Demonstrating Exercise 6 of the new RYA Day Skipper student pack by Martin Silk

DAY
SKIPPER
6

1. a)

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ROUTE PLANNING WITH A CHART PLOTTER

Skills needed / Demonstration

A skipper is planning a route from Dolphin Marina in Port Fraser

to Stevenstown using the chart plotter for route planning

Access to Chart Plotter > Explain Nuno Training vs. Real

Search for Places > DOLPHIN MARINA > Zoom out and show on both
charts
Show charts cells: GB3 RYA 50 > GB4 RYA 6D
OPTIONAL: Show chart: Raster Chart RYA6
OPTIONAL: Placing side by side
OPTIONAL: Search for DOLPHIN MARINA > shown on both charts
OPTIONAL: Scroll Passage Planning View (re-sizes Vector)
Over-zoom > Zoom on Vector and observe how scale has (x 1.3, etc.)
Explain Over-zoom
Search for Places > STEVENSTOWN > Zoom out to 1:150,000
Explain not on Raster Chart RYA6 > Right Click RYA5
Scroll Passage Planning View
OPTIONAL > Zoom into Vector and show Rock Symbols
Handout ENC Symbols (A3)
Quality of Data > Show INVISIBLE FEATURES > Highlight ZOC B > 4 stars
CLOSE RASTER CHART
Hidden Buttons > MAKE AREA > Double click to finish
Colour > Safe/Unsafe/Advisory/Warning/Interest
Overlays > Show new Area with colour > Delete
Chart Information > Right click to show
Comment > MILITARY PRACTICE AREA
Display Comments > Hover mouse out of area then into area > Comment
Appears
ANSWERS > Show answer booklet with Picture

Mark the area shown as restricted in red as a danger area

Identify the reason for being restricted
Place a comment

1. b)

2.

Mark the shallow areas of the

Ronald and Southcott banks
where they are close to the
Swashway and highlight them
yellow.
Use the 2metre contour line

Create an initial route from

Dolphin Marina to Stevenstown
placing a waypoint in position
45 42.70S 159 59.30E
(This will become waypoint 1)
and a second waypoint in the
entrance to Stevenstown

in

by

3.

Would you consider this route to be sufficient for your passage?

4.

A more useable route is by leaving the red buoys of the main

channel close to port until you intercept the Swashway transit.
WPT 2: About 120metres SSE of red buoy Fl. R
WPT 3: Close to the number 8 red buoy in transit
with the number 9 green buoy
WPT 4: Transit of radio mast and church spire, parallel
to the main channel
WPT 5: Where the transit re-crosses 10m contour
line over 1 mile along the transit

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Search for Places > SOUTHCOTT RONALD

Hidden Buttons > MAKE AREA > Double click to finish - Repeat for both
areas
Colour > Warning (Yellow)
Chart Information > Right click to show > Depth 2m - Highlight
Overlays > Show new Area with colour

Hidden Buttons > MAKE POINT > Drag to approx. position > Type name;
or
Place Waypoint > Place cursor in desired location > Right click > Select
Point > Type in Name
Waypoint Position > Right click > Enter Position
Waypoint Rename > Right click > Enter Name
Waypoint Symbol > Right click > Select Symbol
Create second Waypoint > Zoom to Stevenstown Marina > MAKE POINT

ANSWER: No the route passes over land

WPT 2 - Hidden Buttons > MAKE LINE > 120metres at around 157degrees
Hidden Buttons > MAKE POINT > Etc.
Delete Line
Find red buoy number 8 & green number 9
WPT 3 - Hidden Buttons > MAKE LINE > Create Transit between 8 & 9
Hidden Buttons > MAKE POINT > Etc.
WPT 4 > Identification of existing transit (Navigation Line) > MAKE POINT
> Etc.
WPT 5 Zoom out > MAKE LINE > Create line over existing transit to
measure 1nm and find 10metre contour referred to > MAKE POINT > Etc.

Insert these waypoints to your route, list the latitude and

longitude for all waypoints, then list the direction and distance
between each waypoint.

5. a)

Suggest 3 or 4 other waypoints and use them to complete the

route on the chart plotter.
Place them in positions that can be verified by transits, being
close to a buoy, bearing or other observations. If using bearings
or transits plot these on your chart and list them in the answer.

LATITUDE & LONGITUDE

WPT 2: 45 42.63S 15959.40E
WPT 3: 45 43.20S 15959.80E
WPT 4: 45 43.44S 16000.06E
WPT 5: 45 44.26S 15958.77E
DIRECTION & DISTANCE
WPT 1 to 2: 045(T) 0.18M
WPT 2 to 3: 154(T) 0.63M
WPT 3 to 4: 142(T) 0.31M
WPT 4 to 5: 228(T) 1.22M
ANSWER
A possible route from Waypoint 5 would be via the N Louisa and NW
Louisa north cardinal buoys.
A waypoint due north of the marina where it crosses the 10m contour and
the marina entrance or something similar to avoid the danger areas

5. b)

List the direction and distance between each one.

ANSWER
WPT 5 to WPT 6 = 215(T) 3.71 miles
N Louisa and NW Louisa in Transit bearing 255(T)
WPT 6 to WPT 7 = 266(T) 0.74 miles
NW Louisa on a bearing of 113(T)
WPT 7 to WPT 8 = 266(T) 0.58 miles
North of the Marina Entrance on the 10 metre contour
WPT 8 to WPT 9 = 180(T) 0.74 miles
Answers will vary depending on waypoints chosen.

5. c)

What is the distance for your route?

6. a)

Use the information feature on the chart plotter to find the

ANSWER
This route is approximately 8.02 miles but answers may vary
ANSWER

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6. b)

meaning of the chart symbol in position

45 44.477S 159 58.427E
What do you think the approximate depth is at the above
location?

The symbol is a radio calling-in point or radio reporting position

ANSWER
It is likely to be between 22m and 23m
Spot depths around the symbol are between 22m and 23m with a steady
gradient. Hovering the mouse over the area states 20m, which is the
default for the plotter where no spot depth is available. Right clicking and
selecting information states between 20m and 30m, which is true of the
general area, although given the steady gradient it is unlikely to be
anywhere near 30m.
NOTE: The general principle here is that the student can interpret the
information shown on the chart and give a reasoned response,
understanding the chart information on the plotter is no more detailed
than that on a paper chart.

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