Alarm and information notifications

Alarms, warnings and information notifications are used to notify you to a situation or hazard that requires your attention. Notifications are triggered by system functions and external devices connected to the MFD (multifunction display). Alarm and warning notifications are displayed on all networked MFDs.

Alarms, warnings and information notificationsStandard colors are used to signify the notification type.

Alarm notifications

Figure 1. Dangerous alarms

AlarmsDangerousRed — A red notification is used to signify a dangerous condition. Dangerous alarms are used to signify that immediate action is required due to the potential of danger to life or vessel.

Figure 2. Warning alarms

Alarms are accompanied by an audible tone. The alarm notification and audible tone will continue to be displayed until acknowledged, or until the condition that triggered the alarm is no longer present. Acknowledged alarms may remain active whilst the alarm condition persists, but will not trigger further onscreen or audible notifications. Active and historical alarms can be viewed in the Alarms Manager, accessible from the homescreen: Homescreen > Alarms.

AlarmsWarningAmber — An amber notification is used to signify a warning condition. Warning alarms are used to signify that there has been a change in situation that you need to be aware of, and that action may be required.

For further details about alarms, refer to: Alarms manager

Information notifications

NotificationsBlue — A Blue notification is used to signify information requiring user acknowledgement, and may also provide options. Unless they require user interaction, information notifications may self-dismiss after 3 seconds. Information notifications are not accompanied by an audible tone, and are not listed in the Alarms Manager.

Brief notifications

NotificationsBriefBrief notifications are used to indicate and confirm that an action has been taken. Usually no user action or acknowledgement is required and the notifications will self-dismiss after a brief time (e.g.: one second). Brief notifications are not accompanied by an audible tone, and are not listed in the Alarms Manager.