NAVTOR NavTracker

User Guide
This guide is based on NavTracker [Link]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
System Requirements ............................................................................................................................. 4

Supported Operating Systems (32-bit and 64-bit) .............................................................................. 4

Minimum Hardware Requirements .................................................................................................... 4

Software Requirements....................................................................................................................... 4
Installing NavTracker From NavStick ....................................................................................................... 5
Installing NavTracker From Web ............................................................................................................. 6
Logging in................................................................................................................................................. 7
Main Window .......................................................................................................................................... 8
Time Slider ....................................................................................................................................... 8
Favourites ........................................................................................................................................ 9
Top Menu Bar ........................................................................................................................................ 11
Map Options .................................................................................................................................. 11
Catalog........................................................................................................................................... 12
Weather......................................................................................................................................... 13
Piracy (Requires subscription) ....................................................................................................... 13
Contingency ................................................................................................................................... 14
Settings .......................................................................................................................................... 15
Fleet List ................................................................................................................................................ 18

Customer Reports.............................................................................................................................. 18
Data Update Report ...................................................................................................................... 18
Product And Subscription Report .................................................................................................. 19
ADP/e-NP Report ........................................................................................................................... 19
Cost Report (Requires additional user rights) ............................................................................... 20
Operational Report........................................................................................................................ 20
Noon Report .................................................................................................................................. 20
Vessel Status report ...................................................................................................................... 21

Reports .............................................................................................................................................. 21
Tracking Tab .................................................................................................................................. 21
Cost (Requires additional user rights) ........................................................................................... 22
Shipments ...................................................................................................................................... 22
NavSync ......................................................................................................................................... 23
NavBox........................................................................................................................................... 23
ECDIS Info ...................................................................................................................................... 24

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 Operational/Noon ......................................................................................................................... 24
Position .......................................................................................................................................... 27
AIS .................................................................................................................................................. 27
Invoice (Requires additional user rights)....................................................................................... 28

Products............................................................................................................................................. 28

Subscr. (Requires Subscription) ......................................................................................................... 29

Op. Area............................................................................................................................................. 30
Edit Area ........................................................................................................................................ 30
Save ............................................................................................................................................... 31
Cancel ............................................................................................................................................ 31

Weather Op. Area (Requires Subscription) ....................................................................................... 31

Edit Area ........................................................................................................................................ 32
Common Parameters .................................................................................................................... 33
Cancel ............................................................................................................................................ 33

Routes................................................................................................................................................ 34
Routes............................................................................................................................................ 34
Passage Plans................................................................................................................................. 34
Show Active Route for Routes or Passage Plans ........................................................................... 36

Paper Corrections (Requires Subscription) ....................................................................................... 37

Ordering ................................................................................................................................................ 38

Ordering by route .............................................................................................................................. 38

Manual Ordering ............................................................................................................................... 43

Pick on map ................................................................................................................................... 44
Ordering by use of rectangle ......................................................................................................... 46
Ordering from List ......................................................................................................................... 48
Add expiring .................................................................................................................................. 50

Notification Center (only for users with approval right in navtracker) ............................................. 52
Additional Info ....................................................................................................................................... 56
Vessel Picture ................................................................................................................................ 56
Crew Picture .................................................................................................................................. 57

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS (32 -BIT AND 64-BIT)

• Windows 10

• Windows 8

• Windows 7 SP1

• Windows Vista SP2

• Windows Server 2008 SP2 and newer

MINIMUM HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

• 1GHz Dual-Core CPU

• 512MB RAM

• 4.5 GB free disk space

• Internet connection with access to:

Server Address (FQDN) Port Number Fixed IP

[Link] 443 [Link]

[Link] 443 [Link]

Note that our SSL certificate requires the above hosts to be accessed via the FQDN (ref. table above).
If a DNS server is not available, the servers above must be added to the local hosts file on the
specific PC for NavTracker to be able to resolve the IP addresses.

