loaded Draught, Ballast Air Draught and Width
dimensions used when checking a calculated route to see if any size related warnings are
applicable.
Values can be adjusted either by simply typing the required value into the field or by using the
spin buttons to the right of the appropriate field. Set the Metres/Feet radio buttons as required to
specify the units of measurement.
The values specified in these fields are saved when the application is closed and restored when
next run and are used in the display of the text within the Warnings Window.
3.8 Warnings Window

NB - the absence of a warning message should not be taken to imply that no restriction
exists on a route, the user should take the appropriate steps to ensure that the route in
question is suitable for their particular vessel.

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By comparing the Draught and Width dimensions specified in the Draughts Window with any
limitations along the route, the Warnings Window displays appropriate information if any size
restrictions are applicable or are exceeded.
In the example screenshot below, using the specified Draught and Width values the vessel would
be unable to transit the Suez Canal.
Default values for the vessels dimensions are set in the Draughts Window as are the units of
measurement used.
3.9 Route Window

The Route Window lists the ETA at the major waypoints along the route, displaying the Speed
(either S indicating Sea Speed or M indicating Manoeuvring Speed and the distance between
each location:-
By selecting rows in the window, either by simply clicking on the row or by using the normal
Windows functionality of using Ctrl-Click to select multiple rows or Shift-Click to select a block of
rows and then clicking the Right mouse button, the Speed can be changed to either Sea or
Manoeuvring by selecting the appropriate option from the popup menu:-

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ETA's are recalculated to show the effect of the change in speed :-
In addition, by selecting a range of rows, the application displays the cumulative distance
between the selected locations and the number of days steaming time in a panel within the
Status Bar. This functionality can be used to determine Pilot To Pilot distances for a voyage :-
In order to display distance to/from Pilot Stations, it is necessary to have the option to Show
Route Detail turned on. From the menus, select Route | Show Route Detail.
Changes to the ETA as a result of selecting either Sea or Manoeuvring Speed are restricted to
the information displayed in this window only. The ETA and voyage duration displayed in either
the Ports or Route Builder Windows are based solely on Sea Speeds.
3.10 Textual Route Window

The Textual Route Windows lists the primary waypoints along the route together with any notes
or warnings that apply to a particular location, giving an effective summary of the route which
can be copied to clipboard and used outside the application.
In the example shown below, a route from Buenos Aires to Valparaiso, the notes and warnings
applicable to a passage through the Magellan Strait are evident.

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Where such a warning exists, its presence in the route description is indicated by a message in
the status bar under the Map window.
By setting the option to include distances in the route, (from the Menus, select Route | Show
Distances), the distance between each of the locations is included :-
More detailed route information can be included in the information displayed by setting the option
to include detail in the route, (from the Menus, select Route | Show Route Detail).
3.11 Advanced Routing Window

The Advanced Routing Window provides more detailed control over the route used.
As mentioned in the Primary Routing Window help topic, once you have the options set
respecting your Company's routing policies, it is advisable to save the settings using the Save
Default Route Settings item on the Options menu.

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The availability of items in this list is governed by the settings made in the
Primary Routing Window. In the example screenshot above, the Magellan Strait Routing point is
disabled because in the Primary Routing Window, the Magellan Strait is unchecked and
therefore will not be used when calculating distances and routes.
The number of columns displayed can be controlled by clicking with the Right mouse button and
selecting the appropriate number from the popup menu :-
The menu also has an option to clear all of the advanced routing points subject to them being
enabled within the Primary Routing options.
To view the location of any of the listed Routing Points, click and hold the left mouse button
pressed down until the location is displayed on the Map. The display of the location is cleared
when the mouse button is released. If the same procedure is applied on the geographical group
headers, all of the Routing Points in that group are displayed.
With an existing route, as the checkboxes are set or cleared, the distance and route are
recalculated automatically and the updated route displayed on the map, so the effect of a change
is immediately apparent.
For example, consider the voyage from Copenhagen to Chiba which initially routes via the
Malacca and Singapore Straits as shown:-

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By disabling the Singapore West (The Brothers) SE Bound routing point, the route is recalculated
using the Sunda Strait:-

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Then by disabling, the Sunda Strait, we have a route via the Lombok Strait:-

