MFD 3 00 340 Additional Functions PDF

Multi-Functional Display
Version: 3.00.340
Additional Functions
Date of Issue: February 2016
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents 3
Printing House Conventions 10
List of Documents 10
Preamble 11
Annotation 12
Definitions and Abbreviations 12
Definitions 12
List of Abbreviations 14
Chapter 1. ECDIS Task Optional Functions 17
Precision Instruments 20
Using the Predictor 20
Using the Curved Heading Line 25
Planning Turn with the Aid of Curved Heading Line 27
Use of Curved Heading Line for Turning in to a Route 33
Using Docking Mode 34
Trial Manoeuvre 40
Simulator ARPA Targets 45
Setting Training Targets 46
Editing Simulator Target Motion Vectors 47
Deleting Simulator Targets 48
Using Route Rendezvous 49
Precision Instruments Functional Description 53
Predictor 53
Curved Heading Line 53
Docking Mode 57
Purpose 57
Display 57
Calculations 59
Trial Manoeuvre 59
Route Rendezvous 63
Ice Charts 67
Loading Ice Charts from the Ice Charts Page 67
Control of Ice Charts 69
Actual Ice Charts 70
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Forecast Ice Charts 71

Images 72
Recommended Ways 73
Obtaining Information on Ice Charts 74
Obtaining General Ice Chart Information 74
Obtaining Information on Vector Ice Chart Objects 76
Ice Charts Functional Description 77
General 77
Ice Chart Formats 78
Vector Ice Chart Symbols 79
GeoTIFF/JPEG 2000 Raster Images 80
MOB Mode with Use of RDF Rhotheta RT-202/RT-500M 82
Purpose 82
Limitation of Operation in MOB Mode 83
MOB Operation in Network Configuration 83
Functionality Operation 84
Seetrac 86
Seetrac Settings 86
Tender Tracking Activation 89
Channel Tracking Activation 89
Address Tracking Activation 90
Removal of Tender 91
Quick Search for Tender 91
Seetrac Functional Description 92
Purpose 92
Onboard System Overview 92
Tender Presentation on the Electronic Charts 93
Special Features of AIS System Operation in the Navigation in the Great Lakes Area 95
Information on Weather Conditions (Weather Station Message) 95
Information on Wind Speed and Direction (Wind Information Message) 96
Information on Water Level (Water Level Message) 96
Information on the Water Flow Density (Water Flow Message) 97
Ships Lockage Schedule (Lockage Order Message) 98
Own Ship Lockage Message (Estimated Lock Time Message) 99
Draught Information System 100
Functional Description 100
General 100
Calculating UKC 101
Source Data 101
High Resolution Bathymetry Data 101
Water Level 102
Squat 102
Additional Squat due to Passing Clear of Oncoming Ship 102
Guard Zone 102
Alerts 104
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Logging Functions 104

LogBook Entries 104
Recorded Data 104
Play Back 105
DIS Graphic User Interface 107
Control Panel 107
HDG/STW/COG/UKC/WL Window 107
UKC Data Display 108
DIS Panel 109
Bathymetry Data Page 110
DIS Information Page 110
Settings Page 111
UKC Data Page 112
Long Range AIS Targets 112
General 112
Setting Long Range AIS Targets Processing Zone 113
Turning on Long Range AIS Targets Processing and Display 115
Handling Long Range AIS Targets Colour Tracks 117
NS 4000 AIS Colour Tracks 118
Setting AIS Target Tracks Display Parameters 118
Turning on AIS Target Tracks Display 121
Turning on AIS Target Tracks Display for Several Days 122
Obtaining Information on AIS Track Point 123
Turning off and Unloading AIS Target Tracks 123
Handling ECDIS Task Configurations 124
Using Local User Configuration 124
Creating Local User Configuration 124
Loading Local User Configuration 126
Deleting Local User Configuration 127
Using Bridge User Configuration 128
Creating Bridge User Configuration 128
Loading Bridge User Configuration 130
Deleting Bridge User Configuration 131
User Configurations Functional Description 132
Using Checklist in MFD 135
Downloading/Uploading a Route 137
AIS Binary Messages 138
Meteo and Hydrographic Messages 138
Route Information Messages 140
Route Reception 140
Route Transmission 143
S57 Charts Objects Search 146
Maritime Safety Information 148
General 148

MSI Tabular Display 149

MSI Display on Chart Panel 150
Search for MSI by NAVTEX Number 153
Assigning MSI with Danger Attribute 153
MFD-FMO Routes and Tracks Exchange 154
Functional Description of MFD-FMO Routes and Tracks Exchange 154
Work with On-Board ECDIS 155
Work with On-Shore ECDIS via FMO 156
Handling of MARPOL Data 159
General 159
Obtaining Information on MARPOL Data 162
Checking the Route Taking into Account MARPOL Data 164
Mobile Technologies 165
Forward Looking Sonar 166
Far Sounder Display Settings 166
Work with Far Sounder 168
Chapter 2. Track Control Mode 173
User Manual 174
Presettings 174
Setting Loading Conditions 174
Steering Gear Operation Efficiency Settings 176
Turning On Track Control Mode in the Sailing along the Monitored Route 179
Generation of Temporary Route and Turning On Quick Track Mode 182
Merging Monitored and Temporary Routes 184
Turning the Mode Off 188
Checking Route Geometry for Compliance with Track Control Mode 190
Viewing Identified Track Control Mode Non-compliances in the Route Geometry 191
Route Editing Taking Identified Non-compliances into Account 191
Recommended Procedures to Be Used in Case of Alert Generation 193
TCS Functional Description 195
General 195
Route Monitoring in Track Control Mode 195
Quick Track Mode 196
Route Merging Mode 197
Positioning in Track Control Operating Mode 198
Alerts and Indications Occurring in the Operation of Track Control Mode 199
Indications 199
Special Indication for Autopilot NP2025 (Required by the Standard for the Track Control System,
Category B) 200
Track Control Alerts and Causes of the Mode Automatic Turn-Off 200
Route Alerts 203
Limitations in the Use of Track Control Mode 203
Check of Route Elements for Compliance with Track Control Mode 205
Chapter 3. Conning Task (Navi-Conning 4000) 209

Purpose of the Conning Task 210

Conning Turning On/Off 210
Turning the Conning Task On 210
Turning the Conning Task Off 211
Conning Task Structure 212
STW Window 212
SOG Window 213
Weather Window 213
Wind Tab 213
Temperature Tab 214
Drift/Set Window 214
Heading Window 214
ROT Window 214
Depth Below Keel Window 215
Applications and Alerts Window 215
Time Window 216
Position Source Window 216
Position Window 216
COG/SOG/HDG Window 217
Route Window 217
Ship Contour Window 218
Engine Window 219
FLIR Screen View 220
DL_IR and IR Windows 220
Control Window 221
Operating FLIR Camera 222
Camera Activation 222
Transfer of Camera Control Rights 223
FLIR OSD Menu Access 224
Selecting IR Palettes 224
Chapter 4. Conning Task (Navi-Conning 5000) 225
STW Window 228
SOG Window 228
Wind Window 229
Heading Window 229
ROT Window 230
Applications Window 230

Alerts Window 231

Time Window 231
Own Ship Parameters Window 232
Route Window 232
Engine Window 234
Chapter 5. Wave Task 235
Wave Turning On_Off 236
Turning WAVE Task On 236
WAVE Turning WAVE Task Off 236
WAVE Task Structure 237
Wave Panel 237
Wave Applications Window 238
HDG/COG Window 238
SOG/LOG Window 238
Engine Window 239
Fuel Flow Engine Windows 239
Fuel Flow Window 239
Trip Distance/Average Consumption Window 240
Graph Window 240
Wave Control Window 241
Wave Analytic/History Panel 241
EEOI Data Analytics Table 242
Parameter Data Analytics Table 242
Trip Parameters Adjustment 244
Monitoring and Advisor 249
Chapter 6. BAM Task 251
Bridge Alarm Management Viewer Start/Stop Operations 252
Description of BAM Viewer Application Interface 253
BNWAS Panel 253
BAM Viewer Control Panel 253
Alerts Page 254
History Page 255
COM Trace Page 257
P450 Error Counter Page 258
Settings Page 259
Description of CAM Functionality 260
Description of Redundancy Concept 261
Description of BNWAS 262
General 262
BNWAS Operation Algorithm 262
Operator Activity 262
Emergency Call System 264
Relaying Alarms 264
Work with BNWAS 265

Alerts Presentation 266

Alerts Priorities 266
Alerts Categories 268

Printing House Conventions

Sample of notation Usage comments
Setup.exe Messages, commands, files, folders and other Windows OS

info
<Enter> Keyboard key names
Button Buttons
Interface Names of windows, pages, panels
Menu Menu items
Ahead User interface elements and the ECDIS task objects
Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). ECDIS User Names and sections of documents
Manual
Note, Warning, Caution Note, Warning, Caution
Auxiliary text Auxiliary text
Cross reference Cross reference
http://www.amver.com URL
Table 1. Printing House Conventions
List of Documents
Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). ECDIS User Manual.
Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). RADAR User Manual .
Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Functional Description.
Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Additional Functions.
Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). ECDIS Quick Reference.
Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). RADAR Quick Reference.
Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I.
Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part II.
Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Utilities.
Navi-Sailor 4100 ECDIS (v. 2.00.348). Special Functions.
Navi-Planner 4000 (v. 3.00.346). User Manual.

Preamble
Preamble provides general information on the work with document.
Annotation 12
Definitions and Abbreviations 12
Definitions 12
List of Abbreviations 14
Annotation
The aim of this book is to provide the user with guidelines in the solution of various tasks, which may arise
during handling the Additional Functions of MFD and to give the user some idea of the operating principles
and capabilities of them.
The description is divided into 6 parts:
Chapter 1. ECDIS Task Optional Functions.
Chapter 2. Track Control Mode.
Chapter 3. Conning Task (Navi-Conning 4000).
Chapter 4. Conning Task (Navi-Conning 5000).
Chapter 5. Wave Task.
Chapter 6. BAM Task.
Definitions and Abbreviations

Definitions
Acquisition
The process of selecting a target or targets and initiating its tracking.
Acquisition Area
An area set up by the observer, which should automatically acquire a target when it enters such an area.
Azimuth Stabilised Display
A display in which the azimuth orientation relative to a nominated true bearing is fixed.
Bad Echo
The name associated with a tracked target, which appears to have been temporarily lost or which has a
poorly defined radar aspect, in so much that, the target does not have tracking ability.
Course-Up Display
An azimuth stabilised display in which a line connecting the centre of own ship with the top of the display is
own ship’s intended course.
CPA/TCPA
Closest point of approach (CPA) and time to closest point of approach (TCPA) limit as defined by the observer
to give warning when a tracked target or targets will close to within these limits from own ship.
Detection
Identification of a target in the presence of noise and clutter.

Preamble • Definitions and Abbreviations 13
ERBL
An electronic range and bearing line used to measure bearings and/or ranges.
Ground Stabilisation
A mode of display whereby own ship and all targets are referenced to the ground using ground track or set
and drift inputs.
Guard Zone
A zone in which an alert is given when a target is detected.
Heading
The direction in which the bows of a ship are pointing expressed as an angular displacement from north.
History
Equally time-spaced past position of a target, which is being tracked. The history may be relative or true.
Lost Target
The name associated with a target that is no longer being tracked having become lost or obscured.
Map Lines
Navigational facility whereby the observer can define lines to indicate channels or traffic separation schemes.
Sometimes called nav. lines, these lines require ground stabilisation to stop them drifting.
North-Up Display
An azimuth stabilised display in which a line connecting the centre of own ship with the top of the display is
north true bearing.
Relative Bearing
The direction of a target from own ship expressed as an angular displacement from own ship’s heading.
Relative Course
The direction of motion of a target relative to own ship’s position expressed as an angular displacement from
north. It is deduced from a number of measurements of target range and bearing on own ship’s radar.
Relative Motion
The combination of relative course and relative speed.
Relative Motion Display
A display on which the position of own ship remains fixed and all targets move relative to own ship.
Relative Speed
The speed of a target relative to own ship’s position. It is deduced from a number of measurements of target
range and bearing on own ship’s radar.
Relative Vector
The predicted movement of a target relative to own ship.
Scan
The interrogation of an area covering 360° in bearing. A sector, or sectors, may be suppressed within the 360°
bearing.
Sea Stabilisation
A mode of display whereby own ship and all targets are referenced to the sea, using gyro heading and single
axis log water speed inputs.

Suppressed Area
An area set up by the observer within which targets are not acquired.
Target
Any object fixed or moving whose position and motion is determined by measurements of range and bearing
on radar.
Target’s Predicted Motion
A prediction of future target motion based on linear extrapolation from its present motion as determined by
past measurements of its range and bearing on the radar.
Tracking
The computer process of observing the sequential changes in the position of a target in order to establish its
motion.
Trails
Tracks displayed by the radar echoes of targets in the form of a synthetic afterglow. The trails may be either
relative or true. The true trails may be sea or ground stabilised.
Trial Manoeuvre
A facility to assist the observer in making the correct manoeuvre for navigation and collision avoidance
purposes.
True Bearing
The direction of a target from own ship or from another target expressed as an angular displacement from
north.
True Course
The true direction of motion of a target expressed as an angular displacement from north. It is obtained by a
vector combination of target relative motion and own ship’s true motion.
True Motion
The combination of true course and true speed.
True Motion Display
A display across which own ship and each target moves with its own true motion.
True Speed
The speed of a target obtained by a vector combination of target relative motion and own ship’s true
motion.
True Vector
The predicted true motion of a target as a result of own ship’s direction and speed input. The true vector may
be either displayed with reference to the water or to the ground.
List of Abbreviations
l AIS – Automatic Identification System;
l BAM - Bridge Alarm Management;

l BNWAS – Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System;
l BRG – Bearing;

Preamble • Definitions and Abbreviations 15
l BWOL – Bearing to Wheel Over Line;
l CMG – Course Made Good;
l COG – Course Over Ground;
l CPA – Closest Point of Approach;
l CTW – Course Through the Water;

l DIS – Draught Information System;
l DR – Dead Reckoning;
l DWOL – Distance to Wheel Over Line;
l EBL – Electronic Bearing Line;
l ENC – Electronic Navigational Chart;
l GPS – Global Positioning System;
l HDG – Heading;
l MFD – Multi Functional Display;
l m – metre;
l min – minute;
l NM – nautical mile;
l OOW – Officer of the Watch;
l ROT – Rate of Turn;
l sec – second;
l SMG – Speed Made Good;
l SOG – Speed Over Ground;
l STW – Speed Through Water;
l TCS – Track Control System;
l TCPA – Time to Closest Point of Approach;
l UTC – Universal Time Coordinated;
l VRM – Variable Range Marker;
l WGS-84 – World Geodetic Datum;
l WOL – Wheel Over Line;
l WPT – Waypoint;
l WS – Workstation.

Chapter 1.
ECDIS Task Optional Functions
Precision Instruments 20
Using the Predictor 20
Using Docking Mode 34
Trial Manoeuvre 40
Simulator ARPA Targets 45
Using Route Rendezvous 49
Precision Instruments Functional Description 53
Ice Charts 67
Loading Ice Charts from the Ice Charts Page 67
Control of Ice Charts 69
Obtaining Information on Ice Charts 74
Ice Charts Functional Description 77
GeoTIFF/JPEG 2000 Raster Images 80
MOB Mode with Use of RDF Rhotheta RT-202/RT-500M 82
Purpose 82
Limitation of Operation in MOB Mode 83
MOB Operation in Network Configuration 83
Functionality Operation 84
Seetrac 86
Seetrac Settings 86
Tender Tracking Activation 89
Removal of Tender 91
Quick Search for Tender 91
Seetrac Functional Description 92
Special Features of AIS System Operation in the Navigation in the Great Lakes Area 95
Information on Weather Conditions (Weather Station Message) 95
Information on Wind Speed and Direction (Wind Information Message) 96
Information on Water Level (Water Level Message) 96
Information on the Water Flow Density (Water Flow Message) 97
Ships Lockage Schedule (Lockage Order Message) 98

Own Ship Lockage Message (Estimated Lock Time Message) 99
Draught Information System 100
Functional Description 100
DIS Graphic User Interface 107
Long Range AIS Targets 112
General 112
Setting Long Range AIS Targets Processing Zone 113
Turning on Long Range AIS Targets Processing and Display 115
Handling Long Range AIS Targets Colour Tracks 117
NS 4000 AIS Colour Tracks 118
Setting AIS Target Tracks Display Parameters 118
Turning on AIS Target Tracks Display 121
Turning on AIS Target Tracks Display for Several Days 122
Obtaining Information on AIS Track Point 123
Turning off and Unloading AIS Target Tracks 123
Handling ECDIS Task Configurations 124
Using Local User Configuration 124
Using Bridge User Configuration 128
User Configurations Functional Description 132
Using Checklist in MFD 135
Downloading/Uploading a Route 137
AIS Binary Messages 138
Meteo and Hydrographic Messages 138
Route Information Messages 140
S57 Charts Objects Search 146
Maritime Safety Information 148
General 148
MSI Tabular Display 149
MSI Display on Chart Panel 150
Search for MSI by NAVTEX Number 153
Assigning MSI with Danger Attribute 153
MFD-FMO Routes and Tracks Exchange 154
Functional Description of MFD-FMO Routes and Tracks Exchange 154
Work with On-Board ECDIS 155
Work with On-Shore ECDIS via FMO 156
Handling of MARPOL Data 159
General 159
Obtaining Information on MARPOL Data 162
Checking the Route Taking into Account MARPOL Data 164
Mobile Technologies 165
Forward Looking Sonar 166

Chapter 1. ECDIS Task Optional Functions • 19
Far Sounder Display Settings 166

Work with Far Sounder 168

Precision Instruments
Using the Predictor
Press the button with the name of the set panel in the Display Panel window of the Control panel.
In the list, which will open up, select Precision Instruments line and press the left trackball/mouse button.
Use the tab in the top part of the Precision Instruments display which will open up, to switch to the Predictor
page.
Use Prediction time input window to specify the time (from 1 to 6 min, step 15 s) necessary for calculating the
estimated ship position. In Points input window set the number of ship symbols, which will be displayed on
the Chart panel.

Chapter 1. ECDIS Task Optional Functions • Precision Instruments 21
Press the Show prediction button. The Chart panel will display the estimated position where the ship is
expected to be after the set time interval. In this case, the current SOG, ROT and HDG are used for
calculations.
By default Outlined button is turned Off, all prediction points are displayed as ship symbols.
Turn on Outlined button.
All prediction points will be connected to the way.

To use the adaptive prediction, press Adaptive prediction radio button. The display has the following
appearance:
The adaptive predictor settings are provided in the System Configuration utility (see document Multi-
Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2, section MFD Configuration, paragraph MFD
Settings). Make similar setting in the Prediction time, Points and press, if neccesary, Outlined button (see
above).
Enter the password in the Autotune password input line.
Put the rudder 10-15 degrees to port and press the Start button.

Keep making the turning circle for the time specified on the Predictor page, after the appearance of the Alter
your course message on the display put the rudder 10-15 degrees to starboard.
After performing the turning circle during the specified time, press the activated Apply button to apply the
settings you have made.
Use the Prediction time input window to specify the time (from 1 to 6 min, step of 15 s) necessary for
calculating the estimated ship position.
Press the Show prediction button to display the estimated ship position on the Chart; the rudder blade
position and engine rpm taken into account.
Note: The adaptive prediction provides more accurate prediction of the ship position during the manoeuvres (use
of the rudder and change of speed).
If the advanced predictor is available press Advanced prediction radio button, the display has the following
appearance:

Use Prediction time input window to specify the time (from 1 to 6 min, step 15 s) necessary for calculating the
estimated ship position.
Use Points input window to specify the number of displayed symbols.
Use Draught fore and Draught aft input boxes to enter appropriate values.
Press, if necessary, Outlined button (see above).
expected to be after the set time interval.
It is also possible to use an alternative predictor using the Transas ship model. To do this, press the Transas
model prediction radio button:
Make similar setting in the Prediction time, Points, Draught fore, Draught aft input boxes and press, if
neccesary, Outlined button (see above).

expected to be after the set time interval.
Using the Curved Heading Line


Use the tab in the top part of the Precision Instruments display which will open up, to switch to the CHL page.
The CHL page is intended for planning the ship’s turning in to another course or a route.
The page contains the following parameters:
l Show 1 – to turn on the display of the 1 Curved Heading Line on the ECDIS task screen;
l Show 2 – to turn on the display of the 2 Curved Heading Line on the ECDIS task screen;
l Active 1/2 – to switch between the Carry and Drop modes for 1/2 Curved Heading Lines;
l N CTW – ship course after the turn;
l Radius – ship turn radius;
l Length – length of the expected ship motion line (EML);
l Delay – distance from the own ship position to the manoeuvre (wheel-over) point (WOP);
l F dist – distance from the WOP to the beginning of the turn (set on the General page of the Config panel);
l Play – trial manoeuvre;
l AP On/Off – to turn on control of the Curved Heading Line functionality from the autopilot (used in the
Track Control mode, see next section);
l Link – to connect the Curved Heading Line to the monitored route.
The Curved Heading Line functionality includes two modes: Carry and Drop. The Carry mode corresponds to
the trial manoeuvre, whereas the Drop mode corresponds to its accepting (for more details see paragraph
Precision Instruments Functional Description, item Curved Heading Line .

Planning Turn with the Aid of Curved Heading Line

Position the free cursor in Length input window and press the left trackball/mouse button. Set the required
length of the expected ship motion line (EML) by rolling the trackball/mouse (from 0 to 10 NM), or enter it
from the keyboard.
Press the left trackball/mouse button.

The trial manoeuvre for making a turn (the Carry mode) can be performed in three ways:
1. By entering values via the keyboard.
Press Show 1 or Show 2 button (the caption on the button which turns on the CHL display in the Carry
mode, has black colour). Position the free cursor in N CTW input window and press the left
trackball/mouse button.
Set the required next course by rolling the trackball/mouse, or enter it from the keyboard. Press the left
You can also use buttons.

Position the free cursor in Radius input window and press the left trackball/mouse button. Set the
required ship turn radius by rolling the trackball/mouse, or enter it from the keyboard.
The start of the manoeuvre is determined by the Delay parameter. Position the free cursor in Delay input
window and press the left trackball/mouse button. Set the required delay distance before the start of the
manoeuvre by rolling the trackball/mouse, or enter it from the keyboard.
If the data set by the operator does not fulfil certain conditions, the program will produce an appropriate
warning, and the EML is not displayed on the ECDIS task screen any more.
The settings you are making are displayed automatically on the ECDIS task screen. The EML is shown in
blue on the ECDIS task screen. The new ship course and radius values are displayed numerically next to
the EML.

To accept the manoeuvre, press Active 1/2 button. The EML is shown in pink on the ECDIS task screen.
The selected optimum manoeuvre parameters will be record. In this case, the count off of the selected
time before the manoeuvre start will begin exactly at the moment when this button is pressed (see
paragraph Precision Instruments Functional Description, item Curved Heading Line ).
Where an alternative manoeuvre should be planned, change some parameter.
Press Active 1/2 button again for accept new manoeuvre.
2. Another way of entering the Curved Heading Line parameters is by using the cursor on the ECDIS task
screen. When this is used, the New ship course and Radius parameters are entered.
Set the Delay parameter as described in the previous item.

Position the free cursor on the EML free end as shown in the figure below.
As this is done, the cursor will assume the following form:

And the new course value on the ECDIS task screen will be shown in pink.
Press the left trackball/mouse button. Move the EML to the necessary new ship course.
Press the left trackball/mouse button again to exit from the graphic cursor mode.

To change the ship turn radius, position the free cursor on the point of turn
as shown in the figure below.
As this is done, the cursor will assume the following form:

And the turn radius value on the ECDIS task screen will be shown in pink.
Press the left trackball/mouse button. By moving the cursor, set the necessary ship turn radius.
Press the left trackball button again to exit from the graphic cursor mode.
To accept the manoeuvre, press Active 1/2 button. The EML is shown in pink on the ECDIS task screen
(see previous item).
3. The third way to enter the Curved Heading Line parameters in the ECDIS task
is by using the trackball/mouse. When this is used, the New ship course and Delay parameters are entered.

Press the Play button. As this is done, the Show 1 (Show 2) button (which is in
the Carry mode) will be pressed automatically, and values of the own ship new course and time to the
manoeuvre start can be edited with the trackball direct on the ECDIS task screen.
By rolling the trackball horizontally, set the next course. Roll the trackball vertically to set the delay time
before the start of the turn. The expected ship motion time is shown dynamically on the ECDIS task
screen.
To accept the manoeuvre, press the left trackball/mouse button. The expected ship motion line will be
attached to the ECDIS task screen.

Use of Curved Heading Line for Turning in to a Route

Load the route which you should turn in to, in the monitoring mode. For the current waypoint, select the
end WPT on the leg of the route which should be turned in to (see document Multi-Functional Display (v.
3.00.340). ECDIS User Manual, Chapter 4, section Loading of Route and Schedule in the Navigation Mode ,
paragraph Loading Route ).
The CHL page will show the name of the route and waypoints (WPT) of the current route leg.
Set the EML parameters so that the curve is directed to the current route leg, and the ship motion direction
after the turn is coincident with the route direction. The current route leg direction should not be more than
145 degrees different from the current course.
Press Link button.
The EML will attach to the current route leg.

If the manoeuvre is impossible with the selected parameters, the Requested CEBL is impossible message is
displayed.

Using Docking Mode

This mode is intended for mooring operations, sailing in the restricted waters at low speeds. For the Docking
Mode to function, the DLOG should be available, which sends to the ECDIS valid VBW messages along with
the valid own ship heading and position.
Attention! The use of the Docking Mode (DM) is possible on scales of 1:7500 and larger.
Open Config panel by selecting the appropriate line of Tasks List menu in the tabs zone of the ECDIS task
screen.
Use the tab in the top part of Config panel, which will open up, to switch to General page:
In DM Settings group from the drop-down list, select the scale which will be set on the Dual panel as the
Docking Mode is turned on.

In Ship history group, set the following parameters of History functionality in DM:
l Steps – setting of the number of displayed symbols;

l Interval – setting of the time plots between displayed symbols.
There is a capability to adjust the number of displayed symbols and time plots between them: from 1 to 15
symbols and from 1 to 30 seconds respectively.
Use the tab in the lower part of ECDIS task screen to switch to Dual panel, and press button on its
toolbar.

At the same time, the DM page of Precision Instruments display opens up in the Control panel; it serves for the
Docking Mode control.
Press the Source button and select the speed source.
When DLOG is selected, the display will show the speed vector components taken from the VBW sentence.
To display components of vectors of the speed through the water and speed over the ground on the Dual
panel, press the Water or Bottom radio button respectively.
If there is no stern speed sensor on the ship, press the Calc button to calculate the relevant (water or ground)
stern transverse speed.

If the SOG sensor is selected for the speed source, the bow and stern component values which are displayed
on the Dual panel, are automatically calculated in the MFD (see paragraph Precision Instruments Functional
Description, under Docking Mode ).
Press button to turn on History functionality.
Symbols of the previous ship contour positions will be shown on the Dual panel.

Switch to Reference Points page.
Reference points enables displaying the length to relevant points on screen from 8 positions of ship. Check
Show signatures checkbox (if unchecked) to display point numbers.
Press the Set button next to the necessary reference point. In the Dual panel, use the ERBL to set the
fastening point for a reference point. Set the necessary number of reference points.
To change positions of fastening points for reference points, use the Edit buttons. To cancel the fastening for
all the reference points, press the Clear all references button.

You can shift reference point positions on the ship contour by using the cursor. To do this, use the radio
button to select the necessary reference point (this point is shown in green on the ship contour). Position the
free cursor on the ship contour; as this is done, the cursor changes its form. Press the left trackball/mouse
button: the reference point will be set in the new position.
For the default setting of reference points, press the Set default locations button.
To save the reference points and fastening points configuration, press the Save As button.
Enter the configuration name in the name input line and press Ok button, which will be enabled.