The connection can be verified by visiting the below URLs from the computer Where NavTracker will
be installed. Both URLs should report: Connection check successful

[Link]

[Link]

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5

Setup files can be found in:
<NavStick>:\INFO\NAVTOR\Setup\NavTracker\DotNetFX45\
or
<NavStick>:\INFO\NAVTOR\Setup\Microsoft\

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INSTALLING NAVTRACKER FROM NAVSTICK

1. Insert the NavStick into the computer where you want to install NavTracker

2. Browse to <NavStick>:\INFO\NAVTOR\Setup\NavTracker

3. Double-click the [[Link]] file

4. Click [Install] in the [Application Install] window to start installing

5. The NavTracker installation starts and when completed, the application will start up
automatically (Shortcuts will be created on the desktop and start menu for future use)

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INSTALLING NAVTRACKER FROM WEB

1. Go to [Link]

2. Click the [Install NavTracker] button

3. If prompted, you can either [Run/Open] the [Link] file directly or [Save] it to a temporary
location.

4. If saved to a temporary location, double-click the downloaded [Link] file to start the
installer.

5. Click [Install] in the [Application Install] window to start installing

6. The installer will start downloading the application files, and when done, NavTracker will
start up automatically (Shortcuts will be created on the desktop and start menu for future
use).

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LOGGING IN

1. Open NavTracker by double-clicking the desktop icon

a. Minimum connection requirement for accessing NavTracker (low-bandwidth mode):

Server Address Port Number Fixed IP

[Link] 443 [Link]

[Link] 443 [Link]

2. Enter the login information obtained from NAVTOR and click [Sign in]

a. Check the [Remember me] checkbox to have the system remember your username
and password on the computer you are logging in from.

b. Check the [Low bandwidth mode] checkbox to enable simple vector background
charts. This option disables Bing maps, Navionics maps, weather overlay and auto-
refresh of fleet view to minimize bandwidth consumption.

c. If you have forgotten your password, you can click on [Forgot password?] to reset
your password.

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MAIN WINDOW

After logging in, you will see a screen like the below

TIME SLIDER

The time slider appears when a vessel is double-clicked from the Fleet List. The time range of the
displayed track, AIS targets and NavSync/NavBox reports can be set by dragging the on the time
slider on the bottom of the screen.

Moving the mouse pointer over an arrow on

the track (indicating a registered position),
shows the details of the position report.

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FAVOURITES

You can add a vessel to favourite list for quick access. The favourite list in NavTracker Desktop and
the App version are synchronized with each other.

Add to favourites

- Select the relevant vessel from the fleet list, then right click and select [Add To Favourites].

- Or double click on the relevant vessel from the fleet list, then tap the star icon next the
refresh icon.

Favourite vessels are marked with bold font in the Fleet list.

Remove from favourites

- Select the relevant vessel from the fleet list, then right click and select [Remove From
Favourites].

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 - Or double click on the relevant vessel from the fleet list, then tap the star icon next the
refresh icon.

Show favourites

To show your favourite vessels, click on the star icon next to the Search field.

Click the star once more if you want to show all vessels again.

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TOP MENU BAR

MAP OPTIONS

Changes the view between Political, Satellite, Nautical and Low-Bandwidth maps

Political Satellite

Nautical Low Bandwidth Map

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CATALOG

Enables viewing the catalog for each available product as an overlay on the map. Searching can be
done by expanding the “Charts Panel” on the right side.

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WEATHER

Toggles display of weather data on the map. The different parameters (Wind, Pressure, Waves and
Cyclones) can be activated from the sub menu. Dragging the time slider at the bottom of the screen
enables the user to select the date and time for the weather forecast (within 10 days)

PIRACY (REQUIRES SUBSCRIPTION)

Toggles display of latest piracy information on the map. Provides daily (before 08 UTC) updated
Piracy overview with an option to filter by period and type of incident. Each incident can be
inspected in detail by hovering over the piracy icons displayed on the map.