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3.12 Port Selector Window

3.12.1 Port Selector Window - Introduction
Features
The Port Selector Window provides an alternative means of entering the From and To port
names into the Ports Window fields, and is also used as a rapid means of entering port names
into the Route Builder Window.
The Window provides a list of all ports included in the software, those not included in the
Distance Tables are displayed on a row with a shaded background and can be used to obtain a
distance to the nearest port in the Tables.
In addition to listing all ports within the Distance Tables, detailing their Country, Latitude and
Longitude, the list also includes all Routing Points in the Tables. A Routing Point is identifiable
in that it is displayed in a bold font and has a special country name of [Routing Point] assigned to
it. The Route column also indicates this with a 'Yes' or 'No', allowing the ports listed to be filtered
on this property.
Geographical Location Displayed On Map
The geographical location of the selected port is displayed on the map. Multiple rows can be
selected in the grid using the normal windows methods of Ctrl-Click to select a number of rows or

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Shift-Click to select a range of rows.
In the case of a port not included in the Tables, it's location together with the nearest Distance
Table port are displayed on the map.
By clicking with the Right mouse button on a non-Distance Tables port, the name of the nearest
Distance Table port is displayed on a pop-up menu. Clicking on this menu item will enter the
name of that port into whichever field in the Ports Window has the focus or the Route Builder.
The focused or active field is indicated by the Active Port Field symbol, in this case below using
the Ports Window :-
By clicking and holding the Left mouse button over a single port name in the Port Selector, its
position is removed from the Map when the mouse button is released.
By simply selecting one of more ports, the positions are plotted on the map and remain visible
until a further selection of ports is made in the port selector list or the until the 'Clear Display of
mapped Ports' button on the toolbar is clicked, thus enabling the Map to be scrolled and/or
zoomed in or out.
If the 'Auto Centre Map' option on the View menu is selected, i.e. ticked, the map display will
automatically reposition itself to centre the port location on the Map when a single port's location
is displayed.
Locating a Port - Incremental Searching
As well as the ability to scroll the list vertically until the appropriate port is located, by clicking
within a column and typing, the first record whose value begins with the characters entered is
located, a process known as Incremental Searching. In the example, above, typing S A K, within
the port name field is sufficient to locate Sakai. It is easier to find ports in this manner if the
column is sorted in alphabetical order.
Restricting the List of Ports Displayed

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At the top of the Port Selector Window, and edit box and two checkboxes allow the list of ports to
be restricted to those matching the selected criteria.
The 'Name Like' field allows the entry of text which when the Accept button is clicked will restrict
the ports listed to those containing that text. In the following example, the ports listed are
restricted to those whose names include 'north' and which are in the Distance Tables.
Entering text in this manner will include port names whereever those characters appear in the
port name. The text entered is not case sensitive. The 'wild card' characters of '?' and '*' can be
used to match any single character, or any number of characters respectively.
For example:-
A?C would find Ajaccio, Alcudia etc

Ba* Point would find Baltimore - Locust Point, Barbers Point etc
Having entered a character string in the edit field, click the 'accept' button to apply the restriction,
once applied the 'clear' button can be used to remove the selection and return to the full list of
ports.
If the 'DT Ports Only' box is checked, the list is restricted to those ports included in the Distance
Tables.
If the 'On Map' box is checked, the list is restricted to those that are located within the area
currently displayed on the map when the 'Accept' button is clicked.
Click the Cancel button to remove any restriction and redisplay every port in the list.
Additional Functionallity
The order in which columns are displayed can be changed simply by clicking a column header
and dragging left or right to its new position. A visual indication is given as to where the new
position will be.
The order in which ports are listed within the table can also be controlled, see
Sorting within the Port Selector Window.

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As well as restricting the list of ports displayed as mentioned above, the list can be further limited
by using a Filter to restrict the ports displayed to those that match a specified condition see
Filtering within the Port Selector Window.
3.12.2 Using the Port Selector to select a Port Name

The Port Selector can be used to enter the From and To port names in the Ports Window and is
the only means of entering port names into the Route Builder Window port list.
In the following examples, it is not necessary to arrange the windows so that they are adjacent,
they are simply positioned in this manner to facilitate capturing the screenshot, though they do
also illustrate the capabilities afforded by the window docking functionality within the system.
To use it to enter a From port name:-
Click within the From Port field. The 'focus' indicator shown just above the mouse pointer in
the above example will appear to the right of the field if not already there.
Click within the Port Name column of the Port Selector.
Type the first few characters of the port name to locate the appropriate port (or use any of
the other techniques to find the required port).
Press RETURN, the selected port name will be entered as the From Port.
The same procedure can be applied to the To Port.
To use it with the Route Builder:-
Click within the Route Builder window to ensure the 'focus' indicator is positioned onto this
window.
Click within the Port Name column of the Port Selector.
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the other techniques to find the required port).

