What are the requirements for ECDIS training?
are increasingly complex, and require adequate and appropriate training in order to be operated ECDIS and other electronic charting systems have become increasingly important in ship
navigation and are already widely used either as a primary navigation tool or as an aid to navigation. The systems correctly and safely. Without proper training, these systems will not be used to their full potential and could under some circumstances increase the hazard to navigation. The IMO STCW (Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping) and ISM (International Safety Management) codes put the responsibility firmly on the ship-owner to ensure that mariners on their vessels are competent to carry out the duties that they are expected to perform. If a ship is fitted with ECDIS, the ship-owner has a duty to ensure that users of such a system are properly trained in its operation and use before using it operationally at sea.
There is currently (2009) no specific regulation or reference to ECDIS systems in the STCW
Code. However, since ECDIS is recognised under SOLAS as a carriage requirement, all references to training and competency in the use of mandatory systems or equipment apply equally to ECDIS. IMO is currently revising the charts" ". STCW code and it is expected that specific requirements for ECDIS will be added in 2010.
The current STCW 95 Convention deals with both electronic and paper charts at the same
functional level. This is indicated by Table A-I I-1 (Specification of minimum standard of competence for officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more) where it is stated "ECDIS systems are considered to be included under the term "
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