DESCRIZIONE
A marine propulsion system (20) includes at least one propulsion device (12a, 12b) and a user input device (22, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 100) configured to facilitate input for engaging automatic propulsion control functionality with respect to a docking surface (150), wherein the user input device (22, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 100) includes a direction indicator display (115) configured to visually indicate a direction with respect to the marine vessel (10). A controller (24) is configured to identify a potential docking surface (150), determine a direction of the potential docking surface (150) with respect to the marine vessel (10), and control the direction indicator display (115) to indicate the direction of the potential docking surface (150) with respect to the marine vessel (10). When a user selection is received via the user input device (22, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 100) to select the potential docking surface (150) as a selected docking surface (150), propulsion of the marine vessel (10) is automatically controlled by controlling the at least one propulsion device (12a, 12b) to move the marine vessel (10) with respect to the selected docking surface (150). [Image Omitted]