LightMaster Radar Plotting Tutorial

Many radar users have never been taught how to interpret the radar picture.

Do you fully understand the implications of relative motion?

For less than £20 you can boost your safety and confidence with the help of this software

Radar is a brilliant aid to navigation, but without proper training, it can mislead the navigator and lead to disaster. You can attend a radar course at a sea school or college, but much of the required knowledge can be learnt at home on your own PC.

LightMaster are the leading producers of radar simulation software for the small-craft market. The Plotting Tutorial complements the Simulator by providing step-by-step guidance and instruction in the most vital tasks of radar navigation.

Run the LightMaster Radar Potting Tutorial on your home computer. All you need is a PC running Windows 98, 2000 or XP to gain valuable experience in radar navigation and collision avoidance. The Tutorial leads you through the correct set-up and teaches which settings will serve you best in different situations.

This is not just an instructional video. Most topics include a set of hands-on exercises, so that you feel fully confident in how and why you should perform each task. The wide range of topics are selected very easily, simply by clicking on one of the index tabs.

the dynamic radar images and other illustrations in the Tutorial are kept very simple and uncluttered. The tutorial does not try to present realistic pictures, but concentrates on the subject in hand at the time. Learning is easier without the clutter, but ideally, you will use the Tutorial in conjunction with the Radar Simulator program, to get the best of both worlds. The Tutorial guides you step by step with simplified radar screens, then the Simulator enables unlimited practice with great realism. See the Tutor Plus pack for a bargain price.

The Radar Plotting Tutorial is ideal for home use, but if licensed for use in a school, then each PC will operate independently of any other. There is no communication over a network.

Whether used on its own, or in combination with the Radar Simulator, the LightMaster Radar Plotting Tutorial is an excellent way to learn how to use your radar properly, and avoid the dangers of misinterpretation.

The Tutorial includes facility to print free radar plotting sheets for practice or real navigation.

Prices

Individual student licence £19.95 – for personal study by one, named, individual only.

Shared-Use licence for School or Club £59.95 per PC

For installations of more than 5 PCs, contact LightMaster to discuss licence options

See also – Radar Training Simulator and the bargain TutorPlus pack

Minimum System Requirements

A PC running Windows 98, 2000 XP or Vista. CPU 800Mhz Pentium III or equivalent.

CD drive for software installation

Specifications

• Easy index-tab selection allow learning in sequence, or in any order you choose
• Explains all measurement controls, including cursor , with practice exercises
• Compare benefits and limitations of Head-Up, Course-Up and North-Up modes
• Explains EBL, VRM and other measurement controls
• Demonstrates factors which limit accuracy of different measurements
• Defines risk of collision and how to determine this by radar
• Provides exercises in spotting collision risk
• Highlights potential pitfalls when using different measuring tools
• Animated examples show how to use plotting sheets to track target movements
• Relative motion, which is the biggest single source of misinterpretation, is illustrated and explained.
• Shows how to extract the true course and speed of a target, from your plotting sheet
• Interactive plotting exercises test your understanding and ability
• How ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aid) can assist you, and how to avoid errors
• Learn more with the addictive ‘game’. Steer two vessels around each other, observe the radar picture and try to catch or avoid the other vessel!
• Describes how the Collision Regulations apply when radar is installed on your vessel
• Animations show correct manoeuvres to comply with the Regulations
• Unique SART simulator shows how a Search And Rescue Transponder appears on your radar screen. See how most other books and training aids have got it wrong!
• Ideal student preparation prior to a radar course, or for practice exercises afterwards
• Useful animations to assist lectures in sea schools (Shared-Use licence required)
• Perfect comlement to the LightMaster Radar Simulator