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CONTINGENCY

The contingency menu option enables activation of additional chart tools

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 1. ERBL – Electronic Range and Bearing Line

2. Distance Measurement Tool – Measure distances

3. Map Scale indicator – Toggles display of map scale indicator

4. Cursor Position – Toggles display of cursor position

5. Go To Position – Allows you to jump directly to a position

6. Lat/Long Grid – Toggles display of Lat/Long grid on map

7. Search port – Allows you to search for and go to ports

SETTINGS

Show fleet – Toggles display of all vessels in fleet

Labels – Toggles display of names, roads, borders etc. (Only available on the Satellite map)

Data Layers Panel – Opens the Data Layers toolbox

Notes
Click on the [+] to add a custom note in the chart

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Select which type of object you would like to add to the map. Point, Line or Polygon.

Point – Click on the map to place a note

Line – Click on the map to create a line between two or more points

Polygon – Start off by creating a polygon consisting of three points. If a more detailed polygon is
required, click on an existing line to add a new point and then drag this point to the desired position.

When done, enter an “Item name” and “Description” and click [Save]
If you tick the “Make this item publicly visible within…” all vessels within the company will have this
note available in their NavTracker.

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ECA
Here you can view some ECA zones (will be expanded as new areas added)

Notifications Settings – Turn on/off Notification center settings

Clear cache – Clear temporary stored files for NavTracker

Visual settings… – Customize various presentation settings

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FLEET LIST

The bar on the right-hand side shows a list of vessels (and companies) for the currently logged in
user. By double-clicking on one of the vessel names, the map is centered on the last reported
position of this vessel and displays the track history. The other vessels in the fleet will disappear from
the map view.

CUSTOMER REPORTS

By right-clicking the parent company, you will be able to generate various reports for all vessels
under this account

DATA UPDATE REPORT

Displays the update status for all vessels under the selected company

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PRODUCT AND SUBSCRIPTION REPORT

Displays active products and subscriptions for all vessels under the selected company

ADP/E-NP REPORT

Displays detailed ADP and e-NP holdings for all vessels under the selected company

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COST REPORT (REQUIRES ADDITIONAL USER RIGHTS)

Displays incurred costs for all vessels under the selected company

OPERATIONAL REPORT

Display of Operational Report gives a fleet overview of actual speed over ground (SOG), Course over
ground COG) and an overview of total distance and time in each defined speed interval over a given
time.

For defining the different colour coding, see Settings

NOON REPORT

Display of Noon Report gives a fleet overview of vessel’s Noon Reports for a given day. Daily Noon
Reports in standard format must be sent to NAVTOR.

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VESSEL STATUS REPORT

Opens an Excel sheet with the latest status of your fleet

REPORTS

TRACKING TAB

The Tracking tab shows which ENC database is in use on the vessel, the latest received position
report, destination from AIS and the distance the vessel has been tracked. An updated subscription
certificate (PDF) can also be downloaded from this tab in addition to your latest ADP keys.

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COST (REQUIRES ADDITIONAL USER RIGHTS)

The Cost tab shows the total cost of used ENC cells grouped by year and month. The used ENC cells
are also highlighted on the map.

SHIPMENTS

The Shipments tab lists any physical shipments that have been sent to the vessel

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NAVSYNC

The NavSync tab (If the vessel has an active NavBox, the tab will show NavBox) shows a history of all
NavSync downloads. A more detailed report (PDF) can be viewed by clicking on [Open] in the Report
column. This tab also allows you to define a maximum size that can be downloaded via NavSync.

NAVBOX

The NavBox tab shows a history of all NavBox downloads. A more detailed report (PDF) can be
viewed by clicking on [Open] in the Report column.
This tab also allows you to define a maximum size that can be downloaded to the NavBox. Any
update above this limit are blocked and the vessel will be notified by email for corrective action.

