guidance ecdis

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Specific guidance on ECDIS is available within the following Notices:

• UK MCA MIN 405_Training for ECDIS as Primary Means of Navigation (Jan 2011)

• Singapore MPA Circ 03/2011_ECDIS for Ships and High Speed Craft (Jan 2011)

• Bermuda Shipping Notice 010/2011_Introduction to BNWAS and ECDIS (Jan 2011)

• Australia Marine Notice 15/2010_Carriage and Use of ECDIS (Oct 2010)

• Marshall Islands Marine Safety Advisory 07/09_ECDIS Training needs


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Marit ime and Coastguard Agency Logo

MARINE INFORMATION NOTE

MIN 405 (M+F)

Training for ECDIS as Primary Means of Navigation.

Notice to all Shipowners, Masters and Deck Officers of Merchant and Fishing Vessels,Commerciallly and Privately Operated Yachts and Sail Training Vessels, and thoseconcerned with Maritime Training.

This notice should be read with MGN 92, MSN 1367 and MSN 1802.

This MIN expires 31 December 2011

Summary.

This notice clarifies what training is acceptable for Masters and Deck Officers of UK flaggedvessels which have Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) as theirprimary means of navigation.

1. Introduction

1.1 The Master and all Navigational Officers of UK Flagged vessels, which have ElectronicChart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) as their primary means of navigation,are required (by their Safe Manning Document (SMD) and Port State Control CommitteeInstruction 35/2002/02 (rev1)), to have completed both generic and ship specificequipment ECDIS training. This notice is to clarify what training is acceptable.

2. ECDIS generic training

2.1 After detailed consideration and in agreement with the Merchant Navy Training Board(MNTB) Technical Committee it has been agreed that anyone who holds a completioncertificate for a MCA approved NARAS course (operational or management) issued afterthe 1st January 2005 meets the requirement of ECDIS generic training.

2.2 The completion of any one of the following will be recognised as meeting the ECDISgeneric training requirements:

• A NARAS course (operational or management) completed after 1st January 2005.

• A MCA approved ECDIS course based on the ECDIS section of the MNTB

NARAS training guide (second (2004) or subsequent edition).

• An ECDIS programme based on the IMO Model ECDIS course (1.27) approved

by the MCA.


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• An ECDIS programme based on the IMO Model ECDIS course (1.27) approved

by the Maritime Administration of an EU Member State.

2.3 Carriage of any one of the above certificates, together with reference to this notice,should satisfy Port State Control Officers (PSCO) that the holder meets the requiredECDIS generic training requirement.

3. ECDIS ship specific equipment training

3.1 The ECDIS ship specific equipment training should relate to the make and model of theequipment fitted of the ship on which they are currently serving i.e. it will be necessary toattend a training course for each different system a Master or Navigation Officer isexpected to operate. This training should build on the MCA approved ECDIS generictraining, and be delivered by the manufacturer; the manufactures approved agent or atrainer who has attended such a programme. Trickle down training (i.e. one officertraining another) is not acceptable as, inevitably, it leads to incomplete knowledge of theequipments capabilities, and especially the lesser used functions, being passed on.

3.2 This equipment specific training should concentrate on the functionality and effective useof the system onboard. This training should at least cover the following areas.

• familiarisation with available functions

• familiarisation with the menu structure

• display setup

• setting of safety values

• recognition of alarms and malfunction indicators and the actions to be taken

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route planning• route monitoring

• changing over to backup systems

• loading charts and licenses

• updating of software

4.0 Further Information

4.1 If further clarification is required please contact the MCA using the details on page 3.


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More Information

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MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF

SINGAPORE

SHIPPING CIRCULAR TO SHIP OWNERSNO. 3 OF 2011

MPA Shipping Division460 Alexandra Road

21st Storey PSA BuildingSingapore 119963

Fax: 6375-6231http://www.mpa.gov.sg

19 JANUARY 2011

Applicable to: This circular is for the attention of ship owners, managers,operators, agents, masters, crew members and surveyors

This circular supplements Circular No. 29 of 2006.

ELECTRONIC CHART DISPLAY AND INFORMATION SYSTEM (ECDIS)FOR SHIPS AND HIGH SPEED CRAFT

Background

1. The Maritime Safety Committee of IMO, at its 86th session adoptedresolution MSC.282(86) on amendments to SOLAS (see Annex A), whichincluded the mandatory carriage of ECDIS for passenger ships, tankers andother cargo ships. These amendments entered into force on 1 January 2011,but the implementation dates for mandatory carriage of ECDIS would bephased in, commencing 1 July 2012 (see phase-in schedule below).

