Which display setup is best for navigation and charting?

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Ground stabilized keeps the radar image fixed to the earth frame, so charted features and landmarks stay in the same positions on the screen as your vessel moves. This makes navigation and charting straightforward because you can directly overlay the chart, compare radar echoes with charted objects, and plot fixes by matching where things appear on the screen to known chart positions. The own-ship symbol moves, but the geographic references don’t drift, which reduces confusion when aligning radar data with the chart.

Relative motion centers on your vessel, causing targets and echoes to move on the screen in relation to you, which is great for traffic monitoring and collision avoidance but not ideal for chart-based fixes. Sea stabilization smooths out display motion due to the vessel’s roll and pitch but still doesn’t provide a fixed earth reference for chart overlays. Lost track indication is an alert feature rather than a display mode that supports charting.