For loading configuration, press Load references button and select the necessary configuration from the drop-
down list.
Trial Manoeuvre
In the list, which will open up, select TRIAL/TGT Simulator line and press the left trackball/mouse button.Use
the tab in the top part of the TRIAL/TGT Simulator panel which will open up, to switch to the Trial Manoeuvre
page.

Position the free cursor in Trial line input window and press the left trackball/mouse button. Set the required
length of the expected ship motion line (EML) by rolling the trackball, or enter it from the keyboard. Press the
left trackball/mouse button.
Use a similar procedure to enter the required turn radius in the Radius input window.
For trial manoeuvre taking speed alteration into account, press Set SPD button.
Use buttons to set the engine telegraph position after the manoeuvre start in the Set SPD input box.
Attention! During trial manoeuvring with speed alteration, the calculation error may run up to 15%.
A trial manoeuvre can be performed in two ways:
1. By entering values via the keyboard.
Press Show button. The ECDIS task screen displays the own ship motion line with parameters of the
intended manoeuvre and the targets’ motion lines changed to assume the value set in Trial line input
window.
Position the free cursor in Set CTW input window and press the left trackball/mouse button.
Set the required next course by rolling the trackball/mouse, or enter it from the keyboard. Press the left
You can also use buttons.
The start of the manoeuvre is determined by the Delay parameter which can be entered in both minutes
and miles. Re-calculations use the current ship speed. Press the min or NM button to select the
manoeuvre start setting.

Position the free cursor in Delay input window and press the left trackball/mouse button. Set the required
delay time (distance) before the start of the manoeuvre by rolling the trackball/mouse, or enter it from
the keyboard.

If the data set by the operator does not allow the turn with the set radius and delay time to be inscribed
in the set EML length, the program will produce an appropriate warning, and the EML is not displayed on
the ECDIS task screen any more.
The settings you are making are displayed automatically on the ECDIS task screen.

To accept the manoeuvre, press Drop button. The selected optimum manoeuvre parameters will be
record. In this case, the count off of the selected time before the manoeuvre start will begin exactly at the
moment when this button is pressed. A second press on Drop button cancels the recording of
parameters.
2. The ECDIS task has an alternative mode for entering the intended manoeuvre parameters by using the
trackball/mouse.
Press Play button. As this is done, Show button will be pressed automatically and values of the own ship
new course and time to the manoeuvre start can be edited with the trackball straight on the ECDIS task
screen.
By rolling the trackball horizontally, set the next course. Roll the trackball/mouse vertically to set the
delay time before the start of the turn. The expected ship motion time is shown dynamically on the ECDIS
task screen. The Chart panel displays the own ship motion line with parameters of the intended
manoeuvre and the targets’ motion lines changed to assume the value set in Trial line box.

To accept the manoeuvre, press the left trackball/mouse button. The expected ship motion line will be
attached to the ECDIS task screen, and Drop button will be automatically pressed on Trial Manoeuvre
page.
When the trial manoeuvre mode is turned on, the bottom part of the ECDIS task screen displays a flashing
orange “T” letter:
To exit from the trial manoeuvre mode, release Show button or switch to another panel.
If in the course of a trial manoeuvre, in approaching a certain target CPA value assume value smaller than
those set in Targets panel, the corresponding segments of the own ship and target motion line will turn red.

Simulator ARPA Targets

In the list, which will open up, select TRIAL/TGT Simulator line and press the left trackball/mouse button.
Use the tab in the top part of the TRIAL/TGT Simulator panel which will open up, to switch to the TGT Simulator
page.

Setting Training Targets

Press the Add Target button on the TGT Simulator page. An acquisition marker will appear on the ECDIS task
screen. Move the acquisition marker to the simulator target position.
Press the left trackball/mouse button. By rolling/moving the trackball/mouse, set the target motion vector.
Parameters of the target which is being set, are displayed dynamically on the TGT Simulator page.

The ECDIS task screen will display an ARPA tracked simulator target in the form of a circle with a pre-
calculated motion vector.
Press the right trackball/mouse button to exit from the simulator target setting mode.
When the at least one training target is set, the bottom part of the ECDIS task screen displays a flashing
orange “X” letter:
Editing Simulator Target Motion Vectors

To edit simulator target motion vectors, press the Edit Target button on the TGT Simulator page.

Position the acquisition marker which will appear on the ECDIS task screen, on the simulator target whose
motion vector should be edited.
Press the left trackball/mouse button. By rolling/moving the trackball/mouse, set a new target motion
vector.
Press the right trackball/mouse button to exit from the editing mode.
Deleting Simulator Targets

To delete a simulator target, press the Cancel Target button on the TGT Simulator page.

Position the acquisition marker which will appear on the ECDIS task screen, on the simulator target, which
should be deleted.
The simulator target will be deleted.

Press the right trackball/mouse button to exit from the simulator target deleting mode.
To delete all the simulator targets, press the Cancel All button.
Using Route Rendezvous

This functionality is used for collision avoidance in the restricted water and when sailing in the conditions
adverse for AIS targets.
Press the button with the name of the set display in the Display Panel window of the Control panel.
In the list which will open up, select the Route Data line (this page is presented on both panels and
synchronised). Press the left trackball/mouse button.

Use the tab in the top part of the Route Data display which will open up, to switch to the RDV page.
Attention! To work with the Route Rendezvous, a monitored route is required to be loaded (see document
Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). ECDIS User Manual, Chapter 4, section Loading of the Route and Schedule in
Navigation Mode , paragraph Loading Route ). Positions of the own ship and AIS target for rendezvous should be
within the corridor, which value is 2 NM (1 NM port and 1 NM stb from the monitoring route).
If the conditions required for calculations are not fulfilled, appropriate indication appears on the page (see
paragraph Precision Instruments Functional Description, itemRoute Rendezvous).
Rendezvous functionality is implemented for 9 targets. Corresponding to each target is its own tab on the
RDV page.
Press the Acquire TGT button. Position the acquisition marker which will appear on the Chart panel,
on the target which the rendezvous is expected with.
Press the left trackball/mouse button. The acquired AIS target will be displayed in the broken blue square.

The ECDIS task screen will display a rendezvous point marked with the symbol:
The RDV page will display information on the selected AIS target and the rendezvous info:
The tabs show marks whose colour corresponds to the colour of rendezvous point symbol and the acquired
target symbol (a broken square) on the Chart panel.
To acquire the next target, it is necessary to switch the tab and press the Acquire TGT button again, etc.
For the rendezvous default parameters calculations, the current own ship SOG is used (Current speed radio
button is selected). To use the necessary speed in the calculations, select the Planed speed radio button and
enter the value in the input window to the right.
Route rendezvous info:
l Name – name of the selected AIS target;

l Call sign – call sign of the selected AIS target;
l MMSI – MMSI of the selected AIS target;
l Time to RDV – time in the “through” format;
l RDV time– time in the “at” format;
l Dist to TGT – distance to the selected AIS target;
l TGT speed – speed of the selected AIS target.

It is possible to display the same information on the Chart panel.

To do this, position the View free cursor on the RDV symbol on the Chart panel, the cursor will assume the
following form:
If the rendezvous parameters are calculated in the planned speed mode, the rendezvous point can be
changed direct on the ECDIS task screen.
To do this, select the Planed speed radio button.
Position the free cursor on the RDV symbol on the Chart panel, the cursor will assume the following form:

Press the left trackball/mouse button. The cursor will assume the form of a graphic cursor.
Move the rendezvous point to the necessary place. The planned speed for reaching this point is re-calculated
dynamically on the RDV page and on the Chart panel (next to the RDV symbol) as the cursor moves.
Press the left trackball/mouse button to exit from the graphic cursor mode.
If planned speed for appropriate targets is changed the position of all rendezvous point on on the Chart
panel will be changed.
To cancel the AIS target for a rendezvous, press the Cancel TGT button. To cancel the next target, it is
necessary to switch the tab and press the Cancel TGT button again, etc.
Precision Instruments Functional Description

Predictor
The Predictor function is intended for displaying the ship position over the user-set time interval (from 1 to 6
minutes with a 15 second interval). There is a capability to use two prediction types: simple and adaptive.
The simple prediction uses the following data:
l Heading;
l STW;
l ROT;
l COG;
l SOG.
Curved Heading Line

The Curved Heading Line functionality is intended for planning the ship’s turning in to a new course or route.
The Curved Heading Line operating concept consists in planning the manoeuvre by selecting different
manoeuvre parameters, namely, the new ship course, time to the manoeuvre start and the ship turn radius.

The ECDIS task screen displays the own ship Expected Motion Line (EML) which shows the ship position
taking into account the selected turn parameters:
The function is controlled from CHL page; the program allows the following parameters to be set on the
display:
l the ship course after the manoeuvre start. This is done in Set CTW input window by using the keyboard,
trackball/mouse, or buttons, and also by using the free cursor on the ECDIS task screen (from 0 to
359.9 degree);
l own ship turn radius in Radius input window (from 0.1 to 9.99 NM);
l length of the own ship planned motion lines in the trial manoeuvre in Length input window (from 0.1 to 10
NM);
l manoeuvre start in Delay input window; i.e. distance from the own ship position to the manoeuvre wheel-
over point (WOP).
For the F dist (distance from the WOP to the beginning of the turn), the value selected on the General page of
the Config panel is taken into account.

In the setting of EML parameters, the following inequality should be observed: Length > Delay + F dist + Turn
length If the inequality is not observed, the Requested CEBL is impossible warning is provided.
The Curved Heading Line functionality includes two modes:
l Carry – trial manoeuvre;

l Drop – manoeuvre accepting.
The EML parameters are set in the Carry mode. The EML origin is referenced to the CCRP (Conning Station)
and moves constantly together with the ship. Positions of the 1 (Start), 2, 3, 4 and 5 (Finish) points are
permanently re-calculated to take into account the set values. In the Carry mode, the EML is shown in blues:

To turn on the Drop mode, press the Active 1/2 button. As this is done, points 4 and 5 are referenced to
those chart points where they were at the moment when the button was pressed. Point 1 moves together
with the ship. The Delay value and positions of points 2 and 3 are permanently re-calculated. EML parameters
cannot be altered in the Drop mode. In the Drop mode, the EML is shown in pink.
When the distance between points 1 and 3 grows smaller than F dist, all the EML points get referenced to the
chart, and their position does not change.
With the setting of new parameters, press Active 1/2 button again, the ECDIS task screen displays a new blue
coloured EML in the Carry mode.
By using the Curved Heading Line functionality you can also plan entry on the monitored route. To do this
requires monitoring of the end WPT on the leg, which the entry is planned on. WPT1 in the case of the route
beginning.
All the EML geometry conditions should also be fulfilled (see above), and the current route leg direction
should not be more than 145 degrees different from the current course.

Docking Mode
Purpose
This mode is intended for mooring operations, sailing in the restricted waters at low speeds.
Display
The use of the Docking Mode (DM) is possible on large scales, the button is available (not grayed) on scales of
1:7500 and larger.
As the DM is turned on, the following changes take place for the Dual panel:
l H-UP and RM modes are turned on automatically, the rest of modes are not available as long as the
button is depressed;
l The ship contour is centered in the middle of the window on the geometric center of the contour;
l All the toolbar buttons and functions become inaccessible or accessible with some restrictions: remaining
available should be the change of scale within 1:7500 to larger interval, and the Ship cursor is not available,
available is only the ERBL cursor;
l HDG-STW, COG-SOG vectors are not displayed;
l The Dual panel displays vectors of the longitudinal, as well as bow and stern transverse velocity
components;
l The speed value for each of the vectors is also displayed;
l The longitudinal component originates in the ship centre, the bow and stern transverse components in
the DLOG head conning and DLOG stern conning points whose position is set on the Ship settings page of
INS panel in the System Configuration utility (see also the next paragraph).

The speed source is selected on the Docking Mode display.
For the speed source, the DLOG or the SOG sensor can be selected.
If the DLOG is selected for the speed source, the display shows the longitudinal and transverse components
of speed through the water and over the ground from the VBW sentence. To select the speed (STW or SOG)
which will be shown on the Dual panel, use the Water and Bottom option buttons.
If there is no value of the stern transverse ground speed in the VBW sentence, the calculated value is
displayed if the appropriate Calc button is activated (see also next paragraph).
If the SOG sensor is selected for the speed source, the Dual panel will display the longitudinal and transverse
components of the speed over the ground.
In this case, the SOG source set on the Speed page of the Sensors panel serves as the speed source. The
longitudinal and transverse components are calculated with regard to the ROT sensor data, and where this is
not available, by the change in the gyro compass readings. The COG-SOG vector direction is shown with a
double arrow.

Vectors on the Dual panel are drawn in accordance with the vector value entered on the Control Panel, just
like for HDG-STW, COG-SOG vectors (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Functional Description,
Chapter 3, section Own Ship Motion Data,paragraph Own Ship Motion Vectors).
History functionality is available on the same scales as the DM.
When the History is turned on, the Dual panel screen shows symbols of the previous ship contour positions.
There is a capability to adjust the number of displayed symbols and time plots between them: from 1 to 15
symbols and from 1 to 30 seconds respectively.
The History does not memorise the preceding ship position; symbols are not displayed until the button
is pressed on the Dual panel Toolbar.
Symbols look like a dashed contour; if a user ship contour (*.fne) is selected,it is a standard dashed contour
which should be displayed rather than the user ship contour.
The History settings are available in the Config panel of Tasks List menu.
Calculations
Position of the transverse ground speed sensors (DLOG head sensor and DLOG stern sensor) which will be
used for calculations in the MFD, is set on the Ship settings page of INS panel in the System Configuration
utility. On the same page, you can set positions of points, which the calculated vectors will originate from
when displayed on the MFD Dual panel (DLOG head conning and DLOG stern conning). The longitudinal
speed vector should originate in the centre of the ship.
Where the value of the stern transverse ground speed is not available in the VBW sentence, the value is
calculated.
The stern transverse speed is calculated from the following input parameters:
l DLOG – “transverse ground speed” parameter – V ;

t DLOG
l GYRO/ROT – “ROT” parameter – ω;
l L coefficient is a distance from the DLOG antenna to the point in the stern whose speed is required to be
calculated.
V =V + 2πω × L
tK t DLOG
If the sensor does not supply ROT value, the ROT value should be calculated from the course alteration.
Trial Manoeuvre
Trial Manoeuvre function is intended for improving safety of sailing in the waters with intensive ship traffic. It
can be used for calculating the own ship safe manoeuvre parameters (course, speed, start time). The Trial
Manoeuvre operating concept consists in correlating target motion lines and the planned own ship motion
line with the selection of different parameters of the intended manoeuvre, like a new ship course, new ship
speed, time to the manoeuvre start and the ship turn radius.

The function is controlled from Trial Manoeuvre page of TRIAL/TGT Simulator panel. The program allows the
following parameters to be set on the display:
l The ship course after the manoeuvre start. This is done in Set CTW input window by using the keyboard,
trackball/mouse or buttons;
l Own ship speed after the manoeuvre start. This is done in Set SPD input window by using the keyboard,
trackball/mouse or buttons;
l Own ship turn radius in Radius input window (from 0.1 to 9.9 n. miles);
l Length of the own ship and targets’ planned motion lines in the trial manoeuvre in Trial line input window
(from 1 to 24 minutes);
l Time to the manoeuvre start in Delay input window (from 1 to 23 minutes). The Delay parameter can be
entered in both minutes and miles. Re-calculations use the ship’s current SOG, in case if ground
stabilisation selected; or STW, if sea stabilisation selected. The value of this parameter cannot exceed the
length of the set own ship motion line and is automatically corrected if it does.
l For the loading condition, the value selected on the General page of the Config panel is taken into account.
Trial Manoeuvre can also be turned on by using Play button on the control display. In this mode, the turn
radius, own ship new speed and length of the own ship planned motion line are entered from the Control
Panel.
The own ship new course and time to the manoeuvre start are changed by using the trackball/mouse in the
following way:
l The trackball/mouse up and down motion increases/decreases respectively the value of the time before
the manoeuvre;
l The trackball/mouse motion to the left and to the right decreases/increases respectively the new course
value.
The values of these parameters are displayed dynamically on the appropriate boxes on the Control Panel.

After a press on the Show button, the ECDIS task screen displays the expected motion line (true or relative, in
accordance with selected mode of vectors displaying) of the own ship and of the targets (ARPA and AIS).
For the own ship, the EML is divided with dashes, each of them standing for a distance covered in one
minute, and six-minute intervals being marked with a notch, whilst the manoeuvre delay time is shown with
digits in the intended manoeuvre start point. The EML of targets is divided into minutes only.
The conjectured own ship track and targets EMLs shown in different colours depending on the availability of
a dangerous approach to other vessels. In this case:
l Green segments show that no dangerous approach is expected;

l Red segments show that an approach is expected at a distance which is less than the set CPA and TCPA
values.
In the speed manoeuvre calculations, it is assumed that the main engine operating mode at the manoeuvre
start moment (Delay parameter) will be set in the position selected in the Set SPD window, and that, as the
result of the manoeuvre, the speed cannot become negative. Enabling of the trial manoeuvring with speed
alteration is performed by Set SPD button. There may be the following main engine operating modes:
l Full;
l Half;
l Slow;
l Dead Slow;
l Stop.
Notations corresponding to the main engine ahead speed operation are shown in the green colour, astern
and STOP in the red colour.
If the Set SPD button is depressed, it is assumed that there will be no speed manoeuvre, and the ship will be
proceeding at the current speed (the black notation “None” is shown).
Attention! During trial manoeuvring with speed alteration, the calculation error may run up to 15%.

Manoeuvre calculations use the Pilot Card data on the ship manoeuvring characteristics when loaded and in
ballast, which is entered in the System Configuration utility at the installation stage (see Multi-Functional
Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I document). To select the ship loading option for the Trial
Manoeuvre calculations, use the Loaded and In Ballast buttons in TCS Ship Condition group on General page of
Config panel.
If turn parameters are entered whereby the manoeuvre cannot be displayed within the set line length, i.e.
there is no way of representation of the point of turning to the set course on the PPI, Invalid parameters
warning appears in the bottom part of the display. Lines with such parameters are not displayed on the Chart
panel.

Until the Drop button is pressed, the own ship EML is moving on the PPI together with the own ship mark.
After a press on the button, the manoeuvre is recorded, and the EML is linked to the PPI. As the ship is
moving, the number of minutes to the turn decreases. Last minute before manoeuvre commence is
displayed on PPI to tenths of a minute. As this occurs, the total length of the line remains equal to that set by
the operator on TRIAL/TGT Simulator display. If some manoeuvre parameters are changed in the Drop mode,
the mode is turned off.
Route Rendezvous
The main purpose of the Route RDV functionality is to provide the navigator with information regarding
parameters of the own ship meeting with another vessel. The meeting point calculations use the monitored
route trajectory. The AIS data is used as the source of target information.
The following conditions should be observed for the rendezvous point calculations:
l the monitored route should be loaded;

l the target should be acquired;
l the target and the ship should be at a distance of not more than 1 NM port or1 NM stb from the
monitoring route;
l there is a possibility of the ship and target rendezvous (e.g., if they have sailed in different directions, or
one of them cannot catch up with the other, there is no such possibility).
In this case, the factor that makes the rendezvous point calculations impossible is shown at the bottom of
the RDV page.
All the aforementioned is applicable to the general case of the rendezvous point calculations, when there are
a monitored route and an AIS target. The MFD also implements a capability to calculate a rendezvous point
for the following cases when the calculation algorithm is going to be different:
l the target’s route is received from this target (see section AIS Binary Messages, paragraph Route
Information Messages);
l the ship is proceeding on the route which has alternative legs (see document Navi-Planner 4000 (v.
3.00.346). User Manual, Chapter 3, section Handling of Alternative Routes).

1. The target’s route is received from this target. This route display should be enabled (by checking the
checkbox in the Show column of the Routes tables).
If the routes do not intersect, calculations are made as in the general case (see above).
If the routes intersect, calculations will be made for the route intersection point closest to the ship, rather
than for the RDV point.
In this case, calculated for the predicted ownship position point will be the TTG and ETA shown on
relevant tab of the RDV page on the Route Data display.
The predicted ownship position is indicated on the Chart panel by the symbol of appropriate colour.
The point where the target will be situated at the moment when the own ship is in the ownship position,
is marked with the symbol perpendicular to the target route. It has the same colour as the RDV point
and the broken square inclipping the target.

Positioning the free View cursor on the predicted ownship position and a left click displays on the Chart
panel a data card with parameters (TTG and ETA) of the own ship motion to this point (the Current speed
or Planned speed mode taken into account).
Positioning the free View cursor on the predicted ownship position and a left click displays on the Chart
panel a data card with parameters of the own ship motion to this point (the Current speed or Planned
speed mode taken into account).
The Planned Speed mode also has a capability to use the cursor for acquiring the predicted target
position, and by moving the cursor, to monitor the planned speed that is shown next to the mark.
If the ship proceeds at this speed, at the time of passing the routes intersection point the target will be in
the cursor-indicated position.
If the user disables the display of the AIS target route (the Show button is released, see section AIS Binary
Messages, paragraph Route Information Messages, item Route Reception), or deletes this route, the RDV
point will be re-calculated according to the general principles.
2. The ship is proceeding on the route that has alternative legs. In this case, the RDV point calculation
algorithm depends on the relative positions of the AIS target and monitored route (main and alternative)
segments. Everything depends on the width of the 1 mile corridor which determines whether the AIS
target is closer to the main or alternative segment.

There may be the following options:

o The AIS target is at a distance of more than 1 NM from the route main and alternative segment – the
rendezvous is impossible:
o The AIS target is at a distance of less than 1 NM from the main segment and more than 1 NM from the
alternative segment. The RDV point is calculated on the assumption that both the own ship and the
AIS target will be proceeding by the main route segment:
o The AIS target is at a distance of less than 1 NM from the alternative segment and more than 1 NM
from the main segment. The RDV point is calculated on the assumption that both the own ship and the
AIS target will be proceeding by the alternative route segment:
o The AIS target is at a distance of less than 1 NM from the alternative segment and less than 1 NM from
the main segment. As long as the AIS target remains at a distance of less than 1 NM from the main
segment, the RDV point calculations are made for the main segment. As soon as the distance from the
main segment grows larger than 1 NM, but is less than 1 NM from the alternative segment, the RDV
point is re-calculated on the assumption that the target has taken the alternative route.

Chapter 1. ECDIS Task Optional Functions • Ice Charts 67
Ice Charts
Attention! For the Ice charts to be displayed, it is necessary to switch on video acceleration for the ice charts
during installation (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2,
section MFD Configuration, paragraph Workstation Settings, item 5).
Loading Ice Charts from the Ice Charts Page

After the chart installation and synchronising with the aid of the Navi-Planner 4000 utility, with the ECDIS task
running, a relevant message will appear.
Press the OK button, whereupon the charts will become available in the ECDIS task.
Open the Overlays panel by selecting the appropriate line of the Tasks List menu in the tabs zone of the ECDIS
task screen.
Use the tab in the top part of Overlays panel, which will open up, to switch to Ice charts page:
The Ice charts page is intended for the display and loading of all the ice charts available in the ship collection
as well as for the selection of the ice data decoding style.

The panel consists of 6 tabs containing ice charts which display the following data:
l S-57 Ice actual – actual ice distribution charts;

l S-57 Forecast – charts predicting ice distribution up to 3 days in advance, details provided for each day;
l Image RADARSAT – radar range raster satellite images of high (8–50 m) and medium (100–200 m) resolution;
l Image EOS – optical range raster satellite images of medium resolution (200–500 m);
l Image NOAA – optical range raster satellite images of low resolution (1000–2000 m);
l Recommended ways – navigational recommendations. These include optimum voyage options including
time expenditure on the recommended routes.
Use the tab in the top part of the Ice charts page to switch to the page with the necessary ice chart data.
Each tab contains the following items:
l Table presenting all the ship collection’s charts of the given type with their scale specified;
l Visual style – to select the style of decoding ice data on the Actual and Forecast pages of the Control Panel
Ice charts display;
l Forecast type – to select the type of prediction S-57 charts for loading (on the S-57 Forecast tab only). The
forecast is presented in the form of three separate charts: Concentration, Deformation, Pressure.
To load and focus on the necessary chart on the ECDIS task screen, make a double click on the chart name.

Note: To display the ice chart data, ON button should be pressed on the relevant page of the control panel’s Ice
chart display; otherwise, the ECDIS task screen will show the chart boundaries only.
Control of Ice Charts

Press the button with the name of the set display in the Display panel window of the Control Panel.
In the list which will open up, select the Ice charts line and press the left trackball/mouse button.
The Ice charts display consists of 4 pages intended for the control of the following data:
l Actual – actual S-57 ice charts;

l Forecast – forecast S-57 ice charts;
l Image – raster satellite images;
l Recommended ways – recommended routes in the S-57 chart format.

Actual Ice Charts

Use the tab in the top part of the Ice charts display to switch to the Actual page.
This page is intended for the control of data in the actual S-57 format ice charts. The page contains the
following items:
l Focus – to display the selected ice chart on the original scale in the centre of the ECDIS task screen;
l – to call the acquisition marker for obtaining information on ice charts.
Note: The acquisition marker called on the Actual page does not allow information to be obtained from the
forecast ice charts and the other way round.
l Transp – to set the ice chart semi-transparency (from 0% – opaque to 90% – almost transparent);
l On/Off – to turn on/off the display of the selected ice chart on the ECDIS task screen;
l Ice chart name – to call a list containing several most recent charts for chart selection. Shown on the
button is the current ice chart name (see paragraph Ice Charts Functional Description , under Ice Chart
Formats);
l Field for displaying ice data indicated with the acquisition marker on the ice chart in the Russian and
international symbols (selection is made on the Ice charts page, see above).
To display an ice chart on the ECDIS screen, select it from the drop-down list and press the On/Off button.
To display the selected ice chart in the centre of the Chart panel, press the Focus button.
Position the cursor on the Transp inbox and press the left trackball/mouse button. Set the necessary semi-
transparency per cent by rolling the trackball/mouse or via the keyboard and press the left trackball/mouse
button again.

Forecast Ice Charts

Use the tab in the top part of the Ice charts display to switch to the Forecast page.
This page is intended for the control of data in the forecast S-57 format ice charts. The page contains the
following items:
l – to call the acquisition marker for obtaining information on ice charts.
Note: The acquisition marker called on the Forecast page does not allows information to be obtained from the
actual ice charts and the other way round.
l Transp – to set the ice chart semi-transparency (from 0% – opaque to 90% – almost transparent);
l Con – to turn on/off the display of concentration layer of the selected ice chart on the ECDIS task screen;
l Def – to turn on/off the display of deformation layer of the selected ice chart on the ECDIS task screen;
l Prs – to turn on/off the display of pressure layer of the selected ice chart on the ECDIS task screen;
l 21-08-08 03:00 72 – to call a list containing several most recent forecast ice charts for chart selection.
Shown on the button is the current ice chart name (see paragraph Ice Charts Functional Description under
Ice Chart Formats);
l Animate – to start the automatic shuffle of the forecast ice charts;
l Step – to enter the ice chart alteration discretion in minutes and seconds;
l Field for displaying ice data indicated with the acquisition marker on the ice chart in the Russian and
international symbols (selection is made on the Ice Charts page, see above).
To display the necessary ice chart layer on the ECDIS screen, press the relevant Con, Def or Prs button and
choose the required ice chart from the drop-down list to the right of the button.
Note: Only one type of the forecast ice chart can be displayed at a time.
To display the selected ice chart in the centre of the Chart panel, press the Focus button.

