Reference Manual

For TECDIS 4.8.3

Version 4.00 - EN
Introduction
This user manual is intended to give you a basis for using the vessels TECDIS-unit in accordance
with good maritime navigation customs and the governing rules and regulations.
We recomment that all users of TECDIS attend an IMO-approved ECDIS course for use of the
software. For more information about TECDIS type-specific training and ECDIS-training in
general, please contact Furuno Norway.

Navigating the user manual

The user manual is divided into:
l A main section with 7 chapters explaining the different functions and menu choices
TECDIShas
l 6 appendixes that outline different use-scenarios, optional add-on functionality and the
TECDIS Setup software. This is also where you will find the terminology section and the
document revision history.

Textboxes
This user manual uses two textboxes for special information:

NOTE: The red box gives important information/alerts on correct use

TIP: The blue box gives tips and advice for advanced use

Help and support

To find out more on how to use your TECDIS you can:
l contact your local Furuno Norway dealer
l contact Furuno Norway directly
l download the latest version of the TECDIS documentation on our (Telko AS) website:
http://telko.no/site/Support/TECDIS

An overview of Furuno Norway's dealer network can be found on the following website:
http://www.furuno.no/en/index.php/forhandlere
An overview of the employees at Furuno Norway and their contact information can be found
on the following website: http://www.furuno.no/en/index.php/kontakt

Reservations
The TECDIS -system and its navigational aid software, including electronic chart display and
automatic navigation and track control system, is an aid in safe maritime navigation.
All such maritime navigation aids are subject to certain inaccuracies and deviations that, if
used carelessly, can result in maritime accidents or events, which could be followed by the
loss of lives, vessels and cargo, and by environmental damage.
Hence the navigator should not account solely on one single navigation aid (including the
TECDISsystem) for safe navigating of the vessel.

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The sensible navigator will collect navigation information from several sources, cross-checking
all information for any possible flaws or deviations, when deciding the vessel position, course,
speed and planned route.

Software compliance with current standards

TECDIS comply with the following standards or other normative documents:

TECDIS version 4.8.3 and higher:

l Marine Equipment Directive, Module B (MED-B)
l IMO Resolution MSC.232(82)
l IMO Resolution MSC.191(79)
l IMO Resolution A.694(17)

TECDIS version 4.7.1 and higher:

l Marine Equipment Directive, Module B (MED-B)
l IMO Resolution MSC.232(82)
l IMO Resolution MSC.191(79)
l IMO Resolution MSC.74(69) Annex 2
l IMO Resolution A.694(17)

TECDIS version 4.6.0 to 4.7.0:

l Marine Equipment Directive, Module B (MED-B)
l IMO Resolution MSC.74(69) Annex 2
l IMO Resolution A.817(19) as amended by MSC.64(67) Annex 5 and by MSC.86/70)
Annex 4
l IMO Resolution A.694(17)
For a current list of software versions, compliance with standards and instructions for
updating TECDIS software, to comply with new standards and regulations, refer to the
following web page:
http://www.telko.no/site/support/tecdis/compliance

Compliance of the manual

This version of the Reference manual is published together with TECDIS software version
4.8.3.00
If you are currently using an earlier version of TECDIS, we recommend that you update this to
version 4.8.3.00.
If you are using a newer version of TECDIS than 4.8.3.00, then we recommend that you
download our latest User Guide, Reference manual and feature guides release since this
manual was released, for information on deviating functionality.

Download newer versions of the TECDIS User Guide, TECDIS Reference Manual and
the TECDIS Feature Guides from http://telko.no/site/support/TECDIS

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Table of contents 3.4.3:Chart zooming with manual scaling 27
3.4.4:Zooming without changing chart scale 27
Navigating the user manual 2 3.4.5:NB! Overscale and underscale 27
Help and support 2 0.2Chart notices 28
Reservations 2 3.4.6:List of chart notices 28
Software compliance with current standards 3 3.5:Default user settings 30
Compliance of the manual 3 3.5.1:Changes controlled by the Default func-
tion 30
Chapter 1:TECDIS at a glance 8
3.6:Chart presentation 33
Chapter 1:TECDIS at a glance 8
3.6.1:Identifying the different display modes 33
1.1:The ECDIS system 9
3.6.2:Standard presentation mode (STD) 33
0.1Charts at a glance 9
3.6.3:User defined presentation mode (USER) 33
1.1.1:Positions / Chart Datum 10
3.6.4:Full hazards display 34
1.1.2:About Chart Databases and Simplified ENC
Distribution 11 3.7:Chart symbols - own objects 36
Chapter 2:The basics 12 3.7.1:MOB symbol / eventmarker 36
2.1:Keyboard and trackball/mouse 13 3.7.2:Opening the symbol menu 36
2.1.1:Trackball/mouse 13 3.7.3:Add new, modify or delete symbol
(objects) 38
2.1.2:Keyboard 13
3.7.4:Add new, modify or delete custom lines /
2.1.3:Other peripherals 14
areas 40
2.2:Navigating menus and tools 15
3.8:Chart symbols - IHO Presentation library 42
2.2.1:Chart panning/centering 15
Chapter 4:Navigation 43
2.2.2:Zooming in the chart 15
4.1:Route planning 44
2.2.3:Activating functions/tools 15
4.1.1:An introduction 44
2.2.4:Dropdown menus 15
4.1.2:Starting the route planning tool 44
2.2.5:Popup windows 15
4.1.3:Draw a route directly in the charts 45
2.3:The TECDIS screen 16
4.1.4:Activating the selected route 47
2.3.1:Parts of the screen 16
4.1.5:Automatic route generation with C-Routes48
2.3.2:Screen light setting: Day - dusk - night 16
4.1.6:Search and Rescue - SAR 51
2.3.3:Own vessel position 16
4.1.7:Primary and secondary routes 52
2.3.4:The information panel 18
4.1.8:Route organizer 52
2.3.5:The main toolbar 21
4.1.9:Delete selected route 54
Chapter 3:The chart view 22
4.1.10:Voyage planner 55
3.1:Moving around in the chart 23
4.1.11:Saving and exporting a route list 57
3.1.1:Chart panning 23
4.1.12:Extending a route 57
3.1.2:Set chart center - visually 23
4.1.13:Modify waypoints directly in the charts 57
3.1.3:Set chart center - enter position 23
4.1.14:Merge routes 57
3.2:Chart orientation 24
4.1.15:Copy selected route 58
3.3:Automatic Chart Centering 25
4.1.16:Great circle route 58
3.4:Chart scale 26
4.1.17:Add index lines 59
3.4.1:Chart zooming - automatic scaling 26
4.1.18:Sight lines 60
3.4.2:Automatic zooming during route sailing 26
 4.1.19:Undo the last route modification 60 5.4.1:Displaying AIS information from other ves-
4.2:Route navigation 61 sels 89

4.2.1:Navigation information 61 5.4.2:Overlapping, repeating or associated tar-

gets 90
4.2.2:Larger CTS values 62
5.4.3:Aids to Navigation 91
4.2.3:Route name text field 62
5.4.4:Displaying AIS information from own ves-
4.2.4:Calculation of the voyage duration 62
sel 92
4.2.5:Primary and secondary routes 63
5.4.5:AIS messages - broadcast and direct to ves-
4.2.6:Notify Waypoint / Critical Point on the voy- sel 93
age 63
5.4.6:AIS target list 93
4.2.7:Hazards and alerts on a route 63
5.5:Dead Reckoning Mode 95
4.3:EBL/VRM Bearing 66
5.6:NAVTEX 96
4.3.1:General about EBL / VRM operation 66
5.6.1:Message filter 96
4.3.2:Bearing and range information 66
5.6.2:Show messages 96
4.3.3:Bearing modes 67
Chapter 6:Chart installation and maintenance 98
4.3.4:Temporary route - with route monitoring
6.1:Installing chart databases 99
in three clicks. 67
6.1.1:Alternative installation with C-Map SENC
4.3.5:Storage and export of Bearing Position and
charts 99
of Line Of Position (LOP ) 67
6.1.2:Quick installation with Navtor Navstick 101
4.4:Anti grounding 70
6.1.3:Quick installation with Neptune from
4.5:Notifications and alerts 71
Nautisk Forlag 103
4.5.1:Confirm alarms and warnings 72
6.1.4:Create the User Permit file 105
4.5.2:Alert list 72
6.1.5:Standard chart installation with S63 Chart
4.5.3:Alert field texts 73 Loader 107
4.6:Past track lines 77 6.2:Updating chart databases 113
4.6.1:Primary position source 77 6.2.1:Updating charts - C-Map SENC 113
4.6.2:Secondary position source 78 6.2.2:Updating charts - S63 Chart Loader 115
4.6.3:Convert past track to route 78 6.3:Chart corrections 116
4.6.4:Show and Hide buttons 78 6.3.1:T&P for charts from Jeppesen 117
4.7:Maritime calculations 79 6.3.2:AIO for AVCS charts 118
4.7.1:Calculate 79 AIO object list 121
4.7.2:Lines of Position (LOP) 80 Query chart 121
Chapter 5:Other functions 83 Detailed view 121
5.1:Cursor pick 84 AIO Status 121
5.1.1:The Pick report 84 6.3.3:Manual chart corrections 122
5.1.2:Inspecting past tracks, routes, own sym- 6.3.4:Update log 126
bols, etc. 85
6.4:Delete chart databases 127
5.2:Conning and anchorwatch 86
6.5:Chart Licenses 128
5.2.1:Conning display for mooring 86
6.5.1:View your chart licenses in the TECDIS
5.2.2:Conning Anchor watch 86 program. 128
5.3:Radar and radar targets 88 6.5.2:Chart licenses - Jeppesen SENC 129
5.4:AIS - operation 89 6.5.3:Certificate for chart providers 129
 6.5.4:Dynamic Licensing 132 7.6:The Log menu 154
6.6:IHO Chart library 134 7.6.1:Log text 154
6.6.1:Importing S57 data 134 7.6.2:Visual Replay 155
6.6.2:Delete S57 and S63 charts from the data- 7.6.3:AIS ship data 155
base 135 7.6.4:Delete Old Log Data 155
Chapter 7:System settings 136 7.6.5:Screenshots 155
7.1:Settings menu 137 7.7:The Safe menu 156
7.2:The Setup menu 138 7.7.1:Safe, Deep and Shallow 156
7.2.1:Ship draught 138 7.7.2:Check time and angle (anti grounding
7.2.2:Language 138 parameters) 156
7.2.3:Time zone adjustment 139 7.7.3:Auto Safe Hazard display setting 157
7.2.4:NMEA input status 139 7.7.4:Camera control (formerly FLIR) 157
7.2.5:Navigation position offset 139 7.7.5:Alarm 157
7.2.6:Chart utilities 139 7.8:The TGT (target) menu 159
7.2.7:Installed Charts on the computer 140 7.8.1:More about the target buffer in TECDIS 160
7.2.8:Alarm volume 140 7.9:Monitor calibration 161
7.2.9:Auxilary 141 7.9.1:Controlling the monitor contrast 161
7.3:The Chart menu 142 7.9.2:Check the colours 161
7.3.1:Chart information 142 Appendix A:TECDIS Setup 164
7.3.2:Chart presentation 142 A.1TECDIS Setup at a glance 165
7.3.3:Selectable layers 143 A.2Service mode 166
7.3.4:Overview of available chart information 143 A.3NMEA Data 167
7.3.5:Chart Legend 148 A.4Vessel settings 174
7.4:The Ship menu 150 A.5Chart installation/ Misc 178
7.4.1:Ship symbol offcenter 150 A.6Licences 180
7.4.2:Auto sensitivity 150 A.7Track Control - Settings 183
7.4.3:Viewing the double circle 150 Appendix B:Optional add-ons 186
7.4.4:View vessel contour 150 7.10:Tidal information 187
7.4.5:Course vector 150 7.10.1:Tides 187
7.4.6:ROT curved 150 7.10.2:Tidal current 187
7.4.7:Auto route activation 150 7.10.3:Tidal forecast points for ebb and flow 188
7.4.8:Wheelover 150 B.1Weather overlay 189
7.5:The Data menu 151 B.2Radar overlay 201
7.5.1:Function 151 B.3Piracy Information 203
7.5.2:Restrict selection - time/area 151 Time Period 204
7.5.3:Restrict selection - data type 151 Incident types 204
7.5.4:Execute 152 B.4Autopilot (Track control) 206
7.5.5:Importing primary and secondary routes 152 B.5TECDIS keypad 209
7.5.6:Route synchronisation 152 B.6IEC 61164-450 support 215
Activate automatic replication 153 B.7Furuno RCU-018 216
Disable Automatic Route Replication 153 Appendix C:Frequently asked questions 220
 C.1The quickest way to make a route - quick
route 221
C.2Why isn't my route activated? 222
C.3How to transfer system configuration 223
C.4How do I keep my TECDIS units up to date 224
C.5How do I turn on T&P and AIO 225
C.6How do I activate Tides 228
Appendix D:Troubleshooting 230
D.1Trobleshooting - general 231
D.2Troubleshooting - connection issues 233
D.3Troubleshooting - S63 Chart Loader 234
D.4Troubleshooting - Weather overlay 237
Appendix E:Abbreviations and terminology 240
E.1Abbreviations 241
E.2Terminology 245
Appendix F:Revisions IL
F.1Revisions IM
Chapter 1:TECDIS at a glance
In this chapter you will get an insight in what electronic chart systems are and ECDIS is, and what a TECDIS system is.
In short TECDIS is a certified electronic chart- and navigationsystem; ECDIS (Electronic Chart and Display Information
System) for navigation, voyage planning and voyage monitoring.

TECDIS offers several advanced features, such as:

l Dynamic licensing of ENC charts (pay-per-view)
l Detailed weather overlay with customizable display and integration with the voyage planner
l C-routes - Automatic generation of routes between a multitude of positions and harbours.
l Powerful voyage planning tool, with both primary and secondary routes
l Automatic antigrounding system with safety contour and safe depth settings that are both adjustable by the
navigator
l Tight integration with AIS and ARPA radar
l Advanced sensor filters
l Flexible saving of routes, tracks, symbols, objects and log-files
l User friendly, customizable and feature-rich alarm system
l Highly adjustable chart presentation
l Custom made conning and docking modules
l Automatic storage of all navigational data for playback at a later time
l Radar overlay with Furuno radars
l Track Control with adaptive autopilot

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1.1: The ECDIS system

TECDIS is certified by the ECDIS standard as specified by IMO and the SOLAS convention. The
installation of the TECDIS system can be configured for paperless sailing.

TECDIS is designed and developed in accordance with IMO specifications and emphasizes on
simple and user-friendly operations without compromising the functional requirements.
TECDIS is based on computer units that are approved for maritime use and tailored to meet
the requirements of the ECDIS standards.

Flagstates and vessel classes have different requirements for backup solutions for
paperless sailing. Check the requirements for your vessel by the flag state or vessel
class before configuring your TECDIS for paperless sailing. Vessels registrered in
Norway can contact Sjøfartsdirektoratet - The Norwegian Maritime Authority.

TECDIS collects information from instruments and sensors for:

l Position l Wind
l course l AIS
l Speed l Radar etc. (ARPA, EBL, ROT)
l Depth l NAVTEX

Position and information both for the own vessel and other vessels appear on officially
approved charts [Electronic Navigation Chart (ENC)]
Scheduled Voyage Route is displayed and checked for depth and other hazards.
The voyage is monitored by:
l controlling position in relation to the Route Plan
l controlling safe passage
l controlling collision dangers

0.1 Charts at a glance

TECDIS is using chart data from multiple vector map databases simultaneously and seamlessly.
Typically it is using CM93/3-format, provided by C-MAP of a Professional +chart as basis, as it
provides global coverage of all relevant scales.

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Charts are displayed up to a 85 degree limit (north and south), in line with the limit of
Mercator projection scale.
Officially approved charts (ENC) is a requirement for ECDIS when paper charts are not used.
These charts are available in two ways; Either precompiled in the C-MAP SENC format (System
ENC), or in uncompiled s57 standard format ENC which can be loaded and compiled through
the S63 Chart Loader software.

S57 og S63 charts are identical, however the S63 charts are encrypted.

To use ECDIS as a legal substitute for paper charts, two conditions have to be met:
1: The system must show the official ENC (Electronic Navigation Chart), issued by a
national hydrographic authority. (for Norway: Primar)
2: These charts have to be updated regularly.

TECDIS automatically displays the best available charts. s63-charts and C-MAP ENC (SENC)
charts are preferred and are shown where available, otherwise charts from C-MAP Profes-
sional+ (CM-93/3) are used.

Important: The TECDIS program will from version 4.7.x.18 start even if no chart
database is installed/selected. This allows database synchronization with TELKO
Synchronizer. TECDIS is not an approved navigation tool for paperless sailing when no
chart databases are selected or installed!

1.1.1: Positions / Chart Datum

The Chart Datum is a mathematical model used by the chart producer to adapt the earth’s
surface curvature.
In the TECDIS system, position reference always use the datum with references to the "World
Geodetic System 1984" (WGS84). This format is considered the most accurate chart datum
available. All charts and chart objects in TECDIS are shown in the "World Geodetic System
1984" (WGS-84) and all the inputs for position data to TECDIS (GPS) must use this datum.
Any translation (recalculation) can easily be made with tools for ”Maritime calculations”

All sensor inputs with position references must use the WGS-84 format.

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1.1.2: About Chart Databases and Simplified ENC

Distribution
ENC data (S-57 format) is not used directly in the ECDIS system. ENC files are compiled into a
seamless database [System ENC (SENC)] that contains all the required ENCs and are optimized
for operational use on board.
All charts displayed in TECDIS are saved in C-MAP SENC (System Electronic Navigational Chart)
format. The charts can either be received in this format from the supplier, or it can be
generated from other formats such as S-63.
Distribution of ENC in SENC -format has been approved under CHRIS meeting in Athens in
April 2002. A number of hydrographic organizations (HO) admits that it facilitates access to
official digital cartography, and that it has no negative effect on compliance (accordance) with
IMO.
C-MAP provides official data in SENC format in accordance with the "IHO amendment two
paragraph 3.3 of S-52" and a new "Technical Resolution A3.11", adopted by the IHO's 16th
International Hydrographic Conference. C-MAP CM-93/3 SENC distribution system was also
type approved by the Norwegian VERITAS (DNV) in March 2003, as required by the IHO. The
distribution system includes Real Time Updating infrastructure that allows users of this system
to download chart corrections directly online.
ENC data, from states / countries that still have not approved the distribution of data in the
SENC format, are distributed in the S-63 format and converted on board.

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The basics
In this chapter we will give you the basics of how TECDIS is used, in the following sub-chapters:

2.1:Keyboard and trackball/mouse 13

2.2:Navigating menus and tools 15
2.3:The TECDIS screen 16
Helptext:
If you do not already know how to use your TECDIS, enabling the "helptext" feature is a useful tip. By moving the
pointer over any toolbutton or parameter value, the system will show an explanatory text on a yellow base.

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2.1: Keyboard and trackball/mouse

TECDIS can be operated with both keyboard and trackball/mouse. For most functions you can
select which peripheral to use yourself.

2.1.1: Trackball/mouse
All functions and operations can be controlled by moving the pointer across the monitor with
the trackball/maouse, and using the right and left mouse buttons to call to action. Functions
can be activated and deactivated, and the chart can be panned and zoomed.
1. The left mouse button is used to operate primary functionality for all tools, functions
and icons. In addition you zoom inwards in the chart with this button, centred on the
point you have placed the pointer.
2. The right mouse button is used to operate secondary functionality for all tools, func-
tions and icons, in addition to zooming outwards in the chart.
3. The centre mouse button, alternatively the scroll wheel, centres the chart at the point
where the pointer is placed.
If you have a trackball with a scroll wheel as the middle button, you can configure TECDIS to
zoom by scrolling the wheel. See 7.2: The Setup menu(see page 138).

2.1.2: Keyboard
The keyboard that is supplied with TECDIS is pre-configured with combination commands for
the most important functions. In addition a digital keyboard will appear on-screen, and this is
operated by the mouse and pointer when keyboard input is needed. The combination
commands are as follows:
F1: Info on chart functions
F2: Chart query by cursor
F3: Name search (add-on)
F4: Chart Legend
F5: Settings menu
F6: Route menu
F7: Mariner symbol object menu
F8: Mariner line/area object menu
F9: Timestamp past track
F10: Man over board (MOB)
F11: Own ship position fix
F12: Event mark

1. Screen day/night colours

2. Display orientation
3. STD S52 AUTO presentation
4. “USER” presentation
5. Conning display
6. Værdisplay (opsjon)
7. Radaroverlay (opsjon)
8. EBL/VRM functions

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9. ARPA
0. AIS

W-A-B-C-D-E-F-G: Chart levels

S: simulated position and DR
Arrow keys: Move chart
Page Up: Zoom out at selected level
Page Down: Zoom in at selected level
- : Zoom out auto level
Ins: Move cursor/chart to a position
Del: S52 chart presentation + auto-positioning
Enter: Left mouse key at cursor position
/ or <: Darker screen colours
* or >: Brighter screen colours
Esc/space: Alarm off (list/sequential)
Ctrl +PrtScr: Save present screenshot
Ctrl+ Alt +Shift + T: Monitor calibration test

2.1.3: Other peripherals

TECDIS can be equipped with alternative keyboards and trackballs. Contact your local Furuno
Norway dealer or Furuno Norway for more information and purchase.
In addition you can expand the functionality by using custom keyboards/keypads:
TECDIS has two available custom keyboards:
l The Furuno RCU-018 keyboard, with the same layout as Furunos radar keyboards.
l TECDIS Keypad, a 21-digit fast access keypad custom made for TECDIS, that can be
mounted in the TECDIS-console or on the armrest for easy access to the most import-
ant features.

More information about Furuno RCU-018 and TECDIS Keypad can be found in appendix
B.

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2.2: Navigating menus and tools

TECDIS has icon based tools, and all user-controlled settings are placed in menu tabs. Below is
a description of how to navigate your TECDIS.

2.2.1: Chart panning/centering

When you move the cursor to one of the edges of the chart view, it will change shape to a
directional arrow, and by left clicking the mouse you will move the chart view in the arrow's
direction. Alternatively you can pan the chart with the arrow keys on your keyboard.
To move a point in the chart view to the centre of the chart view, you move the pointer to
that point and click the middle mouse button.

2.2.2: Zooming in the chart

To zoom into the chart, you place the pointer where you want the centre-point of the new
chart display to be, and click on the left trackball button.
To zoom out from the current chart display, click on the right trackball button. The new chart
display will centre around the point where the mouse-pointer was.

2.2.3: Activating functions/tools

Activating tools and functions in TECDIS is done by moving the pointer to the icon of that
function/tool, and left-clicking. Some icons have secondary functionality; this functionality is
accessed by right-clicking the icon.
Both the primary and secondary function associated with an icon is displayed in the help-text
that appears when you let the pointer hover over the icon.
Some icons are connected directly to a specific tool/function, while others are connected to a
menu for a specific tool group, such as the route tool menu.

2.2.4: Dropdown menus

Dropdown menus are opened by clicking the small arrow icon on the
right side of the dropdown menu. Choose between available values by
left-clicking the desired value. Arrow keys and the enter key on the
supplied keyboard can also be used. Use the tab key to switch
between function fields.
In dropdown menus for date selection a calendar will appear as illus-
trated. Right and left arrow are used to cycle between months. By
clicking the month name you will also be able to select the month in a
dropdown list.
To change the year, simply click on the year displayed and select using
the displayed up and dawn arrows.
When you click on the desired day/date, the calendar will close and
you have selected that date.

2.2.5: Popup windows

All popup windows opened in the TECDIS program can be moved around in the chart view.
Place the pointer on the header-part of the window, left-click and hold, and pan the window
to the desired position.
Windows with the TECDIS icon in the header, can be resized by dragging the window borders
to the desired positions.

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2.3: The TECDIS screen

The TECDIS system starts directly to the chart program. The TECDIS screen that appears looks
as follows:

2.3.1: Parts of the screen

The program is divided into three main areas:

1. The information panel
l Placed to the right of the screen. Displays position data and navigation data,
along with the system settings menus when they are open.
2. The main Toolbar
l Placed at the top or to the left of the screen, depending on the configured set-
ting. This is configured in TECDIS setup, see A.4 Vessel settings (see page 174)
3. The chart view
l Covers most of the screen. Chart, symbols, routes and past track are some of
the functionality displayed here.

When you access tools or functions in TECDIS, they may open other windows or
toolbars. These windows/toolbars are displayed on top of the chart view.

2.3.2: Screen light setting: Day - dusk - night

The colours displayed on the screen can be adjusted for different lighting conditions. The
screen light setting is found on the main toolbar. By pressing the text or the arrow besides it
the dropdown menu will open. Select the screen lighting option that suits the conditions with
the left mouse button.
Day Dusk Night

The selected configuration will remain visible in the dropdown menu when it is closed, for
quick review of the selected mode.

For optimal lighting the monitor has to be calibrated - See 7.9: Monitor calibration(see
page 161)for more information.

2.3.3: Own vessel position

Own vessel position is displayed graphically with the shape that is set in the Ship menu 7.4.3:
Viewing the double circle(see page 150)

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Beam line & Heading line Double circle Ship contour

l Heading line indicates the present vessel heading.

l Beam line is perpendicular to the Heading line.
l The Course Vector indicates the current vessel course over ground (COG). The end
point of this line shows where the vessel will be if the appointed course it is followed -
after a certain time (minutes), specified in the Ship menu.
l If Show Double Circle is selected in the Ship menu, the vessel position will be marked
with a double circle.
l If Show ship contour is selected in the Ship menu, the vessel's relative size compared
to the chart scale will be displayed.1 This is only available if the heading is known.

If both the double circle and ship contour is selected, the system will automatically select
which of the two symbols to display. When the vessel symbol becomes to small, TECDIS
automatically switches to the circle symbol; and opposite when a smaller scale is selected.
In all chart orientations except Head the charts will be static and the vessel will move(true
movement). When the chart orientation is set to Head the vessel will have a fixed position on
the screen while the charts move (relative movement).

1The double circle will be displayed instead if the vessel if shown to scale is smaller than 3 mm
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2.3.4: The information panel

The information panel on the right side of the chart display include:
1. Date and time (the top line)
2. Sensor data for navigation (GPS, gyro, log and a trip
counter that you can reset)
l By clicking with the cursor another place in this
field, you enlarge the text size.
3. Cursor information (cursor position, bearing and distance
from ship to cursor)
By pressing the "Pos" button, you center the chart in the
entered position. By pressing "BRG T" you can switch
between true (BRG T) and relative (BRG R) bearing. By
clicking with the cursor another place in this field, you
enlarge the text size. By pressing the "NM" button, you
cycle between displaying units in NM or meters.
4. Depth and Tide information (expandable)
5. Wind speed (True or Relative, expandable)
6. Drift (Calculated based on COG, SOG, HDG and STW,
expandable)
7. Chart display for the anti grounding system
8. Menus (available from the menu button on the main tool-
bar, or by moving the cursor to the bottom edge of the
anti grounding chart display)
9. Voyage information and/or Autopilot information (dis-
played during sailing of active routes)
10. Alarms, warnings and notifications

2.3.4.1: Expanded sensor information

By pressing the arrow button to the left of the sensor information
for wind, depth and drift, you can expand the information
displayed, with an added graphical presentation.

2.3.4.2: Cursor information

The cursor Information Panel contains several tools connected to the cursor:
l position of the cursor
l bearing and distance to cursor from own vessel
l EBL/VRM
l bearing and distance for route/line/circle
These are detailed in the sections below:
Cursor info panel

Cursor position and Cursor position and Cursor bearing/ dis- Enlarged cursor bear-

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bearing/ distance enlarged bear- tance from own vessel ing/distance from own
from own vessel pos- ing/distance from position vessel position
ition own vessel position

These panels always show the bearing and distance from the vessel to the cursor. The four
cursor panels share the same location, and you toggle between them by clicking on the panel
itself. One of the panels is always displayed.
EBL/VRM panel

Bearing and distance for Enlarged view of bearing and dis- Configurable bearing and dis-
the EBL/VRM tool tance for the EBL/VRM tool tance for the EBL/VRM tool

The three EBL/VRM panels share the same location, and you toggle between them by clicking
on the panel itself. The panels are only displayed when the EBL/VRM tool is activated.
The third panel allows you to set a bearing that is not attached to the cursor. You can modify
the bearing and range/distance with the arrow buttons, by text input, and the bearing can be
set with the bearing circle; click and hold your cursor on it and when you move the cursor the
bearing moves as well.
Route/line/circle panel
The course and distance from the circle centerpoint or last
plotted point on lines/routes. The route/line/circle panel is
non-configurable.

2.3.4.3: Sensor data integrity information

When hovering over sensor the sensor label in the information panel, you will see integrity
information of the data coming from the sensor. Togehter with the information available on
the tooltip, the sensor label will indicate the current interity status.
If no integrity information is available the text No integrity info is displayed on tooltip.

In addition, if Dear Reckoning is used as position sensor input, it will be displayed with a
yellow label.

For all sensors, the following integity information is displayed if available:

Type Status Indication
Integrity check passed
Integrity Integrity check failed Yellow sensor label
Integrity doubtful Yellow sensor label
Plausible
Plausibility
Not plausible Yellow sensor label

In addition the following integrity information is specific for a sensor:

Type Status Indication

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Nav.status: Safe
Nav.status: Caution Yellow sensor label
Position Nav.status: Unsafe Yellow sensor label
Nav.status not valid Yellow sensor label
Non-continuous source Yellow sensor label
Measured
STW Estimated Yellow sensor label
Manual Input Yellow sensor label

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2.3.5: The main toolbar

At the top of the screen you find the main toolbar, which gives access to main system
functions. This section contains a brief description of the different functions.
Stop TECDIS Auto chart repositioning

Monitor colour palette Query cursor

Chart orientation EBL/VRM Bearing

Left click to get STD S52 chart Show ARPA targets

presentation, right click to
remove extra information
USER configured chart present- Show AIS targets
ation

Conning and anchorwatch MOB symbol / eventmarker

Weather overlay Route planner

Radar overlay Past Track

Video switching User-created symbols

Zoom in Maritime calculations/LOP

Chart scale NAVTEX

Zoom out Settings menu

Show overview chart Default user settings

Chart scales:

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In this chapter we will look closer at how charts are presented in TECDIS, and how you move around in the charts.

3.1:Moving around in the chart 23

3.2:Chart orientation 24
3.3:Automatic Chart Centering 25
3.4:Chart scale 26
0.2Chart notices 28
3.5:Default user settings 30
3.6:Chart presentation 33
3.7:Chart symbols - own objects 36
3.8:Chart symbols - IHO Presentation library 42

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3.1: Moving around in the chart

3.1.1: Chart panning
When you move the pointer to one of the chart view edges, it will change shape to a direc-
tional arrow. By left-clicking you will then move the chart view in the arrows direction.
Alternatively you can pan the chart with the arrow keys on your keyboard.

If you move the pointer to a corner in the chart view, you will be able to pan diagonally
in the chart.

3.1.2: Set chart center - visually

To move a point in the chart view to the centre of the chart view, you move the pointer to
that point and click the middle mouse button.

3.1.3: Set chart center - enter position

The chart center can be moved to a given position by pressing the
Pos. button in the sensor field in the information panel.
In the window that appears in the left upper side of the display, you
enter the desired position in the fields. The Ins button on the
keyboard will also open this window.
You can enter the position in either degrees, minutes and decimals,
or in degrees, minutes and seconds. To switch between these
modes, you press the button to the far left of the position window.
To show an on-screen keyboard, press the downward pointing arrow
to the right in the window.
When you are finished entering the desired
chart center position, you press the Chart
center button to pan the chart view to that
position, and the position is indicated in the
chart. This function is also very useful when
placing objects (symbols, lines, areas) in
given positions.
When a symbol, line or area is selected for
placing, and you have selected which
colour to use, simply enter the position in
the Pos. window and press the Chart
Center button. Press again on the same
button, now called Save. Exit the window
by pressing the OK button.

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3.2: Chart orientation

In TECDIS you can change the chart orientation freely between up to 5 modes.
By clicking either the text or the arrow besides it you will open a dropdown list where you can
select the orientation you want:
l NORTH(standard)
l stands for "north up", and means that north will always be towards the top of
the monitor, regardless of own vessel course. Will automatically be selected by
the system if placed in STD mode

l COURSE
l stands for course up, meaning that the current course the vessel is travelling at
will be shown towards the top of the display. It will not change even if the ves-
sel later changes course.
l HEAD
l stands for head up, meaning that the vessels bow will always be shown towards
the top of the display. The vessel will have a fixed position on the display, and
the chart view will alter during sailing (relative motion)
l Radar
l means that the chart orientation always will follow the connected radar ori-
entation. If you change the orientation or the range of the radar, TECDIS will
automatically reorient itself with the same chart view and chart scale as the
radar.
l (RADAR 2)
l Only appears if two radars are connected to TECDIS.

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3.3: Automatic Chart Centering

TECDIS¨can automatically ensure that the chart is oriented so that own vessel always is visible (
the chart is moving according to the vessel).
This function is activated by clicking on the Auto button on the Main Toolbar, the Home key
on the keyboard or by clicking with the cursor anywhere in the Sensor Data field in the Inform-
ation panel.

Auto chart switch is Off.

Auto chart switch is Off, but Auto function will remain active when
zooming with mouse clicks in the chart area.

Auto chart swich is On until zooming with mouse clicks in the chart area.

Auto chart switch is On, and will not be deactivated when zooming with
mouse clicks in the chart area.

Setting the Chart Scale and zoom level by using the Zoom buttons on the Main Toolbar, will
NOT turn off Auto mode. Locking the Auto mode is done by clicking Auto with the right
mouse button.

Auto sensitivity (how often shall the chart view be redrawn to keep up with the vessel
movement) and Ship symbol offcenter (how much of the chart view shall be in front of
the vessel) can be adjusted in the Ship menu.

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3.4: Chart scale

The chart scale and orientation is visible all the time, through the following
two elements in the chart display:
l North arrow, indicating the direction of magnetic north when the chart
is rotated
l Chart scale ruler on the left side of the chart display

The scale ruler will change colour based on scale and distance between
colour-segments(units):
Scale name Scale interval: Colour: Units:
Scale bar 1:1 – 1:80 000 Orange / Grey 1 Nm (1’)
Latitude bar 1:80 001 – 1:100 000 000 Black / Grey 10 Nm (10’)

If the generation of a new chart display (after panning or zooming)

takes 6 seconds or longer, an indicator for expected generation time
will appear in the upper left corner of the chart display. This indicator
will only be displayed on chart displays with extremely high inform-
ation density.

3.4.1: Chart zooming - automatic scaling

l To zoom into the chart, you place the pointer where you want the centre-point of the
new chart display to be, and click on the left trackball button.
l To zoom out from the current chart display, click on the right trackball button. The new
chart display will centre around the point where the mouse-pointer was.
Alternatively you can use the +, - , page down and page up keys on the keyboard to change
zoom levels.

The program will automatically select the appropriate chart-type for the selected chart
scale. The pointer will now be moved to the chart centre.

3.4.2: Automatic zooming during route sailing

For version 4.7.x.19 and above it is possible to configure automatic zooming to given scales for
each waypoint in a route. This is done in the voyage planner, by adding the following
shortcode in the text field of the wanted waypoint: Scale 1:xxxxx, where xxxxx is replaced by
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3.4.3: Chart zooming with manual scaling

From the main toolbar you can select the chart scale directly. The numbers represent the
scale times 1000. You select the scale by clicking on one of the buttons on the main toolbar.
Alternatively you can set the scale directly from the keyboard, using the letter for the wanted
chart scale keys (W, A, B, C, D, E, F or G ).

When the letter of the different scale buttons is displayed with yellow text and a green
background, it indicates that official charts are available at this scale level. These official charts
will always be prioritized.
If the system is in auto mode, the displayed chart scale is at the position of your own vessel. If
you manually navigate the charts, the displayed chart scale is for the centre of the chart
display. If your own vessel is outside the chart display, the displayed chart scale is for the
centre of the chart display. The button indicating the presently selected chart scale.

3.4.4: Zooming without changing chart scale

The zoom buttons on the main toolbar can be used to
change the scale the chart is viewed in. If you use the Zoom
in or Zoom out buttons with the left mouse button, the
chart view automatically changes so that details are viewed using the most appropriate chart
database.
If you use the right mouse button on the Zoom buttons, the details will be viewed using the
chart scale last used before you zoomed in or out. The number in the centre shows the
current scale.
If you hover the mouse pointer over the
middle field, a yellow help text line will
appear, showing you the original scale for the
currently shown chart, and the overscale
factor against the compilation scale. By
clicking in the field you will set the current chart scale to the displayed original scale.

This function can be overridden by charts from another chart database. TECDIS uses
several types of charts, but will always prioritize official charts.

3.4.5: NB! Overscale and underscale

When the lowest scale available in the chart database is reached, you can still zoom further
into the chart, but this will only be a graphical enlargement and there is no more refinement
in displayed chart information. This is called overscale.
Any flaws that might be in the charts will be enlarged together with the chart display. The field
that indicates your currently selected scale will be displayed in orange when the chart display
is in overscale mode.

Overscale will in addition be displayed with vertical lines on the chart. When parts of
the displayed chart is in overscale, only these parts are marked with vertical lines.

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When you zoom out from your current chart display, you may enter a state of underscale. The
chart information display can then be to dense and chart information may not be displayed.
The field that indicates your currently selected scale will be displayed in green when the chart
display is in underscale mode.

If charts with different compilation scales are displayed in the chart view, a solid line chart
boundary will be displayed. This can be turned off in the chart menu (More->Standard display-
>Chart scale boundaries).

0.2 Chart notices

At the top of the chart view, chart notices are displayed. These notices are important for the
use of TECDIS for navigation. Most of these notices have interaction built right into them,
allowing you to react to them by clicking on them.