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ECDIS INFO

The ECDIS Info tab lists the different ECDIS systems that are in use on the vessel

OPERATIONAL/NOON

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Settings
Enable to use Speed ranges for each vessel, and clone ranges between “sister vessels”. Speed ranges
may be according to e.g. ECO-Speed (SEEMP) or Charter Party contracts. When pressing [Save] the
vessel track will be colour coded according to the defined Speed ranges. When going back to viewing
the complete fleet (closing vessel details), each vessel’s icon will be colour coded using the same
rules.

Get Historical Report

Display of total sailed distance and Speed ranges/time for a given vessel per month

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Get NOON Report
Display of last 24 hours Avg. Speed (calculated), reported Speed, reported weather and reported fuel
for the selected time period

Send NOON Report

Be able to send the NOON report from a vessel and for population of the vessels or company NOON
report. Click [Send noon report] to open the noon report form

Click [Send] to save and send the data.

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POSITION

The Position tab allows downloading of position reports in Excel format

AIS

If the vessel has an active NavBox with AIS signal connected to it, there will be an additional tab
called AIS. Click on the [Show AIS Data] button to display AIS targets around the vessel.

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INVOICE (REQUIRES ADDITIONAL USER RIGHTS)

The Invoices tab shows the invoice history. A detailed invoice report can be downloaded by clicking
on [Open] in the Report column

PRODUCTS

Shows all products registered for the selected vessel

The ENC tab will show you all ENC currently in subscription. If PAYS it will show all reported cells
(sailed through).

The Paper Charts tab will show all paper charts in the vessel’s portfolio.

The Paper Publications tab will show all paper publications in vessels portfolio.

The Digital Publications tab shows all digital publications registered for the vessel, i.e. ADP, AENP,
IMO and others.

A portfolio report (PDF) for the vessel can be viewed by clicking the [Reports] button.

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Display Options

• Show listed – Shows licensed items

• Show not listed – Shows not licensed items

• Show all – Shows both licensed and not licensed items

Filtering Option

When “Show listed” is selected, filtering by Valid, Cancelled or All will appear. The item status is also
indicated by mouse over and by the text layout:

Item Status Text layout

Valid White

Valid with future New Edition White, cursive

Cancelled with new edition available Light grey, cursive

Cancelled without new edition available Light grey

SUBSCR. (REQUIRES SUBSCRIPTION)

The Subscr. is enabled for users subscribing to Charts & Publications Subscription Service, showing
the active and passive status for each item.

You can filter to show Active, Passive or All.

A subscription report (PDF) can be viewed by clicking the [Get Report] button.

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OP. AREA

The Op. Area (Operational Area) enables the user to view and edit the operational area. The
operational area defines where the vessel is likely to operate in the foreseeable future. All ENCs in
this area will be kept up to date on the NavStick by NavSync/NavBox. This means that the weekly
update size will depend on the size of the operational area. If the area is extended, the next update
will contain a larger amount of data, since some ENCs which where previously not updated now
needs to be brought up to date.

Map area “in-focus” shows the current Operational Area

EDIT AREA

Click on the [Edit Area] button to enter Edit mode. Place the mouse cursor over the map and left click
on a grid cell to either add it (+ green) or removed it (- red) from the Operational Area. The selection
boxes will get smaller or larger depending on the current zoom level.

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SAVE

Click on the [Save] button to save changes to the operational area after editing

CANCEL

Click on the [Cancel] button to discard any changes you have made to the operational area

WEATHER OP. AREA (REQUIRES SUBSCRIPTION)

The Weather Op. Area (Weather Operational Area) enables the user to view and edit the weather
operational area to be used in NavStation (requires NavStation 4.2 or higher). The weather
operational area defines the area that the vessel would like to see weather for in NavStation.

Clicking on this tab enables you to define a weather subscription area, very similar to the ENC
Operation Area that you already know.

