MaxSea Operator Manual version 12.6 - Furuno USA

MaxSea Operator Manual version 12.6
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• The active course is removed and a Waypoint is placed where the ship was when the Buoy icon was
clicked (Man Overboard point).
• A Waypoint is created at the boat position and it appears as a graphical representation and continually
shows the heading and distance to return to the MOB point. At the same time an active route is created
named Man Over Board (see number 3 in following picture).
• The Track and a point are drawn on the chart and the boat's speed is written in the active layer when MOB
function is activated.
IMPORTANT - The overboard position depends on the precision of the GPS at the moment when the function is
activated.
The person/object overboard may drift due to winds and currents.
Returning to Normal Mode
You may cancel the MOB active route by choosing [Cancel Active Route] from the [Route] menu. A waypoint Man Over
Board is automatically created and added in the Waypoints Center.
You may change the chart scale, select the previous route and restart it again.
You can erase the MOB waypoint using the Delete tool,or by selecting it with the finger tool and hitting backspace or
under the Waypoint Center list.
Modify the Boat Position to Make a Test Route
The Dead Reckoning function is used for testing, planning, or should the vessel’s GPS system fail. It is a convenient and
versatile function since it is so crucial to the day's work in ocean navigation.
Use the [Dead Reckoning] function to modify the boat position, this is accessed through [Utilities] on the Menu bar.
Click “OK”, and you are now in Dead Reckoning mode.
Modify the position using the Dead reckoning palette