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Product Features
The product’s core
design feature is its simplicity. We’ve really taken it back to basics
and included only the few tools vital for electronic navigation. This,
together with the straightforward software, provides a simple and
intuitive screen layout - making it an ideal starting place to gain
experience in this method of navigation.
ARCS Charts & Software on a single CD. Each CD comes with
around 15 ARCS charts and navigational software, packaged on a single
CD to provide coverage of a popular cruising area. The beauty of using
an ARCS chart is that each one is taken from the original chart base
used to create our Admiralty paper charts. This means that they share
the familiar image and use the same internationally recognised symbols
– and, of course, are produced to the Admiralty’s exceptional
standards of quality and accuracy.
Real Time Navigation. Link a laptop to your GPS and watch as
your vessel tracks across the chart. Knowing exactly where you are at
all times is one of the key advantages of electronic navigation,
freeing up time to enjoy your cruising or concentrate on racing. This
function also allows power boats to update their course across the
chart faster and to look further ahead.
Chart Quality & Clarity. Produced directly from our digital
chart bases, ARCS charts offer both unparalleled clarity and quality
of image reproduction. If you’ve been navigating with Admiralty paper
charts you’ll feel instantly at home when you look at an ARCS chart.
Upgrade Path. This software and ARCS charts package has been
developed in conjunction with the RYA to provide the perfect
introduction to electronic navigation. As you gain experience from
using this software, or as you begin to require greater functionality
or wider chart coverage, there are a number of excellent software
packages available that are compatible with the ARCS Skipper product.
Navigation Features.
Everything you need to provide a good starting point in electronic
navigation.
• Easy waypoint entry. Either type in the
coordinates or ‘point and click’ to place an unlimited number of
waypoints.
• Easy Route creation. Using the Add to Chart
feature, all you have to do is:
1. Select the route file
2. Select Add to Chart
3. ‘Point and click’ – the route will automatically link itself in
the order created, entering waypoints with names and positional
references. Editing the route is just as easy. This program allows
a maximum of 10 routes to be stored.
• Route Plan. The route plan is automatically
created at the same time as the route, providing a printable
summary of information for each leg such as distance, time,
bearing, course to steer and so on. This allows you to plan your
route from the comfort of your own home.
• Avoidance zones. This function allows you to
plot warning zones on your chart. As your vessel moves into a
warning zone, an alarm will sound.
• Electronic bearing and distance lines. This
feature allows you to draw bearing and distance lines between two
fixed points, or between your vessel and a fixed point; providing
information such as bearing, reciprocal bearing and distance.
• Directional panning arrows and large buttons.
These facilitate easy navigation and uncomplicated use at sea.
Hardware requirements. The minimum functional specification for a
PC or laptop to run the software is:
• 200Mz Processor
• 64Mbytes RAM
• CD-ROM
• 100MB free disk space (for software and one Chart Pack)
For best performance a 500Mz processor or faster and 128 MB of RAM
is recommended.
Chart Expiry & Updating. Access to the charts contained within this
product will no longer expire. A new version will be released each
year with up-to-date charts & tidal data. To
extend coverage, simply purchase another CD. This product is
designed as an aid to navigation only and as such, can be updated
annually by purchasing the next years’ CD. The UKHO strongly
recommends that appropriate paper charts are also carried at all
times.
Chart Coverage. Take
your pick from 19 different popular sailing areas around the UK. To
extend coverage simply purchase the CD for the area you require.
Availability and cost.
Please select an area on the Chart pack coverage diagram.
Click here for RYA Chart Plotter FAQs.
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