Chapter1:Importantinformation
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arning:Ensuresafenavigation
Thisproductisintendedonlyasanaidtonavigationandmustneverbeused
inpreferencetosoundnavigationaljudgment.Onlyofficialgovernmentcharts
andnoticestomarinerscontainallthecurrentinformationneededforsafe
navigation,andthecaptainisresponsiblefortheirprudentuse
.Itistheuser’s
responsibilitytouseofficialgovernmentcharts,noticestomariners,cautionand
propernavigationalskillwhenoperatingthisoranyotherRaymarineproduct.
Warning:MinimumSafeDepth,WidthandHeight
Dependingoncartographyvendor,theminimumsafesettingsareusedduring
automaticroutegeneration,theyareusedtorestrictcreatedroutesfromentering
areasthatarenotsuitableforthevessel.
Minimumsafesettingsareuserdefinedcalculations.Asthesecalculationsare
outsideofRaymarine’scontrol;Raymarinewillnotbeheldliableforanydamage,
physicalorotherwise,resultingfromtheuseoftheautomaticroutegeneration
featureorthe Minimumsafedepth, Minimumsafewidthor Minimumsafe
heightsettings.
Warning:Automaticroutegeneration
•DoNOTrelyonautomaticallygeneratedroutestoguaranteethattherouteis
safetonavigate.Y ouMUSTreviewthesuggestedroutecarefullyandwhere
necessaryedittheroutebeforefollowingit.
•Ifawaypointwithinanyautomaticallygeneratedrouteisaddedormovedthe
AutomaticroutegenerationalgorithmwillNOTbeused,extracareshould
betakentoensurethattheroutelegandanymovedwaypointsaresafeto
navigate.
Warning:Trafficseparation
AutomaticroutegenerationfeaturesdonotadheretotheTrafficSeparation
SchemesidentifiedinRule10oftheInternationalRegulationsforPreventing
CollisionsatSea1972asamended.
Raymarine®thereforerecommendsthatyoudoNOTuseAutomaticroute
generationtocreateanypartofaroutewhichwillcrosstrafficlanesorpassnear
totrafficseparationlines.InthesesituationsAutomaticroutegenerationMUST
beswitchedOffandtherouteorroutelegMUSTbebuiltmanually,ensuring
compliancetotheruleslaidoutintheaboveregulations.
Warning:Radartransmissionsafety
Theradarscannertransmitselectromagneticenergy.Ensureallpersonnelare
clearofthescannerwhentheradaristransmitting.
Warning:Sonaroperation
•NEVERoperatethesonarwiththetransduceroutofthewater.
•NEVERtouchthetransducerfacewhenthesonarispoweredon.
•SWITCHOFFthesonarifdiversarelikelytobewithin7.6m(25ft)ofthe
transducer.
Importantinformation
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