Press RETURN, the selected port name will be added to the list of ports. For further
information see the Route Builder Window help topic.
3.12.3 Sorting within the Port Selector

The list of ports can be displayed in any order by clicking on a column header.
In the example show above, you will note that to the right of the Port Name column header is an
indication that the column is sorted in ascending order. Click the column header a second time
to reverse the sort order. Columns may be sorted based on more than one column, by holding
the Shift key down whilst clicking on a column header.
Alternatively, right click on a column header and a popup menu is displayed:-
In addition to the Sort Ascending or Descending option, the menu allows any existing sorting to
be cleared and to adjust the column widths to best fit the displayed contents.
3.12.4 Filtering within the Port Selector

The drop down arrows in the column header to the right of the Country and Route columns,
permit the ports listed to be 'filtered', that is, the records displayed are limited to those that match
a prescribed condition.
Click the drop down arrow and a list of available values for that column are displayed from which
one can be selected. In the example shown below, the Country column has been selected to
have a filter applied.

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Selecting Australia from the list then gives:-
To clear the filter, either click the Clear button in the footer panel, or select [All] from the list of
available Countries. To temporarily clear the filter, click the checkbox.
By selecting the [Custom] option from the list of available values, multiple conditions for a single
column can be applied, for example to restrict to ports in Australia or New Zealand :-
The operators applicable to the specified value are :-

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When more than one filter condition has been used, previously applied conditions are accessible
from a drop down list at the bottom of the window :-
3.13 Route Builder Window

Whereas the Ports Window allows for the simple calculation of a distance between two ports with
an optional Via port, the Route Builder Window further extends the functionality of the system, to
allow a greater number of ports and/or routing points to be included in a voyage:-
To use the Route Builder, it must first be selected by clicking within the Window such that the
caption changes to reflect that it is Active.
The method of entering a list of port names is by way of the Port Selector Window. Simply click
within the Port Name column and type the first few characters of the port name you require. As
you type, the first port matching those characters is selected. With the appropriate port located,
press RETURN and that port name is added to the list of ports in the Route Builder and its
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location is displayed on the Map.
The names of all the Routing Points are included in the list so it is possible to specify a voyage
which is routed via the specified locations and thus potentially overriding the routing the software
would normally apply in establishing the shortest route within the limitations of the current routing
options.
In the following example the voyage is set to go via the Sunda Strait, instead of the Lombok
Strait which would have been used in the example above.
Continue by typing the second port name and repeat this process until all required ports have
been added to the list.
To calculate the overall distance and route, click the Calculate button at the bottom of the Route
Builder window. The entire route is displayed on the Map.
If the Auto Calc checkbox is checked, then the route is recalculated and displayed after the
addition of each port, when a port is removed from the list, or its position in the list is altered.
The order ports are listed can be adjusted by either selecting the port to be moved and using the
Up and Down arrow buttons, or by dragging and dropping it into its new position in the list.
A port can be removed from the list by selecting it and clicking the delete button or by pressing
the DELETE key.
Clear all ports in the list by clicking the Clear button.
Adjusting Routing Options for individual voyage legs
Primary and Advanced Routing options can be set as required for each leg of the voyage, so for
example a round trip voyage with a loaded passage from Ras Tanura to Rotterdam for discharge
and back to Ras Tanura in ballast can be set up for the loaded passage to be routed via the
Cape of Good Hope whilst the ballast passage uses the Suez Canal.

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Routing options are set for an individual voyage leg, by selecting destination for the leg
concerned and then setting the Primary and/or Advanced routing options as required. In the
example shown above, the loaded passage from Ras Tanura to Rotterdam has the primary
routing options set to disallow the use of the Suez Canal, thus routing round the Cape of Good
Hope.
For the ballast leg of the voyage from Rotterdam back to Ras Tanura, the Suez Canal is
enabled.

