CHART PLOTTER

CHARTPLOTTER
• A system which allows ships to know about their exact location and position in
the waters.
• Combines the usage of technologies like Global Positioning System (GPS),
radar and AIS (Automatic Identification System) to plot and pinpoint the exact
location and position of a ship in the high seas and oceans to aid a ship’s
captain in easy seafaring.
• Incorporates the computer technology as a displaying device for showing the
actually positioned points of a ship when it is in motion.
GPS CHARTPLOTTER
• A chartplotter is a device that integrates GPS satellite navigation with charts
of the water and the coastline, allowing you to accurately place yourself on
the map and track your speed and direction.
CHART
• Window mainly shows all relevant navigation data available on
your preloaded maps, including buoys, lights, cables, depth
soundings, marinas, and tide station in an overhead view.
COMPASS
• the chart plotter computes compass direction from the constellation
of GPS satellites and compute the direction of the vessel must be
moving through the water.
GPS SATELLITE
• ACQUIRING GPS SIGNALS
WHEN THE UNIT IS FIRST TURNED ON IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME FOR THE
GPS SIGNAL ACQUIRING. After signal are received, the unit will
automatically find a position of boat in the chart window

• SATELLITE INFORMATION WINDOW

The satellite window displays different information about the GPS
satellites and GPS position as below.
1. Ship’s Coordinates.
2. Time received GPS satellites.
3. Date received GPS satellites.
4. HDOP: Horizontal Dilution of
Precision. It is a parameter
indicating the accuracy of the
GPS.
5. Location of GPS Satellites.
6. GPS signal strengths status
in graph.
GPS
• Internal - The chart plotter is supplied with internal antenna to be able to
use it without signal input. The chart plotter have a internal GPS antenna,
you can use it without the input of the external signal.
• External - Reception of internal GPS antenna is affected by the location to
be installed the display unit. If GPS signal is weak or to receive enhanced
GPS signal, you can connect external GPS antenna to the unit. The
connector is BNC type.
WAYPOINTS
• A waypoint is a particular location
on a voyage whether it is a starting,
intermediate or destination point. A
waypoint is the simplest piece of
information the unit requires to get
you to a destination in the shortest
distance possible. This unit can save
up to 10,000 waypoints.
ROUTES
• A trip from one place to another often involves
several course changes, requiring a series of
waypoints which you navigate to, one after
another. The sequence of waypoints leading to
the final destination is called a route. The unit can
automatically advance to the next waypoint on a
route. So you do not have to change the
destination waypoint repeatedly. The unit has the
capability to store 100 routes with maximum of
100 waypoints each.
DISTANCE AND BEARING
CALCULATOR
• The unit can
show the
bearing and
the length of
leg and total
distance of
legs.
PROJECTED COURSE
• The projected course
shows you how far it
can go at give time
and speed. This
function is very useful
to avoid collision with
another vessel.
HIGHWAY
• The Highway window
shows a 3D view of
the vessel traveling
through the water
when navigating to a
destination point.
GUAGES
• The Gauges
window displays all
the information
you need during
navigation such as
water, engine, fuel
related
information, etc.
RADAR
• stands for RAdio Detecting And Ranging and as indicated by the
name, it is based on the use of radio waves. Radars send out
electromagnetic waves similar to wireless computer networks and
mobile phones. The signals are sent out as short pulses which may be
reflected by objects in their path, in part reflecting back to the radar.
AIS
AIS is an Automatic Identification System for identification and
localization of boat. AIS provide a means for boats to exchange and
share boat data including identification, position, course, etc. This
information can be displayed on the screen of you unit. AIS is intended
to assist you to monitor other boats movements to improve safety and
prevent collision.
VIEWING AIS VESSELS
• When the unit is connected to AIS unit which support NMEA0183 or
NMEA2000, you can check other vessel that are equipped with AIS
unit on the screen. To check AIS information place the cursor on the
AIS object then AIS information displays at the bottom of window.
AIS WINDOWS
NAVTEX (NAVIGATIONAL TELEX)
•NAVTEX is an international automated direct printing service for
delivery of navigational and meteorological warnings and forecast, as
well as urgent marine safety information.
•NAVTEX functions require an optional NAVTEX receiver with
NMEA0183 output to be installed and connected to the chart
plotter.
ECHO SOUNDER
• a device for determining the depth of the seabed or detecting objects
in water by measuring the time taken for sound echoes to return to
the listener.
SINGLE-BEAM ECHO SOUNDER
• Hydrographic Surveying Single Beam
Echo Sounders (SBES), also known as
depth sounders or fathometers
determine water depth by measuring
the travel time of a short sonar pulse,
or “ping”. The sonar ping is emitted
from a transducer positioned just
below the water surface, and the
SBES listens for the return echo from
the bottom.
SBES FREQUENCY
• SBES may use various different
sonar frequencies; typically 200
kHz is used in shallow water
under 100m. As the attenuation
of sound in water decreases
at lower frequencies, 24-33 kHz
is commonly used for deeper
water surveys.
MULTI-BEAM ECHO SOUNDER
• is a type of sonar that is used to map the
seabed. Like other sonar systems, multibeam
systems emit acoustic waves in a fan shape
beneath the transceiver of the multibeam
echosounder. The length of time it takes for
the sound waves to reflect off the seabed
and return to the receiver is used to calculate
the water depth. Unlike other sonars,
multibeam systems use beamforming to
extract directional information from the
returning soundwaves, producing a swath of
depth readings from a single ping.
MBES FREQUENCY
• Basic features: The sound frequencies used in multibeam usually
range from 70 to 500 kHz. A higher frequency instrument will most
often have better resolution and accuracy than a lower frequency
instrument for a certain water depth.
MBES
RESOLUTION
•  it is able to acquire up to 512
separate soundings in each
depth profile. This provides a
resolution that by far
exceeds what you find by use of
a singlbeam echo-sounder.
When surveying in 10 m of water
the system will collect a
sounding for every 7 cm across
track (transverse to the sailing
direction).
SONAR
A system for the
detection of objects
under water and for
measuring the water's
depth by emitting sound
pulses and detecting or
measuring their return
after being reflected.
TYPES OF RANGE
• Auto mode: This is the most commonly used option. In this mode,
settings are automatically adjusted for the best display of fish and
bottom according to environment.
• Manual mode: Use this option for manual setting. The option might
bring you best result for your purpose.
TYPES OF FREQUENCY FISH
FINDING
• High frequency – the higher the ultrasonic signal, the better the solution.
This has 200kHz frequency and this is ideal for detailed observation for
school of fish.
• Low frequency – the lower the frequency signal the wider the detection
area. This has 50kHz frequency and this is ideal for general detection for
judging bottom condition.
• Mix frequency – combines of low and high frequency in the sonar window.
The 50kHz will appear on the left and the 200kHz will appear on the right.
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