Commissioning alongside, Commissioning during a sea trial – B&G Network Pilot (ACP) User Manual
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COMMISSIONING ALONGSIDE
Set the following parameters prior to a sea trial. 
 
BT TYPE Select type of boat 
SET RDP Rudder end stop Port 
SET RDS Rudder end stop Starboard 
SET RDM Rudder Mid position 
DRIVE A Select the rudder drive type 
ST RDT 
Rudder Hard-over time
BLN10.0M Boat waterline length in Metres (or Feet) 
BLN 32F Boat waterline length in Feet 
DIP 0 
Magnetic Dip Angle correction
CMP 000º Compass alignment correction 
POWER Power steer mode to verify that the autopilot can drive the 
rudder
COMMISSIONING DURING A SEA TRIAL
The following parameters should be set and checked during the initial 
sea trial. 
 
SET RDM Rudder Mid position (reset) 
SWING Internal 
Compass
Deviation
Correction
BLG 0.3
Boat Lag value
RGN 0.50 Rudder Gain value 
SC 6.25 Speed sensor calibration Hz/Knot (availability is software 
version dependant)
POWER Power steer mode 
 