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3.14 Voyage Planner Window

The Voyage Planner Window provides the ability to analyse a voyage by breaking it down into
the individual legs between major waypoints, to introduce port delays, vary speeds on individual
legs and calculate bunker consumptions:-
After calculating a distance, either simply between two ports in the Ports Window, or by using the
Route Builder Window, the voyage can be added to the Voyage Planner by clicking the Add to
Voyage Planner toolbar button or the equivalent menu option Route | Add to Voyage Planner.
A dialog is displayed permitting the voyage start date and time, speed and initial bunker details
to be entered.
On Clicking the OK button, the voyage information is displayed in the Planner.
Expand the voyage details by clicking the + button to the left of each record.
The information displayed in the planner is configurable, see

Customising the Voyage Planner Display.
Delays, speed variations, bunker stems and consumptions can be edited as described in
Working with the Voyage Planner Data.

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Limited column widths prevent full descriptive headers being used, so an explanation of the
abbreviations used follows:-
Column Description
From From Port or Waypoint Name
From ETA Estimated Time of Arrival at From location
From Delay Time Delay at From location
From ETD Estimated Time of Departure from location
To To Port or Waypoint Name
Distance Distance for this leg of the voyage
Total Distance Total Distance for all legs to this destination
To ETA Estimated Time of Arrival at To location
Speed Average Speed in knots for this leg of the voyage
BOA (From) FO Bunkers on Arrival at the From location - Fuel Oil
BOA (From) DO Bunkers on Arrival at the From location - Diesel Oil
IPU FO In Port Usage - Fuel Oil
IPU DO In Port Usage - Diesel Oil
Stem FO Quantity (Mt) of Fuel Oil Stemmed at this location
Stem DO Quantity (Mt) of Diesel Oil Stemmed at this location
BOD FO Bunkers on Departure from this location - Fuel Oil
BOD DO Bunkers on Departure from this location - Diesel Oil
Cons FO Daily Bunker Consumption - Fuel Oil
Cons DO Daily Bunker Consumption - Diesel Oil
BOA (To) FO Bunkers on Arrival at the To location - Fuel Oil
BOA (To) DO Bunkers on Arrival at the To location - Diesel Oil
3.14.1 Customising the Voyage Planner Display

Within the Voyage Planner, the following functionality is provided to allow the information
displayed to be tailored to your requirements.
Columns widths can be adjusted by clicking and dragging the vertical column separator bar
within the column header until the desired width is achieved or alternatively, Right click on the
column header and select one of the Best Fit options. The menu also allows the alignment of
the columns to be change.
Column Visibility can be controlled by right clicking on a row and selecting the Visible Columns
option from the popup menu. The columns displayed for the top (master) level data are
independent of those displayed for the lower (detail) level. Accordingly, right click on either the
master or detail level to change the appropriate settings.

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Simply set or clear the checkboxes and click the Apply button.
3.14.2 Working with the Voyage Planner Data

Once a route has been added to the Voyage Planner, you will probably want to edit some of the
data contained therein, to introduce port delays, adjust speeds for certain legs or add bunker
stem information .
Expand the appropriate top level record, right click on the appropriate leg and select Edit
Properties from the popup menu
A dialog similar to the following is displayed:-

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In this case, it is the first leg of the voyage, so the initial starting bunker figures can be edited if
required. For those of you with an eye on consistency, you may note that this has been done in
the above screenshot as the figures are not the same as those shown in the example of the
Starting Voyage variables dialog in a preceding topic.
Next we want to look at the position at the next port LOOP Terminal, where we want to add a
port delay of 36 hours.
Enter 1 Day 12 Hours into the Delay fields and note that the Departure date is recalculated as is
the ETA at the Providence Channels waypoint and the destination at RAS TANURA.
In the case where the Departure Date and Time are known, rather than calculate and enter the
delay, the system allows the Departure Date and Time to be entered directly, thereby calculating
the Delay.
So finally, at least for this example, let's look at the Suez Canal Transit

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and here, we did set the Departure Date and Time and let the system calculate the Delay. You'll
note that the speed was reduced and a corresponding adjustment made to the Bunker
Consumption figures.
3.14.3 Printing the Voyage Planner

To Print or Preview the Voyage Planner, either click the appropriate buttons on the toolbar,
select the options from the File menu, or right click on the Planner and select Print or Print
Preview from the popup menu.
In the case of a Print Preview, a window similar to the following will be displayed:-
The toolbar buttons and menus of this dialog provide total control over the printed output.

