Position Plotting

Q. Why doesn’t my boat’s track appear on the chart – I can only see its position?

A. To display your boat’s track, go to the Navigator menu, select Options\General and click on Past Track.

Q. Why does my vessel go to the edge of the chart before changing?

A. Autoscroll options allow you to set the maximum amount of chart ahead ( or astern) of the vessel and to maintain a minimum look-ahead distance within a chart window. Please refer to chapter 9 in the User Guide for more information.

Q. Why can’t I switch Autopilot on?

A. Make sure that the Edit button on the Route panel is not depressed, i.e., it is not greyed out.  As a safety feature, it is not possible to edit a route and use autopilot at the same time.

Q. How can I export a passage plan?

A. Navmaster can now export passage plans to applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Access (as well as other formats).  This gives you the ability to edit and save passage plans with your chosen software package.  Simply press the Export button (on plan page) after you have calculated the passage plan and follow the instructions on the screen.

Q. How do I view two different charts at once?

A. You can view any number of chart windows within Navmaster. The default setting is three windows. Select Window\Tile Vertically. This will tile the windows vertically. Options to cascade or tile horizontally are available.

Q. How do I change the size of the boat position indicator?

A. Go to the Vessel menu then Options\Overlays and select the vessel size.

Q. I am going on a 4-day cruise and wish to have a continuous log of the journey, how can I do this?

A. To provide a continuous log, establish a log as normal.  The next day when you wish to continue your log, open the existing log.  File\Open\Log database.  Check the Append box at the bottom left corner. Click OK.