Operator's Manual

APPENDIX 3 DIGITAL INTERFACE
AP-29
EVE - General event message
HTC - Heading/Track control command
VSD - UAIS Voyage static data
$ **EVE,hhmmss.ss,c--c,c--c*hh <CR><LF>
1 2 3
1. Event time (000000.00 - 235960.99)
2. Tag code used for identification of source of event (RA0001 - RA0010, EI0001 - EI0016,
IN0001 - IN0016, II0001 - II0016)
3. Event description (OPERATION)
$**HTC,A,x.x,a,a,a,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,x.x,a,a*hh<CR><LF>
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13 14
1. Override, A = in use, V = not in use
2. Commanded rudder angle, degrees
3. Commanded rudder direction, L/R = port/starboard
4. Selected steering mode
5. Turn mode R = radius controlled
T = turn rate controlled
N = turn is not controlled
6. Commanded rudder limit, degrees (unsigned)
7. Commanded off-heading limit, degrees (unsigned)
8. Commanded radius of turn for heading changes, n.miles
9. Commanded rate of turn to heading changes, deg/min
10. Commanded heading-to-steer, degrees
11. Commanded off-track limit, n.miles (unsigned)
12. Commanded track, degrees
13. Heading reference in use, T/M
14. Sentence status
$**VSD,x.x,x.x,x.x,c--c,hhmmss.ss,xx,xx,x.x,x.x*hh<CR><LF>
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1. Type of ship and cargo category (0 - 255)
2. Maximum present static draught (0 to 25.5 meters, null)
3. Persons on-board (0 - 8191, null)
4. Destination (1 - 20 characters, null)
5. Estimated UTC of arrival at destination (000000.00 - 235959.99)
6. Estimated day of arrival at destination (00 to 31(UTC))
7. Estimated month of arrival at destination (00 to 12(UTC))
8. Navigational status (0 - 15, null)
9. Regional application flags (0 - 15)