Familiarisation Exercise
1. Change the colour pallete on the ECDIS using the control unit
2. Find and view the software version on the ECDIS
3. Find and adjust the “key beep” volume to 1
4. Change the UTC time to local time (UTC+4)
5. Start a keyboard test in the settings menu, and test the keyboard functions
6. Put the system in SILENT MODE
7. Change the display to CONNING display
8. Display the ON SCREEN keyboard
9. Locate the OPERATERS MANUAL and find the “Alert list”
10. Locate the “Chart Legend” - what are the optimal scale on your present chart
11. Reset the Kalman filter.
12. Set the chart to IMO base
13. Right click on the chart, open the “Object Info”
14. Locate the TT/AIS window in the Overlay/ NAV tools – Set the TT’s to “OFF” on the ECDIS
15. Change the chart display to view the RASTER chart on the system
16. Change the chart display to view the VECTOR chart on the system
17. Change the NAV status in the TT/AIS tabs in the “MENU”, to “moored”
18. Set the Ship to centre
19. Toggle between the operating modes to locate the “Public key” button
20. Toggle between the operating modes to locate the “Manage Data” button
21. Toggle between the operating modes to locate the “License” button
22. Toggle between the operating modes to locate the “Manuel Update” button
23. Locate the Ship & Route Parameters in the menu
24. Set the “Default Line Radius” to 0,6 nm
25. Set the “Default Safety Margin” to 20 meters
26. Set the “Boundaries” to “Plain”
27. Calibrate the “TM Reset” to 70%
28. In Chart Display tick and untick “Four Shades”
29. Locate the “Chart Display” menu, tick the boxes – “Contour labels”, “Spot Soundings” and “Depth
contours”
30. Display the AIO overlay with “Temporary Notice” and “Preliminary Notice” in the Chart Display menu
31. In “Symbol Display” set the “Velocity Vectors” style to “Conventional” and tick the “Radar Antenna” box
32. In “Symbol Display” select to display - “Labels” – “Lines” – “Areas” – “Circles” for the User Charts
33. Set the “Own Ship Past Tracks” to “Primary”, with style of “Points”- Length “60 min”.
34. Set “Navigational Hazard” – “Seaplane landing area” – “Offshore production area” to give a warning
35. Set the Shallow Contour to 5 meters
Set the Safety Depth to 9 meters
Set the Safety Contour to 12 meters
Set the “Depth contour” to 27 meters
36. Untick the AIO overlay with “Temporary Notice” and “Preliminary Notice”
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