Chart Display
The chart display is the main area of the ECDIS interface where electronic navigational charts and associated navigation elements are shown.

Chart Display Elements
№ |
Element |
Description |
|---|---|---|
1 |
North direction indicator |
Indicates the direction to geographic north, in accordance with the set ENC orientation |
2 |
Current scale indicator |
Displays the current chart scale. Pressing it opens the list of available scale levels |
3 |
Off-scale indicator |
Off-scale indicator, moved to the top of the chart display |
4 |
Scale bar |
Graphical representation of the current ENC scale |
5 |
Own ship symbol |
Own ship position |
6 |
Ship’s track |
Ship’s past track |
7 |
Route |
Planned route |
8 |
Route graph (annotated route) |
Detailed route representation with additional information |
9 |
ENC |
Electronic Navigational Chart data |
10 |
ARPA target |
Targets transmitted from the radar |
11 |
AIS target |
Targets received from AIS |