Navigational Instrument

Michael M. Rico
BSMT 1 ALPHA
IME 54006
AUTOMATIC RADAR PLOTTING AID (ARPA)
-Automatic radar plotting aids are essentially utilized to improve the
standard of collision avoidance at sea. Primarily designed as anti-
collision radar, the ARPA technology removed the chore of plotting
targets manually on a reflection plotter or separate plotting aid. The
system is able to acquire automatically and constantly monitor number
of targets, plot their speeds and courses, present these as vectors on the
display screen, updated with each sweep of the antenna, and calculate
their closest points of approach to own ship and the time before that will
occur.
ELECTRONIC CHART DISPLAY AND INFORMATION SYSTEM
(ECDIS)
-An Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) is a
geographic information system used for nautical navigation that
complies with International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations as
an alternative to paper nautical charts.
ECDIS equipment complying with SOLAS requirements can be used as
an alternative to paper charts. Besides enhancing navigational safety,
ECDIS works to ease the navigator’s workload with its automatic
capabilities such as route planning, route monitoring, automatic ETA
computation and ENC updating. In addition, ECDIS provides other
sophisticated navigation and safety features, including continuous data
recording for later analysis.

AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS)

-An automatic Identification System (AIS) is an automated tracking
system that displays other vessels in the vicinity. The broadcast
transponder system operates in the VHF mobile maritime band.
Your ship also shows on the screens of other vessels in the vicinity,
provided your vessel is fitted with AIS. If AIS is not fitted or not
switched on, there is no exchange of information on ships via AIS.
The AIS onboard must be switched on at all times unless the Master
deems that it must be turned off for security reasons or anything else.
The working mode of AIS is continuous and autonomous.

COURSE RECORDER
-Course recorder is navigational equipment for automatically recording
the course of the vessel over a period of time. The record is done on the
continuous paper belt. The recorder is operated from a gyrocompass or
a remote magnetic compass.
REFERENCE:

https://www.wartsila.com/encyclopedia/term/automatic-
radar-plotting-aids-(arpa)#:~:text=Automatic%20radar
%20plotting%20aids%20are,plotter%20or%20separate
%20plotting%20aid.
https://www.navico-commercial.com/simradcommercial/
ecdis/#:~:text=An%20Electronic%20Chart%20Display
%20and,alternative%20to%20paper%20nautical
%20charts
https://www.marineinsight.com/marine-navigation/
automatic-identification-system-ais-integrating-and-
identifying-marine-communication-channels/
https://marinegyaan.com/what-is-a-course-recorder/
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