3.4.6: List of chart notices

Interactions on
Notice Text on tooltip Description
pointer click
SSE 25 - ENC
with expired SSE 25 – The ENC
permit on permit for this cell
screen. has expired. This cell This notice is displayed when
MUST NOT may be out of date No action available cell permits for S63 ENC charts
be used for and MUST NOT be are expired
Primary used for
NAVIGATION NAVIGATION

SSE 27 - ENC<cell
SSE 27 - ENC This notice is displayed when
name> is not up to
on screen is either a) an update of an S63
date. A New Edition,
not up to ENC has been attempted but
Re-issue or Update
date. MUST has failed, or b) the ENC cata-
for this cell is missing No action available
NOT be used logue of available ENC cells
and therefore MUST
for Primary from the latest S63 source indic-
NOT be used for
NAVIGATION ates a newer chart is available
Primary
but not installed
NAVIGATION
This is shown in the same
Chart inform-
instances as the SSE 27 notice,
ation not up- No text No action available
but is related to S57 cells or C-
to-date
Map chart databases
REPLAY
MODE.
Present pos-
No text No action available No further description needed
ition and
status not
monitored !

a) Display is based on Start- or end date

date DD MMM YYYY. selected in the "date This notice is displayed when
Click to extend range dependent" custom the "date dependent" custom
Display not to current date. range in the chart range in the chart menu is set
real time menu is changed so so that the date today is not
b) Display is based on
that the date today is included in the selected time
viewing date range
included in the selec- interval
from DD MMM YYYY
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to DD MMM YYYY.
Click to extend range
to current date.
Non-ECDIS
presentation, Click to change to Presentation This is shown when displaying
non SOLAS S52 presentation changes to S52 official charts in INT1
mode
This notice is displayed when
XXX higlights are Off. Antigrounding high-
Highlights one or more alternatives for
Click to select high- light settings panel is
are Off antigrounding display is turned
lighting displayed
off
This notice is displayed when
Route XXX higlights Route danger high-
Route high- one or more alternatives for
are Off. Click to light settings panel is
lights are Off route danger highlighting dis-
select highlighting displayed
play is turned off
This notice is displayed when no
No ENC avail- At own ship. Refer to
No action available ENC charts are available at own
able paper charts
ship position
This notice is displayed when
Non-ENC On screen. Refer to
No action available the chart view contains unof-
data paper charts
ficial charts
a) At centre: Click to
Chart scale is set to This notice is displayed when
Better ENC is set scale XXX
compilation scale for there is a more detailed ENC
available b) At own ship. Click the better ENC than the displayed available
to set scale XXX
This notice is displayed when
selected chart databases con-
tain more than one chart in the
same scale interval. This can be
Overlap No text No action available
from having both ENC and S63
charts displayed, or from over-
lap between charts when
boundaries are between HO's.
This notice is displayed when rel-
Target vectors are ative COG vectors are activated
"Relative COG vec-
Relative vec- relative. Click to set for targets. With this enabled
tors" in TGT menu is
tors true (ground sta- COG vectors are relative to
deactivated
bilized) vectors own ship, not real movement
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3.5: Default user settings

You can use default user settings in TECDIS to quickly switch to a customized display of both
chart and system information. This customized display can be saved and kept on a file for later
use.
User action Results
Apply the default user setting.

Left
click

Save the current presentation to a new default settings file, or;

Load a previously made default settings file.
Right
click
or
Ctrl+D

3.5.1: Changes controlled by the Default function

When applying the Default function, some parts of the applied settings are user definable. The
following system settings can be saved to the Default file and will load when the DEF button is
pressed:
User inter- Where to change
Function
action type setting
Display mode (chart orientation, North Up is standard)
Toolbar AIS, Radar, Tracks and 2.3.5: (page: 21)
Symbols buttons selected or not
All Symbol and Track window settings (except to and 3.7: (page: 36)
Dialogue 4.6: (page: 77)
from settings)
windows
Waypoint window settings for Lane and Info 4.1.10: (page: 55)
Chart: All settings for the current chart presentation
7.3: (page: 142)
slot (B, S, 1, 2, 3) in use. The slot is not saved
Setup: Language, scroll wheel zoom, Show help hints,
7.2: (page: 138)
display both primary and secondary position
Menus
Ship: All settings except Wheelover 7.4: (page: 150)
Safe: Check time/width, highlight settings, all alert
7.7: (page: 156)
checkboxes(except Harbour Mode) 1
TGT: All settings 7.8: (page: 159)

The following system setting changes are perfomed when applying the default function, with a
predefined setting:

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User inter-
Function Setting
action type
Cursor pick Function turned off
Function turned off, all selected objects
Targets (AIS/Radar)
are unselected
STD Selected, and set to Standard Mode
Track is displayed for the last 12 hours
Tracks
with 30 minute time marks.
Toolbar If no route is selected, the last used route
Routes
is selected and displayed.
Orange symbols are displayed, all others
are hidden
Symbols
Symbol display date selection is
unchanged
Auto Turned on
All date dependent settings are set to
Date Dependent
include Today
Monitor calibration Set to calibrated brightness
General All waters within a 3NM raduis from ves-
Chart scale
sel position is displayed
Chart 1 or color check
Aborted
(Ctrl+Alt+Shift+T) displayed
Auto sensitivity Center values
Off center Center values
Check time Set to 6 minutes
Safe menu All danger highlighting for route
On
and for antigrounding
60s warning interval On
Navigational hazard warning Off (and becomes cautions instead)
Active range 6 NM
Tracks Off
Hide sleeping range 6 NM
AtoN On
TGT menu
AIS-SART On
Lost target indication Off
Associated targets displayed as
On
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Accuracy Off
Full light lines Off
Highlight info Off
Highlight document Off
Highlight date dependent Off
Scale min Off
Shallow pattern Off
Chart menu Four shades Off
Simplified symbols Off
Update review Off
Other text Off
Unkown On
Shallow water dangers On
Plain boundaries On
Important text On
Ship menu Ship outline Off (effect is replicated on targets as well)
Load chart Aborted if possible
Setup menu
C-Map Chart update Aborted if possible

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3.6: Chart presentation

By pressing the two buttons STD and USER you can easily select or change between two types
of chart presentations: ECDIS Standard or user defined.

3.6.1: Identifying the different display modes

The display of the STD and USER buttons will indicate what display settings your TECDIS have
selected:
Button STD button Tooltip
Description
selected display text
All viewing groups in "Standard display" are selected,
STD Green text and no viewing groups from "other display" are selec-
ted. also, the chart presentation preset "S" is selected.
All viewing groups in "Standard display" are selected,
Standard
Green text and no viewing groups from "other display" are selec-
display
ted.
USER Yellow back- Base Dis- Chart elements in the standard display mode have been
ground play deselected, not full official presentation.
Grey back- Other dis- All standard display mode chart elements are displayed,
ground play along with some other elements

3.6.2: Standard presentation mode (STD)

STD displays the official standard presentation for ECDIS, S52. This is a standard set by IMO,
with certain colours, symbols and contents. TECDIS integrates this feature in the STD button;
l By left-clicking the STD button, the charts switch to the IMO-defined S52 presentation
l By right-clicking the STD button, all extra windows, symbols, tracks, targets, sup-
plementary layers and more are removed from the chart view. The chart view will
now only display the chart, own vessel symbol and currently sailed route.

3.6.3: User defined presentation mode (USER)

The USER Mode displays the customizable chart presentation. The
configuration is done in the Chart menutab.
The main section of the chart menu handles shortcuts to common chart
view settings, and some special settings.
By pressing the More button you can access the Viewing Group panel,
which lets you select what chart information to display, based on the
standardised IHO Viewing Groups.
You can include information in the chart view by selecting it in the
shortcut list or the Viewing Group panel; if you remove the selection
the information will be hidden.
The shortcut list and the Viewing group panel are linked, so changes
made to one will be presented on the other as well.
On the button row below the main section you will find five different
presets for the USER Mode:
l Base displays a bare minimum of chart information.
l Standard contain the same chart information as STD Mode.
l 1, 2 and 3 are user customizable presets.
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When using INT1 a warning is given: Not official presentation.

The button to the far right determines the size of text and symbols in the chart. In STD Mode
this is set to 1.0.

3.6.4: Full hazards display

With Full hazards display on the hazards placed (displayed) within safety contour and the
isolated dangers placed outside the safety contour, which are deeper than "Safe" depth. In
STD mode this is turned off as standard, but it can also be activated from the Chart menu tab.

3.6.4.1: Full safe hazards on anti grounding alarms

In TECDIS it is possible to set the system to turn on full safe hazards when an anti grounding
alarm is generated. Depending on other settings in the Safe menu, you will then be warned in
good time before a grounding, and get all necessary information for situation evaluation.
Auto safe hazards and Shallow soundings can be turned on for anti grounding alarms in the
Safe menu tab. See 7.7.3: Auto Safe Hazard display setting(see page 157).

3.6.4.2: Danger symbol

The setting Danger Symbol marks any hazard on the chart with a danger symbol. This setting is
active by default in STD mode and when the Safe Hazards is activated in STD mode, all risks
(including those within safety contour ) are marked with danger symbols. When this is
deactivated, only isolated dangers outside the safety contour is shown with danger symbols.
Safe hazards OFF
Danger symbol ON
Dangerous objects outside safety contour are displayed with
danger symbol.
Dangerous objects within safety contour are not displayed.
Hazards deeper than safety depth are not displayed.

Safe hazards ON
Danger symbol ON
Dangerous objects outside safety contour are displayed with
danger symbol.
Dangerous objects inside safety contour are displayed with
danger symbol.
Hazards deeper than safety depth are displayed normally.

Safe hazards ON
Danger symbol OFF
Dangerous objects outside safety contour are displayed
normally ( with black text).
Dangerous objects within safety contour are displayed
normally.
Hazards deeper than safety depth are displayed normally
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NB: In STD mode, hazards deeper than the safety depth are not displayed, regardless of
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3.7: Chart symbols - own objects

It is easy to insert your own symbols in TECDIS. You have the following types of chart symbols
available:
l Lines
l Areas
l Point symbols
Symbols can be used to mark a danger zone not present in any chart or chart update, or to
mark fishing grounds. Lines and areas can be connected to the alarm system in TECDIS, and it
can be colour coded in 5(6) available colours.
At a glance you can set symbols where you want, to mark what you want. In the following
subchapters we will explain how you place symbols in the chart, how you change them and
what attributes can be set for them.

3.7.1: MOB symbol / eventmarker

These two functions are the quickest to place. They are available on the MOB button in the
main toolbar.

l A MOB symbol (Man OverBoard) is

placed in the position of the vessel by
left clicking the icon, or by pressing
the F10 key on the keyboard. TECDIS
automatically starts a bearing from the
vessel to the MOB symbol. The symbol
is removed by pressing the F7 key on
the keyboard, or by removing it like
you would remove other symbols.
l An event marker symbol is placed in
the position of the vessel by right click-
ing the icon, or by pressing the F11/F12 key on the keyboard. This symbol marks an
event, and you can enter text for it in the chart inspector.

You can undo the placing of an MOB symbol by pressing the MOB button one more
time within 20 seconds from the first placement.

3.7.2: Opening the symbol menu

By clicking on the Symbol button (or the F7 key on the keyboard) a window opens titled
Mariner Objects.
From here you can edit, select and add different objects (symbols, lines and areas) that will
be displayed on the chart. It is also possible to filter previously entered objects on a time line
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3.7.2.1: Selecting and displaying objects (symbol, line and area)

Mariner objects are displayed in the chart by clicking
on the "Show" button and removed from the screen
with "Hide" button. When Mariner objects are visible,
the icon button from Main Toolbar is activated.

The upper frame of the dialogue box provides control

over which Mariner objects to be displayed.
l Check "All" to display all Mariner objects (tick
the box when add or modify sym-
bols/line/area).
l Uncheck All to display objects filtered by:
o Colour
o Symbol type
o If the Show time box is checked, display is limited to symbols:

n that where made after the From data, but before the To date
n that where made after the After date

Note that only the first two date conditions ("From" and "To"), or only the third condition
("After") must be satisfied, for an object to be displayed. For example, if the operator wants to
display only symbols created in a certain previous time period, the time period can be intro-
duced in "From" and "To" date fields, whiles "After" is set to a future date.
In addition, the boat hook button is used to select a single line or area object by selecting the
name or directly clicking on it in the chart. Circular areas are selected by clicking on the circle
center mark.
Selected objects appear highlighted in the chart and the print button in the dialog window is
activated and can be used to create a position/waypoint list for the selected objects. This list
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3.7.3: Add new, modify or delete symbol (objects)

By pressing F7 or Edit Symbol in the Mariner Objects window, a new (vertical) toolbar
appears on the left side of the chart display. The top three buttons functions are:

l Delete object symbol

l Change/Move object symbol
l Add new symbol.

The rest of the buttons enables the use of different objects symbols and colors.

Delete symbols: enable Delete function/mode by clicking on the "Delete" button. The
button will now be activated while the deletion mode is active. Delete individual
symbols by clicking the left mouse button with the cursor over the icon.To exit the
Delete function/mode click "OK" or right mouse button.

Change / Move symbols: enable Edit / Move mode by clicking the "Change /
Move" button. The button will now be activated while the modification mode is
active. By clicking the left mouse button with the cursor over a symbol on the chart,
this will be changed,moved and /or colored, to currenly selected symbo/color in the
vertical toolbar.The new symbol will move with the cursor until is placed in the
desired position by clicking the left mouse button again (the previous position and
appearance of the symbol will be marked as deleted). To exit the Edit /Move mode
click “OK” or the right mouse button.

Add New Symbol: enable New Symbol mode by clicking on the “New Symbol”
button.The button will now be activated while the mode is active. In this mode,
a new icon/symbol will be placed on the chart, with the selected shape and color
(from the vertical toolbar), by clicking left mouse button in the desired position.
A window will open in the lower part of the chart. Information about the new object,
can be introduced here. This is stored as a short visible text displayed in the chart and
as a detailed text not visible in the chart. Click the left mouse button or the "OK"
button when data is entered, to close the window.

OK: This button will terminate any of the three active modes described above. If
none of the modes are activated, this button will exit the symbol menu.

17 Symbol Buttons: There are a total of 17 icons available in the toolbar, where the
currently selected symbol is marked as inactive.

Note: The top four symbols are fixed, cannot be changed and will always be
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Open Symbols Selection: Symbols, other than those found in the

menu, can be accessed from the symbol library. Open symbol
selection with the folder icon. First select the symbol that will be
replaced in the toolbar. Then select the new symbol from the
symbol library, by clicking it. The new symbol will now appear in
the toolbar. Close symbol library by clicking the folder icon
First select the symbol you want to replace in the toolbar. Then
select the tool you want replace it with in the symbol library.

6 color selection buttons: These buttons show color choices

available symbol colors. The selected color appears as a activated
button.

The above mentioned functions only work with symbols added by

you. Symbols placed in the charts by the chart provider cannot
be edited.

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3.7.4: Add new, modify or delete custom lines / areas

By pressing the F8 key or Edit line/Area in the Mariner objects window, a different (vertical)
toolbar appears on the left edge of the chart display. This toolbar provides access to functions
that enables the creation, modification and deletion of lines and areas on the chart. Toolbar
functionality is the same type as in the previous chapter.

Position list: Gives an overview of the different positions for the points the line/are is made
of. You can also edit the point placement by inserting new values directly into the list. Position
is given in degrees and decimal minutes.

Delete ( lines and areas): The Delete feature is enabled by clicking on the "Delete"
button. The button will now be activated. Delete custom lines / spaces, by clicking on
the left mouse button with the cursor over the line symbol or on the center of circular areas.
Exit delete mode by clicking "OK" or right mouse button.

Edit line /change color (modify / move lines and areas): This feature is only available
for multipoint lines and areas. Enable the modify /move mode by pressing the Edit
line/change color button. The button will now be activated and several operations can be
performed:
l to move/modify a corner: left-click on the corner. Move it to the new location and
left-click once again to anchor it.
l to add a new corner to a straight line: left-click on a straight line. Move it in the desired
location and left–click to anchor it.
l to delete a corner: right-click the point to delete.
l OK button to exit the mode.

Add new line/area: you can insert the following lines/areas:

l Lines l Circular areas
l Multi-point areas l Rectangular areas

The selected function will be displayed with a light background when activated. Simple lines,
circular and rectangular areas' extent / size are set in by another click on the left mouse
button. For multi-point lines or areas, each click of the left mouse button will place a new
‘grip’ point. Click the OK button or right mouse button to finish the line.
When you begin to draw an item, a window will open in the lower part of the chart. Here you
can register a brief or detailed information text about the new object. The short text is visible
on the chart whilst the detailed description is hidden. Press Enter or OK button when data is
entered, to close the window.

Position Line (bearing line): To mark a bearing position in the chart, select Position line
drawing feature and activate the drawing mode by clicking on the Draw new icon.
When the start point of the bearing position is placed on the chart - by clicking the left mouse
button a small window opens where a specified angle can be entered and so locking the
bearing line. Left-click again to place the end point of the bearing position and a new window
will open in the lower part of the chart, where a brief or detailed information text, about the
new formed object, can be entered.

Click the left mouse button or the OK button when data is entered, to close the window.

Marked area (multi-point area): This button is used to enter multi-point/multiple-line

areas. After the first point is placed in the chart a window pops up at the bottom of the
chart where a brief or detailed information text, about the new object, can be entered. The

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short description is visible on the chart whilst the detailed description is hidden. Also, in the
same pop-up window by checking the feature box Fill, the newly created surface can be
shaded with a transparent fill of the same color as the symbol line. Click the left mouse button
or the OK button when data is added, to close this window.

6 colour selection buttons: These buttons show available colour choices for lines and areas.
Red colour indicates danger and the red objects will generate alarms when anti-grounding
alarm zone is overlapping with the object. Red objects are also displayed regardless of symbol
visibility, status and filtering.

The above mentioned functions only works with symbols added by you. Symbols
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3.8: Chart symbols - IHO Presentation library

The IHO Presentation library provides an overview of all ECDIS symbols and test images.
The library is opened by pressing Control + Alt + Shift + T.
By pressing the keys 0 to 9 on your keyboard, you cycle between the pages of symbols in the
presentation library. To view a description of the different symbols, utilize the cursor pick.

The main toolbar is hidden when the presentation library is opened, but can be
accessed by moving the pointer to the top of the monitor.

The presentation library is closed by pressing the Esc button on your keyboard. You can view
the version number of the presentation library by pressing the ? button (chart legend button)
in the Chart menu (See chapter7.3: The Chart menu(see page 142)

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In this chapter we will look closer at how TECDIS can be used during planning and performing voyages. You will also
get an in-depth view of how TECDIS works as an anti-grounding system, and how you can maintain a safe voyage even
if all sensors are lost.

4.1:Route planning 44
4.2:Route navigation 61
4.3:EBL/VRM Bearing 66
4.4:Anti grounding 70
4.5:Notifications and alerts 71
4.6:Past track lines 77
4.7:Maritime calculations 79

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4.1: Route planning

Route planning in TECDIS is easy to master, and at the same time it is a powerful toolset.

Knowledge of navigation in general, and approved training in the use of ECDIS is a

prerequisite for correct use of TECDIS in route planning and navigation.

4.1.1: An introduction
Route planning is a key activity that forms the base of any safe voyage. A route plan is a
comprehensive, port to port guide, developed by and utilized by the vessels navigators to find
the best route, to identify potential dangers or issues along the voyage, and to commit the day
to day decisions to a plan with safety for the vessel and crew at its core.
During route planning those parts of a route that has the highest potential risks involved,
should be reviewed an extra time. During those reviews restrictions for ensuring safe sailing
should be outlined. This should be done before sailing begins.

4.1.2: Starting the route planning tool

The route planning button is placed in the main toolbar. It activates the route planning toolbar
on the left side of the display.
When a route is selected, or activated for sailing, this toolbar will appear automatically when
the cursor is hovered over the upper left corner of the display. The route planning toolbar is
automatically hidden by the system if it has not been in use within the last minute.
The toolbar has the following functions:
Make new routes
l Draw a new route directly in the charts
l Make a route with coordinates directly in the voyage planner
l Activate the selected route
l C-routes automatic route generation
l Search And Rescue (SAR)
Organizing the routes
l Primary and secondary routes
l Route selector and route search, with route export
l Delete selected route
l Voyage planner
l Save and export the route list
Modify existing routes
l Extending a route
l Modify waypoints directly in the charts
l Merge routes
l Copy selected route
l Great circle route
l Add index lines
l Undo route modification/route creation

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4.1.3: Draw a route directly in the charts

Press the Make a new route button to start the process of creating a route.
1. The cursor is placed on the position in the charts where you want to place the first way-
point. Press the left mouse button to set the first waypoint(W1). This will start the voy-
age planner, and a new window will appear at the bottom of the display. In it you can
enter the route name and several describing tags ?(from, to, owner, tags) This inform-
ation is used in route search and the route organiser
2. Continue drawing the route by moving the cursor to the desired location for the next
waypoint, and press the left mouse button to place the waypoint. A line will now
appear between the two waypoints, indicating the route leg. You are now ready to
place the next waypoint. Continue placing waypoints until you are satisfied with the
route displayed in the chart.Sightlines straight ahead, 45 degrees from the bow, 90
degrees from the bow and straight behind are there to aid you in visual route creation.
3. Finish drawing the route by pressing the right mouse button, or by selecting OK in the
route planner toolbar. A route can contain up to 500 waypoints.

The corridor width is set in the voyage planner as described in 4.1.10: Voyage planner
(see page 55).

If a turn radius is deemed invalid by the system (if it is too big), the turn will not be
drawn in the chart, and an Invalid Turn notice will be displayed at the bottom right
corner of the chart view each time the route is selected. It is not possible to activate a
route with invalid turns.

The last route edit operation that was saved can be undone. For this, use the UNDO
button in the Route tool.

Waypoint coordinates can be entered manually with the keyboard.

4.1.3.1: How to change the chart view during route drawing

To move the chart view during waypoint placing, use the middle mouse button to recenter
the chart to the position where the cursor is. Alternatively you can move the cursor to the
chart view edges, and press the left mouse button when the cursor changes form to an arrow.
Chart scale is changed in the main toolbar, alternatively by using the scroll wheel (if available).
Navigating the charts can with great benefit also be done by using the scale shortcuts on the
keyboard, see 3.4: Chart scale(see page 26).

4.1.3.2: How to separate a new route from existing routes in the

chart view.
When you are drawing a new route, or modifying an existing, all other existing routes are
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If active lead sectors are turned on (in the Chart menu tab), lead sectors are shown by
the cursor position.

Preview of existing routes in the chart view can be switched on or off by right-clicking
the buttons Make a New Route or Modify Route.

The selected route is marked by a red line with directional arrows. Each waypoint is shown on
that red line with a circle and a waypoint number(W1,2, etc) On the line between waypoints,
you can select to have planned course and speed displayed.

4.1.3.3: Route check

When the last waypoint in the route is set, the route will automatically be checked for
dangers. The lines of the voyage corridor has different colours, displaying the route leg safety
status:

Corridor colour Route planning Active route

Green The route leg is safe and there are no warnings for this route leg/turn.
Yellow Chart objects with warnings are Navigational hazards within the
found in this route leg/turn. route corridor is outlined
Areas with special conditions within
the route corridor are outlined
Red Danger objects are found in this Safety contour dangers within the
route leg/turn. route corridor are outlined
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If the last waypoint is within a distance of 0,1 Nm from the first waypoint, the route will
be generated as a circle.

Automatic route check only happens if Auto route activation is selected in the Safe
menu tab.

The route check excludes unoffical overview charts in the Professional+ chart database
(1:3 Mill, 1:20 Mill, improved overview charts)

4.1.3.4: Manual assesment of the route

You always have to perform a manual check of the route. Use the danger list for the route to
assess the different dangers and warnings along the route.
The danger list is found in the Route Tool menu.
Read more about how to use the danger list in the Notifications and alarms chapter ((see
page 71)

4.1.4: Activating the selected route

You can activate you selected route in several ways, both automatically and manually. This
table provides an overview:

Automatic activation when inside the route For this to be possible the auto route activation
corridor has to be selected in the Safe menu tab.
Manual activation when inside the route Press the activate route button on the route
corridor planner toolbar.
Automatic activation, with placing of For this to be possible the auto route activation
additional waypoint creating a route leg has to be selected in the Safe menu tab, and
from the vessel position to a user selectable Allow route activation entry lane has to be
place on the route selected in TECDIS Setup.
Manual activation, activation, with placing of For this to be possible Allow route activation
additional waypoint creating a route leg entry lane has to be selected in TECDIS Setup.
from the vessel position to a user selectable Press the activate route button on the route
place on the route planner toolbar.

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4.1.5: Automatic route generation with C-Routes

C-Routes is distributed as an integrated part of the C-Map Professional+ chart database,
and is therefore only available on TECDIS units with Professional+ installed and
activated. In addition there has to be valid chart licenses for the entire area you intend
to create routes in.

4.1.5.1: About C-Routes

The C-Routes automatic route generation tool includes functionality for automatic generation
of route proposals to/from a wide array of ports and user defined positions. The system
utilises a grid of predefined route legs all over the world, and combines them in to one route
for you. Some sea areas and ports are not part of the grid, contact C-Map if you experience
that your desired port/location is not available.

The route proposition takes traffic separation systems into account, along with all other chart
functions and the vessel draught, when calculating the route. This functionality can shorten
the route planning process and help minimise the navigator workload significantly.
The C-Routes library is developed by C-Map and aids the navigator in the route planning
process. The most important feature is the ability to swiftly calculate the shortest possible
route between two ports. The route calculation is based on matching requirements given by
the vessel with the territorial limitations along the planned route.

4.1.5.2: Start C-Routes

In the route planning toolbar, press the C-Routes button. A window will open with the C-
Routes planning tool
The planning tool is divided in to several fields:
l Route name l Options
l New Stop l Keyboard
l Add restrictions l CREATE

4.1.5.3: Route name

In this field you add the name you want for your route. Use terminology that makes it easy for
others to pick up the route later.

4.1.5.4: Enter a new stop for the voyage

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Own ship
Often used to set the first waypoint for the voyage.
position

Specified If this is selected, and you press the Set button, you can then left click with
the cursor in the position in the chart where you want to place the way-
position point. You can also enter a position directly with the keyboard.
Used to select ports that are found in the C-Routes port list. The list is
divided in to nationalities, and you thererfore have to first select the cor-
Select from
responding country for the port you want to add i the first dropdown list,
port list
and then select the port in the second, lower dropdown list. In the drop-
down list it is also possible to enter the first letter for the country/port.

When the port/position is specified, use the Play button to transfer the entry to the port-of-
call list.

4.1.5.5: Port-of-call list

Next to the New Stop field, there is a Port-of-call list. As you add ports for your voyage, this list
will fill up. When you have added all ports of call you desire, you can edit their order with the
arrow buttons next to the list. You can delete a port of call by pressing the X button nexct to
the list.
You can also get more information about the port of call you have selected in the list, by
pressing the Info button. Information that is displayed includes (among other) the maximum
draught for vessels entering the port. This information is displayed at the bottom part of the C-
Routes window.

Ports marked in red in the port-of-call list: These ports have a maximum draught that
exceeds the capacity of the port. This port must either be deleted, switched for an
alternative port nearby, or the navigator has to select ignore ship draft in the C-Routes
Options button.

Ports marked in yellow in the port-of-call list: The port database does not have inform-
ation on depth for the port.

To display a port from the port-of-call list in the chart view, press the Chart button at the
bottom of the C-Routes window. Pressing this button will center the chart on the selected
port.

4.1.5.6: Restrictions - add and delete

When a sea area, bridges, canals, objects or places, are
considered obstructions for the own vessel, it can be inserted
restrictions in the form of a red slash across those areas which
C-Routes will not take into the route calculation. Adding and deleting these restrictions is done
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In an early planning stage, you should zoom out in the chart so that the entire route can be
visible. When minimum two ports of call are set, the C-Route is drawn as an orange prelim-
inary route.
When the Add button is pressed, the cursor will change and with a left click in the desired
position in the chart, the first point of a red restriction line is set. The other end of the
restriction line is set by moving the cursor to the desired location and left click again. There is
no limit to the number of restriction lines that can be deployed.
A click on the Del button allows you to delete restrictions. You can select whichever
restritction you want for deletion, and in any order.

4.1.5.7: Options
The C-Routes can be adjusted to avoid planning
the route through fairways and / or channels.
To restrict or prohibit certain passages through
the fairways and / or channels, remove the
checkmark in front of the fairway or channel’s
name, in the Passages Allowed field.
The fairway / channel’s name that is checked
(highlighted) in the Passages Allowed field, will
be indicated on the chart with a red marker.
Furthermore, when planning a route, C-Routes
can be adjusted to consider the following options:
l Ignore ship draft; when checked, C-Routes will generate a route without taking into
consideration the own vessel draft. The new generated route must be reviewed in
detail before it is used!
l Allow river route legs; when checked, the C-Routes will generate routes using inland
waterways where it makes sense.
l

l Prioritize deep water route legs; when checked, C-Routes generates routes preferably
in the open ocean.
l Allow inshore route legs; when checked, C-Routes can use the fairways within the
shoreline for navigation plan. In that case, a route can be plotted outside the traffic sep-
aration schemes and be shorter.
l Use default lane width; when checked, C-Routes uses TECDIS standard corridor width,
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Any routes that are generated with Ignore ship draft activated have to be reviewed in
detail before they are used.

4.1.5.8: Create Port-of-call list with the on-screen keyboard

By pressing the Keyboard button you bring up an
on-screen keyboard. This way you have easy access
to the route generation tool without a physical
keyboard.

4.1.5.9: Create the route

When all ports of call are placed in the list, and are
displayed in either yellow or green colours (or draft
is ignored), you can press the CREATE button to
start the route generation.
What has been an orange line indicating the route, now is converted in to a preliminary route
with waypoints, sailing corridor, speed annotation, direction and is registered in the Route
Organiser menu. Further work on the route is done via the Route Planning Toolbar before the
route is actually used the navigator must check it both, automatically and manually.

4.1.6: Search and Rescue - SAR

TECDIS has built in support for generation of search and rescue patterns directly in the chart
view.
There are four types of SAR patterns to choose between, and they can be defined either as
symbols placed in the charts, or as routes with full track steering compatibility. When you
press the SAR button, a new SAR window opens where you can set settings such as type, start
position and symbol colour. In the chart view a live preview of the default SAR pattern is
shown:

This is how you set up a SAR pattern:

1. Select the search pattern type you want to use.
2. Select the search pattern’s anchoring point; own
vessel's position or the chart center.
3. Depending on which search pattern is selected,
you now have to set some search pattern adjust-
ments. The search direction, length of line, number
of lines and the distance between lines are all
adjustable.
4. Choose if you want the pattern to become a sym-
bol(line) or a route. If you select route the search
pattern will generate a route that is activated auto-
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4.1.6.1: Special conditions for the QRS pattern type

The QRS search pattern differs from the other because is not a continuous line and thus
cannot be converted to a route.
QRS is a numbered grid where the anchor point, the start and the leg distance can be
selected. Everything else is fixed and cannot be edited.
Up to four QRS search patterns can be visible on the chart simultaneously.
To remove the QRS search pattern, return to the SAR window and deselect the checkbox of
those patterns that will be removed.

4.1.7: Primary and secondary routes

In TECDISyou can set up for fast switching between routes
for sailing by utilizing primary and secondary routes. When
you select/draw a route in , the default is that it is selec-
ted/drawn as primary route.TECDIS Then the route 1
button in the route planning toolbar is marked. The route
will be shown with a red line in the chart view.
If you press the route 2 button and then select/draw a
route, this is then set as secondary route, and will be
displayed with a dotted orange line in the chart view.
You can switch which of these two routes are primary and
secondary. This is done with the route switch button 1:2.
Only the primary route can be activated. If you switch
routes while in voyage mode, you have to confirm that
you want to cancel the active route. Then you have to
check and activate the new primary route, as described
earlier.

4.1.7.1: Transfer of primary and secondary routes to another

TECDIS unit.
When two TECDIS units are installed together and set up correctly with matching IP-addresses,
the last selected route (both primary and secondary) are automatically transferred to the
other TECDIS unit and will be available as Import data.

4.1.8: Route organizer

The route selection button opens the route organiser tool. This toolbox is primarily used to
sort, search through and select routes. It is also used for export and import of CSV(export
only) and LST files. In addition all routes in the route organiser are now displayed in the chart
view.

4.1.8.1: Route selector and route search

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Use the route dropdown list with sort activated. The list can then be sorted by different
parameters such as owner, to, from, and name/ID. These parameters are chosen between in a
separate dropdown list appearing besides the sort/search selector. When you have found the
desired route in the dropdown list, you simply press it, and then press
a. OK to select that route for sailing.
b. To select the same route, but with opposite direction of travel, press the Return but-
ton.

Use the route dropdown list with search activated. Now a search field is available next to
the sort/search selector. In it you write the desired search term, and use the dropdown list
(now consisting of search parameters) to set the parameters for the search. The dropdown list
will fill up with search results as you type. When you have found the desired route in the
dropdown list, you simply press it, and then press
a. OK to select that route for sailing.
b. To select the same route, but with opposite direction of travel, press the Return but-
ton.

Use the route selector tool directly in the charts.With the route organiser window open, the
cursor changes shape to a boathook and all available routes are shown in the charts. You can
now find the desired route in the chart, and select it using the cursor.
a. Left click to select the route for sailing.
b. Right click to select the same route, but with opposite direction of travel.

The direction of the selected route is shown with arrows placed on the route line.

Note that if you have switched route preview off, your routes will not be displayed in
the chart view for selection. Right click the route selection button to re-enable route
preview.

4.1.8.2: Exporting routes

Routes can be exported in the formats

*.pdf *.csv *.lst *.txt

To export a route to csv/lst, select that route in the route organiser, then press the Select
button, and then the Export button.
In the export window that appears you select export location and file format. PDF files contain
a formatted report ready to use/read. Csv files allows you to view route details in Microsoft
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When saving for export you can use file type to filter which file types are displayed in
the folders. This changes the file format for the file you save, even though the change
is not reflected in the displayed file name at the top of the window. If there is a
difference between the two, you will be asked for a confirmation on what file type to
save as.

see Saving and exporting a route list on page 57 see Saving and exporting routelist on page 1.

4.1.8.3: Importing routes

TECDIS can import files in the *.lst file format.
To import an lst file, press the import button in the route organiser. A new import window
appears, and here you select the file and file location of import.

4.1.9: Delete selected route

If you want to delete a route from the route database, you use the Delete button om the
route planning toolbar.
If a route is selected or activated, then it will be deleted. If no routes are selected or activated,
all routes in the chart will be shown and the cursor will change to the route selector.
Now you can select a route for deletion. You have to confirm that you want to delete the
selected file. Press OK to confirm, or abort to stop the deletion.

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4.1.10: Voyage planner

The Voyage planner button gives access to a voyage planner window with detailed inform-
ation and settings for the selected route and all its waypoints.

When you press the voyage planner button you activate a table with detailed waypoint-inform-
ation. This table is displayed in the lower part of the screen.

The following abbreviations are used in the waypoint table:

WP Waypoint number
GC Great circle route leg
Lat. Waypoint latitude
Lon. Waypoint longitude
Dist. Distance to next waypoint
Course Course to next waypoint
Speed Planned speed
Lane Lane/corridor width
Radius Turn radius
ROT Rate Of Turn
Arrival ETA to waypoint
Delay Stop time at waypoint (min)
Text Waypoint name and additional information

NB! When the Route Planner is in edit waypoint mode, the route monitoring function is
turned off ( the route control signals will not be generated to the autopilot).

NB! By clicking one of the data fields in the list belonging to a waypoint that is not
displayed, the chart will center at the specified waypoint. This feature is disabled if the
Auto Chart Reposition is enabled.

4.1.10.1: Changing values in the waypoint list - Default values

Default vaules for speed, corridor width and ROT can be specified in the Default field to the
left of the waypoint list. The values listed here is used for the entire route, except for those
waypoints where you have locked a custom value. Custom values are viewed in black.

To quickly change custom values back to default values, right click them, and they will
be unlocked and available for default changing. To lock a value, right click that value
agian. (This only applies to custom values, default values will be changed).

Below these default values there are three parameters that can be set:

Lane With this activated the specified lane/corridor width will be displayed in the chart.
With this activated both planned speed and course will be displayed for each routeleg
Info
in the chart. This option is deactivated for TECDIS systems with Track Control.
Zone Here you can specify the time zone for the route.

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4.1.10.2: Changing values in the waypoint list - single waypoint

Speed, corridor width, ROT, arrival time, delay time and waypoint text can all be modified for
each waypoint separately, even during voyage mode.
If you set a value to 0 then it will revert to the default value. If another value is set then this
will override the default value and be displayed in black. You can add values by using your
keyboard, or by using the scroll wheel on your trackball(if available).

4.1.10.3: Edit waypoint/route information

By clicking the text field for a waypoint the following window will appear above the voyage
planner:

Here you can change information about the route/waypoint.

NB! If you have selected the first waypoint in the list, you will open the route info
window. All other waypoints open in to the waypoint info window. In the route info
window you can enter information such as port of destination, port of call, route
owner, and a general tag you want to set to get a custom search term when selecting
routes. To change to the waypoint info window you press the button WPinfo. If you are
in that window, you can change to the route info window by pressing the same button,
only now it will be labeled Route info.

In the waypoint info window you can do the following:

a. change route name
b. set a warning before point, for that waypoint
c. set a chart scale for that waypoint (enter the following: Scale 1:xxxxxx, and replace
xxxxx with desired chart scale)
d. insert relevant information (text and image) for the waypoint/leg.

