ECDIS - a vast pedagogical experiment Prof. Capt. Ralph Becker-Heins

Conference Stavanger / 31th of May 2012

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Professor Captain Ralph Becker-Heins Professor of Navigation University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany Master Mariner Founder and Chairman of

MSG MarineServe GmbH

Safebridge GmbH

ETC - ECDIS Training Consortium

About me

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ECDIS – a perfect world?

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Transas NaviSailor 2400 1999

Transas NaviSailor 4000 2012

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ECDIS should form a part of the safety system!

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Think like a deck officer!

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Competent use of the ECDIS

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Multiplicity of ECDIS models

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Regulations always run behind

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• Different GUI • Different philosophies • Navigational tool is implemented by IT-

specialists into a software environment • Some manufacturers try to implement all

functions into one ECDIS, others only deliver the minimum standards

• Some manufacturers develop their ECDIS for the performance standards, others despite the performance standards

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Completely different route planning

Sperry VisonMaster FT5

Raytheon NSC ECDIS

JRC Jan 701B/901B / 2000

Transas Navi-Sailor 4000

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Over 30 manufacturer with + 40 models

• maturity of the software • cost of training • software updates • purchasing • installation of charts

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Safety depth or how deep is the water?

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2012 - ECDIS Training

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Trainings requirements

IMO Flag States Port States 3rd Parties

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ECDIS Training falls into two parts

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Type-specific Training

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• Train on the original manufacturer software

• 3-week time window to finish the course

• Access 24/7 from everywhere with internet

• Manufacturer approved course and certificate

Type-specific ECDIS Training Online – with Safebridge

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Live Demonstration

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Generic and type-specific training on-board – on-side – online - worldwide

ETC provides Flag State approved Generic and manufacturer approved type-specific ECDIS Training At 14 ETC centres worldwide Located strategically where seafarers are Flexible, open, ECDIS classes available Standard courses and courseware Train on the original manufacturer software

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Thank you for your attention

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