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3.15 Recent Voyages Window

Within the Standard and Lite Editions of the software, as distances are calculated, the From and
To ports and optionally Via locations are added to the Recent Voyages menu.
This functionality is considerably enhanced within the Professional Edition of the software, with
the introduction of a Recent Voyages Window listing From, To and Via ports, distance and
voyage duration for recently calculated distances. A maximum of 20 recent voyages are listed,
the most recently calculated replacing the oldest voyage not flagged as a Favourite when the
maximum limit is reached
The toolbar buttons provide the following functionality :-

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Toggles the Favourite status of the selected voyage. Favourite voyages are not
replaced by more recently calculated voyages and by using the Move Up/Down
buttons can be positioned as required in the list.
Delete the selected recent voyage.
Clear the entire Recent Voyage List.
Set the From, To and Via ports in the Ports Window to the selected voyage. As
an alternative to selecting a voyage and clicking this button, simply double-click
on the required row.
Click and hold this button to temporarily display the selected voyage
Move the selected voyage up one row
Move the selected voyage down one row
A voyage is added to the list whenever a distance is calculated using the Ports Window unless it
is already present in the list. The list respects differing routing options so it is possible to entries
with the same From, To and Via ports but different distances depending on the routing options
selected. To view the routing options applicable to the voyage, select it and then refer to the
Primary and Advanced Routing windows.
The Recent Voyages window does not list voyages calculated using the Route Builder.
3.16 Menus and Toolbars

Applicability : All Editions but note that the buttons displayed will reflect the edition of the
software being run.
The Menus and Toolbars within the software are fully configurable and as you work with the
system, those options that are used most frequently are remembered as personalised settings
unless you choose to disable this feature.
The toolbar buttons will display a hint as to their functionality if the mouse is held over them for a
moment, again, unless this functionality is disabled.
When first run, three toolbars are displayed by default:-
The menu and toolbars are fixed within the Lite and Standard Editions of the software, but are
fully configurable in the Professional Edition where the following functionality is available:-
The View | Toolbars menu allows any toolbar to be turned on or off as required.
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hand edge of any of the toolbars.
A drop down menu will appear allowing the visibility of any of the buttons to be controlled by
setting or clearing the checkbox to the left of the caption, the following is the drop down menu for
the standard toolbar.
Clicking Reset Toolbar, will restore it to the default settings as it was when the software was
installed.
For further control over what buttons appear on which toolbar, or to create your own customised
toolbars, click the Customise option, whereupon the following dialog is displayed.
The Toolbars tab permits the creation of new toolbars onto which your own preferred buttons can
be placed.
The Commands tab displays all of the toolbar buttons and menu options available. For ease of
reference they are categorised according to their function. Click on any of the buttons and drag
and drop it onto the menu or toolbar in the desired location. With this dialog displayed, you can
remove existing menu options or buttons by clicking on it and dragging it outside the applications
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The Options tab allows the Personalised menus based on their usage to be turned off or reset.
You can also control the size of the icons used on the toolbar buttons, whether or not tooltips are
displayed and control Menu animations.
3.17 System Defaults

By selecting Change Default Setting from the Options menu, a three page dialog is displayed
providing the ability to customise a number of elements of the system to your preferences.
Map Defaults
The Map Default Settings page is shown below.

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The colours for land masses, oceans and port names can be set by clicking the dropdown button
to the right of the appropriate field and selecting the preferred colour.
Ports names can be displayed on the map in an emboldened font if the check box is set and if
the font size is set higher than 10 points.
The Zoom Speed slider bar can be adjusted to control how fast the map is zoomed in or out.
The Memory Usage slider bar controls the amount of memory used by the system to cache map
details. In most cases it is recommended that this be kept low in order to minimise any adverse
effects on other software applications by reducing the amount of memory available, but if your
computer has plenty of memory available, the performance of the mapping system is enhanced
by increasing the memory used. The available memory can be monitored using the Windows
Task Manager.
By default, the left mouse button is configured to select an area of the map to display, while the
right mouse button is used to pan the map display. If preferred, these functions can be reversed.
The Restore Defaults button, returns all values to the state they were at following installation.
Click OK to close the dialog applying any changes made, or Cancel to abandon any changes.
Route Display
On the Route Display page you may choose your preferred colours used for the drawing route
legs on the map.

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Port Selector
The Port Selector page allows the colours used for the font and background of rows within the
Port Selector to be specified.
Individual colours can be specified for ports included in the Distance Tables, for Non Distance
Tables Ports, i.e. those ports included in the software in order that their location can be
determined and which are related to the nearest Distance Table Port, and for Routing Points.
In addition the font colour and size used for displaying the locations of ports on the map can be
specified.
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Primary Routing and Advanced Routing settings can be saved as default settings by selecting
Save Default Route Settings from the Options menu. These settings are automatically restored
each time the application is run and can be restored at any time by using the Restore Default
Route Settings on the same menu.