4.1.10.4: ETA - calculation during route planning

When you draw a route, you can calculate
ETA, speed and distance between two
waypoints. By right-clicking two different
waypoints
l In the chart
l In the Voyage planner
l In the ETA list (see Calculation of the
voyage duration on page 62)
a calculator appears, where you can set the
desired speed and it calculates the expected
time use.
The selected waypoints are colored green. When the tool starts, the last waypoint of the route
is set as one of the two waypoints.
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4.1.11: Saving and exporting a route list

By pressing the save, edit and print route list button a new window will appear with a route
list with waypoint details, total voyage distance and total voyage time, in a formatted report.
This report can be saved as a PDF, txt, lst or csv file.
The report updates automatically on any route cahnges when you have the report displayed in
TECDIS When saved, the file can be transferred to another computer for:
a. printing
b. sending to the shipping company
c. assessment in excel or similar software (only the csv file)
d. loading in to DNV Navigator (only txt files)
e. loading in to a TELchart ECS Planning Station (only lst files)

Important: When saving you can use file type to filter which file types are displayed in
the folders.This changes the file format for the file you save, even though the change
is not reflected in the displaed file mane at the top of the window. If there is a
difference between the two, you will be asked for a confirmation on what file type to
save as.

4.1.12: Extending a route

A route that has only been partially finished before, can be extended by selecting it, and then
selecting the route extension tool from the route planning toolbar. This will reactivate the
route edit mode and you will get the opportunity to add waypoints atfer the last added from
the previous session.

4.1.13: Modify waypoints directly in the charts

To change an existing route, select the desired route to be changed, and then press the route
modify button on the route planning toolbar. This will reactivate the route edit mode and you
will get the opportunity to do the following:

Left click with the cursor placed on the desired waypoint, move the
Move a waypoint cursor to the new position, and left click again to set the waypoint
placement.
Delete a waypoint Right click with the cursor placed on the desired waypoint.
Left click in the route leg line between two waypoints to add a
Add a waypoint on a
waypoint. Move the cursor to the desired position for that waypoint
route leg
and left click.
End edit mode Press the OK button in the route planning toolbar.

An active route can also be edited without exiting vouage mode, but the three
waypoints closest ahead of the vessel are locked for editing.

4.1.14: Merge routes

Two or more routes can be combined to one new route.
To do this, first select one of the routes to be combined.
When the first route has been selected, you can start the route merging. Left click the merge
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If you instead want to draw a new route to later on connect to a previously drawn
route, simply draw that route, and as all routes are displayed in grey when drawing
routes, you will be able to see the route to merge it with during route drawing.

Waypoints in selected route and the one you are adding, are controlled against each other so
that the routes are joined in intersecting or coinciding waypoints as shown below. This gives
flexible opportunities for merging routes.

Example 1: expanding a route

The last waypoint coincides with the first on the other
route, or a connection is made between them.
Example 2: one intersecting waypoint (<0,1Nm)
When one intersecting waypoint is present, the result is
a combination of the two routes. The route legs not in
use are discarded.
Example 3: two intersecting waypoints (<0,1Nm)
When both the first and last waypoint of a new route part intersects waypoints on the original
route, the original route part in between those intersections is replaced by the new route
part.

4.1.14.1: Save the new merged route

The merged routes will appear a a new route, and TECDIS will automatically reset the
waypoint numbering. You can now save the route as a new route, by pressing the Copy active
route to new route button.

4.1.15: Copy selected route

If you want to create a new route based on an existing one, a copy of the original route can be
created using the Copy active route to new route function.
First, the existing route should be selected. When pressing the Copy active route to new
route button, a dialogue box opens ; click OK button to confirm copying and saving of the
original route. The route that appears on the screen is a copy with an independent status and
can be modified in the usual way, and it will be saved as a new route.

4.1.16: Great circle route

Routes in TECDIS can be configured as great circle routes. This is done in the voyage planner
(requires that you have entered it through starting route edit mode).

In the column for GC (Great circle) in the

voyage planner you can select if a route leg
should be a great circle leg or a loxodrome
leg. This is changed by left clicking in the GC
column for the starting waypoint of that
route leg. A requirement is that the route leg has to be longer than 300 NM.
If great circle leg is selected the symbol in this field will be a curved line in edit mode and
dotted line in finished/active mode. The colour of the symbol will also set the security status,
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The Great Circle route generate additional waypoints on the table, which are inter-
mediate waypoints on the Great Circle. This means that the Great Circle is recorded as
a series of Loxodrome route legs. Such additional waypoints can not be modified in the
table and are automatically removed if the route leg presentation is switched back to
Loxodrome route type.

4.1.17: Add index lines

When a route is is fully drawn and the route hazards and alerts have
been reviewed and accepted, Index Lines can be added for even safer
navigation.
An Index Line is launched by first selecting the Index line button function
from the Route Planning Toolbar, then move the cursor in the middle of
the Route Leg and left click to release an Index Line.
The Index Line is displayed in magenta colour and is parallel to the Route
Leg from which it was generated. The Index Line now follows the cursor
movement, and while still parallel with the Route Leg, it can be placed in
the desired position in the chart with a mouse left click.
The distance from the route line to the index line is presented in NM at
the center of the index line.

An overview of which route legs that have index lines is found on the route planner,
where route legs with index lines are marked with IX in the text field.

If you want to see the distance from the route to the index line more clearly, hover the
cursor over distance label of the index line in the chart.

4.1.17.1: Change index line length

The end of each Index Line is marked with a square symbol. A left click on one of these
square symbol enables the extension /shortening of Index Line. Lock the Index Line in to
position by left clicking again. The distance from route to Index Line is given in NM at the
Index Line middle point.

4.1.17.2: Deleting and restoring index lines

To delete an index line you simply right click with the cursor placed on an end point of the
index line.
To undo last deletion and restoring the last deleted line is achieved by double clicking the
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4.1.18: Sight lines

Sight lines are shown straight ahead of the vessel,
at 45 and 90 degree angles from the ship bow,
and straight behind the vessel, when you are
placing waypoints in the chart. The sight lines are
also available after the route has been drawn, by
hovering the cursor over the selected waypoint.

4.1.19: Undo the last route

modification
By pressing the UNDO button on the route toolbar you can undo the last saved route modific-
ation. The following are examples of what you can undo:
l The last route deletion you performed
l The last route modification you performed
l The last route drawing action you performed
l The last modification of index lines you performed

The undo function only works with actions that are saved, so you will be brought to the
last saved state before you pressed undo.

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4.2: Route navigation

When activating a selected route, TECDIS enters navigation mode, giving you all necessary
information to steer the vessel according to the route you have created.

4.2.1: Navigation information

When a route is activated and you have entered navigation mode, an information window will
appear in the bottom of the information panel.

Route name text

1 see Route name text field on page 62
field
Opens the ETA list, that lets you
see all ETA times, and lets you
2 WP end / WP X
select which waypoint you want
ETA and DTG to be displayed for.
Lets you switch between planned
Planned speed /
3 and present speed for ETA cal-
Present speed
culation.
Remaining distance (Distance To
4 DTG
Go)
5 ETA Estimated time of arrival
Course to steer by and course for
6 CTS
next route leg
Remaining distance to the next
7 DTG
route leg
Time to the next Wheel Over Point
8 TTG
(Time To Go)
The vessels position in the corridor
Position in the
9 is shown with red for port side,
route leg corridor
and green for the starboard side.
Indicates Cross track error for the
current course, measured in the
10 XTE
same unit as the cursor range, see
see EBL/VRM Bearing on page 66
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4.2.2: Larger CTS values

If the size of the CTS values needs to be enlarged, this is achieved
by clicking the field they are in with the cursor.

In addition the Rate Of Turn (ROT) is displayed, while the graphic

representation of the current heading, is removed with only the
XTE (X-cross Track Error) value is presented.

4.2.3: Route name text field

In the route name text field either waypoint text or routename is displayed, with the
following priority:
1. Text for next waypoint

2. Text for ETA waypoint

3. Route name

4. Route ID

4.2.4: Calculation of the voyage duration

There are two ways in which you can calculate ETA for the route

Planned speed Planned speed uses the speed values listed in the route planner.
Present speed calculates ETA from the actual speed the vessel is sailing
with when the calculation happens. The exception is if a speed value listed
in the route planner is locked by the navigator. Then the system will cal-
Present speed
culate the ETA based on a combination of current speed and planned
speed. Locked route leg speeds are shown with black text in the speed
column in the route planner.

The navigation information window shows ETA/DTG either for the last waypoint or for a user
selected waypoint. To switch between these modes, press the EP end / WP X button.
When you press the WP end button, the ETA list opens. It gives you an overview of all the
waypoints in your route and their ETA.
The ETA list displays the following information:
l If ETA is calculated from planned or from present
speed
l The waypoint number
l Notes for the waypoint if added
l ETA with date and time
l Alternatively it can display TTG and DTG.
You can switch between the modes by pressing the title (ETA,
TTG, DTG)
The ETA list has multiple display modes:
l All waypoints
l Only waypoints with text (notes)
l Only waypoints with planned stops (delays added to
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You can switch between the display modes by pressing the title (All, text, stop)
The ETA time also has multiple display modes:
l ETA displayed in the same timezone as TECDIS
l ETA displayed in UTC time
l ETA dispplayed in the time zone selected for the route (set in the voyage planner)
You can switch between the display modes by pressing the ETA title.

When WP end is active, the button will display WP end. The same adheres to the
planned speed button.

To calculate DTG/ETA between waypoints during route planning, see 4.1.10.4: ETA -
calculation during route planning(see page 56).

4.2.5: Primary and secondary routes

In TECDIS you can use two routes simultaneously, allowing you to easily switch between
routes when in navigation mode. When set up, you can have a primary route that is active,
and a secondary that is checked and pre-activated, available for switching on demand. For
more information, see chapter 4.1: Route planning(see page 44).

4.2.6: Notify Waypoint / Critical Point on the voyage

If a critical WP on the route is of particular interest, TECDIS can provide an
warning at a pre-determined distance.
To use this feature, enable the Chart object inspector function (from the
Main Toolbar) and click on the WP where the warning is to be placed.
An information window, that provides details on the selected waypoint,
opens in the lower part of the chart. In the lower left corner of this window, check (activate )
“Warning before point” feature and specify the time or the distance before the particular
waypoint, when the warning should be given. Put a checkmark in the box to the left, and then
when point shall be notified in time or distance. A critical waypoint is marked with four red
exclamation marks.
When the predetermined limit for a critical point is reached, an Point Info alarm is activated
and the info window for this critical waypoint, appears at the bottom of the chart. Any info
text entered previously to describe this critical waypoint, will also be visible in the information
window.

NB: Critical waypoint warning is triggered when the vessel moves within the specified
range from any heading, not just along the route. When the warning has been raised,
the marking of the critical waypoint in the chart will change in to four green exclam-
ation marks.

To delete a critical waypoint, click it with the Chart object inspector and deselect the Warning
before point checkbox.

4.2.7: Hazards and alerts on a route

When a new route is created, or when an existing route is selected, the system will conduct a
safety check of the route and generate a list of all hazards and warnings for the entire route.
you get access to the list of hazards and alerts by clicking on the List route dangers and
cautions button on the Route Planning Toolbar. This button can either be displayed as an
exclamation mark or as a question mark. An exclamation mark indicates that the safety check
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Click this button to start the security check of the route, which will start and run in the
background. While security is running, a reminder of this is shown in the upper part of the
anti-grounding chart. A question mark indicates that the route safety check has been
completed and the dangers and cautions list can be displayed.

The list of hazards and alerts (Route Alerts) it is a table where:

l The first column contains the identification number of each waypoint the warn-
ing/danger relates to, accompanied by the “=” sign indicates that the warning applies
to the route leg between two waypoints, while the “+” sign shows that the warning is
concerning a turn (wheel over) with a single waypoint.
l -the second column gives a short description of the item, followed by the object's
depth (if available).
l -the last column gives information about the chart database where the object ori-
ginated.

When you open the list the chart display will automatically move and zoom to display
the nearest route leg. The first route alert for the route leg will be marked in the list.

The safety contour dangers, highlighted in red, are listed first. Then follows a list of all the
navigational hazards on the route, which are highlighted in yellow. By clicking on one of the
navigational hazards, an information window with more info details and a description of that
caution/area opens. Cautions for Areas with special conditions are highlighted in yellow.
All the dangers are marked on the chart display(with red markings) when clicking on the
notification in the list. This is the modality to get a quick visual overview of where the dangers
are.

If the current waypoint is outside the displayed section the chart will move automat-
ically, if the auto function is not activated.

4.2.7.1: Walk the route - a rapid inspection of the route

With the First, Prev, Zoom to route leg, Next and Last buttons you can rapidly asses the
different dangers associated with a route leg. Walk the route is a supplement to a complete
and thorough route inspection, and can be used to review the dangers on a specific route leg.
This makes it a good tool during route sailing.

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4.3: EBL/VRM Bearing

TECDIS has an electronic bearing line that allows you to make bearings both from the vessel
position and from any point in the chart.
The bearing tool is activated form the main toolbar.

The bearing tool displays CPA/TCPA or ETA information for the bearing point, at the top
of the chart view, as long as the vessel is in movement. You switch between CPA/TCPA
and ETA by clicking on the information display.

When the bearing is anchored in the vessel it will follow the vessel movements dynam-
ically

4.3.1: General about EBL / VRM operation

The anchor point of the bearing line is placed on cursor location.. Estimated
Left click in
time to go from anchor point to bearing point (with current speed) is
the chart
displayed in a small window at the top right of the chart.
left click on
own vessel The EBL/VRM origin point can be moved back to own vessel’s position
symbol
Anchor point placed on the chart: Place the bearing target on cursor
position.
The EBL/VRM origin point will no longer follow the cursor movements. To go
Right click in back to normal EBL/VRM operation, restart bearing tool.
the chart Anchor point placed on own vessel: The target point is locked to cursor pos-
ition. A bearing will be placed.
ETA to the bearing point(with current SOG) is displayed in a small window at
the top right corner of the chart view.

The bearing can be locked to a fixed heading by entering a value between 0 and 360 degrees
in the small window by the bearing line anchor point.

4.3.2: Bearing and range information

Bearing and range information is displayed in the cursor info panel, when the bearing tool is
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Bearing and distance for Enlarged view of bearing and Configurable bearing and dis-
the EBL/VRM tool distance for the EBL/VRM tool tance for the EBL/VRM tool

The three EBL/VRM panels share the same location, and you toggle between them by clicking
on the panel itself.
The third panel allows you to set a bearing that is not attached to the cursor. You can modify
the bearing and range/distance with the arrow buttons, by text input, and the bearing can be
set with the bearing circle; click and hold your cursor on it and when you move the cursor the
bearing moves as well.
The measure unit for the distance is indicated in the lower right corner, and can be switched
between nautical miles (NM) and meters (m) by pressing it.

You can also add range to the bearing by clicking the middle trackball button with the
cursor hovering over the radar cursor.

4.3.3: Bearing modes

The current bearing mode is indicated on the button that precedes the bearing numeric
value.

EBL T a given, true bearing is displayed in the chart

EBL R a relative bearing is shown

Bearing mode is set back to ‘true’ mode (EBL T) each time the anchor point is moved outside
own vessel’s position.

4.3.4: Temporary route - with route monitoring in three

clicks.
The EBL/VRM function can also be used to generate a temporary route, with the vessels own
position as starting position(WP1).
With the EBL/VRM function enabled, press the left mouse button when you have placed the
cursor where you want the second waypoint to be placed(WP2) and finish creating the route
by pressing the right mouse button when you have placed the cursor where you want the
last waypoint to be placed(WP3).
You will now be asked to confirm that you want to activate the route. When confirmed, you
start sailing the route.

4.3.5: Storage and export of Bearing Position and of Line

Of Position (LOP )
To save and export bearing lines, right click on Bearing EBL / VRM icon, on the Main Toolbar,
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All saved bearing lines are displayed on the chart. On the far left of the window is the column
for line selection. The selected lines are displayed on the chart with a bold line and text.
In the Note field you can enter a name/description for the bearing line.

By adding Range to the Note field, TECDIS calculates and inserts the distance to the
bearing point.

At the bottom of the Bearing list window, buttons are provided with functions necessary to
amend the status of bearing lines:

1 select All lines

2 select No lines
3 delete the selected lines
4 Save EP (calculate and display the position of 2 and 3 position lines)
5 export the selected lines
6 move lines individually

ReAnchor - when this command is activated, the cursor must be positioned over the anchor
point or over the arrowhead of the bearing line, and then left click to retreive it. The bearing
line now follows the cursor movement,without changing the angle (parallel shift), and can be
placed by clicking again the left mouse button.
New bearing lines can be added to the Bearing list by left clicking on the Bearing EBL / VRM
icon ( if the function is not activated).
Print the bearing list to a text file with the Print button. This option requires no additional
formatting for later printout.
To save a bearing line, click on the middle mouse button. Then the bearing line appearance
changes from dashed to solid line. This modification indicate that the bearing line is saved and
is visibile as long as the Bearing list window is active. Here the bearing line’s data and status
can be modified. This process can be repeated as many times as desired.

To save data from the Bearing list for later use or for transport to another computer, use the
Export function,. The Bearing Positions and / or the Lines of Position data that will be
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Data is exported to the location and under file name which is specified in the Save As window.
The file format is not selectable; it is saved in the *.csv format, which is a text file readable in
Excel and other spreadsheet programs.

When the Bearing List is empty, exported bearings can be re-imported. The Export
button now displays as Import.

In the table above such a *.csv file is illustrated opened in Excel and some formatting is made
for easier readability. The positions are specified in decimal grades and the time is indicated in
the Date and Hour separate columns. LOP is indicated either by a "0" or "1", where "0"
indicates a Bearing Line while "1" indicates a Line of Position. In the Type column the following
is set:

1 Bearing
2 LOP or a moved bearing
3 NMEA data received from the optical sounding instrument
4 NMEA data received from VHF

In the column labeled Brg the bearing of the line is indicated, while in the column marked Dist
mtr. the length of the line in meters is specified. The last column contains the text that was
entered in the Notes field in the Bearing list window.
All bearings and / or Lines of Position are saved and available in the Bearing list, until they are
removed by operator. Deletion of data is performed using the Delete function and it can be
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4.4: Anti grounding

When the vessel's speed over ground (SOG) is over 1.0 knots, the system will oversee a safety
zone in front of the vessel and notify all the hazards objects and areas with special conditions.
The width and extent of this security zone is set up in the Safe menu.
The vertical menu includes an anti-grounding chart display, showing the safety zone at all
times is fixed to course –up mode.
If any hazards are detected, the following actions are triggered:
l an anti grounding alarm starts
l the anti-grounding chart will highlight the dangerous chart objects within the safety
zone
l the safety zone will be in the main chart display
l if the main chart display has been repositioned away from the own vessel position, the
chart center will be moved back to the own vessel position.
l if Auto Safe Hazards is set to “Auto On" or “Auto On+Off", then the Safe Hazards and
Shallow Soundings options, in the Chart menu, are turned on at the first warning, if
they were not selected already.
l Until the anti-grounding alarm has been examined, the alerted areas in the safety zone
will also be marked in the main chart view.

By entering the alarm list and selecting one of the notifications, a separate list of anti-
grounding warnings is shown. When clicking a warning in the anti-grounding list, the selected
danger zone will be marked in the chart with red markings, and the chart will centre around
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4.5: Notifications and alerts

A range of situations will lead to events where TECDIS generates alarms, warnings, cautions or
notifications. These alerts are displayed in the lower right corner of the screen.

All alarm and notification settings that are set in TECDIS Setup, are set from the tab
Specification.

This area contains:

l a warning field with large text
l system status field with counters for alarms, warnings and noti-
fications.
l In the lower right corner of the system status field, the show but-
ton gives access to the complete list of active warnings and alerts.
The list of active warnings, alarms and notifications shows which notices
that require confirmation from the navigator. If there aren't any active
notices in need of confirmation, but an alarm is still active, this alarm will
still be shown.
If several confirmed alarms are active, the warning field will show the text ALARMS. When no
alarms are active, and no notices require confirmation by the navigator, the warning field will
be blank.
Alarms, warnings and notifications are presented in the following order and design:
Warning field Alarm list Audible signal
Background alternating Background alternating 3 short beeps
Unconfirmed
between red and dark red, between red and dark red, every 8
alarm
with static black text with static black text seconds
Confirmed Red background with black
Red text No
alarm text
2 short beeps
every 60
Background alternating Background alternating
Unconfirmed seconds (4,8
between orange and dark between orange and dark
warning minutes can
orange, with static black text orange, with static black text
be set in the
Safe menu)
Orange background with
Confirmed black text
Orange text No
warning Displayed for 30 seconds
after warning is confirmed
Yellow background black text.
Caution Displayed for 30 seconds Yellow text No
after caution appears

The colour palette will change when screen is set to dusk and night mode.

For unconfirmed alarms/warnings an audible signal will be presented through the sound
source specified in TECDIS Setup.

Areas with special conditions are by default classified as Warnings with audible signals.
This can be changed by the navigator, in the Safe meny(see The Safe menu on page
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Note that it is possibble to activate Harbour Mode, if this is marked as allowed in

TECDIS Setup. In this mode, the safety contour is set at 1000m, so in coastal areas you
will always be in a state of alarm, but once acknowledged, the alarm sound will not
repeat itself. Harbour Mode can be limited in time and speed, see The Safe menu on
page 156.

4.5.1: Confirm alarms and warnings

Alarms and warnings will remain unconfirmed until they are confirmed by the navigator, and
will be visible as long as the alarm and/or warning state is active.
Notifications require no confirmation by the navigator. Events can be confirmed one by one
separately by clicking the text in the warning field, or by pressing the space key on the
keyboard. If a Furuno RCU-018 or TECDIS Keypad is connected, events can be confirmed by
pressing the ALARM ACK key.
Warnings can also be confirmed from an external alarm central, if connected. During the
installation the technician can configure TECDIS Setup so that the confirmations from the
external alarm central closes only for alarm sound or closes when the alarm is actually
confirmed.

4.5.2: Alert list

The number of active alarms, warnings and alert
messages are specified in the notification field. By
clicking the Show button a window opens with a list
of all alerts, including information about triggered
time, alert type and status.
When the warnings and the alerts are confirmed,
they will still be shown in the list as long as they are
active. Some notifications contain detailed information that is visible when you click the notific-
ation list.
For added detail information "Anti-grounding" alert and "Possible danger" alert show its own
list of dangerous objects. When you click on each of the dangerous objects in the list, its
graphic representation is highlighted on the chart.

Note that alerts listed with grey background are not visible in the chart view while in
Standard (STD) presentation mode.

When multiple alarms are active and confirmed, the alarm field will display the text
Alarm

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4.5.3: Alert field texts

Alert Priority Cat. Description (if needed) Type
All heading TECDIS has lost communication with all heading
Alarm B TCS
sensors lost sensors. Track control active mode only.
All position TECDIS has lost communication with all position
Alarm B TCS
sensors lost sensors. Track control active mode only.
The vessel turning radius exceeds the anchor
Anchor watch Warning A watch zone. Escalates to an alarm after 120 ECDIS
seconds if not acknowledged.
Back-up
Back-up Navigator alarm active. Only for TECDIS
Navigator Warning B ECDIS
configured with TCS.
alarm active
The vessel is entering a new area where special
Chart area with conditions applies. Clicking on the alert in the alert
special condi- Caution A list, the danger object is highlighted with red in the ECDIS
tions chart. The caution escalates to a warning if not
acknowledged.
The vessel is entering a new area where special
Chart area with
conditions applies. Clicking on the alert in the alert
special condi- Warning A ECDIS
list, the danger object is highlighted with red in the
tions
chart.
Course
difference limit Warning B Track control only. TCS
exceeded
Crossing safety Anti grounding danger detected. Clickit to open
Alarm A ECDIS
contour alert list.
Final waypoint The vessel has passed the last WP in the active
Warning A ECDIS
passed route. Optional.
Heading dif-
Will be given as a Warning if Track Control is active
ference limit Caution B TCS
(active voyage).
exceeded
Heading dif-
This caution is an option available for TECDIS
ference limit Caution B ECDIS
without Track Control (Standard ECDIS)
exceeded
Lost autopilot
TECDIS has lost communication with the autopilot.
alert commu- Warning B TCS
Track Control only.
nication
Lost autopilot TECDIS has lost communication with the autopilot.
Warning B TCS
communication Track Control only.
Lost
connection to Warning B TECDIS has lost communication with the BAM. ECDIS
BAM
Lost monitor
TECDIS has lost serial communication with the
control and Warning B ECDIS
monitor.
alert buzzer
TECDIS is no longer receiving data from sensor for
Lost sensor AIS Warning B ECDIS
AIS
Lost sensor TECDIS detects a heading 1 sensor loss and
Caution B ECDIS
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TECDIS is no longer receiving data from sensor for

Lost sensor
Warning B Heading 1, and the system cannot change to a valid ECDIS
Heading 1
alternative sensor
Lost sensor TECDIS detects a heading 2 sensor loss and
Caution B ECDIS
Heading 2 automatically changes to a valid alternative sensor
TECDIS is no longer receiving data from sensor for
Lost sensor
Warning B Heading 2, and the system cannot change to a valid ECDIS
Heading 2
alternative sensor
Lost sensor
TECDIS is no longer receiving data on sensor integ-
integrity info Caution B ECDIS
rity from INS
from INS
Lost sensor TECDIS is no longer receiving data from sensor to
Warning B ECDIS
Position 1 Position 1.
Lost sensor TECDIS is no longer receiving data from sensor to
Warning B ECDIS
Position 2 Position 2.
Lost sensor TECDIS is no longer receiving data from sensor for
Caution B ECDIS
Relative Wind Relative Wind
Lost sensor TECDIS is no longer receiving data from sensor for
Warning B ECDIS
Water Speed water speed.
TECDIS is no longer receiving data from sensor for
Lost sensor
Alarm B water speed. Track Control active mode only TCS
Water Speed
(active voyage).
Lost synchron- The physical network connection to another
ization link for Warning B TECDIS device does not work. Check the ECDIS
charts connection.
The vessel's speed is below the limits set in TECDIS
Low Speed Warning B Setup. Track control only, requires NP5500 TCS
software revision 304 or newer.
Mariners Own /designated object with danger mark in the
Alarm A ECDIS
danger object security zone.
Missing link to Error in transferring active route between primary
Warning B ECDIS
other ECDIS and secondary TECDIS.
Navigational Anti grounding. Possible dangerous objects in the
Warning A ECDIS
Hazard safety zone.
Anti grounding. Possible dangerous objects in the
Navigational
Caution A safety zone. Can be set as a warning by default in ECDIS
Hazard
the safe menu.
No screenshot
TECDIS is no longer receiving confirmation from
contact with Caution B ECDIS
VDR on screenshot transmission success
VDR
Pos sensor The course deviation between the sensors Position
difference limit Caution B 1 and Position 2 is greater than the limit in TECDIS TCS
exceeded Setup.
The course deviation between the sensors Position
Pos sensor
1 and Position 2 is greater than the limit in TECDIS
difference limit Warning B TCS
Setup. Track Control active mode only (active
exceeded
voyage).
Refer to Navtex Open the Navtex window to see the full message
wnd for full Caution B list. Press the Navtex button on the main toolbar to ECDIS
msg list open.
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charts
Refer to paper
charts or S52 Caution B The chart is not shown in S52 presentation. ECDIS
pres.
Route critical
Warning A A critical point is approached on the route. ECDIS
point
Sensor Error Sensor for Position 1 sends a different datum than
Pos.1 Wrong Warning B WGS84. The corresponding warning was not ECDIS
Datum acknowledged within 30s.
Sensor Error Sensor for Position 2 sends a different datum than
Pos.2 Wrong Warning B WGS84. The corresponding warning was not ECDIS
Datum acknowledged within 30s.
Sleeping AIS
class B filter Caution B Sleeping AIS class B targets are not displayed. ECDIS
active
Sleeping AIS
AIS targets outside the specified range are not
target filter Caution B ECDIS
displayed.
active
Sounder
position err.
Warning B ECDIS
Setup /
Sounder
Switch to
Heading
Warning B Track control only. TCS
Control or
Manual
System
watchdog is Warning B Anti-gounding is switched off. ECDIS
offline
TECDIS receives too many targets, reduce the AIS
target display by adjusting the display and filtration
settings in the TGT menu. As long as the total num-
ber of targets is below 500, all targets will be
Target buffer tracked even if not displayed.
full reduce Warning A The total number of targets TECDIS can handle ECDIS
range simultaneously is 2000, where 75% (1500) of the
buffer when full will be reserved for visible
targets. When target display settings are altered,
the 75% of the buffer will be cleared for currently
hidden targets and repopulated with fresh targets.
TECDIS receives too many targets, reduce the AIS
target display by adjusting the display and filtration
settings in the TGT menu. As long as the total num-
ber of targets is below 500, all targets will be
Target buffer tracked even if not displayed.
use > 95% Caution A The total number of targets TECDIS can handle ECDIS
reduce range simultaneously is 2000, where 75% (1500) of the
buffer when full will be reserved for visible
targets. When target display settings are altered,
the 75% of the buffer will be cleared for currently
hidden targets and repopulated with fresh targets.
Track Control Track control only. Escalates to alarm after 30
Warning A TCS
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Updating While the charts are updating, the database is

charts, antig- Warning B unavailable, and therefore antigrounding is unavail- ECDIS
rounding off able.
For this route voyage, the vessel has moved
Vessel off track Alarm A ECDIS
outside the route corridor.
Comes when approaching a new waypoint. This
Waypoint alert Warning A ECDIS
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4.6: Past track lines

In TECDIS you can see your past track lines (also known as a
towbar), which displays your voyage history. Past track lines
selected with the query cursor is displayed in red in the chart
view.

The Past track menu is divided in four:

The button to open the past track tool/menu is in the main toolbar.
This button gives access to the past track lines of previous voyages.
l Primary pos. source gives you control of the past tracks gen-
erated by the primary position sensor
l Secondary pos. source gives you control of the past tracks
generated by the secondary position sensor
l Convert past track to route
l The Show and Hide button control the display of the tracks
you have selected

4.6.1: Primary position source

The Primary pos. source field enables display of the previous routes (Past Tracks), from
primary position sensor. The selected Past Tracks can be displayed with name (if previously
entered, using the query cursor/chart inspector) and the performing date.

If the Timemark feature is selected the Past Tracks are displayed with time indicators.
You can set the interval at which these are displayed next to the checkbox.

Which past track to display in the chart view is selected by setting the time interval in the date
selectors. Here you can set up two independent intervals. One with the From and To date, and
one with the After date(creating an interval from that date until today).
Alternatively you can select a preset in the dropdown at the bottom of the date field, with
display of tracks from a period of:
l One hour
l a given number of days
l a given number of weeks
l a given number of months
or you can select All. Time marks are displayed for all visible routes, as long as only routes
from the past month is displayed.
The information field Total displays the number of Past Tracks that appear for the selected
time interval.
The Past Track Select function is used to select and edit (colour change) a previous track. It can
also be used to select a specific track for display even with a non-specified age.
Activating the colour function is indicated by the cursor changes to an arrow with a small
sheet icon to the edge. Left click with this arrow positioned over a track, will change its colour
(assuming that INT 1 chart presentation is activated). Right click anywhere in the chart to exit
this mode.
The Past Track Delete function is activated when the cursor changes to a ‘cross’ (same
functional behaviour as the Delete function in the past track menu). Left click with this ‘cross’
positioned over a track to deleted it. Note that only the tracks older than 90 days can be
deleted. Right click anywhere in the chart to exit this mode.

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4.6.2: Secondary position source

The field labelled Secondary position source
enables display of the previous routes (Past
Tracks), from secondary position sensor. In
this frame the operator can choose whether
the Past Tracks are visible on the chart and
for how long time they will be displayed (1 or
12 hours). If the Timemark feature is selected
the Past Tracks are displayed with time indic-
ators. You can set the interval at which these
are displayed next to the checkbox.

The Past Tracks from the secondary sensor position are always displayed in grey.

4.6.3: Convert past track to route

Tecdis has capability to convert a previous track to a sailing route. If Allow is ticked, a user can
select a previous track instead of a route with the cursor. A new route will be generated
following this track. Route accuracy (WP-density) is governed by allowed max deviation.

4.6.4: Show and Hide buttons

When the Show function is selected, the Past Track lines that match the criteria in the date
fields, are displayed on the chart.
The Show button will appear in the active mode, until the Hide button is selected in the Past
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4.7: Maritime calculations

Pressing the Maritime calculations button on the top menu opens the Maritime calculations
window in the lower left corner of the screen.
This window has two functions as selectable tabs;
l a Calculate Tab which is a maritime calculator
l a LOP Tab (Lines of Position) which is an interface for entering manual positions using
bearing and/or distance observations

4.7.1: Calculate
In the tab Calculate you can make maritime
calculations based on:
l a From position, and
l data for Distance and bearing, or
l a To position.

If the To position is known, all fields in the

Distance and bearing field will be filled with
correct data when you press the Calculate
button in the area where the data is calculated.

4.7.1.1: Setting calculating position to chart center

The position fields also have a feature where the position is set to the center of the current
chart view. This can be used by pressing:
l the Chart Center button in the From field, or
l the Center button in the To field
The position is then set automatically.

4.7.1.2: Set a great circle route

In the Distance and bearing there is a selector button for great circle route (GC) and
loxodrome route (RL). The distance values can be specified either in NM or meters.

4.7.1.3: Calculation of time

In the Time field information about the start time and end time for the intended voyage is
displayed. Here you can set one value manually, then the second will update itself automat-
ically from the prerequisites of the voyage.
Time and date values are initially set to the current time and date when you started the calcu-
lating tool.
By entering a value for speed, the sailing time is shown in the field below Speed. Time- and
date fields can be adjusted, and the time/date value that you have set will be adjusted accord-
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4.7.1.4: Datum
The Datum field at the bottom of the calculator makes it possible to translate both From and
To positions between different datum.
The positions in the From and To fields will always be set to the datum selected in the Datum
field directly below. If another datum is selected with the dropdown menu, the numeric
values for the corresponding position value changes immediately to reflect the changed
datum choice.
Some examples of how "Maritime calculations" may be used:
l Calculation of a new and unknown position based on the distance and bearing from a
given position. Move the chart center to the From position by clicking with the middle
mouse button with the cursor over the point on the chart that you want to select as
From position, or place it in by entering values directly in the fields of Lat and Lon.
Select RL or GC in the Distance and bearing field and enter the appropriate values for
distance and bearing. Click on the Calculate button in the To field to calculate the To
position.
l Calculation of distance and the distance between two points. Move the chart center to
the first position by clicking with the middle mouse button with the cursor over the
desired place, and do the same with the second point. Alternatively you can enter val-
ues directly in the fields of Lat and Lon. Click on the Calculate button in the Distance
and bearing field to calculate both loxodrome/great circle distance and routed dis-
tance.
l Calculate the time spent on a voyage between two points in a given speed. Move chart
center to the first position by clicking with the middle mouse button with the cursor
over desired place in the chart and do the same with the second point. Alternatively
you can enter values directly into the fields of Lat and Lon. Add Speed value in the field
Time and the time it takes for a voyage between two points is shown in the box below.
l Convert a position to WGS 84 datum. Choose the datum which the known position is
stated as in the Datum field, and enter position values as above. Change datum to
WGS84 in the lower Datum field and the position is then converted to the WGS84
datum.

4.7.2: Lines of Position (LOP)

If it is determined that both the primary and the secondary position sensor fails or produces
the wrong position, you can take advantage of positioning based on manual observations and
dead reckoning.
In the tab LOP you can determine the ship's
position based on observations made with
Bearings and/or Distance.
The bulk of this tab is set aside for registration of
bearing and distance observations. Up to three of
each can be recorded on each recording line.
Each entry contains the following control set and
information (from left to right):
l An * button to set a record
l A check box to select whether registration
should be displayed on the chart or not
l The value of the recorded bearing/distance
l Time of registration
l Age of the registration
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4.7.2.1: Register observations

1. Press the * button on the desired entry line.
2. Place the cursor over the target (the chart object the bearing or distance is measured
to) on the chart which is observed, and click the left mouse button.
3. An EBL / VRM function (electronic bearing line and variable distance marker) is now
enabled anchored to the target.
4. The observed value can now be entered into the the small field near the anchor point
(distances are entered in Nm).
5. If a numeric value is not entered, adjust the EBL / VRM so that the correct observation
value is shown on the registration line. For bearing lines, the line should extend
throughout the area where the ship can be.
6. Press the left mouse button to exit the placing of the observation in the chart.
7. If the observation was made more than one minute ago, set the time of observation in
the registration line.
8. Write a brief description of the observation in the text box on the registration line
(optional).
When an observation is made, it will appear on the chart, and labeled with the name and date
of observation.
Two versions of each observation will be visible on the chart. The first version remains where
the observations were recorded. The second (bold) version is tweaked in real time according
to current dead reckoning parameters (course, speed). This ensures that observations made
at different times can be used together to provide a position.

4.7.2.2: Features of the LOP tab

The buttons in the LOP tab works as follows:
The Minimize button minimizes the entire Maritime calculations window, but retains all the
keys for function selection and registered values and any DR.
The Auto 2xLOP button opens to put out two bearings immediately after another without
having to move the cursor back to the * button in the LOP tab between the bearings.
The Auto DR button is selectable when the Auto 2xLOP button is selected. DR starts immedi-
ately when the two intersecting bearings are set out in chart view.
The Extended LOPs option extends the bearing lines to the outside of the visible map image,
regardless of scale.
The Move button allows you to parallel displace a bearing. When the Move button is active,
the cursor placed over the anchor point for any of the original bearing line (the one that is
standing still and is made with thin line), the end of the bearing line is marked with a circle,
and click the left mouse button .
The Mark EP button manually places an estimated position symbol in the chart. After pressing
the button, the cursor is placed on the chart on the vessel's estimated position. The EP-symbol
can now be placed in the chart by clicking the left mouse button. The EP symbol is marked
with the date of entry. A window will pop up at the bottom of the screen so that the operator
can enter text that is visible on the chart, and complementing information that is displayed
when viewed with the object inspector. The EP symbol is stored in the system and can be
deleted later using the symbol editor.
Select EP for DR is used to select one of the previously registered EP symbols as base for dead
reckoning. After pressing the button, place the cursor on one of the previously mentioned EP
marks on the chart and press the left mouse button. Dead reckoning will now be initiated and
the vessel symbol is moved to the selected position.
The Auto DR button is only available when two or more observations are made and selected
for display. When this button is pressed, the system will use the top two registration lines to
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window is displayed so that the operator can enter text that is visible on the chart, and comple-
menting information that is displayed when viewed with the object inspector. Dead reckoning
is immediately initiated with the calculated position as a starting point.
The DR off button can be used to disable dead reckoning mode and lets you return to use the
position sensor data to position the vessel. But this presupposes that dead reckoning was
initiated from the LOP tab using either the Select EP for DR or the Auto DR buttons. Note that
this button will be unavailable if both position sensors are lost.
The Reset button removes all observations from the LOP tab and selected observations from
the chart.