Mandatory carriage of ECDIS: Phase-in schedule

2. The mandatory ECDIS carriage requirements are detailed in the newparagraph 2.10 of SOLAS regulation V/19, and the phased-in schedule forimplementation is as follows:

Type of ship Applicable SizeNew ships

(constructedon or after)

Existing ships

DSC all Recommended from 1July 2010

HSC (1994 and2000)

all 1 July 2008 1 July 2010

Passenger ships 500 gt and

upwards

1 July 2012 Not later than 1st renewal

survey on or after 1 July2014


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Type of ship Applicable Size

New ships(constructedon or after)

Existing ships

Oil tankers 3,000 gt andupwards

1 July 2012 Not later than 1st surveyon or after 1 July 2015

50,000 gt andupwards


20,000 gt andupwards but lessthan 50,000 gt




Other cargo ships


1 July 2014 No retrofitting is requiredfor existing ships lessthan 10,000 gt

Exemption

3. In accordance with the provisions in this regulation, the MPA mayexempt ships from the application of the ECDIS requirements when suchships are to be taken permanently out of service within two years after theimplementation date specified in the phase-in schedule.

Performance Standards and Type Approval

4. As stated in Shipping Circular no. 29 of 2006, ECDIS shall be type-approved to meet the Performance Standards for ECDIS as per resolutionA.817(19), as amended by MSC.232(82). The appropriate method of testing

and required test results in the Performance Standards is contained in IEC61174. Shipowners should approach the nine Recognised Organisations1 tocarry out the assessment, type approval and certification of ECDIS.

5. Shipowners are advised to comply with the mandatory carriagerequirement as early as practicably possible before the phase-in date for theirvessels.

Training

6. MPA's policy on ECDIS training is as follows:

a. All navigating officers serving on ships fitted with an approvedECDIS shall have completed an approved training on use ofECDIS (IMO model course 1.27 or equivalent; ECDIS training ascontained in the STCW Convention and Code);

b. The ECDIS training programme shall be approved by MPA or bya foreign maritime administration whose certificates of

1 viz. American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Bureau Veritas (BV), China Classification Society(CCS), Det Norske Veritas (DNV), Germanischer Lloyd (GL), Korean Register of Shipping(KR) Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (LR) Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) and the Registro


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competency are recognised by MPA for service on boardSingapore ships; and

c. The navigating officers should also be provided training on thespecific make and model installed on their ships. Thisequipment-specific training can be provided by the shipping

company itself as part of ship familiarisation, using services oftrainers appointed by the manufacturer or manufacturer's agent.

7. In addition, the ISM Code requires that ship officers have familiarisationtraining for all safety equipment fitted onboard. Shipowners should be awareof their responsibility under the ISM Code to ensure that their ship officers arecompetent in the use of ECDIS to maintain safety of navigation, who may beexpected to demonstrate their competence to Port State Control officers.Documentary evidence of ECDIS training attended by ship officers shouldalso be available on board.

Training providers in Singapore

8. Currently, MPA-approved ECDIS training in Singapore is provided bythree Training Service Providers, whose courses are based on the IMO ModelCourse 1.27 Operational Use of Electronic Chart Display and InformationSystems (ECDIS). These are the Singapore Maritime Academy, ST Education& Training Pte Ltd, Wavelink Maritime Institute.

Recognition of ECDIS Training from Overseas

9 MPA will also accept ECDIS training from overseas, if these courseswere based on the IMO Model Course 1.27, and if they were approved byforeign maritime administrations from countries whose certificates ofcompetency are recognised by MPA for service on board Singapore ships. Itis not necessary and MPA will not issue endorsement to recognise overseasECDIS training.

