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Can I hook MOBi-lert up to my GPS / Chart plotter and if so what do I get?

April 26, 2017chart GPS hook mobi-lert Plotter

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Can I hook MOBi-lert up to my GPS / Chart plotter and if so what do I get?

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Yes. MOBi-lert will send a NMEA message out in the event of an MOB alarm. (Connector 3 pin 5 – refer to appendix 8.3 of the User Manual) The Console sends the NMEA sentence of GPWPL. This is a universal way-point message and will contain the information: “MOB-waypointname, position”. For example, if Jack steps overboard then the following message is sent – MOBJack 32’12.23S, 115’45.04E. The good news is that most GPS and chart plotters that we have tested will accept this information and store it as a way-point. The bad news is that the GPS and Chart plotters do not do anything else with it. If you want to use your GPS / Chart plotter to perform the Track-back function, then it will be up to you to manually select the correct way-point from the list and invoke Track-back.