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in degrees West or East to indicate the direction of magnetic North from true

North. It changes from point to point, and (at the same point) with time.

Mark

Reference point related to cursor position. Typically it represents by an icon

and label under Mark.

Natural Features

Any topographic feature formed by the action of natural processes: coastlines,

relief, glaciers.

Navigate mode

Operating mode (called also Home mode): all operations refer to the ship's

position. Navigate or Navigation mode is also used to indicate that the desti-

nation is placed.

NMEA-0183

The NMEA-0183 Data Interface Standard was developed by the National Ma-

rine Electronics Association of America. It is an international standard that

enables equipment from many different manufactures to be connected to-

gether and share information.

OSGB = Ordinance Survey of Great Britain

Coordinate system describing only Great Britain charts. Generally used with

GBR36 datum, which also describes only Great Britain charts. This coordinate

system cannot be used in any other part of the world.

Pair

The two selectable secondary stations, of a Loran-C chain, which are used to

calculate the TD (Time Difference) position of a point in the map area covered

by the selected Loran-C chain.

Pictures & Diagrams

The MAX data format allows assigning one or more image to any cartographic

object. These Pictures are typically used to facilitate the identification of carto-

graphic objects or places around the map: they can be the landscape layout

nearby a harbour, the shape of a bridge or of a buoy etc. On some objects,

such as bridges, the image associated can represent the Diagram represent-

ing the shape of the objects and the various characteristics (length, height,

type of bridge etc.).

Port Info

Port Info function is a combination of a Port Info database containing all the

relevant Safety and Navigational information normally found in good pilot books

and a presentation software which displays special Port Facility Symbols.

Ports & Services

Areas along shore with facilities for mooring, downloading and uploading of

ships, generally sheltered from waves and winds. Port installations are piers,

wharves, pontoons, dry docks, cranes... .

Route

Sequence of Waypoints connected by segments (Route Legs). Among the avail-

able Routes, only one is the Active Route, which is shown by a straight line and