Position the cursor on the Transp inbox and press the left trackball/mouse button. Set the necessary semi-
transparency per cent by rolling the trackball/mouse or via the keyboard and press the left trackball/mouse
button again.
For the automatic ice chart shuffle, use the Step input line to enter the ice chart alteration discretion.
Press the Animate button for the shuffle start.
Images
Use the tab in the top part of the Ice charts display to switch to the Images page.
This page is intended for the control of GeoTIFF format raster satellite ice charts. The page contains the
following items:
l RadSat – to turn on/off the display of the radar range raster satellite images on the ECDIS task screen;
l EOS – to turn on/off the display of optical range raster satellite images of medium resolution (200–500 m)
on the ECDIS task screen;
l NOAA – to turn on/off the display of optical range raster satellite images of low resolution (1000–2000 m)
on the ECDIS task screen.

For each type of raster ice charts (maps) there are following controls:
l Ice chart name – to call a list containing several most recent raster ice charts for chart selection. Shown on
the button is the current ice chart name (see paragraph Ice Charts Functional Description , under Ice Chart
Formats);
l Transparency – to set the ice chart semi-transparency (from 0% – opaque to 90% – almost transparent).
To display the necessary raster ice chart on the ECDIS screen, press the relevant RadSat, EOS or NOAA button
and choose the required ice chart from the drop-down list to the right of the button.
Note: Unlike layers of S-57 forecast ice charts, raster ice charts of different types can be displayed on the ECDIS
task screen simultaneously.
To display the necessary type of selected raster ice chart on the centre of the Chart panel, press Focus button.
Position the cursor on the Transp input box of the necessary raster ice chart type and press the left
trackball/mouse button. Set the necessary transparency per cent by rolling the trackball/mouse or via the
keyboard and press the left trackball/mouse button again.
Recommended Ways
Use the tab in the top part of the Ice charts display to switch to the Rec. routes page (if the page cannot be
seen, press the button several times until the page appears).
This page is intended for the control of data of the S-57 recommended routes charts. The page contains the
following items:
l Focus – to display the selected recommended routes chart on the original scale in the centre of the ECDIS
task screen;
l Transparency – to set the ice chart semi-transparency (from 0% – opaque to 90% – almost transparent);
l On/Off – to turn on/off the display of the selected recommended routes chart on the ECDIS task screen;
l Ice chart name – to call a list containing several most recently selected recommended routes charts for
chart selection. Shown on the button is the current selected recommended routes chart name (see
paragraphIce Charts Functional Description, under Ice Chart Formats).

To display the selected recommended routes chart on the ECDIS screen, select it from the drop-down list and
press the On/Off button.
To display the selected recommended routes chart on the centre of the Chart panel, press the Focus button.
Position the cursor on the Transparency input box of the necessary raster ice chart type and press the left
trackball/mouse button. Set the necessary transparency per cent by rolling the trackball/mouse or via the
keyboard and press the left trackball/mouse button again.
Obtaining Information on Ice Charts

Obtaining General Ice Chart Information
Press the button with the name of the set display in the Display panel window of the Control Panel.
From the list which will open up, select the Ice charts line and press the left trackball/mouse button. Use the
tab in the top part of the Ice charts display to switch to the necessary page.

Select the chart which you wish to obtain information on, and turn on the chart display on the ECDIS task
screen. If necessary, press the Focus button.
Press the button on the Control Panel. The Info panel will open up in the bottom part of the screen.
Position the acquisition cursor which will appear, on a point of the chart which information is required to be
obtained on.
Press the left trackball/mouse button. The Info panel will display the list of pages with available information
on the objects which fall within the acquisition cursor outline.
Select the notation with the ice chart name by positioning the cursor on it, and press the left trackball/mouse
button. The page with information on the ice chart will open up.

Obtaining Information on Vector Ice Chart Objects

Press the button with the name of the set display in the Display panel window of the Control panel.
In the list which will open up, select the Ice charts line and press the left trackball/mouse button. Use the tab
in the top part of the Ice charts display which will open up, to switch to the necessary page.
Press the button to the right of the Display panel window for displaying an additional Display panel
window on the ECDIS task screen (it is recommended that the acquisition marker box should not
obscure the ice chart data shown on the display).
In the Multipanel window select the chart whose objects information is required to be obtained on, and turn
on the chart display on the ECDIS task screen. If necessary, press the Focus button.
Press the button in the Multipanel window. The Info panel will open up in the bottom part of the
screen.

Position the acquisition marker which will appear, on the ice chart object which information is required to be
obtained on.
Press the left trackball/mouse button. The Multipanel window will display information on the object. The ice
data decoding style is set on the relevant page of theIce charts display (see under Loading Ice Charts from the
Ice Charts Panel).
Ice Charts Functional Description

General
The ice condition data is received on a dedicated communication computer and is transferred to the station
from the MFD with the aid of an external storage (i.e., USB flash-drive).
The ice charts are then installed by using the Navi-Planner 4000 application with the collection synchronising
to follow. Ice charts are installed and synchronised without turning off the MFD.
On the Chart panel the ECDIS task ice is displayed in the form of additional layers of the controlled semi-
transparency. The semi-transparency is set in per cent on the Control Panel’s Ice charts display from 0
(opaque) to 90 (almost transparent).
Layers containing ice charts are arranged in the following order:
1. Bottom layer containing navigational charts.
2. GeoTiff raster ice charts.
3. Vector actual ice charts.
4. Vector forecast ice charts.
5. Recommended ways in the S-57 format.
6. Own ship and targets’ position marks.

The full collection of ice charts is shown on the Ice Charts page (the Charts panel which displays navigational
charts does not show these charts). Each chart type is presented on a relevant page. Main control of the ice
charts presentation is exercised from the Control Panel’s Ice Charts display. The display pages show several
most recent charts of the appropriate type only. The display of ice charts can only be turned on from the
display. So even of the chart is loaded in the Ice Chart page but its display is not turned on, the ECDIS task will
display the chart boundary only.
To provide better presentation, the function of focusing ice charts in the centre of the Chart Panel is
implemented. To focus make a double click on the chart name in the Ice Chart page, or press the Focus
button in the Control Panel’s Ice Chart display. When focused, the ice chart is displayed on the Chart Panel
on its original scale.
Ice Chart Formats

Ice charts may be on one of the two formats: vector S-57 charts and GeoTIFF/JPEG2000 raster satellite
images.
Vector charts are divided into the following types:
l Actual ice distribution charts. These are compiled on the basis of comprehensive analysis of the NOAA,
Terra and Radarsat series satellite pictures, data from the weather stations and ships. They present
distribution of ice of varying age, consolidation and forms, positions of ice holes and clearings. In the
summer time, the chart contains ice consolidation data, whereas in the winter time, it provides data on
the ice consolidation and age;
l Ice condition forecast. Charts predicting ice distribution up to 3 days in advance, details provided for each
day. The forecast is provided in the form of three separate charts:
o Concentration. In the summer time, the chart contains ice consolidation data, whereas in the winter
and autumn time, it provides data on the ice consolidation and age;
o Deformation;
o Pressure.
l Recommended ways – navigational recommendations. These include optimum voyage options including
time expenditure on the recommended routes.
Raster charts are GeoTIFF/JPEG 2000 satellite images. Charts are divided into the following types:
l RADARSAT – radar range raster satellite images;

l EOS – optical range raster satellite images of medium resolution (200–500 m);
l NOAA – optical range raster satellite images of low resolution (1000–2000 m).
Ice charts have the number and name. Under their original number charts are shown in the Navi-Planner
4000 application, on the Info and Chart panels. On the Ice Charts page and display charts are shown under the
internal name. The ice chart name format specifies the chart creation time (dd-mm-yy hh:mm), and also the
prediction time in hours (dd-mm-yy hh:mm HH) for the forecast charts.

Vector Ice Chart Symbols

Let us consider the ice chart conventions by using the ice chart of the Laptev Sea as an example.
The Russian ice designation symbols generally look like follows:
Designation of ice represents a circle with the general consolidation in points specified in the top part, and
the ice age in points in the bottom part; next to each sector there is a symbol of the ice type (the sum in the
bottom part of the circle is required to match that in the top part).
In the international designation, the main data defining ice consolidation, age (up to three age stages) and
form is provided in a simple oval shape:
l C – general ice consolidations in the tenths;

l C C C – individual ice consolidation: of the thickest ice (C ), less thick (C ) and the third thickest ice (C ),
a b c a b c
in the tenths;
l S S S – ice age: of the thickest ice (S ), less thick (S ) and the third thickets ice (S ) whose consolidation is
a b c a b c
equal to C , C , C respectively;
a b c
l F F F – ice form. There may be two designation options to suit the observed ice conditions:
a b c
o F F F – defines the predominant ice form (ice floe size) for the respective age-based ice types S S S ;
a b c a b c
o F F – defines the most predominant (F ) and the second in predominance (F ) ice floe size regardless
p s p s
of their belonging to the ice age groups S S S .
a b c

Provided below is a comparative table of Russian and international symbols:
Russian Inter-l Russian Inter-l Russian Inter-l
GeoTIFF/JPEG 2000 Raster Images

Attention! For the raster images to be displayed, it is necessary to switch on video acceleration for the ice
charts during installation (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter
2, section MFD Configuration, paragraph Workstation Settings, item 5).
MFD software allows to install and display of Geotiff and Jpeg 2000 raster images from any suppliers.
The installation of this images is similar to installation of the other charts (see document Navi-Planner 4000
(v.3.00.346). User Manual, Chapter 5, section Data Management , paragraph Installing All Data). During the
installation it is necessary to select GeoTIFF/JPEG2000 format.
After the chart installation and synchronising with the aid of the Navi-Planner 4000 application, with the
ECDIS task running, a relevant message will appear.
Press the OK button, whereupon the charts will become available in the ECDIS task.

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task screen.
Use the tab in the top part of Overlays panel, which will open up, to switch to Satellite charts page:
To display the necessary raster image on the ECDIS screen select this image in the table and press Show
button.

Press Transparency button. By default 0% is set, from the drop-down list select the necessary raster image
transparency per cent.
To display the necessary raster image on the centre of the Chart panel double click the left trackball button to
this image in the table.
MOB Mode with Use of RDF Rhotheta RT-

202/RT-500M
Purpose
The Man Overboard system is based on standard commercial-off-the-shelf equipment. The MOB beacon will
operate automatically (or manually) when a member of the crew enters to the water, the bearing of the MOB
will be calculated from each Search And Rescue vessel in the area, and MOB position lines will be
automatically displayed on the ECDIS task screen.
Locating of sensors transmitting distress signals on the 121.5 MHz distress frequency, which includes:
l locating of a distress signal by using Rhotheta RT-202/RT-500M radio direction finder. Obtaining of a
relative bearing to the MOB in the ECDIS task;
l conversion of the obtained MOB bearing from relative to true, and its plotting on the electronic chart in
ECDIS task;
l transmission of MOB true bearing by using MFD and AIS integration facilities. The rest of SAR ships fitted
out with the AIS and MFD within the AIS VHF range can receive the MOB bearing and plot it from the
locating source (AIS target) on the electronic chart.
The alert upon receipt of a MOB bearing from the connected radio direction finder, or an AIS target fitted out
with a radio direction finder.
Attention! Man Overboard system functionality in MFD is licensed and protected with “AIS Binary Data
Interface” option!

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Limitation of Operation in MOB Mode

Conditions where under Man Overboard mode cannot be activated:
l compass port is not determined in the System Configuration utility;

l AIS port is not determined in the System Configuration utility;
l no valid data from the compass.
Man Overboard functionality limitations:
l the time it takes to draw the bearing on the electronic chart since the reception of the latest valid
message from the radio direction finder of the AIS target is 15 seconds. If the MFD does not receive a valid
bearing from the RDF or an AIS target for 15 seconds, the bearing will be automatically deleted from
the electronic chart in the ECDIS task. This parameter cannot be changed other than by Transas service
engineer (but it cannot be more than 2 minutes);
l in the operating mode, bearing information from RDF is permanently transmitted to the MFD. The
bearing obtained by the radio direction finder may also be a clutter or an echo. If the MFD receives
several stable bearings from RDF, not all of them will be drawn on the electronic chart and transmitted to
the AIS, but those which fit in the following rule:
o if a difference between the first received and following bearings is more than 10 degrees, the ECDIS task
will draw both bearings on the electronic chart. A check for the 10 degree difference is made for all the
bearings received and displayed in the ECDIS task screen;
o the MFD can transmit to the AIS, in one message, up to 6 stable bearings received from RDF with the
greatest signal intensity.
MOB Operation in Network Configuration

The ECDIS task MASTER station sends to the ECDIS task SLAVE station information on MOB object bearing
both from the own radio direction finder and that received from the AIS targets.
The SLAVE station’s time intervals for drawing MOB object bearing received from the MASTER station are
identical to the time intervals on the MASTER station (see previous item).
Use the signal with the level of intensity more than XX % parameter (see below) can only be set on MASTER
station. This parameter is sent to the SLAVE stations for the display only.

Functionality Operation
Open Tasks panel by selecting the appropriate line of Tasks List menu in the tabs zone of the ECDIS task
screen.
Use the tab in the top part of Tasks panel to switch to SAR page.
Settings for this functionality are made in the Rhotheta RT-202/RT-500M signal processing settings group.
Use the signal with the level of intensity more than XX % enables the operator to set the processing level in per
cent for a bearing signal from RT-202/RT-500M. It is advisable to use this parameter with a value of 40% and
higher. This will mean that the MFD will accept for processing only steadily determined bearings and will
discard the interference bearings or weak echoes. Remember that as per this parameter, the stable bearings
to MOB object will not only be displayed in the MFD but will also be transmitted via the AIS. The parameter
can be varied as required within 0–99%. This setting is only effective for the processing of bearings from
the connected RT-202/RT-500M radio direction finder. If the MFD receives a bearing to MOB object via
the AIS, the bearing will be displayed on the electronic chart from the AIS target regardless of Use the signal
with the level of intensity more than XX % settings.

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Show BRG button serves for turning on the on-chart display of bearings received from RT-202/RT-500M or
from other AIS targets.
When RT-202/RT-500M supplies a bearing meeting the operator requirements, MOB: BRG! warning is
generated in the MFD.
This warning is also triggered off when the MFD receives a MOB object bearing from the AIS target. The
warning is turned on/off in the System Configuration utility on AIS Settings page of INS panel (see Multi-
Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I document, Chapter 2, section MFD Configuration,
paragraph Sensors Settings).
The received and corrected bearing is shown on the electronic chart in the form of a red coloured dashed line
plotted from the own ship to the MOB object.
Attention! The availability of a correct compass heading in the system is mandatory!
The true MOB object bearing received from an AIS target is plotted in the form of a blue coloured dashed line
from the AIS target symbol. A bearing from the AIS target will be plotted regardless of the availability of a
correct compass heading in the MFD system, as the MFD receives a corrected true bearing from the AIS
target. The mandatory condition for the display of a bearing received from the AIS target is the availability in
the MFD of that very AIS target which sent the bearing.
Time intervals for the display of bearings on the electronic chart and other limitations are described in above
in paragraph Limitations of Operation in MOB Mode .

As MOB: BRG! warning is received, the MFD enters it in the electronic ship log as a full event (operation of the
ship logbook is detailed in document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Functional Description , Chapter 6,
section Electronic System Logbook):
MOB: BRG! warning is removed if there are no bearings from RT-202/RT-500M or AIS targets in the MFD, or
when the last received bearing is deleted from the electronic chart upon expiry of the bearing display time
interval.
The ECDIS task standard Man Overboard functionality has no direct relationship with the MFD – RDF RT-
202/RT-500M – AIS integration, but may be useful if these are used jointly. Operation with standard Man
Overboard functionality is detailed in document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). ECDIS User Manual,
Chapter 6, Electronic System Logbook, section Search and Rescue Operations, paragraph Using Man Overboard
(MOB) Mode ).
Seetrac
Seetrac Settings
Warning! Static settings are intended for compiling the list of Tenders to be used with the SBU in both,
Channel Tracking and Address Tracking operating modes with the MFD connected. The panel description and
rules for creating a list of tenders are provided below.
Open Seetrac panel by selecting the appropriate line of Tasks List menu in the tabs zone of the ECDIS task
screen.

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Use the tab in the left-hand part of Seetrac panel to switch to Static Setup page.
Note: COM port is activated in the System Configuration utility (see document Multi-Functional Display (v.
3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2, section MFD Configuration, paragraph Sensors Settings).
Depending on the operating mode selected, the layout of the page will vary (see figures below).
Layout of Static Setup page with Channel Tracking mode selected.
Layout of Static Setup page with Address Tracking mode selected.
Attention! All settings on this page should be made by the service personnel only to avoid poor performance
of the MFD in connection with the Seetrac Base Unit.
The page is protected by the password. The password can be changed by the service personnel in the System
Configuration utility.
Static Setup page consists of the following items:
l Settings – the field is intended for entering the following parameters:

o Use DR for Seetrac targets – check this checkbox if Dead Reckoning (DR) is to be used for Seetrac targets;
o Minimal SOG to activate – specify the minimum value of the target’s Speed Over Ground (SOG) for the
DR activation;
o Operating range – specify the maximum operating range for Seetrac target detection at the boundary of
operating area shown graphically on the electronic chart. The default value is 5 NM.

l List of Tenders consists of the following columns:

o Status – Tender’s status; there are two values for the status field: “Active” and “Not Active”. The MFD
would handle active Tenders only;
o Name – Tender’s name; up to 8 characters may be entered in the field; if a Tender’s name is not
entered, the MFD uses the TTC (see below) by default;
o TTC – Tender Transmission Code; the field is intended for entering the TTC within the range of 0000–
9999; TTC is an unique Tender’s ID assigned by the manufacturer;
o Channel – Tender’s personal operating Channel number (from 01 to 17); for Channel Tracking operating
mode only;
o ID – Tender’s ID (from 01 to 99); for Address Tracking operating mode only.
l Add – button for adding a new line at the bottom of the list;
l Insert – button for adding a new Tender to the list above the selected line;
l Delete – button for deleting the selected Tender from the list (for list editing mode only);
l Cancel – the button serves for switching off the list editing mode without accepting the changes;
l Apply Changes – the button serves for accepting changes in the list.
The list of Tenders should be compiled by the service personnel in accordance with the setup of each tender
operating with the SBU.
Press Edit button. The following window will appear:
Enter the current system password. Press OK button. The table is activated if the entered password is correct.
Press Add button. The first (or new) line will be available in the table for editing.
Enter the following data for each Tender:
l Status – “Active” or “Not Active”; it is a mandatory field; “Active” value is set by default;
l Name – name of the Tender (up to 8 characters);
l TTC – Tender Transmission Code; it is a mandatory field.
Attention! Seetrac cannot use two different tenders with the same Tender Transmission Code.
l Channel – Tender’s selected operating channel number in Channel Tracking operating mode only.
Note: Several tenders may operate on the same channel.
l ID – Tender’s ID in Address Tracking operating mode only.

Press Apply Changes button to store the entered data or press Cancel button to remove the entered data and
exit from the list-editing mode.
Attention! In the case of activated Static Setup page editing mode, the data exchange between the MFD and
Seetrac Base Unit is not available.
Tender Tracking Activation

Open Seetrac panel by selecting the appropriate line of Tasks List menu in the tabs zone of the ECDIS task
screen.
Use the tab in the left-hand part of Seetrac panel to switch to Tracking page.
Channel Tracking Activation
Set the value of Channel Monitor parameter. The selected time period will be used in switching between
channels selected for monitoring of the active tenders only.

Press Activate Tracking button. The channel of the active tender, first one from the list on Static Setup page is
used by default. When monitoring of the channels selected for the active tender on the Static Setup page is
completed, the ECDIS task will switch to the monitoring of the active tender channel first on the list, and so
forth.
To turn off Channel Tracking operating mode, press Activate Tracking button.
Address Tracking Activation
Set values of Number of retries and Retry every parameters to specify duration of the Tender’s monitoring in
Address Tracking mode.
Press Activate Tracking button.

Specify the Channel Number in Fixed Channel field (01 through 17).
Press Fixed Channel button. The ECDIS task processes tenders’ data received on the selected channel from the
SBU and plots the Tenders on an electronic chart.
Turning off the operating mode Address Tracking or switching of monitoring to another channel is to be
carried out by depressing the Activate Tracking button. If necessary, specify another required channel and
press Fixed Channel button.
Removal of Tender
There are three ways to remove plotted tenders from the ECDIS task. If necessary, Tenders may be kept on
electronic chart continuously without deletion. Description of the buttons which are to be used for this
operation are provided below:
l Always show last tender position – the button is used to store the plotted tenders in the ECDIS task in their
latest positions, even if the polling on their channels is completed; i.e. tenders will remain on the chart
even when STU switched off.
Attention! If Dead Reckoning mode for Seetrac targets is activated, selection of Always show last tender
position function cancels reckoning of the tender’s position by the latest COG and SOG. In this case, tenders will
remain in their latest positions.
l Timeout from the latest position – the button serves for entering the value of Tender’s deletion timeout.
The tender will be deleted automatically from the ECDIS task when the timeout is over. The timeout
should be set within the range of 1–10 minutes. 3 minutes is the default value;
l Delete All Tenders – the button serves for one-touch deletion of all plotted tenders from the ECDIS task;
l Delete Tenders By Cursor – the button for deletion of cursor selected tenders from the ECDIS task.
Quick Search for Tender

All the tenders received by the ECDIS task from the Seetrac Base Unit are plotted on an electronic chart in
accordance with their geographic coordinates. There are two ways to search for a tender on the chart:
l By using the Target Table. Select the tender to be found by name or by TTC (if the name was not specified
in Static Setup page). Left-click the mouse on the tender’s name field: the required tender will be displayed
in the centre of Chart panel;
l By using the Currently Active List menu on Tracking page. To place the required tender in the centre of the
Chart panel, left-click the mouse on the field of the required tender.

Seetrac Functional Description

Purpose
Seetrac functionality is based on standard commercial-off-the-shelf equipment.
The Seetrac system has been developed to allow a large yacht to track tenders once they have been
deployed in the water. Seetrac allows a crew on the bridge of a yacht to track tenders behind the
obstructions and to respond in time should the tender require assistance. The system operates by
processing the information transmitted over the air from tenders to a base unit. This base unit is located on
the main vessel. Data transmitted over air from the tender includes tender’s position, speed, and course,
and optionally, depth, true wind, and MOB Alert Button facility. The tender information is passed over the air
via the Seetrac Wireless Link, and is displayed on the chart screen in much the same way as the standard
vessel position. The ECDIS task issues commands, via the dedicated serial comport, to the Seetrac base unit
to monitor different tenders.
The Seetrac system operates by means of wireless communications, on license free frequency bands, and can
achieve ranges of 5 NM or more depending on the antenna height, type of tender and type of aerial selected
during the installation. The ranges quoted in this proposal are derived from field tests. The system is a self-
contained wireless network, consisting of a Seetrac base unit, which is installed on the base yacht, and
Seetrac tender units, one per tender. The base unit is connected to a MFD station via a standard comports.
Attention! The Seetrac functionality in MFD is licensed and protected with “Seetrac Interfaces” option!
Onboard System Overview

Depending on the system’s operating mode, the MFD transmits special commands containing queries about
tenders’ data to the Seetrac Base Unit (SBU). The system implements two SBU operating modes: Channel
Tracking and Address Tracking. The ECDIS task can operate in either of the mentioned modes. Selection of
system mode is performed via the System Configuration utility. The manufacturer determines the mode of
operation.
The diagram below shows a brief system overview.

Tender Presentation on the Electronic Charts

All Seetrac tenders received by the MFD from the SBU are plotted on the Chart panel as a special mark.
Data on the processed targets is available in “Pick View” window. To promptly obtain the above data,
position View cursor on the tender and press <Enter>.
The following Seetrac tender indication is used on the Chart panel:
l Seetrac tender and its data:
l CPA/TCPA dangerous Seetrac tender:

l Seetrac tender with active MOB status:
In this case, the Seetrac: MOB warning will be triggered off.
l Seetrac tender with active MOB status approaching the operating range limits (pre-defined by the
operator in Static Setup page):
l Seetrac tender without active MOB status approaching the operating range limits (pre-defined by the
operator in Static Setup page):
l Seetrac tenders are available for displaying on the Chart panel with their names. Names (if entered) will be
displayed in the Target Table as well as on the Chart panel. Seetrac Service Personnel should enter the
tenders’ names in Static Setup page only. If no tender’s name is entered, the ECDIS task will display TTC as
the name for the respective plotted Seetrac tenders:

Chapter 1. ECDIS Task Optional Functions • Special Features of AIS System Operation in the Navigation in the Great Lakes
Special Features of AIS System Operation

in the Navigation in the Great Lakes Area
Information on Weather Conditions (Weather Station Message)
The MFD receives binary messages from the coastal station, which contain information on weather
conditions from the meteorological stations. One message may contain information from 4 meteorological
stations. This information is normally updated each hour or more often depending on the climate conditions
at the discretion of coastal services.
When such message is received, the Weather/ wind report notification is generated.
The on-electronic-chart display of symbols of meteorological stations collecting and relaying

information on the weather conditions, is turned on/off on Seaway Data page of AIS panel.
Specified under the symbol if the meteorological station’s shortened identifier as per “St.
Lawrence Seaway AIS Data Messaging Formats and Specifications. Revision 4.0”
Symbols of meteorological stations on the electronic chart are shown in the coordinates (WGS 84)
transmitted by the coastal station. Positioning of View free cursor on the symbol displays a data card.
The data card provides the following information:
l St. ID – full name of the meteorological station which is the source of weather information;
l Lat/Lon – coordinates of the point where the meteorological station is positioned and which weather
information is provided for;
l Date – date and time of measurements (UTC/Ship depending on the setting made in the Control Panel);
l Wind Gust – winds gust value (maximum wind speed value within the observation period)1;
l Atm. Pressure – atmospheric pressure in hectopascals;
l Visibility – visibility 1;
l Air Temp. – air temperature1;
l Dew Point – dew point1;
l Water Temp. – water temperature1.
1Measurement units are set on the Units page of Config panel.

Information on Wind Speed and Direction

(Wind Information Message)
MFD receives binary messages from the coastal station, which contain information on the wind speed and
direction. One message may contain information from 6 stations with wind sensors. Information is
transmitted every 15 minutes.
When such message is received, the Weather/ wind report notification is generated.
Display of the wind vectors on an electronic chart in the wind sensor positions is turned on/off on
Seaway Data page of AIS panel (for the wind vector display format, see document Multi-Functional
Display (v. 3.00.340). Functional Description, Chapter 2, section Other Sensors, paragraph Wind Interface ).
Symbols of wind vectors on the electronic chart are displayed in the coordinates (WGS 84) which are
transmitted by the coastal station. Positioning of free View cursor on the symbol displays a data card.
The data card displays the following information:
l St. ID – identifier of the wind sensor which supplied information on the wind speed and direction;
l Lat/Lon – coordinates of the point where the wind sensor is set;
l Wind Gust – wind gust value (maximum wind speed value in the last 15 minutes1).
Information on Water Level (Water Level Message)

MFD receives binary messages from the coastal station, which contain information on the water level
measured at the station. One message may contain information from 6 stations measuring the water level.
This information is normally updated every hour.
When such message is received, the Water level report notification is generated.
On-electronic-chart display of symbols of stations measuring the water level is turned on/off on Seaway
Data page of AIS panel.
Symbols of stations measuring the water level are displayed on the electronic chart in the coordinates (WGS
84), which are transmitted by the coastal station.

Positioning of free View cursor on the symbol displays a data card.
l St. ID – identifier of the station measuring the water level;

l Lat/Lon – coordinates of the point where the station measuring the water level is set;
l Level – water level value (measurement units are set on the Units page of Config panel.)
l Datum – data type (depth or water measurements relative to the reference datum at this station). In St.
Lawrence Seaway waters, water level measurements relative to the reference datum are always used.
IGLD – 85 (International Great Lakes Datum – 1985).
Information on the Water Flow Density (Water Flow Message)

MFD receives binary messages from the coastal station, which contain information on the water flow density
measured by the sensor. One message may contain information from 6 sensors measuring the water flow
density. This information is normally updated every hour and is repeated every 15 minutes.
On-electronic-chart display of symbols of stations measuring the water flow density is turned
on/off on Seaway Data page of AIS panel.
Symbols of stations measuring the water flow density are displayed on the electronic chart in the coordinates
(WGS 84), which are transmitted by the coastal station. Positioning of free View cursor on the symbol
displays a data card.
l St. ID – identifier of the sensor which transmitted information on the water flow density;
l Lat/Lon – coordinates of the point where the sensor measuring the water flow density is set;
l Flow – water flow density value in cubic metres per second (m1/s).

