User's Manual

NACOS Platinum
ED 3100 G 140 / 04 (2011-11)
Operating Instructions
C-1 Voyage Planning
C VOYAGE PLANNING & MONITORING.fm
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1.1.5 Route Editing - Text Mode
All inputs for route planning can also be made in text mode, i.e. directly by alphanumeric inputs into the
lines and columns of the Waypoint List and the Route List.
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As in the graphic edit mode only the waypoint positions are put into the dataset, in any case all other
additions to the route data must be made in text mode.
Direct entry of data into the waypoint list enables to create a route off-screen, for example in order to
take over a route documented as a list of waypoint positions (LAT / LON data) on a sheet of paper.
☞ If you want to see the loaded or to be edited route on the screen you must switch to ECDIS in
Browse mode and select the respective chart area where the route is located.
Under > Tools > Route create a new route or open an existing route to see the text window of the
route to be worked on in the lower part of the application area.
For this purpose click with MORE on the route name in the Route Explorer and select Waypoint List
in the context menu.
Operating functions in the Waypoint List (Overview)
Selection of a waypoint can be done with a DO click in the waypoint list line by line. In this case the
selected line is shaded blue and in the context menu (click with MORE on the line) the following entries
are provided:
Fig. C / 7 Route Editing - Context Menu
Double clicking on a line in the waypoint list is equivalent to Go to Waypoint in the context menu
and centers the screen in ECDIS / Browse mode to the position of the selected waypoint.
In this way you can jump from waypoint location to waypoint location (i.e. step along the pre-planned
track).
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Working in the lists is comparable to many commonly used spreadsheet programs; a click into a selected data
cell allows to enter numeric (radius and other parameters) or alphanumeric data (names and notes) within certain
limits.
These limits (for example min. and max. radius) are partly depending on configuration data made on
service level.
Go to Waypoint Ctrl + G
Corresponds to a double click in the line, see below.
Insert Before
As described in the chapters beforeInsert After
Delete Waypoint
Reverse Order Can reverse the sequence of waypoints (i.e. the sailing direction)
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The reversed route should be saved under a different name or even a different catalog. Be sure to check
if the waypoint locations can be used unchanged in order to avoid wrong traffic separation zones or sailing
against the recommended sailing direction, etc.!
Copy Waypoint Ctrl + C
Copies all data of the selected waypoint to a temporary buffer
Paste Waypoint Ctrl + V
Copies the data in the buffer before the selected waypoint.
The selected waypoint is shifted one line down.