Tag: ECDIS

At the beginning of 2014, the FURUNO NavSkills CAT (Computer Aided Training) distant learning system has been approved by ClassNK as fulfilling the requirements for ECDIS type specific familiarisation training specified by the ISM code subsections of 6.3 and 6.5. ClassNK has evaluated the workstation and training software application, which are provided as part of the Computer Aided Training concept, as well as the training system support provided by FURUNO and verified that the training system meets the standards for contents and method for equipment familiarisation training. In addition, ClassNK has approved, as the first company in the world, JMS (Japan Maritime Science) - a subsidiary of the Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK LINE) - as a training facility that provides ECDIS type specific familiarisation training fulfilling the training requirements by using the NavSkills CAT system. By combining the two certifications on both the training system and training facility from ClassNK, the training provision based on FURUNO NavSkills CAT by the training provider is perceived as being in full compliance with the requirements for ECDIS familiarisation. The FURUNO NavSkills CAT differentiates from Computer Based Training by including the Instructor On Demand (IOD) feature allowing the trainee to ...

At the beginning of 2014, the FURUNO NavSkills CAT (Computer Aided Training) distant learning system has been approved by ClassNK as fulfilling the requirements for ECDIS type

AMSA Marine Notice 21/2013 The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued Marine Notice 21/2013 to provide information about all navigational practices thatshould be followed by masters and navigatingofficers of ships in Australian waters.Passage plansRegulation 34 of Chapter V of SOLAS (Safenavigation and avoidance of dangeroussituations) requires that before proceeding to sea,the master must ensure that the intended voyagehas been planned. IMO Resolution A.893 (21)Guidelines for voyage planning provides moredetailed advice on passage planning. AMSAMarine Order 21 implements these requirementsin Australia.Voyage and passage planning includes:appraisal i.e. gathering all information relevantto the contemplated voyage or passage; detailed planning of the entire voyage or passage from berth to berth, including those areas requiring a pilot;execution of the plan; andmonitoring progress of the ship during theexecution of the plan.Passage planning should take into account the potential for reasonable unplanned diversions(due to change of commercial orders oremergencies) that may occur during passage.Any changes made to the plan should be consistent with the IMO guidelines and be clearly marked and recorded. For Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems (ECDIS), the voyage or passage plan should be validated by the route-checking function of ECDIS using appropriate safety parameters.If any charts required for the voyage are to ...

AMSA has issued Marine Notice 21/2013 to reaffirm sound navigational practices

PC Maritime's Navmaster ECDIS is able to combine with MeteoGroup's SPOS weather routing service to provide optimised voyage planning.

Marine navigation and communications specialist MARIS AS, of Norway and leading Chinese marine electronics company New Sunrise Co, Ltd (NSR

ClassNK TEC-0975 re application date, type-approval and installation The amendment of the SOLAS, Chapter V/19 regarding the carriage requirements for Bridge Navigational Watch Alarm System (BNWAS) was adopted as IMO Resolution MSC.350(92) at the 92nd session of the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC92) held in June 2013and carriage requirements for the ships constructed before 1 July 2002 were added.ClassNK has issued Technical Information TEC-0975 regardingCarriage requirements for BNWAS (excluding Japanese-flagged ships) as follows Applicable shipsThese new requirements shall apply to the following types of ships:(1) All cargo ships of 150GT and upwards; and(2) Passenger ships irrespective of size. Application due dateThe due dates for ships to be fitted with a BNWAS are as follows:(1) Ships constructed on or after 1 July 2011, not later than the initial Safety Equipment Survey(SE survey);(2) Passenger ships constructed before 1 July 2002, not later than the first survey after 1 January2016;(3) Cargo ships of 3,000 GT and upwards constructed before 1 July 2002, not later than the firstSE survey after 1 January 2016;(4) Cargo ships of 500 GT and upwards constructed before 1 July 2002, not later than the firstSE survey after 1 January 2017;(5) Cargo ships of 150 GT and upwards constructed before ...

Selecting and Using ECDIS

The London P&I warns ECDIS: the underlying value of quality training

Implementing ECDIS procedures