Explaining the Guard Alarm Feature
Question
What is the Guard Alarm feature on a radar?
Solution
A guard alarm alerts you when targets enter a designated area or when your vessel is approaching a dangerous area. The guard alarm area, or zone, can be set for a specified distance in front of your vessel or expanded to a 360-degree circle around your vessel. When targets such as other vessels, landmasses and buoys enter the zone, an audible alarm sounds to alert the operator.