ECDIS Advanced Simulator (Management Level)

Course Code: MSS 865

Duration: 16 Hr. 2D

Course Objectives:

This course is designed to enhance navigation safety by providing the knowledge and skills necessary to fully utilize the features of ECDIS in the management level.

Course Outline:

Knowledge of legal aspects and responsibilities related to Electronic Navigation Charts.
Requirements for the carriage of back-up systems.
Awareness of ECDIS-related limitations.
Increase the awareness of the potential errors & risk of reliance on ECDIS.
Understanding the regulatory requirements of the system.
The updating regimes and differences between various systems.
Understand ECDIS Supply chain.
Acceptance of ECDIS by Port State Control.

Simulator Exercises:

The course is practically based on exercises with a variety of ECDIS and ECS systems. This includes exercises in Kelvin Hughes systems and Sperry IBS simulator system applying a practical and realistic environment in different routing areas.

Course Approval:

A person successfully completing the course will be considered to have met Training Standard-Electronic Chart Display and Information Systems and STCW requirements to:

STCW 1978/2010 Table A II/2 Maintain the Safety of Navigation through the use of ECDIS and associated navigation system to assist command decision making
IMO Model Course 1.27

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