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APPENDIX 6 SYMBOLS
The pages following list the symbols which can be displayed on your radar.
General radar symbols
(on power switch)
Power Symbol
Own Ship Marker. Appears at the CCRP location as either a
scaled symbol (left figure) or minimized symbol (right figure).
Own Ship Marker. (Shown for B/W-types with Radar Plotter
functionality only).
Antenna mark. Indicates the location of your antenna and
appears only when ship symbol is scaled.
MOB (Man Over Board) Mark
Origin Marks
Used to mark any prominent target or a point of particular
interest. When entered, the distance and bearing from the
cursor position to the mark appear at the bottom of the screen.
Waypoint Mark
Used to indicate a start point, turn point or destination point.
Fixed Range Rings. Appear with the CCRP location as the
center and allow you to estimate range.
Variable Range Markers. Appear with the CCRP as the center*
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and allow for range measurement. The dashed line length for
each VRM is different.
VRM 2
VRM 1
Cursor. Indicates the cursor location.
Barge Icon. Inidcates the barge localtion.
Drop Mark. Appears at the location a drop mark is entered. Range
and bearing from OS to the drop mark appear on-screen.
Symbol/Icon
Name/Meaning
Electronic Bearing Lines. Indicate bearing. Shown as a dashed
line with different line length from the heading line and eachoth-
er. The small line that intersects the EBL is the EBRL, used for
measuring range.
Chart status (A/B/W-types with Radar Plotter functionality only)
Left: Chart scale displayed correctly;
Center: Chart scale displayed incorrectly;
Right: There is no chart file.
Heading line. Appears at the CCRP location and indicates your
current heading.
Stern line. Appears at the CCRP location and indicates your
current stern direction.
EBL1
EBRL markers (range)
EBL2
North mark. Indicates the NORTH direction. Appears a thin
dotted line at the edge of the operational display area.
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MOB
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