Garmin gpsmap 6008 User Manual

Charts and 3D Chart Views 

You can view animated tide station and current direction indicators on the Navigation chart or the 

Fishing chart. To do so, tide station and current direction information must be available in your 

preloaded map or BlueChart g2 Vision region. You must also select the Animated value for the  

Tides/Currents setting (

An indicator for a tide station appears on the chart as a vertical bar graph with an 

arrow. A red arrow pointing downward indicates a falling tide, and a blue arrow 

pointing upward indicates a rising tide. When you move the cursor over the tide station 

indicator, the height of the tide at the station appears above the station indicator.
Current direction indicators appear as arrows on the chart. The direction of each arrow 

indicates the direction of the current at a specific location on the chart. The color of the 

current arrow indicates the range of speed of the current at that location. When you move the cursor 

over the current direction indicator, the specific speed of the current at the location appears above the 

direction indicator.

Yellow

0 to 1 knot

Orange

1 to 2 knots

Red

2 or more knots

BlueChart g2 Vision contains detailed road and POI data, which includes highly detailed coastal 

roads and points of interest (POIs) such as restaurants, lodging, local attractions, and more. 

See “Where To?” (

).

Auto Guidance automatically creates and suggests the best path to a destination, based on available 

BlueChart g2 Vision chart information. Auto Guidance is available when you navigate to a 

destination using Guide To

See “Auto Guidance Line Configurations” (

).