Steering To A Waypoint - NorthStar 972 Quickstart Manual And Reference Manual

Steering to a waypoint

1. On track
2. Off track,
come left
to return
3. Off track
and moving
towards
course line
4. Off track
and moving
away from
course line
Reference section 4 — Navigating to Waypoints
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Steering to a waypoint

local
(often the list, since the waypoints you
navigate to are usually nearby). See Display-
ing waypoints, starting on page 64
3. Press the CURSOR PAD to select the way-
point you want to navigate to.
Go to
4. Press , then press ENTER.
The 972 begins guiding you directly to the
waypoint.
If your 972 is interfaced to an autopilot, it
can steer your vessel automatically along a
track line directly to the active waypoint.
To steer the vessel yourself, press the
key. The 972 displays a picture of
STEER
your vessel and the desired track line. Just
steer to keep the vessel close to the track
line (see examples at left).
This precise navigation is especially useful
for following a harbor channel or a line
between shoals and sandbars.
You can also steer using the Chart screen
when you just want to get to a waypoint and
Local waypoints list
don't need to stay precisely on the
designated course line.
The following is also displayed in the
screen:
distance and bearing to the waypoint
•
Speed-Over-Ground (SOG)
•
Course-Over-Ground (COG)
•
If you exceed the cross-track alarm
distance, the 972 issues an alarm. To
display this alarm message, press the
key. To clear the alarm, press Clear alarm.
Steer
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