BASIC OPERATIONS OF NAV AIDS – ELEC CHART DISPLAY INFO SYSTEM (ECDIS)

BASIC OPERATIONS OF NAV AIDS – ELEC CHART DISPLAY INFO SYSTEM (ECDIS)

Objectives:

The overall objective of an ECDIS training course is to enhance navigational safety. The skills gained with this course include the safe operation of ECDIS equipment, proper use of various types of ECDIS-related information, and knowledge of the capability and limitations of ECDIS.

Course contents: 

• Familiarization and Principle Aspects
• Sensors and Vessel Positioning
• Chart Operation
• Voyage Monitoring
• ARPA Operation
• Radar Overlay
• Route Planning and Route Monitoring
• Navigational Tasks
• Ships Logbook Function
• Indicators and Alarms
• User Charts and Graphic Editor
• Utilities

Who Should Attend?

• Commercial shipping
• Tug operators
• Fishery fleets
• Naval fleets
• Research vessels and other specialised applications
• Coast Guard, Police and Customs vessels