8 - nav objects, Glossary of nav objects – Jeppesen Marine Workboat Navigator 1.3 User Manual

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8 - Nav Objects

You can place any number of icons or navigation objects on the chart at your
discretion. These objects include marks, waypoints, routes, boundaries, and chart
annotations. Each object has specific characteristics, called Object Properties,
that provide information about that object. Object properties can be viewed in
the Properties panel of the SysInfo window pane or in the Data Manager. These
properties include the object name, Lat/Lon location, and much more.

Mark

Line

Boundary

Circle

Boundary

Closed

Boundary

Man

Overboard

Route

Glossary of Nav Objects

Annotation

Chart annotations are on-screen notations that you can create
and edit. Typically, annotations contain location-specific
information added by the user to mark a specific event,
navigation feature, or other data significant for piloting the lat/
lon where the annotation is located.
You can add details to an Annotation from the Properties panel
of the SysInfo window pane or Data Manager.

Boundaries Boundaries mark an area that you want to avoid. You can set

up Jeppesen Workboat Navigator to sound an alarm whenever
the boat crosses over an established boundary.

Circle
Boundary

Circle a hazard or other area to avoid on the chart. You can
create circle boundaries to completely surround any hazard and
can also be use them as anchor alarms.

Closed
Boundary

A polygonal-shaped closed boundary

Line
Boundary

An irregularly-shaped open boundary line

Man
Overboard

Assists in recording and navigating to a position. Man
Overboard is a modified Mark but retains all normal Mark
properties

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