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    The document discusses the Safety Depth and Safety Contour Depth settings in ECDIS. The Safety Depth determines whether soundings are shown in black (equal to or shoaler than the value) or gray (deeper). The Safety Contour Depth selects the safety contour from available depth contours, which marks the safe vs. shallow water boundary and triggers alarms if crossed. It also affects depth area tints and other functions. The document provides three ways to independently set the Safety Depth and Contour Depth and examples of how this affects ECDIS portrayal of soundings and contours.

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    The document discusses the Safety Depth and Safety Contour Depth settings in ECDIS. The Safety Depth determines whether soundings are shown in black (equal to or shoaler than the value) or gray (deeper). The Safety Contour Depth selects the safety contour from available depth contours, which marks the safe vs. shallow water boundary and triggers alarms if crossed. It also affects depth area tints and other functions. The document provides three ways to independently set the Safety Depth and Contour Depth and examples of how this affects ECDIS portrayal of soundings and contours.

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    The document discusses the Safety Depth and Safety Contour Depth settings in ECDIS. The Safety Depth determines whether soundings are shown in black (equal to or shoaler than the value) or gray (deeper). The Safety Contour Depth selects the safety contour from available depth contours, which marks the safe vs. shallow water boundary and triggers alarms if crossed. It also affects depth area tints and other functions. The document provides three ways to independently set the Safety Depth and Contour Depth and examples of how this affects ECDIS portrayal of soundings and contours.

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    Use of the Safety Depth and the Safety Contour in ECDIS

    Safety Depth: Value set by the mariner that is used by ECDIS to portray


    soundings as black if they are equal to or shoaler than the value and gray if
    they are deeper.

    Safety Contour Depth: Value set by the mariner that is used by ECDIS to select
    a “Safety Contour” from among the depth contours available in the SENC that is
    equal to or deeper than the value.

    Safety Contour: A specific depth contour set by ECDIS. It demarks the boundary
    between “safe-water” and shallow water with an extra wide isoline and is used
    to give an alarm if the ship, within a time specified by the mariner, is going to
    cross the safety contour. It is also used to determine the tints used for depth
    areas and for other purposes.

    Assumptions

    The following assumptions were made in creating the scenarios described in


    these slides.

    1.ECDIS allows the mariner to set the Safety Depth and the Safety Contour
    Depth independently.

    2.The mariner sets the Safety Contour Depth equal to the “Vessel Safety Draft,”
    which is calculated as: Vessel Safety Draft = Vessel Draft + Dynamic Squat +
    Safety Margin

    3.Depths are considered “safe” if they are equal to or deeper than the Safety
    Contour Depth.

    4.Depths shoaler than the Safety Contour Depth are considered “unsafe.”

    3 Ways to Set Safety Depth and Safety Contour Depth


    • IMO Performance Specifications and S-52 provide flexibility in how the safety
    depth and safety contour depth may be set by the mariner.

    • The affect on the portrayal of soundings and contours from the use of each of
    these three options are described in the following below pictures.

    1. Safety Depth equals Safety Contour Depth

    ECDIS selects Depth Contour equal to safety contour depth

    ECDIS selects Safety contour deeper than the safety contour depth set by
    mariner

    2. Safety Depth is shoaler than Safety Contour Depth

    ECDIS selects Depth contour equal to safety contour depth set by mariner

    ECDIS selects Depth contour deeper than the safety contour depth

    3. Safety Depth is deeper than Safety Contour Depth


    ECDIS selects depth contour equal to or shoaler than the safety contour depth ,
    which is deeper than safety depth

    ECDIS selects depth contour equal to or shoaler than the safety contour depth,
    but shoaler than the safety depth

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