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Old 11-02-10, 10:33 AM   #1
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The nav map colour has a shaded scale showing depth too, but this shouldn't be taken too seriously. Depth should be ascertained through soundings only.

Oh, and I got it wrong - it's the Nav who reports the depth, not the sonar guy! Oops
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Old 11-02-10, 10:56 AM   #2
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The nav map colour has a shaded scale showing depth too, but this shouldn't be taken too seriously. Depth should be ascertained through soundings only.
I've found the shading to be fine for getting a general idea, granted I'm using a modded version where the depth ranges used are 0-50m, 50-100m, 100-150m, and >150m so that much I can be pretty sure of without constantly pinging the bottom. In the latter two I know I'm always safe to crash dive at the very least, in the first two I check depth under keel as needed depending on the situation. So far no problems.

But I tend not to hang around shallow water unless I get assigned there or am just passing through on my way somewhere else. My preference is to ask for depth under keel and be told that IT'S OVER 1000!!!!
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