ARPA (Automatic Radar Plotting Aids) - Target tracking and storage

This video is an introduction to the marine ARPA. It includes a brief history to the introduction of ARPA, target tracking and storage, setting up the ARPA, essential elements of the performance standards, target vectors, etc.
Contents of this video will benefit mariners preparing for exams (written and oral examinations).
Mariners will also benefit by watching the following videos:
Introduction to marine radar:    • Introduction to the Marine Radar - El...  
Radar (Radio waves and magnetron):    • Marine Radar - Radio waves and Magnetron  
Radar (Operator controls):    • Marine Radar - Operator Controls  
Limitations of RADAR:    • Limitations of the marine RADAR  
Radar (Parallel Indexing):    • Marine RADAR - Parallel Indexing  
Radar plotting (basics):    • Radar Plotting - Basics (Calculating ...  
Radar discrimination:    • Marine RADAR - What is RADAR Discrimi...  
Radar operational errors and performance standards:    • Marine RADAR - Operational errors and...  
Radar (target characteristics and transponders):    • Marine RADAR - Target characteristics...  
Improper use of ARPA:    • Improper use of ARPA led to collision...  
Working principle of echo sounder:    • Echo sounder on ships - Principle of ...  
Displays of echo sounder:    • Echo sounders on ships - Display of d...  
Operational controls of the echo sounder:    • Echo sounder on ships - Operational c...  
Transducers of echo sounder:    • Echo sounders - Transducers (Magnetos...  
Errors and limitations of echo sounder:    • Echo sounder - Errors & Limitations  
Technical checks and Performance standards:    • Echo sounder - Technical maintenance ...  
Gyro Compass (Part 1):    • Gyro Compass Part 1 - Introduction To...  
Gyro Compass (Part 2):    • Gyro Compass Part 2 - Properties of a...  
Gyro Compass (Part 3):    • Gyro compass Part 3 - Making a gyrosc...  
Gyro Compass (Part 4):    • Gyro Compass Part 4 - Fiber Optic Gyr...  
Gyro compass errors (Part 5):    • Gyro Compass Part 5: Errors & Limitat...  
Parts of a Gyro Compass:    • Gyro Compass Part 7: Parts of Gyro Co...  
Gyroscope (Axis of freedom and Precession):    • Gyro Compass Part 6 - Gyroscope axis ...  
Rate of Turn Indicator (ROTI):    • Gyro Compass Part 8: Rate of Turn Ind...  
Magnetic anomalies:    • Magnetic anomalies of a ship's compas...  
Ship's magnetism:    • Ship's magnetism - Magnetic Compass  
Earth's magnetism:    • How does earth's magnetism influence ...  
Deviation of the magnetic compass:    • Deviation of the Magnetic Compass - S...  
Magnetism (an introduction):    • Magnetism - an introduction to the sh...  
Parts of a magnetic compass (Video):    • Parts of a magnetic compass - Video  
Parts of the sextant:    • What are the different parts of a sex...  
Using sextant to measure celestial altitudes:    • How do you use a sextant to measure c...  
Limitations of the sextant:    • What are the Limitations of the marin...  
Reading the sextant:    • How to read the sextant to obtain the...  
Horizontal angles (sextant):    • Using horizontal sextant angles to pl...  
Adjustable errors (sextant):    • Using horizontal sextant angles to pl...  
Non-adjustable errors (sextant):    • Non-adjustable errors of the SEXTANT  
Index error (sextant):    • Sextant - Index error calculation and...  
Principle of operation (sextant):    • Principle of operation of a Sextant  
Parts of a sextant (video):    • Parts of a sextant and How to handle ...