User's Manual

Synapsis Radar
with Nautoscan NX Pedestal
Operator Manual
Edition Sep 2015
2-155
4265.DOC020102
AIS Target
Symbol
Description of symbols
AIS aids to
navigation –
Physical
Physical AIS aids to navigation
(ATON) shall be presented as an
open diamond. The sides of the
diamond shall be not more than 6
mm in length.
The diamond shall be drawn using
a thin solid line style.
The basic color for an ”on position”
AIS ATON is defined as the
normal color for AIS ATON
symbols.
The basic color for the diamond of
an ”off position” AIS ATONN is
yellow, it shall be drawn using
thick solid line style and when
used against light background it
shall include a black one pixel
outline to improve readability.
If available, on Radar display AIS
AtoN shall be drawn indicating the
purpose of the AIS AtoN.
On display containing an
underlying chart AIS AtoN shall be
drawn without indication of
purpose unless the object is
selected in which case, if
available, the symbol is drawn
indicating the purpose of the AIS
AtoN. Purpose symbol shall be
drawn using a thin solid line style
and shall be the same basic colour
as the AIS AtoN symbol. The
height of the purpose symbol shall
be not more than 5 mm in length.
AIS AtoN shall indicate off position
of floating aid with yellow text “Off
Posn”. AIS AtoN shall indicate
failure of light with yellow text
“Unlit”.
AIS AtoN shall indicate failure of
Racon with yellow text “Racon
err”. When used against light
background the yellow text may
include a black one pixel outline to
improve readability.