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4 Advanced Features
4.1 Docking Windows
Docking Windows are only available in Port To Port Professional
Each of the 'Windows' in the application can be positioned almost anywhere within the layout of
the main form and need not be visible at all times. This gives the ability to customise the layout
of the screen and position just those parts of the system where they are most useable. Windows
whose functionality is infrequently used can be hidden and by being so do not take up valuable
screen space and yet be easily accessible as and when required.
By default, after installation, docking windows are disabled. Select Options | Docking
Enabled from the menus to enable this functionality.
The system can thus run in either a minimalistic style:-
where here we have just the Ports, Primary Routing and Map Windows 'docked' within the main
screen and the Port Selector window undocked or floating.
Alternatively, having all windows docked within the main screen, we can have a very complex
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where all the windows are visible, but at the expense of requiring more screen space.
The position of Windows within the system can be moved by clicking with the mouse on the title
bar or the page tab if the window is docked in a tabbed style
and then dragging it around with the mouse.
As you do, docking position indicators are overlaid on the screen to assist with docking the
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Move the mouse over the appropriate indicator and its transparency will reduce to give
confirmation of where the window will be position when dropped.
There are some restrictions;
a number of the windows within the system include edit controls, for example the Ports
Window with its controls for the Port Name, Distance etc. In order to keep these controls
visible and usable, such windows have minimum size constraints and depending on where
they are positioned may not permit docking other windows to the side, above or below.
Increasing the width or height of the underlying form area sufficiently will enable the desired
layout to be achieved. Alternatively, dock the window in a tabbed style, where a number of
windows occupy the same area of the form, but only the one selected by clicking on its tab is
visible at any one time.
Depending on the height or width of windows positioned on the form, you may find that the
overall size of the main screen form will not reduce in size as much as might be expected
when re sized. By reducing the size of some of the windows first, it is normally possible to
resize the form as required.
Switching between Windows

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The easiest method of switching the area of your attention, i.e. the focus between windows, is to
either click the mouse button within the window, or if it is displayed in a tabbed style to click on
its page tab.
Alternatively, and the required method if the window you wish to work with is not visible, select
the Window | Windows option from the menus and click on the window you wish to use from the
sub-menu.
The Window | Window List menu option displays a dialog showing the state of each of the
Windows in the system:-
To close or hide a window that is docked, right click on its title bar if it not displayed in a tabbed
style and select Hide from the popup menu
As can be seen, the popup menu reveals other options.
For a window that is displayed in a page tab, it must first be undocked from the tab. The easiest
means of doing this is to double click on the relevant tab. The window will become undocked
and assume a floating style, from where its close button in the top right corner of the window can
be clicked to close (or hide) it.
Once you have invested the time in getting an arrangement of windows to your liking, you will
probably want to save the settings for future use, see the Window Layouts help topic for further
information.
4.2 Window Layouts

Window Layouts are only available in Port To Port Professional
Window Layouts provide the capability of saving and restoring preferred arrangements of
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altered. Accessible from the Options | Docking Layouts menu, these are named Small, Default
and Complex and as their names imply provide increasingly complex window layouts.
With one of these selected, you can use it as the basis for your own customised layout.
Once you have a suitable layout that you wish to save for future use, Click the manage Layouts
option on the Layouts toolbar, or select Options | Manage Layouts from the menus.
The first four greyed options in the list are the system layouts supplied with Port To Port when
the software is installed, these can be selected and applied from this dialog but cannot be
modified, renamed or deleted.
Click the 'New' button, enter a suitable name for the Layout and then click 'Save'.
Layouts can also be renamed, deleted or selected by using the appropriate button.