Note that when dead reckoning has been initiated using the LOP-tab, all input from the
primary and secondary position sensors are ignored until dead reckoning is deactivated
in the same tab!

Details on using the LOP tab to generate estimated positions and position observations are
logged. To access these logs, use the DR fix button in the Log menu.

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In this chapter we will look closer at other tools and functions TECDIS offers.

5.1:Cursor pick 84
5.2:Conning and anchorwatch 86
5.3:Radar and radar targets 88
5.4:AIS - operation 89
5.5:Dead Reckoning Mode 95
5.6:NAVTEX 96

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5.1: Cursor pick

The cursor pick is a general tool in TECDIS, with multiple functions depending on
which tool you use it together with.

In common for all use areas is that the tool gives information beyond what is normally
displayed. It's name is derived from it's main function - to display extra information about
elements you select with your cursor.
When the cursor pick is activated, the cursor changes. It now displays both a cursor and a
question mark. Now you can left click any point in the chart view, and a pick report window
will appear.
The selected point in the chart will be highlighted with a selection frame, similar
to the highlighting of selected AIS targets.

5.1.1: The Pick report

While the cursor pick is active, a click anywhere in the chart view will open the pick report
window at the bottom of the screen. The cursor position is displayed in the window headline.
The left part of this window will give a list of all chart objects near the cursor position.
The first entry in this list gives details of the chart cell the objects are connected to. A
description of the chart symbol(s) for the selected object is also displayed here. Each entry is
marked with a symbol indicating if the object is a point, line or a geometric area.

You can read additional descriptions on some values by pressing the Value descriptions button at the top ri

Entries that have been changed or added through chart corrections, will be displayed with
symbols with yellow backgrounds.

By clicking each single entry in the list you will view more information about that object in the
right part of the window, and the object is displayed with an orange contour in the chart view.
You can also open the Pick report legend and view additional information about the point and
chart cell picked with the cursor. This is available by pressing the Show Legend button.

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5.1.2: Inspecting past tracks, routes, own symbols, etc.

The cursor pick can also be used to inspect own objects added to the chart view, for example
l past track lines l own symbols l etc
l routes l route recording

When such objects are selected, another window (Mariner object) will be displayed at the
bottom of the screen.
Unlike the pick report, values in this window can be manipulated/changed. For example you
can edit the text displayed in the chart view for a symbol you have added.

The text displayed in the chart view can contain up to 30 letters. Added text can
contain up to 4800 letters. Own objects containing additional information is marked
with an exclamation mark in the chart view.

If the Mariner object window is displayed, but you wanted access to the pick report window,
you can easily switch by pressing the Chart data button at the bottom of the window.

JPEG image files on the system hard drive, can be attached to own objects in the chart. To
attach an image you press the Image file button, and select the image. The text in the
Mariner object window will now include the name of the image file. The image is shown by
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5.2: Conning and anchorwatch

The Conning Display button in the Main Toolbar is used to display a mini conning image in the
lower left corner of the screen. Alternatively an anchorwatch display can be selected by right-
clicking the icon.

5.2.1: Conning display for mooring

By left-clicking the Conning Display button in the main toolbar a
mini conning display is shown.
The feature gives excellent viewing of
l movement
l course
l wind information
that is essential to manoeuvring when mooring.
If placing the pointer in the conning image, outside the number
areas, left-clicking and holding will allow you to move the
conning image position to other parts of the display.
The wind direction can be toggled between the ‘true’ and
‘relative’ mode, by clicking on the wind vane.
When the true wind direction is shown this is indicated with a
"T" next to wind speed frame and so for the relative direction
with a “R”. The wind speed can be changed from meters per
second (m / s), knots (kn) and Beaufort (B), by clicking on the
wind speed frame.

5.2.2: Conning Anchor watch

By right-clicking the Conning Display button in the main toolbar an
anchor watch conning display is shown.
The anchor watch displays
l Size of anchor watch zone (the Circle value represents the
anchor watch zone)
l Drifting (the Drag value represents distance from anchor
point to current vessel position)
l Heading in relation to the anchor point
l Wind information
The Anchor watch feature has the same functionality as Docking
display in relation to the wind.

5.2.2.1: Starting the anchor watch monitoring

You can switch on anchor watch
with the dedicated button.

When the anchor watch function is snapped to the anchor point (and not the vessel bow), a
plot of previous positions is shown:
Point in plot Color Description
Previous positions White Same as Drag and Circle field values

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Green Vessel is within turning radius

Current position
Red Vessel is outside turning radius

The anchorguard is also displayed in the charts, with an anchor symbol. This is in addition to
the anchor watch zone, displayed with a solid line. The display of this chart information is also
dependent on the state of the antigrounding:
Color of symbol and circle Description
Blue Vessel is within turning radius
Red Vessel is outside turning radius

When the vessel is outside the turning radius and both position plot and symbol/circle
color is red, a warning is issued. If not acnowledged within 2 minutes, this warning will
be escalated to an alarm. If the anchor watch function is closed, the alert will dissapear.

5.2.2.2: Modifying the parameters of the anchor watch

monitoring
The anchor watch zone size can be set in 10 meter intervals from 10 to 1.000 meters. This is
controlled with the slider for a rough size change, and with the arrow buttons beside the
slider for fine tuning in 10 meter steps.

The anchor point is automatically set to the center position of the vessel. This can be manually
changed by pressing the Move button.
The anchor point is then attached to your cursor, and the location of your cursor the next time
you click the left mouse button, is where the anchor point is placed. If you do not wish to
move the anchor point, you can simply press the Move button once more.

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5.3: Radar and radar targets

You can connect up to two radars to TECDIS, and display Radar targets for both. Display of
radar echo and radar cursor is also available. TECDISsupports the following radars:
l Furuno EC-100/FCR 2xx7 l Furuno EC-3000/FCR 2xx9*

* Support for EC-3000/FCR 2xx9 requires custom installation by Furuno Norway.

To activate radar functions in the chart view, simply press one of the two Radar target
buttons on the main toolbar:

1. By left clicking the Radar target buttons, the targets will be shown in the chart.
2. By right clicking the buttons you activate radar echo and radar cursor. Activation of this
will alter the button to be displayed as shown in the illustration to the left.
The help text displayed when you hover over these buttons is the same as the name set for
that radar in TECDIS Setup, and allows for easy differentiation.
All tracked radar targets are shown as green rings with
course vectors.
Deactivated/sleeping radar targets are shown without the
green tracking ring and vector.

Radar targets that share MMSI number with AIS targets, will
be displayed as AIS targets by default. See more in chapter 5.4.2: (see page 90)

The target ID or name, if available, is displayed in the chart view when you hover over it with
the cursor.

Shown ID number is the ID number from the radar plus 1000 or 3000 for targets from
Radar 1, or plus or 2000 or 4000 for targets from Radar 2.

By clicking on a radar tracked target, a detailed

Target information window will be displayed
together with CPA information.
The tracked target (past positions) can be
l saved (click Save button)
l deleted (click Delete button).
The target can be enabled/disabled by check-
/unchecking the Enable box.
The CPA marking is shown in the chart by checking
the CPA box. Click the OK button to close the window.
The behaviour of the radar targets is affected by the settingssee The TGT (target) menu on
page 159 the Target/TGT menu tab, see TGT menu.

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5.4: AIS - operation

With AIS in TECDIS you get access to displaying AIS targets in the chart view, expanded vessel
information, and an AIS list of all vessels equipped with AIS within range.
Display of AIS targets is activated by left clicking the AIS button in the main toolbar.
The AIS list will appear when you right click the AIS button.

When AIS targets are displayed, you also have access to other AIS features, such as:
l detailed AIS information from other vessels
l detailed AIS information from own vessel
l AIS broadcast messages to all vessels within range
l AIS direct messaging to selected vessel

To set AIS settings, see The TGT (target) menu on page 159

5.4.1: Displaying AIS information from other vessels

Active AIS targets are presented in the chart view as
green triangles. If an AIS active target range is set
manually, this active area will be displayed in the chart as
a green circle around own vessel.
Non-activated targets have smaller triangles, and no
vectors, past track or name/MMSI number are shown and
they point up in the chart view if information about
course and heading is missing.
Activated targets point in their heading direction and have
past track displayed, along with heading and course
vector. The points indicating past track are placed with a 1
minute interval.
If The Ship menu(see page 150)is selected in the The Ship
menu(see page 150), then the true ship contour is shown
for the displayed targets1.

A sleeping/non-activated AIS target can be activated temporarily by placing the pointer

over it. This will also display the vessel name/MMSI number in the chart view. When
the pointer is removed from the sleeping AIS target, it will again be de-activated and
appear as standard for sleeping mode.

AIS targets are displayed with distance CPA and time CPA on mouse hover.
All targets within range can be activated by selecting No Limit in the dropdown list for Active
in the The TGT (target) menu(see page 159).

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An AIS target is selected by left clicking it(it will then be marked in the chart view with a black
rectangle), and a window will appear, showing detailed information about the target, in the
upper left corner of the chart view.

The chosen target can be activated by checking the Activate

box. In addition the CPA information for the target can be
displayed in the chart view by checking the CPA box.
Past track can be saved by pressing the Store button, or
deleted by pressing the Delete button.
The Message button gives access to AIS message log for the
selected target and allows sending of new messages to the
vessel.
The AIS button expands the information window so that it now
also shows details such as destination, status, vessel type etc.
The AIS target window can be removed form the chart view
by pressing the OK button.

5.4.1.1: AIS SAR

The following AIS SAR symbols can be displayed in TECDIS:
Name symbol

AIS-SAR Vessel

AIS-SAR Aircraft

AIS-SART (transmitter)

5.4.2: Overlapping, repeating or associated targets

If there are several AIS targets in the same position, as a result of the selected scale and/or
vessel density, click the same position several times and the AIS window will cycle between
the overlapping AIS targets.
If the target source is a repeater, this will be displayed in the title of the AIS window:

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Repeated Repeated one time

AIS target repeated multiple
Repeated x times
times (max 3)
AtoN target repeated mutiple
Repeat x
times (max 3)

If the targets share MMSI numbers with radar targets, they are associated and will be
displayed as one target. The target window can display information form both target sources,
with switching of source with the Associated button.

By default any target with both radar and AIS sources will be displayed as AIS targets.
This can be changed in the TGT Menu.

5.4.3: Aids to Navigation

Here is an overview of the different AtoN symbols that can be presented in TECDIS:
Name Physical Virtual

Basic shape

Racon -

Emergency wreck mark

North cardinal mark

East cardinal mark

South cardinal mark

West cardinal mark

Port hand mark

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Starboard hand mark

Isolated danger

Safe water

Special mark

Off position

Lights failure

Racon failure

Intended location of missing AtoN

The AtoN type can be displayed with an auxiliary symbol above the main AtoN symbol.

5.4.4: Displaying AIS information from own vessel

Access to own vessel AIS information is gained by clicking on
your own vessel in the chart view. This brings up the window
for Own Ship AIS data:
Information such as;
l Status l Hzd. cargo
l Type l Draught
l Destination l Persons
l ETA

can be changed by pressing the Change button. The ETA

information is initially set from AIS data, but can be configured
to only broadcast a partial ETA, by setting different ETA value
sections to "---".
To change information, simply write in the new information in
the fields and press the Set button. Values that are changed
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Notice that earlier saved Destination values are available in the dropdown menu for
easy and quick selection. Draught values larger than 25,5 meters will be reset to 25,5
meters.

To finish and close the window without making changes, press Cancel.

5.4.5: AIS messages - broadcast and direct to vessel

l You can send an AIS broadcast message (message to all
vessels within VHF range) by entering Own ship AIS
data(see above) and press the Message button.
l The AIS can also be used for sending direct messages
to other vessels. This functionality is available from the
AIS window of the vessel you wish to communicate
with, when you press the Message button.
A new message is written by pressing the New button.
When you have inserted your message text, press Send to
send the message.
To confirm that you have received a message, press the ACK
button.

You can review your earlier messages in the dropdown list in

the upper part of the message tool. Note: messages older
than three months, will be automatically deleted.

5.4.6: AIS target list

To quickly find an AIS target you can use the AIS target list function. This tool gives you a table
of all AIS targets within range.
The AIS target list is opened by right clicking the AIS button.
The table can be sorted by the following criteria:
l Name (A-Z)
l Distance (closest vessels first)
l CPS distance (closest vessels first)
l CPS time (closest first, grouped so that all vessels com-
ing towards own vessel is shown first.
To change which criteria the table is sorted by, click the
heading of the wanted column. The selected criteria will be
displayed with blue text in the table.
When you have found the vessel you are seeking, you can
show the information in two different ways:
1. Right click on vessel name in AIS target list to open the AIS information window for the
vessel.
2. Left click the vessel name in AIS target list to open the AIS information window for the
vessel, and display the AIS target centred in the chart view.

5.4.6.1: Static mode

When you scroll down the list, it will automatically enter static mode. In that mode only AIS
target information is refreshed, not the list itself. The targets keep their position in the list, and
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With this functionality you can monitor vessels directly from the AIS target list for shorter
periods. After 3 minutes of inactivity the list returns to dynamic(normal) mode, and the list is
updated as before.
This also happends when you scroll back to the top of the list and when you press one of the
column headers.

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5.5: Dead Reckoning Mode

The loss of both primary and secondary position activates automatically
Dead Reckoning Mode.
Dead Reckon Mode can also be activated manually by inserting LOP's
(Lines of Position)
Data from log and gyro are used when available, or values must be
entered manually.

A vessel position is inserted or updated to the position shown in the center of the chart
display by pressing the S key on keyboard.

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5.6: NAVTEX
If a NAVTEX receiver is connected to TECDIS, the Navtex button will be
available on the main toolbar.
Navtex messages in the chart are displalyed with the MSI symbol (Maritime
Safety Information).

When you press the NAVTEX button, the Navtex window will appear. MSI symbols will also
appear in the chart, within the Navtex range.

The Navtex window consists of a message filter panel and a list of received Navtex messages,
with relevant identification values, such as message code, time, frequency, type and a
message excerpt. If present in the message, country and station of origin is also listed.
The list changes dynamically to reflect the settings in the message filter. The number of new
messages received is stated in the title of the window.

You can display the MSI symbols in the chart while closing the Navtex window by:
l right-clicking the Navtex button
l closing the Navtex window with the x button in the top of the window.

5.6.1: Message filter

The message filter contains three filters:

Select what areas to display, based on their Navtex

Area filter Area letter. A hint text is available on cursor hover.
(radio The button at the top of the Area filter dynamically
channel switches between All and None, based on the current
selection) selection of Area letter check boxes. Use them to
either select all or none of the check boxes.
Select what message types to display, based on their
Navtex Type letter. A hint text is available on cursor
Type filter
hover.
(message
The button at the top of the Type filter dynamically
type
switches between All and None, based on the current
selection)
selection of Area letter check boxes. Use them to
either select all or none of the check boxes.
With the bottom 3 buttons you can select between:
Message 1. Only displaying unread messages
age filter 2. Only displaying messages from the last 66 hours
3. Displaying all messages
Show
This option lets you select what mask provided by the Navtex unit to display.
mask

5.6.2: Show messages

Messages are displayed when you press the entry for that message in the NAVTEX window.
Messages are closed again by pressing their entry once again. Note that new messages only

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appear as new the first 24 hours after reception, after that their status automatically changes
to "66 hrs".

By pressing the Chart button in the Navtex window you can move the chart display to the
position given in the message. If the message contains more than one position, an MSI symbol
will appear in the chart for all valid positions, with reference to the message code:

You can add notes to your navtex messages, by pressing the Add note button below the
displayed message.

TECDIS has a capacity for up to 300 Navtex messages. All received messages within this limit
are stored, regardless of their current display setting.

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In this chapter you will find the procedures for installing and maintaining your charts.TECDIS
In this chapter you will also receive important information about chart licenses and chart corrections.

6.1:Installing chart databases 99

6.2:Updating chart databases 113
6.3:Chart corrections 116
6.4:Delete chart databases 127
6.5:Chart Licenses 128
6.6:IHO Chart library 134

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6.1: Installing chart databases

Chart databases can be installed in several ways in TECDIS.

The standard method of chart installation is with S63 Chart Loader. The S63 Chart Loader is
available inside TECDIS and as a separate program in Windows.
All charts that are compatible with TECDIS can be installed in S63 Chart Loader. Some charts
are compatible with an easier quick installation feature in S63 Chart Loader:
l Charts from Jeppesen (ENC, Primar & Professional+)
l Charts from Navtor (with the Navstick service)
l Charts from Nautisk Forlag (with the Neptune service)
The quick installation feature is automatically selected by the system if available.

Also, charts from Jeppesen (ENC, Primar Professional+) have an alternative quick install-
ation feature available in TECDIS Setup. See chapter 6.1.1.

In the following subchapters you will get an overview of the different chart installation
methods.

6.1.1: Alternative installation with C-Map SENC charts

If you use charts from C-Map, TECDIS offers an alternative chart installation procedure in the
TECDIS Setup program.
This procedure is the same for:
l C-Map ENC
l C-Map ENC+
l C-Map Professional+

The procedure is as follows:

1. Insert a TECDIS Service Key in an available usb port in the TECDIS unit.
2. Wait until the text label Servicemode appears in the lower right corner of the chart
view.
3. Exit TECDIS
4. Insert CD or usb dongle with the chart database that you want to install, in the TECDIS
unit.
5. Start TECDIS Setup.
6. Go to the Chart installation/Misc tab.

7.
Press the Copy chart Database to Harddisk button. A new window appears in TECDIS
Setup.
8. Select source (CD, usb dongle) where the chart database you want to installed is
placed. If you use a usb dongle, the chart database has to be placed on the root folder
of that dongle.

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9.
Select one of the alternatives install, update, remove or Set as Standard.
l Select install if available.
l Select update if available
10. Press the Start button to start installation.
11. An automated signature check for the database is now performed by the system. This
check will stop the installation if the chart media is damaged.
12. When the system is finished with the automated part of the chart installation, a win-
dow will appear. Press OK in that window.

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6.1.2: Quick installation with Navtor Navstick

If you use charts from Navtor, with the Navstick service,
TECDIS offers a quick chart installation from the S63
Chart Loader.

Before you begin - acquire Cell Permits

Installation of charts with S63 Chart Loader requires Cell Permits for licensing.
Cell Permits are received from your chart provider. For your chart provider to give
you correct cell Permits you have to prepare and send your unique User Permit to
your provider.
The procedure for preparing and sending User Permits can be found in the cha6.1.4:
Create the User Permit file(see page 105)crate user permit.

The procedure for installation is as follows;

Inside TECDIS:
1. Open the settings menu in TECDIS
2. Select the Setup tab
3. In the Chart Utilities dropdown list, select Load Charts

In the separate S63 Chart Loader program:

1. Insert a TECDIS Service Key in an available usb port in the TECDIS unit.
2. Wait until the Service mode label appears in the bottom right corner of the
chart view, and then you exit the TECDIS program.
3. Start the S63 Chart Loader program.

1. Insert Navtor Navstick in the TECDIS unit.

2. Navigate the file structure until you find and select Navstick.

3.
The system automatically recognizes Navtor Navstick. Press the LOAD PERMITS AND
CHARTS button to start loading cell permits and charts into TECDIS.

4.
The cell permits and charts are now loaded, and a progress window appears. You can

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abort the loading at any time by pressing the ABORT button in the top right corner. In
the progress window information about the chart cells that are loaded is displayed.

5.
When the chart loading is complete, Import Complete is displayed in the progress win-
dow. The window will also display loading details. The chart loading process is finished
by pressing the Return button.
6. Press the Show README.txt button to read the release notes for the chart.
7. The loaded charts are now available in TECDIS in a separate chart database.

Note: The chart loading log has to be inspected when chart loading is finished. The log
contains details of all error messages and warnings. Read more in the next chapter.

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6.1.3: Quick installation with Neptune from Nautisk

Forlag
If you use charts from Nautisk Forlag, with the Neptune service, TECDIS offers a rapid chart
installation from the S63 Chart Loader program.

Before you begin - acquire Cell Permits

Installation of chart with S63 Chart Loader requires Cell Permits for licensing.
Cell Permits are received from your chart provider. For your chart provider to give
you correct cell Permits you have to prepare and send your unique User Permit to
your provider.
The procedure for preparing and sending User Permits can be found in the
chapter6.1.4: Create the User Permit file(see page 105)create user permit.

The procedure for installation is as follows;

Inside TECDIS:
1. Open the settings menu in TECDIS
2. Select the Setup tab
3. In the Chart Utilities dropdown list, select Load Charts

In the separate S63 Chart Loader program:

1. Insert a TECDIS Service Key in an available usb port in the TECDIS unit.
2. Wait until the Service mode label appears in the bottom right corner of the
chart view, and then you exit the TECDIS program.
3. Start the S63 Chart Loader program.

1. Navigate the file structure until you locate and select the USB dongle.

2. The system automatically recognizes the files from Nautisk Forlag. Press the LOAD
PERMITS AND CHARTS button to start loading cell permits and charts into TECDIS.

3.
The charts are now loaded, and a progress window appears. You can abort the loading

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at any time by pressing the ABORT button in the top right corner. In the progress win-
dow information about the chart cells that are loaded is displayed.

4.
When the clart loading is complete, Import Complete is displayed in the progress win-
dow. The window will also display loading details. The chart loading process is finished
by pressing the Return button.
5. Press the Show README.txt button to read the release notes for the chart.
6. The loaded charts are now available in TECDIS in a separate chart database.

Note: The chart loading log has to be inspected when chart loading is finished. The log
contains details of all error messages and warnings. Read more in the next chapter.

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6.1.4: Create the User Permit file

If you are using Navtor Navstick or the Neptune service by Nautisk Forlag, you can use this
procedure when creating User Permits for the rapid installation. The same applies to chart
loading in the S63 Chart Loader in general.
Cell Permits are the chart licenses used for chart cells added to TECDIS in an S63 chart
database.
Before a chart provider can issue Cell Permit files for your S63 chart databases, a User Permit
file has to be created.
The TECDISUser Permit file is unique for each unit, and is generated by the S63 Chart Loader.
In this process encrypted data from your license key is used.
The chart provider has to receive your unique User Permit file to create Cell Permits for your
charts.
To create a User Permit, do the following:

Inside TECDIS:
1. Open the settings menu in TECDIS
2. Select the Setup tab
3. In the Chart Utilities dropdown list, select Load Charts

In the separate S63 Chart Loader program:

1. Insert a TECDIS Service Key in an available usb port in the TECDIS unit.
2. Wait until the Service mode label appears in the bottom right corner of the
chart view, and then you exit the TECDIS program.
3. Insert Navtor Navstick in the TECDIS unit.
4. Start the S63 Chart Loader program.

1. Go to the Licenses tab.

2.
Press the Generate User Permit button.

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3.
new window appears. Here you need to select where you want to store the User Per-
mit file. Select the location for the Service Key.TECDIS
4. Press OK to save the file on the TECDIS Service Key.
5. Close the S63 Chart Loader, remove the TECDIS Service Key from the unit, and repeat
the process on the other TECDIS units.
6. Send all User Permit files to your chart provider together with a confirmation of which
chart areas you want Cell Permits for.

Contact your chart provider if you need advice about which chart areas you should
purchase.

6.1.4.1: View your User Permit

In the S63 Chart Loader, in the Licenses tab,
you can press the About button in the bottom
left corner to open a new window with the
User Permit displayed in clear text.

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6.1.5: Standard chart installation with S63 Chart Loader

ENC charts are installed in the S63 Chart Loader. The S63 Chart Loader is available both inside
TECDIS with the Load charts button in the Setup Menu, and from windows as a separate
program. S63 Chart Loader is installed automatically on all TECDIS installations.

If you use charts from one of the following providers, a rapid installation procedure is
available:
l Jeppesen - chapter 6.1.1: (see page 99)
l Navtor (Navstick) - chapter 6.1.2: (see page 101)
l Nautisk Forlag (Neptune) - chapter 6.1.3: (see page 103)

Encrypted charts are delivered by chart providers on one or more CD/DVD-ROM, alternatively
on USB sticks. The chart loading process uses Cell Permits to decrypt chart cells, confirm their
contents against the S57 standard, and compile them to SENC format (CM93/3) which is used
by TECDIS to display the charts.

Before you begin - acquire Cell Permits

Installation of chart with S63 Chart Loader requires Cell Permits for licensing.
Cell Permits are received from your chart provider. For your chart provider to give
you correct cell Permits you have to prepare and send your unique User Permit to
your provider.
The procedure for preparing and sending User Permits can be found in the chapter
Create user permit.

6.1.5.1: Adding Cell Permits

The procedure is as follows:

Inside TECDIS:
1. Open the settings menu in TECDIS
2. Select the Setup tab
3. In the Chart Utilities dropdown list, select Load Charts

In the separate S63 Chart Loader program:

1. Insert a TECDIS Service Key in an available usb port in the TECDIS unit.
2. Wait until the Service mode label appears in the bottom right corner of the
chart view, and then you exit the TECDIS program.
3. Start the S63 Chart Loader program.

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1. Insert CD/DVD/usb dongle with the desired chart database into the TECDIS unit.
2. Go to the Licenses tab.
3. Press the Add Cell Permits button.

4.
A new window appears. Here you navigate to the location your chart provider has
announced your cell permit is placed. If the Cell Permit is not in the txt file type,
remember to select the correct file type in the dropdown list to display it. Press OK
when the desired Cell Permit is selected.
5. Press the Add Cell Permits button again.
6. If the Cell Permit file contains the identity of the chart provider, loading of the Cell Per-
mits will start automatically, and you can go directly to step 12 in this procedure.
7. If the Cell Permit file does not contain the identity of the chart provider, a dialogue will
appear. In it you can select you chart provider from a list, and press the Select and
Continue button.
8. If the chart provider is not listed, you can use the Use the following data server code
field. Check the box besides it and enter the dataserver code in the field (two digits)
and confirm by pressing Select and Continue.

9.
When all loading has finished a message stating that the Cell Permit Loading was suc-
cessful is displayed. Here the number of loaded Cell Permits is displayed. Press OK to
close this message and confirm loading of Cell Permits.
10. The left field of the License tab will now display details of the loaded Cell Permits,
colour coded by expiry status:

An overview of all Cell Permits installed on the unit is found in the file Permits.txt in
C:\Program Files\TECDIS\S63SYS.

6.1.5.2: Deleting Cell Permits

If you want to delete a cell permit, that is done from the Licenses tab.
Select the cell permit you want to delete, and then press the Delete Selected Permits button.

6.1.5.3: Adding S63 charts

S63 charts are encrypted and is delivered oin a CD/DVD or can be downloaded to a usb
dongle.
The chart provider delivers two types of chart media: BASE and UPDATE.
If you have received both and you are loading charts for the first time, you have to add BASE
first, then UPDATE, unless another procedure is stated by the chart providor.

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Note that the first chart loading process with a new chart provider can be time
consuming, and it may even take hours.
Loading of UPDATE media takes less time. For example; loading all Norwegian ENC
cells will take about 30 minutes to 1 hour in TECDIS (depending on hardware).
Adding an UPDATE CD for the same selection usually takes about 20 to 40 minutes in
TECDIS.

Below is the procedure for loading BASE charts.

The procedure is the same for both BASE and UPDATE, and is as follows:
1. Start the S63 Chart Loader.
2. Insert CD/DVD/usb dongle labeled BASE.

3.
From the tab Load Charts, navigate to the file catalogue My Computer.
4. Double click it.
5. A connected drive (CD/DVD/usb) appears. Double click it.

6.
Now the chart media is being read, and the authenticity information appear in S63
Chart Loader. Confidence of authenticity decides the next steps:
A. Confidence of authenticity is high(6-10) means that the source is secure and no
further assessment is necessary. Go to step 7.
B. Confidence of authenticity is medium(4-5) means that the system does not
recognize the source as very secure, and the information stated in grey below
has to be considered by the navigator. If the source is considered safe by the
navigator, you can continue to step 7. If this cannot be considered safe, please
contact your chart provider for further support.
C. Confidence of authenticity is low (1-3) means that the system recognizes the
source as quite unsecure, and the information stated in grey below has to be
considered by the navigator. If the source is considered safe by the navigator,
you can continue to step 7. If this cannot be considered safe, please contact
your chart provider for further support.
D. If confidence of authenticity is 0, you will not be able to load the charts. Please
contact you chart provider for support.
7. Press the Show README.txt button to read the release notes for the chart.
8. Start the chart loading by pressing the LOAD CHARTS button.

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If the Ignore S-57 Import Errors/Warnings selection is marked, chart loading will
continue automatically independent of the S57 verification and error handling. If any
critical errors occur with a chart in the chart loading, the chart will be discarded. The
chart loader window will tell you that any error messages are logged.

9. If confidence of authenticity is below 6, a dialogue will now appear. In it you have to

confirm that you have performed a manual safety assessment of the chart source, and
that you want to continue. Press the Yes button to continue installation.
The

10.
charts are now loaded, and a progress window appears. You can abort the loading at
any time by pressing the ABORT button in the top right corner. In the progress window
information about the chart cells that are loaded is displayed.
11. If an error occurred during download this is displayed in a separate log window. From
this window you can select if you want to:
A. load the chart cell despite the warning.
B. skip the chart cell and continue chart loading.
C. Stop the chart loading.

If you are unsure if S57 error messages or warnings affect the chart validity
and/or navigation, you should consult with your chart provider.

12. When all chart cells are loaded, the program has to update the chart coverage area,
and internal data. In the progress window this is shown as Finalizing import. This can be
time consuming, and might take up to an hour. It cannot be aborted.

13. When the chart loading is complete, Import Complete is displayed in the progress win-
dow. The window will also display loading details, and end with a section titled
SUMMARY, showing:
l A list of all chart files loaded, sorted by Hydrographic offices. This list contains
new edition and update numbers for each chart cell, and issue date of the
latest update.
l A list of not loaded chart files.
l Information on withdrawn cells(if any), and their replacement cells(if any)
l If no changes were made to the chart database, the text No changes to SENC is
displayed in the summary instead.
14. The chart loading process is finished by pressing the Return button.
15. The loaded charts are now available in TECDIS in a separate chart database. TECDIS cre-
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The database is named S63-XX, where *XX represents the chart providers Data Server
Code.

Note: The chart loading log has to be inspected when chart loading is finished. The log
contains details of all error messages and warnings. Read more in the next chapter.

6.1.5.4: Review of the chart loading log

1. Start the S63 Chart Loader.

2. Open the View Logs tab.
3. To the left in the window, a date list is displayed. Select the date in the list that cor-
responds to the update you want to review.
4. The S63 chart loading log will now be displayed. The window can be enlarged if
needed.

6.1.5.5: Considering authenticity information

In the authenticity information field, a calculated trust factor is displayed in the headline. A
trust factor of 0-3 is considered low, while a factor of 4-5 is considered medium. A trust factor
of 6-10 is considered high and does not require any manual consideration/assessment.
If the trust factor(Confidence of authenticity) equals 0. it is not possible to load the supplied
charts. The trust factor is to be used by the navigator to decide if the chart media is authentic
and can be trusted to originate from the chart provider.
A detailed overview of how the trust factor is calculated and the criteria for the different
assessment points is given in the table on the next page:

Text in the Load

Value Explanation
Charts tab
Does the chart CD contain a signature for each chart and have these signatures been
Line 1
verified by the chart loader?
No certificates verify
ENC signatures, data If the ENCs are not properly signed, the chart CS is not valid
+0
authenticity cannot according to the S63 standard specification.
be confirmed!
If ENCs are signed and this is confirmed with a certificate
ENCs are signed
included on the media. This only confirms that the signature is
+2 with included data
technically in order. Since the certificate is included with the
server certificate.
data, the origin of the data are not independently confirmed.
ENCs are signed by If the ENCs are signed by the provider, and this is confirmed
+4 XXX, confirmed with with a preinstalled certificate, the authenticity of the data is
trusted certificate. independently confirmed, and the data can be trusted.
+7 ENCs are signed by If the ENCs are signed by IHO and this is confirmed with a

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IHO, confirmed with preinstalled certificate, the authenticity of the data is

trusted certificate. independently confirmed, and the data can be trusted.
Line 2 Does the chart CD contain a Data Server Certificate issued by the chart provider?
Data Server certi-
The Data Server certificate is not included on the chart media,
+0 ficate is not
and authenticity has to be assessed manually
provided.
Data Server certi-
A Data Server certificate is included on the chart media, but it
ficate is provided,
is not identical to a preinstalled and approved certificates. Ask
+0 but does not match
your chart provider for a valid certificate, and install this as
any trusted certi-
described in chapter 6.9.7.
ficates.
Data Server certi-
ficate is provided This is an additional confirmation of the chart media authen-
+
and matches a ticity.
trusted certificate.
Line 3 Is the chart provider (Data server code) preregistered in TECDIS?
Data is not provided
The chart provider (Data Server) is not registered in TECDIS.
+0 by a known data
The chart provider has to be assessed manually.
server.
Data is provided by a
+1 The chart provider (Data Server) is registered in TECDIS.
known data server.
Line 4 Is a valid IHO certificate included on the chart media?
IHO certificate is not
+0 Authenticity has to be assessed manually.
provided.
IHO certificate is
provided, but does IHO certificate is provided, but does not match trusted IHO
+0
not match trusted certificate. Authenticity has to be assessed manually.
IHO certificate.
IHO certificate is IHO certificate is provided and matches trusted IHO certi-
provided and ficate. This is a very positive sign.
+1
matches trusted IHO
certificate.
Line 5 Additional authentication information that is only displayed if necessary.
ENC signature files are not present, and the validity of the
ENC signature files
-1 chart data cannot be confirmed. Authenticity has to be
are not present.
assessed manually.
ENC signature file ENC signature file checksums are invalid. The signature files
-1 checksums are might have been manipulated and unreliable. Authenticity has
invalid. to be assessed manually.

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6.2: Updating chart databases

Keeping the chart databases updated is the navigators responsibility, to ensure safe sailing.
Contact your chart provider for more information about how often you should update your
charts, and what chart update services they can provide for you.
TECDIS offers the following update methods:
1. All chart databases can be updated in the S63 Chart Loader.
2. Jeppesen SENC (ENC, Primar and Professional+) can also be updated in the C-Map
chart update.
Both these methods are available inside TECDIS. The S63 Chart Loader is also available as a
separate program in Windows.

6.2.1: Updating charts - C-Map SENC

With charts from C-Map in the SENC format you have access to chart updates directly from
the TECDIS program from two tools; the C-Map chart update tool and the S63 Chart Loader.
The S63 Chart Loader update process is explained in chapter 6.2.2 (next chapter)
This chart update can be done without setting the TECDIS unit in Service Mode.
Procedure for updating charts from Jeppesen is as follows:
1. In the TECDIS program, open the Setup menu, and select C-Map chart update in the
Chart Utilities dropdown list.
2. A new window appears. Here you can select between three actions:
A. Auto Updating lets you perform an automatic update of the installed charts.
TECDIS will then collect the needed information from Jeppesens server by
itself. Go to step 3.
B. Semi Auto updating lets you perform a semi-automatic chart update. The sys-
tem will create order files for the charts you select, and you can send the files
from another computer to Jeppesen. The answer files are then imported into
TECDIS. Go to step 4.
C. Updating Log -Review Updates gives you an overview of all changes made to
the chart databases.

3.
For automatic update do the following:
A. Select the desired chart database from the dropdown list.
B. Make sure Use HTTP Protocol is selected
C. Press the Download Updates button
D. The progress will now be displayed in the dropdown list at the bottom of the
window. A confirmation window appears when the update is complete. Press
OK to finish the update tool.
E. Repeat steps A-D under step 3 for all other chart databases. When finished, go
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4.
For semi-automatic update do as follows:
A. Insert a TECDIS Service Key in an available usb port.
B. Select the desired chart database from the dropdown list in the semi-automatic
update window.
C. Select which folder on TECDIS Service Key the order files should be saved.
D. Press the Save order button
E. Move TECDIS Service Key to a computer with email access.
F. Send an email with the order files to [email protected]
G. Updates is an automated service, and C-MAP will reply within 5 minutes. The
answer file has to be copied to the TECDIS, so transfer the files to the TECDIS
Service Key and insert it in an available usb port.
H. In the semi-automatic update window, select the file location, and press the
Get updates from directory button.
I. The progress will now be displayed in the dropdown list at the bottom of the
window. A confirmation window appears when the update is complete. Press
OK to finish the update tool.
J. Repeat steps A-I under step 4 for all other chart databases. When finished, go
to step 5.
5. Close the update window for the changes to take effect.

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6.2.2: Updating charts - S63 Chart Loader

In TECDIS you have access to 1-click chart updates. This is supported for all charts except S57.

When charts have been loaded manually the first time, you can later just insert new chart
media (Navstick, C-Map DVD, S63 base media), and the system will auto-detect if there are
updates or new chart cells. When you have Navtor AVCS with AIO, the AIO data will also be
updated when you update the charts.
If the chart media is on a network drive, TECDIS will check for updates every hour.

Note: Chart licenses have to be entered manually. The exception is if you are using
Navtor Navstick or exchange sets from either ChartCo or Nautisk, with bundled cell
permits.

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6.3: Chart corrections

TECDIS offers several ways of inserting chart corrections.
The general method for inserting elements in the charts is with manual chart corrections.

In addition TECDIS has three semi-automatic methods for temporary and preliminary notices
from Notice to Mariners:

1. Most chart providers include T&P notices in their ENC charts. It is however not pos-
sible to separate the display of these notices from the regular chart data. Contact your
chart provider for more information.
2. With charts from Jeppesen you get access to T&P as a separate layer.
3. With AVCS charts from UKHO you et access to T&P as a separate layer called Admiralty
Information Overlay(AIO)

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6.3.1: T&P for charts from Jeppesen

In TECDIS you can, with charts from Jeppesen, get access to temporary and preliminary
notices, from Notice to Mariners. This information is available as a separate layer for the
desired Jeppesen database, see chapter 7.3.2 for more information on layers.

