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Data sentences

Input sentences

BWC - Bearing and distance to waypoint

$--BWC, hhmmss.ss, llll.ll, a yyyyy.yy, a, x.x, T, x.x, M, x.x, N, c--c, a*hh<CR><LF>

Checksum Mode indicator (see note 1)

Waypoint ID* Distance, nautical miles

Bearing, degrees magnetic* Bearing, degrees true

Waypoint longitude, E/W* Waypoint latitude, N/S*

UTC of observation*

*: Not used

NOTE 1: Positioning system Mode indicator:

A = Autonomous

D = Differential

E = Estimated (dead reckoning)

M = Manual input

S = Simulator

N = Data not valid

The Mode indicator field shall not be a null field.

AP-18