Ships Lockage Schedule (Lockage Order Message)

MFD receives binary messages from the coastal station, which contain information on the ships lockage
schedule. One message may contain information on the lock passage for 6 ships max. This information is
updated every 15 minutes.
When such message is received, the Lock order notification is generated.
On-electronic-chart display of symbols of locks is turned on/off on Seaway Data page of AIS panel.
Specified under the symbol is the shortened lock identifier.
Shortened lock Full lock name Shortened lock Full lock name
identifier identifier
L01 Welland Canal Lock 1 L08 Welland Canal Lock 8
L02 Welland Canal Lock 2 IRO Iroquois Lock
L03 Welland Canal Lock 3 IKE Eisenhower Lock
L4E Welland Canal Lock 4 East SNL Snell Lock
L4W1 Welland Canal Lock 4 West BO3 Beauharnois Lock 3
L6E Welland Canal Lock 6 East BO4 Beauharnois Lock 4
L6W Welland Canal Lock 6 West CSC Cote Saint Catherine Lock
L07 Welland Canal Lock 7 SLB Saint Lambert Lock
Symbols of locks on an electronic chart are displayed in the coordinates (WGS 84) which are transmitted by
the coastal station. It should be noted that coordinates of the lock symbol on the ENC may specified for a
certain area in the vicinity of the lock, and will not be the coordinates of a point in the centre of the lock.
Positioning of free View cursor on the lock symbol displays opens a data card.

l St. ID – full name of the lock;

l Lat/Lon – coordinates of the lock symbol received from the coastal station;
l Date – date and time (UTC/Ship depending on the setting made in the Control Panel);
l Ship – name of the ships specified in the ship lockage order;
l Dir – traffic direction:
o Up Bound – up the river;
o Down Bound – down the river.
l ETA – lockage time for the specified ship (UTC/Ship depending on the setting made in the Control Panel).
Own Ship Lockage Message (Estimated Lock Time Message)

The MFD receives binary messages from the coastal station, which contain the own ship lockage schedule.
This message is addressed to the own ship only. After the reception of this message from the coastal station
has been automatically acknowledged, the coastal station will not send it any more unless there are some
changes in the lockage schedule.
When such message is received, the Lock Times Message notification is generated.
Accept this notification by cursor clicking.

The AIS Messages display will automatically open up in the Control Panel.

The screen displays the following information:
l From – identifier of the coastal station which transmitted information on the lockage schedule;
l To – station which the message is addressed to (always “Our ship only”);
l Type – received message type (always “Lock Times”);
l FOR THE SHIP – name of the ship (15 characters max.) which the located schedule has been made for;
l LAST LOCATION – identifier of the last passed lock according to the coastal station;
l ETA – last lock passage time according to the coastal station (UTC/Ship depending on the setting made in
the Control Panel);
l FIRST LOCK – identifier of the first next lock according to the coastal station;
l FIRST LOCK ETA – estimated time of passage of the first next lock according to the coastal station
(UTC/Ship depending on the setting made in the Control Panel);
l SECOND LOCK – identifier of the second next lock according to the coastal station;
l SECOND LOCK ETA – estimated time of passage of the second next lock according to the coastal station
(UTC/Ship depending on the setting made in the Control Panel);
l DELAY – ship delay place (lock identifier) according to the coastal station.
Draught Information System

Functional Description
General
The Draught Information System (DIS) is a program designed to calculate and display the under-keel
clearance (UKC) on the basis of the following data:
l High Resolution Bathymetry data provided by the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS);
l Water level, received automatically from the AIS coastal stations or set manually by the user;
l Ship forward and after draught set manually by the user;
l Ship Squat and additional squat from passing ship.
In dangerous navigational situations or under system fault conditions, relevant notifications will be provided
for the operator.
The DIS is available on the WS which is set up as the DIS. Other workstations do not display special DIS
parameters. The Draught Information System button in the UKC Data display is intended for switching between
the DIS mode and standard ECDIS mode. When the DIS mode is turned off, the MFD operates as the ECDIS
back-up.

Chapter 1. ECDIS Task Optional Functions • Draught Information System 101
Calculating UKC
The UKC is calculated from the following formula:
UKC = DEPTH + WaterLevel – Draught – Squat – Squat from passing ship
Where:
l DEPTH is the depth taken from the High Resolution Bathymetry data;
l Water Level. Two modes are provided:
o Auto mode (default). Water level is calculated from the data supplied by the coastal AIS stations which
the ship is currently between.
o Manual mode. Water level is specified by the user. If it is specified, the value applies to the entire reach
between two locks (regardless of the AIS water level data availability);
l Draught is the draught specified manually for the bow and stern respectively;
l Squat is the squat calculated with the STW, own ship type and area type taken into account;
l Squat from passing ship is the squat is calculated from the own ship STW, meet point and area type.
Source Data
High Resolution Bathymetry Data

Official bathymetric ENC charts produced and distributed by the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS), are
used in the DIS.
Depth from bathymetric charts for UKC calculations is taken in the position of the GPS antenna which is set in
the System Configuration utility (see Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2,
section MFD Configuration, paragraph MFD Settings).
Charts are arranged in the form of an additional layer on top of nautical charts, and are not displayed by
default. Bathymetric charts are not involved in the automatic loading for navigation purposes. The
processing of information on their basis occurs automatically in the background mode.
Charts can be loaded for display manually by using the Show button in the Bathymetry data page of the DIS
panel.
In this case all available charts within the reach (area between the two adjacent locks) are automatically
displayed. By default, the Show button is switched off.
Information on the installed charts is available in the Navi-Planner 4000 application.

Water Level
The Water Level can be obtained in the auto mode from the AIS coastal stations. If a ship is located between
the stations, the DIS interpolates level values between the stations. In addition, the program allows manual
water level input.
If there is no data from at least one station in the zone where the ship is positioned for more than 12
minutes, the system operates in the following manner:
l the current UKC calculations are stopped (shown in orange on the panel);
l dangerous zones on stretches between the locks stop to be filled with colour;
l the DIS data invalid warning is triggered off when the AIS message with the water level has not been
updated for 12 minutes.
All this continues until new data is supplied, or the WL is entered manually.
Squat
Ship squat in shallow water is dependent on the Bernoulli’s laws and is caused by decrease of the supporting
force in certain conditions. The DIS program calculates the ship squat on the basis of the own ship speed,
ship type, channel form and speed of the oncoming ships.
Additional Squat due to Passing Clear of Oncoming Ship
To calculate the additional squat, it is necessary to analyse the oncoming ships, which are located within the
same area between the locks as the own ship.
The meet point is calculated for one closest target only (the target may have a zero speed). An additional
squat is applied to this stretch within the look-ahead zone. When the own ship enters this reach, the
additional squat is added to the current UKC. Additional squat is not applied after passing the ship's sterns.
Guard Zone
The look-ahead zone is the entire reach between the two adjacent locks. To reduce the number of DIS UKC
warning generations, the Guard zone restricting the area to be analysed, is used. The minimum analysed
zone size is 6 min (max 20 min) at the current ship speed (STW).

Danger zones where there is insufficient UKC for navigation (less than 30 cm) within the look- ahead zone are
displayed in red colour.
The following conditions should be fulfilled for the fill display in the look- ahead zone:
l look-ahead zone is available between two adjacent locks;

l there is valid STW, WL (auto or manual) is available;
l there is Bathymetry data coverage.
The colour fill is displayed above the navigational chart in an additional layer. The colour fill is not displayed at
scales less than 1:100 000.
It is possible to set various transparency of the fill on the Settings page of the DIS panel.

Alerts
The following DIS-related alertss are triggered off by all the NS applications on the bridge:
l DIS UKC – warning generated when the predicted UKC of the vessel is less than 30 cm in the guard zone. It
is available in the monitoring mode only;
l DIS squat curve – warning generated when the actual ship speed through the water exceeds the upper
limit of the squat equation applicability range;
l DIS data invalid – warning generated when the AIS message with the water level has not been updated for
more than 12 minutes;
l DIS Sounder –warning generated if the UKC as measured by the sounder is smaller than the UKC
calculated using the squat equations.
These alerts can be acknowledged on the DIS WS only.
Logging Functions
LogBook Entries
The following events are recorded in the System Log locally:
l DIS manual WL. Comment: Manual water level = <x.xx >m;

l DIS draught. Comment: Draught bow = <x.xx >m., Draught stern = <x.xx >m;
l Name of the bathymetry chart (revision and installation dates) under the ship position;
l Guard zone size;
l When the DIS is started, the following is entered: “Ship type <xxx>”, “Minimum UKC is 30 cm”;
l DIS calculated by STW or by SOG;
l DIS mode on/off;
l DIS alerts mentioned above;
l DIS sounder warning on/off.
Recorded Data
The following parameters are recorded (every 2 seconds) and kept onboard the ship for a minimum period of
14 days:
l Own ship Latitude / Longitude;

l Own ship Heading;
l Own ship Course over Ground;
l Own ship Speed over Ground;
l Own ship Calculated Speed Through water;
l Ship dimensions;
l Own ship type;
l Area type (Channel, Shallow lake);
l Own ship Draught;
l Guard zone;
l Own ship Minimum UKC;

l Water level data;

l Individual identification of areas where the minimum UKC is breached;
l Indication of whether a manual water level offset has been applied and the value applied;
l Latitude / Longitude of any AIS targets;
l Heading of any AIS targets;
l Course over Ground of any AIS targets;
l Speed over Ground of any AIS targets;
l AIS ship type of any AIS targets;
l Dimensions of the AIS ships;
l Name and MMSI of the AIS ships.
Note: On the WS with the DIS the detailed track is not recorded (see also document Multi-Functional Display (v.
3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2, section MFD Configuration, paragraph MFD Settings, item 3)
Play Back
Playback can be run on the DIS WS only. There is no capability to enter parameters which were available for
input in the DIS mode (draught, Manual water level, UKC calculated from, Guard zone) and the Prediction
mode is not available.
The operator runs the Playback application on the DIS and selects the desired date and time from the playback
window (document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Utilities, Chapter 6, section Using of Play Back Utility).

A press on the Play button starts playback of the recorded data:
l In the Control Panel:

o HDG;
o Calculated STW or actual STW depending on the source used at the recording time;
o COG;
o UKC;
o WL in the ship position (Indication if manual water level was selected);
o Own ship Lat/ Lon.
l On the Information page of DIS panel:
o Water level data;
o Ship type;
o Area type.
l On the Settings page of DIS panel:
o SOG or STW selected during the record.
l On the UKC Data display of the Control Panel:
o Draught;
o Manual water level.
l On the chart:
o Individual identification of areas where the minimum UKC is reached;
o Outlined AIS targets (depending on scale);
o Outlined own ship (depending on scale).
l On the chart, on the Targets panel:
o Position of any AIS targets;
o Heading of any AIS targets;
o COG, SOG of AIS targets;
o Name and MMSI of the AIS vessels.
During the play black all functions on the DIS panel and on the UKC Data display of the Control Panel are
disabled.

DIS Graphic User Interface

Control Panel
HDG/STW/COG/UKC/WL Window
When the DIS functionality is turned on, the window looks as follows:
The HDG/STW/COG/UKC/WL window is designed for the display of the following parameters:
l HDG – course from the gyrocompass;

l STW – ship speed through the water;
l SOG – ship speed over the ground;
l UKC – under-keel clearance in GPS antenna position (see also document Multi-Functional Display (v.
3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2, section MFD Configuration, paragraph MFD Settings, item 3 );
l WL – water level in GPS antenna position.
The data source is specified below the own ship motion parameter name.
By default, the STW is received from the LOG (if the connected sensor is available). If the LOG sensor is not
connected or becomes unavailable, the STW is calculated automatically on the basis of the SOG and Current
(from the database). In this case, CALC notation is displayed for the STW field.
If the Water Level is set manually, then the MAN notation is displayed for the UKC and WL fields.
If the Water Level is received in the automatic mode with the “estimated” indication, then the EST notation is
displayed for the UKC and WL fields. As the actual data is restored, the EST notation disappears.
As the ship is entering a zone where there is additional squat (due to another ship closure), the additional
MEET notation is displayed for the UKC field.
If there is no data for the UKC calculation (see section Functional Description, paragraph Calculating UKC), the
orange coloured “*” symbols are displayed in the UKC field.

If the WL auto data is not received any more from any AIS station, the readings in UKC and WL fields are
displayed as orange coloured symbols.
If there is no WL auto data from the AIS stations when DIS functionality is turned on or If the ships is
proceeding to a new look-ahead zone, and the data from the new AIS station is not received, the orange
coloured “*” symbols are displayed in WL field.
If the DIS functionality is turned off the window looks as follows:
UKC Data Display

The display opens automatically each time the NS4000 is started on the DIS WS. In other cases press the
button with the name of the set display in the Display Panel window of the Control panel.
In the list which will open up, select the UKC Data line and press the left trackball button.

The UKC Data display contains the following controls:
l Draught Information System – to switch between the ECDIS or DIS modes.
In the ECDIS mode all fields are disabled. In the DIS mode, it is possible to switch between the
“monitoring” and “prediction” modes;
l Monitoring – to select the mode when the UKC is calculated from the current STW or the calculated STW
(SOG + current);
l Prediction – to select the mode when the UKC is calculated from the simulated STW. The simulated STW is
used exclusively for colour filling on the chart;
l Draught – to set the own ship bow/stern draught (8.08 m by default). For editing the Edit button is used;
l Water level – to select the water level data source (Auto or Manual).
DIS Panel
The panel is opened automatically each time the NS4000 is run on the DIS WS.
In other cases open the DIS panel by selecting the appropriate line of the Tasks List menu in the tabs zone of
the ECDIS task screen.

Bathymetry Data Page
The Bathymetry data page is intended for the display of the installed bathymetry charts only. A double click
on the chart loads it for display.
The Show button turns on/off the display of a bathymetry chart on top of a navigation chart.
It is possible to search for a chart in the table by entering its name in the search line and pressing the Find
button.
DIS Information Page
The Water Level table displays the following data (information is updated in the GUI as the data is supplied):
l Date – date, time of the latest data received from the AIS stations broadcasting ahead of and behind the
ship;
l ID – names of AIS stations broadcasting ahead of and behind the ship, the Own ship cell show the names
of the AIS stations which the water level values are received from;
l Elevation (IGLD85) – water elevation above IGLD-85 from the AIS station broadcasting ahead of/behind the
ship, and the Own ship cell shows linear -interpolation-calculated water elevation above IGLD-85 from the
AIS stations which the water level values are received from;
l WL offset – calculated value for the AIS station broadcasting ahead of /behind the ship, and the Own ship
cell shows values calculated from the current ship position.

Note: If the ship is between the lock and the AIS station, only one value (of the station used) is displayed. If the
Manual water level mode is switched on, this data continues to be received and displayed as before.
The Squat group displays the following data:
l Ship type – ship type selected in the System Configuration utility;

l Channel type – current channel type (options: Canal, Shallow Lake);
l Squat – calculated current value;
l Squat from passing ship – calculated value. If the ship has not entered the zone in which the additional
squat is used, there is a N/A notation in this field.
Settings Page
The Settings page contains the following controls:
l UKC calculated by – to switch between the STW sources (from the log or calculated from the SOG+Current).
It is the STW source selected in the “Navigation” panel which is taken. The current is added to or
subtracted from the SOG depending on whether the ship is moving upstream to the Lakes or
downstream from the Lakes accordingly;
l Guard zone – to set the length of the Guard zone which is calculated from the current ship speed in the
specified time interval (6 min by default). The zone width is selected automatically and covers the entire
space where the UKC can be calculated. The minimum value is 6 min., the maximum value is 20 min.;
l Show - to turning on/off the display of guard zone on the Chart panel;
l Color - to select the colour of the guard zone line;
l Minimum UKC – the value used for colour-filling of dangerous zones on the chart. The value cannot be
edited;
l Transparency – to select the fill transparency from 0 to 100 %.

UKC Data Page
The UKC Data page contains the following controls:
l UKC (Sounder) – UKC calculated from the sounder data;

l Sounder - echo sounder data;
l Depth - chart sounding in the GPS antenna position, the chart number specified next to it;
l Water level - water level in GPS antenna position;
l Draught - maximum draught, fore-aft specified next to it;
l Squat - calculated current value;
l Squat from passing ship - calculated value. If the ship has not entered the zone in which the additional
squat is used, there is a N/A notation in this field;
l UKC - under-keel clearance in GPS antenna position;
l DIS sounder warning ON/OFF - turning on/off the DIS sounder warning generation;
l Clear all WL data - deleting from memory all the WL data from the AIS stations.
Long Range AIS Targets

General
Attention! Long Range AIS functionality in MFD is licensed and protected with the “AIScoltrks” option!
This functionality is intended for displaying in the ECDIS task AIS targets received from the shore stations,
and their tracks.
Special equipment is used for the reception of these AIS targets. At the installation stage, this sensor is
required to be connected in the “System Configuration” utility (see document Multi-Functional Display (v.
3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2, section MFD Configuration, paragraph Sensors Settings, item 2).
The sensor will not be available in the utility unless there is a license.
Long Range (LR) AIS targets are only processes in the operator-set zone, and it is only class A AIS targets
which are processed (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Functional Description, Chapter 9,
section AIS, paragraph Display of AIS Targets). LR AIS targets are not monitored in the MFD, i.e., no Wxx
CPA/TCPA Tgt ID alarms are generated for them.

Chapter 1. ECDIS Task Optional Functions • Long Range AIS Targets 113
LR AIS targets are displayed on the ECDIS task screen in an additional layer in the form standard blue
coloured AIS target symbols.
If no information on the target is supplied for 10 min, LR AIS targets stop to be displayed on the ECDIS task
screen.
If LR AIS targets and standard AIS targets with the same MMSI are received simultaneously, the ECDIS task
screen will display standard AIS targets.
Setting Long Range AIS Targets Processing Zone

In the list, which will open up, select the Targets line and press the left trackball button. Open TgtLrAIS page.

In the Size input windows set the LR AIS targets processing zone dimensions. To do this, in the left hand
window set the length (along the parallel), and in the right hand window set the width (along the meridian) in
NM (from 50 to 999). To set a zone with the length equal to its width, press the button between the windows.
In this case, as a value is set in one window, the same value will be automatically set in the second window.
Press Show button in the Area group to turn on the display of the processing zone on the ECDIS task screen.
In the Upper left input window set the coordinates of the processing zone top left corner. Use either of the
procedures:
1. Manual Input. Position the cursor in the input window and press the left trackball button to activate the
window. Set the required position of the top left corner and press the <Enter> button.
2. Input by the cursor. Press the By cursor button. The graphic cursor will appear on the Chart Panel,
whereas the right bottom part of the screen will display the LR AIS Cursor window with the cursor
coordinates.
Position the graphic cursor in the top left corner of the required area.

Press the left trackball button. The cursor position point coordinates will be set in the input box. The
ECDIS task screen will display the processing zone (the Show button should be enabled).
For the processing zone to be displayed in the centre of the ECDIS task screen on an appropriate scale, press
the Focus button.
Turning on Long Range AIS Targets Processing and Display

To turn on the processing of the LR AIS targets, press the Long Range AIS Targets button.

As this is done, the processed targets tracks will start to be recorded in the MFD. These tracks will be available
for work on the AIS colour tracks page of the Targets panel (see below).
The turning on/off the display of the Long Range AIS targets on the ECDIS task screen is performed on the
AIS page of the Targets display on the Control panel.
The AIS LR checkbox is checked by default.

The LR AIS targets will be displayed on the ECDIS task screen.
To turn off the display of the Long Range AIS targets on the ECDIS task screen uncheck the AIS LR checkbox.
To obtain information on the LR AIS target, position the free View cursor on the necessary target; the cursor
will change its form. Press the left trackball button: the target data card with its parameters will be displayed
next to the target:

Handling Long Range AIS Targets Colour Tracks

Open Targets panel by selecting the appropriate line of Task List menu in the tabs zone of the ECDIS task
screen.
Use the tab in the top part of Targets panel, which will open up, to switch to AIS color tracks page.
All standard AIS and LR AIS targets are available for selection in the table. For the description of the AIS colour
tracks handling, see section NS 4000 AIS Colour Tracks.

NS 4000 AIS Colour Tracks

Open Targets panel by selecting the appropriate line of Task List menu in the tabs zone of the ECDIS task
screen.
Use the tab in the top part of Targets panel, which will open up, to switch to AIS color tracks page.
Setting AIS Target Tracks Display Parameters

Use the tab in the top part of the Targets panel to switch to the “AIS color tracks” page.

Chapter 1. ECDIS Task Optional Functions • NS 4000 AIS Colour Tracks 119
From the Date drop-down select the date which the AIS tracks will be displayed for.
The table will show all the AIS targets which were recorded in the log on the selected date.
Note: An AIS target may not be in the table if it appeared for an inconsiderable time interval (less than 1 minute).
The AIS targets contained in the table can be sorted by the MMSI, Ship Name and Call Sign. To do this, click
on the relevant table column heading.
To select the AIS target identifier shown on the Chart panel, press the Display by button. From the drop-down
list select the necessary identifier.

To select an interval of time marks shown on the Chart panel, press the Time stamp button. From the drop-
down list select the necessary time interval.
Make a double click on the necessary AIS target’s cell in the Pattern column. From the drop-down list select
the line type used for displaying the AIS target track on the Chart panel.
Make a double click on the necessary AIS target’s cell in the Color column. From the offered palette select the
colour of the line used for displaying the AIS target track on the Chart panel.

Turning on AIS Target Tracks Display

Press the button to the let of the selected AIS target’s MMSI. The AIS target track will be loaded for display.
During the loading, it can be stopped by pressing the Stop button in the top left corner of the page. After the
end of loading, the Status column will display the word ”loaded”, and the button will turn green.
The Show on chart button is enabled by default, so the loaded AIS target track will be shown on the Chart
panel. To focus on the entire track on the Chart panel, make a double click on any cell of the selected AIS
target’s MMSI , Ship name or Call sign column.
The AIS track is shown on the Chart panel in the form of points connected with a line of the selected type and
colour. Points are spaced at an interval of 1 minute. If the log contains no data on the selected target, the line
connects the closest track points available in the log.

At the beginning and end of each track, the AIS target identifier, track recording start and end time are
shown.
Displayed along the AIS target track are the time marks at the set interval (30, 60, 120 and 240 min). The time
mark is referenced to the closest AIS target track point available in the log, and does not, therefore, always
correspond exactly to the set interval. The UTC time is specified.
It is possible to change the AIS target track identifier (MMSI, Ship name or Call sign), time marks interval, line
type and colour. All the changes are shown dynamically on the Chart panel.
Turning on AIS Target Tracks Display for Several Days

The MFD provides a capability to display simultaneously the AIS target tracks for several days (up to 3 days).
To do this, make a double click on the necessary AIS target’s cell in the History (days) column.
From the drop-down list select the necessary number of days.
Note: It is important to remember that if you select 1 day (set by default), the track for the date set in the Date
list will be displayed. If you select 2, the track will be displayed for the date set in the Date list and for the
preceding day.

Obtaining Information on AIS Track Point

To obtain information on an AIS target track, position the free View cursor on the AIS target track
point closest to the time mark. As this is done, the cursor will assume the following form:
Press left trackball button.
The target data card with the AIS track point parameters will be displayed next to the target.
Turning off and Unloading AIS Target Tracks

To turn off the display of the AIS target tracks on the Chart panel, release the Show on chart button.
To unload the AIS target track release the green button of the relevant target. To unload all the loaded AIS
target tracks simultaneously, press the Unload all button.

Handling ECDIS Task Configurations

Using Local User Configuration
Creating Local User Configuration
Attention! Operator creates Local User Configuration for ECDIS or RADAR task on any WS.
Press button in Chart panel toolbar.

In the configuration loading window, which will open up, press the Edit Config button in the Local column.
In the Multipanel window the User Configurations display will open up on the Local page.

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Press New button.
After the New button has been pressed, the current SW settings and the Graphic User Interface panels
situation are saved automatically with the “Configuration X” name and are synchronized with all the running
stations of the bridge (about information, which is saved during the Local User Configuration creation see
paragraph User Configurations Functional Description of this section).
Rename the Local User Configuration. To do this, double click the configuration name and type the necessary
name. Press the left trackball button.
If a configuration was loaded, and then some changes were made in the software settings, press Save button
to save the modified configuration with the initial name.

Loading Local User Configuration

For loading Local User Configuration press button in Chart panel toolbar.
In the configuration loading window, which will open up, make a double click on the necessary configuration
in the Local column.
If the some safety parameters are changed when Local User Configuration is loaded a special window will be
displayed on the ECDIS Master WS.
The New Parameters window displays the currently set parameters (Original Value) and parameters which will
be set as the result of loading the Local User Configuration (New Value).
By default, all the parameters are selected, this is why, after the OK button has been pressed, all the values
loaded from the Local User Configuration will be accepted. To keep the currently set parameter values,
uncheck checkboxes next to their names. Press OK button.
If the Local User Configuration is loaded in the ECDIS Slave WS, on which safety parameters cannot be
changed, the New Parameters window looks like follows:

After a press on the OK button, the Local User Configuration will be applied, but the currently set parameter
values will remain.
For the list of parameters which the loaded values should be specified for, see below paragraph Functional
Description.
Deleting Local User Configuration

For deleting Local User Configuration press button in Chart panel toolbar.
In the configuration loading window, which will open up, press the Edit Config button in the Local column.
In the Multipanel window the User Configurations panel will open up on the Local page.
Select the necessary Local User Configuration and press Delete button.
In the window, which will appear, press Yes button to confirm the deleting selected Local User Configuration.

Using Bridge User Configuration

Creating Bridge User Configuration
Attention! The Bridge User Configuration can be created and loaded on a station with the ECDIS MASTER
status only.
Operator creates Bridge User Configuration which consists of number of Local User Configuration for NS, NR
and NC tasks on each WS.
To this end, Local User Configurations for the NS and NR must be already created for each WS. One of the
available Screen Views (Docking, NavData, Navigation or Custom Screen Views) is used as a Local User
Configuration for the NC.
Press button in Chart panel.

In the configuration loading window, which will open up, press the Edit Config button in the Bridge column.
In the Multipanel window the User Configurations panel will open up on the Bridge page.

The Bridge page displays as many tabs as there are currently turned-on WS’s in the navigation bridge
network. Each tab shows whose applications which are installed in the WS in question.
Note: The configuration setup is made for each WS.
Select the Local User Configuration for each application from the drop-down lists.
Press the necessary radiobutton before the task name for selecting the application which will be active (on
top) upon the loading of the Bridge User Configuration.
Set the configuration for all the WS’s.
In the input box of Bridge Configuration group type the Bridge User Configuration name.
Press Save button.

Loading Bridge User Configuration
Attention! Bridge User Configuration can be loaded from task with ECDIS MASTER status.
For loading Bridge User Configuration press button in Chart panel toolbar.
In the configuration loading window, which will open up, make a double click on the necessary configuration
in the Bridge column.
Selected Bridge User Configuration will be applied on those WS/tasks which were specified.
If the some safety parameters are changed for Local User Configuration when Bridge User Configuration is
loaded a special window will be displayed on the ECDIS Master WS (see previous item).
The New Parameters window displays the currently set parameters (Original Value) and parameters which will
be set as the result of loading the Local User Configuration (New Value).
By default, all the parameters are selected, this is why, after the OK button has been pressed, all the values
loaded from the Local User Configuration will be accepted. To keep the currently set parameter values,
uncheck checkboxes next to their names.
Press OK button.
For the list of parameters which the loaded values should be specified for, see below paragraph Functional
Description.