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5 Updating the System

5.1 System Updater
The Port To Port software installation also installed onto your computer a copy of the AtoBviaC
System Updater. This has the ability to update your copy of the software and the data therein by
downloading new versions over the internet.
You can run the update system at any time to ensure you have the latest version of the system
and data.
As the update process requires an internet connection, it is essential that if your system has a
firewall installed that the update software is granted access to the internet.
To update the Port To Port software or the underlying Distance Tables data files, click on the
System Updater icon on the desktop or select the Update Port To Port option from Programs /
AtoBviaC / Port To Port menu.
The update system will attempt to establish a connection to the update server, check for any
available updates and if any are found, download and install them automatically.
The screenshot below shows an example update session.
Once completed, review the list of messages displayed to ensure the update did not report any
problems and click the Close button.
In order to be able to install new versions of installed programs, it is necessary for these not to
be running at the time the Update system is run. If any are detected as being in use, the Updater
will display a list of applications in use and will wait for them to be closed before proceeding.
In most circumstances using the Updater as described above is all that is needed to keep your
system up to date, however, with the use of command line parameters, the system can be
configured, if required, to access the internet via a proxy server or in the case of a large
networked system to permit a network administrator to download the latest updates to a shared
location on a corporate network from where users can update their systems without the need to
access the internet. These options are documented further here.

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5.2 System Updater - Advanced Options

Command Line Parameters - Overview
/i Runs the program interactively providing access to configuration options

/n Update the system from a network path
/np Specify the network path to be used
/ns Synchronise the updated files available over the internet with those on the
network
All command line parameters are case-insensitive and may be specified using either the '/'
character as shown above or a '-' character, i.e. /n, /N, -n or -N are all equivalent. Multiple
parameters may be specified as described below but must be separated from each other by a
space i.e. '/i /n'.
Interactive Operation - /i
When used with this parameter, the Updater does not automatically access the internet and
begin the update process. Instead additional buttons are available at the bottom of the screen as
shown in the following screenshot:-
Click the Synchronise button to download the latest update files to the configured network path.
Only those files that have been updated since the last time the option was run are downloaded.
Click the Update button to run the update process as configured with any other command line
parameters.
Clicking the Configure button displays the following dialog:-

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Note :- The Network Update Folder edit box is only enabled if the /n or /s parameter is
also specified
Verbose logging adds additional status messages which may be helpful in

troubleshooting any problems encountered during the update process.
Use Proxy Server - if checked, enables the Proxy Server Settings options which should
be configured as advised by your own network advisers.
Network Update Folder specifies the default location
Update from a Network Path - /n
Specified on its own will run the update process as normal but will use the network path specified
in the Configuration Options dialog described above as the location from which to check for
updated application and data files. This option can be used in conjunction with the /np
parameter.
Specify a Network Path - /np
This option will override any network path specified in the Configuration Options dialog described
above as the location from which to check for updated application and data files. This option can
be used in conjunction with the /n or /ns parameters.
Synchronise the update files - /ns
This option will download from the internet any new updates and save them to network path
specified in the Configuration Options dialog described above as the location from which to
check for updated application and data files. This option can be used in conjunction with the /np
parameter. It is the equivalent option to clicking the Synchronise button when the Updater is run
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6 Getting Help
6.1 Getting Assistance while you work
The online context sensitive help can be used in a number of ways to help you as you use the
system:
Press F1 whilst in any editable field to display a brief explanation of that field in a popup
window.
Click the What's This? Help button on the toolbar, then click the mouse on whatever area of
the screen you want help on.
Click the Help button in the application's window title bar...
or if the application window is docked in a tabbed format, right click and select Help from the
popup menu....
Hold the mouse pointer over a toolbar button to display a hint regarding its function.
Use the Help Contents option on the Help menu to display this full online help system.
6.2 Fault Reporting

If you detect a problem within the software, you may use the Support option on the help menu, to
email support@atobviac.com. To assist in diagnosing the problem, please provide as much
detail as you can.

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In the case of a critical error occurring, the following dialog will be displayed:-
Whilst the application's error handling permits you to attempt to continue to use the software, it is
strongly recommended that you restart or close the application, since the occurrence of such a
problem is likely to have left the software in an unstable state.
The dialog has options to submit a bug report by email to support@atobviac.com and it is
recommended that this option is selected at least on the first occasion. Once reported, it is not
necessary to submit the report on future occasions.
The information included in the submission can be viewed by selecting the show bug report
option on the dialog, whereby a screen similar to the following is displayed:-
Submitting bug reports in this manner, provides us with detailed information regarding the cause
of the problem and assists in developing a fix. Updated versions of the software incorporating
such fixes are made available to registered users via the System Updater.

