Settings / Pilot Setup <strong>(Only SEA<em>iq</em> Pilot)</strong>

Pilot Setup

When boarding a vessel, Pilots have common tasks they carry out. The goal of this menu is to include those tasks in one place. The settings here are duplicates of those available in Own-Ship Settings and Bathymetry Settings.

Enable Open When Own-Ship Change if you want these settings to be presented whenever AIS reports a different Own-Ship.

Settings

Open When Own-Ship Changes (Only SEAiq Pilot) : When enabled, the Pilot settings are presented whenever Own-Ship MMSI changes.

NMEA/AIS Summary : Overview of overall NMEA network setup.

Own-Ship Size

Name (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Name used for save/load.
Source : Select AIS or manual size.
Length : Manual setting for the Own-Ship length.
Beam : Manual setting for the Own-Ship beam.

Antenna Position

: Image depicting position of antenna relative to Own-Ship.

AIS Antenna Position

Source : Select AIS or manual offset position.

Distance to Bow : Manual setting for GPS antenna position. Indicates how far behind the bow the antenna is.

Distance from Centerline : Manual setting for GPS antenna position. Indicates how far to Port or Starboard the antenna is relative to the centerline.

Ext GPS Antenna Position

Distance to Bow : Manual setting for External GPS antenna position. Indicates how far behind the bow the antenna is. This is used for PPU's with integrated GPS.

Distance from Centerline : Manual setting for External GPS antenna position. Indicates how far to Port or Starboard the antenna is relative to the centerline. This is used for PPU's with integrated GPS.

Use as Conning Position (Only SEAiq Pilot) : When enabled, the external GPS Antenna distance to bow is used as the position on Own-Ship for predicted course vectors, beam lines, EBL/VRM/CL, XTD, etc. Note that (for these purposes) the conning position is always placed on the centerline of the vessel.

Own-Ship Draft

Source (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Select AIS or manual draft setting.

Draft (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Manual setting for draft of the vessel. This can be used to help configure Safety Depth and Safety Contour.

Own-Ship Air Draft

Air Draft (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Manual setting for air draft of the vessel. This value is used unmodified to determine the Safety Air Draft, which is used to calculate clearance and other air-gap related presentation.

Own-Ship Heading Adjustment

Heading Offset (Only SEAiq Pilot) : Depending on how the product is oriented on the vessel, it may be necessary to set a heading correction.
Follow these instructions to adjust it:
Press the Heading Offset setting.
Select one of the common orientations or enter a value.
Confirm resulting heading is correct.
Adjust with +/- buttons if necessary.
Return to the Navigate tab to further verify correctness of the setting.

Own-Ship Block Coefficient

Block Coefficient (Only SEAiq Pilot) : This value is used to estimate Squat. It must be in the range 0 to 1. You must manually enter a value for the current vessel. See Settings / Status / Squat for more information.

Chart Settings

Calculated Depth & Contour Settings : This is the calculated Shallow Contour, Safety Depth, Safety Contour, and Deep Contour, based on the draft, UKC, and deltas.

Current Depth & Contour Settings : This shows the current value(s) for the Shallow Contour, Safety Depth, Safety Contour, and Deep Contour These are the same as given on the Vector Charts settings. When values are equal, they are elided.

Update Chart Settings : Press this button to change current Shallow Contour, Safety Depth, Safety Contour, and Deep Contours values to the calculated ones.

Tidal Adjustment

Tidal Adjustment : Provide adjustment to depths based on current tides. See below for more information.

Fill Tidal Adjustment : This allows you to fill based on currently selected tide adjustment. Requires that you have selected an object with tidal data.