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5.11.3 MOBILARM PTX
PTX is the personal transponder device that is worn by the crew. If a PTX is
disconnected from the system a man over-board alarm is raised. So a MOB Waypoint appears
on the chart plotter display. In the following for brevity this MOB Waypoint position is
called PTX.
Warning!
Activating navigation to PTX pay attention and don't get too near the man-overboard (don't knock the man down!).
5.11.3.1 PTX is received
When a PTX has beeen received, the PTX data are saved on the chart plotter
memory and the PTX icon appears on the map:
Fig. 5.11.3.1 - PTX icon
All menus and/or pages are closed and the chart is centered on the PTX received
position. The Audible Alarm starts beeping and a pop-up warning window appears to notify
that a PTX has been received:
MOBILARM
33°27.090N
220°34.020W
Id Time
000001A0
10:16:29 PM
Fig. 5.11.3.2 - Example of PTX warning message
It is possible to navigate to the received PTX (see Par. 5.11.4.2) and open the
MOBILARM PTX List Page (see Par. 5.11.4.3). Both Goto and List functions also mute the
Audible Alarm.
Note
The List function is active if more than one PTX is store.
5.11.3.2 PTX is received again
When PTX has beeen received again, it is already present on the chart plotter
memory.
If the received PTX is NOT the active one, the user must confirmed to navigate to it.