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Duration 11
Index -E-
-A- Edit 35
Environment 5
Adjust 8 Environmental 13, 15
Advanced 20 ETA 11, 16, 18
Alternative 7, 14 Expand 33
Auto Calc 30
Avoid 13
-F-
-B- Filter 27, 28
Find 7, 24
BOA 33 Firewall 50
BOD 33 FO 33
BP Shipping Marine Distance Tables 5 From Port 11
Bunker 16
Bunker Consumption 33
Bunkers 35
-G-
Grid 27
-C-
Calculate 7 -H-
Cape Horn 14 Hide 45
Cape of Good Hope 14
Clear 30
Clipboard 19 -I-
Collapse 33
Colours 41 In Port Usage 35
Column 27, 34 Internet 50
Configure 39 IPU 33
Consumption 16
Control 20
Customise 34, 39
-L-
Layout 48
-D- Leg 33, 35

Legal Notices 5
Data 50 Like 24
Date 16
Defaults 41
Delay 33, 35
-M-
Delete 30 Main Form 10
Departure 16 Map 15, 24
Destination 11 Memory 41
Display 15, 24 Menu 39
Distance 7, 11, 14 Move Down 30
DO 33 Move Up 30
Docking 45 Multiple 30
Index 56
Toolbar 39
-N- Traffic Separation Scheme 5

Traffic Separation Schemes 7
Name 24
Navigation 3
Network 51
-U-
Update 50
-O-
Order 34
-V-
Variables 16
-P- Via 30
Visible 34, 45
Voyage 7, 11, 30
Pan 15, 41
Voyage Planner 33
Panama Canal 14
Port 27, 28, 30
Ports Window 11
Preview 37
-W-
Primary 13 Waypoint 15
Print 37 Welcome 3
Proxy 50 Width 34
Window 48
-R-
Recent 7
-Z-
Remove 30 Zoom 15, 41
Restrict 27
Reverse 7
Route 8, 18, 19
Routing 5, 8, 13, 20
-S-
Scroll 41
Selection 27, 28
Show Distances 19
Show Route Detail 19
Sort 27, 28
Speed 16, 33
Stem 33, 35
Suez canal 14
System 41, 50
-T-
Text 19
Time 16
To Port 11

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Distance Tables BP Shipping Limited 1958-2005

Part II Getting Started 7

Part III User Interface 10

Part IV Advanced Features 45

Part V Updating the System 50

Part VI Getting Help 53

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Your attention is also drawn to the Legal Notices.

1.2 What's New

Additional Non-Distance Tables Ports (Professional and Standard Editions)

Additional Advanced Routing Points (Professional and Standard Editions)

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Ports Window (All Editions)

Assisted Routing (All Editions)

Port Selector Window (Professional and Standard Editions)

Primary Routing Window (All Editions)

Draughts and Warnings Windows (Professional Edition Only)

Route Builder (Professional and Standard Editions)

Recent Voyages (Professional Edition Only)

Route Window (Professional and Standard Editions)

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1.3 The BP Shipping Marine Distance Tables

1.4 Legal Notices

Port To Port Copyright AtoBviaC Plc 2004-2005. All rights reserved.

Distance Tables Copyright BP Shipping Ltd 1958-2005

1.5 Software Edition Feature Comparison Matrix

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Feature Lite Standard Professional

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2.2 Finding a Port

AtoBviaC Plc 2005, Distance Tables BP Shipping Limited 1958-2005

2.3 Adjusting the Route

2.4 Assisted Routing

AtoBviaC Plc 2005, Distance Tables BP Shipping Limited 1958-2005

So, to illustrate with a voyage from Bergen To New York :-

AtoBviaC Plc 2005, Distance Tables BP Shipping Limited 1958-2005

The following windows are visible:-

AtoBviaC Plc 2005, Distance Tables BP Shipping Limited 1958-2005

3.2 Ports Window

AtoBviaC Plc 2005, Distance Tables BP Shipping Limited 1958-2005

AtoBviaC Plc 2005, Distance Tables BP Shipping Limited 1958-2005

3.3 Primary Routing Window

AtoBviaC Plc 2005, Distance Tables BP Shipping Limited 1958-2005

With the Environmental / Navigational / Regulatory Routing ( Env/Nav/Reg Routing) checkbox

3.4 Alternative Distances Window

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3.5 Map Window

Selecting an area to zoom in or out

Panning the Map

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Zooming with the Mouse Wheel

Voyage Planner - Highlighting Voyage Legs

3.6 Variables Window

3.7 Draughts Window

3.8 Warnings Window

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3.9 Route Window

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ETA's are recalculated to show the effect of the change in speed :-

3.10 Textual Route Window

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3.11 Advanced Routing Window