5. AIS OPERATION

5.4Activating Targets

Use the trackball to place the cursor on the sleeping AIS target (indicates only the presence of a vessel equipped with AIS in a certain location) you wish to activate; that is, know more about a vessel’s motion.

SOG and COG vector

*1 Turning direction

Heading line*2

Activated target

*1: Vector shows STW (speed thru water) and CSE (course) when water tracking mode is selected at the radar.

*2: If there is no heading data, the line points in direction of COG.

5.5Displaying Target Data

Plotter display: Place the cursor on an AIS target symbol.

Radar display: Place the cursor on an AIS target symbol. Press the TARGET soft key then the TARGET INFO soft key.

Activated target selected for data display (radar display only)

MMSI No.

 

MMSI 123456789

 

Ship's Name

 

 

NAME QUEEN ELIZABETH

 

 

Course over Ground*, Speed over Ground#

 

COG 359° SOG 23.2kt

 

CPA and TCPA

 

 

CPA 2nm TCPA 12:35

 

 

Bearing, Range

 

BRG 359.4 RNG 10.8nm

 

Beam, Length

 

 

BEAM 32m LENGTH 294m

 

 

* = CSE (course) when water tracking mode is selected at radar.

#= STW (speed thru water) when water tracking mode is selected at radar.

AIS target data display

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