Chapter 7 - Creating Avoidance Points
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4. Use the
KEYPAD
to enter the new avoidance point’s name
(or use the default name,
W0000
, which automatically
names these avoidance points sequentially from
W0001
up to
W9999
)
. You can use any characters on the
KEYPAD
. The name can be from one to nine characters
long, and must be unique. To select a radius for this
avoidance point, after you’ve finished storing its
coordinates here on the
CHART
screen, go to the
AVOIDANCE POINTS
screen and edit the avoidance point.
5. Press the
MAKE NEW AVOID
key (or press the
RETURN
key to cancel).
The new avoidance point is stored and the
CHART
screen
appears, showing the navigation information about this
new avoidance point in the
CURSOR INFO BAR
.
To return to your vessel’s position, press the
VESSEL
key.
Creating a new
avoidance point at
the avoidance
points screen
(entering
coordinates)
To add a new avoidance point at the
AVOIDANCE POINTS
screen:
1. At the
AVOIDANCE POINTS
screen, press the
NEW AVOID
key.
A blank line is created just above the currently selected
avoidance point, and the flashing cursor goes to the
NAME
field. Your present position, if known, is already
inserted into the
LATITUDE
and
LONGITUDE
fields (or
GRI
,
TD#1
and
TD#2
, if displayed).
2. Use the
KEYPAD
to enter a name for the new avoidance
point.
3. Press the
CURSOR PAD
left or right to move to the other
fields—
RAD
,
DISTANCE
,
BRG
, and
LATITUDE
and
LONGITUDE
or
GRI
,
TD#1
and
TD#2,
using the
KEYPAD
to change the values. Enter coordinates as either distance
and bearing from your present position, or else as latitude
or longitude (or loran coordinates). Whichever you enter,
the other numbers are automatically calculated. You can
enter data in any order into new avoidance point
fields—just press the
CURSOR PAD
left or right to
highlight a particular field. If you make a mistake during
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