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The navigation info window

You have just plotted a multiple heading route (a route plan). MaxSea displays on the chart the total distance and duration of the route.

You can obtain more information concerning this route. To do this select Navigation info from the Display menu.

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The route plan which is displayed indicates the total distance to be covered, the Time To Go (TTG), the Estimated Time of ArrivalÊ(ETA) and fuel consumption. These same values are specified for each point of the route plan, as well as the headings and distances for each segment.

Note: the software uses the present speed of the ship when the route plan is created.

You can modify the speed using the arrows test00000007.gif in the upper part of the window.

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After each modification the different values of the route plan are immediately updated.

It is possible to independently modify the speed for each part of the route plan.

To do this, after deselecting the Constant speed box, select, by clicking its value in the navigation info window, the speed for the segment that you wish to modify, then, as before modify the value in the text zone.

By selecting the passing time at each of these points on the route, you can modify, either in constant speed or in variable speed, your route plan. Select one of the pieces of information, the date or time (minute, hour, day, etc.) then use the arrows test00000009.gif to modify the information selected. It is the speed of the ship which is, in this case, updated in the route plan.

Repeat these operations which will show you how useful the Navigation tool test00000010.gif is to prepare your routes: the time required, depending on different weather conditions, fuel consumption forecasts, etc·

To temporarily close the navigation info window, click the window closing box. You can open it again by selecting Navigation info from the Display menu.