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Alarms
Overview
There are three kind of alarms generated by ECDIS or Track Pilot processors. To see list of alarms, see "List of
alarms" on page 397.
Alarms generated by Navigation Calculation
Navigation Calculation generates following alarms:
• Error detected in any sensor
• Radar communication error
• Software alarms, etc.
The alarms are displayed on the ECDIS screen left corner of lower status bar. Press Alarm Ack pushbutton from the
Control Panel to reset the alarm on the screen.
Lower status bar, when an alarm is generated by Navigation Calculation.
Alarms generated by Chart Calculation
Chart Calculation generates following alarms:
• new pilot data notebook page available
• Chart Alarms based on S57 charts
• Chart Alarms based on User Chart dangerous Symbols, Lines and Areas
The alarms are displayed on the ECDIS screen left corner of lower status bar. Press Alarm Ack pushbutton from the
Control Panel to reset the alarm on the screen.
Lower status bar, when an alarm is generated by Chart Calculation.
Alarms generated by Steering Calculation
Note that all steering related functions are available only if the ECDIS processor is also connected to an optional
Track Pilot processor. Some of the alarms such as Outside Channel limit is also available without the optional Track
Pilot processor. Without optional Track Pilot processor all alarms generated by Steering Calculation appear in the
same alarm queue as alarms Generated by Navigation Calculation. See also chapter Steering modes, Alarms.
Lower status bar, when an alarm is generated by Steering Calculation.
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