SAMSA Chief Mate CoC Practice Questions - South African Maritime Safety Authority STCW Section A-II 2 Chief Mate Certificate Of Competency Exam

In an ECDIS operating in Performance Standards mode, what does setting the 'Safety Contour' depth value dictate?

It specifies the maximum allowed vessel speed in narrow channels. It determines the boundary between safe water and shallow water, automatically triggering isolated danger symbols and grounding alarms. It sets the depth threshold where the echo sounder transducer switches off. It defines the distance at which radar targets are acquired by ARPA.

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It determines the boundary between safe water and shallow water, automatically triggering isolated danger symbols and grounding alarms.

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