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Warship Electronic
Chart Display and Information
System (WECDIS)
Unprecedented Situational Awareness
• MovingHavens-Enablesthedisplayandmanagementofmovinghavensforwa-terspacemanagementanddeconfliction
• 4WGrid-Allowstheoperatortodisplaystandard4Wgridinauserdefinedposition,sizeandorientation
• ContactTracking-Displaysuserdefinedcontactsandal-locatesID,coursespeedandwarningrangesthuscreat-ingacompilationofsurfacepicture/generalopsplotonthenavigationsystem.ContactsrenderedperMIL-STD-2525B.Canalsoprovideinnerandouterproximityalarmsforuseinhelicopteroperations
• LinkedObjectEditor&SavedTemplates-Allowstheusertocreatepersonalchartcorrectionsorhydrographicnotesfromatemplateandtolinktoownplatformandothertargets
Increased Navigation Safety
• Search&RescuePatterns-AllowstheoperatortodisplaystandardsearchandrescuepatternsonanominatedpositiontobeusedforSARops
• OtherShipRoutes-Allowsothershipsroutestobedisplayedaswellasownorallowsotherplanstobeimportedforownshipuse
• ComprehensiveUserDefinedGrids-Theoperatorcandefineanddisplayatacticalgridforspecificmissionrequirements
• WeaponArcs-Operator-definedsafetyarcsfor
Experience CountsNorthropGrummanSperryMarine(NGSM)hasbeenattheforefrontofElectronicChartDis-playIntegratedSystem(ECDIS)developmentforover20years.Morethan2,500merchantandnavalshipsrelyonourIntegratedBridgeSystems(IBS)withad-vancedElectronicChartDisplayandInformationSystemtechnol-ogy.Oursoftwareiscertifiedasthestandardelectronicnaviga-tionsolutionformorethan50naviesworldwide.Technology MattersNGSM’sWarshipElectronicChartDisplayandInformationSystem(WECDIS)isdesignedtosupporttheoperationalrequirementsofthemodernnavy.BasedonoursuccessfulcommercialECDIS,theWECDISgreatlyreducesnavigatorworkloadandin-creasestacticalandsituationalawarenessfortheship’screwonshipsengagedinbluewaterandlittoraltheatresofoperation.Themulti-nodenetworkarchitectureprovidesseamlessintegrationofallwatchmodeswithcommon
HumanMachineInterfaces.Thesystemsupportsallphasesofmaritimenavigation,includingrouteplanningandmonitoring,piloting,collisionavoidance,conninginformationandothermodes.Compliance with International Standards
• NATOSTANAG4564(WEC-DIS)*
• NATOSTANAG7170(Addi-tionalMilitaryLayers)
• SupportBR45AdmiralityManualofNavigation
• TypeapprovedtoIEC62388,IEC61174(ECDIS)andIEC62288performancestan-dards
Optimised Situational Awareness
• PolarStereoGraphic-Inad-ditiontothetraditionalchartviewtheoperatorcanalsodisplayatopdownviewoftheglobe.
Queen Elizabeth Class (QEC) Aircraft Carrier. Photo courtesy of Aircraft Carrier Alliance.
4W Grids
Tide Data-Countdown Marks
Operator Contact Moving Havens
Expanding box SAR
Clearing BearingsMoving Havens
weaponry.Allowsdisplayofsplashpointsandricochetdangersformediumandlargecaliberweapons
• AdditionalMilitaryLayers(AMLs)-Enablesthepresentationofmilitaryinformationsuchastacticalandexerciseoperatingareas
• CountdownMarks-Distancestocoursealterationscanbemarkedoneachlegupto1nmbeforethealterationpointinvariableintervals
• Advance&Transfer-Enablestheoperatortoapplyshipspecificturningdatatodeterminethewheeloverpositionforcoursealterations
• ClearingBearing-Allowstheconstructionofvisualbearingsarounddangersatanappropriatedistancesothattheycanbemonitoredvisually,alarmingifthesafetylimitsareexceeded
Enhanced Features
• EnhancedLinesofPosition-Allowforconfirmationoftheship’spositionusingoperatordefinedpositionlines/fixes,includingvisualbearings,transits,horizontalandverticalsextantangles,depthcontours,soundingsandranges
• AdditionalCoordinateSystems-CanuseanumberofdifferentgeodeticdatumsforreferencingincludingWGS84orWGS72andMilitaryGridorGeoRef
Easy, Intuitive Operation
• TheNGSMWECDISuser
interfaceisdesignedtoseamlesslyfacilitatetheswitchoverfrompaperchartstoelectronicnavigation
• Commonuserinterfaceamongallwatchmodes-radar,chartradar,ECDIS,conninginformationandmachineryautomation
• Highlyintegratedsolutionwithmulti-functionworkstationcombiningalloperatingmodes
• Workswithawiderangeofrasterandvectorelectronicchartformats,withfastchartloading
• Chartportfoliomanagementandvoyageplanningcapabilities
• Directtargettrackingwithradaroverlayoption
• AdvancedtargetcorrelationwithAISandradartargetinputs
• Split-screenwithvariablechartscalesandwindow-insetdisplaynodes
• Centralalarmmanagement
• Built-inmulti-levelhelpanddocumentation
24/7 Global Support
AllNorthropGrummanSperryMarineproductsandsystemsaresupportedbytheindustry’smostextensiveworldwideservicenetwork,withtechnicalsupportandserviceavailableineverymajorseaportintheworld,24hoursaday,365daysayear.
Training and Service Support
NorthropGrummanSperryMarineoffersextensive,proventrainingforWECDISoperationandmaintenance,includingclassroomandsimulatorinstructionattrainingcentersinGermany.
Mobileclassroomsandinteractivecoursewareareamongthemanyindustryleadingaidstotrainingthatensureuserandmaintainercustomersarefullyproficientandconfidentinalloperationalandmaintenancetasks.Allcoursesaretaughtbyfullyexperiencedprofessionalnavigatorsandcertifiedinstructors,andthecurriculumisaccreditedtoIMOSTCW-95ECDISrequirements.
*Substantiallycompliantwiththeexceptionofcertainsubsurfacenavigationfeatures:detailsavailableonrequest.
Formoreinformation,pleasecontact:
SALESTel:[email protected]
24-HOURSERVICETel:+31104451630Fax:[email protected]
A Northrop Grumman Sperry Marine Technician works on the VisionMaster FT.
www.northropgrumman.comSpecifications and features subject to change without notice.©2013NorthropGrummanSystemsCorporationAllrightsreserved.
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