With charts from Jeppesen this functionality is only available from TECDIS SW ver.
4.7.2.15 and newer.

T&P form Jeppesen is automatically loaded in TECDIS when you load chart updates.

Open the query cursor and select the chart object you want to inspect. The selected chart
object is displayed in the chart view with a red ring around it, and a Selected Object window
appears, as displayed in the image above.
By activating Navigational Information Object in the list, the attributes for the chart object is
displayed in the Attribute tab in the window.
Text in the chart view for the different T&P notices are displayed when Text (other) is
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6.3.2: AIO for AVCS charts

In TECDIS you can, with AVCS charts from UKHO, get access to temporary and preliminary
notices, from Notice to Mariners. This information is available as a separate layer for the S63-
GB database, see 7.3.3: Selectable layers(see page 143) for more information on layers.

With AVCS charts this functionality is only available from TECDIS SW ver. 4.7.2.23 and
newer. In addition TECDIS AIO Update has to be installed.

6.3.2.1: Loading AIO

AIO is loaded in TECDIS with the S63 Chart Loader. Follow the same procedure as for standard
chart installation with S63 Chart Loader
The only difference is that when you have selected the correct AIO source in the file tree, the
source is automatically recognized as AIO, and this is displayed in the name of the installation
media:

6.3.2.2: Remove AIO notices

AIO notices can also be removed. This is done in the S63 Chart Loader. To delete installed AIO
notices, a source containing new notices has to be recognized by the system.
When recognized, the Remove Installed button will become available, as shown in the image
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6.3.2.3: AIO: types and display

The AIO service contains four different object types:

Temporary objects
Placed in the chart to mark a temporary change in
conditions affecting navigation.

Preliminary objects
Placed in the chart to mark important changes
affecting navigation, that are either planned for the
future, or are implemented but with lacking inform-
ation. It is also used to alert to changes that are so
complex that new chart editions are needed to give
full information.
ENC preliminary objects
Preliminary notices that are specific to certain ENCs.
Displayed with the same colors as Preliminary notices,
but with “EP” instead of “P” in the name. Vises med
EP i navnet.

No Information objects
Indicates an area on an ENC where there is no
equivalent BA chart coverage of the area.

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The AIO objects can be displayed in different manners:

Text

Area box with fill

Area box without fill

These display forms can be combined as you wish, and they are set in the options-panel in the
AIO viewer. Note that when details of an AIO notice are viewed, this selected notice will be
shown with all display manners activated and a red additional fill
l red crosshatched lines are displayed in the area
l the title of the AIO object is displayed with larger text

Note that AIO objects are only displayed in the charts tey are specified for. This means
that a chart sheet that is in a bigger scale than the object is scaled for, will not display
the object

6.3.2.4: Review AIO information using AIO viewer

When the query cursor tool is used on an AIO object, the AIO viewer is opened, with a
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The AIO viewer has several parts:

AIO object list

This list gives an overview of all AIO objects displayed in the current chart view.

Query chart
This button opens the regular query cursor tool, and allows you to view information about
other objects in the chart that are placed in the same position as the AIO object.

Detailed view
When you press the Details button, a more detailed view of the attributes and attached
text/images is shown. You cycle between attributes, text and images by selecting their appro-
priate tab.

Information/attributes Text Image

Images can be zoomed in and out on; this is done with the zoom buttons to the right of
the image display.

AIO Status
By pressing the AIO Status button, you will enter the status mode, giving you information on
the current update status of all loaded AIO data. Dette viser status for når all AIO data sist ble
oppdatert.

6.3.2.5: AIO Options panel

The AIO Options panel is opened by clicking the Options button.

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In the options panel you can:

T = Temporary notices
P = Preliminary notices
Select which AIO objects to display
EP = ENC-specific preliminary notices
N.I. = No information
Select how to display the AIO objects see AIO: types and display on page 119
In this field you can enter a search phrase and
search for any AIO notice installed in TECDIS. Press
Search for objects/notices Enter to start the search.
NB! By entering / in the search field all installed
AIO objects are displayed.

6.3.3: Manual chart corrections

Note: When two TECDIS units are connected, make sure to perform the same chart
corrections on both units

TECDIS has full support for automatic chart corrections, but the manual corrections function-
ality is still important, as local report on changes to charts can be left out of the official Notices
to Mariners that are used as base for the automatic chart update.
An example is that the SOLAS convention requires all charts to be updated for the planned
voyage. Before you plan your voyage it is strongly recommended that both the automatic and
manual chart correction functionality is used to keep the chart updated.

6.3.3.1: Display of manual chart corrections in the chart view

All manual chart corrections are drawn in the chart
with orange markings.
When you use the cursor pick to display chart inform-
ation in the cursor position, a Pick report window
opens and manual corrections are shown with
yellow markings in the chart view.
In the field to the right information about the
selected object is displayed.
Every change made to the object is shown in a
separate entry in the list, below the object. By
clicking one of the entries the object is displayed as it
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Manual chart corrections are also displayed in the chart together with the update
review function for automatic chart updates. the symbols are similar to the automatic
updates, but are drawn in the chart with thin lines.

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6.3.3.2: Enter manual chart corrections

The procedure for adding manual chart corrections is as follows;
1. In the TECDIS program, open the Setup menu tab, and select Manual chart corrections
in the Chart Utilities dropdown list,
2. A new window appears. In this window you perform all manual chart corrections, an
you gain access to all previous corrections and changes to them. The window can also
be displayed by using the query cursor tool.

3.
Press the Add New button

4.
Now a new field is opened, with an object list. Select type of object from the list.
Alternatively you can search in the bottom right corner of the window.
5. If the object you are adding is from Notice to Mariners, mark this checkbox now. With
it selected the correction will only be displayed for the active chart.

6.
In the window that appears you have to fill inn:
l Chart database l Name of the chart sheet(source identification code)
l Provider l Source information in the Notes field

7. When you have selected the object type in the list, you can press Continue.

8.
Now a new field opens, for entering positions. Here both longitude and latitude can be
entered by typing or by visual insertion directly in the chart view.
9. Press the Continue button.

10.
Now a last field is opened. Here you set values for
l depth
l text information
l Start and stop date for object display, as well as periodic start and stop date
l min/max scale
l etc
11. Finish by pressing the Save button.

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12.
Register the name/initials of the navigator that has performed the correction.

6.3.3.3: Change the correction

1. Open the chart corrections window, and select the chart correction you want to
change. Open the Setup menu tab, and select Manual chart corrections in the Chart
Utilities dropdown list,
2. Press one of the following buttons:
A. The Modify metrics button for changing position data for the object:

l The TAB key and Shift+TAB moves the cursor between lat and lon for a
point.
l The Enter key sets a new position after the marked position.
l Arrow up and arrow down keys move the cursor between positions.
l The Insert key inserts a new position in front of marked position.
l The Delete key deletes the marked position.
B. The Modify attribute button to change the attributes of the object.

l Select the attribute you want to change in the list, and insert the desired
value in the Value field below. For some attributes you can select values
from a dropdown list, and some feature a locked selection.
3. When the desired changes have been made, press the Save button.
4. Register the name/initials of the navigator that has performed the change.

Chart corrections can also be selected for change/deleting with the cursor pick.

6.3.3.4: Hide/show chart corrections

The Show or Hide buttons (only one present at any given time) hides or shows manually
added chart objects from the chart. If a chart object is hidden, the object name has Removed
from chart display added to its entry in the manual chart corrections list. It will also be listed in
the update review window as a manual correction.

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6.3.3.5: Delete chart corrections

The Delete object button deletes the entire update history for the selected object(s) in a
selected chart sheet.

This functionality is only available while in Servicemode if the correction is newer then
3 months.

This functionality also works onexisting chart objects, not placed with the manual chart
corrections tool.

6.3.4: Update log

To see all updates made to your charts, you can review them in the update log. The update log
also logs chart corrections.

1. In the TECDIS program, open the Setup menu, and select C-Map chart update in the
Chart Utilities dropdown list.
2. A new window appears. Here you select Updating Log Review Updates which gives
you an overview of all changes made to the chart databases.

3.
To see the update log do the following:
A. Select the desired chart database in the dropdown list
B. The field Updates Log now displays a list of all updates that have been added:
l Name, Status, Number and Date are all shown for each update.
l The Status column will either contain Accepted, Rejected.
l If the Remark button is active, an update note will be displayed by press-
ing it.
C. The Review field contains a tree structure of all the chart updates, sorted under
the update publisher, chart sheet and book number where the correction was
published
l Under each book number you will find information in cue-form about
all changed objects
l Point objects are marked with a red circle in the charts, lines are draw
in red, and areas are cross-hatched in red.
l By double clicking on an object in the list the chart view will move to
that object, and it will be marked in red.
D. When a new CD from C-Map is installed, all previous updates will be removed.
E. Manual rejection of updates:
l Left click the desired update in the list, and then right click it. Select
Reject Update.
4. Close the update log window for the changes to take effect.

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6.4: Delete chart databases

Chart databases are deleted/removed in the Chart Library(see chapter 6.6). Select the
chartset you want to delete, and the Remove Dataset button will become available. By
pressing this button, you will delete the dataset.

Alternatively, chart databases can be deleted in the C-Map Chart Manager program. This
program is accessed by opening TECDIS Setup.

NOTE: This should only be performed by a qualified technician. If the procedure is not
followed accurately, it may result in the loss of all chart data.

Do the following:
1. Insert a TECDIS Service Key in an available usb port in the TECDIS unit.
2. Wait until the text label Servicemode appears in the lower right corner of the chart
view.
3. Exit TECDIS
4. Start TECDIS Setup.
5. Go to the Chart installation/Misc tab.
6. Press the Start C-Map Chart Manager button. The C-Map Chart Manager program starts.
7. Select the database you want to delete by clicking on the entry for it in the Registered
databases table.
8. Press the Unregister database button. The database is now deleted.
9. Close C-Map Chart Manager and TECDIS Setup.
10. Start the TECDIS program.

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6.5: Chart Licenses

There are several ways to administrate chart licenses in TECDIS.
Type Supplier/base name Tool

C- C-Map ENC+, ENC and These use license keys that are administered in
MapSENC Professional+ TECDIS Setup, or in C-Map Chart Manager.

Navtor, Nautisk Forlag, These use Cell Permits for licensing. This is admin-
S63 ChartCo and others istered in S63 Chart Loader.
These do not use any form of licensing. The charts
S57 are loaded in S63 Chart Loader.

l Read more a6.1.5: Standard chart installation with S63 Chart Loader(see page 107)
rmits in chapter Standard chart installation with S63 Chart Loader.

l Read more a6.5.2: Chart licenses - Jeppesen SENC(see page 129) chapter Chart
licenses - Jeppesen SENC.

6.5.1: View your chart licenses in the TECDIS program.

Chart licenses are viewed in TECDIS by going to the menu tabs. Here you select the Setup
menu tab.
There you will find a dropdown list called Chart Utilities. In that list, select Check licenses.
A new window appears, and displays a list of
all chart licenses entered in the TECDIS
system.
l Licenses with a green background are
valid more than 14 days beyond
today.
l Licenses with a yellow background
will expire within the next 14 days.
l Licenses with a red background are
expired.

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6.5.2: Chart licenses - Jeppesen SENC

All functionality described in this chapter is valid for chart databases in the CM93/3 format
distributed by Jeppesen(C-Map). For chart databases in other formats (S63), see chapter6.5:
Chart Licenses(see page 128) for more information.
Licenses for Jeppesen SENC is administered from the TECDIS Setup program.

6.5.2.1: Adding a chart license

To add a chart license, do the following:
1. Insert a TECDIS Service Key in an available usb port in the TECDIS unit.
2. Wait until the text label Servicemode appears in the lower right corner of the chart
view.
3. Exit TECDIS
4. Insert CD or usb dongle with the chart license(s) received from Jeppesen in the TECDIS
unit. If you have received a license code instead of a license file, skip this part.
5. Start TECDIS Setup.
6. Go to the Licenses tab.
1. If you have received a license file, continue to the next step.
2. If you have received a license code, skip to part 10
7. Press the Add license from file button.
8. This opens a new window, where you navigate to the location of the license file (pass-
word.usr). Select the file, and confirm adding it by pressing the OK button.
9. All chart licenses for all chart databases and all areas included in your purchased
license, is now activated. You have now finished adding the license. If more licenses
are to be added, repeat the procedure.
10. Press the Add licenses manually button.
11. The field to the right og the button is now opened and you can now set:
1. The chart database for the license you want to add in the Databases dropdown
list.
2. Chart areas for the license you want to add in the Data Set or Area Name.
12. Enter the received license code in the License String field.
13. Press the All License button.
14. Repeat this process for each chart area and each license code in each chart database.

6.5.2.2: Administrating the chart licenses

The other functions in the Licensing tab helps you in administering your Jeppesen SENC
licenses.
The Get expired licenses button gives you access to an overview of all licenses that has
expired within a selected date (month and year).
The Licenses list button gives you access to a list of valid licenses, sorted by chart database.
The License order button gives you access to a tool for easy generation of a license order
summary that you can send to Jeppesen.

6.5.3: Certificate for chart providers

Certificates are used by the S63 Chart Loader to verify signatures and authenticity of chart
cells and chart media.

Two certificates, from IHO and Primar, are preinstalled in TECDIS. If charts from other
hydrographic offices/chart providers are to be used, it is strongly advised that the certi-
ficate from the chart provider is installed before you start the chart loading process.

S63 Chart Loader requires two files to install a certificate:

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l a*.CRT certificate file

l a *.txt public license key file
These files should be acquired from your chart provider. They should both be named with the
chart providers name in capital letters.

Use the following procedure to load the certificates:

1. Place the certificate files from the chart provider in a TECDIS Service Key and insert it
in a free usb port.
2. Start TECDIS to Windows desktop (Service Mode).
3. Start the S63 Chart Loader program.
4. Go to the Certificates tab.
An overview

5.
of all installed certificates is shown in the left column. To load a new certificate, press
the Load Certificate button.
A

6.
new window appears. Here you select the correct location for your certificate. At this
point it is the *.CRT file you should select.
7. Press the OK button.
8. If the system finds a public license key file in the same folder as the *.CRT file you just
selected, this is installed automatically. If not, you will receive a message about this,
and you have to find the file manually. If so, repeat steps 6 and 7, but select file type
*.txt.

9.
When both files are loaded, and the system recognizes the certificate and public
license key as valid, a confirmation is shown. Press the OK button.

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The cer-

10.
tificate information is now displayed in the S63 Chart Loader, and authenticity con-
firmation remains. When the contents of the columns Certificate contents and Public
key text file match, they are shown with green backgrounds. A confirmation of 100%
match is displayed when the text MATCHES over the columns turn green.

11.
When you are confident of the authenticity of the certificate, either through the
information matching, or through contact with the certificate issuer, you can press the
Trust selected button to the left in the window. By pressing you confirm that the cer-
tificate can be used to approve S63 charts for loading.
12. Press OK
13. The certificate loading is now completed.

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6.5.4: Dynamic Licensing

Dynamic licensing function in TECDIS includes full support for "Jeppesen Marine Dynamic
Licensing" for ENC and JeppesenPRIMAR charts in C-MAP SENC format.
Dynamic licensing provides a cost effective method to ensure a continuous ENC chart
coverage with minimal administrative costs.
Dynamic licensing is a subscription agreement between the vessel operator and Jeppesen
Marine, which provides instant access to charts within the subscription limits.
Vessel operator doesn’t supports any cost at the time of subscription to dynamic licensing.
However, the vessel gets immediate access to all charts within the subscription restrictions,
for use of route planning or actual voyage, without specifying any license codes..

6.5.4.1: Credit Limit

To prevent uncontrolled license costs, the subscription include an annual credit limit based on
estimated annual costs for the vessel. When a chart is used by TECDIS system, the chart
licensing cost is charged within the subscription and the remaining credit is reduced accord-
ingly.
The credit limit can be extended if necessary.

6.5.4.2: Automatic Licensing

When a new chart is needeed (accordingly with the vessel's voyage), TECDIS enables immedi-
ately a three-month license for that chart.
If the vessel needs again the same chart after this period, a new 3 month license active. This
means that a chart subscriptions is charged from the time the vessel actually need the chart,
with a 3 month license period.

6.5.4.3: Reporting user

The active chart licenses are automatically reported back to Jeppesen Marine, when "Auto
Updating" or "Semi Auto Updating" functions, in "C-MAP chart update" option in the "Setup"
menu, is used to download chart updates for ENC or JeppesenPRIMAR-charts.
So, to update a chart is a necessary for the ‘paperless navigation’ and involves no extra work
for the navigators..

6.5.4.4: Billing
Based on the actual chart use, Jeppesen Marine will charge the vessel operator for accrued
chart license.
This can either be done at regular intervals, or when the total outstanding amount exceeds
the credit limit defined in the Subscription Agreement.
All matters relating charts, licensing of charts and chart subscriptions is between Jeppesen
Marine and vessel operator.

6.5.4.5: Use of Dynamic Licensing in TECDIS

After Dynamic Licensing agreement draft between Jeppesen Marine and ship operator, the
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The chart is automatically licensed within a specified distance from your vessel. This ensures
chart coverage in the vessel's current position and that the route planning or fake chart
requests do not result in Chart License costs.
The status of the Dynamic License (credit
limit, last usage report and the next
reporting date) can be monitored by
opening the "License list" in "Check chart
licenses" option in the "Setup" menu and
click on the dynamic license entry in the
list.
Once the credit limit is lower than 200
"credits" or the deadline for the next reporting is less than 3 days, TECDIS will issue a warning
about this. Lists of chart dynamic license (both reported and unreported) opens the "C-Map
Chart Manager" started from "Chart Installation / Misc" folder in TECDIS Setup.

6.5.4.6: Adjustment for automatic ENC licensing

Adjustment for automatic ENC Licensing is performed in "License list." With "TECDIS Service
Key" connected, by opening this window is it possible to adjust the threshold value "Dynamic
Licensing Range (NM)" (see illustration above).

6.5.4.7: Route Planning using ENC diagrams

Since only chart within a given distance is licensed automatically in the default mode, it is
possible to plan a voyage, in advance, without being charged for extra chart license costs.
When it is determined that the voyage will take place, the route should be checked against
the charts to meet the government requirements for ‘paperless navigation’.
“TECDIS Service Key" is required to license a chart outside the parameters which are set in
the "Dynamic Licensing Range (NM)." When "TECDIS Service Key" is pluged in a USB port, a
"Payment" button will be available in the "Chart" folder in the "Menu" folder. By clicking this
button activates the payment mode.
In the payment mode, all requested chart cells
are licensed, including outside "Dynamic
Licensing Range (NM)."
A clear warning is displayed on the screen to
show that the payment mode for the chart
opening, is active.
A route check can now be performed and all
hazards / precautions from the charts will be
displayed. The route can also be adjusted
manually using the charts.
When route check is performed, the payment mode is disabled either by clicking the
"Checkout" button again, or by removing the "TECDIS Service Key".

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6.6: IHO Chart library

The Chart library selection in the Chart Utilities opens a chart library window displaying an
overview of installed chart databases in the TECDIS computer.

By selecting a database from the dropdown list , a list of all licensed charts is opened, and it is
sorted by hydrographic organisations.
Select a chart in the list to get access to more information. This information is displayed in the
middle field.
The chart is displayed in the list with (withdrawn) after the chart ID in the list if it has been
cancelled or withdrawn.
If the system knows that the chart is not up to date, Chart not up to date will be displayed after
the chart ID in the list. This will happen if you skip an update, and apply a newer chart.
By double clicking a chart in the list, it will be displayed in the chart view if it is licensed. If own
vessel is moving, the chart view will automatically be changed back to the vessel (unless Auto
is turned off)

Note: The chart library only displays the chart databases selected for viewing in the
setup menu tab.

To the right in the chart library window you find the Chart boundaries function. This draws
rectangles outlining the charts in the database for the selected scale.
The scales match the overview chart scale and the A-G scales on the main toolbar.
l Licensed charts are outlined with a magenta line
l Unlicensed charts are outlined with a black line
The name of the chart is displayed in the bottom left corner of its rectangle.

6.6.1: Importing S57 data

Note: When two TECDIS units are connected, make sure both units are updated simul-
taneously.

An S-57 database consists of datasets (chart sheets). ENC data is sold as ENC cells in S57
format, and when these are imported to a database, each ENC cell is converted to a dataset.
This process involves two steps:
1. Verification (validity check)
2. Compilation (convert ENC cell to dataset)

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Import of s57 data is done in the chart library. Use the following procedure:
1. Select chart database in the dropdown list.
2. Click the Import S57 button. A folder structure is displayed.
3. Select the drive you want to collect data from in the Import S57 data from.. field. Data
is imported to a database named with the prefix S57.
l If no S57 database exist, a new one is auto-
matically made. Create a new s57 database
manually by clicking the Create new Database
button. You can now enter a name for the new
base.
l The S57 database will automatically be added and selected for display in the
Setup menu.
4. When the drive containing the data is selected, the Start button becomes available.
Click the Start button to initiate import. The data is verified automatically.

If errors occur, am S57 Error Report appears. Here it is shown which imported file the
error applies to, and if the error is critical or non-critical. Files with critical errors are
not imported. Files with non-critical errors (potential irregularities of data) are
imported, but listed with their errors in the update log.

5. The import process can be cancelled by clicking the Stop button. If the Disable error
report option is selected before data import is started, the entire import process goes
automatically. S57 import files with critical errors will be omitted, while files with non-
critical errors are imported.
6. An import log will be created. This log can also be viewed by selecting the appropriate
dataset in the Chart Library by scrolling down to the S57 import log in the information
field.
7. If there are imported chart updates in S57 format, these can be viewed in C-MAP chart
update, under Updating log - review updates. Read more in 6.2.1: Updating charts - C-
Map SENC(see page 113).
8. 6.2.1: Updating charts - C-Map SENC(see page 113)
l 6.2.1: Updating charts - C-Map SENC(see page 113)
l 6.2.1: Updating charts - C-Map SENC(see page 113)

6.6.2: Delete S57 and S63 charts from the database

In a database containing S57/S63 data is selected in the dropdown list, the Remove Dataset
button will delete the selected chart.

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In this chapter we will look closer at the various system settings that can be set in the TECDIS program.

7.1:Settings menu 137

7.2:The Setup menu 138
7.3:The Chart menu 142
7.4:The Ship menu 150
7.5:The Data menu 151
7.6:The Log menu 154
7.7:The Safe menu 156
7.8:The TGT (target) menu 159
7.9:Monitor calibration 161

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7.1: Settings menu

By clicking the Settings menu button on the main toolbar, a collection of menu tabs will be
displayed in the lower part of the information window.
There are 7 different menu tabs:
l Setup
l Charts
l Ship
l Data
l Log
l Safe
l TGT
and only one is shown at a a time. A menu tab is selected by clicking its tab heading.

An alternative way to open the Settings menu, is by moving the cursor to the right edge
of the antigrounding display(that is where the menus appear). When the cursor is over
the right edge of the antigrounding display, the settings menu will automatically
appear.

If you want to hide the Settings menu again, click once on the Settings menu button on the
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7.2: The Setup menu

In the Setup menu several generic settings are controlled. The Setup menu contains:
1. Ship draught
2. Language
3. Time zone adjustment
4. NMEA input status
5. Navigation position offset
6. Chart utilities (dropdown menu)
7. Chart library field (control which chart databases are
viewed and the version number for the available chart data-
bases)
8. Alarm volume adjustment bar (only available when alarm is
set to speaker or keyboard in TECDIS Setup)
9. Auxilary (dropdown menu):
10. Scroll wheel zoom
11. Display help text (see chapter 1)

The dropdown menu chart utilities contains:

1. IHO Chart library
2. Manual chart corrections
3. C-Map chart update
4. Check licenses
5. INT-1 Dictionary
6. Radar overlay setup

The dropdown menu Auxilary contains:

1. Recalibrate screen
2. Conning harbour mode
3. Conning backward mode
4. Export DB status
5. F1 F2 key functions

7.2.1: Ship draught

Here you can set a value( with intervals of 0,1 meter) that is between minimum draught and
maximum draught. On system startup, TECDIS uses the maximum draught as standard, but this
can be changed in the Setup menu to match changes in vessel loading conditions.
The value for the draft is used by TECDIS to interpret sonar data, automatic routing and
eventual display in Conning image.

7.2.2: Language
Standard language for a TECDIS unit is English, which is also consistent with the language of the
Windows Operating System.
But for normal operation of TECDIS it is also possible to switch languages in the Operator
Controls, Tools and menus to Norwegian.
Language can be changed during navigation and will not affect the Chart Data.

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7.2.3: Time zone adjustment

Standard time in TECDIS corresponds to the time received from the GPS satellites, which
corresponds to UTC time.
If a vessel sailing across one or more time zones, the time zone adjustment is used to adjust
the clock shown on TECDIS with + / - ten minute intervals relative to UTC.

7.2.4: NMEA input status

“NMEA Input Status" button opens a list of:
l which sources the various sensor data are retrieved from
l what kind of NMEA sentences are used
l input description (if entered in TECDIS Setup)

The Status column indicates whether the data is

received or not.

If NMEA-450 sources are received (identified

with a single letter and 4 digit ID), you can view
additional sensor information by pressing the
source ID.

This is only a info summary; any changes to these

settings are made in TECDIS Setup
Primary positioning method
In the NMEA Data Input window both sources for
positioning appears, and can be selected which one
shall be primary, and whether the secondary position is shown or not on chart display.
In case of failure of the primary source, the secondary source is automatically used.
If the secondary source also fails, the TECDIS system automatically change to Dead Reckoning
Modus (Log+ Gyro). When switching primary position sensor from position 1 to position 2,
COG 1 and SOG 1 will be switched to COG 2 and SOG 2 in the information panel.

7.2.5: Navigation position offset

The Setting Position Deviation button opens a small window at the
upper right corner of the chart display, where a fixed value for
position deviation can be entered. The vessel representation will be
adjusted automatically when you change the position deviation value.
In some areas old chart positions are somewhat offset to WGS84 datum. It is possible to
compensate for this type of error at the TECDIS system entering a position offset.
To close the window and disable the position error, click again on Setting position deviation.
The system will then utilize the primary position sensor again.

7.2.6: Chart utilities

Most of the functions available in this dropdown list are explained in the following pages:
l Chart library (see page 134)
l Manual chart corrections (see page 122)
l C-Map chart update (see page 113)
l Check Chart licenses see Chart Licenses on page 128

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7.2.6.1: INT-1 Dictionary

When selecting this, you open a dictionary in a new window, listing INT-1 abbreviations for
chart objects.

7.2.6.2: Radar overlay setup

This option will enable the Radar overlay and display the radar overlay setup panel.

Note: TECDIS Radar Overlay is made to play against Furuno Radar FAR-2107/2807
series. Primary TECDIS computer chart, secondary TECDIS computer chart and
connected IP-based collection devices must be configured with IP addresses in
172.31.xxx IP address space, to receive data from the radar.

Radar: This value determines the radar system to

be connected. This number must match "RADAR
NO" value in the Setup menu for Furuno radar.
Heading (bearing): This sliding-controller is used to
adjust the radar orientation relative to the chart
display.
Range (distance): This sliding-controller is used to adjust the radar range so that it matches
the chart display.

7.2.7: Installed Charts on the computer

Under "Chart Utilities " field in the "Setup" menu folder a list
with chart databases that are installed on the computer is
displayed.
Mark with a tick in the box next to the databases which to use.
l ENC or ENC+: official ENC in C-MAP SENC format
l Professional+: non-official C-MAP chart (DVD)
l S57: official charts in S57 format
l S63: official charts in S63 format

Note: This field does not appear if you only have one chart database installed.

7.2.8: Alarm volume

Alarm volume is adjustable by sliding controller in the range between 65 to 90 dBA (only
displayed when alarm sound is set to PC speaker or keyboard in TECDIS setup).

It is not possible to reduce alarm volume completely, which would also be against the
certification of the equipment and IMO requirements.

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7.2.9: Auxilary
The dropdown menu Auxilary contains the following functions:

Recalibrate
Resets the monitor display to correctly calibrated values.
screen
Conning
Control commands to any connected Conning display. Backwards conning
harbour mode
is used for a TECDIS unit that is positioned facing the stern of the vessel,
and Backwards
and displays the vessel up-side-down on the conning monitor.
conning
Export DB Status This functionality is only used in agreement with Telko or Furuno Norway.
F1 and F2 key
See next section for more information.
settings
Scroll wheel When the "Scroll Wheel Zoom" check box is enabled, the scroll wheel, if
zoom available, is used to change the chart scale.

7.2.9.1: F1 and F2 key settings

Selecting this opens the F1 F2 key settings tool.
If a Furuno RCU-018 or a TECDIS Keypad is connected to the
chart system, the operator will here be able to assign the F1
and F2 keys found on those control units.
The F1 and F2 function keys can be configured as the following:
Function Description
Chart scale W 1:100M Set the chart scale to 1:100.000.000
Chart scale W 1:20M Set the chart scale to 1:20.000.000
Chart scale A: 1:3M Set the chart scale to 1:3.000.000
Chart scale B: 1:1M Set the chart scale to 1:1.000.000
Chart scale C: 1:300.000 Set the chart scale to 1:300.000
Chart scale D: 1:100.000 Set the chart scale to 1:100.000
Chart scale E: 1:30.000 Set the chart scale to 1:30.000
Chart scale F: 1:10.000 Set the chart scale to 1:10.000
Chart scale G: 1:3.000 Set the chart scale to 1:3.000
Chart content Show chart content for the current chart view
Chart Basic Set the chart view to basic mode
Chart selection 1 Set the chart view to user defined mode 1
Chart selection 2 Set the chart view to user defined mode 2
Chart selection 3 Set the chart view to user defined mode 3
ESCAPE function Emulates the ESCAPE key on the keyboard
Allows the navigator to move the chart display to a specified
Insert manual position
position
Next menu page Toggles between the menu pages
Toggles between the day-, dusk- and night monitor color
Day Dusk Night
modes
Position Mark Inserts a position mark in the vessel position

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7.3: The Chart menu

The chart menu is also described in chapter 3.6: Chart presentation(see page 33).
In the chart menu, you set the configuration for chart presentations, such as:
l Which information is displayed in the charts
l How information is displayed in the charts
l What additional information layers are displayed in the charts

7.3.1: Chart information

You can select between five user definable information
modes. In the second lowest field of the chart menu you
select between these 5 information modes:
l B (base) comes by default with a minimal display set-
ting. This can be customized however you desire.
l S (standard) comes by default with the same chart
view as STD mode, but with full display of dangers,
and all dangers within the safety contour. This can be
customized however you desire.
l The modes 1, 2 and 3 are general chart information
modes.
All chart information modes give the user access to setting
display of chart objects. Do this by checking the boxes in the
shortcut pagest,or by checking the boxes in the viewing
group panel (press the More button to access).
All chart presentation modes can be reset to their default
setting by pressing the Reset button in the Chart viewing
group panel.

Read more about the chart information options in

chapter 7.3.4: Overview of available chart inform-
ation(see page 143).

7.3.2: Chart presentation

In the field at the bottom of the chart menu tab you can select between S52 and INT1 chart
presentation.
With INT 1 selected, a warning will be shown, stating: Not official view. With the arrow
buttons to the right of INT 1, you can adjust the size of text and symbols. The magnification
factor is displayed besides the arrows. Se kapittel 4.7 for mer informasjon og illustrasjoner.

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7.3.3: Selectable layers

Some chart databases contain information in
selectable layers. These layers are accessed for
display by pressing the Layers button in the chart
menu. This opens a new window with selectable
layers. At the top of the window you select the
database you want to activate/deactivate layers for.

The layers that are available are as follows:

S63(GB) ENC+ ENC Professional+

Temporary and preliminary notices x x x
Admiralty Information Overlay x
Improved background and overview charts x x
C-MAP Tides x x
GMDSS areas x x
SAR regions x x
Terrain data (gridded) x x
Piracy information x x

The list above is not exhaustive, and there may be other layers available from your chart
provider that is compatible with your TECDIS system.

7.3.4: Overview of available chart information

Chart information can be set in either the shortcut pages in the main panel of the Chart menu,
or in the IHO Viewing Group panel, accessed by pressing the More button in the menu.

Shortcut pages
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3

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Function Description
Display danger symbols for dangers with unknown depth or shallower depth
Shallow
values than the safety contour setting. As the safety contour display does not
water
have a resolution in meters, but in bigger steps, this allows you to differentiate
dangers
between dangers and safe watrs within the safety contour.
Shortcut to the corresponding chart viewing group (Other-> All isolated
All dangers
dangers). Displays all dangers, both outside and inside the safety contour.
All depth Shortcut to the corresponding chart viewing group (Other-> Depth contours).
contours Displays all depth contours.
Spot sound- Shortcut to the corresponding chart viewing group(Other-> Spot soundings).
ings Displays all spot soundings.
Cables and
Shortcut to the corresponding chart viewing group(Other-> cables and pipes
pipes
Accuracy Displays symbols for chart quality and accuracy
Important Shortcut to the corresponding chart viewing group(Text-> Important text). Dis-
text plays the text viewing group "important text".
Names for Shortcut to the corresponding chart viewing group(Text->Other text->Names-
pos.reports >Names for position reporting). Displays names of buoys, lights etc.
Berth num- Shortcut to the corresponding chart viewing group(Text->Other text->Names-
bers >Berth number). Displays names of berths, anchorage points etc.
Light Shortcut to the corresponding chart viewing group(Text->Other text->Light
description description). Displays all light descriptions.
Shortcut to chart viewing groups(Text->Other text->Names->Geographic
All other
names / Text->Other text-->All other). Displays all text viewing groups listed
text
under the "Other text" viewing group.

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Function Description
When selected, up to 4 shades of color is used to display depth areas based on
Four shades the current settings for safety contour, shallow and deep. When unselected,
only 2 shades of color is in use.
The depth limit in meters for the display of the shallow waters color. All
Shallow waters shallower than this limit are displayed with the palest color for depth
areas.
The depth limit in meters for the display of the deepest water color. All waters
Deep
deeper than this limit are displayed with the darkes color for depth areas.
Simplified Simplified symbols are used where possible in the chart, to simplify viewing
symbols experience.
Shallow pat- Areas within the safety contours are displayed with a pattern to distinguish
tern them from the safe waters outside the safety contour.
Displays a lat/lon grid over the charts, with a resolution in degrees and
Lat/lon grid
minutes.
When selected, chart objects are displayed in the chart scales according to the
Scale min chart providers settings. When unselected, all chart objects are displayed
always, regardless of their scale setting.
Displays a "?" in the chart for objects the presentation library cannot interpret
Unknown
and display correct.
Lights Shows full lights character information in a textbox when the cursor is placed
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together.
Active lights Shows lights blinking with right sequence and color, as seen from own vessel.
Active Lead Extension of lead sectors ( covering the vessels current position ) out from the
sectors light
Full light
Display sector lines for all light sectors for the full range of the light
lines

Page 3
Function Description
Highlight Displays an "i" symbol in the chart for all chart objects where additional inform-
info ation is available on cursor pick
Highlight Displays an "i" symbol in the chart for all chart objects with a textual descrip-
document tion or a pictoral representation available on cursor pick
Highlight Displays a "d" symbol in the chart for all chart objects that have date limitations
date dep. to their display(displayed in a limited period of time or periodically)
Here you can set a range for what date dependent chart objects you want to
display. This is needed when planning a voyage, to account for any cahnges to
the charted information while sailing a pre-checked route.
Available options are:
Date
dependent l Today
l 1-5 days ahead
l 1-2 weeks ahead
l 1 month ahead
l route date range (set a custom date range)

highlight all changes from automatic and manual updates within the specified
timeframe with orange indications. Available options are:
l off
Update l 1 day back
review l 1-3 weeks back
l 1-3,6 months back
l 1 year back
l custom date range

IHO Viewing Groups

The viewing panel defaults to showing the first two levels of selections. All subselections
below these levels are possible to display by expanding the viewing group. Additional inform-
ation on alll selections/viewing groups are available on tooltip (cursor hover).

When a checkbox is altered, all subselections are altered to match the state of the
checkbox.

A checkbox will only be displayed as selected/ticked when all available subselections

are selected/ticked. The viewing groups are listed on the following two pages.

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- Display base
(Always displayed)
- Standard display - Generic object
- Radar conspicuous
landmark
- Visually conspicuous
landmark
- Built-up area
- Buoy
- Light vessel
- Beacon
- Drying line - Buoys, beacons, aids to - Buoys, beacons, structures
- Daymark
navigation
- Distance mark
- IALA boyage directions
- Topmark
- Gridiron
- Fog signal, retro-
reflector
- Racon
- Radar reflector
- Lights
- Swept area
- Fairway
- Anchorage area, anchor
- Boundaries and limits berth
- dumping ground
- Cargo transshipment, incin-
eration
- Restricted area
- Prohibited and restricted areas - Prohibited and restricted
areas
- Chart scale boundaries
- Cautionary notes
- Traffic separation scheme
- Recommended route
- Ships routeing systems and ferry
- Ferry route
routes
- Radar line/range
- Radio calling in point
- Archipelago sea lanes
- Geographic names
- Moorings, seabed tunnel,
sandwaves
- Miscellaneous
- Fishing/marine farm areas
- Pilot boarding point
- Signal stations

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- Other - Spot soundings

- Pipeline area, cable area
- Submarine cables and
- Submarine cable, submarine
pipelines
pipeline
- Non-danger rock, wreck,
- All isolated dangers obstruction
- Non-danger with sounding
- Magnetic variation
- Depth contours
- Nature of seabed
- Seabed - Spring, seaweed
- Water turbulence
- Tidal information
- Tidal - Current, tidal stream inform-
ation
- Nautical publication
- General information
- Data scale and coverage
- Land evelation
- Vegetation
- Natural features
- Inland waters
- Tideway
- Non-conspicuous structure
- Airport, runway
- Shore structures
- Roads and railways
- Shore facilities
- Miscellaneous
- Port facilities
- Port features
- Berths/docks
- Continental shelf
- Harbour, free port, customs
- Administrative areas zone
- Fishery zone
- Territorial areas
- Radar/radio stations
- Services - Coastguard/rescue stations
- Small craft facilities

- Text - Important text

- Names for position reporting
- Names - Geographic name
- Berth number
- Light description
- Other text - Note on chart data
- Nature of seabed
- All other - Magnetic variation, swept depth
- Height of land feature
- Current veocity
- National language

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7.3.5: Chart Legend

By clicking on the “?” button in the bottom left corner
of the Chart menu, a new information window opens
up, showing the chart legend.
There is a tab for each available chart on display. The
tab order is dynamic and always display the cell for the
reference point in the chart:
Reference point Identification
Own vessel position
(when Auto is Legend at own ship (with
selected and vessel Graphical index if multiple
is present in the cells are displayed on screen)
chart view)
Chart centre Legend at centre
Pick report point Pick report legend

The area corresponding to each chart is shaded in red on the display when their respective
tab is selected.

