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6. POINTER MOVEMENT: Select the up/down or left/right direction arrow
keys to move the cursor respectively.
7. NUMBER PAD: Select the numbers to be fed in from the number pad
by left clicking the mouse.
8. GPS NAVIGATOR WINDOW: This window is provided to carry out
various operations to get maximum usage of a GPS. All parameter values
are fed and read from this window.
9. GPS MARKER: There are three markers in a GPS, namely MOB, ANC
and WP.
MOB: Man Over Board
ANC: Anchorage.
WP: Waypoint Marker
10. MESSAGE WINDOW: Alarms and GPS error messages are
displayed here.
11. GPS MODES: After the GPS is initialized any of the listed modes can
be selected to carry out various operations. The GPS modes are as
follows:
INIT: Initialize
RTE: Route Planning
PREFS: Preferences
L/L: Latitude/Longitude
DATUM: Chart Datum
SAT: Satellite Positions
WPT: Waypoint Details
12. IMPORT RTE: Used for importing route(s) from the ECDIS.
13. EXPORT RTE: Used for exporting route(s) to the ECDIS.
2.5.3 Route Planning
a. In the Route Planning mode, provide the route number by clicking on
the number pad and then clicking ENT button.
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