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ComNav Admiral P3 Installation & Operation How Autopilots Work
Document PN 29010075 V3.1 - 19 -
Autopilot Operation: Following a Track – AUTO/ALC Mode
Some ComNav autopilots – including the Admiral P3 – provide another way to keep your boat
on a specific Track: Automatic Leeway Correction. This feature – an element of the P3’s
Intelligent Steering Technology – can be turned on in AUTO mode.
ALC is similar to NAV mode, in that it uses NMEA 0183 Latitude/Longitude data to sense if
the boat is following the desired Track.
Unlike NAV mode, however, the Admiral P3 only needs Latitude/Longitude data in
AUTO/ALC mode. It does not need Cross-Track error data from the external Navigation
System, nor that there be any waypoints set in the system. The P3’s IST feature calculates
the Cross-Track error on its own, using the desired heading active at the point in time when
AUTO/ALC mode is first engaged.
Power Steer
Most ComNav autopilots have a POWER STEER mode, which provides a way for the user to
directly control the rudder. Basically, the autopilot acts as a sort of “electronic steering
wheel”, allowing the operator to steer the vessel manually, in a similar way as when using a
standard manual steering wheel or tiller, but from the autopilot’s Control Head or any remote
controls it is equipped with.
Steering, when using the autopilot in this mode, is done with two buttons and/or a knob on
the Control Head. One button, and/or a clockwise turn of the knob, will move the rudder to
Starboard; the other button, and/or a counter-clockwise turn of the knob, will move the rudder
to Port.
Using the buttons/knob, the rudder can be placed in any desired position where it will remain.
This feature is useful when docking or manoeuvring, because the person steering the vessel
can take their hands off the controls between rudder movements.
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