Additional advice to Shipowners

10. Shipowners need to plan for the transition to ECDIS as early aspossible and not wait for the phase-in dates. Shipowners are advised to

consider the following when transiting from paper to electronic charts:

a. Setting clear company policies on ECDIS. These may includerelated digital nautical publications.

b. Laying out of the programme for the retrofitting of ECDIS onexisting ships, taking into consideration the SOLAS phase-indates.

c. Training of ship officers, both generic (approved MPA trainingservice providers) and specific training from equipment

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d. Reviewing of bridge procedures. Methods and procedures forelectronic navigation have to be developed and taking intoconsideration a number of useful SN circulars and IHOpublications2, a list of which are provided in Annex B.

e. Reviewing of company’s and ship’s safety management systems

under the ISM Code for navigational procedures and crewdocumentation relating to ECDIS training.

f. Selection of service providers for chart services which are mostappropriate to the company’s operational needs and which fulfilthe carriage requirements, including updating service. A poorupdating service, including continued using of cancelled ENCs,will render the ECDIS unfit for navigational use.

g. Consideration of the ENCs required for the voyages undertakenby the company’s vessels. There will be ENC cells which are

more frequently used than others and consideration of thepurchase of individual, units or folios of ENCs to cover areas ofthe various routes used by the company’s vessels. It isimportant to remember that to improve safety of navigation asECDIS is intended, it is essential that all the required ENCs foreach voyage are always on board and always available.

h. Consideration of back-up arrangements, eg. paper charts,second ECDIS or other solutions.

i. Consideration of the special requirements when usingcomputers on board ship.

Digital Nautical Publications

11 The new regulation on ECDIS does not apply to digital nauticalpublications. As such, shipowners would continue to apply to MPA for a Letterof Equivalence if they wish to install digital nautical publications on board theirships, in accordance with Shipping Circular no. 29 of 2006.

12. Any query relating to this circular should be directed to Mr Ong HuaSiong (Tel: 63756210)

CHEONG KENG SOONDIRECTOR OF MARINEMARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE

Related circular:No. 29 of 2006

2 SN.1/Circ.276 Transitioning from paper chart to electronic chart display and ECDIS ; SN/Circ.207

Rev.1 Differences between RCDS and ECDIS; SN/Circ.266 Maintenance of ECDIS software, and


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Government of BermudaDepartment of maritime Administration

BERMUDA SHIPPING NOTICE

Issue date: 26 January 2011

2011 - 010

Introduction of Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm Systems and ECDIS .

Summary

The installation of Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm Systems (BNWAS) and the carriage of ElectronicChart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) will become mandatory over the coming years.Many vessels are already fitted with these and this notice sets out the schedule for mandatorycarriage and the arrangements for ECDIS back-up and the requirements for a supply of paper chartsthat apply when operating in areas where there is no full coverage by vector chart data.

The legal requirements for carriage of navigational equipment in accordance with Chapter V ofSOLAS are in the Bermuda Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) regulations 2010

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Programme for mandatory installation of BNWAS

MSC .282(86) Amendments to Chapter V, SOLAS.

Regulation 19 of Chapter V which lists the navigational equipment to be carried is amended byincluding new sub-paragraphs .3 and .4 in paragraph 2.2.

A Bridge navigational watch alarm system is required to be fitted in:

• Every new cargo ship of over 150 GT and every new passenger ship constructed on or after1

st July 2011;

• Existing passenger ships (of all sizes), and existing cargo ships of 3000 GT and overconstructed before 1

st July 2011; - not later than the first survey after 1

st July 2012;

• Existing cargo ships of 500 GT and over but less than 3000 GT constructed before 1st July

2011; - not later than the first survey after 1st July 2013; and

• Existing cargo ships of 150 GT and over but less than 500 GT constructed before 1st July

2011; - not later than the first survey after 1st July 2014.

These units are to be in operation whenever the vessel is at sea.

BNWAS units installed in ships before 1st July 2011 and which do not meet the IMO Performance

Standards may still be accepted by the Bermuda Maritime Administration and owners with suchsystems should contact the Department with the details of their systems. If appropriate theDepartment will issue an exemption from full compliance with the standards.

This BNWAS requirement will also apply to Bermuda yachts certified under the LY2 Code.


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Programme for Mandatory carriage of ECDIS.

MSC .282(86) Amendments to Chapter V, SOLAS.

In a similar manner, the carriage of ECDIS is to be phased in over the coming years to 2018 and is tobe fitted in;

• New passenger ships of 500 GT and more and on all new tankers of 3000 GT or more

constructed on or after 1st July 2012,

• New cargo ships, (other than tankers), of 10,000 GT or more; - constructed on or after 1st July

2013.

