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RADAR
RADAR PLOTTING
PLOTTING TECHNIQUES
TECHNIQUES

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Radar plotting tips, radar plotting made easy

  

Radar
Radar Plotting
Plotting Formulas
Formulas

Time to C.P.A. = “m" to C.P.A. x Plotting Interval

Distance “r" to “m"

“e" to “r" = Own ships speed x Plotting interval

60

Target Course = “e" through Centre of “m"

Target speed = Distance from “e" to “m" x 60

Minutes from “r" to “m"

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Tidal
Tidal problems
problems using
using Radar
Radar

Drift = Distance from “m" to “e"

Set = Direction from “m" to “e"

Rate of Tide = Distance from “m" to “e" x 60

Minutes from “r" to m"

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BASIC
BASIC RADAR
RADAR PLOT
PLOT

Warning ! ! !
• Watch to see if you are using Relative
or True Compass Bearings.
• Using a relative bearing is how you
would take a compass bearing of
another vessel.

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EXIT

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Single
Single Target
Target

““r”
r” is
is the
the target’s
target’s first
first plot
plot

r
Own Ship Course
& Speed

The
The direction
direction and
and length
length of
of the
the points
points
“e  r”
“e  r” is
is your
your own
own ship
ship course
course and
and
speed
speed

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 ““m”
m” is
is the
the target’s
target’s second
second plot
plot

r
Own Ship Course
& Speed

m
e

““rr 
 m”
m” isis the
the target’s
target’s relative
relative motion
motion
where:
where:
-- relative
relative course
course is
is the
the direction
direction
-- relative
relative speed
speed is
is the
the length
length of
of
rr 
m m // the
the time
time interval
interval

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m
e
Target Course
Target
Speed=Dist/Time
Interval

““ee 
 m”
m” isis the
the target’s
target’s true
true motion
motion
where:
where:
-- target
target course
course is
is the
the direction
direction
-- target
target speed
speed is
is the
the length
length of
of
ee 
m m // the
the time
time interval
interval

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 AVOIDANCE
AVOIDANCE COURSE
COURSE

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 BNCPA
Avoidance
Course

““mx”
mx” is
is the
the point
point of
of execution
execution of
of avoidance
avoidance
r

rx
m
NCPA e
mx

NDRM
““eerx”
rx” is
is the
the avoidance
avoidance course
course

““rx  m”
rx  m” isis the
the target’s
target’s new
new relative
relative motion
motion line
line
where:
where:
-- the
the direction
direction is
is the
the target’s
target’s new
new direction
direction of
of
relative
relative motion
motion
-- target
target new
new relative
relative speed
speed is
is the
the length
length of
of
rx
rx m m // the
the time
time interval
interval
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 AVOIDANCE
AVOIDANCE SPEED
SPEED

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““mx”
mx” is
is the
the point
point of
of execution
execution of
of avoidance
avoidance
r

rx
m
NCPA e
mx

NDRM

““ee
rx”
rx” is
is the
the avoidance
avoidance speed
speed

““rx  m”
rx  m” isis the
the target’s
target’s new
new relative
relative motion
motion line
line
where:
where:
-- the
the direction
direction is
is the
the target’s
target’s new
new direction
direction of
of
relative
relative motion
motion
-- target
target new
new relative
relative speed
speed is
is the
the length
length of
of
rx
rx m m // the
the time
time interval
interval
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 MULTIPLE
MULTIPLE TARGETS
TARGETS

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r
rx
m

mx e

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