Deleting Bridge User Configuration

For deleting Bridge User Configuration press button in Chart panel toolbar.
In the configuration loading window, which will open up, press the Edit Config button in the Bridge column.
In Multipanel window the User Configurations panel will open up on the Bridge page.
Fro the drop-down list in Bridge Configuration group select the necessary Bridge User Configuration and press
Delete button.
In the window, which will appear, press Yes button to confirm the deleting selected Bridge User
Configuration.

User Configurations Functional Description

There may be Local and Bridge User Configuration. The Local User Configuration is an aggregate of SW and
GUI settings applicable to the Navi-Sailor and Navi-Radar applications on each station. The Bridge User
Configuration is a set of selected local configurations which can be applied simultaneously when the Bridge
User Configuration is loaded. All the configurations are synchronized among the bridge stations.
E.g., if a ship is mooring, set on the wing is a configuration with a predictor and Docking mode, and the radar
is set for small scales. As the ship is sailing to the open sea, the station is switched to other settings by merely
pressing the button.
This functionality permits prompt loading of the previously created software (NS, NR and NC) setting
configurations, both on the local station and on several stations included in the navigational bridge. This may
prove to be necessary, among other situations, in different sailing conditions and for the solution of various
navigation tasks. The functionality is not available in the Control Panel, and is only available in the Multipanel
window, which is opened by pressing the button in the Chart panel toolbar (see above).
When the Local User Configuration is saved, the following information is retained:
l Orientation (Head Up, North Up, Course Up for Main and Dual panels);
l Motion mode (Relative, True for Main and Dual panels);
l Additional settings for Dual panel:
o DM – enabled/disabled;
o History – enabled/disabled;
o All settings including Reference point for Docking mode.
l Chart panel scale (limitation – scale “jump” is possible if chart autoscale will be set to ON);
l Settings on the Control panel:
o Hide/normal;
o Position of all displays;
o Extracted displays when Control panel hided;
o Current display for Multipanel window;
o AIS – on/off;
o ARPA – on/off;
o Overlay - on/off;
o Vector time;
o Navigator display;
o Predictor display.
l Opened Functional panels;
l Settings on the Targets Table page of the Targets panel:

o CPA/TCPA.

l Settings on the Charts panel:

o Chart autoload – on/off;
o Chart autoscale – on/off;
o Chart priority;
o Display category (base/standard/custom/all);
o Scale bar;
o Grid line;
o Chart boundaries;
o All ENC settings except Shallow contour/Deep Contour.
l Settings on the Route Monitoring page of Monitoring panel:
o Headline;
o COG vector;
o HDG vector;
o Ship by…;
o Align by…;
o Course/Leg/Spd;
o Remark;
o Sun Moon;
o WPT name;
o Radius;
o XTD;
o Wheel over line;
o Ref points;
o Heading mark;
o Past track;
o Past track length;
o Plot interval;
o Time labels;
o Show time labels;
o Alerts (End of route, Out of XTD, Out of chedule, WPT Approach, Off leg course).
If the some safety parameters are changed when Local User Configuration is loaded a special window will be
displayed on the ECDIS Master WS.

The window displays the currently set parameters (Original Value) and parameters which will be set as the
result of loading the Local User Configuration (New Value). For the subsequent loading of the Local User
Configuration it is necessary to accept (the OK button) new values for the selected parameters to be loaded.
Provided below is a list of parameters which the loading values shouls be specified for:
l Safety Depth;
l Safety Contour;
l Shallow Contour;
l Deep Contour;
l Safety Frame parameters;
l Show Safety Frame;
l Mooring mode.
On ECDIS Slave WS New Parameters window looks like follows:
For the NC, the Local User Configuration cannot be created. For a Bridge User Configuration operator can
select any of the available Screen Views (Docking, NavData, Navigation or Custom Screen Views).
In the MFD, there are default Local User Configuration and Bridge User Configuration which can be loaded for
subsequent use with the aid of the Data Tool utility.
The created Local User Configuration and Bridge User Configuration can be exported/imported with the aid of
the Data Tool utility (the User Configuration file group). For the procedure of copying files in the external
storage (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Utilities, Chapter 2, section Processing of Data Files
by Data Tool Utility, paragraph Copying Data from an External Carrier and Copying Data onto External Carrier). As
the Bridge User Configuration is imported, the Local User Configuration for each application will automatically
be assigned to its own group.
Also built into the product are default Local User Configurations for the ECDIS task and RADAR task which can
be copied by using the Data Tool utility (User Configurationfeature, Default file group) for subsequent use.
The saved user configurations can be copied and restored during the product upgrade. The configuration file
can also be saved and copied to the USB.

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Using Checklist in MFD

Attention! For this functionality to be used, the checklist should be created in the Navi-Panner 4000 software
(see document Navi-Planner 4000 (v. 3.00.346). User Manual, Chapter 4, section Handling of Checklist, paragraphs
Creating and Saving Checklist).
Load the monitoring route and schedule (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). ECDIS User
Manual, Chapter 4, section Loading of Route and Schedule in the Navigation Mode , paragraphs Loading Route and
Loading Schedule ).
With the coming of the moment scheduled by the checklist for a check, the Checklist display will automatically
open up in the Display Panel window of the Control panel.
The time of the check is determined by the parameters set in the Time and Moment columns during the
checklist formation (see the previous paragraph). It should be noted that if the ship is proceeding along the
route, the ship’s current speed (SOG) is used for determining the ETA, and ETD for WPT“0” from the loaded
schedule if it is staying in a port.
The table shows the Checklist item which is required to be checked. The operator then has three options: to
postpone the check, to make check and approve the checklist item, and to reject the check. To carry out any
of these actions, check checkboxes next to the checklist items which this operation will be applicable to.
Note: It is permitted to acknowledge (the Ack button), cancel (the Dismiss button) or put off (the Snooze button)
the checks only from the station with the MASTER status. On the stations with the SLAVE status these buttons
are disabled. All actions made on the station with the MASTER status are synchronized on all network stations
with SLAVE status.

To put off the check, select the time interval from the drop-down list to the left of the Snooze button.
Press the Snooze button. Selected items will disappear from the table and will re-appear in it after the end of
the selected time interval, the Checklist display will automatically open up again.
To approve the selected checklist items press the Ack button.
To reject the check of the selected checklist items, press the Dismiss button.
Press Yes button to dismiss all selected checks.
Attention! For the check approval (check rejection) to be recorded in the Ship LogBook, the latter should be
licensed. To enable the recording of these actions in the Ship LogBook, perform them on the WS’s from which the
events can be entered in the Ship LogBook (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Functional
Description, Chapter 6, section Ship Logbook, paragraphs Ship Logbook Fomation Principles)).
The relevant event will be recorded in the Ship LogBook.
The Comment tab specifies the relevant checklist item and its status.

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To view the Ship LogBook page which the checklist is displayed on, press the View button in Checklist display.
The Status column specifies the status for each checklist item:
l Planned – the check is scheduled;

l Checked/Done – the check has been made by the operator;
l Not Checked/ Not Done – the check has been rejected by the operated and has not been carried out.
Downloading/Uploading a Route
Attention! For the route to be transmitted to an external device via NMEA sentences (“UPLOAD_ROUTE”
port), the external device is required to be connected in the System Configuration utility (see document Multi-
Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2, section MFD Configuration, paragraph Sensors
Settings).
Switch to Voyage plan page.
Press Upload button in Export group.

Select the route required to be transmitted and press the left trackball button.
Select the channel for route transmission.

Note: For the route transmission in accordance with IEC 61162-450 standard, relevant settings should be made
on the P450 page of the INS panel in the System Configuration utility(see document Multi-Functional Display (v.
3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2, section MFD Configuration, paragraph MFD Settings, item 23).
The route will be passed to the external device.
The Route status group will display the transmitted route status.
If the ECDIS receives a route from any other device via any channel, it will be automatically saved in the MFD
without any notification to the user and will subsequently be available for editing and/or monitoring.
If, however, the monitored route is received via channel P450 (in accordance with IEC 61162-450 standard),
the ECDIS task screen will display the following warning:
Press Yes button to load this route in the monitoring mode.
AIS Binary Messages

Meteo and Hydrographic Messages
Open AIS panel by selecting the appropriate line of Task List menu in the tabs zone of the ECDIS task screen.
Use the tab in the top part of AIS panel, which will open up, to switch to IMO special messages page.

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In the Display groups, press Meteo and hydrographic button:
This is functionality is allows mariners obtaining information regarding weather and hydro information via AIS
specific messages. Detailed guidance on the use of AIS application – specific messages FI 11, FI 31
"Meteorological and hydrographic" as per IMO S/N.1 289 from 2 June 2010 is implemented.
Additional symbol for AIS binary messages is used on the Chart panel.
The SHOW button is intended for turning on/off the display of Additional symbols for the AIS binary messages
on the Chart panel. The button condition does not depend in the status of the AIS button in the Sensors
window of the Control panel.
As the STD display is turned on (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). ECDIS User Manual, Chapter 4,
section Handling Charts and Chart Information, paragraph Switching Chart Information Layers) the button is
automatically disabled. Press SHOW button. Places free View cursor on this symbol; the cursor will change its
form. Press the left trackball button: the meteorological data card with parameters will be displayed next to the
symbol:

Route Information Messages

Open AIS panel by selecting the appropriate line of Task List menu in the tabs zone of the ECDIS task screen.
Use the tab in the top part of AIS panel, which will open up, to switch to IMO special messages page.
In the Display groups, press Route Information button:
The Route Information group is intended for handling routes received from other ships or coastal station in
the AIS specific messages. These messages allow the communication of pertinent vessel routing information.
These messages are only used when important route information (e.g., mandatory or recommended route
(s)) – not already provided by current official nautical charts or publications – needs to be relayed by
authorities or vessels. For the detailed guidance on the use of AIS application – specific messages FI 27, FI 28
see IMO S/N.1 289 from 2 June 2010.
The name of the AIS target which the route is received from, is shown next to its name.
Route Reception
When such message is received by the NS, an AIS message notification is generated.
Accept this notification by cursor clicking.

The AIS Messages display will automatically open up in the Control Panel.
The message contains information on the received route:
l Linkage ID – source specific running number, unique across all binary messages. The Message Linkage ID
and the first six digits of the source MMSI uniquely identify the sent message;
l Route description – additional text information;
l Start Time;
l End Time.
To display a route on the Chart panel, press the Show Route button. The button is synchronized with a
checkbox in the Show column in the Route Information group on the IMO special messages page of the AIS
panel (see below).
If necessary press the Show Sender button.
The sender will be displayed in the centre of the Chart panel highlighted with a flashing circle.

The received route is also displayed in the Route Information group on the IMO special messages page of the
AIS panel.
The table contains the following message parameters:
l Link ID – Linkage ID(see above);

l Type – route type. There may be the following route types:
o 1 – mandatory route;
o 2– recommended route;
o 3 – alternative route;
o 4 – recommended route through ice;
o 5 – ship route plan.
l Start Date/Time(UTC) – route action effective UTC date and time;
l Valid till – route action termination UTC date and time;
l Show – to show the route on the Chart panel.
If the route has an effective period, upon expiry of the latter the route is automatically removed from the table.
5 minutes before the effective period start, a mandatory route is shown in red in the table.
At this time the AIS route active time notification is also generated.
Position the free cursor on the necessary route in the table.
The hint will display the route name.

Select the necessary route and check the checkbox in the Show column. Press the Focus button. The Chart
panel will display the selected route on the suitable scale chart.
Mandatory routes on the Chart panel are shown in orange, the rest are green.
Route legs are shown as dotted lines and have a centered solid triangle with equal length. Route legs are
labelled with their true course.
It is only a mandatory route which can be used by the MFD as a monitored route. To do this, select a
mandatory route in the table and press the Monitoring button.
The route will be loaded for monitoring with the following parameters:
l Route name is AIS_Route Type_MMSI number_Link ID, e.g. AIS_1_273002413_6;

l XTE = 0,00 nm;
l Turn radius = 0,00 nm.
Route Transmission
To transmit a route use the Send monitoring route group of the IMO special messages page on the AIS panel.

It is only a route loaded for monitoring (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). ECDIS User
Manual, Chapter 4, section Loading of Route and Schedule in the Navigation Mode , paragraphs Loading Route and
Loading Schedule ) which can be transmitted.
In the Number of WPTs input window set the necessary WPT (from 2 to 16) which will be sent.
To transmit the entire route, check the All checkbox.
Sent during the transmission will be the specified number of WPT’s (all the points) starting from the last
passed point or starting with WPT0 if the ship is approaching the route beginning.
If simultaneously with sending the own route, it is necessary to request a route from the AIS addressee
target, check the Request target's route checkbox.
To transmit a message to a certain ship, use either of the procedures:
l Enter the MMSI of the addressee in the To target with MMSI input line;
l Press the button to the right of the input line. Position the acquisition marker, which will appear on
the Chart panel, on the target, which is the addressee of the message.
Press the left mouse/trackball button. The input line will display the MMSI of the specified target.
Press the Send button.

The monitored route will be sent.
Note: The functionality is disabled if Read Only AIS Device checkbox is checked on the AIS Settings page of INS
panel in System Configuration utility (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part
I , Chapter 2, section MFD Configuration, paragraphs MFD Settings, item 10).

For the prompt sending of the monitored route, you can also use the AIS Messages display in the Control
Panel.
Press the Send Own Route button. The monitored route will be sent to the address of the AIS target which the
message was received from. In this case, the route parameters will match parameters which are at this
moment set in the Send monitoring route group of the IMO special messages page on the AIS panel (see above).
To send a request for the route from the AIS target, use the tab in the top part of the AIS panel to switch to
the Messaging page.
Press the Request Route button in the Receive message group. The request to the AIS target which the
message was received from, will be sent with the "SENDER HAS REQUESTED YOUR MONITORED ROUTE" text.
A similar text will be used for sending the own monitored route if the Request target's route checkbox is
checked (see above).

S57 Charts Objects Search

Attention! S57 Charts Objects Search in MFD is licensed and protected with the “PDVSA” option!
Open Overlays panel by selecting the appropriate line of Tasks List menu in the tabs zone of the ECDIS task
screen.
Use the tab in the top part of Overlays panel, which will open up, to switch to All Objects page.
This page is intended for the display of all the chart objects available on the installed S57 format charts.
The page contains the following elements:
l Chart object name input window and Find button activate the chart object search function by the name
entered in the window;
l Focus - to display the selected chart object in the center of the ECDIS task screen;
l Monitoring - to turn on the selected chart object monitoring. In this case, the ECDIS task screen displays
the Chart Object Monitor window, which shows the current bearing and distance to the selected chart
object;
l The chart object table, which contains names of object from the chart and information on these objects
(if available). Chart objects in the table can be sorted by name. To do this, press on the name of the
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To search for a chart object in the table, type the chart objects name or some characters of the name in the
input field, and press the Find button.
The necessary chart object will be highlighted in the table.

A double click of the left trackball button on the selected chart object displays this chart object in the centre
of the Chart panel highlighted with a flashing circle for 10 seconds.
A similar focusing of the selected chart object will be made if the Focus button is pressed.
The objects previously entered in the search window are saved in the memory, so if necessary they can be
selected from the list by pressing a button with an arrow to the right of the chart object name input window.

For the selected chart object there is a capability to monitor its current bearing and distance. To do this, after
selecting a chart object, press the Monitoring button.
The ECDIS task screen will display a yellow dashed bearing line to the selected chart object.
The Chart Object Monitor window, which also appears on the ECDIS task screen displays the following
information:
l Selected object latitude;

l Selected object longitude;
l Bearing from the own ship to the selected object;
l Range from the own ship to the selected object.
To turn off monitoring and close the Chart Object Monitor window, press the button in the window top
right corner.
Maritime Safety Information

General
Attention! Capability to work with the Maritime Safety Information in MFD is licensed and protected with the
“Ship Traffic Management” option!
Maritime Safety Information (MSI) is information that is broadcast to mariners by official agencies for their
safety. Maritime safety messages consist of messages such as weather warning, warnings about dangers to
navigation and navigation device failures.

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These messages are broadcast over the Inmarsat satellites over the Navtex broadcast system and various
radio telephone systems as well as the international high frequency narrow band direct printing service. For
the purpose of distributing this information, the world is divided into NAVAREAS where information from
official providers is filtered before being broadcast on the system to mariners.
task screen.
Use the tab in the top part of the Overlays panel which will open up, to switch to the MSI page.
MSI Tabular Display

The MSI page displays a list of all the current MSI’s grouped according to the geographic areas.
Double click on an area:

The list with all the MSI’s related to the area will be expanded. For all the groups to simultaneously expand or
collapse, press the right trackball button:
From the drop-down list, select the Expand All Groups menu item. If it is necessary to collapse all the groups,
select the Collapse All Groups menu item
To familiarizing with the MSI contents, position the cursor on it and press the left trackball button:
The right hand part of the page will display the selected MSI contents.
MSI Display on Chart Panel

To turn on the display of MSI symbols on the Chart panel, open the Charts panel by selecting the appropriate
line of the Tasks List menu in the tabs zone of the ECDIS task screen.

Use the tab in the right hand part of Charts panel which will open up, to switch to the Layers page.
Check the MSI checkbox in the bottom part of the page.
MSI symbols will appear on the Chart panel. If an MSI specifies a polygon which the warning in question is
applicable to, orange lines show the limits of this polygon. The polygon is obtained by connecting the points
specified in the MSI message.
For the necessary MSI symbol to be displayed on the Chart panel, select the necessary MSI from the table.

From the drop-down list, select the Focus on map menu item.
The symbol of the selected MSI will be displayed in the centre of the Chart panel highlighted with a flashing
circle for 10 seconds.
To obtain information on the necessary MSI, position the free cursor on its symbol; the cursor will change its
form.
Press the left trackball button: the Information data card will be displayed next to the MSI symbol:

Search for MSI by NAVTEX Number

If you require prompt search for the MSI in the table of the MSI page, type the NAVTEX number or its part in
the Find by NAVTEX No input box and press the Find button.
The table will display the MSI which is contained in the specified NAVTEX number. The window to the right
displays the MSI text.
Assigning MSI with Danger Attribute

On the “MSI” page, from the table select the message which the “Danger” attribute should be assigned to.
Check the Danger checkbox in the top right corner of the page.
Now the objects contained in the message (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Functional
Description, Chapter 4, section Main Alerts Generation Principles, paragraph Safety Alerts), will cause the MSI
Danger caution generation if they happen to be within the Safety frame.
These objects will also be found during the route check, which a relevant message will be displayed about.

Upon receipt of MSI information containing objects with the “Danger” attribute, the information window
heading specifies the status of such MSI message.
MFD-FMO Routes and Tracks Exchange

Functional Description of MFD-FMO Routes and Tracks Exchange
This functionality is intended for the exchange of routes between the ship and shore-based users, which
significantly extends the capability to plan routes and track the ship as it proceeds along the monitored
route. It also becomes possible to display data from the ship GPS, GYRO and LOG sensors.
The On-Shore ECDIS is a SLAVE in relation to the On-Board ECDIS. All the data and routes are transmitted via
the Inet through the FMO channel. If there is any delay in the delivery of data from the On-Board ECDIS, the
On-Shore ECDIS continues operating in the DR mode until the data delivery is restored.

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Work with On-Board ECDIS

Note: To work with this functionality it is necessary to make additional settings (see document Multi-Functional
Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2, section MFD Configuration, paragraph MFD Settings,
items 2 and 7).
Open Route Planning panel by selecting the appropriate line of Tasks List menu in the tabs zone of the ECDIS
task screen.
If a route is loaded for monitoring, it is sent to the On-Shore ECDIS automatically.

If it is necessary to send a route to the On-Shore ECDIS, load this route (see section Work with Route ,
paragraph Route Loading and Unloading) and select it as the active route.
To send the route press the Send to shore button.
Work with On-Shore ECDIS via FMO

Open the Fleet Management Online site http://www.fleetviewonline.com/exp (for description of the Fleet
Management Online see also Fleet View Online (version 4). User Manual).
Switch to the Fleet view vessel monitoring service.

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In the Vessel menu select the necessary ship and press the right trackball button.
Select the Run ECDIS menu item. The NS 4000 application will be run.
After the application start, the monitored route,which was loaded in the On-Board ECDIS, will be
automatically displayed on the ECDIS task screen. It should be noted that it will not be loaded in the Route
Planning panel.

If the route is sent from the On-Board ECDIS, it will be displayed on the ECDIS task screen and will be loaded
in the Route Planning panel.

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If the route with such name is already available in the On-Shore ECDIS, a relevant message will be displayed.
Select the necessary action.

To send a route from the On-Shore ECDIS to the On-Board ECDIS, load this route (see section Work with
Route , paragraph Route Loading and Unloading) and select it as the active route.
To send the route press the Send onboard button.

As this route is received in the On-Board ECDIS, and if a route with such name is already available, a relevant
warning will be displayed.
Select the necessary action.
Handling of MARPOL Data

General
Attention! The MARPOL data cannot be displayed or used unless this option is additionally licensed.
The ECDIS task enables the user to display areas covered the rules of the International Convention for the
Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL).
The prevention convention for that was adopted back in 1973/78, entered into force on October 1983. The
convention is consisting of different Annexes focused on different types of pollution, rules and
recommendations.

The MARPOL Overlay was developed using the following Annexes that Marine Environment Protection
Committee created and adopted at different times. The MARPOL overlay in the ECDIS task satisfies to the
following annexes and amendments to them:
Annex Title Entry into force Amendments
I Prevention of pollution by OIL & oily water 2 October 1983 MEPC .117(52), Adopted on
15 OCTOBER 2004
MEPC.154(55), Adopted on 13
OCTOBER 2006
II Control of pollution by NOVIOUS liquid substances 6 April 1987 MEPC.118(52), Adopted on 15

October 2004
IV Pollution by SEWAGE from ships 27 September MEPC.200(62), Adopted on 15

2003 JULY 2011
V Pollution by GARBAGE from ships 31 December MEPC.219(63), Adopted on 2

1988 MARCH 2012
VI Prevention of AIR pollution from ships 19 May 2005 MEPC.202(62), Adopted on 15

JULY 2011
Warning! Annex III, which is about HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN PACKAGED FORM is not available in ECDIS task
since the rules of the annex are applied to the whole marine environment world (so there is no need to hatch the
whole seas.).
MARPOL zones are integrated in ECDIS task as an overlay for the whole world; the overlay becomes
accessible when an appropriate license option is enabled.
The MARPOL Convention is in force globally. The ECDIS task permits displaying areas which the most
stringent Convention rules are applicable to, as well as the Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA).
This functionality allows to MARPOL data to be used in plotting routes. By operating the route checking the user
can track the planned route crossing of various MARPOL areas, and edit it as required so as to avoid them.

The ECDIS task has a capability to display the following MARPOL areas and PSSA:
MARPOL area MARPOL Objects Designation on the

Chart panel
Oil
Oil/for an oil tanker
Oil/for a ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above other than an oil
tanker
Oil/for a ship of less than 400 tons gross tonnage other than an oil tanker
Noxious liquid substances
Sewage
Not comminuted and disinfected sewage
Comminuted and disinfected sewage
Garbage
Food waste comminuted or ground
Food waste not comminuted or ground
Cargo residues not contained in wash water
Cargo residues contained in wash water
Cleaning agents and additives contained in cargo hold wash water
Carcasses of animals carried on board as cargo and which died during the
voyage
Air pollution
SOx
NOx
Particularly Sensitive Sea Area

Obtaining Information on MARPOL Data

task screen.
Use the tab in the top part of Overlays panel, which will open up, to switch to Marpol areas page.
In the Oil, Sewage, Garbage, Air pollution groups, check the checkboxes next to the names of pollution type
areas which will be shown on the ECDIS task screen when the MARPOL Areas layer is turned on.
In the Particularly Sensitive Sea Area group, check the checkbox for displaying the PSSA on the ECDIS task
screen when the MARPOL Areas layer is turned on.

Press Show button the Chart panel will display the MARPOL symbols and areas:
To obtain information on the necessary MARPOL area, position the free cursor on a hatched MARPOL area;
the cursor will change its form.
Press the left trackball button: from the drop-down list, select the necessary type of MARPOL area under the
cursor:

The Information data card will be displayed on the Chart Panel:
Checking the Route Taking into Account MARPOL Data

Check the route for dangers to navigation (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Functional
Description, Chapter 5, section Route Checking, paragraph Dangers Taken into Account During the Route Check).
In addition to the dangers to navigation, the route will be checked for crossing the MARPOL areas which were
turned on in the Settings window (see paragraph Obtaining Information on MARPOL Data).
Press the button.

The route leg segment crossing the MARPOL areas will be displayed in the centre of the Chart panel
highlighted in yellow
Edit the route as required in order to avoid the MARPOL areas (see document Multi-Functional Display (v.
3.00.340). Functional Description, Chapter 5, section Route Checking, paragraph Editing of a Previously Created
Route ).

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Mobile Technologies
Transas iSailor Yacht Viewer app (see also description on www.isailor.us) has been developed specifically for
integration with the MFD. Based on the Transas iSailor app, this innovative solution offers access to the real-
time navigation and bridge information. Th application operates on iPad utilizing the built-in GPS, external
Bluetooth GPS via iOS or Nav Data from the Transas T-Bridge via Wi-Fi connection. I.e., it is directly linked to
the navigation system providing highly accurate navigation information. This includes position, speed,
course, heading, wind, depth and the rest of navigational information.
In addition, the Transas iSailor Yacht Viewer features the following capabilities:
l Navdata reception from the MFD;

l Remote Man-Overboard activation and reception on iPad;
l Monitoring route and targets reception from the MFD;
l Route transfer from the iPad to the MFD.
Note: Transas iSailor Yacht Viewer app ready for iOS 8.x.x and require iPad 2nd gen or higher.

Forward Looking Sonar

Attention! Forward Looking Sonar functionality in MFD is licensed and protected with the “Far Sounder”
option!
The forward looking sonar (Far Sounder) is used for obtaining information on the subsurface situation ahead
of the ship and permits the navigator to assess submerged dangers and to undertake a manoeuvre in order
to avoid them. This is very similar to a radar overlay but for the sonar scans.
All the information from the sonar is received, and the sonar is controlled with the aid of the SDK (software
development kit) developed by the manufacturer of this device.
The SDK enables the following operations:
l Control of the transceiver;

l Transmission of the control parameters from the ECDIS task to the sonar;
l Transmission of the current status and diagnostics from the sonar to the MFD product;
l Conversion of source data from the Far Sounder to the format suitable for networking data on the
seabed profile and positions of objects in the water column: data compression. The purpose of this
conversion is to reduce the source data stream from the Far Sounder down to the level permitting MFD
network stable functioning;
l Transmission of seabed profile data to the ECDIS task;
l Transmission of information on the position of objects in the water layer.
Information from the Far Sounder can be displayed in both, Navi-Sailor 4000 and Navi-Conning 5000
application.
Far Sounder Display Settings

From the list which will open up, select the Far Sounder line. Press the left trackball/mouse button.

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Use the tab to switch to the Operation page.
Press the Range button. From the drop-down list select the necessary sounder range (100, 200 or 500 m).
Press Squelch button. From the drop-down list, select the necessary squelch mode (Auto or Manual). If the
Manual mode is selected, use the input box to the right to set the necessary squelch level.
Note: It is recommended that the Auto mode be selected

Use the tab to switch to the Display settings page.
Press the soundings display mode button. From the drop-down list, select the necessary mode (Auto mode or
Manual mode). The name of the selected mode is shown on the button.
In the Auto mode, depth fields are not available for input. For the red colour, the safety contour value
specified in the ECDIS task is set, for the rest of the colours, the corresponding depth ranges are selected
automatically. Turned on by default is the display of the red colour only. For the rest of the ranges to be
displayed, check the checkboxes to the left of the required range box.
In the Manual mode, depth fields are available for editing. For the red colour, the safety contour value specified
in the ECDIS task is set, for the rest of the colours, the corresponding depth ranges are by default selected
automatically but can be edited by the operator. Some of the checkboxes may remain unchecked. In this case,
the given depth range will not be displayed.
Note: The display of the depth range corresponding to the red colour can be turned off in neither mode.
Work with Far Sounder


From the list which will open up, select the Far Sounder line. Press the left trackball/mouse button.
Press the Show sonar button.
The Chart panel will display the sounder picture. The colours of soundings are as set on the Display settings page.
By default, the sounder picture is opaque (transparency of 0%). To set the necessary transparency level press
the Transparency button.

