Dangerous targets alarm

Use the Dangerous targets alarm to notify you if a Radar target or AIS target will reach a specified distance from your vessel within a specified time.

Dangerous targets alarmThe Dangerous targets alarm settings can be accessed from the Collision Avoidance menu: Menu > Targets > Collision Avoidance.

To set up the Dangerous targets alarm, adjust the Safe distanceSafe distance to the desired value and then select a Time to reach safe distance. The alarm will be triggered if a tracked target will reach the specified Safe distance from your vessel within the time period selected.

The following additional options are available for the dangerous targets alarm:

  • Dangerous targets alarmRadar targetsRadar targets — Enables Radar targets to be included in the dangerous targets alarm. If this setting is disabled Radar targets will not trigger the dangerous targets alarm.

  • Dangerous targets alarmAIS targetsAIS targets — Enables AIS targets to be included in the dangerous targets alarm. If this setting is disabled AIS targets will not trigger the dangerous targets alarm.

  • Dangerous targets alarmIgnore static targetsDo not alarm for static AIS targets — Enables ability to ignore AIS targets that are considered static (travelling under 2 Knots). Static targets that become dangerous will still be identified onscreen but will not trigger the dangerous targets alarm.

  • Dangerous targets alarmShow safe distanceShow safe distance — Enables display of a safe distance circle around your vessel.