User's Manual

Table Of Contents
ED 3100 G 110 / 02 (2011-10)
Operating Instructions
A-1 General Information
A RADAR.fm / 10.11.11
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NACOS Platinum
1.2 Current IHO Standards / Regulatory Approvals
According to the international convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) chapter V radar equip-
ment is classified into three categories depending of the size of the ship. The RADAR Platinum series is
approved for the highest two categories CAT 1 and CAT 2. The table below provides a summary of capa-
bilities and differences for both categories as implemented in this radar series.
Table A / 2 Categories of RADAR
If the CHARTRADAR option is installed, above categories are extended with the suffix C as follows:
Category of ship/craft
CAT 2
1)
1)
Earlier classified as 12" radar
CAT 1
2)
2)
Earlier classified as 16" radar
Size of ship/craft
500 gt to <10000gt
All ships/craft
10000 gt
Minimum operational display area diameter
250 mm 320 mm
Minimum display area
270 mm x 270 mm 340 mm x 340 mm
Usually used monitor for Platinum 22’’ TFT 26’’ TFT
Auto acquisition of targets
Yes Yes
ARPA target capacity
40 40
Activated AIS target capacity
40 40
Sleeping AIS target capacity
200 200
Trial manoeuvre
Yes Yes
With 22” TFT monitor: CAT 2 C
With 26” TFT monitor: CAT 1 C
The NACOS Platinum and especially the RADARPILOT Platinum is not yet approved for High
Speed Crafts (HSC)