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EDIT AREA

Click [Edit] to change the area and you will have two options when defining the area:

a. Dynamic Weather Subscription Area

You define two areas around your vessel which will
dynamically move with the vessel; one area with high
resolution data and one wider with low resolution data.

b. Static Weather Subscription Area

You define a static area and select the data resolution for
the complete area.

You can also combine the two methods and get all data in one file delivered to the vessel.

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COMMON PARAMETERS

For both methods (dynamic and static) there are a common set of parameters to be configured

1. Estimated size – Estimates the download size dynamically according to the set parameters

2. Frequency of update – 6, 12, 24 or 48 hours delivery of data.

3. Forecast period – 1-15 days

4. Parameters – Select the weather parameters to include in the data set

Click on the [Save] button to save changes to the operational area after editing

CANCEL

Click on the [Cancel] button to discard any changes you have made to the Weather operational area

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ROUTES

The Routes button allows you to manage your routes and view your approved Passage Plans (require
passage plan subscription).

ROUTES

The routes can either be created directly in NavTracker or imported via route files exported from
your ECDIS system.

The routes can be used for chart licensing (see Ordering by route)

PASSAGE PLANS

All approved Passage Plans from the vessel will be automatically transferred to NavTracker for
viewing. By selecting a passage plan the route will be highlighted in the chart window.

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Clicking [Show Details] will open a copy of the approved passage plan.

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SHOW ACTIVE ROUTE FOR ROUTES OR PASSAGE PLANS

In the Routes or Passage Plan tabs you can right click a route and select “Set as Active” (Confirm by
clicking “Yes”).

The selected route or Passage Plan will then be shown in blue in the chart view of NavTracker.

To remove the setting, right click on the active Route/Passage Plan and select “Deactivate”

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PAPER CORRECTIONS (REQUIRES SUBSCRIPTION)

NavTrace is a management tool for NtM’s and tracings for paper charts and publications.

This require a subscription from NAVTOR, please

contact customerservice@[Link] for
activation and user guide.

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ORDERING

You can order ENC, ADP, e-NP and paper charts in NavTracker depending on the permissions given to
your NavTracker user.

Ordering can be done either by route (1 and 2) or manual selection (3)

ORDERING BY ROUTE

Select the route that you want to order charts for and then click on [Order/Renew licenses]
If the route list is empty, you should first create or import a route using the [Routes] button

If you cannot see the Ordering tab, it means that this feature has not been enabled for the vessel.
Please contact NAVTOR Customer Service (customerservice@[Link]) in order to activate it.

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1. Select the product types that you want to include in the order for this route and click OK.

2. You will now see a list of all products intersecting your route, grouped into separate tabs by
product type. If a specific product is not required, you can right-click it in the list and select
[Exclude] to remove it from the order.

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3. Similarly, if you see that there are needed charts or publication not covered by the current
route, you have the option to add charts manually to the order. To do this, you need to click
on “Show all” (“Display Options”), right click the required chart or publication on the map
and answer “Yes” on the prompt.

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4. You can calculate the cost by clicking on [Calculate] and when you are happy with the chart
and publications selection, click on [Send Order]

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5. Review the terms and conditions, and click on [Confirm] to place the order

At this stage you can also include a PO before you place the order.

6. The order is automatically processed, and you can then update the NavStick/NavBox to
obtain the new permits and charts

7. Orders can later be viewed and downloaded as a PDF from the [Orders] tab

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MANUAL ORDERING

Manual ordering can be done in 5 different ways

• “Pick on map”
• “Rectangle”
• “From list”
• “Import from file”
• “Add expiring”

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PICK ON MAP

1. Click [Order Manually] and then [Pick on map]

You can now select the different products similar as when ordering by route

2. Click on the tab for the product that you want to order (e.g. ENC)

3. Add products to the basket by right clicking in the chart view and clicking [Confirm]

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4. If an item is not required, you can right-click it in the list and select [Exclude] to remove it
from the basket

5. You can calculate the cost by clicking on [Calculate]

6. To submit the order:

a. Click [Send order] and review terms and conditions and click [Confirm] to place the
order

At this stage you can also include a PO before you place the order.

or

b. Click [Save to file] to save the order as a draft. The suggested file name will contain
vessel name and the current date.

