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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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 those concerned 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 flagged vessels which have Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) as their primary means of navigation.

1. Introduction 1.1 The Master and all Navigational Officers of UK Flagged vessels, which have Electronic

Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS) as their primary means of navigation, are required (by their Safe Manning Document (SMD) and Port State Control Committee Instruction 35/2002/02 (rev1)), to have completed both generic and ship specific equipment 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 completion certificate for a MCA approved NARAS course (operational or management) issued after the 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 ECDIS

generic 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 required ECDIS 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 the

equipment fitted of the ship on which they are currently serving i.e. it will be necessary to attend a training course for each different system a Master or Navigation Officer is expected to operate. This training should build on the MCA approved ECDIS generic training, and be delivered by the manufacturer; the manufactures approved agent or a trainer who has attended such a programme. Trickle down training (i.e. one officer training another) is not acceptable as, inevitably, it leads to incomplete knowledge of the equipments capabilities, and especially the lesser used functions, being passed on.

3.2 This equipment specific training should concentrate on the functionality and effective use

of 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

• 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 Seafarer Training and Certification Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Bay 1/17 Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1EG. Tel : +44 (0) 23 8032 9231. Fax : +44 (0) 23 8032 9252. e-mail: exams@mcga.gov.uk. General Inquiries: infoline@mcga.gov.uk . MCA Website Address: www.mcga.gov.uk . File Ref: MC 024/007/0045 Published: January 2011 Please note that all addresses and telephone numbers are correct at time of publishing. © Crown Copyright 2011. Safer Lives, Safer Ships, Cleaner Seas. When printed by the MCA the material used contains a minimum 75% post-consumer waste paper

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MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF

SINGAPORE

SHIPPING CIRCULAR TO SHIP OWNERS NO. 3 OF 2011

MPA Shipping Division 460 Alexandra Road

21st Storey PSA Building Singapore 119963

Fax: 6375-6231 http://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 adopted resolution MSC.282(86) on amendments to SOLAS (see Annex A), which included the mandatory carriage of ECDIS for passenger ships, tankers and other cargo ships. These amendments entered into force on 1 January 2011, but the implementation dates for mandatory carriage of ECDIS would be phased 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 new paragraph 2.10 of SOLAS regulation V/19, and the phased-in schedule for implementation is as follows:

Type of ship

Applicable Size

New ships (constructed on or after)

Existing ships

DSC all � Recommended from 1 July 2010

HSC (1994 and 2000)

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 July 2014

Type of ship

Applicable Size

New ships (constructed on or after)

Existing ships

Oil tankers 3,000 gt and upwards

1 July 2012 Not later than 1st survey on or after 1 July 2015

50,000 gt and upwards

1 July 2013 Not later than 1st survey on or after 1 July 2016

20,000 gt and upwards but less than 50,000 gt

1 July 2013 Not later than 1st survey on or after 1 July 2017

10,000 gt and upwards but less than 20,000 gt

1 July 2013 Not later than 1st survey on or after 1 July 2018

Other cargo ships

3,000 gt and upwards but less than 10,000 gt

1 July 2014 No retrofitting is required for existing ships less than 10,000 gt

Exemption 3. In accordance with the provisions in this regulation, the MPA may exempt ships from the application of the ECDIS requirements when such ships are to be taken permanently out of service within two years after the implementation 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 resolution A.817(19), as amended by MSC.232(82). The appropriate method of testing and required test results in the Performance Standards is contained in IEC 61174. Shipowners should approach the nine Recognised Organisations1 to carry out the assessment, type approval and certification of ECDIS. 5. Shipowners are advised to comply with the mandatory carriage requirement as early as practicably possible before the phase-in date for their vessels. Training 6. MPA's policy on ECDIS training is as follows:

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

b. The ECDIS training programme shall be approved by MPA or by

a 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 Italiano Navale (RINA)

competency are recognised by MPA for service on board Singapore ships; and

c. The navigating officers should also be provided training on the

specific make and model installed on their ships. This equipment-specific training can be provided by the shipping company itself as part of ship familiarisation, using services of trainers appointed by the manufacturer or manufacturer's agent.

7. In addition, the ISM Code requires that ship officers have familiarisation training for all safety equipment fitted onboard. Shipowners should be aware of their responsibility under the ISM Code to ensure that their ship officers are competent in the use of ECDIS to maintain safety of navigation, who may be expected to demonstrate their competence to Port State Control officers. Documentary evidence of ECDIS training attended by ship officers should also be available on board. Training providers in Singapore 8. Currently, MPA-approved ECDIS training in Singapore is provided by three Training Service Providers, whose courses are based on the IMO Model Course 1.27 Operational Use of Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (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 courses were based on the IMO Model Course 1.27, and if they were approved by foreign maritime administrations from countries whose certificates of competency are recognised by MPA for service on board Singapore ships. It is not necessary and MPA will not issue endorsement to recognise overseas ECDIS training. Additional advice to Shipowners 10. Shipowners need to plan for the transition to ECDIS as early as possible 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 include related digital nautical publications.

