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== Related Applications==

The principal function of a classic chartplotter is assisting a human pilot to plot and follow a course.

The principal function of a classic chartplotter is assisting a human pilot to plot and follow a course. There are many skills a new boater needs to learn, but correctly knowing how to use and operate a chartplotter remains one of the [https://hawgstalker.com/best-advice-i-can-give-new-boaters/ most important skills a boater needs] to master for safely navigating waterways.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hawgstalker.com/best-advice-i-can-give-new-boaters/|title=Best Advice I Can Give New Boaters|date=2019-03-11|website=HawgStalker.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-08}}</ref>

Safety-related [[Automatic Identification System|Automatic identification systems (AIS)]], required on all passenger vessels and vessels of 300 tons and over, also assist in piloting, and can display on the chartplotter. AIS have collision avoidance, and avoidance of known hazards such as reefs, as their primary function. AIS depend on cooperative data communications among ships.