• New cargo ships (other than tankers), of 3000 GT and upwards; - constructed on or after 1st

July 2014,

• Existing passenger ships of 500 GT or more constructed before 1st July 2012; - not later than

the first survey on or after 1st July 2014,

• Existing tankers of 3000 GT and upwards constructed before 1st July 2012; - not later than thefirst survey after 1

st July 2015,

• Existing cargo ships (other than tankers) of 50,000 GT and upwards constructed before 1st

July 2013; - not later than the first survey on or after 1st July 2016,

• Existing cargo ships, (other than tankers) of 20,000 GT and upwards but less than 50,000 GTconstructed before 1

st July 2013; - not later than the first survey on or after 1

st July 2017; and

• Existing cargo ships (other than tankers) of 10,000 GT and upwards but less than 20,000 GTconstructed before 1

st July 2013; - not later than the first survey on or after 1

st July 2018.

Prior to the mandatory requirement for ECDIS, Bermuda ships may meet the requirement in SOLASfor the carriage of up to date nautical charts by providing an ECDIS and arranging for the chart data tobe regularly kept up to date. For those ships which choose to do so the installation should be inaccordance with the IMO Type Approval and the contents of this Notice.

These requirements also apply to commercial yachts certified under LY2 where they reach thetonnage limits.

Type Approval for ECDIS.

Any ECDIS fitted to a Bermuda ship as a mandatory requirement or as an alternative to the carriageof paper charts is required to be type approved to the appropriate standard, Assembly Resolution A.817(19) if installed before 1st January 2009 and MSC.232(82) if installed on or after 1st January2009.

Bermuda ships should carry the type approval document for the ECDIS on board and available forinspection at a Safety Equipment or Passenger Safety survey.


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Chart formats.

Electronic chart data for use in ECDIS is being developed and not all of the world is covered by datain the vector format used for the full functionality of ECDIS. Other areas are covered by raster chartdata which is an electronic representation of the existing paper chart.

A type approved ECDIS will operate with both formats and display navigational data but when using

raster chart data it will not be able to operate with the full functionality of ECDIS.

The IMO Performance Standard requires that, for navigation with ECDIS in areas where there is onlyraster chart data, the ship should be provided with a back up set of paper charts.

For Bermuda ships this back up set of paper charts when required for operation in areas withoutvector chart data may be a reduced set sufficient to navigate in the event of an electronic chart failure.Operators should determine, for each ship that requires these, an appropriate set of paper chartsbased on the risks involved.

Back up options.

The performance standard for ECDIS requires that there should be a back up. For Bermuda ships the Administration will accept either:

1. Two separate and independent ECDIS units and no paper charts other than any that might beneeded to provide the minimum coverage in areas where there is only raster chart data, or

2. One ECDIS unit and an up to date suite of paper charts.

ECDIS Training.

In ships where ECDIS is the primary navigational system there is a requirement for all navigational

officers to have completed both generic ECDIS training and ship specific ECDIS training.

Port State Control Officers will expect to see evidence of this training during inspections.

Generic ECDIS training may include any ECDIS course based on IMO Model course 1.27 either as adedicated ECDIS course or as part of a broader course.

Ship specific ECDIS training and familiarisation should be based on the actual equipment fitted onboard and provided before the officer is expected to use the equipment. If the generic training coursehas been undertaken on the same equipment then the course certificate should make clear theequipment that was used for the training in order to be accepted as meeting this requirement.

In general the ship specific training should be conducted on the equipment that is to be used by amanufacturer, his approved agent or someone who has received a trainer’s programme for thatequipment. A manufacturer’s computer based training package can be accepted for this purpose.

The company operating the ship should ensure that the ship specific training is carried out and clearlydocumented. Given the critical nature of this training and the records of it this process should beincorporated in the ships Safety Management System

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MARINENOTICE

Carriage and use of Electronic Chart Display and Information System(ECDIS)

This notice provides guidance to owners and

operators of Australian registered ships intending

to employ ECDIS to meet the chart carriage

requirements of the International Convention for

the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Chapter V(Safety of Navigation), as amended and advises

of forthcoming changes.

Attention is drawn to the International Maritime

Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee

Resolution MSC.282(86) which will enter into force

on 1 July 2011. This resolution will amend SOLAS

regulation V/19 to include a new paragraph 2.10

detailing a requirement, commencing on 1 July

2012, for the carriage of ECDIS on certain kinds

of ships engaged on international voyages. An

amendment to Marine Order Part 21 (Issue 7,

Order 6 of 2010) which came into force 1 July 2010

gives effect to the relevant amendments in SOLAS

regulation V/19. Marine Order Part 21 is available

from AMSA’s website at: www.amsa.gov.au. Owners

and Operators of Australian ships are encouraged

to review these requirements to assess the likely

impact on their ships.

