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

1.Place the cursor on an AIS target symbol.

2.Plotter display: Press the ENTER knob.

Radar display: Press D: TARGET INFO.

Activated target selected for data display

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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Furuno GD-1920C-BB, 1954C-BB, 1964C-BB Activating Targets, Displaying Target Data, Plotter display Press the Enter knob