From the drop-down list, select the necessary sounder picture transparency level (0% - opaque, 75% - almost
transparent).
Press the Point cursor button.
The point cursor will appear on the Chart Panel, whereas the right bottom part of the screen will display the
Select Position window with cursor coordinates.
Position the point cursor in the required point of the sounder picture and press the left trackball button.
The depth in this point will be shown in a box to the right of the Point cursor button. To exit from the point
cursor mode, press the right trackball button.

When the safety frame touches a fragment with a depth smaller than the set safety contour, the Far Sounder
depth caution is triggered off:

Chapter 2.
Track Control Mode
User Manual 174
Presettings 174
Turning On Track Control Mode in the Sailing along the Monitored Route 179
Generation of Temporary Route and Turning On Quick Track Mode 182
Merging Monitored and Temporary Routes 184
Turning the Mode Off 188
Checking Route Geometry for Compliance with Track Control Mode 190
Recommended Procedures to Be Used in Case of Alert Generation 193
TCS Functional Description 195
General 195
Route Monitoring in Track Control Mode 195
Quick Track Mode 196
Route Merging Mode 197
Positioning in Track Control Operating Mode 198
Alerts and Indications Occurring in the Operation of Track Control Mode 199
Limitations in the Use of Track Control Mode 203
Check of Route Elements for Compliance with Track Control Mode 205
User Manual
Presettings
Setting Loading Conditions
Open Config panel by selecting the appropriate line of Tasks List menu in the tabs zone of the ECDIS task
screen.
Use the tab in the top part of Config panel, which will open up, to switch to General page.
In the TCS Ship Condition group, select loading conditions for the ship. The characteristics corresponding to a
certain load are set by the service engineer during the installation (see document Multi-Functional Display (v.
3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2, section MFD Configuration section, paragraph MFD Settings, item 10).
The following settings are made for the autopilots:
1. With the use of NP2025 autopilot by “Raytheon” (for Adaptive Mode only):
l Press the button until the “Ship load 40%” notation appears on the screen;
l Use the buttons to set a new ship loading;
l Press the button to save changes you have made.

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l Press the Page button on the autopilot screen;
l Press the Parameter button on the autopilot screen;
l Select the Ship Load % input line on the autopilot screen;
l Use the "+" and"-" buttons on the autopilot screen to make a change (value
range: 10% to 100%);
l Press the "Set" button to save changes you have made.
3. With the use of PT500A autopilot by “Yokogawa”:
l Press the buttons to set draught mode;
l Use the buttons to select a new draught mode;
l When the draught mode to be set is displayed on the screen, press the button to
define the data;
l Press the button again.
4. With the use of PT900A (PT900APLUS, PT900D) autopilot by “Yokogawa”:
l Press [Loading] button on [HOME] screen to set Draught MODE.;
l Press the arrow button to select Draught MODE;
l Press the loading indication space to fix Draught MODE;
5. With the use of AP4000 autopilot by “Navis” no autopilot settings are made.

6. With the use of SEM200 autopilot by “EMRI”:
l Keep pressing the button until Condition indicator starts flickering;
l Use the buttons to select the loading conditions.
7. With the use of Navipilot 4000 autopilot by “Sperry Marine”:
l Press the MENU button to display the LOADING soft key in the

menu area;
l Press LOADING soft key to display Loading menu options;
Note: If the NP 4000 Adaptive Self-Tuning feature is enabled (see document NAVIPILOT 4000 Installation and
Operation Manual), loading options are LIGHT and LOADED. If the Adaptive Self-Tuning feature is not enabled,
loading options are LIGHT, MEDIUM or LOADED.
l Select the soft key for desired loading condition.
Note: Loading conditions set in Navipilot 4000 will be automatically set for the own ship in MFD on the General
page of the Config panel (see above).
Steering Gear Operation Efficiency Settings

The following settings should be made for the autopilots:
l Press the button until the “Econ Precision” notation appears on the screen;
l Use the buttons to set the necessary mode;
l Press the button to save changes you have made.

l By pressing successively the Eco/Prec button on the autopilot screen select the necessary
mode (Economy or Precision);
l Press the "Set" button to save changes you have made.
3. With the use of PT500A autopilot by “Yokogawa”:
l Press the buttons to set operation mode;
l Use the buttons to select a new operation mode;
l When the operation mode to be set is displayed on the screen, press the button to define
the data;
l Press the button again.
4. With the use of PT900A (PT900APLUS, PT900D) autopilot by “Yokogawa”:
l Press [Operation] button on [HOME] screen to set OPERATION MODE;
l Press the arrow button to select OPERATION MODE;
l Press the operation indication space to fix OPERATION MODE
5. With the use of AP3000 autopilot by “Navis:
l Press “Menu” button to activate Main menu;
l In Main menu select “Parameters” line and press “Set” button;
l Select “Sensitivity” line. It’s reasonable to increase the parameter value if the vessel slowly responses to
sea conditions, i.e. at significant off-courses the rudder angle changes are minimal. If the yaw amplitude
is high while the rudder angle changes are considerable and quick, then parameter value should be
decreased. Recommended parameter range is from 3 to 7.

6. With the use of AP4000 autopilot by “Navis:
l Short press “Menu” button to activate Main menu;
l Select “Sensitivity” line. It’s reasonable to increase the parameter value if the vessel slowly responses to
sea conditions, i.e. at significant off-courses the rudder angle changes are minimal. If the yaw amplitude
is high while the rudder angle changes are considerable and quick, then parameter value should be
decreased. Recommended parameter range is from 3 to 7;
l To save new value select "Enter" and press SET button.
7. With the use of SEM200 autopilot by “EMRI”:
l Keep pressing the button until Performance indicator starts flickering;
l Use the buttons to select the necessary mode.
8. With the use of Navipilot 4000 autopilot by “Sperry Marine”:
l Press the WEATER button to display the weather control menu options;
Note: The procedure for using this feature is dependent on wheather Adaptive Self-Tuning feature of the
Navipilot 4000 is enabled or not enabled.
l Adaptive Self-Tuning (see document NAVIPILOT 4000 Installation

and Operation Manual) enabled:
o Press soft key to select ADAPTIVE or MANUAL;
o In ADAPTIVE mode, the NP4000 automatically adjust the setting
as sea conditions change, to continuously provide the best
possible steering performance and efficiency;
o In MANUAL mode, the operator manually sets a specific setting.
For this press the < or > soft key to change the WEATHER value.
1 is for low (high gain - tight heading keeping); 7 is for high seas
(low gain - relaxed heading keeping).
l Adaptive Self-Tuning not enabled. The procedure is identical to that in the Manual mode.

Turning On Track Control Mode in the Sailing along the

Monitored Route
Attention! Nothing in the Track Control function relieves the personnel of the appropriate watchkeeping
including lookout for dangers to navigation and control of the bridge equipment.
It is not advisable to use Track Control in the restricted areas: in the narrows, congested areas, during the
pilotage, etc. as well as in adverse weather conditions.
Sailing in Track Control mode is impossible unless all the necessary conditions are fulfilled, specifically, the
monitored route, ship motion parameters, and the ship position comply with limitations set on Track Control page
of INS panel of the System Configuration utility.
Press the button with the name of the set display in the Display panel window on the Control Panel.
In the list which will open up, select Track control panel line and press the left mouse (trackball) button.

Press Load route button. From the drop-down list, select the route which you will use for the monitored route.
Check that the currently monitored waypoint is selected correctly. Change the waypoint number as required
on Monitoring panel on Route Monitoring page in Next Waypoint menu (see document Multi-Functional Display
(v. 3.00.340). ECDIS User Manual , Chapter 4, section Loading of Route and Schedule in the Navigation Mode ,
paragraph Loading Route ).
If all the conditions required from the operation of Track Control mode are fulfilled, Track button is activated.
If the Track button is greyed, you can find out why by pressing the Info button.
Prepare the autopilot for operation in Track Control mode:
l with the use of NP2025 autopilot by “Raytheon”, put the control switch in “AUTO” position;
l with the use of NP5400 autopilot by “Raytheon”, put the control switch in “AUTO” position;
l with the use of PT500A autopilot by “Yokogawa”, put “SYSTEM” switch to “FU” position;
l with the use of PT900A (PT900APLUS, PT900D) autopilot by “Yokogawa”, press the “AUTO”
key on MODE SELECTOR
l with the use of AP3000 or AP4000 autopilot by “Navis” two types of switches can be used:
“AUTO OFF/AUTO ON” and “NFU/(FFU)/AUTO”.
In case of use of the switch “NFU/AP”, put it in position "AUTO ON". Autopilot will operate in
Automatic heading control mode;
In case of use of the switch “NFU/(FFU)/AUTO”, put it in position "AUTO". Autopilot will
operate in Automatic heading control mode;
l with the use of SEM200 autopilot by “EMRI”, put the control switch in “AUTO” position.
l with the use of Navipilot 4000 autopilot by “Spery Marine”, put the control switch in “AUTO”
position.

Press Track button to turn on Track Control mode.
Switch the autopilot to Track Control mode:
l with the use of NP2025 autopilot by “Raytheon”, the mode is switched to automatically (as
shown by “Track Control” indicator);
l with the use of NP5400 autopilot by “Raytheon”, the mode is switched to automatically (as
shown by “Track” indicator);
l with the use of PT500A autopilot by “Yokogawa”, put “MODE” switch to “NAVI” position;
l with the use of PT900A (PT900APLUS, PT900D) autopilot, the mode is switched to
automatically;
l with use of AP4000 autopilot by “Navis” position, in order to switch to "Track" mode press
“Mode” button until Track indication is displayed in the "SET MODE" field. Press "Set” button
to confirm the setting. AP4000 switch over to to "Track" mode and "MODE" field shows
active mode symbol Tn;
l with use of SEM200 autopilot by “EMRI” position, press “NAV. COMP. CONTROL” button.
l with the use of Navipilot 4000 autopilot by “Sperry Marine”, press the MODE button to
display the available mode options;
Press the NAV CTRL soft key.
Check that the mode indication on the Track Control Panel has changed to the appropriate status.

Generation of Temporary Route and Turning On Quick Track

Mode
Press the button with the name of the set display in the Display panel” window on the Control Panel.
From the list which will open up, select Track control panel line and press the left mouse (trackball) button.
Press QTrack button.

The Chart panel will display the trial manoeuvre line. Track control panel will acquire the following appearance:
For the fast input of the manoeuvre parameters (Play button is pressed), use the up/down mouse (trackball)
motion to set the delay time to the start of the turn to the new route leg. Use the mouse (trackball) motion
to the right/to the left to set the direction of the new route leg. Press the left mouse (trackball) button.
An appropriate message will appear in the top left corner of the Chart panel.
Press the left mouse (trackball) button to confirm the manoeuvre. The Chart panel will display a temporary
route consisting of two legs.
For the manual input of the manoeuvre parameters, after pressing QTrack button, press the right mouse
(trackball) button. Position the cursor on Set CTW box and press the left mouse (trackball) button.
Roll the mouse (trackball) ball to set the direction of the new route leg. Press the left mouse (trackball) button
to enter the set value. You can also set the new route leg direction by using buttons.
Use a similar procedure to set the delay time to the start of a turn to the new route leg in Delay box and a turn
radius in Radius box.
Press QTrack button.

An appropriate message will appear in the top left corner of the Chart panel.
Press the left mouse (trackball) button to confirm the manoeuvre.

Switch the autopilot to Track Control mode (see above the paragraph Turning On Track Control Mode in the
Sailing along the Monitored Route ).
Check that the mode indication on the Track Control Panel has changed to the appropriate status.
Merging Monitored and Temporary Routes

Press the button with the name of the set display in the Display panel window on the Control Panel.

From the list which will open up, select Track control panel line and press the left mouse (trackball) button.
Press Load route button. From the drop-down list, select the route which will be used for monitored route.
Press QTrack button. Set the necessary temporary route parameters (see the previous paragraph).
If the necessary conditions are fulfilled, a symbol in the form of a green square will appear in the intersection
point of the monitored and temporary routes.
Note: A check for intersection of the route leg by the planned course line is only made for the three legs
preceding and following the currently monitored waypoint. The rest of route legs are not taken into account in
this kind of check and cannot be selected for the merging of routes.

Press the left mouse (trackball) button. An appropriate message will appear in the top left corner of the Chart
panel.
Press the left mouse (trackball) button to confirm the merging of the temporary and monitored routes.
The temporary route will be linked to the monitored route up to their intersection point with a turn to the
new leg of the monitored route.
By default, the combined route becomes the monitored route, and the ship is proceeding along this route in
Track Control mode. If it is necessary to cancel the merging of the routes, press the flashing QTrack button
within 30 seconds. The ship will be proceeding along the temporary route up to its end.
Switch the autopilot to Track Control mode (see above the paragraph Turning On Track Control Mode in the
Sailing along the Monitored Route ).

Using the Curved Heading Line

Attention! This tool is used exclusively for the SEM200 autopilot by “EMRI”.
Use the tab in the top part of the Precision Instruments panel which will open up, to switch to the CHL page.
Press AP Off button.

All the controls on this page will be locked.
Control of the Curved Heading Line parameters like the N CTW and Radius is exercised by using the autopilot
joystick.
To exit from the mode press the AP On button.
Turning the Mode Off

To turn off Track Control mode, press Stop button on Track Control panel.

Then perform one of the following procedures depending on the autopilot type:
l with the use of NP2025 autopilot by “Raytheon”, the mode is switched to automatically
(as shown by “Heading Control” indicator);
l with the use of NP5400 autopilot by “Raytheon”, the mode is switched to automatically
(as shown by “Heading ” indicator);
l with the use of PT500A autopilot by “Yokogawa”, set “MODE” switch to “AUTO” position;
l with the use of PT900A (PT900APLUS, PT900D) autopilot by “Yokogawa”, the mode is
switched to automatically;
l with use of AP3000 autopilot by “Navis” position, press “Mode” (AUTO mode indication
on APH3000 Control Panel) and “Set” buttons on APH3000 Control Panel. A prefix means
that autopilot is operating in Automatic heading control mode;
l with use of AP4000 autopilot by “Navis” press AUTO button;
l with use of SEM200 autopilot by “EMRI” position, press “RADIUS CONTROL” or “HEADING
CONTROL” buttons.
l with the use of Navipilot 4000 autopilot by “Sperry Marine”, press the MODE button to
display the available mode options;
Press the AUTO soft key.
Note: When turning off Track Control mode in the MFD, Navipilot
4000 immediately automatically switches to Heading Control mode
and the Track Control Stopped warning is triggering off.
The autopilot can also be switched to the manual mode if required.
Note: If the autopilot is not switched to the manual mode or Heading control mode, in a set time interval it will
produce an alert about loss of communication with the MFD system.

Checking Route Geometry for Compliance with Track Control

Mode
Open Route Planning panel by selecting the appropriate line of Tasks List menu in the tabs zone of the ECDIS
task screen.
In Route Planning panel, load the route, which should be checked for compliance with Track Control mode
(see section Functional Description, paragraph Check of Route Elements for Compliance with Track Control Mode ).
Switch to Check route page and press Track control mode radio button..

For the reference purpose, in the Track control group specifies limitations for the route elements required for
Track Control mode operation.
Press button in Check route group: the route elements will checked for compliance with Track Control
mode.
The check procedure is shown by the progress bar. After the end of check, Check Route group will display a
message about identified non-compliances or about the fact that these have not been found.
Note: During the route check, only one error is display for each route leg. This is why, after all the errors on the
route have been corrected, it is necessary to start the route check anew and correct newly identified errors. The
errors are often interrelated, and as some of them are corrected, others disappear.
To accept the route checking results and exit from the checking mode press the button.
Viewing Identified Track Control Mode Non-compliances in the Route Geometry

To view the identified Track Control mode non-compliances of the route elements, use and
buttons to select the required warning and press button. The checked route elements which does not
comply with Track Control mode will be displayed in the centre of the Chart panel.
If the route requires no editing, press the button to exit from the route check mode.
Route Editing Taking Identified Non-compliances into Account

To view the detected dangers to navigation, use and buttons to select the danger you are
interested in. Press button.

Edit the route if necessary (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). ECDIS User Manual, Chapter 9,
section Work with Route , paragraph Checking and Editing the Route Taking into Account Dangers to Navigation).
To edit the route taking into the account the identified non-compliances, use and buttons to
select the necessary warning and press WPT Editor button. An acquisition marker will appear on the Chart
panel in the point with the coordinates of the selected route elements.
Edit the route leg according to the editing rules, so that route elements should be in compliance with the set
limitations for Track Control mode, e.g., change the WPT position (see document Multi-Functional Display (v.
3.00.340). ECDIS User Manual, Chapter 9, section Work with Route , paragraph Checking and Editing the Route
Taking into Account Dangers to Navigation).
After finishing the route element editing, press the left mouse (trackball) button. There will be a check of the
edited route legs. Eliminate all the non-compliances in the route elements for them to match the limitations
set for Track Control.
Note: Editing of the set turn radius can be made in the route table only.
Check the route again.

If no non-compliances are identified on the edited route, appropriate message appears on Check Route page.
Press press the button.

The edited mode complies with limitations set for Track Control mode and can be used for sailing in Track
Control mode. Press Save button to save the edited route.

Recommended Procedures to Be Used in Case of Alert

Generation
If the Track Control mode is turned off automatically or cannot be turned on, some additional warnings
explaining the reasons for turning off are displayed.
Warnings are only displayed if the Track Control mode is turned off automatically. Warnings for not disable
generation of alerts and are of exclusively informative nature.
The possible warnings are provided in the table below:
Indication Description Explanation Action
Autopilot not in Track mode The TCS mode was turned on, but the autopilot was not Check the autopilot
switched to the Track Control mode operating mode
Route is not suitable for TCS. The The route built by merging the monitoring route, and Q- Use the Q-Track
route geometry may be Track contains parameters which do not agree with those mode with other
incompatible with TCS required for operation in the Track Control mode. parameters
Track Control turned on with the bearing to the point more
than 20 degrees differing from the current route leg
course.
Track Control activated at a distance distance less than FDist
Waypoint number is incorrect. Incorrect work with the monitored route Check the
Leg for current waypoint is not availability and
defined, or route not loaded correctness of the
route
End of Route Passed last waypoint of the route Check steering

mode.
Set new route

Problem with the sensor(s) Track Control is turned off because there is no data from Check the
detected: the navigation sensors operation of
relevant sensors
l “Gyro – 1”;
l “Positioning system – 1”;
l “Log – 2”
This alarm blocks TCS operation: The ship is more than the set limit (5 minutes) beyond the Use an alternative
Out of XTD XTD route for the Track
Control mode.
Switch to the
manual control
Sailor is not configured as The workstation operates in a mode other than the Use the procedure
“backup0” or not a master Navigation Master. to return the
station at the moment E.g., the station automatically hands over the Master rights Navigation Master
in the case of the following alerts: status to the station
in question
l Keyboard failure;
l Display failure
If the Track Control mode is turned off and an alert is generated, take measures to eliminate what caused the
turning off of the Track Control mode:
l check the autopilot operation and mode;

l if the ship sails beyond the XTD, perform a manoeuvre to return the ship to the set start XTD limits;
l if the current ship course deviates from the monitored route leg by a values exceeding the setting,
perform a manoeuvre to turn in to the set course;
l check the sensors and correctness of data they supply;
l as the ship speed drops to below the set limitation, increase the ship speed;
l as the last point of the monitored route is passed, load a new route.

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TCS Functional Description

General
Track control system used jointly with the coordinates, course and speed sensors, is designed for keeping
the ship on the plotted route. In this case, the plotted route and the ship’s manoeuvring characteristics
should meet the requirements set forth in the standard and limitations set by the user. The track keeping
function is provided by ECDIS task in cooperation with the certified Autopilots. Operation of Track Control
functionality is in compliance with IEC 62065 standard for all autopilots– category C (full track control on
straight legs and turns).
It is not advisable to use Track Control mode in the restricted sailing conditions: in the narrows, intensive vessel
traffic areas, during the pilotage, etc.
Route Monitoring in Track Control Mode

During the sailing along the monitored route in Track Control mode, the WPT’s are changed automatically,
one by one; as this occurs, no change of the monitored route elements is permitted (Waypoints group on
Route Monitoring page of Monitoring panel is not available).
On the rectilinear segment of the monitored route, the ship is kept on the leg in accordance with a certain
algorithm. The HTS vector is calculated for this purpose. Its value is calculated with regard to the course
received from the compass (HDG) and the speed (SOG/SMG). The HTS vector value whose calculations take
the drift into account, is corrected with a correction varying with the distance of the ship position from the
current leg of the monitored route.
Note: With the use of Raytheon NP2025, Raytheon NP5400 and EMRI SEM 200 autopilots, the Heading To Steer
is calculated by the autopilot and is not displayed; instead of this, the autopilot display shows the current route
leg course.
When Track Control mode is restrained for some reasons (except manual intervention), the ship is no more
controlled in accordance with the monitored route. In this case, the following rules become effective:
l If sailing on a strait leg, the actual heading is taken as the present heading for the heading control;
l If sailing on a curve path, the turn is to be completed and the track course of the next straight leg will be
taken in to account.
After Track Control mode is turned off, the MFD uses its common rules for sailing along the monitored route.

Quick Track Mode

The Quick Track mode consists of two stages:
l Planning of the Quick Track;

l Loading of the temporary route (Quick Track) for monitoring.
The manoeuvre planning is performed for the setting of a new course and start-of-turn point. In case of a
manoeuvre planning, the Chart panel displays the expected ship motion line, show length is equal to the
distance covered by the ship at SOG speed in 24 minutes. The lines is divided with minute marks. Within this
time, the operator can set the time of starting a turn to the new course. Time to the start of turn in minutes is
specified on the expected ship motion line as an orange mark with a numeric value. The new ship course
should not differ from the current course by more than 145 degrees.
By default, the turn radius is set as equal to the value of the Default Radius set in the System Configuration
utility. It can be changed as required in Radius window of Track Control panel, the minimum turn radius (Min
turn radius) set in the System Configuration utility taken into account.
Note: If an arc with the set turn radius cannot be inscribed in the ship’s expected motion line, the EML is not
displayed on the Chart panel any more. To come back to the EML representation, its parameters should be
changed to the ones necessary for representation of all the turning line.
XTD value for the Quick Track mode is always set at 0.1 mile.

If the Quick Track is accepted, it is used as the basis for the temporary route, which consists of two legs. The
first of them has direction of the current ship course (COG), and the length corresponding to the distance
which the ship will cover at SOG speed in the operator-set delay time interval from the moment when the
manoeuvre was accepted. The second leg of the temporary route has the set direction and length
corresponding to the distance which the ship will cover at SOG speed in the remaining time (up to 24
minutes), the turn taken into account.
After the Quick Track has been accepted, the route made on its basis automatically becomes the monitored
route, and the ship starts proceeding along this route in Track Control mode.
The name “Quick Route” will appear on the monitored route loading button.
Route Merging Mode

If the ship position is away from the monitored route, you can create a temporary route to join it to the
monitored route by merging them. As this is done, conditions required for Track Control mode (see below)
should be fulfilled for the combined route.

If these conditions are fulfilled, a symbol in the form of a green coloured square appears on the Chart panel in
the intersection point of the monitored route and the expected ship motion line.
Note: A check for intersection of the route leg by the planned course line is only made for the three legs
preceding and following the currently monitored waypoint. The rest of route legs are not taken into account in
this kind of check and cannot be selected for the merging of routes.
After the Quick Track has been accepted, the temporary route merges with the monitored route, and the
ship is proceeding along this joined route until it reaches the monitored route leg.
After the ship has passed the temporary route and started proceeding along the monitored route, the
temporary route is automatically unloaded. The ship is proceeding along the monitored route in Track
Control mode.
As the Quick Track is accepted, the temporary route, by default, merges with the monitored route; if
necessary, the operator can cancel the merging within 30 seconds by pressing QTrack button flashing in the
green colour. In this case, the ship will be proceeding in Track Control mode to the end of the temporary
route. In 30 seconds, the capability to cancel the route merging is disabled; the button’s QTrack name is
shown in black. XTD value for the temporary route legs is equal to 0.1 NM.
Positioning in Track Control Operating Mode

Positioning data used by the ECDIS task for the automatic control of the ship motion should be smoothened
to eliminate surges and swinging. The track control mode requires special processing of data supplied by the
positioning target designation and speed sensors. To enable the check of the aforementioned data for their
correctness, validity and smoothing out of the spread in values, an internal structure has been created in the
MFD system. To this end, built into the ECDIS task is a filter, which determines reliability of the supplied data
and, by subjecting the navigation to the comprehensive processing, improves positioning and ship motion
vector accuracy. The filter is turned on automatically as the TCS mode is run and switched off when TCS mode
is disabled.