For a ship to depend totally on ECDIS for navigation,

under SOLAS Chapter V Regulation 18 and 19, the

ECDIS installation must conform to the relevant

performance standards of the IMO specied in

Resolution A.817(19), Performance Standards for

ECDIS, as amended by MSC.232(82): ‘Adoption

of the revised performance standards for ECDIS’

and, it must be type-approved conforming to the

appropriate testing standard of IEC 61174.

Marine Notice 15/2010Supersedes 10/2005

Ships using ECDIS for navigation must carry

Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) (the ofcial

vector charts) or, where ENC data has not been

published, Raster Navigational Charts (RNCs) may

be used. RNCs are essentially scanned and geo-referenced images of ofcial paper charts. While

ECDIS using ENCs is approved as an alternative

to paper charts, where no ENCs are available

RNCs may be used with ECDIS in a mode called

Raster Chart Display System (RCDS) mode. When

ECDIS is used in RCDS mode (i.e. with RNCs), it

is necessary to carry onboard an ‘appropriate folio’

of up to date ofcial paper charts. All charts must

be regularly updated with ofcial updates.

Appendix 6 to IMO Resolution MSC.232(82)

species the requirement for adequate independent

back-up arrangements for ECDIS. The principal

requirements are to: enable a timely transfer to the

back-up system during critical navigation situations,

and allow the vessel to be navigated safely until the

termination of the intended voyage.

Before a watchkeeping ofcer or master intends to

use an IMO compliant ECDIS as the primary means

of navigation they should, as a minimum, complete

generic ECDIS and ECDIS model-specic training.

However, in cases where ofcers or masters have

not had any recent experience using ECDIS it is

strongly recommended that refresher training be

undertaken based on a generic ECDIS Operators

Course complying with IMO Model Course 1.27 -

The Operational Use of Electronic Chart Display

and Information Systems (ECDIS).


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AMSA has developed an information sheet that

provides detailed guidance on type approval, use

of ofcial electronic charts, back-up arrangements,

user training requirement and AMSA Requirements

for ECDIS Carriage by Australian Registered

Ships.

The information sheet can be accessed from

AMSA’s website: www.amsa.gov.au/Shipping_

Safety/Navigation_Safety/ECDIS/ECDIS.asp

There are an increasing number of sources of

useful information pertaining to the operational use

of ECDIS. Attention is drawn to the following:

• IMO Safety of Navigation Circular SN.1/

Circ.276 on “Transitioning from Paper Chart

to Electronic Chart Display and Information

Systems (ECDIS) Navigation”.

• “Facts about Electronic Charts and Carriage

Requirements”, IHO Publication S-66 – Edition

1.0.0, January 2010, Published by IHO;

http://www.iho-ohi.net/iho_pubs/standard/S-

66/S-66_edition_1.0.0.pdf.

• “From Paper Charts to ECDIS – a practicalvoyage plan”, Captain Harry Gale, FNI, 2009.

• Maintenance of Electronic Chart Display and

Information System (ECDIS) Software (SN.1/

Circ.266, as revised)

Further enquiries regarding the carriage and useof ECDIS in the light of this Marine Notice should

be addressed to:

Manager

Ship Inspections

Maritime Operations Division

Australian Maritime Safety Authority

GPO Box 2181

CANBERRA ACT 2601

Graham Peachey

Chief Executive Ofcer

21 October 2010

Australian Maritime Safety Authority

GPO Box 2181

CANBERRA ACT 2601

File No: 000011-07

MARINE NOTICE 15/2010


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Republic of the Marshall IslandsOffice of the

MARITIME ADMINISTRATOR

11495 COMMERCE PARK DRIVE, R ESTON, VIRGINIA 20191-1507

TELEPHONE: +1-703-620-4880 FAX: +1-703-476-8522

EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.register-iri.com

MSD 001 (11/01) 1 of 3 MSA No. 7-09

MARINE SAFETY ADVISORY NO. 7-09

To: Regional Marine Safety Offices, Nautical Inspectors, Masters, Owners/Agents

Subject: ELECTRONIC CHART AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS (ECDIS) –

TRAINING NEEDS

Date: 26 February 2009

As permitted by the Administration’s Marine Notice No. 7-041-6, owners and operators of

Marshall Islands flag vessels have increasingly been installing ECDIS onboard their vessels.

