Multi Functional
Whether your old instruments are starting to fail you, or you just want to upgrade, the four top marine electronics brands offer unprecedented firepower. The multifunction displays which form the nerve centre of a modern network are more powerful than ever, with dazzling colour screens and sophisticated user interfaces.
The digital charts they display have never offered more features, from automatic route planning and user’s pub reviews to the most astonishingly detailed seabed detail – viewable in a kind of Jules Verneesque 3D. Not only that, they can be updated electronically via Wifi, so no more messing about with Notices to Mariners and purple ink.
Finally, the instruments that they support are becoming more sophisticated, too. We’ll always need the basics of speed and depth, wind direction and water temperature. But to that you can add solid-state radar that tracks targets, dedicated collision avoidance and cameras for remote monitoring. Increasingly, the MFD is the
