ActiveCaptain Planning Tool: Range and Bearing, Waypoint, Route, and Auto Guidance Path

To access User Data follow the steps 1-4 and Illustrations below.

To use existing Waypoints and Routes, see A and B below.

See illustrations below: Opening page, Chart, Menu, and  Waypoints, Routes & Auto Guidance.

1. From the Boat Apps page, select Chart

2. Select Menu ≡ located at the top right hand side of display

3. Select User Data

4. Select either Waypoints or Routes & Auto Guidance

   • Using an existing waypoints to create a route from the user data page 

     • Select Waypoints

     • Select the specific waypoint to start from

     • Select Navigate To

     • Select Route To for a route

     • Select a location on the chart to finish the route

     • Enter a name of the route

     • Select Done

     • User returns to the Route Manager page

     • User can now do various functions and view the route on the chart 

     • The Route icon in the Planning Tool will appear 

   • Using an existing Route or Auto Guidance Path from the user data page 

     • Select Routes & Auto Guidance

     • Select the specific route to view

     • Information and editing options pertaining to the specific route will be displayed

     • Select View on Chart

     • The selected route will appear on the chart     

           Opening page Chart                                                                        Menu "3-Lines"

   Waypoints, Routes & Auto Guidance

NOTE:  ActiveCaptain uses True North as the reference between the two bearing points /positions.

• Bearing - Measures the horizontal angle from "point-to-point" based on the users positioning of each point on the chart  

• Range - Measures distance from "point-to-point" based on the users positioning of each point on the chart

• Bearing Line - Shows the bearing as a straight line from the selected "point-to-point"

1. 1. Select the Planning Tool (See Planning Tool: Bearing & Bearing and Waypoint illustration below)

   2. Select the Bearing and Range Tool.  It is shown as a "Navigation Divider" tool

   3. A Bearing & Range Tool will appear on the chart consisting of: (See Planning Tool: Bearing & Bearing and Waypoint & Bearing & Range Header and Icons illustrations below)

      • One Purple and one Blue round icon with associated crosshairs.  The crosshairs are used to pinpoint the desired locations Bearing and Range measurements

      • A Range line which measure the distance between the icon crosshairs

   4. Select either the Purple or Blue round icon and move it while aligning the associated crosshair to the desired location/point

   5. Select the other icon (Purple or Blue) and move it to the desired second location or point

   6. At the top of the ActiveCaptain app a Bearing & Range information header bar will show:

• • • The Bearing relates to True North from each crosshair icon 

      • The Bearing will be shown from each point-to-point (From - To or To - From)

      • There are two referenced bearings shown

        • Purple to Blue 

        • Blue to Purple 

    • The measured range will be shown based on the users pre-selected units of measurement 

      • To change the Units of Measurement,  Select Settings at the bottom right side of the application then select Units then Distance 

              Planning Tool: Bearing & Bearing and Waypoint                        Bearing & Range Header and Icons

Waypoint Planning: Selecting the waypoint symbol in the Planning Tool creates a waypoint at the vessels present GPS position shown on the chart. 

1. Select the Planning Tool

2. Select the Waypoint tool.  It is shown as a waypoint symbol

   • A Waypoint will be created at the vessels current GPS position shown on the chart

   • The Waypoint Manager window will appear

     • Users can perform various functions on the Waypoint Manager page

                                                                                Waypoint and Waypoint Manager

Route Planning:  Selecting the Route icon in the Planning Tool will toggle the selected route to either appear or disappear from view (See "Route Enabled" & "Route Disabled" illustration below).

• If an existing route is selected the route icon will be in view inside the Planning Tool

• When the route icon is highlighted dark blue, this indicates the selected route is in view  

• When the route icon is highlighted white, this indicates the last selected route is toggled out of view

To see the Route icon, a user must have at least one of the following input conditions: 

• Create a route

• Select an existing route

• Create a new Route from a new or existing waypoint

  • Go to user data and select an either an existing Route & Auto Guidance or to Create a Route from a Waypoint

  • To find User Data:  (See the "User Data" drop down above)

                               Route Enabled                                                                    Route Disabled

WARNING: The Auto Guidance feature is based on electronic chart information. That data does not ensure obstacle and bottom clearance. Carefully compare the course to all visual sightings, and avoid any land, shallow water, or other obstacles that may be in the path of the vessel. 

WARNING: All route / path and navigation lines displayed on the chartplotter or ActiveCaptain are only intended to provide general route / path guidance or to identify proper channels, and are not intended to be precisely followed. Always defer to the navaids and conditions on the water when navigating to avoid groundings or hazards that could result in vessel damage, personal injury, or death.

NOTE: Auto Guidance is available with premium charts, in some areas.

Auto Guidance can be used to plot the best path to a destination. Auto Guidance uses the chartplotter to scan chart data, such as water depth and known obstacles, to calculate a suggested path. The path can be adjusted during navigation.

• Auto Guidance Path Planning:  Selecting the Auto Guidance icon in the Planning Tool , will toggle the selected Auto Guidance Path to either appear or disappear from view (See "Auto Guidance Path Enabled" & "Auto Guidance Path Disabled" illustration below) 

• If an existing Auto Guidance Path is selected, the Auto Guidance icon will be in view inside the Planning Tool

• When the Auto Guidance Path icon is highlighted dark blue, this indicates the selected Auto Guidance Path is in view  

• When the Auto Guidance Path icon is highlighted white, this indicates the selected Auto Guidance Path is toggled out of view

 To see the Auto Guidance Path icon, a user must have at least one of the following input conditions: 

• Create an Auto Guidance Path

• Select an existing Auto Guidance Path 

• Create a new Auto Guidance Path from a new or existing waypoint

NOTE: Go to  user data and select an existing Route & Auto Guidance or to Create a Route & Auto Guidance Path from a Waypoint.

NOTE: To find User Data:  (See the "User Data" drop down above).

NOTE: Creating an Auto Guidance Path outside an authorized body of water will result in a yellow triangle with an exclamation point signifying caution. In the case of the illustration below "Caution: Auto Guidance Path" it means the path should not be followed. 

NOTE:  User must establish the Auto Guidance Settings specifically for the vessel they are currently using with the ActiveCaptain app. 

• To set the Auto Guidance Settings: 

  1. From the Boat Apps menu or a Chart page

  2. Select Settings

  3. Select Auto Guidance Settings

  4. Enter the settings and navigational requirements for the vessel being used with the ActiveCaptain app   

           Auto Guidance Path: Disabled                              Auto Guidance Path: Enabled

                           Caution: Auto Guidance Path