| ECDIS - Electronic Navigation & Electronic Charts |
| ECDIS - New IMO Regulations for Mandatory Electronic Charts - Automatic Radar Plotting Aid APRA - Radar Alarm Systems |
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ECDIS, or Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems will eventually replace
traditional paper nautical charts. Under regulations from IMO, or the International
Maritime Organization, electronic charts will be required on vessels over 500 tons.
traditional paper nautical charts. Under regulations from IMO, or the International
Maritime Organization, electronic charts will be required on vessels over 500 tons.
Compliance with Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems will require
deck officers everywhere in the world to familiarize themselves with electronic
charts, not to mention Bridge Navigation Warning Alarm Systems, or BNWAS. NOAA
provides an online Chart Viewer - Warning: NOAA states: Use these charts as a
ready reference or planning tool. Navigate with the official printed or digital charts.
The IMO regs are being made in furtherance of safety and uniformity. The ability to
use electronic charts will be a common attribute for all deck officers.
deck officers everywhere in the world to familiarize themselves with electronic
charts, not to mention Bridge Navigation Warning Alarm Systems, or BNWAS. NOAA
provides an online Chart Viewer - Warning: NOAA states: Use these charts as a
ready reference or planning tool. Navigate with the official printed or digital charts.
The IMO regs are being made in furtherance of safety and uniformity. The ability to
use electronic charts will be a common attribute for all deck officers.
Navigation and piloting of inland vessels is sometimes seen as an art, as much as it is a
technological science. Army personnel in the wheelhouse of a military tug discuss the vessel's
controls. On larger vessels, the nature of navigation will be undergoing changes in the way of
compliance with IMO electronic chart requirements.
technological science. Army personnel in the wheelhouse of a military tug discuss the vessel's
controls. On larger vessels, the nature of navigation will be undergoing changes in the way of
compliance with IMO electronic chart requirements.
SOLAS, or the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea addressed e-charts before
the advent of ECDIS or BNWAS regulations. However, these new guidelines will
impose training requirements that commercial mariners will have to heap on top of
the never ending compendium of courses and certifications, including STCW95 -
standards of training and certification for watchkeeping personnel, ARPA - automatic
radar plotting aid, GMDSS - global maritime distress and safety systems, bridge
deck management systems, and more.
the advent of ECDIS or BNWAS regulations. However, these new guidelines will
impose training requirements that commercial mariners will have to heap on top of
the never ending compendium of courses and certifications, including STCW95 -
standards of training and certification for watchkeeping personnel, ARPA - automatic
radar plotting aid, GMDSS - global maritime distress and safety systems, bridge
deck management systems, and more.