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ORDERING BY USE OF RECTANGLE

1. Click [Order Manual] and then [Rectangle]

2. You can now select the different products similar as when ordering by route

3. Click on the tab for the product that you want to order (e.g. ENC)

4. Draw a rectangle in the chart view by left clicking and drag

5. When you release the mouse button all products underneath the rectangle will be displayed
in a list. Click [Add all products] to add all listed products to the basket.

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6. If an item in the list is not required, you can right click it and select [Exclude] to remove it
from the basket.

7. To submit the order:

a. Click [Send order] and review terms and conditions and click [Confirm] to complete
the order

or

b. Click [Save to file] to save the order as a draft. The suggested file name will contain
vessel name and the current date.

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ORDERING FROM LIST

1. Click [Order manually] and then [From list]

You will now get a list of all ENC, ADP, AENP publications available for ordering

2. Click on the tab for the product that you want to order (e.g. ENC)

3. Select by using standard selection method, SHIFT + left click or CTRL + left click, to select
multiple products and then click [Add selected products].

4. When all needed items have been added to the basket, click [Close].

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5. If an item is not required, you can right-click it and select [Exclude] to remove it from the
basket

6. To submit the order:

a. Click [Send order] and review terms and conditions and click [Confirm] to complete
the order

or

b. Click [Save to file] to save the order as a draft. The suggested file name will contain
vessel name and the current date.

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You can always change the selection and layers to view in the chart menu by using the Catalog bar on
left side of NavTracker.

ADD EXPIRING

This function is available only if the portfolio contains expiring products within the current month

1. Click [Order manually]

2. Click on the tab for the product that you would like to renew

3. Then click [Add expiring]

4. You will now get a list of expiring items for the selected product. Click [Add all products] to
add them to the basket

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5. If an item is not required, you can right-click it and select [Exclude] to remove it from the
basket

6. To submit the order:

a. Click [Send order] and review terms and conditions and click [Confirm] to complete
the order

or

b. Click [Save to file] to save the order as a draft. The suggested file name will contain
vessel name and the current date.

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NOTIFICATION CENTER (ONLY FOR USERS WITH APPROVAL RIGHT IN NAVTRACKER)

If the logged in user holds approval rights and there are orders pending approval for the fleet, this
will be indicated by an icon in the top right corner.

The exclamation mark means that there are orders waiting for your approval.

Click to open notification center, you will now see a list of orders pending approval.

Click on to view the order

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When looking at the order, you have 3 options:

1. Approve the order without any changes

2. Reject the order

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3. Edit the order before approval

When editing the order before approval you can either add or delete products from the
order before approving it.

Right click on the product you want to add and then [Confirm] to add it to the order

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Any added products will be shown in Green

You can also exclude products from the order by right clicking them and click on [Exclude].
Any removed products will be shown in Red.

Click [Approve order] to send the order.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

You can load a picture of your vessel to be used in NavTV (requires NavTV version [Link] or higher)
and pictures of crew members (requires NavTV version [Link] or higher)

VESSEL PICTURE

1. Click [Additional Info] tab and then [Add Image]

2. Select an image from you file and tick “I agree” and [Save Image]

It will now be shown in NavTV if version number is [Link] or higher.

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CREW PICTURE

1. Click [Add Item] include link to picture you want to show in NavTV.

2. Enter the title of the person in this picture in (1) and then the path to the picture in (2).
Click [Check path] (3) to look at a preview of the picture selected and [Save] (4) to save it and
use it in NavTV.

Please read then note above since the picture need to be stored locally or on the customers
server due to GDPR regulations of personal information.

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