WATERCRAFT NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE, WATERCRAFT NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND WATERCRAFT NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

The purpose of the present disclosure is to set the initial information of the anchoring object (target) of a ship with high accuracy. A ship navigation assistance device according to the present disclosure includes a provisional initial information setting module, a measurement module and a processing module. The provisional initial information setting module may accept a specification of provisional initial information for characteristic information on an object to which a ship anchors or docks (docks to a pier). The measurement module may acquire measurement information on an object using a ranging result of an area including the object.