SAFETY LOOK AHEAD POSTER

LOOK AHEAD SETTING

(ANTI-GROUNDING SAFETY FRAME / SECTOR SETTING)
Does not provide alarms for RADAR, ARPA, AIS TARGETS and hazards on Raster Charts

NOTE: Some ECDIS Models have either a ‘Safety

Frame’ or ‘Safety Sector’. Where ECDIS models have
both these settings, below criteria to be fulfilled for both

RECOMMENDED SAFETY FRAME RECOMMENDED SAFETY SECTOR

SETTINGS TIME WIDTH (nm) SETTINGS TIME (mins) ARC
(mins) (Deg)
HARBOUR / ≥ 2 mins ≥0.25nm BUT < HARBOUR / ≥ 2 mins ≥2°
CHANNEL Channel Width CHANNEL
SHALLOW ≥ 5 mins ≥ Tact. Diameter / SHALLOW ≥ 5 mins ≥10°
WATERS (D<2d) Max. possible WATERS (D<2d)
COASTAL AND ≥ 15 mins ≥ 3 nm / Max. COASTAL AND ≥ 15 mins ≥30°
OPEN WATERS Possible OPEN WATERS
(D≥ 2d) (D≥ 2d)

RECOMMENDED XTL (P) and XTL (S) SETTINGS

SETTINGS HARBOUR / CHANNEL / COASTAL WATERS OPEN WATERS (D>7d)
SHALLOW WATERS (D<2d) (D>2d)
XTL (P) / (S) (nm) ≥0.25nm BUT < Channel ≥ Tact. Diameter ≤ 1 nm ≥ 1 nm ≤ 5 nm
Width
When transiting TSS in harbour/ channel/ shallow and coastal waters, the XTL should extend to the
width of the traffic lane if the area is safe for navigation.
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