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dKart Navigator - safety of navigation

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Safety contour

Safety zone

Dangerous objects

Dangerous depth

Special conditions area

Dangerous targets

Shallow water

Route deviation

Devices malfunction

 

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 Safety depth and safety contour selection

A navigator can use this function to mark out on a chart the hazardous depth areas that are less or equal to the draught of the ship.

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 Safety zone

A navigator can determine a safety zone (figure) for the ship. When a dangerous object or a bank are registered to be in the safety zone dKart Navigator system will give alarm signals accompanied by visual indication.

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 Dangerous object in safety zone alarm

This function warns you about a dangerous object emergence including a reef, a sunken vessel, etc. dKart Navigator will give alarm signals accompanied by visual indication.

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 Dangerous depth alarm

This function warns a navigator that the ship is entering a hazardous depth area. dKart Navigator will give alarm signals accompanied by visual indication.

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 Special conditions area approaching alarm

This function warns a navigator that the ship is entering an area prohibited for navigation or in area with the special conditions of navigation.

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 Dangerous targets indication

dKart Navigator system uses a color indication in order to attract navigator’s attention to potentially dangerous ARPA and AIS targets. The dangerous targets are colored in red on the chart.

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 Shallow water indication

When a log registers depth less than a safe one the dKart Navigator system will immediately warn the navigator of the coming danger.

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 Deviation from route indication

Having registered a deviation from the assigned route by a value larger than had been designated by the navigator, dKart Navigator system will immediately indicate alarm warning.

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 Navigation device malfunction indication

Having detected a malfunction of any connected navigation device dKart Navigator will immediately warn the navigator by visual indication.

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Keywords: dKart Navigator, navigation devices, sensors, NMEA, IEC, GPS, DGPS, GLONASS, autopilot, NAVSTAR, NAVTEX, AIS, transponder, ARPA, echosounder, sounder, echo, NAVTEX, speed log, compass