User's Manual

ED 3100 G 140 / 04 (2011-11)
Operating Instructions
C-1 Voyage Planning
C VOYAGE PLANNING & MONITORING.fm
C-11
NACOS Platinum
Open an existing route
Mark a route name by clicking on it and then click Open Route, or click on the name in the list and
then open the context menu and click on Open Route.
A route loaded on the MFD can display its waypoints and additional data as a list. For this purpose click
with MORE on the route name and select Waypoint List from the context menu.
If you switch on the waypoint list on the radar, the PPI area will partly be covered by the list. Be aware
that hereby the radar is displayed in a non-approved operating mode. It is therefore recommended to
perform the route plannuing on the ECDIS or on the radar.
Its data is then displayed in the lower part of the application area in form of a waypoint list. The route
is displayed graphically in the application area if the the route is part of the displayed chart area.
Fig. C / 6 Display of Route Data
When you close the Route Tab (i.e. the waypoint list) by a click on the symbol also its display on
the PPI/Chart area will be deleted.
If you want to use the existing route without modification, you must check the route with the existing
system settings before it can be activated as the System Route (See Check Route / System Route.)
Create a new route
In the Name list window right-click in a free space to open the
context menu and click on New Route.
You are then prompted to enter a route name; afterwards the first
waypoint named Initial waypoint appears in the center of the
screen or on the current ship´s position if the ship is centered.
At the same time, you can select Waypoint List from the context
menu so that the Route List window appears in the lower part of the
application area.
Route list
Waypoint list