This legend can also be displayed for a pick report point(see Cursor pick on page 84).

The legend contains the following information, listed in a table:

No Label Information
The name of the chart cell(without the .000 section). If the
1 Cell name
chart is unofficial, Non-ENC is added to this field.
Displays the edition number with applied update number (if
2 Edition
present).
Issue date of the latest chart update(or cell if no updates are
3 Issue date
added).
4 Compilation scale The chart scale this cell is compiled/made for.
The currently viewd chart scale for the cell. If overscaled, this
5 Displayed scale will be added with a label displaying overscale multiplication
value.
6 Database The name of the chart database the selected chart cell is in.
The quality of the chart based on the zone of confidence value.
7 Quality Only displayed for the cell at own vessel/chart center/cursor
pick position(whatever selected).
The position accuracy if available, presented in +-X meters.
8 Position accuracy Only displayed for the cell at own vessel/chart center/cursor
pick position(whatever selected).
Displays the magnetic variation in the cell, with three values:
l the value of magnetic variation east or west
l the reference year for the value
9 Magnetic variation
l the vaule of annual change in variation east or west.
Only displayed for the cell at own vessel/chart center/cursor
pick position(whatever selected).
Displays the current Safety contour setting of the system, and
10 Safety contour the Safety contour as displayed in the cell if the two are dif-
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11 Safety depth The safety depth vaule of the system.

12 Depth units Should always be in metres.
13 Height units Should always be in metres.
14 Sounding datum The reference point/datum for the sounding data.
15 Vertical datum The reference point/datum for elevation.
16 Horizontal datum Should always be WGS 84
The version numbers of the installed Presentation Library and
17 Libraries
C-Map chart engine. AIO is also listed here if installed.
18 TECDIS software The version number of the TECDIS software.

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7.4: The Ship menu

7.4.1: Ship symbol offcenter
Here you define how much of the charts are to be displayed
in front of the vessel when in Auto Mode.
This functionality is only available while in Auto mode.

7.4.2: Auto sensitivity

Here you adjust the sensitivity of the automatic chart redraw

7.4.3: Viewing the double circle

With this selected the own vessel position is displayed with a
double circle in the charts.

7.4.4: View vessel contour

With this selected, the vessel size displayed in the charts are
relative to the chart scale and zoom level.

7.4.5: Course vector

Indicates the vessel course and speed in the charts, by a
dotted line in front of the vessel. In the dropdown list you
select how many minutes of travel at the current speed the
line should reach. The end point of the line is where the vessel will be after the selected time.

7.4.6: ROT curved

When this is selected, the course vector is drawn as an arc when the vessel is approaching a
waypoint with a course change and wheelover is set to a different value than 0.

7.4.7: Auto route activation

Automatically activates the new route. If conbined with Allow route activation entry lane in
TECDIS Setup, a route leg will be placed between the new route and the vessel position as
well. Default setting for this option is off. Read more about route activation alternatives in
chapte4.1: Route planning(see page 44)route planning.

7.4.8: Wheelover
Indicates at what distance from the next route leg a new rudder angle should be given. This is
an important setting for correct Track Control turn behaviour.
Select "---" to disable the Wheelover view.

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7.5: The Data menu

Backing up own data is very important. Individual data
important to keep are: routes, tracks, symbols, information
and lines / areas.
The data backup is done by copying data to hard drive / CD or
memory stick for safe keeping.
It may also be necessary to copy data from one machine to
another, both for backup and daily use.

7.5.1: Function
In this field, select the function that is used to copy own data
to or from the file on the hard drive /CD/ memory stick.
You have the following options:
l Copy out to file
l Copy in from file
l Copy to TECDIS 2*
l Copy to TECDIS 3*
l Delete

* This alternative is available if configured in TECDIS Setup.

The name label is the same as the entered name label in
TECDIS Setup.

NOTE: To copy to other TECDIS/TELchart ECS units, the IP address and name for the
units must be configured in TECDIS Setup.

7.5.2: Restrict selection - time/area

In this field you can specify what data to be copied in to/out of TECDIS.The field is dynamic and
changes according to selected function in the field above.
The All option includes all relevant data. For some functions you can also restrict the data
selection with a from-date.
The Limited area option includes all data within a rectangle. You will be prompted to draw the
rectangle in the chart view after this option is selected.

If data from TECDIS vers 4.7.1.10 or earlier has been stored or copied out / in, then the
box for Old Format must be selected for the data to be read it by the newer version of
TECDIS SW. The wrong choice in this box will result in an error, and should be changed
before retry.

7.5.3: Restrict selection - data type

You can now select which data you want to copy in/out of the TECDIS unit.

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7.5.4: Execute
When you now have selected the function you want to use, and added restrictions if needed,
you can start the copy process.
To start the process, press the Execute button at the bottom of the Data menu tab. A
save/open dialogue opens and you can select the file destination you want, and finish the
process.

7.5.5: Importing primary and secondary routes

Primary and secondary routes are automatically available for the other TECDIS unit (when
they are connected to each other).
This is described in chapter 7.5.6.1: Manual route synchronisation(see page 152).

7.5.6: Route synchronisation

TECDIS can transfer routes from primary to secondary TECDIS unit and vice versa, in two
different ways. Both methods allows the operator to retrieve a planned, active route (for the
current voyage) on the secondary TECDIS unit if the primary TECDIS unit fails. For this to work
the following must be ensured:
1. The TECDIS Setup field Data Export IP must contain the IP address of the other TECDIS
unit.
2. TECDIS units must use the LAN adapter, intended for TECDIS network and both devices
must be connected to a network switch. NB! NB! Do not use crossover cable directly
between TECDIS units.
3. LAN adapter used for connecting the TECDIS units should not be reconfigured to use
an IP address outside the 172.31.xxx.xxx / 255.255.0.0 subnet.
4. For the replication to work the TECDIS unit has to have different license dongles
(eTokens).

NB! The method for Automatic Route Transfer is pre-installed on TECDIS units manufac-
tured after November 1, 2008. It is not possible to activate route synchronisation on
more that two TECDIS units at the same time.

7.5.6.1: Manual route synchronisation

When the manual synchronisation is used and a route is active on one or both TECDIS units, a
backup route is copied to the other TECDIS unit. This backup route is not automatically
included in the route list on the receiving TECDIS unit, but it can be imported, when needed.
The following routes can be imported from the Data directory (C: \ Program Files \ TECDIS \
Data):
l Primary route ReceivedPrimaryRoute.lst
l Secondary route ReceivedSecondaryRoute.lst
To import a route, select Copy IN From File in the function field, and press the execute
button. The open dialogue now opens, and you can select file type and location.
Select Import data file type and then select ReceivedPrimaryRoute or ReceivedSe-
condaryRoute from the File name field.

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7.5.6.2: Automatic route synchronisation

When Automatic Replication is enabled, then all the new routes, changing routes and routes
deleted automatically, are reflected to the other TECDIS unit. The result is that the routing
databases are identical on both TECDIS units.

Activate automatic replication

To enable Automatic Route Replication, do the following:
1. Verify that the requirements for this feature are met in accordance with the above list.
2. If there are routes on both TECDIS units, choose on which TECDIS unit the routes
should be preserved and on which TECDIS unit the routes will be deleted.
3. Insert service key on both TECDIS units and shut down the chart program to return to
Windows.

4.
Run C: \ Program Files \ TECDIS \ Replication.exe on both TECDIS units.
5. On the TECDIS unit with the routes that should be retained, select Retain routes on
this TECDIS and activate replication and press the Execute button.
6. On the TECDIS device which routes should be removed, select Delete ALL routes on
this TECDIS and activate replication and press the Execute button.
7. Remove the service key from both TECDIS units and reboot the systems.

After both TECDIS units are again operational, all the routes from the unit where the routes
were kept will be automatically transfered to the other TECDIS unit. All further route changes
will automatically be reflected to the other TECDIS unit.

Disable Automatic Route Replication

To disable Automatic Route Replication, do the following:
1. Insert service key on both TECDIS units and shut down the chart program to return to
Windows.
2. On both TECDIS units; delete the C:\Program Files\TECDIS\SetRtReplicateActive.txt file.
3. Remove the service key from both TECDIS units and reboot the systems.

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7.6: The Log menu

TECDIS stores data for position, course and speed of a vessel,
ARPA and AIS targets, every minute. History from a specified
date can be displayed in several ways.

7.6.1: Log text

In the Date dropdown list you can select the date for the log
you want to review.

The 20 min button opens a list of position, course and speed

for every twenty minutes for the date selected in the upper
field.

The Noon button opens a list of position, course and speed

for each hour, from 12.00 the previous day to 12.00 the day
selected in the upper field. For every 4 hours is displayed
sailed distance (Distance Watch), and on the bottom appears
total sailed distance(Distance total).

The Details button opens a window with a detailed log of the

hours,beginning with the time set in 00.00 field.
The log contains detailed information for every minute, of vessel's position, course and speed,
on the chart display that is used:
the chart center and the scale are represented by a cross if:
l Auto Mode was active
l the type of chart used (" ENC "," S52 ")
l if the Primary Position Source was used (" PRI ");
l if the GPS position encoder was ok ("X");
if the position was corrected manually, it is shown on a separate, third line ("Offset") Se illus-
trasjon.

The 12.t ENC button shows what kind of chart data has been displayed on the screen, every
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the DR fix button is active and selectable if L.O.P. functionality was used to determine the
position on the selected date. Clicking the DR fix button, opens a log of completed performed
positional decisions, with all associated observational data. All log files can be saved or printed.

7.6.2: Visual Replay

The Replay voyage button opens a Replay
window where earlier voyages log data can
be simulated on the chart showing own ship,
AIS and Arpa Target position for the date and
time specified.
The Show Positions button opens the view of
the situation on the chart, as it was at the
chosen time.
The Start button starts replaying the situations, as specified in the log, with 1 minute interval.
The Use DR option allows Dead Reckon Mode for positions between each saved minute and
vessels will be shown with new calculated positions every second. Replay speed is set with
the slider at the bottom of the window.
Click on the Replay voyage button again to stop the playback of a certain earlier plot and
return to the present situation.

7.6.3: AIS ship data

"Query AIS database " button opens up the possibility to make queries against a vessel
database where all previously received AIS targets are stored under a name and registered
with MMSI, IMO, Call Sign, and date of last reception from the vessel.
Enter the name of the vessel when the window is opened, then click on the "Enter" button.
Last date for stored location is displayed on the Date button. Clicking on this button the
situation is displayed on the chart and "Replay" window opens automatically.

Replay of the situation can also be started from the "Replay" window as described in
Visual Replay (see page 155)

Click on "Query ais database " button again to close the "AIS database" window and return to
the present situation.

7.6.4: Delete Old Log Data

"Delete old data" button deletes log data older than a year if the deletion is confirmed in the
subsequent "Delete log files older than one year" window.

7.6.5: Screenshots
Display screenshots from TECDIS can be generated at any time by pressing the Screenshots
button at the bottom of the Log menu. When pressing it, you enter the screenshot menu,
allowing you to make the following actions:
l Take screenshots
l See a list of all taken screenshots, with date and time in the file name
l See a preview of the screenshots by clicking on them in the list
l Export the screenshots to a user definable destination(multi screenshot export is sup-
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7.7: The Safe menu

In the Safe menu you set the safety settings in TECDIS. Here you adjust the different depth
display settings, and select settings for hazard display and anti grounding.

7.7.1: Safe, Deep and Shallow

In the chart view you will always see four depth areas with
depth contours:

All areas in the chart shallower than the safe

depth are marked in blue, and the contour is
highlighted.
Safe All areas outside the depth contour for safe
Safe dpt depth is considered safe waters by TECDIS.
An anti grounding alert will sound if the vessel
safety zone crosses the depth contour for safe
depth.
Shallow All areas in the chart that are shallower than
the shallow depth are marked in dark blue.
Shallow
Shallow depth can be used to separate shoals
within the safe depth zone.

Deep All areas in the chart that are shallower than

the deep depth are marked in a light grey-
Deep blue color.
All areas in the chart that are deeper than the
Not
deep setting. Marked in a lighter gray-blue
defined
color.

l The value of the Safe Depth field can be set manually, but now lower than the Draught
Max or Safe Depth Min values in TECDIS Setup.
l Deep and shallow can be changed freely.

When you start TECDIS the system automatically checks for the set Ship Draught and
Safety Depth Min values..
If either of these values are higher than the Safe Depth setting in the Safe menu, that
Safe Depth value will be changed to the highest value.

In charts without the selected safe depth contour, the next deeper contour is
displayed. Some chart areas can contain incomplete data, and even if displayed, non-
closed contours can not be used as safety contours.

7.7.2: Check time and angle (anti grounding parameters)

The specified values set a safety zone ahead of the vessel where dangerous objects will
generate an alarm. See chapter 4.4: Anti grounding(see page 70) for details.

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7.7.3: Auto Safe Hazard display setting

The Auto safe hazard display settings determine how TECDIS
displays danger objects within the safety contour during anti
grounding alarm situations.
When an anti grounding alarm situation occurs this setting
will determine if Safe hazard display and shallow soundings
7.3: The Chart menu(see page 142) is to be activated or not.
The available settings are:

The selections for Safe hazards and Shallow Soundings in the chart menu
Disabled
determine the hazard display.
The display of Safe hazards and Shallow Soundings are activated when an
On (recom-
anti grounding alarm occurs, and requires manual deactivation when the
mended)
dangerous situation is passed.
The display of Safe hazards and Shallow Soundings are activated when an
On and Off anti grounding alarm occurs, and are automatically set back to their
previous setting when the dangerous situation is passed.

7.7.4: Camera control (formerly FLIR)

When Camera Control is activated in the Safe menu (Installation of Camera control in TECDIS
Setup is required), a CAM symbol is shown at the end of a 0,5 NM long vector originating in
the Conning position.
The operator can control the camera by placing the cursor over the CAM symbol and right
click. The appearance of the CAM symbol changes, ant it is now highlighted. It will now follow
the cursor movements in the chart, and the camera unit itself will be moved.
The camera can now be locked at a fixed position in the charts, such as to a reef or a light, by
placing the CAM symbol in the desired position and right clicking.
In addition the CAM symbol can be placed over an ARPA or AIS target, and will then both lock
on to and follow the movements of the target.

7.7.5: Alarm
The operator can choose some of the alarm functions. See chapter 4.5: Notifications and
alerts(see page 71) for a more detailed description of the alarm system.

Function name Description

This mode is only available if made so by a service technician.
Harbour Mode
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l Safety contour will be set at 1000m

l Safety depth remains at the same vaule as when not in Har-
bour Mode
l The checktime and check zone width for the antigrounding
system is set to the minimum values.
l Route danger checking will use safety depth as danger depth
limit instead of the safety contour
When deactivated the earlier safety contour and check-
time/checkzone for antigrounding is restored to previos values,
unless you have made customizations to them while in Harbour
Mode.
If you change the safety contour when in Harbour Mode, it will be
deactivated.
Harbour mode can be exited by deselcting this checkbox, or by
clicking the Harbour Mode notice in the chart view.
Harbour Mode can be limited with the following parameters:
Time (min): Add a maximum time for Standby Mode before deactiv-
ation.
Speed (knots): Add a maximum speed for Standby Mode before
deactivation.
When the vessel is approaching a new waypoint (WP) on active sail-
New WP/CTS
ing route, an alarm is triggered when the wheelover line is crossed.
When ENC charts are available, Anti-grounding System and Route
Check will always verify ENC data.
By selecting this option it is possible to verify unofficial chart data, if
Non-ENC dangers
there is no ENC chart coverage in the control area.
When this option is enabled, the Route Check will trigger an alarm
both from ENC and unofficial chart data.
checked by default. If unchecked, the alert sound interval for warn-
60s warning interval
ings becomes 4,8 minutes.
Navigational hazards Unchecked by default. If checked, navigational hazards will be
warning handled as warnings instead of cautions(default)

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7.8: The TGT (target) menu

The target (TGT) menu is where you specify the configuration of your target display and
behavior. TECDIS has a target buffer limit of 2000 tracked targets, and in this menu you can
configure the tracking selection. The table below lists the possible configurations of each
menu item.
Function Description
Filters which targets are shown as active
based on the distance to own vessel. This
makes it possible to view all targets with
course, COG-vector and past track line.
To remove the distance limit and display
all targets as active, select No limit.
Active range
to remove the active range and display
no AIS targets, select Off.
When targets are outside the distance
limit, they will change to sleeping mode.
This can be overridden in the target
window, by selecting Activate.
Track specifies the length of the past
Track track lines for the targets. It is specified
in minutes of travel.
Manual: Displays CPA positions manually
for each target from the target window.
If the target window is open, the CPA
position will be displayed regardless if
the CPA is in the past or future. When it
is closed, only future CPA will cause CAP
position to be displayed.
Dangers: Same as above, but in addition
CPA pos.
CPA position will be displayed for all
targets the radar classifies as dangerous.
All active: CPA position is displayed for
all active targets with CPA in the future.
If you open a target window, only the
CPA for that vessel will be displayed, and
CPA positions will be displayed even if
CPA is in the past.
Hide sleeping AIS
Hides sleeping AIS targets beyond this
DIST above
radius
Removes the display of all class B targets
Hide class B
beyond the active range distance setting
Lost active targets
Select if the function should be on or off.
AIS targets within the range specified are
Dist. limit
marked with a black cross when the tar-
get data ends.
Turns on the display of Aids to Navigation
AIS AtoN
(AtoN) symbols
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symbols.
Turns on the display of Search And Res-
AIS-SART
cue Transmitter (SART) symbols
Active target When selected, displays target names on
names all active targets
Sets all AIS target COG vectors to be
relative to own vessel movement. If not
selected, targets use true course and
Relative COG speed.When used, a notice will be
vector displayed at the top of the chart view,
reading "Relative vectors". The notice
can be clicked to unselect Relative COG
vectors in this menu (click to fix).
Show associated This displays targets associated with both
as AIS AIS and radar as AIS targets.

7.8.1: More about the target buffer in TECDIS

If TECDIS receives too many targets(both radar and AIS), you need to reduce the AIS target
display by adjusting the display and filtration settings in the TGT menu. As long as the total
number of targets is below 500, all targets will be tracked even if not displayed.
The total number of targets TECDIS can handle simultaneously is 2000, where 75% (1500) of
the buffer when full will be reserved for visible targets. When target display settings are
altered, the 75% of the buffer will be cleared for currently hidden targets and repopulated
with fresh targets.

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7.9: Monitor calibration

All information in an electronic chart system has to be clearly visible. To ensure this the
monitor has to be adjusted to display correct colours. This is especially important for night
view mode, when the monitor luminance is reduced.

Remember to test colours with dusk and night modes, not only day mode.

Note: due to alert readability the monitor cannot be dimmed below 0,8 cd/m2.

ECDIS test images for monitor calibration is placed in the IHO presentation library. Open the
library by pressing Control + Alt + Shift + T, and navigate to the test images by pressing A, B, C,
D, E or T keys on the keyboard.

7.9.1: Controlling the monitor contrast

TECDIS monitors are not to be adjusted with the monitor keys when used with an ECDIS
system. All contrast and luminance settings are to be performed from the TECDISthrough the
serial connection to the monitor.
Control the monitor contrast and luminance by opening test image E,
and verify that the grey box is visible.
Background lumination is now controllable with a sliding controller
that appears below the day/dusk/night dropdown field in the main
toolbar.
This controller gives a green calibrated indicator at different
luminance levels for day/dusk/night. Outside the calibrated values a
red indicator is shown.

The monitor backlight setting can also be set with the AC Rain
controller on the Furuno RCU-018 (if connected).

7.9.2: Check the colours

Check the colours produced by the monitor by opening the T test image. This is a colour test
diagram. Check that all diagonal lines are clearly separated from the background:
l 3 yellow diagonal lines l 4 green diagonal lines
l 4 orange diagonal lines l 3 blue diagonal lines
l 3 magenta diagonal lines l 3 grey diagonal lines

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Control the visibility of each color in the test diagrams A to E. If the monitor fails this test, it no
longer satisfies the color calibration requirements for the use of ECDIS and must be evaluated
by qualified personnel to be adjusted, repaired or possibly replaced.

Note: If the monitor settings have been changed manually in the monitor's Setup
menu, or to make sure that the correct values are used, recalibrate the screen. This
can be done from the Setup menu, by going to the Auxiliary dropdown menu and
selecting Recalibrate screen.

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In this chapter we will look closer at the system settings that are only available in TECDIS Setup.

A.1TECDIS Setup at a glance 165

A.2Service mode 166
A.3NMEA Data 167
A.4Vessel settings 174
A.5Chart installation/ Misc 178
A.6Licences 180
A.7Track Control - Settings 183

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A.1 TECDIS Setup at a glance

TECDIS Setup contains the most important settings in TECDIS.
These settings are divided in to 4-5 tabs, depending on the system add-ons you have
purchased.

NMEA Data(see page 167)

Here you set all in and output sensor settings. These are sent as NMEA sentences over either
comports or an IP network.

Vessel settings (see page 174)

Here you set the vessel size and sensor placement.

The only setting the user should set is Allow route activation entry lane. All other
settings are to be set by certified service technicians only.

Chart installation/ Misc(see page 178)

From this tab you can maintain your chart database if you use charts from Jeppesen.
Here you also check the monitor calibration status.

Licences(see page 180)

From this tab you can administrate your licenses, both for charts and purchased add-
ons.TECDIS

Note that only Jeppesen chart licenses are administrated from this tab. Licenses for
other chart providers are administered from the S63 Chart Loader program.

Track Control - Settings(see page 183)

If the TECDIS unit is configured with Track Control, this tab is used to set the autopilot specific
settings.

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A.2 Service mode

To gain access to TECDIS Setup a TECDIS Service Key has to be used. This is a custom made USB
dongle that comes with the TECDIS unit.

We recommend that the TECDIS Service Key is stored in a safe place, as changes in
TECDIS setup are only to be executed by certified technicians. Each TECDIS unit comes
with a Service Key, and a backup Service Key CD. It is the captains responsibility that the
Service Key is used only when necessary.

A.2.1 Entering service mode during system startup

1. Before you turn on the TECDIS unit, insert the TECDIS Service Key in an available usb
port.
2. Start the TECDIS unit
3. You will now be prompted to remove the Service Key to start the TECDIS unit the reg-
ular way. Select cancel, which allows you to start the unit without starting the TECDIS
program.TECDIS
You now have access to Windows desktop, and the programs TECDIS Setup, S63 Chart Loader,
and NMEA Server.

A.2.2 Entering service mode when TECDIS is running.

1. Enter a TECDIS Service Key in the TECDIS unit.
2. Wait until the text label Servicemode appears in the lower right
corner of the chart view.
3. Turn off TECDIS as normal, by pressing the STOP button in the top
left corner of the screen.

This exits the TECDIS program, without turning of the computer. You now have access to
Windows desktop, and the programs TECDIS Setup, S63 Chart Loader, and NMEA Server.

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A.3 NMEA Data

The NMEA Data tab in TECDIS Setup contains all controls and configurations for input and
output in the TECDIS system.

The table on the left of the tab displays the current configuration, and is immediately updated
if alterations are made to the input and output tabs in the upper right part of the NMEA Data
tab.

Note: Descriptions in this chapter are presented as information only. Only authorized
service technicians can reconfigure the settings in the NMEA Data tab. Technicians
must use the TECDIS Installation Manual to perform the configurations in TECDIS
Setup properly.

A.3.1 Settings for sensor input

Use the Input tab in the NMEA Data panel to configure input signals.
Select the sensor you want to configure. This is done by selecting it in the table to the left, or
by selecting the sensor from the correct dropdown list. When you have selected the sensor,
the entry for it in the table to the left is shown with a blue background colour.
Here are the different settings in the input panel. Some of the settings are dependent on the
selected sensor source:
Number Name Function
Sensor
This is where you set what sensor data you want to con-
1
figure

Here you set what NMEA sentence type to use for the
NMEA type
chosen sensor. The dropdown list is dynamically
2
updated for each sensor type, so only supported NMEA
sentences will be selectable.
Here you can add additional information about the
Info
sensor. Very handy if you have several sensors of the
3
same type, so you can differentiate which is connected.
This label comes up on all alarms related to the sensor.
Source Here you select what source connection to use for this
4 sensor. There are three alternatives, COM, IP and SF.
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data calbe to the COM-ports of the TECDIS.

l IP represents sensors connected to the TECDIS
program through either NMEA Server or over
the network from the other TECDIS.
l SF represents sensors connected to the TECDIS
with a separate 61162-450 network (also called
NMEA-450).
When the desired source is selected, the letter for the
entry in the sensor table for this sensor will become:
l unaltered(white) if the sensordata received do
not match the configuration in TECDIS Setup.
l green if the sensordata match the specified
sensor
l red if the port is already selected for another
sensor

Source: COM

Here you set the data transfer speed for the selected
COM port is shown. The speed is changed by selecting a
different value in the dropdown list.
The NMEA standard is 4800 (low speed), but note that
some sensors require different speeds. The following
5 Baud
speeds are available in the TECDIS system:
l 4800
l 9600
l 19200
l 38400

Source: IP

5 TCP/UDP Here you insert the IP address of the sensor source.

Here you insert the IP port numer for the sensor
6 Port
source.
Source: SF (system Function)

Here you insert the System Function Identifier; the ID

5 SFI
of the NMEA-450 source
Here you insert the sensor type, as NMEA-450 data is
6 Port
divided over several ports or sensor data groups.
Here you set the additional settings for SF sensor input,
7 ...
and find counters, network traffic logs and error logs.

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A.3.1.1: Checking/validating the sensor input

Sensor source reception is shown three places: 1)
the sensor table and 2) the data indication bar
display an indication, and 3) the actual incoming
data is displayed in the Received data on selected
port field.
1. If received data from a sensor are valid NMEA sentences, the entry line in the sensor
table will flash green.
The data indication bar has status lights for all sensor connections:
Name Function
IP Blinks green if the source is giving data.
Serial port Each status light blinks green if the COM port is giving data. Only COM
activity 1-12 have status lights.

2.

3. In the Received data on selected port field you see the live incoming data for the
selected sensor.
l If IP or SF sources are used, data for all sensors attached with that connection
are shown. The sensors in the table and in the field will then all flash green
when valid.
l When changing to another COM-port, the data displayed will change and the
data for that port will be shown.

A.3.1.2: NMEA sentences

When a given sensor can send out more than one of the supported NMEA sentences, the
highest placed alternative in the list below should be used:
Position 1 og Position 2
1. $??GNS GNSS fix data
2. $??GGA GPS fix data
3. $??GLL Geografic position (Lat/Long)
4. $??RMC Recommended minimum specific GNSS Data
5. !AIVDO AIS own ship position. UAIS VHF Data link own-vessel report
COG/SOG 1 and COG/SOG 2
1. $??VTG Course and speed over ground
2. $??RMC Recommended minimum specific GNSS data
3. $??OSD Own ship data
4. !AIVDO AIS own ship position. UAIS VHF Data link own-vessel report
Heading 1 and Heading 2
1. $??THS True heading and status
2. $??HDT Heading true
3. $??OSD Own ship data
4. $??VHW Water Speed and Heading
5. !AIVDO AIS own ship position. UAIS VHF Data link own-vessel report
Radar targets 1 and Radar targets 2
1. $??TTM Tracked Target Message
2. $??TTD Tracked Target Data
Radar Cursor 1 and Radar Cursor 2
1. $??RSD Radar System Data
AIS
1. !AI??? AIS UAIS VHF Data Link
Depth

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1. $??DPT Depth
2. $??DBT Depth below transducer

A.3.1.3: Setting up a sensor connection

An example:
To obtain position data from a GPS, the settings can be as follows:
1. Select Position 1 in the sensor table or the sensor dropdown.
2. Select the source(COM, IP or SF) and port/baud where you have connected the GPS
3. Select the NMEA sentence type the GPS transmits
4. It could also be beneficial to describe the sensor as a GPS in the Sensor description
field. If the system loses connection to the sensor during sailing, TECDIS will sound an
alarm. The alarm will display both sensor(position 1), port(COM 3) and the description
entered(GPS).

A.3.1.4: Other COM port connections

All Source ports settings that are not used should be set to “----“.
There are some predefined in/outputs on the different TECDIS models, which vary. The
following COM-ports are predefined and can not be used as NMEA I/O:
Model ports
COM 1 is RS-232
TECDIS 2138 B
COM 2 is RS-422 (non-isolated, not valid for NMEA)
TECDIS 2138AA and COM 1 & 3 are RS-232
2138AD COM 2 is set for the Furuno Keyboard
COM 1 is RS-422 (non-isolated, not valid for NMEA)
TECDIS 2424
COM 2 is RS-232
TECDIS 2140 COM 1, 2 & 3 are RS-232

Here are some other special COM-port connections:

COM-port for Monitor ctrl

Select the COM-port for the serial cable from the monitor. This connection will control the
monitor background light and calibration settings, as well as the alarm sounder in the screen
unit (if used).

Ensure that the power supplied to the monitor is from the same source (UPS, mains
socket etc.) as for the TECDIS.

COM-port for Alarm ctrl

Select the COM port that should be used for the alarm central interface (if used). If an alarm
interface is not connected, set this port to “----”.
In the NMEAtype dropdown there are two choices; Digi and ALR.

ALR will set the port up to serial NMEA communication with the alarm central
should be used when connected to a proprietary alarm interface TEA-01, which is an
Digi
open/close relay contact.

COM-port for Furuno Keyboard RCU-018 (only available for TECDIS 2138)
Set Source to COM 2 if the Furuno RCU-018 is connected to the TECDIS.

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Physically, the COM 2-port provides live 12VDC power to the Control unit and thus this port
cannot be used to any other equipment. If a Furuno Keyboard is not connected. set the port to
“----”.

COM-port for CAM control

Select the COM-port where you have connected a gyro-stabilized camera. If a camera control
interface is not connected. set the port to “----”.

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A.3.2 Settings for sensor output

In the Output tab in the top right corner of the NMEA Data settings panel, you will find the
following NMEA output that TECDIS can transmit:
Number Name Description/functionality
1 APB Output of APB NMEA Sentence to Autopilot. You can select which
COM port(s) to send the NMEA data to.
2 RMB Output of RMB NMEA Sentence to Autopilot. You can select
which COM port(s) to send the NMEA data to.
3 RMC Output of RMC NMEA Sentence to Autopilot. You can select
which COM port(s) to send the NMEA data to.
4 WPL+RTE Output of WPL and RTE NMEA Sentences. You can select which
COM port(s) to send the NMEA data to.
5 VDR Set the output COM-port to send data to the VDR.
6 INS Set the output COM-port to send HBT, ALC, ALF and ARC sen-
tences to the INS.
7 digi Set if either digi or EVE is to be used for connecting to
BNWAS/alarm central.
8 BNWAS Set the output COM-port for a serial connection to the Bridge Nav-
igational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS).
9 Activate IP By selecting this option a TCP / IP server in TECDIS opens for data
server port 2000 transfer to TECDIS Conning program.
This option should only be activated when TECDIS Conning
displays the data from TECDIS.

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A.3.3 Supported NMEA sentences

TECDIS supports communication with external equipment using the following NMEA
sentences, as specified by the NMEA standard and IEC 61162-1 (Ed. 3.0):
NMEA
sentence Description Send / Receive
ABK (AIS) AIS addressed and binary broadcast acknowledgment R
ABM (AIS) AIS Addressed Binary and Safety Related Message S
ACK Acknowledge Alarm S
ALR Set Alarm State R
APB Heading/Track Controller (Autopilot) Sentence ”B” S
BBM (AIS) AIS Broadcast binary message S
DBT Depth Below Transducer R
DPT Depth R
DTM Datum reference R
GGA Global Positioning System (GPS) Fix Data R
GLL Geographic Position – Latitude / Longitude R
GNS GNSS fix data R
HDT Heading, True R
HBT Heartbeat from INS S+R
MTW Water temperature R
MWV Wind Speed and Angle R
NSR Sensor integrity information from INS R
OSD Own Ship Data R
RMB Recommended Minimum Navigation Information S
RMC Recommended minimum specific GNSS Data S+R
ROT Rate of Turn R
RSA Rudder Sensor Angle R
RSD Radar System Data R
RTE Routes S+R
THS True heading and status R
TTM Tracked Target Message R
TTD Tracked Target Data R
VDM (AIS) AIS VHF Data-link Message R
VDO (AIS) AIS VHF Data-link Own-vessel Report R
VBW Dual Ground/Water Speed R
VHW Water Speed and Heading R
VSD (AIS) AIS Voyage Static Data S
VTG Course Over Ground and Ground Speed R
VWR Relative (Apparent) Wind Speed and Angle R
WPL Waypoint Location S+R
ZDA Time and date R

NOTE: TECDIS also supports a number of proprietary protocols for specific application
areas. Contact your TECDIS supplier for details.

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A.4 Vessel settings

Note: Descriptions in this chapter are presented as information only. Only authorized
service technicians can reconfigure the settings mentioned in this chapter.
The exception from this is Allow route activation entry lane, that can be set by the
navigator.

In the Specification tab the dimensions of the vessel and sensor placement is specified. In the
table below some selected settings are listed, and what effect those settings have on the
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Field name and illus-

Description
tration
Ship size Length, beam, draught and height of the vessel, measured in meters.
For “Length”- and “Beam”-fields the ship’s largest dimension value for
length and beam should be used.
For “Draught” and “Height” the largest possible height and draught
taking load conditions into consideration should be entered.
For safe depth min, enter the wanted minimum safe depth for the
vessel. This value overrides the draught min/max as basis of the safe
depth settings in the TECDISShip menu tab. Navigators cannot set a
shallower safe depth than this inside TECDIS.
If your TECDISinstallation consists of two or more units, the name and
IP-address for the connected units are entered in this field.
Other TECDIS unit(s)
data export The name you choose is used to identify the unit in the Data menu tab
in TECDIS. If text is entered in this field when no unit is connected, an
alarm will be turned on when TECDIS is started.
This function allows automatic route transfer to TECDIS no 2, and add
the possibility to transfer data (objects, past track lines, routes) to the
other units.
Radar use true EBL When this checkbox is marked, it is assumed that bearings lines
reference received from the radar(s) are true referenced. If this option is not
marked, TECDISwill perform the necessary adjustments.
Radar is conning
referenced When this checkbox is marked, it is assumed that target information
from a radar is already adjusted to the navigator position.
If it is not marked, TECDIS will perform the necessary adjustments.

Monitor inch diagonal is the monitor screen size in inches, measured

Monitor size, main diagonally.
menu
Backward (gyro-180º) this flips the heading values given by the gyro
180 degrees.
In the Main menu dropdown list you can select where you want to
place the main toolbar. There are two options; horizontal along the
top of the monitor(default), and vertical along the left side of the
monitor.
Allow Harbour Mode: In this mode, the safety contour is set at 1000
metres, so the vessel will always be in a state of alert when sailing in
coastal waters. This means that when you have acknowledged the
antigrounding alarm, it will stay active but without further alarm
sounds. Activation of this mode is done in the Safe menu tab in
Alarm TECDIS.
Alarm if HDT1-HDT2>2,5º: When this box is checked, an alarm will be
given if the heading from the two sensors Heading 1 and Heading 2
deviates with more than 2.5 degrees.

NOTE: If TECDIS is configures with Track control, this option will

be available from that settings tab in TECDIS Setup.

Remote silence only: Only available for systems connected to an

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this function activated, only the alarm sound will be turned off. The
alarm will still remain in TECDIS.
Keyboard alarm is the built in alarm sounder in the Furuno RCU-018
Keyboard. (available on select TECDIS models)
Allow route activ- With this selected, TECDISwill ask the navigator which waypoint to con-
ation entry lane nect a route leg to. This route leg will start in the own vessel position.
This question will be asked when a route is selected for activation and
voyage.
Erase Secondary
past track If two positioning methods are in use, pressing this button will remove
the past track line from the secondary position sensor.

Name Here you write the name of the vessel.

MMSI
Here you write the MMSI number of the vessel.

Restore saved Here you can restore all settings in NMEA server, Conning, and
default values TECDISSetup to the settings that were present the last time
TECDISSetup was closed.

A.4.1 More about restoring saved default values

When you restore settings from a backup file on the TECDIS Service Key, you have to follow
this procedure:
1. Press the restore saved default values button
2. A dialogue window called Restore to xxxxx: Locate setup-file to restore from, and click
OPEN is opened.

xxxxx is the eToken/system ID for your TECDIS. An example of an eToken number is eT

55001.

3. Navigate the folders until you find TECDIS Service Key The file that contains all settings,
is called T-setup-xxxxx.tsz.
4. Select this file, and press the OK button

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A.4.2 More about T-setup/TSZ files

A T-setup xxxxx.tsz file is generated every time you start and stop TECDIS Setup.
The file is saved by:
1. entering a TECDIS Service Key in the TECDIS unit.
2. stopping the TECDIS program
3. starting the TECDIS Setup program
4. stopping the TECDIS Setup program
5. removing the TECDIS Service Key
6. repeat the procedure for TECDIS no 2

T-setup xxxxx.tsz files can be used by Telko in an analysis of the system settings. This aids in
most support cases.

