NorthStar Navigation EXPLORER 657 Tides window, Choosing the date of the tide chart

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The tides window is available on C-MAP charts. The tides window shows tide information at a tide station for the selected date.

Note: The tides window requires the local time offset to be set to work correctly (see section 17-13)

To show the tides window for the tide station

nearest to the boat, press , select More, then select Tides.

To go to the tides window for any tide station:

1From the chart window, press and select Find.

2 Select Tide stations.

3A list of tide stations are displayed. Select the tide station to display. The chart redraws with the tide station centred.

4Press and select Chart info.

5 Select Tide height.

Choosing the date of the tide chart

1Press .

2Select Today, Next day or Prev day.

To choose a different date from these, select

Set date, edit the date,

press .

The tides window shows data for the chosen date

A			N
B
			K
	E		G
D		F	D
C			L
H			I
J			M

CAUTION

The tides window requires the local time offset to be set to work correctly (see section 17-13)

ATide station name and distance from boat B Current time and chosen date for display C Tide chart

D Night E Dawn F Day G Dusk

H Tide height

ITime cursor, a vertical dotted line. Press or to move cursor sideways

JTime of cursor and tide height at that time K Data for the chosen date

L Tide height cursor, a horizontal dotted line. Press or to move cursor up and down.

M Height of cursor on the tide chart

NMoon phase for moon at the current time on the chosen date

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