Robertson AP45 Autopilot | Page |
Operation |
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Example:
05° XTE=R 0.02Nm
NAVIGATION
R indicates that the vessel is located to the right of the bearing line, and L indicates to the left of the bearing line.
00° ON TRACK NAVIGATION
05° is the number of degrees course correction relative to initial set course. As the vessel approaches the bearing line, the correction value decreases and when the vessel is on track, the information display shows:
Note!
The display may show X number of degrees course correction even if it says “ON
TRACK”.
5.As the vessel gets within the arrival circle set on the navigational receiver, or as the vessel passes the perpendicular line to the waypoint, the receiver transmits a "data not valid" signal to the autopilot. An alarm will then activate and the course to steer will no longer be updated.
To proceed to the next waypoint, the procedure should be repeated from step 2 onwards.
Procedure:
•Reset the alarm on the autopilot and navigational receiver.
•Select “AUTOPILOT” mode on the autopilot
•Use Course Change knob/buttons on the autopilot to set the new course given by the Nav. receiver.
•Press “NAV”
NOTE!
Navigational steering is a slow acting process and the vessel normally follows the bearing line with a deviation of ±0.02 - 0.03
05° XTE = R0.02NM
WAYPOINT 1 | NAVIGATION | |
INFO DISPLAY | ||
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L LEFT |
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R RIGHT | BEARING LINE | |
05° | ||
XTE= R0.02NM | ||
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WAYPOINT 2
RESET | ALARM | POOR NAVDATA |
| CHANGE MODE | |
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| INFO DISPLAY |
WAYPOINT 3
00° ON TRACK NAVIGATION
INFO DISPLAY
NAV.RECEIVER
ALARM
Simrad Robertson AS
Egersund - Norway
