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A separate monitor, or a window in the navigation monitor, can be used
for display of alpha-numeric data such as course, speed, and cross-track
error. It can also be used to display small scale charts of the area being
navigated, or to look at other areas while the main display shows the
ship’s current situation.

• Planning Station: The navigator does his voyage planning at this
station. He calculates great circle courses, planned tracks, and
waypoints. The navigator digitizes his charts, if required, at this planning
station.

• Control System: Some integrated bridges provide a system
that automatically adjusts course and speed to follow a planned
track. If the system is equipped with this feature, the navigation
process is reduced to monitoring system response and providing
operator action when required by either a changing tactical situation or a
system casualty.

• Radar: Radar for navigation and collision avoidance is included in the
integrated bridge. Since both the chart and the
radar process their data digitally, data transfer between the two
is possible. The “picture” from either one can be imposed on top
of the picture of the other. This allows the navigator to see an integrated
navigation and tactical display and to avoid both navigation hazards and
interfering contacts.

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