ECDIS - Electronic Chart Display Information System - Newcastle

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Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS)

Purpose

The purpose is:

  • To enhance the safety of navigation
  • To train the Officer in ECDIS onboard and to create awareness about the system limitations
To encourage the safe use of ECDIS in aggravated and in dangerous situations.


Content

  • Definitions, rules and regulations
  • Initial settings and safety parameters
  • Faults and alarms
  • Route planning
  • Working with electronic charts
  • Sensor inputs
  • Simulator exercises
  • Playback system
  • Maintenance and update
  • Utility programmes


Objectives

At the end of the course the participant will be able to:

  • Describe the contents of the IMO Performance Standard
  • Explain the different between a ECS system and a ECDIS system
  • Explain minimum requirement of ECDIS interfaces.
  • Explain minimum requirement of ECDIS backup system
  • Explain ECDIS limitations
  • Maintain the ECDIS equipment according to manufacture’s description
  • Do a correct start-up and set-up safety parameters
  • Update chart by use of chart manager
  • Make a route planning and validate the route for anti-grounding and special areas alarms
  • Analyze and act on given alarms during route planning and under normal sailing conditions
  • Differentiate between electronic charts and explain strengths and weaknesses of the different charts. 
  • Sort out and display relevant information with regards to the specific chart and area
  • Use the ECDIS system together with other integrated navigational instruments as backup and control

Admission Requirements

The course is designed for navigating Officers with limited experience and knowledge in the Electronic Chart Display and Information System.


Duration

Three days


Participants

Maximum = 9


Language

English
 

Venue

Maersk Training Newcastle Ltd

 

More info

 


Next Course
19.03.2012
09.00 h - 17.00 h
alt
9 seats
available