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Chapter 6 - Creating Waypoints
Introducing waypoints
What is a waypoint?
Why use waypoints?
Displaying waypoints
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As used in 961 operations, the term waypoint refers to a spe-
cific location that's entered into the 961's database, and
defined by its lat/lon or loran TDs, or distance and bearing. A
waypoint appears on the 961's chart display with a corre-
sponding symbol of your choice, and is often used as either an
intermediate or final destination.
By comparison, the term nav aid is used to refer to a specific
point printed on a chart, which is used as an aid to navigation
on coastal and inland waterways. For more about nav aids, see
"Highlight Two: More navigation terms" starting on page 3-2.
Unlike waypoints, you can't create nav aids; they originate on
the chart CDs, which are installed and stored on the 961's
hard disk as part of the unit's electronic chart. Although you
can't create nav aids, you can navigate to them. Many of the
961's waypoint functions can also be performed for nav aids.
Here are some of the functions you can perform with way-
points:
•
quickly navigate to any waypoint
•
connect individual waypoints to form routes, then follow
these routes in one direction or another
•
store up to 2,000 waypoints in the 961's database
•
edit or erase waypoints and routes
The 961 displays waypoints on two different screens. For the
type of display and its corresponding location, see "Table
4:Displaying waypoints" below.
Table 4: Displaying waypoints
Display type
Display location
Graphical
on the
CHART
screen.
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