Chapter 10 - Waypoint and Route NavigationPage 10-2 961 Operations and Reference Manual Rev. DSteering to a waypointThe STEER and 3-D STEER screens help you steer preciselyalong a course line to your active waypoint. Both screens dis-play—using large digits that you can read from a distance—thefollowing information:• name of the active waypoint (if any)• distance and bearing from your present position to theactive waypoint• speed-over-ground (SOG) and course-over-ground (COG)• estimated time of arrival (ETA) and estimated timeenroute (ETE)• numerical and graphical XTEIn addition, the 3D STEER screen, using a panoramic perspec-tive view, graphically displays your vessel in relation to nearbywaypoints, as well as avoidance points. Both screens helpguide you precisely along a course line; for example, followinga harbor channel, or a line between shoals and sandbars, to anactive waypoint. You can choose whichever screen you prefer.Of course, you can always access the information listed aboveon the CHART-screen INFO BARs.On the 3D STEER screen (but not on the STEER screen), youcan press the IN and OUT keys to zoom in and out on the dis-play. Pressing the IN key lets you look at a smaller area; press-ing the OUT key lets you look at a larger area.Choosing a steeringscreenDisplaying the traditional steer screenTo display the traditional STEER screen, press the STEER key(twice, if necessary).