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A.5 Chart installation/ Misc

The procedure for installing charts in TECDIS Setup is explained in 6.1.1: Alternative
installation with C-Map SENC charts(see page 99).

The tab Chart installation/Misc contains the following:

Copy Chart
Database to Gives access to updating, removing and reinstalling chart databases
Harddisk
Enter Ves-
Here you have to state the vessel and owner information. This information is
sel Inform-
necessary for chart licensing and warranty purposes.
ation
Saves the information entered in Vessel Information on the TECDISunit hard-
Send Regis-
drive. The file can now be transferred to another computer with internett
tration
access for sending to Telko at [email protected].
Monitor Cal- This field reports on the current monitor calibration status, and gives access to
ibration and methods of updating the monitor calibration and monitor serial connection dia-
Test gnostics.
Start C-Map
Gives access to the C-Map chart databases, licensing and diagnostics tool for
Chart Man-
the chart databases in a separate program made by Jeppesen.
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A.5.1 More about Monitor Calibration

The correct monitor calibration is necessary to ensure correct colour rendition in the charts.
To recalibrate the monitor, first try automatic calibration by pressing Identify Monitor and
Load Automatic Calibration.
If this is unsuccessful, perform a manual calibration by pressing the Manual Calibration: Load
Calibration File... button and select the correct calibration file for the connected monitor.
If you cannot find a calibration file on the hard drive, this can be acquired by
[email protected] or an authorized dealer.
The field Monitor Calibration Status reports the current status for the monitor calibration. The
possible status reports are given in the table below along with actions required if you exper-
ience issues.
Status Action
No serial line to monitor! Connect the monitor to a COM-port
Calibration not per-
Perform automatic or manual calibration
formed!
The loaded manual calibration file does not match the
Wrong manual calibration
connected monitor Acquire the correct calibration file from
file loaded!
[email protected] and perform manual calibration again.
Monitor contains wrong
Contact [email protected] or an authorized dealer.
automatic calibration!

Automatic calibration Calibration was successful, but the monitor type has to be
loaded but not verified manually verified.
Control that the calibration is correct by comparing the model
Manual calibration name on the monitor itself and the name given in Calibration
loaded but not verified Name.
Automatic calibration
loaded and verified
Calibration of the monitor was successful and verified
Manual calibration
loaded and verified

Calibration Name reports the name of the manually or automatically loaded calibration file.
Monitor Type is the name of the monitor model, as reportd by the monitor itself.
Identify Monitor and Load Automatic Calibration start an automated identification of the
monitor type and then tries to automatically load the correct calibration file from the monitor
to the computer.
Manual Calibration: Load Calibration File... allows for manual loading of monitor calibration
files form the folde C:\Drivers\TECDIS.
Monitor Connection Tests... gives access to tests for verifying that the monitor serial
connection to the computer is correct (testing buzzer sound, adjusting background lighting
and performing a monitor identification test).

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A.6 Licences
In this tab you will find information about your system licenses and Jeppesen C-MAP licenses.

TECDIS uses eToken codeplugs from Jeppesen as the system ID. Without the correct
eToken connected to your unit, TECDIS will not start.

A.6.1 System licenses (TELchart License)

Information about your system licenses, such as what options are activated for your TECDIS
unit, can be found by pressing the Show / Edit license button

This information includes licenses number and version information, and a list of installed add-
ons. The add-ons are displayed in blue writing in the right field.

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A.6.1.1: Activating add-ons

To activate add-on functions, do the following:
1. Contact your Furuno Norway dealer to get an updated license code. The license in
your system will be reprogrammed when adding a feature, so you have to report
which other features you already have and want to keep.
2. The license code you receive is entered in the Password field.
3. Press the Program button to reprogram the license.
4. Press the OK button to exit the license tool.
5. Press the Show / Edit license button again, to check that the add-on list is updated with
the correct add-ons.

A.6.2 Jeppesen licenses (C-Map License)

All functionality described in this chapter is valid for chart databases in the CM93/3
format distributed by Jeppesen(C-Map). For chart databases in other formats (S63), see
chapter 6.1: Installing chart databases(see page 99) for more information.

A.6.2.1: Add license manually

1. The Add license manually button opens a field to the right where the license code
issued by Jeppesen can be entered in the License String field
2. In the dropdown menu labeled Databases you have to select the chart database or the
function the license code is valid for.
3. In the Data Set or Area Name field you select the chart area or the functionality the
license code is valid for.
4. Then you enter the received license code in the License String field. The license code
is received from either Jeppesen (charts) or [email protected] (function).
5. Finish and exit by pressing the Add License button.
6. Repeat this process for each chart area and each license code in each chart database.

A.6.2.2: Get Expired licenses

The Get expired licenses button gives you access to an overview of all licenses that has
expired within a selected date (month and year).

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A.6.2.3: License list

The Licenses list button gives you access to a list of valid licenses, sorted by chart database.

A.6.2.4: Add license from file

1. The Add License from file button opens a new field.

2. There you navigate in the file structure to the left of the field until you find the pass-
word.usr file you have received.
3. Select the file, and confirm adding it by pressing the OK button.

All chart licenses for all chart databases and all areas included in your purchased
license, is now activated.

A.6.2.5: License orde

The License order button gives you access to a tool for easy generation of a license order
summary that you can send to Jeppesen.

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A.7 Track Control - Settings

In this tab all settings for connection between TECDIS and one of the specified auto pilots are
set.

The Track Control tab is available only when Track Control is added to the TECDIS
License.

For installation and configuration of autopilots, please see the installation manuals from
the manufacturer.

Note: The autopilot and TECDIS has to be connected to and configured with the same
course and speed sensors.

A.7.1 The autopilot field

The options of the autopilot field reflect which autopilots can be connected to TECDIS. The
following autopilots are available:
l Anschütz NP2025
l EMRI SEM200/FAP-2000

A.7.2 The Starting Requirements field

The values of the Starting Requirements field denotes which conditions has to be met before
Track Control Mode can be activated.
max course deviation sets the maximum number of degrees the vessels COG can deviate
from the planned COG.
max lane deviation sets the maximum distance from the vessels position to the active route
leg, expressed as x times the width of the route leg.
(For example; if the width of the route leg of the planned route is 100m, and max lane
deviation is set to 2, the vessel distance from the route leg can be up to 200m and Track
Control is still active).

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min. speed sets the vessels minimum speed in knots.

A.7.3 The Default values new route field

The values in this field is used as standard values when you plan new routes.
Speed kn sets the standard value for speed in knots.
Lane x 0.01NM sets the lane width standard value, expressed in hundredths of a nautical mile
(For exampe; a value of 10 in this field will represent a width of 0,1NM).
Turn radius x 0.1NM sets the standard value for the turn radius, expressed in tenths of a
nautical mile.
(For exampe; a value of 5 in this field will represent a standard turning raduis of 0,5NM).

A.7.4 Other settings

min. allowed turn radius x 0.01 NM specifies the minimum allowed turn radius, expressed in
hundredths of a nautical mile. Denne verdien skal framkomme under fartøyets sea trials.
max. allowed WOL distance x 0.01 NM specifies the maximum allowed WOL distance the
operator can set, expressed in hundredths of a nautical mile.
max Remote Control ROT specifies the max ROT allowed in the autopilot remote control tool
in TECDIS, expressed in degrees per minute.
WP warning and alarm time specifies the distance from a waypoint the vessel is when any set
warnings or alarms will be generated.
Alarm limit difference primary and secondary heading specifies how big the deviation in
degrees between primary and secondary heading sensor has to be before an alarm is
generated.
Alarm limit difference primary and secondary position x 0.01 NM specifies how big the
difference in position between primary and secondary position sensors has to be before an
alarm is generated. The value is expressed in hundredths of a nautical mile. If the distance
between the positions from the position sensors deviate more than this value, TECDIS will
generate an alarm.

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In this chapter we will look closer at the optional add-ons available for your TECDIS system. See how you can improve
navigational security and voyage financials through these powerful add-ons for your TECDIS system:

7.10:Tidal information 187

B.1Weather overlay 189
B.2Radar overlay 201
B.3Piracy Information 203
B.4Autopilot (Track control) 206
B.5TECDIS keypad 209
B.6IEC 61164-450 support 215
B.7Furuno RCU-018 216

Some add-ons require you to sign subscriptions, while some are one time purchases. Contact your local
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7.10: Tidal information

TECDIS can use and display tidal information from Jeppesen's Tidal service. This service gives
access to information about the tidal movements for a large part of the world.

Note: Tides require Professional+ or Jeppesen PRIMAR chart to function. Contact

Jeppesen for information about the coverage in the Tides service for your voyages.

The tidal information is displayed in a separate window inside

TECDIS. This window is opened by pressing the Tide button to
the right of the depth sensor display in the TECDIS inform-
ation panel.
The tides are displayed for the tidal station closest to the
vessel, or closes to the chart view center if the vessel is
outside the chart view. The tidal information is available
independently of the depth sensor.

7.10.1: Tides
The tidal window gives a graphical display of the tides for the next 24 hours. The name of the
tidal window is the same as the name of the tidal station shown. Time and level of the highest
and lowest tide of the viewed period, along with the current tidal levels are presented in the
lower part of the window.

The time can either be shown in GMT or in local standard time for the forecast point. Tides for
other dates may also be selected for display. By placing the cursor on the curve in graphic
presentation, the corresponding time and tide levels are displayed with green numeric values
in the lower right part of the notification window.
As long as a tide notification window is opened in the chart, the other near forecast points are
marked in the chart with a yellow symbol. Left click on the symbol to expose the tide data
from that particular forecast point.

7.10.2: Tidal current

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In addition, as long as the tidal window is shown in the chart view, yellow tidal current
indicator arrows will be displayed. These arrows reflect the present direction and speed of
the tidal current.
By placing the cursor over one of these arrows a tidal power indicator window opens, that
works in the same way as the tidal notification window.

7.10.3: Tidal forecast points for ebb and flow

In TECDIS it is also possible to control when the tide changes direction, through forecast points
for ebb and flow. To view this display mode, press the Flood/Ebb button (if available).

With this functionality activated, the crosshairs for the next flow or ebb is displayed. The tidal
graph displayed will also change shape, and now displays the difference between the median
sea level and the current sea level. When the crosshairs align with this new tidal curve, the
tidal direction changes.

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B.1 Weather overlay

Weather overlay includes advanced functionality that uses high-quality weather prognosis
data, available as a subscription service from Jeppesen Marine.
Weather overlay can be configured by the TECDIS operator and includes both atmospheric
data and detailed data on waves. Weather overlay includes alarm functionality that is intuitive
and allows an easy visualization of the weather window and dangerous weather conditions.

Weather overlay is also integrated with the route system, which provides manual weather
routing and custom voyage meteorograms.

Note that a three-month demonstration subscription to weather overlays are available

for all systems running TECDIS software version 4.7.1.X or 4.7.2.X. To activate this
subscription, please contact Jeppesen Marine and enter the System ID / TELKO eT
number. A configuration code must also be obtained from TELKO AS or Furuno
Norway.

B.1.1 How to enable weather overlay

To activate weather overlays:
1. A License code TECDIS option must be added to the System ID / TELKO eT - license key
2. A Weather Service subscription from Jeppesen Marine must be enabled

7.10.3.1: Activating the license

To find out if eToken license key has this option enabled, do the following:
Start TECDIS Setup.
Go to the Licensing tab.
Then press the Show / edit license button and wait until the fields are updated.
The Codeplug # .... field shows the correct number and the eToken field to the right of this has
the options listed with the activated blue color.

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If the field Weather display and routing is not shown in blue, take a screen capture (print
screen).
Save this picture with the filename eTxxxxx.png, where xxxxx represents the System ID /
TELKO eTnumber.
Send this file as an attachment to an email to an authorized TECDIS dealer or
[email protected].

When the system has approved the option, the weather overlay button will be available on
the main toolbar.

B.1.1.1: Activate Weather Service subscription

Your Weather Service subscription must be activated by Jeppesen Marine on their own
servers and this does not affect the local TECDIS unit.
When a TECDIS device with a Weather Forecast subscription enabled requests weather data
from Jeppesen Marine's servers, their servers compare the eToken number to their eToken
registry for subscription confirmation.

B.1.2 How to download the Weather Service

subscription
Forecasts can be downloaded using either an Internet connection or via e-mail. Before the
forecast can be downloaded, subscription information must be obtained from Jeppesen
Marine.
Both of these actions are performed from the Weather window.

Note that if you want to use an Internet connection, the network administrator for the
vessel should be consulted for information about the settings that apply to your vessel
network. This information is needed in step 6 below.

B.1.2.1: Download procedure

1. Open the Weather window by pressing the Weather overlay button on the main tool-
bar. A message that No current weather Forecasts are available is displayed.
2. Ignore this message by pressing the OK button.

3.
Press the Data button, indicated by a red frame in the image below, to extend the
Weather window with a data area. This area is closed by pressing the Data button
again.
4. Press the Download New button in the lower right corner of the Weather window.

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5.
Before first time use, the connection has to be configured. Press the Configure Con-
nection button.

6. Internet Update
A. If TECDIS is set up with an internet connection in the form of a network cable
connected to the Internet LAN port on the rear of the computer, select Inter-
net in the Communication Type field.
B. There are three connection options in the Connect to Server box, and basically
you should select the location that is closest to own location. If this option
seems poor, another option should be selected.
C. The Connection Timeout field must be set to at least 90 seconds but 120
seconds is recommended. For slow Internet connections a higher value is
recommended, for example between 180-240 seconds.
D. In the HTTP Proxy Server field you set the settings as required by your local net-
work to access the Internet. Your local network administrator can inform about
the correct settings for HTTP Proxy Server.
E. Click Save Config button to save the configuration and return to the download
window.

7.
E-mail updates
A. If TECDIS is not set up for an Internet connection, or weather updates for other
reasons will not happen directly, weather updates can be obtained by gen-
erating a file, then sending it as an attachment to an e-mail on another com-
puter.
B. Click Save Config button to save the configuration and return to the download
window.
C. Select E-mail in Communication Type field.
D. Set Max Attachment Size to a value less than the limit for e-mail attachments
that apply to local mail server. Is the limit is 1 MB (Mega Byte), enter this as
1000 in Max Attachment Size field, where the values are expressed in KB (Kilo
Byte).
E. Click Save Request File button to initiate saving of the order file.
F. Specify the location where the order file is to be saved and press the Select but-
ton. It is a condition that the order file is stored on a removable medium such
as a TECDIS Service Key.
G. The order file is generated and a window opens showing the progress. Send
this file to [email protected] and wait until all responses are received.
Note that the subject line of the response from Jeppesen Marine (C-Map)
shows how many answers are mailed to you in total.
H. Note that the download window can be hidden by pressing the Data button,
pending the response files. The Weather overlay window can be closed

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completely, or TECDIS can be stopped without resulting in problems with the

download.
I. To enter answer files, reopen Weather overlay window and press the Data but-
ton.
J. Save all received mail attachments that have extension. Dat or. JWP on a USB
memory stick. Insert the USB memory stick containing the received files into an
available USB port in the TECDIS unit and press Load Reply Files.
K. Navigate to the received subscription info file(s) and press the Select button.
Subscription loading is now complete and TECDIS is ready to download weather
data.
When the

8.
response files have been processed a report for the download is displayed. Later,
when the weather is downloaded, an additional Load and Return button will be avail-
able for immediate viewing of downloaded weather trend.

B.1.3 Control of weather subscription licenses

When subscription download is complete, the subscription(s) are inspected by doing the
following:
1. Press the Download New button in the Data field.

2.
Show Subscription button should now be selectable and by pressing it you can view
details about the weather models that are available in your subscription.
3. Subscriptions applicable to the eToken in use now appears in the right hand side of the
window. With the slider to the right of the field you can navigate down on the list if it is
long.

B.1.4 Downloading a new weather forecast

When the subscription is loaded, the weather forecasts are available. The weather forecasts
are related to weather models.

B.1.4.1: About weather models

Both the Model field in the Download New window and subscription information window
(Show Subscription window) show a number of weather models after the weather
subscription is downloaded.
These refer to the various mathematical weather prediction models that are available and are
calculated up to several times daily. When downloading a new forecast, part of the data are
selected from the latest weather prediction model.
Many of the models have a distance in kilometers in the model name (example: Global -
ECMWF 150 Km). This indicates the distance between each data point being downloaded.
Similarly to zooming into a map image, the data for each point between these data points will
be calculated.

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As a general rule a lower kilometer value gives a higher level of detail on the weather chart.
The main reason for choosing a model with a higher distance between data points is to reduce
the download size.

Large downloads will not be stopped, even if the data files are 50-100 MB in size. A
large forecast data file takes a long time to download and may cause delays in the
TECDIS system during operation.

B.1.4.2: Download Window

A. When a weather model is selected, the download window will include a number of
new options:
B. In the Select Parameters field, you can choose between providing a list of weather vari-
ables that can be selected; pressure, temperature, wind, rainfall, swell and waves.
C. In the Period field you can select the forecast period in days.
D. In the Resolution field, choose the update frequency of the data points. Again, the data
for each time point between the data points will be calculated. A smaller value results
in more frequent updating of data points and will result in larger download size.
E. When the Include Cyclones option is checked, the data on cyclones will also be down-
loaded together with other weather data. This eliminates the need for a separate
download for cyclone data.
F. In the Area field both the size and location of the area selected to download weather
data is controlled and displayed. The size in square degrees appear along with max-
imum size of a downloaded area, as allowed by subscription.
1. By default, the area shown on the chart is used to specify limits for down-
loading weather data [Area (Screen)]. To adjust the weather data area, zoom or
pan the chart view to the preferred range is shown on the chart. If your sub-
scription does not allow downloading of data for the entire chart view, the cent-
ral part of the chart is prioritized.
2. By pressing Select on Map button, you can override the default setting for
selecting weather data area. The cursor changes and the first corner of the rect-
angle is set out in the map by pressing the left mouse button. Then you can set
the diametrically opposite corner with a new press with the left mouse button.
Press the Select Screen button to return to the default display area.

The estimated download size appears at the top of the window and is updated at any time
according to the current selections. Adjust the model selection, parameter selection, site
selection, time period and resolution to the desired compromise between detail and the
download size.
Typically, a download size of 5-8 MB provides more than enough detail, but normally requires
a broadband connection. For other connection types, carefully consider the costs associated
with data download along with the usefulness of the information weather data can provide.
When the settings are implemented, weather data is downloaded using the same procedure
as for the subscription download.

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B.1.5 Controlling the Weather overlay on the chart

The main window for controlling the

weather overlay can be divided into
three main areas;
l the upper section contains tim-
ing control for the Weather
overlay
l the central area controls which
weather parameters to display
in the Weather overlay
l the lower area is where you gain access to the various detail windows for the weather
overlay and its settings.

Note: Weather overlay is displayed on the chart only when the chart scale is in the
overview chart levels. For chart scales with a level of detail less than 1:500 000, the
weather overlay is hidden, but the weather overlay window which controls the
download and setup will be available.

B.1.5.1: Time management field

The time management field includes several ways to verify the date and time of presentation
of weather overlays on the chart:
Displays the selected date. Select or enter a specific date.

Displays the selected time. Select or enter a specific time.

Go to today's date and current time

Moves three hours back or forward in time.

Moves one day back or forward in time.

Slider to look at weather data at a given time between the start and end
time of the forecast. While the sliding controller is in focus (indicated by a
dotted rectangle around the slider), the keyboard's arrow keys are used to
move the time one hour forward or back.

The dates and times in the lower left and right corner of the sliding controller are the start and
end time for the forecast downloaded.

Note: If the cyclone data is also loaded, these often start earlier than the weather
forecast and some times the start of the sliding controller only shows cyclone data.

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B.1.5.2: Display Controllers

The buttons in the middle field of the window for weather overlay, controls
the data to be presented in the chart. The buttons for the selected and visible
weather data is displayed as pressed down (here: Wind).
Pressing the selectable buttons, toggles the display of this type of weather. If a
button is gray (here:Clouds and cyclones), it means that the selected weather
model does not contain this type of weather.
The system optimizes the way the selected weather appears, while
preventing that the Weather overlay display is too complex.
If only one type of weather data is selected, it is displayed in several ways
simultaneously. For example, waves are shown using both colored areas,
region contours and direction arrows.
If several types of weather data are selected, TECDIS display the different
weather data with different display forms. For example, when Waves,
Pressure and Wind is selected simultaneously, Waves are shown with the colored areas, Wind
with arrows and Pressure with contours.

Alarms and Cyclones have unique display forms and display of these weather datas
does not affect the display of the other weather data.

There are some combinations of selected weather data that can not be displayed simul-
taneously."Waves", "Temp.", "Clouds" and "Rain / Snow" are all best displayed with the
colored area, but only one of these can be displayed at once. However, it is possible to
show "Clouds" and "Rain / Snow" at the same time if no other weather data is
displayed.

B.1.6 Custom Views

If a particular view is desirable and default views described above is not sufficient, a custom
view mode is selected by pressing the Customize button in the lower left corner of the
weather window.
This will replace the default display buttons of fields with flexible options for what to display as
range (color marked area), values (only values for each data point), Lines 1 (contours) and
lines 2 (contours).
Enabling alarms, display of cyclones and arrows for wind, waves and swells can also be
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B.1.6.1: Ending a custom view

Pressing the same button again (now labeled Basic) changes the weather window back to the
default view.

B.1.7 Cursor info

In the Cursor Info field to the right of the Customize button at the bottom of the weather
window, you can specify which weather data to be displayed as text next to the pointer when
held over the area with weather data points.
Weather information displayed relates to the date selected in the upper weather window.
l None option disables the marker information.
l When the Visible option is selected, only the values selected for display in the chart.
l The All option displays all the data available in the data set. By default this option is set
for the "Cyclones" page
l The Timeline option provides a much more responsive method for displaying weather
data in the chart overlay.

B.1.8 Explanations of weather data chart symbols

By pressing the "?" Button at the bottom of the weather window, the weather window
expands to include the explanation of the different types of presentations of weather data in
the chart.
Pressing the button again closes the window.
Which weather data presented are selected in the Show Chart Legend for dropdown menu.

B.1.9 Selection of units for wind speed, temperature,

etc.

Pressing the Unit Button for weather window you can specify the preferred units of
measurement for
l Temperature
l Velocity of the current
l Cyclone Wind
l Wind Speed
l Pressure
l Heights (Meteorological tides)
l Rain Snow
l Detailed Wind Arrows (Knots)

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Press Unit Button again to close the selection window units.

The graphical presentation for the display of wind data varies with the unit of measure
chosen.

For all other units of measurement than Knots, it is only the wind arrow length that
describes the wind speed. When Knots is selected all the wind arrows are the same
length, but they have indicators of wind speed as well.

With the Detailed Wind Arrows (Knots) checkbox you can select to display wind arrows
associated with the Knots selection, even though another measure is chosen.

B.1.10 Treatment of downloaded weather forecasts

A list of downloaded weather forecasts can be retrieved by pressing the Data button.
The list that appears contains information about
l Forecast Model
l Start Date
l Days (number of days the forecast is for)
Section closes again when you press the Data button again.

List of downloaded weather forecasts can be viewed with the following background colors:
Blue The selected weather forecast
Green More than half of the projection period is in the future.
Yellow Less than half of the projection period is in the future.
White All information in the weather files are in the past.

The selected weather forecast can be;

l loaded by pressing the Load button
l deleted by pressing the Delete button
l inspected by pressing the Details button in the top right corner of the window.
Chart area covered by the selected weather forecast is marked in red on the chart, if a suffi-
ciently large scale is chosen for the display of the chart.
In the lower right corner of the window, the following buttons are available:

Displays detailed information about the selected weather

Current Details
forecast.
Deletes all weather forecasts that is more than 14 days
Delete Old Files
old.
Import a weather forecast received via other methods
Import
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button. This method allows import of files. in the GRB and

XML format.
Note that this function only supports files that are
supplied by Jeppesen Marine
Download New Opens window for downloading weather forecasts.

B.1.11 Alarm Settings

Alarm settings in the Weather overlay allows
you to specify exactly what kind of weather
conditions you are to be notified about.
When an alarm criterion is defined TECDIS
will provide clear warnings with indication of
when and how these factors may be present.
Such indications are given on the chart
together with the weather overlay, on the
timeline and as redlining on routes.

B.1.12 Set the alarm settings

Alarm settings is started

by pressing the Alarms button in the Weather window.
This will open a new field, where you can select the type of weather that will give alarms:
1. Over the field the following buttons are displayed:
l Add
l Edit
l Delete
2. Selecting the Add button opens a new field to the right and a drop down menu
appears at the bottom.
3. Here you select the kind of weather that will give an alarm, and the limit value for it is
set in the field at the bottom right. Complete the alarm setting by pressing the Add but-
ton again.
4. Selecting one of the options in the box that already has a defined alarm value, followed
by pressing the Edit button opens a new field to the right. In this field, the alert criteria
can be adjusted, added or deleted. Areas that have weather data that exceeds the
alarm conditions are marked as gray fields in red color.
5. In the timeline specified alarm conditions are shown as; a red line along the bottom of
the graph, purple when cyclones are near and green for normal condition.
6. The parts of an activated route that runs through an area that will be shaded in red, in a
scenario in the future, when the vessel will pass (estimated) are colored red while the
Weather overlay is active.
7. All weather data displayed on the chart, relates to the time that is controlled by con-
trollers in the timer field in the upper left corner in the Weather window. The cal-
culated position of own ship is shown with a symbol that moves along the active route
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symbols on the chart.

B.1.13 About alarm conditions

An alarm condition can be based on
l certain types of weather data (for example: Wind speed above 20 m / s)
l a combination of several types of weather data (for example: "Wind Speed of 20 m / s
and Total Waves Height over 6 m").
When an alarm condition contains more than one type of weather, an alarm condition will not
be activated before all the weather data that has alarm limit has been exceeded.

An unlimited number of alarm conditions can be added, and one or more of these
alarm conditions can be selected simultaneously.

When more than one alarm condition is selected at the same time, the alarm condition will be
triggered if one of the selected conditions are met.
It is important to understand the difference between combining several types of weather data
in a single alarm condition and choosing separate alarm conditions for certain types of
weather.
Alarm condition Windspeed over 20 m / s AND Waves Total Height over 6 m will result in a
very different alarm condition than choosing two separate alarm conditions Windspeed over
20 m / s and Total Waves Height over 6 m.
TECDIS assists the operator to indicate the options that are set by marking any other alarm
conditions with OR: as soon as an alarm condition is selected in the Weather window.

B.1.14 The timeline feature

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time. The function is opened by pressing the Timeline button at the bottom of the Weather
window.
1. To the left of the timeline window is the selection field, where you can select:
l which weather data to be displayed
l label (shape and color)
l Weather data for current position of the cursor at the selected time
2. The date chosen for display in your chart is shown with a vertical yellow line in the
timeline window.
3. By moving the cursor over the time window, the weather information that applies to
the area that is directly under the cursor to the right of the selection field is displayed.
Black color is used when weather data are from the graphs, and green is used when
it's weather data from the cursor position on the chart that is displayed.
4. By default, it is assumed that the vessel starts on a route at the next full hour.Check this
and adjust the departure time with the controllers Departure Rt.1 and Departure Rt.2
to correspond most to actually scheduled departure. It is only when the departure
date is set as correct as possible, the weather routing provides a representative pic-
ture of what the vessel will experience of weather.
5. The settings made in the dropdown to how the timeline presented is:
l Chart centre: a red cross with circle is set in the chart center to mark the exact
point that the timeline shows data from
l Ship pos: Timeline updated continuously as own ship position is changing
l Cursor pos: Timeline updated continuously as the cursor is moved in the chart.
If one of the mouse buttons are pressed, the timeline is locked to the cursor
position and the dropdown menu selection changes to Chart centre
l Route 1
l Route 2

Pressing Ctrl + S keys simultaneously while the timeline is shown generates an image of
the current graph that can be stored in the desired location.

6. Choose weather data to be displayed in the timeline by selecting the respective check-
boxes in the selection field. In this field there are the following choices:
l Pressure shows the graph of air pressure in the selected unit (mm Hg or hPa)
l Temp shows the graph of temperature in the selected unit (Celsius, Fahrenheit
or Kelvin)
l Wind shows true wind speed in the selected unit (Knots, M/s (meters per
second), mph (miles per hour) or Beaufort
l Rain / Snow shows the graph of precipitation in the selected unit (Millimeters
or Inches)
l Swell Waves graph shows swell in the selected unit (Meters or Feet)
l Total Waves graph shows the accumulated waves in the selected unit (Meters
or Feet)
l Alarm Zone visualizes guard zones in activated route. This is shown in color on
the bottom of the x-axis:
l If alarm conditions are breached it is displayed in red
l If alarm conditions are kept it is displayed in green
l When data is not available, it is displayed in gray
l (Rel.Dir): when selected, and the timeline is in Route mode, the directional
arrows in the timeline graph changes to show the direction of the planned ves-
sel course at the time. In the selection field the numerical value of the relative
wind direction with true value of wind speed is displayed.
l (Periods): when selected wave period is also displayed along with wave graphs.
Wave period is expressed in seconds(s).
7. By pressing the Arrow button in the upper left corner of the selection box, the graph
will expand to fill the entire weather window. Press the Arrow button again to go back
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B.2 Radar overlay

TECDIS can be configured to show the RADAR overlay, elaborated by Furuno FAR-2107/2807
RADAR series. When RADAR overlay is enabled, it can be activated from the Main toolbar by
clicking on this icon or the F7 key.

Access to the configuration and settings of RADAR overlay is provided in the following way:
1. Press the Menu button
2. Select the Setup menu tab
3. Open the dropdown menu Chart Utilities
4. Select Radar overlay setup
5. A new Radar overlay correction window along with a slid-
ing controller appear on the screen.

B.2.1 Radar overlay correction

In this window you can configure the heading
and range for the radar overlay.
Note that Radar 1 is the only one available for
radar overlay. Radar 1 is configured in TECDIS
Setup.

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B.2.2 Radar display slider control

The display of the radar overlay is controlled by the slider in the lower left corner of
the screen.
Here you can use the top controller to set the overlay colour. In S52 Chart Display
Mode the color choices are light or dark green, while the INT1 Chart Display Mode is
an extension module with multiple colors ranging from green (weak echo) to yellow
(medium strong echo) to red (strong echo).
The lower slider controls the level of radar echoes transparency on a scale from 10
(relatively opaque) to 4 (relatively transparent).

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B.3 Piracy Information

Valid only for TECDIS version 4.7.2.15 or later

TECDIShas the ability to download data about piracy activities directly to your chart for
planning and navigation. Pirate Data is an additional service to the Jeppesen Professional + or
Primar map.
When the subscription is established, pirate data will be included in chart updates. You
establish your subscription by contacting Jeppesen. You will then receive an email with an
attachment called password.usr.
This attachment must be stored on the TECDIS Service Key usb dongle so that it can be added
to the system in TECDIS Setup.

B.3.1 Activation of Pirate option

Activation is done as follows:
1. Follow the procedure for entering license for Jeppesen as described in 6.5.2: Chart
licenses - Jeppesen SENC(see page 129) Use Professional + or Primar as database when
the procedure requires it. Select Add License From File.
2. Perform a chart update of at least either the Jeppesen Professional + or the
JeppesenPrimar database.

B.3.2 Turn on display

Now all available piracy data is available in TECDIS and ready for use. Viewing pirate data in the
chart is started by:
1. Open the TECDIS menus.
2. Select the Chart tab
3. Click the Layers button
4. Tick for Piracy information in Supplementary Data folder for the desired chart data-
base
5. Make the appropriate selections in the Piracy Information window for proper display
of current pirate data, as described in the next section.

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B.3.3 Adjust the viewing of piracy data

In the Piracy Information window, it is possible to set criteria for the type of piracy data to
show in the chart, and how the data is shown.

Time Period
The Time Period field contains three options for time-limiting the viewing of piracy data.
l The All choice is selected when all the data is to be displayed regardless of when the
incident occurred.
l The choice Latest 12 weeks shows all cases in the last 12 weeks, or the number of
weeks that is set with the up / down buttons to the right.
l The last option for the Time Period field allows to select all pirate-data within a cal-
endar month selected with the up / down buttons to the right.

Incident types
The Incident Types field and the associated Select None button has options for displaying
these piracy data types:
l Hijack and Kidnap, indicated with a red symbol
l Armed robbery and Armed assault, indicated with an orange symbol
l Attempted attack and Attempted boarding, indicated with a blue symbol
l Theft and Suspicious approach, indicated with a green symbol
l All cases from last week are highlighted in black color, no matter piracy data type

By Clicking on a pirate symbol, a red ring is inserted around the piracy

symbol and the Piracy Information window is extended with additional
information about the selected symbol.
If several symbols are overlapping, the information window will
contain a tab per piracy symbol. When you select a tab in the inform-
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B.4 Autopilot (Track control)

TECDIS Track control has to be ordered as an optional feature, please contact Furuno
Norway for more information.

TECDIS has autopilot functionality, and can automatically hold the vessel at a planned COG.
Track control will work under different circumstances and within the limits to vessel manoeuv-
rability. The autopilot functionality is connected to the vessels sources of position, course and
speed information.

Check with the autopilot manual for how to use and set up the auto pilot. TECDIS is
approved with the following autopilots:
l Raytheon Anschütz NP5500
l Raytheon Anschütz AP2025 PLUS (existing installations only)
l Emri SEM200/Furuno FAP-2000 (existing installations only)

If you update your Raytheon Anschütz NP5500 software, you also need to update your
Autopilot Software Revision number in the Track Control tab of TECDIS Setup.

B.4.1 Autopilot mode

When TECDIS is connected to an approved autopilot and Track
Control is activated, the Track control information window will appear
directly above the alarm field in the information panel.
The possible values in the window are:

Offline No data is received from the autopilot

Manual The autopilot is in manual control mode
Heading ctrl The autopilot is in course steer mode
ROT control The autopilot is in Rate Of Turn control mode
Track Control The autopilot is in Track Control control mode
The autopilot is now in External/Remote control mode and an autopilot
External
remote control is displayed on the screen
Override Check with the autopilot user manual

B.4.2 Sensor surveillance and error tolerance

A TECDIS TCS (Track Control System) has to be connected to:
l two independent position sensors
l one course sensor
l one speed sensor
The data from these sensors are continuously monitored by the system and alarms will be
triggered if data is lost or considered invalid. Positions and course data is compared and
triggers alarms if the difference in course and position exceeds the limits specified in TECDIS
Setup, see Appendix A.
If the sensor surveillance detects an error, or any other error in the TCS is detected, the
TECDIS TCS will try to switch to heading control mode, with the parameter setting that in the
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Values for Set Course and Set Rate Of Turn are sat to the values they were at the time TECDIS
TCS was interrupted.

NB! If both course sensors report errors, or if the autopilot loses power, the rudder
angle will not be affected. It will keep the same angle as it had at the time the error
occurred.

The following events and alerts are displayed when TECDIS TCS is stopped by the autopilot:
Autopilot TECDIS
The Track Control Mode indic-
An alarm is started indicating Track Control Mode is off.
ation light turns off
The information field for Track Control changes to Head-
The Heading Control Mode
ing ctrl or Offline if the autopilot communication is lost for
indication light is turned on
more than 20 seconds.
The Track Control Stopped The Alarm Autopilot is started and the information field
Alarm is triggered displays Offline.

B.4.3 TECDIS TCS operation

When TECDIS TCS is in Track Control mode, it will work together with the autopilot to keep the
vessel sailing on the planned route (relating to COG). Before each WP the following sequence
is performed:
Warning Description When
This warning is enabled in TECDIS, 3 - 6 minutes
Change Course early 3-6 min
1. before the course change (WOP), as configured in
warning before WOL
TECDIS Setup
If "Change Course early warning" (1) was con-
Change Course LAST firmed by the operator, this warning is enabled in 30 sek.
2a.
warning TECDIS 30 seconds before the course change before WOL
(WOP), as configured in TECDIS Setup
If "Change Course early warning" (1) was not
confirmed by the operator, this alarm is activated 30 sek.
2b. New WP
in TECDIS 30 seconds after Change course early before WOL
warning, as configured in TECDIS Setup
If "Change Course LAST warning" (2a) was not con-
3. New WP firmed by the operator, this alarm is activated in At WOL
the TECDIS at the weelover point(WOP)

4. The Turn (course changing) is performed At WOL

If "Change Course LAST warning" (2a) or "New WP"

Back-up Navigator
(3) was not confirmed by the operator, a back-up 30 sec after
5. Alarm from the sep-
Navigator Alarm will be activated on the separate New WP
arate alarm system
alarm system.

As long as the Track Control is active, the system will, at all times, continue to keep the vessel
on the planned course over ground (COG), regardless of the alarms and warnings that have
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B.4.4 Activating Heading Control mode

The Heading button will set the autopilot in Heading Control
Mode

B.4.5 Activating Track Control mode

The Track button will initiate the Track Control mode, if the
following conditions are met:
l A route must be selected and activated. The Track but-
ton is inactive if no route is selected and activated.
l •The distance from the vessel's position to the activated route leg must be within the
distance limitations, specified by the ‘Max lane deviation’ parameter in TECDIS Setup.
l The difference between the vessel's course over ground and planned course must be
less than the limit specified in TECDIS Setup for "Max course deviation"
l The vessel's speed must be greater than the one set in TECDIS Setup for "Min speed"
If any of these conditions are not met, the cause will be communicated to the operator.

If the distance from the position of the vessel to the route leg is greater than this limit,
when the route is activated, TECDIS TCS will ask the operator to specify the first WP for
route monitoring. When a WP is selected, TECDIS TCS will set up a temporary route leg
from the vessel position to the starting point. This can be edited if needed.

