10.8 Viewing AIS target information

You can display information relating to individual AIS targets.

When a target is highlighted with the cursor, the softkeys change to allow you to select the following options:

AIS vectors.

AIS safety critical data.

AIS list.

Full AIS data.

AIS target symbols

Your multifunction display shows a range of symbols to represent the different types of AIS target.

Target type

Description

Symbol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transmitting target

Target not activated,

 

 

 

 

 

 

dangerous or lost.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Target is moving or at

 

 

 

 

 

 

anchor.

 

 

 

 

 

Activated target

Target activated —

 

 

 

 

 

 

that is, AIS vector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed. Vector

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

line (optional) shows

 

 

 

 

 

 

predicted distance

 

 

 

 

 

 

travelled within a given

 

 

 

 

 

 

time.

 

 

 

 

 

Selected target

Target selected with

 

 

 

 

 

 

cursor. Can activate the

 

 

 

 

 

 

target and view detailed

 

 

 

 

 

 

data.

 

 

 

 

 

Target type

Description

Symbol

Dangerous target

Targets within specified

 

 

 

 

distance (CPA) or time

 

 

 

 

(TCPA). Dangerous

 

 

 

 

target alarm sounds if

 

 

 

 

enabled. Target flashes.

 

 

 

Uncertain target

Calculated CPA/TCPA

 

 

 

 

value uncertain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lost target

When signal of

 

 

 

 

dangerous target not

 

 

 

 

received for 20 seconds.

 

 

 

 

Target in latest predicted

 

 

 

 

position. Alarms sounds

 

 

 

 

if enabled. Target

 

 

 

 

flashes.

 

 

 

Buddy target

Target has previously

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

been added to the Buddy

 

 

 

 

List.

 

 

 

Displaying detailed AIS target information

In the chart or radar application:

1.If the chart page is displayed, press the AIS OPTIONS softkey (or RADAR AND AIS softkey if Radar Overlay is ON).

2.Press the TARGET TRACKING softkey.

3.Press the AIS LIST softkey.

4.Press the VIEW FULL AIS DATA softkey.

Note: You can also display full AIS information by moving the cursor over the relevant target in the chart or radar pages, and pressing the VIEW FULL AIS DATA softkey.

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Raymarine C140w, C90w manual Viewing AIS target information, AIS target symbols, Displaying detailed AIS target information