Although there are many benefits associated with the use of ECDIS, there have also been a

number of incidents in which the use or misuse of ECDIS was identified as a contributing cause.

In order to reduce the potential for ECDIS-related marine casualties, Masters and Navigation

Watch Officers serving onboard vessels fitted with ECDIS need to be trained in its proper use. In

keeping with the requirements established in Section 6.3 of the International Safety Management

Code, owners and operators of Marshall Islands flag vessels should ensure that Masters and

Navigation Watch Officers serving onboard their vessels have received ECDIS training and thatthey are familiar with the specific equipment installed onboard the vessel on which they are

serving. They should also be familiar with the Administration’s requirements in MN No. 7-041-

6 as well as any coastal State requirements regarding the use of ECDIS in their waters. The

International Maritime Organization’s Safety of Navigation Circular SN.1/276 includes general

guidance as well as references that may be of use when determining company ECDIS-related

training requirements for Masters and Navigation Watch Officers (attached in Annex).


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MSD 001 (11/01) 2 of 3 MSA No. 7-09

ANNEX

GUIDANCE ON TRANSITIONING FROM PAPER CHART TO ECDIS NAVIGATION

Introduction

1 The following guidance and information is provided to assist those involved with thetransition from paper chart to ECDIS navigation.

Transition and training

2 As an initial step, shipowners and operators should undertake an assessment of the issues

involved in changing from paper chart to ECDIS navigation. Ships’ crews should participate in

any such assessment so as to capture any practical concerns or needs of those that would be

required to use ECDIS. Such a process will help facilitate an early understanding of any issues to

be addressed and will aid ships’ crews prepare for change.

3 Documenting the assessment of issues, combined with the development of ECDISstandard operating procedures, will help lead to the adoption of robust ECDIS navigation

practices, simplification of crew training and facilitate smooth handovers between crews.

4 In addition, shipowners and operators should ensure that their ships’ crews are provided

with a comprehensive familiarization programme* and type-specific training; and that the ships’

crew fully understand that the use of electronic charts aboard ship continues to require the need

for passage planning.

IHO catalogue of chart coverage

5

The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) provides an online chart catalogue

that details the coverage of Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) and Raster

Navigational Charts (RNC) (where they exist and where there is not yet ENC coverage)

together with references to coastal State guidance on any requirements for paper charts

(where this has been provided). The catalogue also provides links to IHO Member

States’ websites where additional information may be found. The IHO online chart

catalogue can be accessed from the IHO website at: www.iho.int.

Additional information

6 In addition to national and international rules, regulations, the IMO model course and performance standards, the IHO has published an online publication Facts about electronic

charts and carriage requirements. It is a recommended source of information on ECDIS

hardware, training and the technical aspects of electronic chart data. Copies are available free of

charge from various sources including: www.iho.int and http://www.ic-

enc.org/page_news_articles2.asp?id=12.

* IMO Model Course 1.27 on Operational Use of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS).

http://www.iho.int/http://www.iho.int/http://www.iho.int/http://www.iho.int/http://www.iho.int/http://www.ic-enc.org/page_news_articles2.asp?id=12http://www.ic-enc.org/page_news_articles2.asp?id=12http://www.ic-enc.org/page_news_articles2.asp?id=12http://www.ic-enc.org/page_news_articles2.asp?id=12http://www.ic-enc.org/page_news_articles2.asp?id=12http://www.iho.int/http://www.iho.int/


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MSD 001 (11/01) 3 of 3 MSA No. 7-09

7 Another useful source of information on ECDIS is The Electronic Chart , 2nd edition, by

Hecht, Berking, Büttgenbach, Jonas and Alexander (2006). This book describes the basic

components, functionality and capabilities and limitations of ECDIS. The Electronic Chart is

published by GITC, The Netherlands, ISBN: 90-806205-7-2 and is available via: www.hydro-

international.com.

8 Reference should also be made to other Safety of Navigation Circulars (SN/Circs.) issued

by the Organization, in particular, SN/Circ.207/Rev.1 on Differences between RCDS and

ECDIS; SN/Circ.213 on Guidance on chart datums and the accuracy of positions on charts;

SN/Circ.255 on Additional guidance on chart datums and the accuracy of positions on charts; and

SN/Circ.266 on Maintenance of Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS)

software. These and other IMO guidance material can be downloaded from the IMO website,

www.imo.org.

9 Shipowners and operators should always refer to their national Administrations for the

latest information on ECDIS carriage and use.
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