The filter identifies and removes single errors in the positioning information, yawing and roll/pitch and
provides an appropriate warning in case of the positioning sensor failure. Indication of the filter operation is
presented in the Primary window on main information panel as “F” mark.
For calculations, the application uses own ship coordinate data from the satellite Navigational Systems,
course and speed through the water. The application operating principle is based on the Kalman data filtering
with the use of additional sources characterizing the ship model properties, data accuracy and validity. The
result of the application operation is smoothened out (re-calculated) own ship position data. It should be
noted that the filter identifies and ignores rough errors in the positioning and smoothens out transitions in
the determining of standard spread of values (change of constellation, change of differential mode). This
work is necessary for the standard track control operation. Otherwise, the system will be responding to each
accidental deviation, which will result in the unreasonable use of the steering gear and, consequently, its
wear and loss of speed and fuel.
The check of received data for its plausibility and validity is made by the joint operation of the filter
application and internal data monitoring structure. The filter ensures check of positioning data. If any
incorrect or invalid data is identified, “Sensor” invalid, or "Sensor" Integrity failed, and/or “Sensor” Integrity
doubtful alerts are generated, this resulting in the stop of the track control mode. Absence of data from any
mandatory sensor is also registered, and the user is notified about this by the generation of “Sensor”: no input
and "Sensor": no data alerts (see next paragraph).
Note: If an Offset is set by the user for the primary positioning system, filtering process is automatically turned
off. With the Offset available, the track control mode cannot be turned on either.
Alerts and Indications Occurring in the Operation of Track

Control Mode
Indications
Attention! Indication implies visual display of a warning without an acoustic signal.
For the operator information on the Track Control mode operation, the ECDIS task has the following
indications (shown on Track Control panel as a green and orange coloured notation):
l Autopilot status indication:

o Unknown steering mode – autopilot is off, or no appropriate signal is received;
o Manual steering mode – autopilot is operating in the manual mode;
o Heading control mode – autopilot is operating in the automatic mode;
o Course control mode – autopilot is operating in the automatic mode;
o Autopilot no input – autopilot is failure or reception of incorrect data from the autopilot;
o Track control disabled – autopilot is in NAV mode (ready to be operated by external application), Track
Control mode can be turned on in ECDIS task.

l Indications of the ship proceeding in Track Control mode:

o Track control mode – the ship is proceeding in Track Control mode along the monitored route;
o Quick track control mode – the ship is proceeding in Track Control mode along the temporary route
(Quick Track).
Indications which appear as turn to the new route leg is made (shown on Track Control panel as an orange
coloured flashing notation) not displayed after the acknowledgement:
l Wheel over time 05:00 – appears 5 minutes before the turn to the new leg of the monitored route, and
specifies time remaining before the turn, not displayed after the acknowledgement;
l Course change – appears 30 sec before the turn to the new leg of the monitored route and warns the
operator about the impending start of the turn (should be acknowledged to avoid Early course change
alarm appearance);
l Complete manoeuvre – appears as Track Control mode is turned off during the performance of a turn, and
warns the operator that the turn to the new course will be automatically completed;
l Switch to Manual Steering - appears upon the loss of data from the speed sensor. The TCS is not disabled,
and every 2 minutes, the LOG speed lost warning is generated.
Special Indication for Autopilot NP2025 (Required by the Standard for the Track
Control System, Category B)
Assisted Turn – indication, which appears in the course of a turn (from one route leg to another) to inform the
user that the turn is not fully controlled by the system and the ship may sail beyond the set limits.
Track Control Alerts and Causes of the Mode Automatic Turn-Off

As the ship is proceeding in Track Control mode, the following alerts are provided:
l Early course change – the warning, which warns the operator about the turn to the new leg of the
monitored route 5 minutes before its start. The ship continues to proceed in Track Control mode.
Attention! If the Early course change warning is not acknowledged by the operator within 30 seconds of its
appearance, it turns to the Early course change alarm.
Attention! If this alarm (Early course change) is not acknowledged within 30 seconds either, the Backup
Navigator alarm is triggered off. Such alarm message is normally distributed via ship’s alert network for backup
officers.

l Actual course change – the warning, which warns the operator about the turn to the new leg of the
monitored route 30 seconds before its start. The ship continues to proceed in Track Control mode.
Attention! If Actual course change warning is not acknowledged by the operator within 30 seconds of its
appearance, it turns to the Actual course change alarm.
Attention! If this alarm (Actual course change) is not acknowledged within 30 seconds either, the Backup
Navigator alarm is triggered off. Such alarm message is normally distributed via ship’s alert network for backup
officers.

l Track control stopped – warns the operator about the turning off of Track Control mode.
Attention! If Track control stopped warning is not acknowledged by the operator within 30 seconds of its
appearance, it turns to the Track control stopped alarm. Further, if this alarm is not acknowledged within 30
seconds either, the Backup Navigator alarm is triggered off. Such alarm message is normally distributed via ship’s
alert network for backup officers.
Track Control mode may be turned off for the following reasons:
o in case of absence (failure) of course (HDG) or ship position (PS) sensors, or reception of incorrect data
during 10 seconds. The appropriate warning is generated for each sensor;
o in case of reception of incorrect data from the positioning, course or speed sensor. As this occurs,
“sensor” Integrity Failed or “sensor” Integrity doubtful warnings are triggered off;
o in case of reception from the positioning system of coordinates in datum other than WGS-84 for 10
seconds. As this occurs, Diff. geodetic datumwarning is triggered off;
o if invalid data is received from the position, heading and/or log sensor for 10 seconds;
o in case of absence (failure) of the autopilot or reception of incorrect data during 10 seconds. This is
preceded with Autopilot no input indication;
o if the Autopilot is switched to Heading Control or Manual Steering mode for 20 seconds;
o if the Autopilot was not switched to Nav mode for 20 seconds after the time when ECDIS task Track
Control mode started.
Note: Manual or NonFollowup mode can be switched automatically on autopilot (e.g., by use of Remote control)
and it will cause automatic stop of ECDIS task Track Control mode.
o in case of exit from the set XTD limits. This is preceded with Off Track alarm.
Note: Where the XTD time limits are exceed by less than 5 minutes, and the ship manages to return to the XTD
limit during this time, there is no automatic turning off.
o when the ship’s speed drops to below the Min manoeuvre speed value (set on Track Control page of INS
panel of the System Configuration utility). This is preceded with Low speed warning;
o when the last WPT of the monitored route is passed. In this case, 5 minutes before the passing of the
last point, End of TCS track warning is generated;

Attention! If End of TCS track warning is not acknowledged by the operator within 30 seconds of its
appearance, it turns to the End of TCS track alarm. Further, if this alarm is not acknowledged within 30 seconds
either, the Backup Navigator alarm is triggered off. Such alarm message is normally distributed via ship’s alert
network for backup officers.
o when the last point of the monitored route is passed, Track Control Stopped warning is generated;
o in the case of detecting a display unit failure for 10 seconds. As this occurs, Display failure warning is
triggered off;
o in the case of detecting a keyboard unit failure for 10 seconds. As this occurs, Keyboard failure warning
is triggered off.
Route Alerts
With Track Control mode turned on, there is a change in the capability to set alerts in the sailing along the
route and under a schedule.
WPT approach alert cannot be activated. The following alerts are activated by default and cannot be turned off:
l End of route. For the warning generation the fixed time of 5 minutes is set before the end of proceeding
along the route. As the last point of the monitored route is passed, Track Control mode is automatically
turned off, this associated with generation of a relevant alert.
l Off Track alarm. XTD value which generates an alarm when exceeded, is taken from the monitored route
parameters;
l Course difference (Off leg course). Value of difference between the current ship course and direction of the
monitored route leg is exceeded Max course deviation value (can be set in the input window on Track
Control page of INS panel of the System Configuration utility within 5 degrees).
Limitations in the Use of Track Control Mode

It is not advisable to use Track Control mode in the restricted sailing conditions: in the narrows, intensive vessel
traffic areas, during the pilotage, etc.
For Track Control mode operation, it is necessary that the monitored route parameters and ships motion
parameters should be strictly correlated with certain limitation. In case of failure to fulfil these requirements,
Track Control mode cannot be turned on, and if in operation, is automatically turned off. Limitations for
Track Control mode operations are set on Track Control page of INS panel of the System Configuration utility.

The following limitations are set for the operation of Track Control mode:
l F distance – wheel-over line distance for an empty (light) and loaded ship, i.e. the distance to the turn
point at which a command to start the turn is given to the autopilot. The lead distance takes into account
the ship’s inertial characteristics and is taken from the ship’s manoeuvring characteristics diagram. It is
set within the range of 0.01 to 1.00 mile;
l Min turn radius – minimum radius of the turn arc which the ship is proceeding along at the maximum
rudder angle. This characteristic is taken from the ship’s manoeuvring characteristics diagram and is set
within the range of 0.1 to 3.0 miles;
l Min manoeuvre speed – minimum speed at which the ship maneuverability is lost. It is set within the range
of 1.0 to set Max speed value;
l Max speed – maximum ship speed (30 knots is specified as maximum speed by IEC 62065 standard for the
use of Track Control mode);
l Max ROT – maximum rate of turn, which can be reached by the ship. It is set within the range of 1.0 to
10.0 degrees per second (10 degrees per second is specified as a maximum by IEC 62065 standard for the
use of Track Control mode);
l Max rudder angle – it is set within the range of 25 to 70 degrees;
l Initial Pos-Track – maximum distance of the ship position from the monitored route leg for steering to this
leg at the time of turning on Track Control mode. The value is forcedly synchronised with the Max XTD
value;
l Max XTD – maximum distance from the leg of the monitored route expected to be used in Track Control
mode. It is set within the range of 1.0 to 5.0 mile;
l Initial HDG-Track – maximum deviation of the current ship course from the monitored route leg for
steering to this leg with Track Control mode ON. It is set within the range of 20 to 60 degrees;
l Max course deviation – maximum possible deviation of the current ship course from the leg of the
monitored route as it is proceeded along in Track Control mode. It is set within the range of 5 to 30
degrees.
For the user convenience sake, there is a setting of the turn arc radius used by default as Quick Track mode is
turned on (Default radius); this radius should not be less than Min turn radius value. By default, Min turn
radius value is set.
It is also necessary to take into account the following limitations which make the use of Track Control mode
impossible:
l Invalid settings in the Autopilot and MFD which prevent the ship from steering the course with a set
accuracy;
l Absence or invalid operation of sensors using Track Control mode for their operation.

Check of Route Elements for Compliance with Track Control

Mode
As a monitored route is loaded, its elements are automatically checked for compliance with the limitations
set in the System Configuration utility for the use of this route in Track Control mode.
In view of the set limitations for the route elements, it should meet the following requirements:
l Length and angle of the legs should allow the inscribing of the set turns arcs and lead distance for each WPT;
l The turn arc radius should not be less than the set value;
l XTD of any leg should not exceed the set value;
l Angle between the adjacent route legs should not exceed 145 degrees.
If the route elements do not meet these requirements, the Info button is displayed in the orange colour. A
press on this button opens a table listing the non-compliances with the requirements.
The recommended procedures for eliminating the non-compliances found in the MFD are specified in the table
below:
Autopilot: Unk. Steering Mode Autopilot is working in wrong mode Check autopilot
PS Sensor: Not Suitable Positioning not suitable for TCS. Check data from the positioning
PS Sensor: No input Secondary positioning system does not sensors.
PS Sensor: Invalid selected. Check the availability of the

secondary positioning system.
PS Sensor: No data
PS Sensor: Offset for Primary PS

HDG Sensor: Not Suitable HDG&ROT not suitable for TCS Check data from the course
HDG Sensor: No input sensors
HDG Sensor: Invalid

HDG Sensor: No data
LOG Sensor: Not Suitable LOG not suitable for TCS Check data from the speed
LOG Sensor: No input sensors
LOG Sensor: Invalid

LOG Sensor: No data
LOG Sensor: Manual speed
source
Pos-Track: Exceed lim. > x.x NM Ship is not in required XTE limit
Pos-Track: Invalid WPT not
reached
Route: Not suitable Route XTE more than maximum value. Check route
Turn radius exceed limits
Maneuver: Unsafe geometry Unsafe (very close) own ship position Use the QTrack Function or
relative to the start of the turn. Turning on manual control
of the TCS mode unsafe
HDG-Track: Exceed lim. > x.x Ship in required start angle (from Ship to
BWW)
Speed: Too slow/Too high Speed limits exceeded
Radar: Master Radar application works in master mode
A similar check of the elements of a route expected to be used in Track Control mode is made during its
planning and editing on Route Planning panel. If the check of route elements has identified some non-
compliance with the limitations set for the route, Check Route page of Route Planning panel displays a message
containing the following information:
l number of the warning from the start of the route which is being checked;
l total number of non-compliances found on the checked route;
l route leg where the non-compliance was found (previous WPT – following WPT);
l warning about the type of the identified non-compliance.

In the process of the route element check, the following warnings may appear:
l Leg length too short;

l Angle between legs more than 145 deg;
l Turn radius too small.
For a route which does not comply with the limitations, Track Control mode cannot be turned on.

Chapter 3.
Conning Task (Navi-Conning
4000)
The main purpose of the Conning task is to display the information required for navigation and manoeuvring.

STW Window 212
SOG Window 213
Weather Window 213
Heading Window 214
ROT Window 214
Applications and Alerts Window 215
Time Window 216
Position Source Window 216
Position Window 216
COG/SOG/HDG Window 217
Route Window 217
Engine Window 219
FLIR Screen View 220
Purpose of the Conning Task

The main purpose of the Conning task is to display the information required for navigation and
manoeuvring.
Conning Turning On/Off

Turning the Conning Task On
Tasks can be equally well switched and started from ES6 keyboard and Transas Integrator:
1. To turn on the Conning task from ES6 keyboard press <CONNING> key.
2. To turn on the Conning task from Transas Integrator utility, press Conning
button.
The following window will be displayed on WS upon start of Conning task loading.
After the program loading, the Conning task screen will be displayed.

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Turning the Conning Task Off
Press Exit button in the a right bottom corner of any Screen View: the confirmation window will appear.
Press Yes button to confirm exit from the program. The program will be closed.
The Transas Integrator window will open.

Conning Task Structure

The CONNING task provides four Screen Views, which represents a set of indicators displaying the input
parameters on the WS monitor screen. These Screen Views are formed according to their functional purpose
from the viewpoint of navigation:
l Docking;
l Navigation;
l NavData;
l Chart (optional);
l FLIR M (optional).
Diagrammatically, the layout of Screen Views can be shown as follows:
The navigational Screen Views (Docking, Navigation, NavData and Chart) consist of a varying set of identical
windows containing indicators which show parameters required for accomplishing navigational tasks. The
FLIR M Screen View serves for the control of the FLIR-M camera and display of video signals it provides in two
modes: Day Light(DL)/Infra Red(IR).
STW Window

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STW window is intended for the graphic/digital display speed through the water. The name of the STW source
is shown to the right of the window name. If DLOG is selected as speed source (VBW sentence is outputted to
the MFD), the longitudinal component of the STW will be displayed in the window’s centre, as well as bow
and stern transverse components of the STW. If the LOG is selected for a source, the STW longitudinal
component only is shown. The transverse components windows display asterisks.
SOG Window
SOG window is intended for the graphic/digital display speed over ground. The name of the SOG source is
shown to the right of the window name. If DLOG is selected as speed source (VBW sentence is outputted to
the MFD), the longitudinal component of the SOG will be displayed in the window’s centre,as well as bow and
stern transverse components of the SOG. If there is no VBW sentence, it is only the SOG longitudinal
component, which is shown. The transverse components windows display asterisks.
Weather Window
Weather window is intended for the display of the weather parameters and consists of two tabs:
l Wind;
l Temperature (not available on the Docking Screen View).
Wind Tab
Wind tab is intended for the vector/digital display of the wind speed and direction. Switching between true and
relative wind representation is performed by means of the respective buttons. Wind vectors are shown on the
Conning task screen in accordance with its designation on the traditional sea weather charts (see document
Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Functional Description, Chapter 2, section Other Sensors, paragraph Wind
Interface ).

Temperature Tab
Temperature tab is intended for the graphic/digital display of the water/air temperature (see document Multi-
Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Functional Description, Chapter 2, section Other Sensors, paragraph
Temperature ), atmospheric pressure and humidity.
Drift/Set Window
Drift/Set window is intended for the digital display of drift characteristics (direction and speed). The drift
characteristics (direction and speed) are determined by MFD software as the difference of COG-SOG and
HDG-STW vectors (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Functional Description, Chapter 2, section
Other Sensors, paragraph Drift).
Heading Window
Heading window is intended for the graphic/digital display of the ship heading.
ROT Window
ROT window is intended for the graphic/digital display of the ship rate of turn.

Depth Below Keel Window
Depth Below Keel window is intended for the graphic/digital display of the depth from the Echosounder. The
name of the Depth source is shown to the right of the window name. Current depth value is represented in
the Depth field. Safety Depth value selected in ECDIS (Sounder Depth on page Navigational Alerts of the
Monitoring panel) is displayed in Level (ECDIS) field.
Applications and Alerts Window
Applications and Alerts window is intended for loading/switching MFD applications and for displaying the
alerts status.
The window contains the following units:
l ECDIS – to turn on/switch to the ECDIS task;

l Radar – to turn on/switch to the RADAR task;
l Conning – to turn on/switch to the Conning task;
l BAM – to turn on/switch to the BAM task.
The Alerts group of buttons is designed for the displaying alerts of various classes and for their
acknowledgement.
The drop-down list provide the following alert attributes:
l alert priority icon;

l alert source name;
l alert name;
l time elapsed since the alert generation time.

For alert acknowledgement (alarms and warnings only) select it in the drop-down list of alarms or warnings
which is opened by pressing the Alarms and Warnings buttons on the Control Panel.
For more detailed description of the alerts display, see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340).
Functional Description, Chapter 4, sections Display of Alerts and Alerts Acknowledgement .
Time Window
The Time window is intended for the display of the current time. There may be two types of time values in the
window: UTC and ship’s time. To switch between them, press the button with a picture of the clock face (ship
time if the button is pressed, UTC if it is released):
The window contains the following elements:
l UTC/Ship’s – information on which time is currently displayed;

l 00:00 W/E – time zone or the difference between the ship time and UTC (not displayed if UTC is selected);
the format is hh:mm;
l 01-01-01 – display of the current date according to the selected time type; the format is dd-mm-yy;
l 00:00:00 – display of the current time; the format is hh:mm:ss.
Position Source Window
The Position source window is intended for the display of the primary positioning system source and used
datum. The name of the position source (GPS 1) is shown to the right of the displayed parameter name. The
alias (GARMIN) is assigned to the source during the installation in the System Configuration utility displayed in
the appropriated window (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter
2, section MFD Configuration, paragraph Sensors Settings), but if it is not set, the window will display “0” (zero).
Position Window
The Position window is intended for the display of the coordinates obtained from primary positioning system.
For the principles of displaying primary positioning system data see document Multi-Functional Display (v.
3.00.340). Functional Description , Chapter 2, section Navigational Sensors, paragraph Display of Navigational
(Essential) Information.

COG/SOG/HDG Window
The COG/SOG/HDG window is designed for the display of ship motion parameters. The names of the data
sources are shown to the right of the displayed parameter names. The window displays the following
parameters:
l COG – ship course over the ground;

l HDG – ship heading.
Note: Calculated part (longitudinal and transversal) if DLOG selected.
Route Window
The Route window is intended for displaying graphically the ship position on the current leg of the monitored
route, monitoring route name and its parameters. The window contains the following elements:
l ROUTE – name of the monitored route;

l WPT – number and name of the current WPT which the ship is proceeding to;
l Track Course – direction of the monitored route leg which the ship is proceeding by if the leg is of RL type;
or the current course in case of the GC leg;
l Distance to WPT – distance to the current WPT;

l Bearing to WPT – bearing to the current WPT;

l Time to Go – time to go to the current waypoint calculated with regard to the actual speed (SOG);
l ETA – the estimated time (UTC/Ship depending on the setting made in the Time window) of arrival in the
current WPT, the remaining distance and current speed (SOG) taken into account (for the Charts Screen
View only);
l Next WPT – number of the next WPT;
l Track Course – direction of the next route leg;
l Distance of Leg – distance of the next leg of monitored route.
Arrow indicator shows ship’s direction related to the leg of monitored route.
Ship’s position on the leg of monitored route is represented in the bottom of a window. XTD is shown on the
image with red (port side) and green (starboard) lines.
When displayed on the picture, the ship contour is always aligned with the ship gyro heading. The vector
with an arrow is aligned with COG.
With XTD of not more than 5 cb, the ship symbol in the 1 NM wide corridor, and the
current route leg segment with 3 NM in perspective are displayed. Alignment is with
the current leg of the monitored route.
With DTW value equal to or less than 3 NM, the next WPT is shown on the display. It
starts moving in the direction of ship symbol with DTW value equal to 0.5 NM.
Alignment is with the current leg of the monitored route.
With XTD of more than 5 cb, the ship symbol is shown on the blue coloured field. The
black coloured line on the indicator corresponds to BTW direction. Alignment of ship
bow is to the North direction.
Ship Contour Window

The Ship contour window is intended for the graphic/digital display of the following parameters with the ship
contour in the background:
l Bow Thruster power (as percentage of the maximum power);

l ROT;
l Heading;
l Rudder angle;
l Lights.
Engine Window
The Engine window is intended for the graphic/digital display of the following parameters:
l Engine telegraph position;

l Engine/propeller rpm.

FLIR Screen View

The FLIR M Screen View is intended for the control of the FLIR-M618CS camera by FLIR Systems, Inc., and display
of video signals it provided in two modes: Day Light(DL)/Infra Red(IR). The FLIR Screen View looks as follows:
DL_IR and IR Windows

Image from the dual camera is displayed in the DL/IR and IR windows.

Control Window
The Control window serves for the control of the FLIR-M618CS camera.
l Active/Standby – to switch the FLIR Active/Standby modes;

l Hand over control/Take over control – to transfer the FLIR camera control rights to the network applications
which can control it;
l Device status – to indicate the status (OK/not OK) of the main camera components:
o – Pan/Tilt – of the platform;
o – InfraRed – of the infrared camera;
o – Day/Light – of the day vision camera.
l Control buttons:
o – to change the camera azimuth (slow mode);
o – to change the camera azimuth (fast mode);
o – to change the camera elevation (slow mode);
o – to change the camera elevation (fast mode);
o – a short press on this button moves the camera to its Home position. Pressing and holding the
button (about 5 sec) sets the Home position;
o – these buttons are also used for navigating through the FLIR OSD menu;
l PT Mode –FLIR platform status. If “Parked”, the platform cannot be controlled. You should first click the
Active/Standby button;
l Azimuth – camera azimuth;
l Elevation – camera elevation;
l DL/IR – to switch the DL/IR mode in the left video translation window;
l DL FOV – Day Light Field of the View display;
l IR FOV – Infra Red Field of the View display;
Note: The FOV value depends on the Zoom value.

l Zoom – zoom control:
o – zoom increasing;
o – zoom decreasing;
l Palette – to select the IR palettes;
l Scene – to select the pre-set gain and level adjustments (Night Running, Day Running, Man Overboard or
Night Docking) so that the operators can get the best image quality possible throughout a wide range of
conditions;
l Polarity – to invert the video polarity setting from white-hot to black-hot;
l Menu – to switch the FLIR On-Screen Display menu On/Off;
l Init – to tune the camera platform drive (see also document FLIR M-Series. Operator's Manual).
Operating FLIR Camera

Camera Activation
In the Standby mode, all the buttons except Standby/Active and Hand/Take over control are disabled:
To activate the camera press the Active button.
To set the camera to the Standby mode press the Standby button.

Transfer of Camera Control Rights

To transfer control rights to other network applications which can control the FLIR camera press the Hand
over control button.
On all the stations which the control can be transferred to, the Take over control button can be pressed:
Press the Take over control button on the necessary station.

If the request is made from the station which has no control rights, press the Take over control button.
The station will acquire control rights after a certain timeout (10 s).

FLIR OSD Menu Access

Press the Menu button in the Maintenance group to access the FLIR OSD menu.
When the OSD menu is ON, in the right hand video translation window, the buttons to navigate through OSD
menu are highlighted by colour:
Use the buttons to select the FLIR OSD menu item, and the button as an “OK”. For more
detailed description of how to handle the FLIR OSD menu see document FLIR M-Series. Operator's Manual.
Selecting IR Palettes
Press the Palette button.
Select the necessary IR palette.

Chapter 4.
Conning Task (Navi-Conning
5000)
The main purpose of the Conning task is to display the information required for navigation and manoeuvring.

STW Window 228
SOG Window 228
Wind Window 229
Heading Window 229
ROT Window 230
Applications Window 230
Alerts Window 231
Time Window 231
Own Ship Parameters Window 232
Route Window 232
Engine Window 234
Purpose of the Conning Task

The main purpose of the Conning task is to display the information required for navigation and
manoeuvring.
Conning Turning On/Off

Turning the Conning Task On
1. To turn on the Conning task from ES6 keyboard press <CONNING> key.
2. To turn on the Conning task from Transas Integrator utility, press Conning
button.
The following window will be displayed on WS upon start of Conning task loading.
After the program loading, the Conning task screen will be displayed.

Turning the Conning Task Off
Press Exit button: confirmation window will appear.
Press Yes button to confirm exit from the program. The program will be closed.
Conning Task Structure

The CONNING task provides three Screen Views, which represents a set of indicators displaying the input
parameters on the WS monitor screen. These Screen Views are formed according to their functional purpose
from the viewpoint of navigation:
l Docking;
l Navigation;
l NavData.
The navigational Screen Views consist of a varying set of identical windows containing indicators which show
parameters required for accomplishing navigational tasks.

STW Window
STW window is intended for the graphic/digital display speed through the water. The name of the STW source
is shown to the right of the window name. If DLOG is selected as speed source (VBW sentence is outputted to
the MFD), the longitudinal component of the STW will be displayed in the window’s centre, as well as bow
and stern transverse components of the STW. If the LOG is selected for a source, the STW longitudinal
component only is shown. The transverse components windows display asterisks.
SOG Window
SOG window is intended for the graphic/digital display speed over ground. The name of the SOG source is
shown to the right of the window name. If DLOG is selected as speed source (VBW sentence is outputted to
the MFD), the longitudinal component of the SOG will be displayed in the window’s centre,as well as bow and
stern transverse components of the SOG. If there is no VBW sentence, it is only the SOG longitudinal
component, which is shown. The transverse components windows display asterisks.

Wind Window
Wind window is intended for the vector/digital display of the wind speed and direction. Switching between
true and relative wind representation is performed by means of the respective buttons. Wind vectors are
shown on the Conning task screen in accordance with its designation on the traditional sea weather charts
(see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Functional Description, Chapter 2, section Other Sensors,
paragraph Wind Interface ).
Drift/Set Window
Drift/Set window is intended for the digital display of drift characteristics (direction and speed). The drift
characteristics (direction and speed) are determined by MFD software as the difference of COG-SOG and
HDG-STW vectors (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Functional Description, Chapter 2, section
Other Sensors, paragraph Drift).
Heading Window
Heading window is intended for the graphic/digital display of the ship heading.

ROT Window
ROT window is intended for the graphic/digital display of the ship rate of turn.
Depth Below Keel Window
Depth Below Keel window is intended for the graphic/digital display of the depth from the Echosounder.
Current depth value is represented in the Depth field. Safety Depth value selected in ECDIS (Sounder Depth on
page Navigational Alerts of the Monitoring panel) is displayed in Alert limit field.
Applications Window
Applications window is intended for loading/switching MFD applications. The window contains the following
units:

l Conning – to turn on/switch to the Conning task;
l BAM – to turn on/switch to the BAM task.

Alerts Window
The Alerts window is designed only for the displaying alerts of various classes.
Note: To acknowledge alerts depending on their category, it is necessary to use other tasks (see document Multi-
Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Functional Description, Chapter 4, section Alerts Acknowledgement ).
The drop-down list provide the following alert attributes:
l alert priority icon;

l alert source name;
l alert name;
l time elapsed since the alert generation time.
For more detailed description of the alerts display, see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340).
Functional Description, Chapter 4, section Display of Alerts.
Time Window
The Time window is intended for the display of the current time. The window contains the following
elements:
l UTC – information on UTC time is currently displayed;

l 18:16:52 – display of the current time; the format is hh:mm:ss;
l 03-12-2015 – display of the current date according to the selected time type; the format is dd-mm-yy.

Own Ship Parameters Window
The Own Ship Parameters window is intended for the display of the own ship coordinates and motion
parameters. The window contains the following parameters:
l LAT/LON - the coordinates obtained from primary positioning system;

l COG – ship course over the ground;
l LOG - ship speed through the water;
l HDG – ship heading.
Note: Calculated part (longitudinal and transversal) if DLOG selected.
Route Window
The Route window is intended for displaying graphically the ship position on the current leg of the monitored
route, monitoring route name and its parameters. The window contains the following elements:
l Route – name of the monitored route;

l WPT – number and name of the current WPT which the ship is proceeding to;
l Track Course – direction of the monitored route leg which the ship is proceeding by if the leg is of RL type;
or the current course in case of the GC leg;
l Distance to WPT – distance to the current WPT;

l Bearing to WPT – bearing to the current WPT;

l Time to Go – time to go to the current waypoint calculated with regard to the actual speed (SOG);
l Next WPT – number of the next WPT;
l Track Course – direction of the next route leg;
l Distance of Leg – distance of the next leg of monitored route.
Ship Contour Window
The Ship contour window is intended for the graphic/digital display of the following parameters with the ship
contour in the background:
l Bow Thruster power (as percentage of the maximum power);

l ROT;
l Heading;
l Rudder angle;
l Lights.

Engine Window
l Engine telegraph position;

l Engine/propeller rpm.

Chapter 5.
Wave Task
The main purpose of the WAVE task is to display the information required for control fuel consumption,
estimate fuel economy and emissions, and to provide FMO users with data collected by onboard fuel efficiency
monitoring systems.
Wave Turning On_Off 236

Turning WAVE Task On 236
WAVE Turning WAVE Task Off 236
WAVE Task Structure 237
Wave Panel 237
Wave Analytic/History Panel 241
Trip Parameters Adjustment 244
Monitoring and Advisor 249
Wave Turning On_Off

Turning WAVE Task On
To turn on the Conning task from Transas Integrator utility, press Wave button.
The following window will be displayed on WS upon start of Wave task loading.
After the program loading, the Wave task screen will be displayed.
WAVE Turning WAVE Task Off

Open Wave panel by selecting the appropriate tab in the left bottom part of the Wave task screen.
Press the Exit button in the right top corner of the Screen View:

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In the open window, press Yes button to confirm exit from the program.
The program will be closed.
The Transas Integrator window will open.
WAVE Task Structure

Wave Panel
Wave panel is intended for the evident display connected to the MFD parameters concerning fuel
consumption and change of these parameters in time. The Wave panel consist of a set of windows containing
the graphs and indicators which show necessary parameters.

