User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- GENERAL
- 1 About these Operating Instructions
- 2 Safety Precautions
- 3 NACOS Platinum System Description
- 4 Multi Function Display
- 5 NACOS Platinum Graphical User Interface
- QUICK START GUIDE
- MAIN APPLICATIONS
- RADAR
- 1 General Information
- 1.1 RADAR Safety
- 1.2 Current IHO Standards / Regulatory Approvals
- 1.3 System Structure and Installation
- 1.4 Basics / Evaluation of the RADAR Video
- 1.4.1 Basics of the Evaluation of RADAR Video in Platinum Series
- 1.4.2 Achievable RADAR Range
- 1.4.3 Distortions of the RADAR Video
- 1.4.4 Undesirable Echo Displays and Effects
- 1.4.5 RADAR Setting for the Display of Racon Codes
- 1.4.6 RADAR Settings for Target Enhancer Detection
- 1.4.7 RADAR Setting for SART Detection (X-Band only)
- 1.4.8 Transmission formats
- 1.5 Basic setting of the RADAR Video
- 1.6 RADAR Accuracy
- 2 The RADAR Keyboard
- 3 An Overview of the Screen
- 4 RADAR Application Area
- 5 RADAR Sidebar - Permanent Area
- 6 RADAR Sidebar - Non-Permanent Area
- 7 Target Handling
- 7.1 Overview
- 7.2 Manual Target Acquisition
- 7.3 Manual Target Selection
- 7.4 Automatic Target Acquisition
- 7.5 Settings for Dangerous Targets
- 7.6 Settings for Acquisition/Guard Zones
- 7.7 Target Fusion
- 7.8 Deletion and Loss of Targets
- 7.9 Critical Target
- 7.10 Target List
- 7.11 Target Display
- 7.12 Trial Manoeuvre
- 7.13 Reference Target Tracking
- 7.14 ARPA Training
- 7.15 ARPA Malfunctions
- 7.16 AIS Malfunctions
- 8 User Symbols
- 9 CHARTRADAR (optional)
- 9.1 Overview
- 9.2 Basic Adjustments
- 9.3 Selecting the Objects to be Displayed in the Vector Chart
- 9.3.1 Overview
- 9.3.2 Categories of Display Groups
- 9.3.3 Select a Category
- 9.3.4 Select the Primary Chart Information Set (PCIS)
- 9.3.5 Indication of Category in the Status Line
- 9.3.6 Defining the Symbol Presentation
- 9.3.7 Setting the Display of Text Labels
- 9.3.8 Switch on Additional Information
- 9.3.9 Switch on Conditionally Displayed Features
- 9.4 CHARTRADAR Application Area
- 9.5 Application Area Context Menu
- 9.6 Setting the Depths Lines to be Displayed in the Vector Chart
- 9.7 Setting the Own Ship’s Draft
- 9.8 Activating the Chart Monitoring
- 9.9 Setting the Look-Ahead Sector
- 9.10 Chart Maintenance
- 9.11 Main Differences between CHARTRADAR and Full ECDISPILOT
- 1 General Information
- VOYAGE PLANNING AND MONITORING
- 1 Voyage Planning
- 1.1 Generation of Routes
- 1.1.1 General Information about Pre-planned Tracks
- 1.1.2 Generation, Handling and Administration of the Routes
- 1.1.3 Route Display Settings
- 1.1.4 Route Editing - Graphical
- 1.1.5 Route Editing - Text Mode
- 1.1.6 Details of the Waypoint Data
- 1.1.7 Checking of Routes
- 1.1.8 Completing the Generation of the Route
- 1.1.9 Import / Export Routes
- 1.1 Generation of Routes
- 2 Chart and Route Monitoring
- 1 Voyage Planning
- CONNING
- SENSORS
- OPTIONAL APPLICATIONS
- MAINTENANCE
- 1 Performance Monitor
- 2 Data Maintenance of the Electronic Charts
- 2.1 General
- 2.2 Starting Chart Maintenance
- 2.3 Chart Maintenance Application Area
- 2.4 Update of Charts from Media
- 2.5 Messages during Chart Update
- 2.6 Display Charts which are on a Media or a MFD (workstation)
- 2.7 Maintenance of Charts on your MFD (workstation)
- 2.8 Display Expander
- 2.9 Backup/Restore of Map Data
- 3 Manual ENC Update Editor
- 4 Hardware Maintenance
- 5 SW Version and Updates
- ALARMS
- LISTS AND INDEXES
- DOCUMENT HISTORY
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Operating Instructions
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NACOS Platinum
About Speed Sensors
Speed sensors are treated as part of the CCRS. (See chapter III - 2.1 on page III-16 for details). This
means that the indicated speed data and the speed vector dispayed in the PPI/chart area are valid for
the CCRP sected under "CCRP" on page III-28
There may be several speed sensors connected to the system. One of them is chosen by the system on
startup. In the case of speed sensors which transfer the longitudinal speed only, the drift and set can
be entered manually, because those devices cannot detect the effect of leewayand current. As an alter-
native to selection of a speed sensor, it is also possible to input the speed manually, if necessary. If fixed
ARPA targets are available, the speed can also be determined by Reference Target Tracking. See
chapter 7.13 on page A-78 for details.
☞ The speed sensors also include position sensors which transfer not only the position but also the
speed and course made good. Compared to the present-day state of the art, they generally do not
meet the IMO Performance Standards for SDME (Speed and Distance Measuring Equipment, IMO
resolution MSC.96(72). Therefore, they might not be configured in the system, and so it might not
be possible to select them for speed input.
Two different values for the speed of the ship are displayed:
- STW: Speed through Water
Only the longitunial speed (i.e. the speed in ship´s direction) is indicated behind STW. An arrowhead
describes the ahead or astern velocity. The speed through water results in a speed vector described
by CTW, STW. The speed through water often is not equal to the speed over ground, set and drift
may influence the measurement. Speed logs for waterspeed (single axis log) often do only measure
the longitudinal speed, i.e. the speed mainly produced by the propulsion of the ship. In this case
the CTW is equivalent to the actual heading.
The resulting velocity is also indicated as a CTW/STW vector on the HMI and graphically in the PPI/
chart area.
- SOG: Speed over Ground
The speed over ground is the most accurate and best way to determine the ship´s speed. It is often
measured by two-axis logs, doppler-logs or alternatively by position sensors which calculate the
ship´s speed from the difference of positions and the time elapsed while sailing.
The resulting velocity is indicated as a COG/SOG vector on the HMI and graphically in the PPI/chart
area.
It must be ensured that an approved SDME (Speed and Distance Measuring
Equipment) is connected, that means that all speed sensors must accord to IEC
62388 (2007) and to IMO resolution MSC.96(72).