B.4.6 External (Remote) mode

When the autopilot is set to External (remote) mode, a dialog box is displayed
in TECDIS, showing the current "Heading", "Set Course" and "Set RoT".
The current "Set Course" can be adjusted in three ways:
l by either turning, with the left mouse button, the wheel situated under
"Set Course" displayed value
l or clicking the red or green arrow under the wheel
l or by using the mouse scroll wheel.
"Set RoT" can be adjusted by sliding the controller just below the display for
"Set RoT", with the left mouse button pressed.

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B.5 TECDIS keypad

This chapter explains the design, setup and usage of TECDIS Keypad.
It features system controlled indicator lights, and auto-dimmable backlit keys. The unit is
protected at IP22 level, and has an expected lifetime of 200.000 operations per key.
Up to 2 TECDIS Keypads can be connected to each TECDIS on board.

B.5.1 The layout

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B.5.2 Keys

Set the chart presentation to S52 presentation

Move chart view to own vessel position

In numeric mode it is the number 8

Chart panning – up
In menus it has scroll functionality
In numeric mode it is the number 5

Chart panning – down

In menus it has scroll functionality
In numeric mode it is the number 0

Chart panning – left

In numeric mode it is the number 7

Chart panning – right

In numeric mode it is the number 9

Chart panning – up-left

In numeric mode it is the number 4

Chart panning – up-right

In numeric mode it is the number 6

Chart panning – down-left

When an alarm sounds it switches to alarm acknowledge function

Chart panning – down-right

In numeric mode it is enter

Zoom in
In numeric mode it is the number 1

Zoom out
In numeric mode it is the number 3

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Set a Man Overboard symbol in the chart where the vessel is positioned. The
system makes a bearing from the vessel to the MOB symbol. To turn off the
bearing, click the MOB key again.

Activates Numeric Lock (NUM lock)

Single-click to toggle display of

l AIS targets(1st click)
l ARPA 1 targets(2nd click)
l ARPA 2 targets(3rd click)
Double-click to view AIS list
In numeric mode it is a tabulator key (TAB)

Single-click to open the route selection tool

Double-click to switch between activated route 1 and route 2

Single-click to open the Query cursor tool

Double-click to open the position box tool
In numeric mode it is backspace

Opens the bearing tool

In numeric mode it is the number 2

User definable button

User definable button

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B.5.3 Alarm functionality

When an alarm in TECDIS is activated, the LED light for the alarm acknowledge key will blink
continuously until the alarm is viewed and approved, either with the trackball or with the
alarm acknowledge key.
When you have acknowledged the alarms, but the alarm source is still active, the light will
continuously shine.

B.5.4 Navigating your TECDIS with the keypad

These are the navigation key on the keypad, and they allow you to pan the chart in all direc-
tions (arrow keys), zoom in and out (zoom keys), and switch presentation to a different
position (double click Query Cursor key) or to own vessel position (center key).

If you double click the query cursor key, then the Position dialoge window will open, and you
can activate the numeric keys and enter a new position.

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B.5.5 Numeric mode

When you enter a tool or menu in TECDIS which requires insertion of numbers, you can
change to numeric mode using the NUM key.
The LED lights for the numeric keys are ON as long as numeric mode is active. Pressing the
NUM key again will deactivate numeric mode.
In numeric mode you also have backspace, TAB and enter keys available.

B.5.5.1: Alternative numerical functions

In TECDIS numeric keys have generic functions, which are available when you are not in a tool
or menu that requires insertion of numbers.
These functions are as follows:
1. Toggle between the day-, dusk- and night monitor color modes
2. Toggle between display orientations (North, Radar, Head)
3. STD S52 AUTO presentation
4. USER presentation
5. Conning display
6. Weather display (option)
7. Radaroverlay (option)
8. EBL/VRM functions
9. ARPA
10. AIS
Enter: functions as left trackball button in the pointer’s position

B.5.6 User defined keys

TECDIS Keypad has two user defined keys. These can be configured as shortcuts to often used
functions, such as video-switching.
The keys are defined in the Setup menu tab, see chapter 7.2: (see page 138).

B.5.7 Video switching

With TECDIS Keypad you can control video switching in TECDIS.

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This allows you to temporarily change the monitor input of your TECDIS monitor, to the video
signal you want. For example can ferries use the TECDIS monitor to display cameras used for
docking, which is a situation where a camera feed is more important to safe sailing than the
display of TECDIS and charts.

TECDIS will still be running, and give audible alarms when needed.
You can easily switch back to displaying the TECDIS system by pressing any key on the TECDIS
Keypad, or a keyboard/trackball connected to the TECDIS system. The video feed is only
connected to the monitor, and requires no additional software.
Video switching is configured in TECDIS Setup, see appendix A.4 (see page 174).

Video switching can also be turned on from the main toolbar. If Radar Overlay is configured,
video switching is available on right click.
If Radar Overlay is not configured, a VID button is shown instead.

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B.6 IEC 61164-450 support

TECDIS supports the use of an IEC 61164-450 network for transmission of screenshots to the
ship VDR. This is a free configurable option, available for TECDIS 2138 B systems.

These screenshots include the Telko Conning screens if configured.

This option has to be configured by a service technician. A separate installation guide

(quick installation guide - Telko Screensender 1.0) is available for technicians by request
to [email protected].

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B.7 Furuno RCU-018

If a Furuno RCU-018 control unit is connected to the TECDIS system then it can be used to
control the chart system. The trackball can be used to move the cursor and general system
navigation.

NB! Double clicking and drag-and-drop is not supported. The scroll wheel can be used to
modify fields with up/down control, for example the fields for speed, corridor, radius and
stop-time in the route planner. It can also be used to zoom in and out in the charts. Inform-
ation on enabling scroll zoom can be found in the settings chapter.

RCU-018 has the following keys:

Key Description Func.
Turns the chart system on/off. This
Power button will not affect the monitor,
which has to be shut of separately.
VRM rotary
Adjust the active VRM.
encoder
Activates and displays VRM1 if not
VRM ON shown or if VRM2 is active. Activates
and displays VRM2 if VRM1 is active.
Deactivates and removes VRM1 if
both VRM's are displayed.
VRM OFF
Deactivates and removes VRM2 if
VRM1 is active.
EBL rotary
Adjust the active EBL.
encoder
Activates and displays EBL1 if not
EBL ON shown or if EBL2 is active. Activates
and displays EBL2 if EBL1 is active.
Deactivates and removes EBL1 if both
EBL OFF EBL's are displayed. Deactivates and
removes EBL2 if EBL1 is active.
Activated the userdefined function. F1 and F2 is defined in the setup menu
F1
tab, in the auxilary dropdown list.
Activated the userdefined function. F1 and F2 is defined in the setup menu
F2
tab, in the auxilary dropdown list.

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ALARM ACK Acknowledges alarms generated by TECDIS.

A red background light in button is visible, and an alarm sound is audible,
SYSTEM when there is a system failure. Press ALARM ACK to silence the alarm sound.
FAILURE The button will appear in red until the cause of the problem is found and
corrected.
Displays radar overlay and settings panel for radar overlay adjustment, colour
RADAR
and transparency.
Standard display presentation (S52)
STD DSP
for TECDIS.

Brings up the symbols, lines and areas

1/MARK
menu (mariner objects).

2/ABC/ P Toggles between day, dusk and night

BRILL modes of display.

3/DEF/ Select presentation mode; north,

MODE course, heading, radar 1 and radar 2.
4/GHI/ OFF Center the chart view on the latest selected VRM/EBL. If no VRM/EBL are
CNT present, center the chart view on own ship.
Show on-screen keypad for chart panning.
If the button is pressed while the on-
screen keypad for chart panning is active,
5/JKL/
the system activates Auto mode.
SCROLL

6/MNO/ Saves a time marker on the past track

F9 key
RECORD record.
7/PQRS/
Opens the route planning tool.
PLAN
8/TUV/
Show/hide conning screen.
MONITOR
9/WXYZ/ Same functionality as the Enter key on the supplied keyboard. Also emulates
NEXT left mouse button for the cursor position.
CANCEL/
Opens the NMEA data status window. Closes any open window.
SENSOR
0/space
Recentre the chart view to own vessel position and activate Auto mode.
CU/TU R
SHIFT: toggles between upper-case and lower-case letters.
SHIFT/ HELP
HELP: Shows object information about the object in the cursor position.

MENU Opens the settings menu.

+RANGE- Adjust the chart scale. ± keys

Places a MOB marker in the current
MOB
position own vessel is in. and F10
Saves an event marker in own vessel
EVENT
position. and F12
TARGET
Show information for selected ARPA or AIS target.
DATA

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GAIN Adjust transparency of readar overlay.

A/C RAIN
A/C SEA

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Frequently asked questions
In this section you will find procedures and answers to common questions. If there is a procedure you want us to
add, please contact us at [email protected].

C.1The quickest way to make a route - quick route 221

C.2Why isn't my route activated? 222
C.3How to transfer system configuration 223
C.4How do I keep my TECDIS units up to date 224
C.5How do I turn on T&P and AIO 225
C.6How do I activate Tides 228

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C.1 The quickest way to make a route -

quick route
In TECDIS you can create and activate a route for sailing in only three steps
1. Start the Bearing tool from the main menu
2. Move the cursor to the point in the chart where you want to place the second way-
point, and left click the mouse.
3. Move the cursor to the point in the chart where you want to place the third (and last)
waypoint, and right click the mouse.
4. Press OK in the message box that appears.

The quick route is now drawn, starting with waypoint 1 at the current position of own vessel.
The route is activated, and route monitoring appears.
The quick route is a useful tool when you for example have to deviate from the planned
voyage, but still want the route to be checked and you want route monitoring.

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C.2 Why isn't my route activated?

The most common cause that a route is not activated, is that the TECDIS has been updated to a
version that does not have the same options for route activation as the version you updated
from.

You can activate you selected route in several ways, both automatically and manually. The
activation method you choose should be affected by whether or not you can change the
waypoint list or not.

This table provides an overview:

Automatic activation when inside the For this to be possible the auto route activation has
route corridor to be selected in the Safe menu tab
Manual activation when inside the Is done by pressing the activate route button on the
route corridor route planner toolbar.
Automatic activation, with placing of For this to be possible the auto route activation has
additional waypoint creating a route leg to be selected in the Safe menu tab, and Allow
from the vessel position to the first route activation entry lane has to be selected in
waypoint TECDIS Setup.
Manual actiation, with placing of addi- For this to be possible Allow roTECDISute activation
tional waypoint creating a route leg entry lane has to be selected in Setup.
from the vessel position to the first way- Is done by pressing the activate route button on the
point route planner toolbar.

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C.3 How to transfer system configuration

When you exchange or upgrade to a new TECDIS unit, you can transfer all system config-
urations and settings from the old unit to the new.
This is done in the following way:
1. Before the old unit is disassembled, insert the TECDIS Service Key in an available usb
port.
2. Then start and stop the TECDIS Setup program once. When you do that, the system
automatically generates a T-setup-xxxxx.tsz file containg your configuration. The file is
automatically placed on the TECDIS Service Key.
3. Remove the TECDIS Service Key from the old unit.
4. Disassemble the old TECDIS unit, and assemble the new TECDIS unit.
5. Insert the same TECDIS Service Key in the new unit.
6. Open TECDIS Setup, and go to the Specifications tab.
7. Press the restore saved default values button.

Your configuration has now been transferred to the new unit.

This minimizes the risk for errors, and makes changing computer unit an easy task.

Note: This will not transfer your routes/tracks and symbols to the new unit. That is
done with the procedure described in 7.5: The Data menu(see page 151), and using
the function Copy out to file.

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C.4 How do I keep my TECDIS units up to

date
Regular chart updates is normally a set task for most navigators. What is often forgotten, is to
also keep the TECDIS software updated.
TECDIS software comes in a new version roughly 3-4 times a year. By always keeping updated
to the latest version, you are getting access to the latest features and bug fixes.
TECDIS is updated by downloading TECDISupdate.exe from http://telko.no/site/support. On
the website we state when the update was released, and you will also find information about
which changes have been made to the program, through:
1. TECDIS Feature Guide, released together with each new edition of the TECDIS pro-
gram. Here the most important new and changed features are explained.
2. The changelog for TECDIS, which is updated with all changes made to the TECDIS pro-
gram.

It is also posiible to download previous Feature Guides, if you are updating from an even
earlier version.

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C.5 How do I turn on T&P and AIO

T&P (temporary and preliminary notices) are an essential part of the work needed to keep
charts updated for safe sailing. TECDIS has four methods for handling T&P notices:
1. ENC integrated notices
2. C-Map T&P
3. Admiralty Information Overlay - AIO
4. Manual chart corrections

C.5.1 ENC-integrated T&P notices

ENCintegrated T&P notices is offered by more and more hydrographic offices. This option
integrates the T&P notices to the ENC charts, and every time you upgrade your charts the T&P
notices are updates as well. The status of implementation for different flag states can be seen
at https://www.primar.org/web/10180/60.
Even with ENCintegrated T&P notices, it is often wanted by inspectors that the navigator has a
conscious relationship with Notices to Mariners and T&P in the charts. This is not possible with
ENC-integrated T&P, as these are automatically controlled by the chart core of the system.
To display consciousness with regards to T&P, inspectors often require/expect navigators to
use another method for handling chart corrections from Notice to Navigators.

C.5.2 C-Map T&P

C-Map T&P is an optional service in TECDIS. To acquire C-Map T&P, contact C-Map at
[email protected].

C-Map T&P requires Professional+, ENC or ENC+.

C-Map T&P display T&P notices in a separate datalayer in TECDIS. This datalayer can be
switched on and off whenever wanted by the navigator. This is done in the following way:

Press the Menu button to open the

1
menu tabs

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2 Select the Chart menu

Make sure text(other) and INT1 is

3 activated. Note that INT1 is not to be
used for paperless navigation.

Press the Layers button. A new

4
window appears.

In the dropdown list, select the chart

5 database you want to switch on T&P
for

Check the box next to Temporary and

6 preliminary notices to activate T&P. To
deactivate, uncheck the box.

C.5.3 Admiralty Information Overlay - AIO

AIO is an optional service in TECDIS To acquire AIO, contact your AVCS dealer

AIO requires AVCS charts, and TECDIS AIO Update has to be installed.

AIO display T&P notices in a separate datalayer in TECDIS. This datalayer can be switched on
and off whenever wanted by the navigator. This is done in the following way:

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Press the Menu button to open the

1
menu tabs

2 Select the Chart menu

Press the Layers button A new

4
window appears.

In the dropdown list, select the

5
chart database labeled S63-GB.

Check the box next to Admiralty

6 Information Overlay to activate AIO.
Deactivate by unchecking the box.

C.5.4 Manual chart corrections

For more information about manual chart corrections, see 6.3.3: Manual chart corrections
(see page 122).

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C.6 How do I activate Tides

1. The C-Map Tides service requires that either C-Map ENC+ or C-Map Professional+ is
nstalled and activated on your TECDIS unit. Check this by opening the Setup menu and
making sure that at least one of the chart databses is activated.

2. Tidal stations are placed in a separate information layer superimposed over the chart.
This layer is activated in the Chart menu, by pressing the Layers button. Trykk på den.

3. Now the Layers window appear. Here you select the activated chart databasem and
mark the box besides C-MAP Tides.

4. C-Map Tides is now activated and ready for use By pressing the Tide button on the
information panel, now the tidal window will open and show the tidal information for

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the closest tidal station. Tidal stations are displayed in the chart as follows:

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Troubleshooting
In this chapter you will find error codes and system warnings you may encounter in TECDIS. You will also find
plausible causes and one or more solutions.

D.1Trobleshooting - general 231

D.2Troubleshooting - connection issues 233
D.3Troubleshooting - S63 Chart Loader 234
D.4Troubleshooting - Weather overlay 237

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D.1 Trobleshooting - general

In this section you will find possible solutions for general issues in TECDIS.

Experienced issue Cause Solution

TECDIS has stopped
working temporarily due
to heavy tasks. This is
indicated by the colon in Wait for any other error messages. If
the main clock in none appear, the issue can be ignored.
TECDIS; it stops flashing
TECDIS is unresponsive when TECDIS is unre-
sponsive.
the chart engine has
stopped working. In addi-
Wait for any other error messages. If
tion to the main clock
none appear, the issue can be ignored.
not flashing, a counter
will appear.
Route activation altern-
For more information, see chapter
I can't activate the route atives are not set up cor-
4.1.7 on page 75.
rectly.
The TECDIS certificate (MED-B) only has to be valid until the unit is
My TECDIS certificate has installed. If new hardware is installed (example: monitor), an
expired. updated certificate has to be downloaded from http://telko.no/s-
ite/support.
Install and activate viewing of the
I can't access the Tides Tides in TECDIS is a ser- following chart databases:
function. vice by Jeppesen. l Professional+
l JeppesenPrimar

Routes are not trans-

ferred correctly from
one TECDIS to the other. Your route database
I get an error message might be corrupted. Contact us at [email protected] for fur-
when I try to save the ther instructions.
route
Your track database
I can't save my past track
might be corrupted.
If you have any doubts about the chart
information you are viewing in INT1
mode, switch to S52 mode for con-
I get the message "not INT1 is not approved as
firmation. S52 is the only presentation
official display" when I the sole mode of
method approved as standalone. You
use INT1 chart view. presentation of charts.
can still use other presentation modes
as long as you have the option of
switching back to S52 when you desire.
The AIS button on the
main toolbar is greyed a) contact your Furuno Norway dealer
This requires that an
out/does not work for purchase
add-on is:
The Radar button(s) on b) Check that your TECDIS license has
a. purchased
the main toolbar is the add-on(s) activated. See appendix
b. activated
greyed out/does not A.6 Licences(see page 180)
work

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The Weather Overlay

button on the main tool-
bar is greyed out/does
not work
AIS targets are displayed TECDIS has not received Wait until the AIS transmitter on the tar-
with MMSI number and the name of the vessel geted vessel has sent the vessel name.
not their names. yet This will not take long.
I cannot place a MOB To place MOB symbols the vessel has to travel at a speed lower
symbol in the chart than 0.5 knots.
I don't have access to the The replay functionality requires that the vessel is not moving.
Replay functionality The vessel speed has to be lower than 0.5 knots.

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D.2Troubleshooting - connection issues

D.2.1General tests
Check your subscription
A
Make sure your subscription hasn't expired.
Try another connection method
If you are using internet through the Furuno Network, try downloading by email. If
B you are already using email, try another email service. If you now get access, you
have verified that the issue is with the network connection, and not the TECDIS
system or the service you are using.
Try to update the TECDIS software
Telko AS provide you with free software updates for your TECDIS. These contain both
C new functionality and big fixes. The issue you are experiencing might have been
corrected in an update. Software updates are available at http://telko.no/s-
ite/support.

D.2.2Connection tests for internet

Make sure the internet connection is activated
D Approved TECDIS installations configured with direct internet access must have on/of
switch for internet.
Verify that you have access to the servers
l http://distribution.c-map.no
l http://datacenter.c-map.no
E l http://datacenter.jeppesen.com
These are all opened in Internet Explorer.
Connection OK = The error is in your DNS settings
If E failed, you can connect to the servers with their IP addresses
http://80.239.21.75
F
http://80.239.21.103
Connection OK = The error is in your DNS settings
G Of F failed, check that the firewall does not block you connection

D.2.3Connection tests for email

H Check that the answer mail has not been placed in the spam folder
I Try a lower max size for attachments (in the different function menus)
J Make sure you are not trying to send/load old files
Only update one unit at a time If both are updated at the same time it is easy to mix
K
the files.

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D.3Troubleshooting - S63 Chart Loader

Each time the S63 Chart Loader is unable to load charts, an error message is displayed. The
table below explains the different error messages.

Error message Cause Action

The saved Cell Permit files
Format error loading
are not readable by the Stop Chart S63 Loader, delete the file
installed cell permits
system. "C: \ Program Files \ TECIDS \ S63SYS \
The saved Cell Permit files PMT.DAT" and load all Cell Permits
Failure to access cell
are not readable by the again.
permit storage
system.
Check that TELKO eT (code plug) is
connected to the system and that a
No TELKO eT (code plug) is small red light is showing on it. Take it
No eToken detected connected to TECDIS or is out of the usb port, and set it back in
defective. again. If this did not help, try another
usb port. If this still does not help,
contact a TECDIS servicepartner.
During loading: Check that the file
exists and is readable by copying it to a
During loading: The temporary location.
SSE 11 - Cell Permit required Cell Permit file was Under erasure: Stop and restart Chart
file not found. Load not found or could not be S63 Loader and check the Cell Permit
the permit file loaded. list under the Licenses tab. If the Cell
provided by the data Under erasure: The required Permit which was deleted is still visible
supplier. Cell Permit file was not in the Cell Permit list, delete this file:
found or is already deleted. "C: \ Program Files \ TECIDS \ S63SYS \
PMT.DAT" and download all the Cell
Permits again.
SSE 11 - Cell Permit
file contains no Contact the Cell Permit supplier and
permits. Contact The specified Cell Permit file ask for a new Cell Permit file. Load the
your data supplier contains no Cell Permit new Cell Permit when the file is
and obtain a new received.
permit file.
During S63 startup: Stop Chart S63
Loader, delete the file "C: \ Program
During S63 startup: The
SSE 12 - Cell Permit Files \ TECIDS \ S63SYS \ PMT.DAT" and
saved Cell Permit has
format is incorrect. load all the Cell Permit again.
become unreadable.
Contact your data During loading: Check that the file is
supplier and obtain a During loading: The Cell
actually a Cell Permit file. If this is
new permit file. Permit have errors or is
confirmed, contact the Cell Permit
incorrectly formatted.
supplier and ask for a new Cell Permit
file.
During S63 startup: Stop Chart S63
SSE 13 - Cell Permit During S63 startup: The
Loader, delete the file "C: \ Program
is invalid (checksum saved Cell Permit has
Files \ TECIDS \ S63SYS \ PMT.DAT" and
is incorrect). Contact become unreadable.
load all the Cell Permit again.
your data supplier During loading: The Cell
During loading: Check that the file is
and obtain a new Permit have errors or is
actually a Cell Permit file. If this is
permit file. incorrectly formatted.
confirmed, contact the Cell Permit

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SSE 14 - Incorrect
system date, check
that the computer Set the correct system date. If the
The system date has been
clock (if accessible) is problem persists, contact an
reset.
set correctly or authorized TECDIS service partner.
contact your system
supplier.
SSE 21 - Decryption
failed no valid cell
permit found.
Permits may be for A S63 encrypted chart cell
another system or file is corrupted or incorrect
new permits may be and / or an outdated Cell
Obtain a valid Cell Permit from the
required, please Permit is in use.
chart supplier and enter them in the
contact your supplier
S63 Chart Loader. Try loading the
to obtain a new
charts again. If it is still not functional,
licence.
contact your chart provider.
SSE 19 - Permits are
not valid for this Cell Permit for one or more
system. Contact your S63 chart cells do not
data supplier to contain the correct
obtain the correct decryption keys.
permits.
SSE 15 - One or
more ENC subscrip-
tions in this cell
permit file have
One or more of the Cell
expired. Please
Permits have expired.
contact your data
supplier to renew
the subscription
licence.
SSE 15 - All ENC
subscriptions for this
All Cell Permits for ENC cells
ENC media have
which are available on chart
expired. Please
media (CD-ROM, USB
contact your data
memory stick, etc.) are
supplier to renew Obtain a valid Cell Permit from the
expired.
the subscription chart supplier and enter them in the
licence. S63 Chart Loader.
SSE 15 - Subscription
for this ENC has
expired. Please Cell Permit for the specified
contact your data chart cell is expired and ENC
supplier to renew cell has not been loaded.
the subscription
licence.
WARNING: SSE 15 - During S63 startup: One or
One or more ENC more of the installed Cell
subscriptions have Permits are expired.
expired. Contact
your data supplier During loading: One or
for a subscription more of the Cell Permits
renewal. have expired.

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During S63 startup: One or

WARNING: SSE 20 - more of the installed Cell
One or more ENC Permits will expire in less
subscriptions will than 30 days.
expire in less than 30 During loading: One or
days. Contact your more Cell Permits for ENC
data supplier for a cells which are available on
subscription chart media (CD-ROM, USB Obtain a valid Cell Permit from the
renewal. memory stick, etc.) will chart supplier and enter them in the
expire in less than 30 days. S63 Chart Loader.
SSE 20 - Subscription
for this ENC will
expire in less than 30 Cell Permit for the specified
days. Please contact chart cell expires in less than
your data supplier to 30 days.
renew the
subscription licence.
Although the S-63 standard specifies
SSE 26 - This ENC is that the chart cells should be signed by
The chart cell is signed by
not authenticated by the IHO, in the current practice, this
the chart supplier, but not
the IHO acting as the signature is done by the chart suppliers
by the IHO, as the S-63
Scheme Admin- themselves. This message informs the
standard requires.
istrator. user about this and should not be
considered a failure.
Specified path does
The specified location does Verify that the specified location
not contain valid S63
not contain valid S-63 data. contains an S-63 data source.
data
The S63 Chart Loader
This system does not supports S63 data format
Contact the chart supplier to obtain S-
support the S63 version 1.0 and 2.0 of the
63 chart media according to version
version of specified S63 standard. The specified
1.0 or 2.0 of the S-63 standard.
data S63 data source uses a
different version.
The S63 Chart Loader
supports S63 data format
This system does not Contact the chart supplier to obtain S-
version 1.0 and 2.0 of the
support this cell 63 Cell Permit according to version 1.0
S63 standard. The specified
permit version or 2.0 of the S-63 standard.
Cell Permit file uses a
different version.
SA digital certificate The IHO certificate is loaded,
Inspect the certificate and confirm the
has not yet been but is not verified for authen-
authenticity accordi6.5.3: Certificate
trusted ticity.
for chart providers(see page 129)Map
Certificate has not A certificate is loaded, but is
Update (ENC Update CD).
yet been trusted not verified for authenticity.

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D.4Troubleshooting - Weather overlay

This chapter provides some guidelines for troubleshooting connection errors for the weather
overlay, and contains a list of error messages and descriptions of their cause and/or solution.

D.4.1Connection errors
For any problems occurring during the download of weather data, regardless of the
connection type used, TECDIS service partner and / or C-Map will be able to provide very
useful assistance in tracking down the cause of weather download problems.
C-Map's servers have logs that show whether the weather download attempts actually
achieved contact with C-Map's servers or if the weather download procedure was successful.
They will also be able to confirm whether the subscription is intact.
In order to provide help and assistance, C-Map will need your System ID / TELKO eT/JeT
number.
Make sure your subscription is valid. The expiration date can be viewed in the weather
window by pressing: Data, New Download, and Show Subscription buttons.

D.4.2Error messages
The following list displays some of the error messages that can be experienced in the weather
overlay functionality.
Error message Description
Current weather data lacks This is not an error. It is simply an indication that the
parameters set in active currently loaded Weather data file does not contain all of the
alarm conditions. Review weather parameters you have specified in your selected
alarm settings. alarm conditions.
No current weather forecasts This is not an error. It is simply an indication that you have no
are available. current Weather data files on the system.
This is not an error. It is a message to inform you that the
No cyclones in effect at last
Cyclone presentation is not available because there are no
download.
cyclones at this time.
Communication Error There was a problem during the Weather data download.
You must be in show
This message is due to a known error. Update TECDIS
checkbox mode to set this
software to the latest version
date
ERROR: Weather
There is a problem with C-Map System files in the install-
components are not
ation. Contact TECDIS service support for assistance.
initialized
Weather Data Error: The
internal component There is a problem with C-Map System files in the install-
processing the weather data ation. Contact TECDIS service support for assistance.
cannot be created.
Cyclone Data Error: The
internal component There is a problem with C-Map System files in the install-
processing the weather data ation. Contact TECDIS service support for assistance.
cannot be created.
There is a problem with C-Map System files in the installation
Weather Data Error: License
or with the license in the "System ID / TELKO eT"( codeplug).
interface cannot be obtained.
Contact TECDIS support for assistance.
Cyclone Data Error: License There is a problem with C-Map System files in the installation
interface cannot be obtained. or with the license in the "System ID / TELKO eT"( codeplug).

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Contact TECDIS support for assistance.

Weather Data Error: File is
The Weather data file is missing from the system.
not found.
Weather Data Error:
The Weather data file has become corrupted or is not
Corrupted or wrong format
provided by Jeppesen Marine.
file.
Weather Data Error: The file
The system cannot access the Weather data file.
data cannot be accessed.
Weather Data Error:
The Weather data file does not appear to be licensed to this
Problems with weather data
system.
licensing.
Cyclone Data Error: File is not
The Cyclone data file is missing from the system.
found.
Weather Data Error:
The Cyclone data file has become corrupted or is not
Corrupted or wrong format
provided by Jeppesen Marine.
file.
Cyclone Data Error: Wrong The Cyclone data file has become corrupted or is not
format of cyclones data. provided by Jeppesen Marine.
Cyclone Data Error: Wrong The Cyclone data file has become corrupted or is not
point values in cyclones. provided by Jeppesen Marine.
Cyclone Data Error: The file
The system can not access the Cyclone data file.
data cannot be accessed.
Cyclone Data Error: Problems The Cyclone data file does not appear to be licensed to this
with weather data licensing. system.
The Import feature can only load files with a *.grb or *.xml
The specified file did not have
file extension. Import of a file with another extension was
a .grb or .xml extension.
attempted.

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Abbreviations and terminology
In this chapter you will find abbreviations and terminology you may encounter in TECDIS and this manual.

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E.1 Abbreviations
Term Abbreviation
Acknowledge ACK
Adjust/ Adjustment ADJ
Admiralty Information Overlay AIO
Anchorguard Warning WARN
Automatic AUTO
Automatic Identification System AIS
Automatic Radar Plotting Aid ARPA
Autopilot AP
Auxiliary system/Function AUX
Bearing BRG
Brilliance BRILL
Calibrate CAL
Camera CAM
Central Processing Unit CPU
Change CNG
Clear CLR
Closest Point of Approach CPA
Compact Disc Read Only Memory CDROM
Consistent Common Reference Point CCRP
Consistent Common Reference System CCRS
Contrast CONT
Coordinated Universal Time UTC
Correction CORR
Course CRS
Course Over Ground COG
Course Through the Water CTW
Course To Steer CTS
Critical Point CP
Cross Track Distance XTD
Cross Track Error XTE
Dead Reckoning DR
Decibel measured with the Decibel-A scale dBA
Delete DEL
Departure DEP
Depth DPTH
Destination DEST
Deviation DEV
Digital Versatile Disc DVD
Display DISP
Distance DIST
Distance To Og DTG

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East E
Electronic Bearing Line EBL
Electronic Chart Display and Information System ECDIS
Electronic Chart System ECS
Electronic Navigational Chart ENC
Electronic Range and Bearing Line ERBL
Enter ENT
Error ERR
Estimated Position EP
Estimated Time of Arrival ETA
Estimated time of Departure ETD
Exclusion Zone EZ
External EXT
Global Maritime Distress and Safety System GMDSS
Global Navigation Satelite System GNSS
Global Positioning System GPS
Great Circle GC
Ground GND
Heading HDG
Hour HR
Identification ID
Indication IND
Information INFO
Initialisation INIT
Input/Output I/O
Integrated Navigation System INS
Internet Protocol (address) IP
Label LBL
Latitude LAT
Limit LIM
Line of Position LOP
Longitude LON
Magnetic MAG
Man Overboard MOB
Manual MAN
Maritime Mobile Services Identity number MMSI
Maritime Safety Information MSI
Marker MKR
Maximum MAX
Meterorological MET
Million MILL
Minimum MIN
Navigation NAV
Normal NORM
North N

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Parallel Index Line PI

Performance Monitor MON
Position POSN
Power PWR
Primary Position Source PRI
Radar Plotting RP
Radar Transponder TPR
Radius RAD
Range RNG
Rate of turn ROT
Receive RX
Reference REF
Relative REL
Revolutions Per Minute RPM
Rhumb Line RL
Satelite SAT
Search And Rescue SAR
Search and Rescue Transponder SART
Select SEL
Sequence SEQ
Ship's time TIME
Simulation SIM
Software SW
South S
Speed SPD
Speed Over Ground SOG
Speed Through Water STW
Stabilized STAB
Standby STBY
Starboard STBD
Station STN
Symbol(s) SYM
Synchronised SYNC
System Electronic Navigational Chart SENC
Target TGT
Target Tracking TT
Temporary and Preliminary Notices T&P
Time of Arrival TOA
Time of Departure TOD
Time to CPA TCPA
Time To Go TTG
Time to Wheelover Line TWOL
Track TRK
Track Control System TCS
Transferred Line Of Position TPL

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Transmit TX
Trigger Pulse TRIG
True T
Ultrahigh Frequency UHF
Uninterruptable Power Supply UPS
Universal Serial Bus (I/O) USB
Universal Traverse Mercator UTM
Variable Range Marker VRM
Variation VAR
Vector VECT
Very High Frequency VHF
Very Low Frequency VLF
Vessel Aground GRND
Vessel at Anchor ANCH
Video VID
Visual Display Unit VDU
Voyage VOY
Voyage Data Recorder VDR
Waypoint WP*
West W
Wheel Over Line WOL
Wheel Over Point WOP
Wheel Over Time WOT
World Geodetic System WGS

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E.2 Terminology

Terminology Explanation
*.csv File format compatible with Excel
*.lst File format
*.txt File format - basic text
Chart presentation mode, based on the IHO Base chart present-
B
ation
Boat Hook The user cursor appearance when in route selection mode
C-Map Jeppesen Brand Name used for chart services
C-Routes Jeppesen automatic route feature
Class B AIS Target Type
A Jeppesen format for transferring electronic navigational chart
CM93/3
data
Conning Operational Information for the vessel
COURSE Course Up - chart orientation name
eToken System License USB dongle
HEAD Head Up - chart orientation name
Alternative standard for presentation of electronic navigational
INT1
chart data
Mariner Objects All symbols/lines/areas that can be added to the chart by the user
Navstick USB dongle from Navtor with charts/licenses
NORTH North Up - chart orientation name
A route leg that is created from the vessel position to a selected
Route activation
waypoint when a route is activated. This feature requires activ-
entry lane
ation.
The direct path between two waypoints, corrected for the vessels
Route Leg
turn radius
Chart presentation mode, based on the IHO Standard chart
S
presentation
S52 IHO standard for presentation of electronic navigational chart data
S57 IHO standard for transferring Hydrographic Data
S63 IHO standard for encrypting and securing Hydrographic Data
Service Key USB dongle that gives access to Service Mode
Gives the user access to the operating system of the unit, and
Service Mode
allows for service on the unit
Standby Mode System mode where all alarm sounds are turned off
STD System presentation mode according to IHO Standard Mode
USER System presentation mode with user customisation

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In this appendix you will find the revisions made to this document in the last releases.

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F.1 Revisions
Version Date Changes
3.28 Last version before revision overview was added
Manual-wide changes:
Updated all graphics to reflect changes to software colors (red is only used for
alarm, etc)
Removed CPA alarm controls
Introduction:
Added manual compliance information
Chapter 2:
Updated section about information panel
Updated information on own vessel position display
Added description of cursor info panels
Updated icons and descriptions for the main toolbar
Chapter 3:
Added info on IHO viewing groups
Updated the text on the STD button functionality
Updated the text on the MOB button functionality
Updated text/graphic on the chart underscale/overscale functionality
Chapter 4:
Alert system descriptions updated for new IEC 62288 standard
3.30 18.10.2016 Updated text/graphics on EBL/VRM
Chapter 5:
Added text on target association between AIS and Radar
Added text on repeated AIS targets
Added TTD sentence type
Updated SAR symbols
Added text on SAR vessel and SART
Removed CPA alerts
Added descriptions on AtoN symbols
Chapter 7:
Added tip on how to open the menus with autoshow function.
Replaced the AIS menu with a new TGT(target) menu.
Description of auto-opening/closing function for the menus is removed
Added notice of new readability limiter for monitor
Removed description of Standby Mode, and added the new Harbour Mode to
the Safe menu
Appendixes:
Added Appendix E on abbreviations and terminology
Added Appendix F on manual revisions
3.31 - Not published - no changes
General:
Minor grammatical corrections and text flow improvements
Chapter 4:
3.32 06.12.2016
Added info on Standby Mode limitations
Chapter 7:
Updated info on Standby Mode in the Safe Menu

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Appendixes:
Updated TECDIS Keypad description.
Updated Track Control info on NP5500
General:
Updated chart provider name from Jeppesen C-Map to C-Map, and
JeppesenPRIMAR to C-Map ENC+.
Introduction:

Chapter 1:
Added chart display limits at 85 degrees north/south
Chapter 2:
Information panel description for DR warning indication added
Added new section for sensor integrity information
Chapter 3:
Updated chart scale bar info
Added info on chart boundaries
Added new sub-chapter 3.5 for (persistent) Chart Notices
Removed chart notices from chapter 3.3
Added info on new indications of display mode (STD, USER)
Added new sub-chapter 3.6 Default user settings
Updated user placed symbols description with the new transparent shading of
areas.
Chapter 4:
Updated handling of invalid turns
Updated Route check, route alert list and walk the route sections with new
danger indication descriptions.
4.00 xx.xx.xxxx
Removed Lost AIS alert from the alert text list
Added caution No screenshot contact with VDR to alert text list
Updated alert for target buffer >95% to a caution, and renamed Danger to
crossing safety contour in the alert text list
Added description of full target buffer handling in TECDIS to the alert text lists
Added navigaitonal hazards to alert list
Chapter 5:
Updated Query cursor section to reflect change to cursor pick and pick report
Added AIS-SAR vessel/aircraft/transmitter section
Added info on AIS activation zone
Added description of AIS activation zone display in the chart
Updated Anchor Watch information to reflect new feature design
Updated Query cursor to Cursor pick, and updated feature description
Rewrote Navtex chapter to reflect new design and functionality
Chapter 6:
Added info on withdrawn and non-updated charts in the chart library
Updated info on chart loading and chart loading logs about new chart not up to
date and withdrawn notices
Updated info on validation of chart media for both chart loading process and
chart loading logs, and the new SUMMARY section of the logs
Updated the manual chart corrections sections to comply with new design
Chapter 7:
Added info on the automatic opening of the menus when hovering over the

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