Wave Applications Window
Applications window is intended for loading/switching MFD applications. The window contains the following
units:

l Wave – to turn on/switch to the WAVE task;
l AMS – to turn on/switch to the AMS task.
If only the Wave software is installed, Applications window is absent.
HDG/COG Window
The HDG/COG window is designed for the digital display of ship motion parameters. The window displays the
following parameters:
l HDG – ship heading from gyrocompass;

l COG – ship course over the ground.
SOG/LOG Window
The SOG/LOG window is designed for the digital display of ship motion parameters. The window displays the
following parameters:

l LOG – ship speed through the water.

Engine Window
l RPM - engine rpm;

l Pitch - propeller pitch;
l Rudder angle.
Fuel Flow Engine Windows
The Fuel flow Engine 1(2) window is intended for the digital display of the following parameters for Engine 1(2):
l Flow – fuel flow through Flow meter, (kg/hour);

l Temp – fuel temperature, (°C);
l Consumption – Engine 1(2) fuel consumption, (kg);
l Density – fuel density, (kg/m³).
Fuel Flow Window
The Fuel flow window is intended for the digital display of the following parameters:
l Total flow – fuel flow through Flow meter to Engine 1 and Engine 2, (kg/hour);
l Total consumption – Engine 1 and Engine 2 fuel consumption, (kg);
l Flow to STW – consumption per one nautical mile relative to water, (kg/nm);
l Flow to SOG – consumption per one nautical mile relative to ground, (kg/nm).

Trip Distance/Average Consumption Window
The “Trip Distance/Average Consumption” window is intended for the digital display of the following
parameters:
l Trip distance – passed trip distance, (nm);

l Average consumption – Engine 1 and Engine 2 average fuel consumption per passed trip distance, (kg/nm).
Graph Window
The Graph window is intended for the graphic display of the following parameters:
l STW – ship speed through the water;

l Total flow – fuel flow through Flow meter to Engine 1 and Engine 2;
l Total consumed – Engine 1 and Engine 2 fuel consumption;
l Flow/SOG – consumption per one nautical mile relative to water;
l Flow/STW – consumption per one nautical mile relative to ground.
To hide or show graphic display of the parameter, press the appropriate button with this parameter:

Wave Control Window
The Wave Control window contains the following buttons:
l New Trip – to enter new trip parameters;

l Change trip – to change trip parameters;
l Online – to present most current data;
l Issue report – to issue Time and EEOI reports in PDF format;
l Set Mark – to set vertical red mark on graph;
l Zoom In / Zoom Out – to change time scale of graph. Current scale is displayed between graph control
button;
l – to shift time interval on the graph by the selected scale value.
Wave Analytic/History Panel

The Wave Analytic/History panel consists of two tables: EEOI Data Analytics and Parameter Data Analytics.

EEOI Data Analytics Table

The EEOI Data Analytics table displays 10 EEOI reports. By default, the first 10 reports will be displayed. To
display the reports the operator needs, press the Load EEOI Data button.
In the drop-down list opposite the reports which should be displayed in the table, check the checkboxes.
Parameter Data Analytics Table

The Parameter Data Analytics table is intended for the display of user-selected parameters. To select
parameters to be displayed in the table, press the Filter button.
The drop-down list contains all the parameters used in the Wave task.

For a certain parameters to be displayed in the table, check one of the following checkboxes next to this
parameter:
l Value – the table will display the parameter’s current value;

l Total – the table will display the parameter’s summary value over the set time interval;
l Average – the table will display the parameter’s average value over the set time interval.
Values in the table for the current trip will be updated to suite the time interval set in the Interval drop-down
list:
l 1 Hour - every 10 minutes;

l 1 Day - every 4 hours;
l 1 Week - every 1 day;
l 1 Month - every 1 week and, accordingly, the final fifth value as of the 29th ,30th and 31st day of the
month;
l Trips – updating for the current trip – every 2 hours.
To select the parameters display interval in the table, press the Interval button.
Select the necessary interval from the drop-down list.

As this is done, the table will display the following columns for the selected interval;
l 1 Hour - 24 values: the current hour value plus values for the preceding 23 hours;
l 1 Day - 7 values: the current day value plus values for the preceding 6 days;
l 1 Week - 4 values: the current week value plus values for the preceding 3 weeks;
l 1 Month - 12 values, the current month value plus values for the preceding 11 months;
l Trips - 10 values for the 10 most recent trips including the current one.

Trip Parameters Adjustment

To create new trip parameters, press the New Trip button.
In the open Change trip parameters window, perform the following settings:
l In the Trip name window, leave auto-generated name or enter trip name;
l In the Cargo window, enter cargo tonnage;
l In the HFO consumed and MDO consumed group settings, specify:
o In the Last consumed windows, input the amount of fuel, consumed from the last input. After OK
button is pressed, this amount added to HFO and MDO voyage consumption respectively;
o Press Additional Manual parameters button:

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In the Value column, specify price of HFO and MDO fuel. Value cells will be stored as trip attributes and
can be used while creating specific types of reports.
o Press the Reset button for setting initial value and for manual correction in the Voyage consumption
window. After entering new value, press OK button.
Accumulative parameters are zeroized and new trip will start.
To change trip parameters, press the Change Trip button.
Change trip parameters and press OK button.
To put vertical red mark on graph, press the Set Mark button. Marks positions are saved in a log.
The vertical red mark is shown in the right part of the graphic on a picture below:
To load trip for visualization on a graph, press the Load trip button.
From the drop-down list, select the appropriate voyage.

Change graph scale by means of the Zoom Out / Zoom In buttons: .

Offline mode will be activated and selected trip is loaded for visualization on a graph.
Use the arrow buttons to shift time interval on the graph by the selected scale value: .
To load last trip, press the Online button: .
Online mode is activated and the button will be highlighted with a green colour: .
To create Time report, press the Issue report button and from the drop-down list.
Select Time report item.

In the open Select trip or interval for report window.
Select trip from the drop-down list.

Press Time interval report radiobutton.

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In the From and To input windows, specify interval for report. Press Details button:
In the open window, make the following settings:
l In the Sample interval window, specify sampling interval;

l In the window with set of parameters, check the appropriate checkboxes to select parameters that will be
included in the time report table and presented on the graphic report.
In the window which will be open, specify the storage place and file name.
Press Save button.

The file with a selected name will be created in PDF format and opened after creation.
To create EEOI report, press the Issue report button.
From the drop-down list, select EEOI report item.

From the trip list, select trip or set of trips for EEOI report.
Press Issue button.

In the window which will be open, specify the storage place and file name.
Press Save button.
The file with a selected name will be created in PDF format and opened after creation.

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Monitoring and Advisor

Attention! Monitoring and Advisor in MFD is licensed and protected with the “Wave_model” option!
In the list, which will open up, select Monitoring and Advisor line and press the left trackball button.

The Monitoring and Advisor display is intended for displaying the fuel consumption and providing
recommendations on its optimizing, and contains the following controls:
l SOG:
o Actual – current speed from the SOG sensor;
o Planned – speed from the loaded schedule for the monitored route;
o Econ. – speed for achieving the minimum fuel consumption (depends on the set speed.
l CONS:
o Actual – current fuel consumption from the ER consumption sensor;
o Planned – planned fuel consumption for the monitored route;
o Econ. – the most cost efficient fuel consumption (depends on the set speed).
l Text window for displaying fuel consumption optimizing advice;
l Speed – selection of a speed range for operation of the most cost-effective mode calculation function. The
set value is taken into account in calculating the most cost-effective motion parameters:
o Schedule – to fix automatically the speed value from the route schedule for the current leg. If the route
is not set for monitoring, the Schedule option is not available;
o Manual – to select the speed range manually.
l Update – to run the own ship model updating, information on the model latest update date shown to the
right.

Chapter 6.
BAM Task
Bridge Alarm Management Viewer Start/Stop Operations 252
Description of BAM Viewer Application Interface 253
BNWAS Panel 253
BAM Viewer Control Panel 253
Alerts Page 254
History Page 255
COM Trace Page 257
P450 Error Counter Page 258
Settings Page 259
Description of CAM Functionality 260
Description of Redundancy Concept 261
Description of BNWAS 262
General 262
BNWAS Operation Algorithm 262
Work with BNWAS 265
Alerts Presentation 266
Alerts Priorities 266
Alerts Categories 268
Bridge Alarm Management Viewer Start/Stop

Operations
To turn on the Bridge Alarm Management Viewer from Transas Integrator utility, press BAM button.
The following window will be displayed on WS upon start of BAM Viewer application loading.
After the program loading, the BAM Viewer screen will be displayed.
To turn off the BAM Viewer application press <Alt>+<X>buttons (also see section Description of BAM Viewer
Application Interface , paragraph Settings Page ).
The program will be closed.

Chapter 6. BAM Task • Description of BAM Viewer Application Interface 253
Description of BAM Viewer Application Interface

“BAMViewer”applicationconsists of the following elements:
l BNWAS panel;
l BAM Viewer Control panel;
l Alerts page;
l History page;
l COM-Trace page;
l P450 Error Counters page;
l Settings page.
BNWAS Panel
The BNWAS panel contains the following elements:
l Emergency Call – to turn on the signal for the immediate assistance;

l Reset – to reset the Emergency Call or the dormant period timer;
l Dormant period timer;
l The Backup Emergency Reason group is intended for the display of what caused the Backup officer alert
generation;
l Alarm Stage group is intended for indicating the BNWAS actuation stages.
BAM Viewer Control Panel
The BNWAS panel contains the following elements:
l The line showing the most recent generation of the emergency alert, alarm, warning and caution;
l Silence alerts – to turn on/off the signal for the immediate assistance;
l Top alerts – forced display of the top part of the “Alerts” page with the most recently generated alerts;
l Expend groups– to display alert groups in an expanded form;
l Collapse groups– to display alert groups in a collapsed form.

Alerts Page
The Alerts page is designed for the displaying alerts of various classes and, as well as for their
acknowledgement.
In the Alerts page alerts are presented in groups in the form of a table. Each table row is an alert name. If the
alert was not generated, or it is rectified and acknowledged, it is not shown in the table. As a new alert is
generated, it appears in the relevant group, the group size on the screen expanding.
The page is a table whose rows show alerts as they are generated, and columns provide the following alert
attributes:
l The alert priority icon (see section Alerts Classification, paragraph Alerts Priorities);
l Title – alert name (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2,
section BAM Configuration, paragraph Alerts Page , item 2);
l ID – alert ID (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2, section
BAM Configuration, paragraph Alerts Page , item 2);
l Text –alert explanation (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter
2, section BAM Configuration, paragraph Alerts Page , item 2);
l Source – alert source name (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I ,
Chapter 2, section BAM Configuration, paragraph Alerts Page , item 2);
l Cat. – alert category (see section Alerts Classification, paragraph Alerts Categories);
l Acknowledge – alert status and button for alert acknowledgement or place where the alert in question can
be acknowledged (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2,
l Age – time elapsed since the alert generation time.

When alert is selected from the table with the cursor, the bottom part of page provides a detailed description
of this alert.
To acknowledge an alert, press the Acknowledge button in the line of this alert.
Note: From the BAM Viewer, only the “B” category alerts can be acknowledged.
For silence all alerts press Silence alerts button.

The sound signals accompanying all alerts will be silenced for 30 seconds. The icons for unacknowledged
alarms and warnings will be changed (see section Alerts Presentation, paragraph Alerts Priorities).
To display alert groups in a collapsed form, press the Collapse groups button.
Note: The icon displayed next to the group of alerts, corresponds to the highest priority alert out of those
included in the group.
To display a group of alerts in an expanded form, press the Expand groups button.
History Page
The History page is intended for displaying the history of alerts generation within the set time. The panel is a
table whose rows display alerts as they are generated, and the columns provide the following alert attributes:
l The alert priority icon (see section Alerts Classification, paragraph Alerts Priorities);
l Title – alert name (document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2,
l ID – alert identification number (document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I ,

l Text – alert explanation (document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2,
l Source – alert source name (sdocument Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I ,
l Cat. – alert category (document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2,
l Set Time – alert generation date and time (UTC);
l Normal Time – date and time when what caused the alert disappeared or when the operator
acknowledged the alert (whichever occurred later).
When an alert is selected from the table with the cursor, the bottom part of page provides a table with the
following information:
l Activation – alert activation date and time (UTC);

l Silence – alert silencing date and time (UTC);
l Acknowledge – alert acknowledgement date and time (UTC);
l Rectification – alert condition rectification date and time (UTC);
l Normal – date and time when alert condition is rectified or when the operator acknowledged the alert
(whichever occurred later).
Alerts are stored in the table within 24 hours.

Alerts can be filtered by the priority, Name, ID, Source and category.

COM Trace Page
The COM Trace page is intended for displaying the IEC 61162-450 messages (sentences) exchanged between
the BAM and external sources.
The page contains a table consisting of two parts. The left hand part lists all the connections with 450
standard equipment which were configured at the BAM configuring stage (see the document Multi-Functional
Display (v. 3.00.340). Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2, section BAM Configuration, paragraph Connections Page ,
item 4). Check the Net1 and/or Net2 checkboxes for connections whose traffic should be shown in the table.
In the right hand part of the table the following items are displayed:
l Connection – name of the connection with which sentences are exchanged (Net1 or Net2 is specified after
the name, separated with a colon);
l Index – index number of the message for the connection in question;
l Time – message receipt /sending time (UTC);
l Source – network address of the device with which the connection is established;
l Dir – traffic direction (In – incoming messages, Out – outgoing messages);
l Data – message text.

In the top part of the page, there is a filter which permits displaying in the table only those messages which
comply with parameters set in it:
l Connection – name of the connection with which sentences are exchanged (the filter operates by part of
the name);
l Source – network address of the device with which the connection is established;
l Text - text from the Data column;
l Direction – traffic direction (In – incoming messages, Out – outgoing messages);
l Data Format – displayed messages format (Text or Hexadecimal).
After setting all the filtering parameters, press the Apply Filter button to apply the settings you have made.
The table will display messages taking into account the settings you have made.
P450 Error Counter Page
The P450 Error Counter Page page is intended for displaying the errors log for IEC 61162-450 messages
(sentences) exchanged between the BAM and external sources.

Settings Page
The Settings page is intended for setting up the BAM Viewer graphical user interface (GUI).
The Palette group is designed for selecting the screen colour palette to suit the outside illumination:
l Daylight;
l Dusk – night with moon;
l Night – moonless night;
l Night inverted – moonless night (Control panel text inverse colour).
Select the necessary screen colour palette.

The Skin group is designed for selecting the screen graphic presentation:
l Android;
l Black;
l Blue;
l Carbon;
l Gray;
l System.
Select the necessary graphic presentation of the screen.

The Languages group is designed for selecting the GUI language. Select the necessary GUI language (English or
Russian).
The BNWAS Settings group is designed for BNWAS settings (for more detailed description see section
Description of BNWAS, paragraph Work with BNWAS).
The About group is intended for displaying data on the BAM/BNWAS software version.
To exit from the application, press the Exit button in the Exit application group.

Description of CAM Functionality

The purpose of the bridge alert management (BAM) is to enhance the handling, distribution and
presentation of alerts. The BAM harmonizes the priority, classification, handling, distribution and
presentation of alerts, to enable the bridge team to devote full attention to the safe operation of the ship
and to immediately identify any alert situation requiring action to maintain the safe operation of the ship.
Transas BAM features two BAM/BNWAS Servers (Master and Backup) and several BAM Viewers connected to
the BAM Servers by using a proprietary protocol.
The BAM/BNWAS Server collects alerts from all the external devices (Alert Sources) and serves for the alert
classification and management. The BAM Server communicates with the external devices via the following
interfaces:
l Alert dry contact signals (implemented on the basis of the WAGO modules);
l Alert/ack dry contact signals (implemented on the basis of the WAGO modules);
l ALR, ACK, EVE, ACN, ALC, ALF, HBT sentences (implemented on the basis of DCU 6 which communicates
with the BAM Server by using the proprietary protocol, and with external devices - via RS 422 IEC 61162) ;
l ACN, ALC, ALF, HBT, EVE sentences (implemented on the basis of the IEC 61162-450 network protocol);
l ACN, ALC, ALF, HBT, EVE sentences (implemented on the basis of the proprietary format for
communication with the Transas MFD).
The aforementioned protocols serve as the basis for the BAM Server communication with external BNWAS
and VDR by any manufacturers (implemented on the basis of the WAGO modules).

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The BAM and BNWAS internal acoustic and light alerts are implemented on the basis of the Transas Buzzer
and Transas Reset Button connected via the WAGO modules.
Thus set of the BAM/BNWAS Servers, BAM Viewers and interface converters (DCU, WAGO) is Central Alert
Management (CAM).
For CAM-HMI, BAM Viewers installed on different bridge WS’s are used.
The BAM Viewer which serves for presenting alerts as individual alerts or as aggregated alerts, supports the
bridge team in the immediate identification of any abnormal situation, of the source and reason for the
abnormal situation and supports the bridge team in its decisions for the necessary actions to be taken.
The BAM Viewer displays information on the current list of alerts, alert history, BNWAS status information, as
well as the BNWAS user setup.
The BAM Servers setup is performed from the BAM/BNWAS Config application.
Description of Redundancy Concept
The Redundancy Concept is based on the use of two independent networks, two BAM/BNWAS Servers,
several BAM Viewers and interface converters (DCU, WAGO).
The BAM/BNWAS Servers are interconnected via the proprietary protocol, whereas the backup BAM/BNWAS
Server is constantly synchronized with the main BAM/BNWAS Server.
In the case of the Master BAM/BNWAS Server failure, all the BAM Viewers and interface converters switch
automatically to the Backup BAM/BNWAS Server.
Should any of the networks fail, the BAM/BNWAS Servers, all the BAM Viewers and interface converters use
the other network for interaction.

Description of BNWAS
General
The purpose of a bridge navigational watch alarm system (BNWAS) is to monitor bridge activity and detect
operator disability which could lead to marine accidents. The system monitors the awareness of the Officer of
the Watch (OOW) and automatically alerts the Master or another qualified OOW if for any reason the OOW
becomes incapable of performing the OOW's duties. This purpose is achieved by a series of indications and
alarms to alert first the OOW and, if he/she is not responding, then to alert the Master or another qualified
OOW.
Additionally, the BNWAS provides the OOW with a means of calling for immediate assistance, if required.
The principles of displaying alarms and warnings on the BNWAS are described below.
BNWAS Operation Algorithm

Operator Activity
The BNWAS tracks the operator activity on the bridge. After the last operator action (touching the
keyboard/trackball, etc.), the BNWAS is inactive for the dormant period which is set within 3–12 min. At the
end of this dormant period, the BNWAS initiates a display the Bridge Warning indication in the BNWAS panel.
The Reset buttons backlighting also starts flashing.
If the Bridge Warning indication is not acknowledged by the operator within 15 seconds, the Bridge Alarm
indication will be generatedand displayed in the BNWAS panel. The Bridge Alarm audible warning is also
generated on the bridge. This is how the first stage bridge alarm is implemented.
If in the subsequent 15 s the operator fails to acknowledge Bridge Alarm, it will be relayed to the rooms
specified in the Back-up officer table. The Back-up officer indication appears in BNWAS panel, i.e., the second
stage remote audible alarm is implemented.

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If the alarm is not acknowledged at this stage either (for 90 seconds), the alarm is relayed to the locations of
further crew members. The Crew Alarm indication is generated in the BNWAS panel, i.e., the third stage
remote audible alarm is implemented.
Note: In vessels other than passenger vessels, the second or third stage remote audible alarms may sound in all
the above locations at the same time. If the second stage audible alarm is sounded in this way, the third stage
alarm may be omitted.
The reset function by a single operator action (activating a hard-key or soft-key including any necessary
cursor movement) cancels the visual indication and all audible alarms and initiate a further dormant period. If
the reset function is activated before the end of the dormant period, the period shall be re-initiated to run for
its full duration from the time of the reset.
The following tools can be used as the reset device: the Reset button, which should be depressed for at least
2 s, dry contacts or NMEA command (EVE sentence) from external devices (e.g., ARPA), any trackball motion,
any key stroke on the keyboard of any networked WS MFD.
The cause of the Back-up officer alarm generation is shown in the Backup Emergency Reason group. All in all, the
following 4 conditions can be specified:
Name, ID and source of the alarm which triggered off the Back-up
officer alarm
Hardware button
Software button
Timeout

Emergency Call System

The Emergency Call System serves for drawing immediate attention to the operator on the bridge. This
functionality ensures simultaneous activation of the second stage remote audible alarm and further on
algorithm Operator Activity (see previous item).
To turn on the Emergency call, press and hold the hardware “Reset Button” for more than 2 s or press the
Emergency Call button on the BNWAS panel.
In the case of a power failure or if the WS function is turned off, the Emergency Call is available as before.
In the absence of power supply, the Malfunction indicator will be back lighted.
If there is no power at all, the WS will stop operating in 1 minute, and the BNWAS functionality will be limited
to the Emergence Call activation capability. In this case, the Emergency Call alarm will not be produced unless
the button is depressed.
Relaying Alarms
The BAM provides for the internal alarms relay to the BNWAS. The alarms which will be transferred are
selected in the BAM Config application during the setup (see document Multi-Functional Display (v. 3.00.340).
Installation Guide Part I , Chapter 2, section BAM Configuration, paragraph Alerts Page , item 2).
After the generation of such alarm, the External alarm is simultaneously triggered off. After the timeout set in
the BAM Config application, the BNWAS will be enabled. The operation algorithm in this case will be identical
to that involved in the pressing of the Emergency Call button (see above).
Note: If the alarm causing the External alarm generation becomes inactive during the timeout, there will be no
Emergency Call generation.
To acknowledge the External alarm, press the Reset button on the BNWAS panel.
It is also possible to relay the BNWAS alarms and warnings (Bridge Alarm, External alarm and Main Power
Failure) to the external devices via the dry contacts or NMEA interface.

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Work with BNWAS

Run the BAM Viewer application (see section Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System Start/Stop Operations).
Open Settings” page.
By default, dormant period is set at 3 min. Press Edit button to the right of the Dormant period group. Enter
the password.
Press OK button.
Use the input box in the Dormant period group to set the necessary value with the aid of the trackball or
keyboard. To confirm the changes you have made, press the Apply button in the Dormant period group.
The Back-up officer table specified all the locations which the second stage alarm can be relayed to (set during
the installation, see document see document Bridge Alert Management (BAM). Installation Guide , paragraph
BNWAS Params Page , item 7).
Press Edit button to the right of the table. To select/disable the necessary locations, check/uncheck
checkboxes in the right-hand part of the table. It is impossible to disable all locations. If one is selected, the
checkbox will be greyed:
To confirm the changes you have made, press the Apply button to the right of the table.

BNWAS is turned on by default.

To turn off the BNWAS, press the OFF button in the Mode group. Enter the password.
Press OK button.
To turn on the Emergency call, press the button with the same name on the BNWAS panel.
To turn off the Emergency Call, press the Reset button.
Alerts Presentation
Alerts Priorities
Table 1. Announcement state and presentation for emergency alarms
Announcement state Visual indication Audible indication Icon
active Red flashing square. Silent
normal None Silent N/A
Table 2. Announcement presentation of additional icons for some emergency alarms

Icon name Remarks Icon
General emergency alarm Used for summoning passengers to the assembly stations.
To be presented together with the icon .
General emergency alarm Used for summoning the crew to the boat stations..
Fire alarm
Fire-extinguishing pre-discharge alarm

Water ingress detection main alarm


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Table 3. Announcement state and presentation for alarms

Announcement Visual indication Audible indication Icon
state
active – A flashing red triangle. 3 short audible signals that

unacknowledged A symbol of loudspeaker in the middle of the triangle. shall be repeated every 7 s
active – silenced A flashing red triangle. Audible signal silent

A symbol of loudspeaker with a prominent diagonal
line through it in the middle of the triangle.
active – A red triangle. Audible signal silent

acknowledged An exclamation mark in the middle of the triangle.
active - A red triangle. Audible signal silent

responsibility An arrow pointing towards the right in the middle of
transferred the triangle.
rectified – A flashing red triangle. Audible signal silent

unacknowledged A tick mark in the middle of the triangle.
Table 4. Announcement state and presentation for warnings

Announcement Visual indication Audible indication Icon
state
active - A flashing yellowish orange circle. 2 short audible signals and

unacknowledged A symbol of loudspeaker in the middle of the circle. not to be repeated
active - silenced A flashing yellowish orange circle. Audible signal silent

A symbol of loudspeaker with a prominent diagonal line
through it in the middle of the circle.
active - A yellowish orange circle. Audible signal silent

acknowledged An exclamation mark in the middle of the circle.
active - A yellowish orange circle. Audible signal silent

responsibility An arrow pointing towards the right in the middle of the
transferred circle.
rectified - A flashing yellowish orange circle. Audible signal silent

unacknowledged A tick mark in the middle of the circle.

Table 5. Announcement state and presentation for cautions

Announcement state Visual indication Audible indication Icon
active A yellow square. Audible signal silent

An exclamation mark in the middle of the square.
Table 6. Alert management icons – additional qualifiers

Icon name Visual indication Icon
Acknowledge not allowed for alarm A red triangle with a cross in the middle of triangle.
To be presented together with the icons , and .
Acknowledge not allowed for warning A yellowish orange circle with a cross in the middle of circle.
To be presented together with the icons , and .
Table 7. Presentation for alerts history

Alert priority Visual indication Icon
emergency alarm Red
alarm Red
warning Yellowish orange
caution Yellow
Alerts Categories
Alert Visual indication
category
A Alerts for which graphical information at the task station directly assigned to the function generating the
alert is necessary, as decision support for the evaluation the alert related condition
B Alerts where no additional information for decision support is necessary besides the information which
can be presented at the central alert management HMI
C Alerts that cannot be acknowledged on the bridge but for which information is required about the status
and treatment of the alert

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Forecast Ice Charts 71

Logging Functions 104

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MSI Tabular Display 149

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Purpose of the Conning Task 210

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Alerts Window 231

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Alerts Presentation 266

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Printing House Conventions

Setup.exe Messages, commands, files, folders and other Windows OS

<Enter> Keyboard key names

Interface Names of windows, pages, panels

Menu Menu items

Ahead User interface elements and the ECDIS task objects

Note, Warning, Caution Note, Warning, Caution

Auxiliary text Auxiliary text

Cross reference Cross reference

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Chapter 1. ECDIS Task Optional Functions.

Chapter 2. Track Control Mode.

Chapter 3. Conning Task (Navi-Conning 4000).

Chapter 4. Conning Task (Navi-Conning 5000).

Chapter 5. Wave Task.

Chapter 6. BAM Task.

Definitions and Abbreviations

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l BAM - Bridge Alarm Management;

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l BWOL – Bearing to Wheel Over Line;

l CMG – Course Made Good;

l COG – Course Over Ground;

l CPA – Closest Point of Approach;

l CTW – Course Through the Water;

l DWOL – Distance to Wheel Over Line;

l EBL – Electronic Bearing Line;

l ENC – Electronic Navigational Chart;

l GPS – Global Positioning System;

l MFD – Multi Functional Display;

l OOW – Officer of the Watch;

l ROT – Rate of Turn;

l SMG – Speed Made Good;

l SOG – Speed Over Ground;

l STW – Speed Through Water;

l TCS – Track Control System;

l TCPA – Time to Closest Point of Approach;

l UTC – Universal Time Coordinated;

l VRM – Variable Range Marker;

l WGS-84 – World Geodetic Datum;

l WOL – Wheel Over Line;

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Ships Lockage Schedule (Lockage Order Message) 98

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Far Sounder Display Settings 166

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Turn on Outlined button.

All prediction points will be connected to the way.

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