b. Laying out of the programme for the retrofitting of ECDIS on

existing ships, taking into consideration the SOLAS phase-in dates.

c. Training of ship officers, both generic (approved MPA training

service providers) and specific training from equipment manufacturers.

d. Reviewing of bridge procedures. Methods and procedures for electronic navigation have to be developed and taking into consideration a number of useful SN circulars and IHO publications2, 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 crew documentation relating to ECDIS training.

f. Selection of service providers for chart services which are most

appropriate to the company’s operational needs and which fulfil the carriage requirements, including updating service. A poor updating service, including continued using of cancelled ENCs, will render the ECDIS unfit for navigational use.

g. Consideration of the ENCs required for the voyages undertaken

by the company’s vessels. There will be ENC cells which are more frequently used than others and consideration of the purchase of individual, units or folios of ENCs to cover areas of the various routes used by the company’s vessels. It is important to remember that to improve safety of navigation as ECDIS is intended, it is essential that all the required ENCs for each 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 using

computers on board ship.

Digital Nautical Publications 11 The new regulation on ECDIS does not apply to digital nautical publications. As such, shipowners would continue to apply to MPA for a Letter of Equivalence if they wish to install digital nautical publications on board their ships, in accordance with Shipping Circular no. 29 of 2006. 12. Any query relating to this circular should be directed to Mr Ong Hua Siong (Tel: 63756210) CHEONG KENG SOON DIRECTOR OF MARINE MARITIME 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

others.

Government of Bermuda Department 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 Electronic Chart 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 mandatory carriage and the arrangements for ECDIS back-up and the requirements for a supply of paper charts that 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 of SOLAS are in the Bermuda Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) regulations 2010

________________ 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 by including 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 after 1st July 2011;

• Existing passenger ships (of all sizes), and existing cargo ships of 3000 GT and over constructed before 1st July 2011; - not later than the first survey after 1st 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 such systems should contact the Department with the details of their systems. If appropriate the Department will issue an exemption from full compliance with the standards. This BNWAS requirement will also apply to Bermuda yachts certified under the LY2 Code.

Issue date: 26 January 2011

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 to be 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 the first survey after 1st 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 GT constructed before 1st July 2013; - not later than the first survey on or after 1st July 2017; and

• Existing cargo ships (other than tankers) of 10,000 GT and upwards but less than 20,000 GT constructed before 1st July 2013; - not later than the first survey on or after 1st July 2018.

Prior to the mandatory requirement for ECDIS, Bermuda ships may meet the requirement in SOLAS for the carriage of up to date nautical charts by providing an ECDIS and arranging for the chart data to be regularly kept up to date. For those ships which choose to do so the installation should be in accordance with the IMO Type Approval and the contents of this Notice. These requirements also apply to commercial yachts certified under LY2 where they reach the tonnage limits. Type Approval for ECDIS. Any ECDIS fitted to a Bermuda ship as a mandatory requirement or as an alternative to the carriage of 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 January 2009. Bermuda ships should carry the type approval document for the ECDIS on board and available for inspection at a Safety Equipment or Passenger Safety survey.

Issue date: 26 January 2011

Chart formats. Electronic chart data for use in ECDIS is being developed and not all of the world is covered by data in the vector format used for the full functionality of ECDIS. Other areas are covered by raster chart data 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 only raster 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 without vector 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 charts based 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 be needed 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 a dedicated ECDIS course or as part of a broader course. Ship specific ECDIS training and familiarisation should be based on the actual equipment fitted on board and provided before the officer is expected to use the equipment. If the generic training course has been undertaken on the same equipment then the course certificate should make clear the equipment 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 a manufacturer, his approved agent or someone who has received a trainer’s programme for that equipment. 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 clearly documented. Given the critical nature of this training and the records of it this process should be incorporated in the ships Safety Management System

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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 specified 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 15/2010 Supersedes 10/2005

Ships using ECDIS for navigation must carry Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC) (the official 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 official 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 official paper charts. All charts must be regularly updated with official updates.

Appendix 6 to IMO Resolution MSC.232(82) specifies 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 officer 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-specific training. However, in cases where officers 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).

AMSA has developed an information sheet that provides detailed guidance on type approval, use of official 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 practical voyage 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 use of 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 Officer 21 October 2010

Australian Maritime Safety Authority GPO Box 2181 CANBERRA ACT 2601

File No: 000011-07

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MARINE NOTICE 15/2010

Republic of the Marshall Islands Office of the

MARITIME ADMINISTRATOR

11495 COMMERCE PARK DRIVE, RESTON, VIRGINIA 20191-1507

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

EMAIL: maritime@register-iri.com 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 that

they 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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ANNEX

GUIDANCE ON TRANSITIONING FROM PAPER CHART TO ECDIS NAVIGATION

Introduction

1 The following guidance and information is provided to assist those involved with the

transition 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 ECDIS

standard 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).

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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.