User's Manual

Synapsis Radar
with Nautoscan NX Pedestal
Operator Manual
Edition July 2015
2-155
4265.DOC020102
AIS Target
Symbol
Description of symbols
AIS aids to
navigation –
Physical
Physical AIS aids to navigation
(ATON) shall be presented as an
open diamond. The sides
of the diamond shall be not more
than 6 mm in length.
The diamond shall be drawn using
a thin solid line style.
The basic color for an ”on position”
AIS ATON is defined as the
normal color for AIS ATON
symbols.
The basic color for the diamond of
an ”off position”
AIS ATONN is yellow, it shall be
drawn using thick solid line style
and when used against light
background it shall include a black
one pixel outline to improve
readability.
If available, on Radar display AIS
AtoN shall be drawn indicating the
purpose of the AIS AtoN.
On display containing an
underlying chart AIS AtoN shall be
drawn without indication of
purpose unless the object is
selected in which case, if
available, the symbol is drawn
indicating the purpose of the AIS
AtoN. Purpose symbol
shall be drawn using a thin solid
line style and shall be the same
basic colour as the AIS
AtoN symbol. The height of the
purpose symbol shall be not more
than 5 mm in length.
AIS AtoN shall indicate off position
of floating aid with yellow text “Off
Posn”. AIS AtoN shall indicate
failure of light with yellow text
“Unlit”.
AIS AtoN shall indicate failure of
Racon with yellow text “Racon
err”. When used against light
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