Man Overboard (MOB) Navigation

As soon as you know that you have a man overboard (MOB), you should activate MOB navigation to maximize the chances for a successful rescue. MOB navigation allows you to create an MOB waypoint to locate the point at which your man went overboard and the relation of the boat to that point.

Activate MOB navigation: Press and hold the GOTO key for more than 1.5 seconds to activate the Man Overboard (MOB) function.

When MOB is activated, a MOB waypoint is created at the boat's current position, regardless of whether the chart cursor is active or not. The MOB waypoint has a large, distinctive icon. Once MOB is activated, any current navigation will be cancelled and the current route will be discarded without user notification. MOB navigation will begin immediately, and the MOB View will show the following:

•The view will switch to the Chart View, and the elapsed time since MOB was activated will be displayed.

•A line will be drawn from the boat's current position to the MOB waypoint, and the MOB waypoint will be targeted.

•The latitude/longitude position of the MOB waypoint will be displayed in an additional information box.

Cancel MOB Navigation: From the Navigation X-Press™ Menu, select Cancel MOB, and press the RIGHT Cursor key. Canceling MOB navigation removes the route and any waypoints created using the GOTO key but does not remove any saved routes from memory.

MOB Navigation

 

 

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Position where man fell overboard

Target surrounding MOB waypoint

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Elapsed time since MOB was activated

MOB waypoint

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It is not possible to re-activate MOB or modify the current route without first canceling MOB navigation. The Off Course trigger is also disabled and the Off Course Alarm circle is not drawn. Any press of the GOTO key, or selection of a GOTO menu option, will cause an error beep and a short message will be displayed that will disappear after 2 seconds.

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Introduction to Navigation - MOB