Nav
A digital tool on radar/ECDIS allowing navigators to set and measure a precise distance from own ship to a selected point or target.
Quick answer: A digital tool on radar/ECDIS allowing navigators to set and measure a precise distance from own ship to a selected point or target.
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A digital tool on radar/ECDIS allowing navigators to set and measure a precise distance from own ship to a selected point or target.
Electronic Range Line matters because it supports clear communication in Nav contexts for Deck Officers, Engine Officers, and Masters. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as STCW, Marlins Test, ISF Watchkeeper, and GMDSS.
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In this glossary, Electronic Range Line refers to: A digital tool on radar/ECDIS allowing navigators to set and measure a precise distance from own ship to a selected point or target.
In maritime communication, this term appears in contexts such as: "Radar operator to bridge: Electronic range line indicates three cables to buoy, reducing speed to minimum approach."
Electronic Range Line matters because it supports clear communication in Nav contexts for Deck Officers, Engine Officers, and Masters. It also connects to aviation training and exam language such as STCW, Marlins Test, ISF Watchkeeper, and GMDSS.
Electronic Range Line is mainly used by Deck Officers, Engine Officers, and Masters.
In this glossary, Electronic Range Line is grouped under Nav. Related pages in this category explain adjacent procedures, commands and operational concepts.
This definition is sourced from IMO SMCP, STCW Convention, SOLAS, COLREG and published by Protermify Maritime as a static maritime reference page.
A digital tool on radar/ECDIS allowing navigators to set and measure a precise distance from own ship to a selected point or target.
Radar operator to bridge: Electronic range line indicates three cables to buoy, reducing speed to minimum approach.
English reference definition
IMO SMCP, STCW Convention, SOLAS, COLREG
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